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1667 Massachusetts Ave

Cambridge , MA 02138



(617) 547-1228

This is a regular place for us when we are in Cambridge. Lots of good vegetarian options, including a homemade veggie burger, wonderful beer menu and delicious brunch. The service is friendly and not too slow or not too fast. A great neighborhood place for a good, casual meal.

Fun place for burgers and great beers on tap. Their menu is limited after taking LOTS of their best items off the menu. Owner has cheaped out on everything even the hamburger buns. Pretty pathetic for owners who have owned multiple restaurants in Cambridge for years and have made a bundle (Christopher's , Cambridge Common, West End Lounge )now closed)) ...and who knows what other places they own. This cheaping down makes me want to go elsewhere because it makes us feel we as regulars do not matter. Oh well I guess it's all about bottom line and not the customers. Sad.

Brunched here this morning, as I've tried their lunch/dinner in the past and have always been impressed with the food and service. Unfortunately brunch was a bit of a let down. The omelettes were just egg discs folded over the toppings, the home fries could have used more seasoning and a lot more crispness, and everything was just luke warm. The waitress was very friendly but was not super vigilant about checking in/getting coffee refills/etc. Can't beat the prices though, especially for the area. I'd recommend for a reasonable lunch/dinner (they also have a great drink selection), though I think there are better breakfast places out there.

Best pub in Medford, Cambridge and Somerville. Cheap beer, they have a solid IPA for five dollars, Golden Monkey and you can get a good burger for less than $9. It is usually busy, and it should be. Cheap beer and food full of Harvard students and professors, this place is an institution and it deserves to be. Go, get some great cheap food, bring a friend or make one at the bar. You won't regret it. Also, people gave this place less than five stars?! They are wrong. Really.

This is my first time here, trying out this "canteen of law school's". I like the cozy feeling inside especially the booth seas we take. My friend had a salad and I tried a breakfast all day burger which is very fresh and delicious! I love the curly fries, too! We also had a dessert of home cooked big cookie (Really a freshly pan made cookie served right in the pan!) with ice cream. The taste of hot cookie and cold but melting ice cream together is really good! Highly recommend that!

Large space with affordable drinks and pub food. I can see why it's a big hit with cash-strapped college students. I came with a friend for dinner and we were attended to by a very friendly waitress. We ordered burgers and those come with the fries of your choice. The burgers were good but not something I have to come back for again and again. Overall, a good place for a meal in the Porter Square area.

This is my go-to place every time I visit Cambridge. Their food is so good and very well priced, the atmosphere is chill and inviting, and the drinks are amazing! I highly recommend the pulled pork mac n cheese and the blackberry bourbon lemonade.

Overall: Hit the spot when it came to the pub food craving! The good: Walked right in and got a table, then was immediately met with attentive service. The menu is quite varied and there's plenty to choose from, including drinks. The buffalo chicken sandwich (with ranch) and BBQ bacon burger that we got were both cooked just to our liking, and the curly fries were are a rare and beautiful sight. The portion sizes are on the bigger side, which came in handy. The not-so-good: Not much, just not a perfect-10 type of experience. But there's nothing wrong with that. Atmosphere: 8/10 Service: 8/10 Food: 8.5/10

3 stars for food, 4 for ambiance, 4 for drinks. Cambridge Common has all of your typical bar food desires: massive plate of nachos, burgers, dips, fried chicken, etc. This time, I had their spicy spinach and artichoke dip and their Mac and cheese with buffalo chicken. The dip isn't actually very spicy and lacks texture. Feels like there's very little actual artichoke in it. The Mac and cheese is decent but I was not expecting the buffalo chicken pieces to just be big nugget sized pieces on top. Their beer punch pitcher shared between 4 people was great. Our waitress was very helpful with us. The light at our table kept flickering and she noticed it from across the room before we even mentioned it and asked the manager to fix it.

Cambridge Commons is like all American bar/grill place in the Boston area, but way more affordable. There was no wait time for two people on summer Saturday night (6-6:30pm). We were seated outside. Our waiter was a bit awkward haha...but very polite! For the neighborhood, it's extremely affordable; between two people, we shared a burger, chili + cornbread, and a small cup of soup for under $25. All were good! The burger came with really amazing curly fries. I'm usually not into French fries (fight me) because I think they're way too dry, but I really enjoyed these curly fries. For the price, service, and quality of food, this place gets a 5-star from me.

This place is awesome! Did a 6-week study program at Harvard Law, and Cambridge Common was a go-to after classes. Food is simple and delicious--whether you want fancy Mac-n-cheese a salad or plain old chicken fingers and fries. The drinks are big and inexpensive, and they have a great beer list. Always friendly, funny servers.

Fresh tasting and big portioned casual fare - I got the buffalo chicken sandwich and my friend got the veggie burger and we both enjoyed it! Burgers and sandwiches come with a choice of fries! It may be a pub but I saw a lot of tables with children and there's plenty of seating!

