The Gallows
Biscuit Basket – Black Pepper Maple Butter
Scotch Egg – Crispy Pork Sausage, Soft Cooked Egg
Pork Muffin – Jalapeno Pepper Jelly, Guacamole, Pickled Red Onion
The Tots – Crispy Turnips, Cheddar, Grilled Lemon-Truffle Aioli
Simple Poutine – Hand Cut Fries, Fresh Curds and Gravy
Our Way Burger – Medium Flat-Top Patty, Caramelized Onions, Iceberg, American Cheese, Pickle
Stoner’s Delight – Layers of Banana, Peanut Butter Mousse, Chocolate Ganache, Bruleed Fluff
Missed on a prior visit to Boston when the trip was cut short by the tragic Marathon bombing, a stop at The Gallows was requisite to the remaining days of a Northeast Summer vacation with the boisterous hipster space on Washington Street showing better than recent rumors have suggested, though perhaps not as interesting as it once was.
Located in the shadows of The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and humorously described on the website as “an extension of your own kitchen, only better,” The Gallows offers a well-culled menu fitting squarely into the “Gastropub” genre, and although Chefs have changed since a 2010 opening the South End favorite still continues to draw a crowd due to its famous flat-top Burgers, Poutine and Tots.
Decorated in a sort of odd fashion, the heavy woods and well-stocked bar expected while the peeled-up boards as light sources and Ouija Board wall are certainly unique, The Gallows continues to be popular amongst the 20-to-30-something crowd in part due to its fair prices and cocktails, the Happy Hour Crowd at the bar frequently several layers deep.
Requesting a table outside the hustle and bustle, a banquet near the pack both roomy and quiet enough to relax, it was with menus in hand that the extremely casual servers discussed the “shared plates” concept for appetizers while other items were better selected as entrees, the eventual order entailing a half-dozen savories plus The Gallows lone dessert.
Waiting almost no-time for food, the $16 Valet charge regretted as a garage would have been cheaper for a sub-60 minute stay, opening bites featured the restaurant’s Biscuit Basket that eats more like Buttermilk Poundcake than the traditional layered option while the Scotch Egg may seem pricy at first for $8, though the gooey Yolk’s combination with Crispy Sausage and almost no filler inevitably proves to be worth it.
Not as *wowed* by the Tots as some may have suggested, the Turnips and Cheese overwhelmed by Aioli, better bites were found in a hemisected Corn Muffin flanking smoked Pork, Red Onion and robustly spiced Guacamole.
Falling short on Poutine, a large portion of good Fries unfortunately flawed by thin Gravy and ‘curds’ that were more like cottage cheese than the squeaky fresh morsels in Wisconsin, a Burger “Our Way” was offered at perfect medium with fresh condiments and no mustard, the “Stoner’s Delight” perhaps the most decadent dessert in all of New England as the ramekin of Bruleed Fluff yielded layer upon layer of stewed Bananas, creamy Peanut Butter and Chunks of Dark Chocolate.
http://www.thegallowsboston.com/
