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I have not been here in many years and decided to stop in for a pint and test their Guinness.
The place was packed as always, but the place really has no atmosphere. Lots of techno and dance music playing. I won't be back.
As for the Guinness, it is served way too quickly and is below average. A place this famous should have better Guinness.
I came to this place twice to have lobsters. I have not tried any of their other menu items, but I do like the lobsters. During the summer and fall, this place offers 1.25 lb lobsters for only $10!! If it's too much of a hassle for you to go out and buy the lobster and cook it for yourself, then this is the place to go. The lobster is not humongous, but it is decent size...and you can't complaint when it's only $10.
The restaurant is fairly big, so there are never really any seating problems. They also have TVs located throughout the restaurant so if you have any sport games that you do not want to miss, then you always have the option to eat here. I see a lot of families as well as students come in here mainly for the cheap lobster.
Overall, I would come back to happy hour and try the lobsters again...maybe have 2 portions next time since it's so cheap :)
Rounded up from 3.5 stars:
The drinks aren't weak or expensive, there is a distinct separation between the dance floor and bar, and there's a DJ. Now and then I enjoy a GOOD cover band like at Hennessey's next door, but I always enjoy the traditional scene. Now this isn't your guido house music, its top 40 sprinkled with old hits, old as in MJ (RIP). My friends and I are girls in our mid-20s and we go nuts over Ke$ha, TSwift, etc.
All of the food reviews are just, its a tourist trap just like every other establishment in Faneuil. Generic "Boston" bar food like chowder and fish&chips. And dinner? They probably make most of their money on the weekend considering $5 cover & drinks, obviously they are going to rush stragglers out.
Purple Shamrock always is a fun time and is open until 2AM which is later than most Boston bars. If anything, its only $5 lost to head out to the 30something other bars in the area. Its close to Haymarket or Government Center T, and cabs are always available outside.
As a local I only go here when I am looking to get shitfaced with the sun still shining on my pasty white skin. Still the place is okay. Most of the people that are there on a Friday/Saturday are from out of town or Everett/Malden it would seem.
We were a large group wandering around trying to find a place to eat after being turned away from Boston Beer Works and the Shamrock sat us fairly quickly. The service was mostly good, since we had a lot of people it took some time to get the proper food and drink to everyone.
I think this is a decent bar to go for a quick drink or bite to eat but it is way too dark and loud for any conversation.
I would have given my personal experience a 3, but given the evening's events, minus one.
Some friends and I went out for a friend's 21st birthday, and while we're hanging out, ensuring that our friend has a healthy buzz going, we witness something kind of un-nerving (for lack of a better word). The bartender and the "bouncer" were polite to us, tolerant of our slight rambunctiousness, etc. But then, seemingly out of no-where, the "bouncer" throws another guy (not in our group) out. Not escorts out, throws out. Another guy followed (not with the one who just got thrown out and not someone who works for the bar), and proceeds to beat the snot out of this guy. The "bouncer" doesn't really do a whole lot to stop him. Eventually drunk guy leaves, but then comes back, and everyone and their mom rushes back outside to "watch the fight." Someone in my group of friends eventually called the cops. I personally think the "bouncer" should have done a more proactive job of keeping other patrons from messing with the drunk guy.
I came to Boston during the summer. While we were there we wanted lobster. As we were walking the Freedom Trail we stopped to eat here for lunch. The lobster was cheap and it was really good! I loved eating the lobster by myself! It was my first lobster I ate by myself! It was so cool I felt all profesh wearing a bib and using my tools! The servers were very friendly and very nice! I would go back to this place in a heart beat! Good stuff! By the way we went at lunch and there were lots of people!
I don't know what all the hating is about with the reviews... my review is about a Sunday lunch.
I flew into boston on business and needed food Sunday before meetings started on Monday.
We walk, and walk and walk... and this was the first place I found that was open. So we go in. Our server was this dude with a funny sounding accent. It was a mix of Columbian and Bostonian.... so when I say funny accent I mean it.
