Our first time at The Flat Iron Tapas Bar and Lounge was so abysmal, I am utterly dumbfounded that it remains in business. The evening began with a 40 minute wait for our coctails. Followed by another 40 minute wait for our French Fries, Lemon Chicken, Meatballs and ""Heirloom Tomatoes"". The food was mediocre at best, but, in the case of the tomatoes, was completely different than what the menu indicated. The menu described heirloom tomatoes with marinated zucchini and olives. What arrived where a few tasteless roma tomatoes with some cucumbers and frise salad. We made the mistake of ordering a second round of small plates when the waitress finally dropped the first course. We also ordered another couple of drinks which again took nearly 40 minutes to arrive. We ordered shrimp fritters and the kobe sliders. The shrimp fritters did not appear to have any discernable shrimp inside of them and the accompanying sauce was watery and tasteless. The kobe sliders never even made it to the table. This was on a night when the restaurant was only at about 80% capacity. Other reviewers have mentioned the bathrooms, but I have to add that it is completely unacceptable that a hotel restaurant makes its customers go down a scary back stairwell and through no less than 6 doors to use a bathroom in the basement - SCARY! As someone who dines out in Boston frequently (2-3 times per week), I have to say that this was the absolute worst dining experience I've ever had in Boston. Please, someone, put us all out of our misery and shut this gastromic abomination down!
Pros: Close to the Garden
Cons: Everything else!
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