Review Daddy Jones - Somerville

Dinner with friends last night on the patio. Atmosphere was great! I had the gyro and salad, delicious. My friends all enjoyed their meals very much. We ended dinner sharing cheesecake baklava, so good!! Also drinks were really good. I was looking forward to the mastica margarita but tried what everyone else was drinking, I forget the name but it was purple, really good. Can't wait to go back!!

It might look like a mid range bar in a random neighborhood from outside, but this place has definitely became one of my favorite spots in town. It has great food and great cocktails like Baklava Manhattan Or astronaut ice cream in a drink!! Also the staff is super friendly!

I saw Daddy Jones Bar featured on Food Network and now that I come up to the Boston area relatively regularly, I knew I had to give this place a shot. The location is nice. It is a relatively small bar with street parking. Lots of people inside and seemed like a fairly young crowd. Aside from seating at the bar itself, there are several tables (high tops), making for adequate seating. Their signature burger, the one featured, is the Chris Burger. It is a spicy burger with spicy mayo, Siraccha, bacon, pickle and cheddar on an English muffin. Sounded just like what I was in the mood for. I ordered the burger .... when it came out it looked and smelled delicious. The fries were seasoned nicely, and the burger obviously had a nice char on it. I grabbed the burger, took a bite, and was all smiles .... it was awesome! It's what I like from a burger, hot, charred, well seasoned and the juices dripped down my hand. My only "critique" is that the English muffin was very lightly toasted (maybe just put on the grill), and could have used a little longer time being "toasted". This bar appears to have a Greek influence and the menu reflects that. They offer gyros, other burgers and other selections as well as dessert. I am a big fan of gyros, so I'd like to give them a try too.

Cocktails are delicious and the patio space is great in the summer. Inside it's funky/eclectic but everyone on staff is extremely friendly. I really appreciate the handheld POS devices, hopefully this catches on so when you settle up, your credit card never has to leave your table again. As for the food, I loved the spanikopita. The bacon-wrapped dates were better than the ones we had at our wedding. The "DJ Threeway" dip is also a great choice for sharing. Need to try the gyros next visit.

Just had lunch here! Such an amazing neighborhood spot with friendly staff and delicious food! I had the falafel and humus appetizer and you know how usually when you get falafel you only get three or four pieces? Here they give you a generous six or seven pieces! It just was such a welcome spot in with lots of character and I will definitely be coming back and recommending to friends!

Honestly have been looking forward to trying this place. 3 stars because the garden patio is amazing and provides a great vibe for relaxing. However, the “large Greek salad” was such a food disappointment, I added avocado for $3 extra and received 6 cubes of an avocado.. you can literally buy an entire avocado for $2. Anyways the Greek salad I was figuring would be taverna style with cucumbers, peppers, and onions, with a big piece of feta.. nope $13 for a cucumber “salad”. I was so disappointed and pretty upset I spent $16 on 2 cucumbers and a quarter of an avocado. The gyro we also ordered was cheaper and that has meat in it, and with the meat prices right now that says enough. Next was the online ordering. We understand making it more convenient for the servers, but we weren’t able to customize any order. We also ordered the gyro and saw other people get it as well, only theirs came with a side salad and fries. We never saw that option. Another downfall of the online ordering was we never got to see the info on the alcohol, we had to individually Google each draft beer for tasting notes and abv/percentages. Same with the wine, we love Greek wine but would like more info on it rather than “similar to a Sauvignon blanc” Overall wasn’t a good experience but wasn’t a bad experience, and I don’t know if I would return. Pictured is the “large Greek salad” it was so small for $13, you can see the bottom of the take out basket

Go for Trivia night, or honestly just go for any night, or day..... Great atmosphere, food, and drinks. The Athena burger is a masterpiece and the employees are definitely what make Daddy Jones the restaurant and bar that it is today!

Haven't been here in a while, but the food and vibe is just as great as I remember! Wish we had more energy to stay for karaoke night, but maybe another Wednesday.