Anyways they have pretty decent chowder and lobster roll. Nothing to go out of your way for, but damn good none the less
Nothing wrong with this spot at all. If you're looking for a typical Irish style pub right in the center of Boston (near the North End/Faneuil Hall) this is a good place to stop in and have a drink. I can't recall it being special or over-the-top. I do remember the bar staff being very friendly and helpful though!
It could be somewhat of a tourist trap so if you're looking for a real Boston experience or some authentic food, just a few feet away you'll find better dining. (Union Oyster House or Durgin Park)
I'd recommend this place for a cocktail but not necessarily a meal.
Women LOVE this place. They say all the hottest men hang out here, but I don't see how that's true because I'M not there! HA! Get it!? Sort of a joke folks - come on now!
Nice enough place. Owned by the same people who run the Black Rose and Harp, etc. Same food too.
But a nice enough bar. On the edge of this crummy neighborhood, this is the only bar I frequent. You are just out of the stink-zone from the fish market down the street.
Yeah. So I came here last night with a couple of friends for dinner. It was kinda late, around 9 p.m. They sat us, but apparently in the area of the place that becomes the dance floor at 10. Halfway through our meal--before the floor was even cleared for dancing--the lights dim SO much we can't even see our food. By quarter to 10 the waitress says that the management is yelling at her to get us outta there--meanwhile there's still a huge group sitting at a long table directly in the middle of the dance floor not moving. So whatever, I understand, it's not the waitresses fault.
We then figure, hey--why not wait around for a lil and see what happens when it turns into a club? WRONG MOVE. Within minutes of entering the now clear dance floor, we are assaulted on all sides by some of the douchiest douches I've ever experienced. And they just kept coming, and coming, and grinding their hips and winking and...OH MY GOD I'm having flashbacks. I couldn't even walk from the bathroom back to my friends without being assaulted by some dude's pelvis.
Hey, but I don't know--maybe you're into that.
Stopped in here last night with 9 people. It was about 8:45.
Hmm..First of all..Never even checked any ID's at the door..Perfect! Now I know where NOT to go if I want to hang out with underage drinkers.
Second, the place was have full (Hey I'm being optimistic here!). We looked around for a table. There were tons of them in the back. So I asked if we could sit down (I have gout and really needed to sit down in a chair badly) . You would have thought I asked for this girls first born child. She said NO, I'd have to go "NEXT DOOR" where they were serving food!
Hmmm...so you want me to leave your establishment and take my business elsewhere? SURE NO PROBLEM...AHM yeah..If I was you Purple Shamrock..I'd really revamp your employees! That's pretty bad. 9 people looking to come to your establishment and you tell them to go somewhere else? Because they want to sit? Wow!
Wow - I mean really......WOW.
If zero stars were an option - that is what they would get.
I have worked in the bar industry. I have been a customer/patron all over the world in bars. The Purple Shamrock was one of the classic bars I had not yet been to since moving to Boston, so when my good friend (who is a veteran GM in the bar industry) flew out to MA - I thought it would be the ideal stop. I could not have been more wrong, this place was horrid.
The door guy made it seem like a pain that we had out of state ID's....
- 1st of all - this is Faneuil Hall...tourist mecca
- 2nd - it was 8:30 on a Friday, there was no line, it was not like we were slowing business down
- 3rd - Boston is a college town and "international" city, door staff should be used to out of state ID's
- 4th (and last on THIS rant) - they were in english, we both offered other forms of ID even though we are 29 and 34 (not like we barely look old enough here folks), and we did not walk in with foreign passports, paper, clipped, or expired IDs.
...so more or less, the guy giving us attitude was uncalled for - your a door guy, it's your job...deal with it.
My next issue is the liquor selection. Now, I realize this is not up to the staff, so I won't hate on them for this, but I will bust on them for their lack of knowledge and suggestion - not to mention complete lack of service (and manners!).
I ask if they have cider...they say, "yes." I wait..and wait...and wait. Ok..I ask, "WHAT cider to you have?" She responds, "Uhhh, I don't know, the one most places have?"
SERIOUSLY?!!??!
