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Old Aug 17th, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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Restaurant week in Boston

Tonight I'm dining with friends in the South End at Sibling Rivalry.
Has anyone been there. If so what did you like?
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Old Aug 17th, 2010 | 11:36 AM
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I ate there a few times a few years ago. I can't remember what I ate but I did enjoy it a lot, as did the others at the table. The menu has offerings written in two different colors--one color represents the dishes of one "sibling" and the other color of the other. So you have two different styles--can mix or match apps and entrees. Very good restaurant. Bon appetit!
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Old Aug 17th, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Thanks CW, The food was good, the place noisy and the service so so,but I understand that on restaurant week. The servings were small, IMHO and I would have preferred to sit outside but was outvoted.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 05:15 AM
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Glad you enjoyed it despite the drawbacks to eating out during restaurant week. Too bad you didn't get to sit outside. It was the perfect evening for it.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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I ate at Sibling Rivalry once and had a very enjoyable experience. Have read dissenting opinions at Chowhound and elsewhere about this place (some of them vehemently negative), but I had no complaints.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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Have you tried my favorite neighborhood restaurant,
The Rendezvous/ He doesn't participate in restaurant week. There's an article on him(steve johnson) in today's Boston Globe.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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I read about Rendezvous in today's paper and it sounded excellent. I'm adding it to my list.
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Old Aug 18th, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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Sorry it was not as good an experience as it could have been. I also hate missing an opportunity to eat outside when the chance for that comes so rarely here. Too bad you were outvoted!

I find it really hard to understand the rationale of giving smaller portions, etc, if a restaurant is participating. Isn't the whole point to get people to come back when things are full price? If they give small portions and so-so service how is a person enticed to return?
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