darryl's corner bar & kitchen

try all your ways avoiding this place!. we came to darryl's this morning for brunch, hoping toexperiencesoul food and live music. and this place totally failed in all ways. we came in early without warm greeting and seated 10 minutes later than the time we made the reservation. the service was so slow that we need to remind our waiters several times for orange juice, the only thing served by the waiter, and is not included in the brunch pricing. the food is salty and unhealthy, not worth the price. the music is ok but it is too loud for this small space that my parents ran out of the place immediately after they barely finished to avoid the noise. the worst part came to the end. the check came back with a total of 95.80(4 adults)+16.95(miscellaneous food)+18.00(6 oj)+9.15(tax)+25.18(grat 18!)=165.08. the 16.95 is said to be charged for my 2 years old boy who had several bites of cake and black beans. after i told the waiter that it shows on their online menu children under 5 are free, he removed it. but what will happen if i didn't check the menu online before? they didn't give us a menu at all. 18% mandatory tip for brunch is considered to be very rude in my point of view. the waiter's explanation is simply that it is mandatory for brunch. there is no sign mentioning it at all in the restaurant. after i pulled out the groupon, the waiter said it can only be used for dinner. i checked the fine prints carefully, there was no such thing stated on it. in fact, before i buy this groupon, there was a link in the groupon showing the menu of darryl's, which including brunch. that's why i bought it. you can still check the ad at this address: http://www.groupon.com/d.... the link for menu: http://www.darrylscorner.... i asked for the manager, she came and just said, no, you can not use it, you can only use it for dinner. after i explained her there is nothing mentioned on the fine prints, she admitted it but said, no, you can not use it because i said so. if you have any problem, you can talk with groupon. during the whole process, the manager showed no smile and i felt not respected. be careful!! if you come in with a groupon at dinner time, they may simply say you can only use it during brunch, because they said so. the worstexperiencein a restaurant ever.

an institution. i've been going to this place since it was the original bob the chef's back in the mid 1990s. it has consistently delivered an authenticexperiencefor anyone with a passion for music and for food. this week i was privileged to visit twice, once for dinner and once for their legendary sunday jazz brunch. both experiences were, if anything, better than ever. our dinner started at the quiet bar with two astonishingly fresh and creative cocktails - including an old fashioned made with a small batch kentucky bourbon called bulleitt which may unseat my previous favorite of knob creek. i accompanied this with a platter of the most delicious chilled wellfleet oysters, plump and sweet and served with a tart mignonette and freshly grated horseradish, only a buck apiece. our dinner continued at a quiet table with some moist and mild catfish fingers with a dill remoulade. this was followed by their signature broasted chicken and very tasty mac & cheese.

our visit to the brunch buffet was equally appealing - granted the space is small and the jazz music fills the room rendering conversation impossible, but still enjoyable nonetheless. of all the different options on the buffet, my favorites were the bbq beef ribs which were tender and very meaty, and the collard greens which were just right especially when splashed with some frank's hot sauce! our party of six loved theexperienceand our youngest went up to the buffet four times.

service on both occasions was warm and friendly - and i look forward to many future visits especially with friends visiting boston and looking for a unique experience.

the service at darryl’s was so friendly and warm; they were busy, and our server had most of the room. she totally took it in stride, smiled the whole time, apologized for any wait, which wasn’t long, and just made theexperiencefun.

i was sorely disappointed in myexperienceand will probably never go back. i would like to say that it’s a good place for jazz and cocktails,