Sarma Restaurant 249 Pearl Street, Somerville, MA 02145

"We had a fantastic meal here. The dishes were all delicious with interesting seasoning. The service was relatively quick, and I appreciated how attentive they were to filling our water throughout the meal. Will definitely plan to come back."

"This was certainly an experience to say the least. This place had high praise online and in person, it translates well. This place is popular, relatively large inside, with the awesome things you’d want in your mouth. Mostly one-way streets with hard enough parking so be prepared and patient especially during busy hours/ days. There was a wait but luckily being a party of one, I got through a little faster, but that place was packed. Fun atmosphere, fun décor, and energetic. I got to sit at the bar and was greeted almost immediately and was given a low down on how things work and was given recommendations. I grabbed a beer and several plates of things that sounded delicious, but of course I couldn’t order everything on the menu. Also, if you don’t know, the menu is always changing so there is always something new to try. I am not from the area so like anything else, if I love the place, I will always come back to it if able. Good beer, delicious food and an area placed before the bar with a chef where you can view the food being made at hand. It’s slightly pricey, but I believe is worth the cost."

"Flavorful, well-executed small plates. Menu has a lot of creativity, variety, and thought put into it. Shrimp Croquettes was the excellent standout dish, there was a sauce that tasted similar to Indian butter chicken and lemongrass flavor in the shrimp. Avocado Muhammara was just okay. The fennel anise salad is one of the most refreshing dishes I’ve ever tried."

"we went for the first time and had such an amazing time, the food was insanely good, the harissa duck and the Al pastor octopus are must gets, everything was so creative and executed well. Also the service staff was amazing!! We were seated near the wait stand and they must have heard me mention it was my birthday and they brought out desserts and a candle at the end of the meal, thank you for making it such a special evening !"

"We had a nice dinner here with my colleagues. We had a large party menu with ten different dishes plus dessert. The food was generally tasty, but it was too spicy for some people. I particularly enjoyed the barbecue duck, the roasted beets, the Brussels sprouts, and the pumpkin fritters. While the restaurant was quite crowded, the atmosphere was a lot of fun. However, the service was a bit slow, and the waiter forgot to bring my drink multiple times. I also thought they made us order too much food, which ended up being a bit too expensive."