Black Cow Tap & Grill

Vincent Duport

Honestly very disappointing experience. At first glance it's great, the looks of the restaurant is very classy and modern whole the restaurant is very clean, the restrooms are impeccable. But the rest, not impressed. The menu looks very good and the prices are okay but it's pretty clear that this restaurant is trying to feel fancy but it doesn't execute this well at all. The ladies who welcomed us were nice but the rest of the staff was just dreadful. And i mean dreadful. Not a single smile from any waiter we saw during lunch (not only our waiter but every single one in the restaurant) now one person not smiling I can understand, everyone can have a bad day but for all the staff to look like they don't want to be here something has to be wrong with management or something. Then the food came (a bit slowly) and at first we had some nigiris and rolls they were really good, these I'd recommend. But the rest was just mid. Not bad but not what you think you would get. I ordered the beef short rib and it was everything but appetizing, the potatoes we're okay but with the look and the basic taste I just didn't eat them, the vegetables were better but same not anything outstanding. The meat was very good though, melted in the mouth and everything. Overall very basic food (except the rolls), bad service, felt disappointing and would not return even if i could.

Jack Kelly

Lunch stop. Wonderful terrace seating. Pleasant service without being overbearing. Incredible value for money with huge portions. Above average beer list.

Yulia Berry

I really liked this restaurant, located right in the beautiful center of Newburyport. It was bigger inside than I expected, has the second floor, it also offers open air sittings on the street level and on the second floor patio, all very spacious and comfortable. The food was just great! Everything we tried was very delicious! 👍 We tried brushetta, lamb lollipops, sushi, salmon with rice, short ribs, tacos, chicken with pasta. Children menu was great, too - burger with french fries was really good! Special thank you to our amazing waitress Olivia!! She provided absolutely BEST service possible and made our evening even more special. Super professional and super nice, she served our group of 12 people effortlessly, while taking care of other tables and guests! The restaurant is really lucky to have her! There is tons of parking in the center - a couple of large parking lots and in the garage across the street. Parking is $1 per hour. I would absolutely be back! Highly recommended! 👍👍👏👏

Olga Shestopalova

This place was poppin' on a Friday night! Overall the vibe was great and the food was also pretty good, just not the best. My favorite was the bruschetta appetizer, which comes on a giant monster slice of delicious focaccia. From there, it seems like you can go either the sushi route or steak route. We chose the steak route, and it was fairly good but nothing to write home about. My short ribs were super tender and tasty. My husband's steak was a bit on the thin side and slightly overdone, but not enough to complain, and the center was perfect. Seems nitpicky but for the price, I mean, ya gotta be! Pretty solid date night overall, next time I'd try the sushi though.