Moving on... "Hmm, well, uuhh ok - I am guessing you mean Magners then...so, I will pass. Do you have Stoli Raz?" "Nope." ....turns to the well/pit to have an extremely inappropriate conversation about a fellow co-worker with a server... (yes, we can hear every word, still have not placed our drink order). I say excuse me twice...she turns..."WHAT?" (seriously...did she just WHAT me?! We are trying to order drinks, we are sitting in the stools at the bar, we have cash and empty space sitting in front of us - you have GOT to be kidding me).
I want to walk out - however, I know we have a group of 5-8 people on their way from various areas to meet us, not all of which will get messages (damn the T and it's lack of service spots), so unfortunately, we are stuck here.
We finally get service - we settle for a beer and a Magners, neither of which we wanted but realizing it was the best we were going to get at this point - both of which are spilt on us when set down.
After everyone shows up we promptly leave and spend the rest of our night, and money, at other establishments that actually want our business.
I am really saddened by this, I had heard good things about this place and GREAT things about their food - but I am pretty soured to the idea of the Purple Shamrock.
Hopefully they get their act together so that their service matches their food reputation.
Purple sham was a shame.
Music sounded OK from the outside. I regret paying $5 cover for a place like this. We came in and the live band started playing Soft Cell's Tainted Love.
What the fizzle?
This place was filled with a bunch of fugly ogres. My friend and I had to pretend we were bitchy dyke butches to repel them.
I want to go back in time and reverse my decision to patronize this establishment.
So this isn't the greatest bar in Boston but I'd go back. Grabbed dinner and drinks here with a nice seat by the open windows. Calamari and Buffalo Fingers were decent, beer was cold, and the bill was rather small.
Overall a typical bar setting but with super tiny bathrooms! wtf! I know its an Irish bar but did the leprechauns forget humans use the facilities too!
Tourist Trap with their lobster "special". But the lobster portion itself is quite small and I didn't think it tasted all that fresh. Fish and chip appetizer comes with a whopping portion of...one...fish. and then fries.
Pricey pub/bar food-not worth the price. Small portions. Not the best service. I didn't think it was worth it.
There is much better pub food with better deals.
I came here only for late night drinks to celebrate a friends birthday. On a Thursday night things were pretty dead here, but the staff was really nice and friendly. They have live music, but it's definitely more of a place to just grab a beer and chill rather than get crazy. Needless to say, we left and headed off to find a place a little more fitting for the occasion. I'd come back though.
Just your normal bar. It's convenient to Quincy Market which was nice when we wanted to run in from the rain.
It had to have the oddest mix of music I've ever heard: Country, Pop, Hip-hop, and Merengue... seriously?
Okay, the only Irish thing about this place is the word SHAMROCK.
When people think of Boston and all it has to offer, they say, "Let's hit some of the Irish bars all around Faneuil Hall ." This is NOT one of them.
It has the potential to lure you in - loud music, dance floor, big bar area...... The problem is once you are in, it is crystal clear to you that it is dirty, filled with a lot of tourists (probably thinking this was an authentic Irish bar!!), and overcharging for watered-down drinks.
I've never had an issue with the beer on tap... but I went there last week and the food made me ill. Straight through me. I will not go back!!
I went to this place when my brother in law was in town with some of his buddies and family. Since we were in Faneuil Hall area, I thought what the heck lets try this place out. Boy were we in for a surprise. Let warn you first that parking here is ridiculous, you are bound to get more fingers then find spots because everyone else is looking for that covet spot. The decor is average for a pub feeling, but it is mostly patron by tourist and other odd balls. The burger I got was blend and over cooked. The fries were soggy, probably would have gotten fresher fries from the McDonald next door. Beer is average price what they have. Staff is average, not expecting much from a pub anyways. I do not recommend coming here for food, but if you looking for a beer lets say around 2 PM, then place might fit that bill.
Bad. Just Bad. Really Bad.
1. Over 45 minute wait just to take our orders
2. Got our order wrong
3. More waiting for the check.
4. Nonexistent service throughout the meal
5. Unfriendly host.
Save yourself time and skip this restaurant for some of the other pubs on Union Street.
