Masona Grill

I’ve had dinner here a few times and the food is good. I do think it’s a little pricey for what you get though. My most recent trip there was somewhat of a joke. We were there early and there weren’t many other people. It started to fill up quickly. We were the first to order but the last to get our food. I don’t know what the problem was but everything took sooooo long. 3 ½ hours later we were ready to leave, one of the last groups after having been the one of the first there. The waitress was harried. It seemed like only 2 people were working the floor which just doesn’t cut it for a busy Friday night. For the price you pay, you could expect better service.

First went to this place with my in laws, my Mother in law had a Groupon.
I’ve been back a bunch of times since then. Most recently myself & my husband went to one of their «Italian Wine Dinner“s. It’s 4 courses & a dessert, with a wine pairing for each of the 4 courses. It was reasonably priced at $ 59/​person. It was absolutely delicious!
The staff are extremely warm & inviting, the restaurant could do with a bit more heat in the winter, but the food is so mouthwatering you’d hardly notice it.
The owner does most of the cooking himself and is a really funny man.
I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to have a superb meal!

Even on Christmas Eve, Masona turned out a great meal for our family and guests, including our high school aged kids. Really great service, attentive without being intrusive. And the food… fantastic. Not strictly Peruvian, but all dishes have a Latin flair. Somewhat expensive, but you get what you pay for, in this case…

This place was so far from where I live in East Boston… I normally would not venture out this far for food but the Groupon (2 app and 4 entrees for 4) and the good reviews really got me to go with my family to try this out.
The first thing that turned me off was the fact that they require everyone in the party to be 21+ because they want you to purchase alcohol! My brother was 18 but the owner was nice enough to still let us dine there so at least that did not ruin our whole experience!
The rest of the dinner was really great. Our table was next to the bookshelf and the ambiance was quite nice — almost intellect :)
For starters, we tried the crab cakes. Those were quite good! For main course, we ordered the peppered tuna which tastes delicious, the hanger steak, the duck breast (to die for, so tender, our favorite!) and the pan seared scallops. All of the dishes are very unique and tasty! We are all very happy and satisfied with the food. Even my parents who are picky diners, really enjoyed the meal. I would recommend this with the Groupon! Just make sure everyone in your party is 21+.

Finding it and getting a parking spot was no problem atall. The restaurant itself has such a lovely feel to it. Everybody knows everybody… gives you the ‘Cheers’ vibe. The wait staff is very friendly and super nice. The food is a little pricey but good. And the servers are very friendly and nice. I just wish they had more ‘chicken’ options on the menu.

Always a fun place to visit–
Great atmosphere with a hands on owner and informative staff.
The drinks are top notch and so are the appetizers.
Entrees are good and filling.
The dessert tends to be overkill but its home made so worth a try.

I had not had a good cebiche since I was in Bolivia (which believes it is still a nation with a coastline) some 10 years ago. LaMar was excellent — the service was very attentive with helpful recommendations, the cebiche clasico was very good, and the Pisco Sour was a great way to start… Would DEFINITELY go again…

Scored a Groupon so we made our way out to West Roxbury ready to be impressed by fine Latin cuisine. We liked the cozy ambiance immediately when we entered and we were greeted moments later by our cheerful server.
We started off with their scallops appetizer special. Very interesting as I’m not used to having scallops prepared with so much cheese. I love cheese but in a way, it may have overpowered the natural taste in the scallops in this dish. Also different is the presentation as it was served in its shell.
Moving on to our dinners, we ordered their Peppered Tuna and duck special. I didn’t try the duck personally but it received good marks. As for the tuna, I may have been biased as I had tuna from another place the night before and thought it fell just a tad short. Nonetheless, nothing tasted bad at all but we couldn’t say that there was one thing that stood out that was amazing.
We ended our night with the house tres leches cake. It fit the sweet tooth bill but I also couldn’t help but think the texture was a bit more condensed than others I have had in the past.

This is a hidden jewel and so happy we found it. As small and quite as it was the food and the service made up for it. Since it was the off season for this place it didn’t skimp on the food. And the service was on point also with only one server.

