Tavern in the Square

This is one of our go to restaurants when shopping in Framingham. The staff is always friendly and attentive and the food is fresh and delicious. My Fiance has celiac disease so we must eat gluten free. There are plenty of clearly marked options available and the staff clearly understands proper food handling to avoid cross-contamination. The only drawback is that when it's crowded, it tends to be extremely loud. Last night we felt like we had to yell over the noise just to have a conversation.

Not worth the price. Went during a slow time (about 3:45) on a Saturday. Service was pleasant. I order one of their specialty cocktails while my wife and son both ordered refreshers. The drinks were certainly nothing special, but they weren't bad. Our food came out in reasonable time. My wife had the gluten free fish and chips, which came out separately from mine and my son's food and was specially marked so as to confirm it was GF, which is always good to see. It was cooked well, but very under seasoned. My son's steak tips were cooked properly and were also fine. I ordered their General Tso Chicken, a $20+ dollar dish. It had 4 boneless nuggets of chicken and plateful of battered and deep fried (overly so) broccoli. The sauce that they make/use tasted pretty good, but this was not a General Tso Chicken dish. It was a soggy, oily broccoli dish that a couple small pieces of chicken happened to stumble onto. Certainly not worth the money that was spent. I may give the restaurant another chance (likely at a different location) but I was not impressed with this first experience.

I can't eat gluten and really appreciate the care that Tavern in the Square takes to make sure my food isn't contaminated.