This place is pretty unspectacular. It's just a boring tourist death trap for people who couldn't get into Union Oyster House. I had some food here and some beers and I don't remember anything striking about this place except their hand dryer was a little INTENSE. The damn thing pushed my handskin around in ways it's never been pushed around before, boring a swirly windhole into the top of my hand. But my hands were completely dry in like 4 seconds, so I guess that's a plus.
Also, this is one of those bars in a family of lame Irish-themed "pubs" so if you're striving for authenticity, this probably isn't your best bet. Apparently, for a nightspot, this is where the douchiest of douches hang out. So check the label in your underpants and if it says "douche," this may be the place for you!
Wednesday Night Karaoke. Eh.
Ok.
It's just not that fun when there are only like 4 people in the entire bar to sing to. I walk by here often and it always appears to be dead. How do they stay open?
Servers are friendly enough.
The place isn't much different than other establishments in the area.
I just don't get it.
It was my friend's birthday, so I was coerced on a Thursday night to venture out to Haymarket. It was pretty empty, although there were a few on the dance floor, a few at the bar and a couple of homeless men dancing beside the tables. I was most shocked to discover little people dancing in garter belts and cowboy boots. Mind you that I was not intoxicated at all- and maybe if I was it would all be humorous to me. I don't really think I'd venture back., but if you're going- just bring a lot of friends and I'm sure you'll have a great time.
Here is a Boston "so-called" staple for Irish pubs. Located on the outskirts of Faneuil Hall, it is an over-priced, cool-kid bar. The line to get in, the admission fee for over crowded dancing and drinking are all obnoxious. Not to mention they shouldn't charge to get in on the end of the week late nights because they are making hand-over-fist on booze and beer.
If you're a young college kid or one of those too-cool guys, this is the place for you. Lots of creeps and a meat market warning for the girls.
Lunch and dinner hour is usually a breeze to get in. Traditional pub food. Nothing fancy but it is decent.
$5 cover on a Saturday night. . . can't beat it for F. Hall.
We waited in line for about 5-10 minutes which wasn't too bad. The bartenders are hot and they are very quick to fix you a drink. Shots were encouraged as well.
I give it 4 stars because of two factors.
1. You can meet/talk to someone near the bar without bumping into everyone else.
2. The dance floor is enormous and everyone seems to be dancing. At least after a few drinks.
The tables by the windows let you look out at the street and see everyone walking by. It's a good spot.
Bouncers are pretty laid back. Come here with a big crew or a small crew and you'll have a good time.
And you can easily hit up McDonald's after for some McNuggets. (no cover at McDonald's but always a long line).
I truly love this place
The atmosphere is just wonderful and it's literally a 30 second walk from Fanuiel Hall so it's a great place to stop at if your site seeing and feel like a lunch break.
Everything is completely affordable and wont break you what so ever.
I absolutely love their Reuben sandwich, it's so delicious and mouthwatering. It's just so full of corn beef and sour kraut.
Their fish and chips dish is so huge and inexpensive and it taste absolutely delicious.
I also fully recommend the clam chowder. It's very creamy and has so much clams.
The service is great, I've never once had a bad experice there
Came here for lunch, post lunch rush. After reading the menu, I was really looking forward to some crab cakes, but by 1pm they were already out of crab cakes, lobster rolls and bangers.
What?!?
Oh well to that. I settled with the fish and chips, which was a full size dish of mediocricy. kinda like the service for a slow afternoon.
Beyond this, I checked out the bathrooms which had large wooden doors, mirrors in the stalls, and a dryer that could blow the skin right off your hands- be forewarned.
C r a p d a y
Due to some unfortunatel circumstances, some of which I had absolutely no control over, it had befallen that my first day in Boston was to be spent languishing in the rather constricted halls of Logan International. Top that off with the loss of my cell and I felt that this evening could not get any better.
Bring in my two most stalwart companions that I know in Boston who are cute, charming and extremely communicative in making me feel much better. S and J (or SJ, as they will be known moving forward) came and picked me up at the Hyatt near MIT and we headed to the local mall so I could look at prospective phones.
