It's a small intimate restaurant, and great for date nights. We opted for the 9 course tasting menu, where you have the option to go completely blind for all 9 courses or pick 1-2 dishes from the menu with the other dishes being blind. They also offer a 5, 14 and 21 course menus. My favorites were the caviar service, baja uni brûlée, and claypot caramel foie gras. The coconut milk for the grilled coconut sticky rice pops was light and delicious. The moon rabbit cocktail was also refreshing. However, some dishes were too salty. The homemade egg noodles were quite salty, especially when the noodles absorb the salty sauce. The sauce on the chinese broccoli for the crispy soft shell crab was slightly salty. I personally was not a fan of the salted chocolate mousse as I'm not a fan of chocolate. We specifically asked for the crispy soft shell crab, and crispy black cod, however, the kitchen ran out of cod (our server said it is popular with regulars), but we were not informed until we asked about it at the end. Service was great, attentive, and friendly. Overall, it was a great experience with wonderful service. The restaurant is small and mainly have tables for 2, counter seats, and only two tables for four. It is mainly street parking in the area.

Wonderful service first and foremost followed by one of the more unique tasting menu experiences we've had! We opted for the 14 course tasting menu and left it all up to the chef as it was our first time at NNB. However I love the idea of being able to select specific dishes that catch your eye from their menu to incorporate into your tasting. This allows for each return visit to still be curated and unique! (also great if there are certain foods you tend to enjoy or avoid) Every dish was unique and flavorful - we especially loved the kabocha squash, crawfish, bone marrow banh mi, crispy cod and the chinese broccoli. Drinks were also fun and tasty, several mocktail options and nonalcoholic wines on the menu as well for those abstaining from alcohol. We went for my partner's birthday and as an extra sweet touch, they brought out a small pre dessert ice cream for him and a handwritten card signed by their staff members, which he loved! Thank you to the wonderful staff for a delicious evening, we'll definitely be back!

Just wow! Amazing experience for any type of night - we went for my birthday and had a great time! We got there a bit early for our reservation and had to wait as a result to get seated which wasn't a big deal, albeit we did end up waiting past our time which was less than ideal. There was no real waiting area so we were asked to stand in the back near the bathrooms due to the tighter space. The ambiance overall was pretty nice - darker lighting and good decorations. Nonetheless, the night only got better from there after we got seated. Our server was friendly and super knowledgeable. The blind tasting menu changes portions depending on how many courses (less courses = bigger portions) so essentially any upcharge was paying for more variety. We got the 14 course blind tasting menu which we thought was a good mix of foods. You're allowed to put in requests for dishes, but ultimately the kitchen is deciding a majority of what you eat so every experience is unique. My personal favorites were the banh mi, sea urchin, and prawn dishes. Everything was well-paced in terms of service - nothing came out too fast or too slow. They were also super attentive with drinks and the messier plates came out with towelettes which was super nice. At the end of the meal, they also gave us some homemade sauce and tea - not sure if they do that for everyone or because it was a birthday celebration, but either way it was super kind of them. Overall, I would highly recommend this spot if you live in the area or don't have a car so the drive isn't too bad. The food was super fresh, tasty, and high quality. The service was also very good and the workers were super kind - thanks, Nightshade!

What an absolutely amazing experience dining at Nightshade Noodle Bar. Everything from the service, the vibe, and the food was outstanding! We were celebrating our anniversary there and it was definitely a great place for celebrating a special occasion. We chose to do the nine course tasting menu. We started with the chips and caviar which had a great salty crunchy start to the meal. We then tried the percebes which we had requested since we had never had them and wanted to try. They were excellent and had the texture of a clam and a refreshing sea salt taste. We then had their rice and pork floss pop which was savory and sweet with the coconut sauce on the bottom. Definitely one of the favorites and would highly recommend. Next we had the duck tongues which was also a first for me. They were fried and had a great crunch and flavor. With the pickled veggies there was great contrast between fat and acid. We then had the uni brûlée which was packed with flavor and if you're a fan of sea urchin I would definitely get this. Next was the Chinese broccoli which had great texture and had a lot of bitter notes but wasn't overly bitter. Moving on we had the egg noodles which was my personal favorite from the meal. The depth of flavor was excellent and the numbing spice in the dish made your moth tingle and wanting more. Our last savory dish was the caramel foie gras which was a nice savory bite to finish off. We then had their tigers blood palate cleanser which was refreshing and light. We finished with the chocolate mousse which was super rich and a great way to finish off this amazing meal. There was not a course I did not enjoy at this restaurant and when the meal ended I was excited to go back sometime soon and try completely different dishes. The creativity of the food is high and really pushes the envelope on dishes and ingredients. It's worth making the trip to Lynn for the restaurant and I will be back.

