Highland Cafe

Top: United States: MA: Malden

Description

Malden's oldest restaurant, brothers David & John serve Italian entrees for $11.95 - $15.95 including panfried veal cutlets, chicken Florentine with a pink basil sauce, and Pasta Primavera. Specialty pizzas and gigantic calzones ($8.50), seafood entrees and barbeque dinners are also featured on the menu. Sandwiches, pasta favorites and salads also are available, burritos and quesadillas were recently introduced and breakfast is now served beginning at 6 a.m. Keno can be played at the bar and all the tables.

A function room seating 30 can be reserved for pizza parties or special groups.

The restaurant can be reached by MBTA Bus #108 (midway between Malden Center and Wellington Orange Line stations). Highland Cafe has its own well-marked parking lot directly across the street.

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It's not easy being a restaurant that resembles a gin mill. - Boston Globe, Sacha Pfeiffer, 31 August 2003; Despite nondescript decor, this is a real restaurant - suggest change

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Overall* pick one ***** Incredible. The best restaurant of this kind I have eaten at. **** Outstanding. *** Quite enjoyable. ** Decent. * Poor. Food pick one ***** Incredible. The best food of this kind I have tasted. **** Outstanding. A few details were not exactly to my liking. *** Quite enjoyable. One or two dishes lacked a bit in preparation or flavor. ** Decent. Some of the food was not to my liking, or average. * Poor. All of the food was poorly prepared. I did not enjoy any of it. Service pick one ***** Absolutely seamless. Every last detail was looked after. **** Courteous, prompt and friendly. Minor details could be improved. *** Pleasant. A few problems with service, but still a fine meal. ** Needs help. Inattentive / unhelpful staff made the meal unpleasant. * What service? Rude or ignored me altogether. Complaints were ignored. Ambiance pick one ***** Perfect. Unexpected extra touches delighted me. **** Atmosphere, setting, decor and cleanliness were exceptional; minor flaws. *** A pleasant atmosphere, but nothing unexpected; or there were some problems. ** Poorly done / not to my taste. * Where's the taste police / health inspector when you really need them?

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