The Sea Hag Restaurant & Bar

Apr 8th, 2024

Mar 8th, 2024

1st time here. Food was really yum and well priced. A friend and I split Salade Nicoise, mushroom risotto and fish tacos. All excellent.
Feb 7th, 2024

Jan 21st, 2024

We absolutely loved this place! Came in on a rainy Wednesday night before a show - the place was nearly empty, which gave us a little pause, but we were hungry and had a deadline and we were seated immediately so that was great. Im sure their attendance was t helped by the weather nor the construction right outside their back door. The server (only one there at the time) was lovely and personable, and while she told us shed just started there she went out of her way to get whatever information we needed and was prompt and attentive throughout;m. The first thing that really surprised us was when my daughter ordered lemonade, which was met without a blink, and when our server brought the lemonade she said I hope its ok, we dont have lemonade so I made it for you. We ended up all trying it and it was so good that four of the six of us end up ordering it! The next surprise was a nice little courtesy, when my wife and I ordered a Guinness to split and they brought it already in two small glasses - nice touch. The biggest nice surprise was the food, which we all agreed was very good but the fish and chips was legitimately some of the best Ive ever had - big chunks of fish with a light but flavorful batter, not the thick bready coating that sometimes masks lower-quality fish (we later learned that the owner gets all of his fish fresh every day from a local guy in Gloucester). It was also served both with a lovely tartar sauce and a curry sauce that my wife could not stay away from. And unlike one of the other reviewers we all found their fries to be fantastic (to the point where I got to eat fewer of mine than I wanted because the vultures kept swooping in). The final surprise was the manager coming out to show and describe some of the artisanal sodas they have to one of our folks. We had a lovely conversation with him in which he told us that they had only really been in business for a few months and were just getting their feet under them. They all seemed very lovely and appreciative of our patronage while the level of service and attention might not be scalable in a full-house situation, everything was good enough that we will absolutely go back and encourage all our friends to do the same. This is a great new, local-owned establishment that is trying to honor the history of Harvard Square and its businesses and keep it from becoming entirely dominated by chains. Absolutely recommend!!
Jan 1st, 2024