I came here for my birthday dinner after reading reviews and was absolutely blown away. So happy we came out to Lynn for this experience. It's a very small but well done space, I loved the ceiling. Dark and moody without being depressing. Our servers were lovely and the pacing of the courses was great. I love the preset menu concept and I think they execute it so well. We also got the drink pairings and were very happy with that. They paired extremely thoughtfully with our courses. I truly did like everything we were served, I saw a couple other reviews that weren't happy with the caviar with chips and the foamy dip but I thought it was delicious, the flavors and textures pair so nicely. The east vs west coast oysters was fun, my mom and I had just been talking about the differences so it was nice to have them next to each other. The percebes were one of the coolest things I've ever tried, those were probably my favorite dish of the night. Everything was so thoughtfully put together, I was so so happy with the flavors, combinations and presentation. They brought out the salted chocolate mousse with a little candle in it for my birthday which was super cute. Absolutely perfect pick for a special occasion.

This place was DELICIOUS. Staff was AWESOME! Reserve ahead because this place gets booked for up a reason! They have different number courses to pick from and it will be a pre picked meal for the night you dine in. The dishes were all so unique and nicely presented! We went here for a birthday dinner and I would recommend this spot for a date spot. I also appreciated that they really took careful consideration of my allergies prior to coming to dine here. They communicated via email to make sure they could accommodate my allergies to the meal they were prepping. They also have very unique cocktails, they tasted good but the dishes are a lot more impressive! The ambience of the restaurant was amazing too with plants and greenery inside. Very asthetically pleasing!

Finally had a chance to get down to Lynn to try Nightshade Noodle Bar. As others have said, it is a dining adventure, and certainly not cheap, but I think worth the drive and the price. We were greeted and seated by Alex who gave a fantastic orientation. In fact, all the staff was great and the service was just about perfect. This is a "blind" tasting menu of 7/9/12 or 14 courses, you choose and it is priced accordingly. They present a menu of everything that might be served and confirm any food allergies and strong likes/dislikes, so that they can present food that you will enjoy. They allow you to choose up to two tastes that you think are a "must try". Since it was our first time, we went with 7 courses, which we found enjoyable. It was a good amount of food, we could have certainly eaten more, but we did not leave hungry. Our server Shayne explained that no matter how many courses you choose, the amount of food served is about the same. I asked why such a big difference in price between the 7 and 14 course, and she explained that some of the dishes have more expensive ingredients and/or are more labor intensive. I think we will move up to the 9 course on our next visit. All of the dishes were beautifully presented, and there is some real creativity in Chef Rachel's kitchen. One of our courses was a crispy blowfish tail, which turned out to be my favorite of 7 very tasty and interesting plates. My least favorite was a Chinese brocolli, and only because of the mouth feel. It tasted good, and I was excited to try a new vegetable, but the chewiness did not work for me. Cocktails were great, and Shayne was helpful and patient with me in selecting wine, bringing over a number of tastes from a rather eclectic list. While this style of dining will not appeal to all, I strongly recommend you give it a try if you want something out of the ordinary and are up for a bit of dining adventure! Plenty of easy on street, no hassle parking.

Why I'll go back: The variety and creativity of the menu and not knowing what's coming next makes the experience both delicious and fun! You HAVE to order: Technically you can't order anything specific from the menu, but if you make note of anything to your server, they'll make it happen. I would say you HAVE to order something you think you wouldn't like (uni, blowfish, whatever), because the kitchen will do something really interesting with it. Tony's Tip: It's pretty easy to find parking, either on street or at a lot nearby. I know, I know - you want me to drive to Lynn?!! On windy old school Massachusetts roads? For a meal? Yes...yes, I do. Because Nightshade Noodle Bar is that unique. And that good. The wife had the same reaction when I told her where we were headed as we hopped into the car for a surprise date. I said, "chill, and trust me." It did take us 30 minutes from downtown Boston, and you gotta pay attention to catch the exits and turns. But when we walked into that little space with big energy, I knew we were in for something special. I also knew it because the bartenders and servers all yell "WELCOME!" (or "HELLO!" - I kind forget now) to everyone as they enter. Again, it's a cozy space - about ten tables and another ten seats or so at the bar. We had a high top for two reserved, but pivoted to bar seats when we got there. That was a good call because Pearl (did I get your name right?) was a sparkling bundle of positivity that had us covered all night. She's a fab bartender, a good conversationalist, and full of great advice to make the experience special. Everything is arranged as a fixed price tasting course experience, with options to do as few as 7 courses and as many as 14 (plus a 5-course option on Sundays). They say the amount of food doesn't vary, just the variety. But the 14-course costs almost twice as much as the 7-course, so I didn't really "get" that part. Regardless, we felt 9 courses was a good balance between our perception of how much and how many. By the end of the evening, we felt that was perfect. We were full for sure, but we never got to the "I lost count and I hope this is the last course because I'm stuffed" stage. I'll let my pictures do most of the talking, but we both agreed that there wasn't a single dish that we didn't like, and most were "lick the bowl clean" delicious. We both loved the coconut sticky rice with brown butter pork floss. I thought the duck tongue was really tender. And I particularly enjoyed the dark chocolate mousse at the end. We obviously missed a number of items on the menu, and the menu turns over as well. So, I think we gotta head back and explore this place a little more. Which reminds me - it's small...and popular. So, you gotta book pretty far out. Go ahead and make a date night out of it. Better yet, a "surprise" date night. Your date might not be crazy about trekking out to Lynn either. But I'm pretty sure by the end of the night, they'll be making plans to go back again.