Masona Grill is quite a bit off the beaten path for us, living in Hanover, but we’ve been dining there on occasion for the last several years. First introduced to the restaurant via a discount program I had as a client of a Boston radio station, we have since visited without any discount in place and find the experience to be excellent on price/​value. Never a disappointment — the food is always uniquely prepared and beautifully plated, bountiful, and the service friendly, knowledgeable, and gracious. The seating and table space can be a bit cramped on a busy night, so it’s wise to request a table downstairs and out of the way of foot traffic. Dishes we have had that were swoon-​worthy: duck served with heavenly mashed sweet potatoes (like sweet potato whipped cream); ceviche; just about anything else we’ve ordered. I’d opt for apps over salads — much more interesting as a first course. Desserts elegantly done — just enough for two to share. A restaurant that knows food and how to please customers. Five stars all around.

My husband and I were looking to celebrate our anniversary with Peruvian food… this wasn’t quite that (no fault of the restaurant’s-they did have some Peruvian food but a range of Latin American food as well.) We were a little nervous as we drove up because it didn’t seem like what we were expecting based on the Unilocal reviews. We went inside at 6:30 on a Saturday night and it was pretty empty, which also made us skeptical. Guess we didn’t need reservations. But we were glad we made them, as we were greeted with a champagne toast for our anniversary – on the house. A truly special gesture that showed us they go the extra mile. Our waiter was friendly and knowledgeable and steered us toward the specials. We started with lobster taquitos that were delicious – really nice citrusy flavor profile. My husband had the tuna loin dish off the regular menu and it was not only beautiful but also tasty – he especially liked the shrimp dumplings and said the tuna was cooked really well. I ordered the scallops with ravioli and zucchini off the specials menu and was impressed with the seasoning and sear on the scallops. I didn’t love the earthy flavor of the ravioli but everything else was great and I appreciated the subtle addition of truffle oil. We finished the meal with a pound cake with strawberry ice cream and strawberry topping. We wished they had been fresh strawberries instead but still really enjoyed it and polished it off despite being full.
The meal was a tad on the pricey side but we weren’t disappointed and would go again. They also get extra points for beautiful plating!

It’s unfortunate to write this. I read all the other reviews and had high hopes. But from drinks, appetizers, main course, to dessert was unappealing, bland, undercooked. I have been to Peru and several Peruvian restaurants around the country. This is the worst. Don’t listen to the hype of food rating channel. I decided to give this place a try after seeing it on Phantom Gourmet. This is one of the several places that was «peddled» by PG that was awful.

Highly recommend making reservation. We came here on a Tuesday night around 7:30 and the wait was 30−45min. Luckily we had reservation :)
It seemed busy and short staffed but our waiter tried his best and tried to be attentive to all his tables. Owner/​manager came around a few times to check on the tables as well.
We got Peruvian Sampler for appetizer. It had three sauces in the middle, two of them were spicy and the other one had interesting taste to it. Pickled veggies were refreshing. Pork was crispy outside and tender inside and very flavorful. The potatoes weren’t special, except the sauce underneath was also spicy.
I had duck breast. It came with grilled veggies, steamed veggies, and mashed yam which were amazing. Duck was also very good, except I had couple pieces that were tough. The sweet bbq sauce went well with duck, not too strong or salty. They deep fried the duck skin which was interesting but tasty.
My bf had Roasted Cod. He enjoyed it very much and didn’t even leave one grain of rice left on his plate. I tried a piece, but it had too strong seafood scent for me. But if you like seafood you’ll probably enjoy it. It came with mussels, shrimp, and tiny octopus. The sauce was creamy, but I forget what it tasted like…
We got fruit crumble with ice cream for dessert. It wasn’t special. Fruit crumble was made with pineapple and raspberries. I think it would’ve been better if it was a bit warmer (it came out lukewarm).

Never a disappointment, me and a group of friends had an outstanding dinner at Masona last Saturday night. We ordered the entire list of Peruvian appetizers to share, bold and fantastic flavors. Per usual, service was excellent and the entire experience was A++. This is a restaurant where you are already planning what you will order next as you are walking out the door.

