Restaurants are routinely reviewed and rated by the Boston Globe (check Thursday’s Calendar section); by Boston magazine (published monthly, available at newsstands) and by The Improper Bostonian (published every 2 weeks, free, look for them in newsboxes at T stops and other city locations).

Members recommendations by area:

Salem

for a light, informal lunch: Cafe Kushco 128 Washington 978-741-4282.

for a lunch with table cloth and cloth napkins (or a nice dinner): Cilantro is very good Mexican food, 282 Derby St 978-745-9436.

for a more formal dinner: The Lyceum, 43 Church St. 978-745-7665.

Some of the other restaurants, with their menus, are listed at www.salemmassdining.com

Boston

Vinney’s Superette Somerville Italian food website link

for Venezuelan dishes: Orinoco Kitchen, two locations: South End and Brookline

for Spanish dishes: Tasca Restaurant, 1612 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, (617) 730-8002 and Tapeo Restaurant & Tapas Bar, 268 Newbury Street, Boston, (617) 267-4799

for French style:  Le Petit Robert, several locations

Watertown

for Venezuelan Dishes: La Casa de Pedro, 343 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472, phone: 617- 923-8025

Go to www.opentable.com to make reservations on line.