Max Stein's

Restaurant: Max Stein's
Location: 94 Hartwell Ave, Historic Lexington, MA
Meal: Lunch
Day: Friday

A group of six, we drove out to Lexington to celebrate a birthday. We managed to beat the lunch rush by arriving around 12:30, and were seated at a nice table at the end of the room.

Max Stein's has great atmosphere. The lighting is soft, with dark woodwork and light colored walls. There is fairly large bar - it looks like a nice place to go for drinks and apps. We sat in the main room, where the tables were outfitted with white tablecloths, water goblets, and cloth napkins. The chairs, though, were fantastic. Plush leather, rounded, padded backrest and seat. These chairs were the best. Especially after a long drive on little sleep.

We had bread and butter, and here too, Max Stein's was top notch. There were three kinds of bread: french, garlic-infused french, and cranberry. The butter was whipped. Need I say more?

The good:
The fried haddock sandwich was good. The piece of fish was large, and the vegetables on top (LT) were fresh and crisp.
Three layer chocolate cake with whipped cream was decadent. We shared it and it was big enough to go around. Maybe that was because it was for the birthday diner.
The tea came in the cutest round stainless steel pot, with round ball feet.

The bad:
They forgot to put the candied walnuts on RunnerGuy's Goat Cheese Salad. Two other diners had the Caesar salad and they forgot the dressing for both. Not to mention, the chicken on the salad was not as moist as it could be. And only 2 croutons! 2!

The awesome:
The bathroom. Huge, clean, fancy, and paper towels that are practically cloth napkins.

Overall, I'd give it a good review, but might want to test out lunch again before I dropped the cash for dinner.