The food is FANTASTIC!
I just love everything on the menu here, but my favorite is the CRISPY EGGPLANT ROMANA $ 24…Plum tomato ragu, fresh ricotta cheese, garlic spinach, shaved parmesan.
The appetizers are very good as well.
I love when they have coupons on groupon! I’m indeed a fan!

Had an awesome date night here last weekend. We were seated at a nice round table by the window. Very «romantical» for my girlfriend and I.
I started with the ceviche while she had the yucca fries. Both were beautifully presented and tasted wonderful. My girlfriend likes her yucca fries and these were some of her favorites. The spicy sauce was great. The tuna in the ceviche was super fresh and the citrus added a nice flavor
For entrees I had a scallop special with mushroom and mushroom and truffle ravioli. My girlfriend had a lemon garlic chicken which she said was one of the best meals she’s ever had. She can be a picky eater so to see her this happy made my night. My scallops were beautifully cooked and just perfect.
For dessert we had a coconut cake and flan. A nice ending to a great night. We will be back for sure.

We’ve been back to Masona Grill a few times, most recently this month with two other friends.
Our waiter was very friendly, the owner or manager (not sure which), came by twice to see how things were. Everyone is just really friendly.
The food is fantastic. For starters we had two of the specials appetizers, the Brooklyn Smoked Salmon, which was very good, and some type of peppers (I wish I could remember what they were called), were also very good. I had the arroz con pollo for my meal. It was fantastic. I find that whenever I order chicken at restaurants it’s always to salty. This was not! It was perfectly seasoned. The rice was tasty, with greens on top. Overall a really good dish I would order again. Tres Leches cake to finish was just as good as it always is.
Our friends also enjoyed their meals and noted that they would like to go back again :)

Went there again this past Friday night. I can honestly say that I’ve never had a bad meal there. My dining partner and I shared two appetizers: the ceviche which was deliciously tangy and the grilled mussels (the broth was so scrumptious that we sopped it up with the crusty bread. My partner had the Patagonian Seafood Stew which was loaded with all kinds of fresh seafood including mussels, littlenecks, calamari and crab. I had the seared tuna which was cooked to perfection. Manny came by and I thanked him for keeping the Tank 7 farmhouse Ale on the menu. He recommended the Spencer Trappist Ale and he even brought me over a sample to taste before I ordered it. He was very congenial and our server Gina is just the best there is!
This place is a hidden gem. I don’t have to drive all around the south end looking for parking nor do I have to drive all the way to Provincetown to go to the Mews. Just a great overall experience. Thanks.

Never been to Masona Grill before, but was led out to this corner of West Roxbury by a voucher for dinner for two: one appetizer, two entrees, and one dessert (maximum value $ 78).
Masona Grill is located on a corner a short distance from Centre Street, across the street from the Highland Commuter Rail Station. Parking wasn’t bad though the restaurant didn’t have a private lot; there was street parking, a 3 hour lot around the corner, and Commuter Rail parking spots if you want to risk it after hours.
Two entrances invite you into this establishment, however, only one is actually utilized — the one sans any steps and is located to the far-​most right. Inside there are steps scattered about leading further inward into the establishment.
Service was fine. Recommendations were offered upon my request, water refilled as needed over the meal, and sharing plates provided without any additional effort on our part. After having pointed out a bit of plastic I had discovered in a cake in order that they might have the opportunity to figure out how to avoid a similar situation in the future, when our bill was delivered, we were told that one of our desserts had been taken off the bill. That bit of thoughtfulness was appreciated.
For our appetizer, I fell to the temptation that was the *Fried oysters 14. Spanish curtido and tomato remoulade. These arrived on a long rectangular plate the length of my forearm — literally; I measured it. Ten juicy, tender creatures of varying sizes set in five pairs among scattered veggies. A decent portion for two, with a rather tasty sauce — I cleaned my side of the plate with the gratis bread provided.
Both entrees were selected from the nightly specials list:
Seared Sea Scallops $ 32, wild mushroom ragout, butternut squash ravioli, truffle oil, shaved parmesan and grilled zucchini
Crispy Soft Shell Crab $ 34, roasted sweet potatoes, grilled corn & cucumber salad and tomato aioli
Of the two I preferred the pair of prime sized soft shells, refreshing corn salad and deliciously caramelized edges of the fat triple disks of sweet potatoes over the five sea scallops and three savory butternut squash ravioli. As my DC commented about the scallops — the sauce didn’t do it for me. I agreed, wholeheartedly. Also, I guess I was expecting/​hoping for a sweet filling in the raviolis. On the whole, however, I felt these entrees priced a bit on the high side. Their normal menu has entrees priced mostly in the twenties with only a couple at $ ³⁰⁄₃₁.
For dessert, we opted for the Creamy Lemon Tartlet with Fresh Berries and Raspberry Sauce, and the Coconut Cake with Caramel, Whipped Cream and Toasted Coconut — both $ 8. The luscious coconut cake was the surprise winner in my book, but vice versa for my DC. The tart was too much crust relative to filling. While the cheesecake lower layer was an interesting surprise, the tart needed more lemon flavor overall.
As an idea of their portions, we had no leftovers. I left full, yet not uncomfortably stuffed.
3.5 stars.

