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Ethan Mercer

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Ethan Mercer is a New England restaurant researcher for Restaurantor, and he covers the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine. His expertise lies in uncovering restaurants that offer good food, reliable service, good value, and, above all, a good experience. Ethan takes a look beyond the rankings and popular opinions and analyzes what makes these restaurants great.

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Browse restaurant guides, dining recommendations, and local food stories researched and written by Ethan Mercer.

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New England Restaurant Expertise

Some of the specialties of Ethan include the dining culture of the New England area, seafood restaurants, fine dining, neighborhood restaurants, historic restaurants, cafes, and restaurants with chef concepts. Some of the big cities he covers include Boston, Providence, Hartford, and Portland; however, Ethan also covers other smaller towns where one can find the best local restaurants.

Being a professional with expertise in hospitality and business management, Ethan is able to assess a restaurant from the point of view of both a customer and operations. He considers all aspects of service like food offered, service provided, ambiance, prices, reliability, and overall guest experience.

How Ethan Researches Restaurants

A high number of reviews or a highly rated average is not enough for Ethan to recommend a restaurant. Ethan digs deeper into the research.

Recent customers’ opinions, frequent praises or criticisms, menu, price, service, atmosphere, accessibility, and the restaurant’s reputation in its own community are analyzed. In cases when a personal visit plays a role in the research process, it is taken into account along with other customer experiences.

The idea is straightforward—to make sure that the recommended restaurants are worthy of the customer’s time and money.

Areas Ethan Covers

Ethan is the head of Restaurantor’s restaurant research in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine. He provides his expertise on city guides, local dining recommendations, cuisine-specific restaurant lists, and well-researched restaurant lists such as the best restaurants of popular New England cities.

The restaurantor keeps expanding, but Ethan keeps improving regional restaurant research to provide more information than yet another restaurant list.