My wife and I are burger snobs. Our relationship is built on a mutual love of burgers. We're also general snobs - we love dropping $200 at a steakhouse for a normal Saturday night. But the night I proposed to her, I brought her to Cambridge Commons because we both agree that these are the best burgers in town. Actually, the second best. But the best burgers come from my kitchen, and you can't have them. So I should qualify my comment by saying that Cambridge Commons has the best burgers in town *that you're able to access*.

On the plus side: It's not easy finding pubs in the Boston area with reasonably priced food. The menu offered a very good selection of apps, sandwiches, entrees, and specials. There was a modest wine list but a huge choice of micro-brews. Many items on the menu are quite reasonable - for example burgers are only $6-9. For us the service was highly efficient- just short of feeling rushed before taking our order but the ongoing follow-up and checking-in continued after the meal was delivered- so A+ for that. On a Friday night the place was hopping- busy and loud which was fun. Here's the rest- Maybe just a coincidence but our table (to the left side of the bar as you enter) was seemingly on the kids side- almost every table had young children- many of them running around. It's very kid-friendly if you have young children. For others looking for a bit more of an adult dining experience- it wasn't to be. When I went to the rest room, I noticed the seating on the other side of the bar had no children. A coincidence? Maybe. But IF you have a seating plan for a kids side and non-kids side let us know in case we have a preference. Given the chaos of the place- the kids didn't really make any difference. Food- Average and uninspiring. My steak tips (at the top of the pricing on the menu) were tough without much flavor. I like chewy tips. These were tough. They came with green beans (an offered swap for broccoli) and fries. I didn't care for the presentation. The green beans were on the plate which was piled very high with fries and the tips were on top of the fries. This made getting to the green beans a chore. The grilled meatloaf was a bit dry and the huge over-sized onion rings (almost the size of a doughnut)- while impressive to look at weren't to my liking. The net- a reasonably priced fun place with good service, great beer selection and average food. A little more attention to the food and it would be great.

Cambridge Common is a fun spot. Well, was a fun spot. I have been here for a few years now but never to the point that I'm so impressed or disappointed to write a review, until today. First star is for the environment, music choice and volume is on point, suits the set up well. Second star is for beverage selection, great beer flight choice. Almost one star for food, except the deviled egg I got tonight was extremely salty. Southern fried chicken is on point and so was the boneless chicken. However the service is what triggered me. Took a fair long time for greeting and barely got any attention throughout the meal to the point that my water was empty for a solid 10 mins or so. And I was just too fed up to even bring anything up about the deviled egg just so I don't have to wait another long half an hour for any response. I probably would come up but I hope the service get better.

Went for brunch. Not the best place for brunch. Seams like lunch and dinner are foods are better. They add the omelette ingredients after cooking the eggs so it like a egg taco with vegetables in the middle. Good beer selection.

This place is convenient for me to get to, so I end up here quite a bit. But other than a loud place to gather a large group of friends, it's nothing to write home about. Pros: 1) they seat you pretty quickly, and the space is large so they can accommodate large groups 2) children's menu comes with crayons 3) large menu with specials and a huge variety, drinks too! 4) friendly staff 5) decent prices Cons: 1) they dim the lights a little too dark, not even a romantic place to be doing that 2) food is pretty average, I've tried a lot of the menu and just feel it's not particularly impressive 3) can get too loud, ppl doing cheers and shots at the end of the week (grad students I assume) 4) street parking is tricky with meters and permit 5) lots of tvs With the pros and cons out of the way, I want to highlight that the tater tots and spicy wings are acceptable. We usually get two orders of each. The beer selection is good and they have some fun mixed drinks--think spicy mango tequila and white sangria. We recently had the mushroom soup that was good but I usually end up feeling really fat and bleh after eating here Bc there aren't that many healthy options (salads aren't super tasty here.)

Have gone here maybe about 3-4 times and everytime we go the experience has been diminishing in quality. Overall still a good place to get drinks and food is good but, this last time felt we got below par servoand the place wasn't even that busy. The low point of the night is when we ordered a meal for our son that we were gonna take to go and waited another 30-40min and when it was ready it was stone cold, like if it had been ready for about 20 min . ( The meal was chicken fingers and fries so, doesn't take 40min to make) Not sure if I would go again....at least not to eat...

We came here for st. Patrick's day brunch. They had the usual corn beef classic along with a bunch of other options. One of them was donut holes from union bakery. They were maybe a little old, I think I expected them to be served hot or something. They weren't anything special. I had the boozy iced coffee which was super creamy and caffeinated and definitely got me buzzed. I recommend that for breakfast/brunch. I had the avocado Benedict for my entree. The hollandaise was good, though a little lacking in flavor. Avocado makes anything yummy. The home fries were very salty. I was gulping water my whole meal. Someone else in the party tried the quinoa bowl and they said it was great. The egg makes it, it needs that liquid element.