Chef Dave's

Chestnut Hill, MA · Restaurant

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Chestnut Hill
#22
of 48 restaurants
City Percentile
49%
rating percentile
Address
Chef Dave's, 1 Boylston St suite 3c, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone
(617) 396-8489
Website
www.chefdaves.com
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

Chef Dave's is a restaurant located in Chestnut Hill, MA. It is one of 48 restaurants listed in Chestnut Hill. Its 4.3-star rating matches the Chestnut Hill city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Chef Dave's

Chef Dave’s is a new concept by local private chef, David Welch. With a lifelong love of procuring the freshest and finest quality local ingredients to create some of the most tasteful and artful plates imaginable, Welch brings his cooking philosophy... More

Hours

Saturday4 PM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Annie Collins · Apr 2025

If I could give chef Dave and his staff 10 stars I would . I am renowned for being churlish about food that’s not tasty, i.e I grew up in India where the food is fresh and sensational. My Mothers Kerala cooking was sublime so I am not easy to please when it comes to eating out, every thing we ordered was of the best quality and seasoned to perfection. The chef definitely elevated the classics like The Filet or the blue cheese burgers. Wow . Highly recommended . Not a single complaint . High praise only.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jillian Frank · Feb 2026

It's a very small gem of a place. I was taken for my birthday last week and I thoroughly enjoyed my perfectly cooked lamb chops and Paloma cocktail. The surprise dessert was a really delicious chocolate cake. Thank you, Chef Dave! How fun to be able to meet the chef.

★★★★★ 5.0 Ryan M. · Dec 2025

Very small place, tight area with little seating but GREAT place for a date reservation and the service was quick and fantastic. Slightly high price points but I was very impressed by the rare filet mignon with horseradish mashed potatoes and the roasted pepper halibut. Perfect cook on both and everything was seasoned very well. Chef Dave is killing it and we were pleasantly surprised that the food and cocktails matched the prices in value. We'd actually come back and will keep this place on our radar.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Larry Dozier · Apr 2025

On 4/9/25 I had a 7PM reservation for two. It was a romantic atmosphere. I think it was a little too dark for my liking. They didn’t have my favorite alcohol beverage when I did order my alcohol beverage. The waitress brought the bottle over to me suggesting that I couldn’t afford it. The menu doesn’t show the prices so why would she think that I would be concerned about the price of alcohol beverage? When my drink came it had a slice of lime in it. which I didn’t like. I told the waiter he took the slice of lime out of my drink with his bare fingers. Fortunate, his bare fingers didn’t touch the inside of my drink. It definitely wasn’t a good look. I ordered the 22 ounce prime ribeye- Cook medium. My guest ordered the Faroe Island Salmon. When my steak came. It looked burnt. I w

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Monica Thomas · Oct 2025

I truly enjoy Chef Dave’s food and have always appreciated the quality of the menu, but the experience is consistently overshadowed by the behavior of the hostess and part owner, Helen. Her manner is routinely rude and dismissive. Although I made a reservation for seating at the bar, upon arrival Helen imposed several unnecessary stipulations — including where we could sit and how long we could remain there. Not wishing to feel rushed or unwelcome, we chose to leave. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident. This is the third time my party has encountered issues with reservations at this restaurant. On one occasion, we were asked to hurry and finish our meal so that another party could have our table; on another, we were told to take our post-meal wine and stand by the door. It’

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

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