Tucked away in a residential West Roxbuy neighborhood and by the Highland stop commuter rail, I never would’ve known about this place had it not been for my colleague who told me about it.
A few days after our discussion, a Groupon came out for it. «Fate», I thought, as I clicked «buy». I put it aside and decided to use it for a night where I wouldn’t have time or didn’t want to cook.
It being in a neighborhood with not many businesses around it, we found parking right in front of the restaurant on a Wednesday night. If you have trouble seeing in dim light, be sure to have a flashlight application on your Smartphone… you may need it. It’s dimly lit with its brown décor, but it’s a rather homey room you are dining in — almost like a big living room (with a small bar in it). Quite comfortable, really.
I always love scanning the restaurant’s menu online (or checking out Unilocal reviews) before I head to a place to see what’s on the menu /​what people recommend. As soon as I saw paella on their menu, I knew what I wanted.
It was delicious! And it came out *piping* hot — so it gave me some time to de-​shell the mussels and peel the shrimp in the dish and mix it around for a bit. The seafood (including calamari) in the dish was wonderfully fresh and the meal was very nicely spiced. The presentation was nice, and without a doubt, was the highlight of the evening.
Before that wonderful entrée, the hubby and I went for the Peruvian Sampler appetizer, which included yucca fries and a robust king prawn for each of us, some veggies and three different kinds of dipping sauces.
We finished off with a desert — it was a special they had for the evening — a chocolate stout cake with mascarpone whipped cream in the middle of it with chocolate drizzle. It was rich and very tasty. Our server, Brandon, mentioned they have a pretty creative pastry chef.
Speaking of Brandon, thanks for the good service — friendly, personable, and when I asked him «what’s a good wheat type beer you have?», he mentioned a «Spencer», which apparently, according to
is the first Trappist beer brewed in the United States, and local — Spencer, MA. It was a great suggestion. I’m going to have to look for it at my local packie.
The rest of the crew there was nice — we felt taken care of there, as the manager came by to see how we were doing (always a nice touch, I think). And if Brandon was busy and we needed something, another server would come by and help.
Is it overpriced? I noticed a couple of reviewers here that think it is. Was the sampler/​appetizer overpriced? It was good, but yeah, it was a bit, I think. That paella sure was worth the $ 30 I plopped down for it, though. It would’ve been $ 120 had we not had the Groupon — one (pricey) app, two phenom paellas, a nice desert, two cocktails and a beer. Overall, I don’t think it’s really that all unreasonable considering 1.) you would probably pay the same in downtown Boston if not more and 2.) this place was better than some of the more expensive places I’ve been to in Boston.
I wouldn’t turn away an opportunity to come back here again if someone in my social circle was interested.