Aquitaine – Brookline

Aquitaine in Chestnut Hill serves French bistro food at 11 Boylston Street. French onion soup comes with raclette and Gruyère, mussels are cooked with Sancerre and crème fraîche, and escargots arrive with garlic, parsley, butter and Pernod. A cheese plate or warm goat-cheese salad can start dinner without committing the table to a large first course.

The restaurant serves weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner seven nights a week, with separate menus for each. That gives you several ways to use it, from a working lunch to a longer evening meal. Reservations are available, and a private dining room accommodates group occasions. Choose the Chestnut Hill location when booking or ordering takeout, rather than another restaurant in the Aquitaine group.