Last night (June 15, 2023) at about 7:15 pm, while diners at the Pearl were beginning their first courses, the ceiling lights came up and the annoying braap braap of a fire alarm began to sound. After checking briefly, the manager apologized and explained that we would all have to go outside for a short time. Fortunately, it was a warm evening.
Gathering outside, we noticed that diners at the Boarding House were also outside, since both restaurants are part of the same building. A few diners walked over to Ventuno to see if they could have dinner there, but it appeared as though nearly all returned to the Pearl.
After we had waited for about 10 minutes, the Nantucket fire truck appeared, nearly filling Federal Street.
Two firemen hopped out and went into the Pearl, and after a few minutes, turned off the alarm and determined that it was a false alarm.
Shortly thereafter, the firemen and the truck left and diners returned to both restaurants.
The manager told us that smoke from outside had blown in and set off the alarm. Kudos to the Pearl staff: they continued service without dropping a beat.