McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

It was a freezing evening in Boston, walking to McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant at Faneuil Hall was like walking in a freezer with the wind blowing. It was a refreshing experience though, shivering in my shoes and ending up with a slight nose bleed. Dinner was preceded by booze and an assorted crackers & cheese platter.

The menu.

The first course was classic Caesar salad with parmesan crostini. I can't eat parmesan.......so I just picked on the greens without parmesan.

The main course that I chose was the 14oz. choice rib of beef with au jus, served medium cooked. Should have requested it well done, this was a little too pink for me. The slab of steak was HUGE and tender, not sure why they named it beef rib when there was no bone at all. I could only finish half of the entire platter. It was served with a pile of roasted potatoes and asparagus.

The second choice of main course which one of my colleagues chose was the Boston baked scrod with buttered bread crumbs and lemon butter. Looked good.

The third choice of main course was mixed seafood grill (grilled salmon, gulf shrimps and lump crab cake), which I tried last year. Not a fan of salmon, hence I didn't order this again this time around.

Everyone on my table ordered the apple walnut upside down pie, and relished it.

I knew I was going to be stuffed, hence I ordered the lighter lemon sorbet.

The extended team. We took up the entire upper floor of the restaurant.

Our little booth.

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant

North Market Building,

Faneuil Hall Marketplace Boston,

Massachusetts 02109, USA

Restaurant: (617) 720-5522, 1-888-344-6861 toll free

Banquets: (617) 720-5230

For directions, click on Maps/Directions

Our rating system for overall satisfaction with what we eat and where we eat....

1-bam = don't even bother

2-bam = good enough to fill the tummy

3-bam = a very good restaurant in its category

4-bam = excellent cooking, worth a detour

5-bam = exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

I would give this restaurant a 3-bam rating.