The Boston Beanstalks Tall Club

This is an in person event at the Riverbend Bar & Grill in the Newton Marriott.

If there’s just a few of us, we’ll be sitting at the bar. If more, we’ll probably grab a table.

One of the things they had added just before the pandemic was an automated pay to park system. I checked and it’s still in operation, so remember to get your parking validated before leaving to avoid paying the fee.

By popular demand, we’re still doing Fridays other than First Friday via Zoom. Have the 🍹 🍸 🍷 of your choice, and some conversation with your Beanstalk friends.

Cost: Price of your meal. Order off the menu.

We’re going to reserve a large table for all of us.

Join your tall friends for some seasonal fun and fellowship.

Optional Yankee Swap ($15 gift) will be held. Let’s use our imaginations and see what variation in swap gifts we can have. And the more who participate, the more fun it is, so come one, come all!

Directions: This restaurant is literally right at the intersection of routes 128/95 & 1 in Dedham. However, I would recommend using your GPS if you have one since you might need to loop around and come at it from the back side, depending what direction you’re coming from.

Bamboo is on the back side of the Holiday Inn hotel.

If coming from 128/95, take the new exit 29A. If my memory is correct, that’s the old exit 15. Make sure you head towards Dedham on RT 1.

At the end of the exit ramp get over into the far left lane as quickly as you can so you can turn left at the first light. Yes, that means cutting across 4 lanes. Unfortunately it’s illegal to do a U turn at the light to enter hotel/restaurant area from the route 1 side, so you will have to turn left onto the side street, go all the way to the end, and at the cross street turn left again.

Once gain, get into the left lane to get ready to turn onto Ariadne Road. It’s hard to differentiate between the driveways and the streets back there, so just make sure to look for the green street sign, then turn left again. It’s the first one. Ariadne Road runs through an industrial park area. Just keep going till you see Bamboo & Holiday Inn on your right.

In you are coming down route 1 from within the 128 loop, then you’ll be able to turn into the Holiday Inn and Bamboo parking lot from the front side, directly from route 1. You’ll be turning in just before the on-ramp to get back onto RT 128 North.