Bambara

Situated next to the Charles River in Cambridge, Bambara offers diners a Cape Cod inspired, American cuisine served in a vibrant, modern atmosphere. Capalbo’s Italian Eatery has taken over Bambara for the winter months delivering the comfort food your crave.

6 / 10
112
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  • Phone

    (617) 868-4444

  • Website

    bambara-cambridge.com

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  • Type

    American Restaurant

Address

25 Edwin H Land Blvd (Cambridgeside Galleria) Cambridge , MA 02141 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 33


Keywords:

power lunch happy hour good service cookies great value coffee ribs breakfast food good for dates warm chocolate cake Caesar salad brunch food bar dinner appetizers bananas snacks organic good for business meetings parking
Matty C

The first comment by Saccades is incredibly misleading. Power lunch at Bambara is fantastic. $15 for app, lunch , cookie and coffee . Dinner is great and drinks are fantastic. Worth your time.

Gloria Chin

award winning ribs for $1 each every monday, $17 power lunch includes an appetizer , entree, to-go coffee , and a cookie , half off apps during happy hour on the weekdays between 4-6

Vishal Patel

The warm chocolate cake on the dessert menu is AMAZING! Idk how they make the passion fruit ice cream so flavorful, but it is definitely worth it

Ben Rawitz

Really good food, just small portions and expensive . It was also a little quiet in there on a Saturday night. The staff was very friendly and accommodating to all dietary needs .

Ryan D.

The appetizers I had were practically life changing -- mini lobster rolls and short rib arancini . Definitely on the pricier side though.

Donna L

Excellent food. We live in the neighborhood and go here for a treat. And there is almost never a wait!

Diana F

Good service . The food lost quality since the last visit. I am a bit disappointed..... The cheese plate was the best plate of the night!

Jonathan Yu

Happy Hour specials are a great value . Restaurant located in the Hotel Marlowe.

Eric Andersen

It's called "fried squid " on the menu but don't worry, it's actually calamari .

Kelsa Zereski

Gluten free friendly . Try the scallops or seared tuna if you like good seafood .

Anita Tandon

Power Lunch for $16 is a great deal for app, entree, cookie , and coffee . Tuna Tartare is a must....

Patti Cmielewski

Request Wagner, get the tuna tartare and check out the lobby fireplace . Scallops were a great dinner choice.

Molly Dennehy

Their power hour 4pm-6pm specials are amazing! $3 buttermilk fried chicken and herb French fries !

Steph G

Tasty! Had a company dinner here and enjoyed the menu.

Kristen Bassi

Great late night menu,... inexpensive . Nice atmosphere including the staff .

Sara Y

Tuna tartare is a great afternoon snack .

Keith Bowen

Great Lobster Sliders

Wallace Lukens

Good food!

Chris Johnston

Great food, cool atmosphere, and Patrick at the bar is a genuinely good guy.

Patti Cmielewski

Consistently great food and love the organic angle.

Keith Bowen

Lobster sliders

Jamie Hutchins

Excellent twist on a Manhattan .

Timothy Floro

2 dollar appetizers during happy hour :)

Ross

To be honest everything was just a little mediocre both on the service and food side.

Dan Grossman

Food is fine, but something is wrong the service. Couldn’t get water. Couldn’t get second drink. Maybe they just don’t like me.

Julie MaGill

Nothing healthy on the menu! The grilled striped bass sounds OK, right? Sorry, it's bathed in cream sauce :-(

Denise Easton

Love the bar food at Happy hour

Victoria Funkhouser

Hot & dirty martini !

Sam Duboff

the grilled cheese with tomato soup is quite excellent!

Michael altman

Nothing that we ordered. Very limited menu. Mediocre service.. Disappointing.

Jeremy Krantz

Food is absolutely awful. Possibly the worst risotto I've ever had. No thanks.

Saccades

Go elsewhere for dinner - worse than disappointing food in a hotel that's otherwise pretty nice.

Daniela Lemos

Delicia de lugar... Atendimento maravilhoso e comida delicia, csfé da manha vale a pena a panqueca de banana , e jantar tem uma entrada de pãozinho com lagosta excelente !!!

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