The boys asked me where I wanted to go and I told them to take me somewhere in Boston where I've never been.
Hmm, how about Faneuil Hall?
I was craving a hamburger with a side salad, so S volunteered The Purple Shamrock, best known for volatile aftereffects of too much beer consumption, among other things.
The layout of the bar is more reflective that of an Irish Bar done cheap without much effort to charm or the darker atmospheres surrounding pubs. The menu is typical, with lots of appetizers and sandwiches/burgers.....I went ahead with their classic burger medium rare (came out more well than rare) and a large amount of savory french fries. All this for around $9.
Our waitress was quick and kind, always coming back to the table with a smile.
Throughout our dinner, they were playing trivial pusuit enhanced with music that pertained to the question. It proved more of a background noise rather than an invitation to participate, but listening to the names of the groups was hilarious. One team was called:
"We did the Olson Twins before they were famous"
And then another set that had the term "gnomes" mixed in there. Who says "gnomes" nowadays? hehe
When S opened the door, the famous Boston wind hit and sliced right into my face with the severity of cold and anger. 27 degrees. Now that's freezing. They kept on laughing at me since I was saying it was bitterly cold.
"Aw, honey, you are from California. That's fer sur"
"Yeah yeah, kiss my ass, Johnny."
After we had finished our burgers, I felt immediate exhaustion come blowing down behind me and alight heavily on my shouders. The boys dropped me off on the school night and I read an little and then was out cold. I can't believe I'm a usual night owl up until 1:00 am on the West Coast and here, I was out by around 11:00 pm (or 8:00 pm pst!!!)
Those french fries were pretty darn good.
I'm just going to start off my reivew with a little fun fact...
The Men's room has one urinal and one toilet and is about the size of a janitor's closet. The toilet, has a flimzy wall and no stall door. Classy, right? Well, how about this cherry for your sundae...I know someone who has fornicated in said stall.
That is all I think of when I think of the Purple Shamrock. Breeders fornicating in one of the tiniest, trashiest bathrooms in the city.
The dance floor is dark, creepy, slippery and sticky all at the same time. It feels like what dancing on top of a bar should feel like. Of course there are your standard AWK middle-aged men lingering in the shadows: ladies beware. There is also about a 100 percent chance for a drunk girl to either (a) spill her drink on you or (b) drop a bottle next to your foot: citizens beware.
I've never been here for food, only for nightlife. Expect a long line, an inappropriate cover charge, and general douchebagness. Two stars: (1) for having alcohol and (2) because my friends and I are able to keep each other sane, even in Faneuil.
Wanna go to a really generic bar in Boston where you'll probably run into some of your frat bros from when you were just a wee pledge in Kappa Kappa Kappa? Or maybe you'd rather avoid this place all together and sit at home on your ass, waist deep into a bottle of Henny watching reruns of "Mama's Family", taking the occasional time out to yell at your neighbor's children who are pitching baseballs in front of your car.
In any case, you wouldn't find me here EVER, unless someone dragged my lifeless shell of a corpse into it's dumpster out back....or unless I have friends in town from out of state who want to visit FH and it's too cold to wait in line anywhere else to have the same shitty time as I would here.
The guys were douchey, the girls were dumb, the credit card system was out, and I used the mens room. I'd yet to see a mens room as filthy as this, "water" all over the seat, wet toilet paper on the floor....I mean...fuck. Anytime I've skipped the womens line to jump behind some girl standing at a urinal, the stall is usually fairly decent. If there's one thing I can say about women, it's that they use a metric ton of toil
et paper, paper towels, and hand soap. Men, eh, not so much.
I digress, the drinks were $7 for a poorly measured hard cocktail and it's served in a dixie cup. Classy. The music was generic, APPLEBOTTOMJEANS WITTHA BOOTZ WITH THA FURRRRR....
Sadly, I like this place.
When I say sadly, because I expected nothing positive from coming here. I was meeting a few friends a few weeks ago and it turned out this place wasn't half bad.
