Mothers are celebrated in Harvard Square with great joy and love, and are feted with delicious lunches, brunches, and dinners in our local restaurants. Over 70 businesses in Harvard Square are Women Owned or Directed and while not all of these women are mothers – they, along with the businesses owned by men, have a high respect for their mothers and yours. Bring your Mom to Harvard Square she will be very happy here!
Take your Mom to Casablanca for a special Mother's Day Brunch. Chef Camillo Diaz has created delectable specials in honor of Mom including: Grilled Marinated Lamb Loin, Fresh Maine Lobster Risotto Cakes, and Pan Seared Diver Scallops. These ala Carte specials and our classic brunch menu are available from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Make your reservation today by calling us at 617-876-0999
40 Brattle Street, www.cbrestaurant.com
Finale is having a Mother Daughter Look-A-Like Contest to celebrate Mother’s Day! If you and your mom share a striking resemblance, enter online or stop by any Finale on Mother's Day Weekend, May 9th and 10th, and we will take your photo and enter you. Enter online at www.finalephotovote.com. The Grand Prize winners will receive a two-night getaway at The Woodstock Inn in Vermont, and the First Runners Up will win An Evening of Dinner and Dessert for Two at Finale! We also have an amazing Mother’s Day Brunch with a Two-Course Prix Fixe Menu for $19.99, or a Three-Course Prix Fixe Menu for $24.99. You can check both menus out online at www.finaledesserts.com/Finale_Mothers_Day.html. For more information call us at 617-423-3184, or visit us online.
30 Dunster Street, www.finaledesserts.com
The Grafton Street Pub + Grill has a delicious Mother’s Day menu for you and your mom. Our special menu includes a Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Crepe for only $10.00, Grilled Lamb Sirloin for $23.00, Smokey Pork and Sweet Potato Hash for just $14.00, and much more. Our regular menu will also be available. Our hours are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Reservations are recommended, so please call us at 617-497-0400, or visit us online for more information.
1230 Massachusetts Avenue, www.graftonstreetcambridge.com
Henrietta's Table has a Mother’s Day brunch not to be missed. If your mom loves to cook fresh homemade meals, consider Chef Peter Davis’ Fresh & Honest cookbook ($35.00) paired with the all-you-can-eat brunch buffet at Henrietta’s Table. For reservations and more information call us at 617-661-5005
One Bennett Street, www.henriettastable.com
Celebrate Mother's Day with OM as we kick off our Jazz Brunch Sundays on the patio! Every mother will receive an orchid and a $10.00 gift card to the Carriage House Salon. Brunch will be served from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. For reservations call us at 617-576-2800 or email us at Brunch@omrestaurant.com.
92 Winthrop Street, www.omrestaurant.com
Celebrate Mother's Day at Rialto! Our special brunch available from11:00 am to 2:00 pm includes a three course fixed price brunch for $55.00, and a three course kids' menu for $25.00. Later, if you’re craving more, join us at 5:30 pm for dinner, featuring our beautiful Sunday Roast, and a $40.00 three-course spring fixed price menu. For reservations call us at 617-661-5050 or go online to www.OpenTable.com. Make Mother's Day a whole day celebration with a matinee at The New Repertory Theater. Rialto brunch guests can receive a $5.00 discount on tickets to see Picasso at Lapin Agile on Mother's Day. Just call the box office at 617-923-8487 and ask for the "Picasso at Rialto" special.
1 Bennett Street, www.rialto-restaurant.com
The patio at Small Plates is open—and just in time for Mother’s Day! Bring your Mom, your Mom's Mom, any Mom! We love all Moms and they're well worth it! And when you do, you will receive 10% off (food portion of the bill only). We are open on Sundays from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and our full Tapas menu is always available! We highly recommend reservations, which you can make by calling us at 617-441-0056.
56 JFK Street, www.smallplatesrestaurant.com
Temple Bar has a decadent menu made just for your Mother on this special day! From Warmed Frittata of Morels to Citrus and Fennel Cured Gravlax, this is just the place to come on Mother’s Day—and don’t leave without trying one of our Retro Whoopie Pies. This menu is available from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. For reservations (which are recommended) and further details, call us at 617-547-5055.
1688 Massachusetts Avenue, www.templebarcambridge.com
UpStairs on the Square, always in favor of mothers and motherhood, honors mothers everywhere with special brunch and Sunday supper menus dedicated to the cuisine of high spring on Mothers’ Day. Throughout both dining rooms, a special brunch will be served from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm, and will feature a seasonal menu of spring specials. The brunch will be $50.00, and a children’s menu for guests under 12 is priced at $25.00.
91 Winthrop Street, www.upstairsonthesquare.com
And for additional entertainment!
Tommy Doyle’s Presents The 1st Annual “Doyler Dash” Mother’s Day 5K! The race will start at 9:30am at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square (96 Winthrop Street), and finish at Tommy Doyle’s in Kendall Square (1 Kendall Square). Registration, which includes your number, a T-shirt, our post-race Irish breakfast and Patio Party, and a donation to Breast Cancer Research, costs $25.00 in advance, or $30.00 on race day. There will be live music, traditional Irish Step dancers, bagpipers, a chef’s hat raffle, and plenty of surprises! To register please DOWNLOAD our Registration Form from http://www.tommydoyles.com/blog/?m=20090510&cat=7 and FAX it back to us at 617-864-0622. Or register in person at Tommy Doyle’s Harvard and Tommy Doyle’s Kendall. For more information call Garrett at 617-864-0655, or email at GARRETT@TOMMYDOYLES.COM.
96 Winthrop Street, www.tommydoyles.com
Mount Auburn Cemetery invites you on our “Memories of Mothers”: Mother’s Day walking tour at 2:00 pm. Join us for this stroll on Mother’s Day. We will explore the symbols of motherhood on monuments throughout the Cemetery and we will visit the graves of some of the notable mothers buried here. We will include a visit to the grave of Julia Ward Howe, founder of Mother’s Day for Peace. Admission is $10.00/person. Call us at 617-607-1981 for information.
580 Mount Auburn Street, www.mountauburn.org
The New School of Music presents a family concert and brunch to help you celebrate Mother’s Day. Our program features Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, performed by New School faculty, with narration by Emily Browder. Other works include Beethoven’s Trio for Clarinet and La Source by Albert Zabel. The concert begins at 11:00 am, brunch is at 12:00 pm, and don’t miss our pre-concert puppet making workshop at 10:00 am. Admission is $40.00 for family tickets (4 tickets), and $15.00/person. For more information call us at 617-492-8105 or email us at info@cambridgemusic.org.
25 Lowell Street, www.cambridgemusic.org