Food service was shut off early around 8pm on saturday. Boo! The beer was moderately priced, I didn't have any mixed drinks so I can't comment on that. They had Sam's Summer so I give them credit for that in stock!
Grabbing a table by the open window was nice with a huge group like we had. Around 11pm the dance floor started to warm up. It became very crowded which was good in my eyes. Lots of attractive women, college aged people, fun guys, etc. This place is not Vox, Tia's or Rumor. It's a nice bar to go to for some decent nightlife if you don't feel like dealing with the lame dress codes in Boston clubs. (I like to dress up when I go out, but I hate casual shoes. Someone is always stepping on them or dropping drinks on them)
I would recommend Purple Shamrock to anyone who is looking for a decent place to go on a saturday night. Stop in, get a few drinks and go on your way. If a little rowdy college-aged type bar is your idea of fun, stay the night. I enjoyed it, and I'm not a big party-type.
I was impressed by the professionalism of the bouncers here. I've seen people mishandled by bouncers before, but the ones here were very nice guys. One guy tried to go into the women's bathroom and when the bouncer tried to stop him, he mouthed off and shoved the bouncer. The bouncer being 5'4" picked up the 6'0" wiseass off his feet and slammed him into the wall. That in itself was priceless and worth the 4 stars.
My friend was urinated on here. Enough said.
If I could give 0 stars, I would.
This was stop #3 on my mini Monday night bar crawl. I was giving my Florida friend the grand ole Faneuil Hall tour. Yeah. I know. But it must be done.
We ended up playing trivia with maybe 12 other people at the Purple Shamrock (SO EMPTY!), but we didn't mind because this increased our chances of making the top 5. (Sample question: "Which country won the most medals in the 2006 Winter Olympics? Uh. Duh! GERMANY. That's right bitches. We were the ONLY team to get it right.) Playing trivia on Monday night here is awesome because you're playing against a few Jersey girls from B.U. instead of those brainiacs from Cambridge and Somerville.
The Purple Shamrock was super empty and not nearly as obnoxious as other yelpers describe it to be. But then again, it was a Monday night and it was stop #3...
I'm embarrassed to admit that this is where I came on my 21st birthday. *hangs head in shame*
I wasn't living in the city yet and this was the only bar that I had ever heard of. I was a big loser. So I gathered 5 of my closest already of age friends, put on my tiara and headed into the city.
Oh man! If I had only known then what I know now. This place is a dump. Full of 'ya doods', barely dressed skanks, and tourists all completely sloshed and singing/slurring as loud as they could. Of course I had a blast because I was drinking legally for the first time and didn't have to pay for anything! Woo Hoo! Yeah Journey... DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!!
But now that I'm older and wiser I know better :)
Not really because I went back to Faneuil on my 22nd bday but did manage to avoid this spot.
Just based off of reputation alone, I never had any desire to go to the Purple Shamrock. A part of me did want to go and check it out, sort of the way you want to linger and look at a car crash when you know it's vulgar and morbidly mystifying, so when a friend suggested grabbing a drink there after work because we were nearby and too lazy (and cold) to walk further, I thought "ok, might as well. It is time."
Well, it wasn't that bad, actually, but I strongly suspect because it was super empty. It was actually so empty it was depressing, but it was warm inside and would serve us some tipple. The warm part disappeared when they opened the windows, and despite not only ours but the other patrons' squeals of "whyyy!! close!! cold!!", they said "sorry but we must. just for a bit." (with no explanation and no obvious reason), left them open and left us to shiver.
Maybe I'm being judgmental, but even from the few patrons I saw in there, and the scene I've caught glimpses of/hear about from their nighttime crowd, this place is the antithesis of what I like in a nighttime destination. Packed with loud, slobbering people (no offense, this is just the impression I get), it just seems like such a "meat market mentality" kind of place. And it figures, since I mostly hear about 'hungry' (*cough*) girls, meatheads, tourists, sometimes even date-rape drugs (and apparently urinating on people! blech!) and I dunno, just not my scene at all. I guess this is evidenced by the bathroom scribbles.. although I must say, I was expecting to see greater atrocities scratched into those walls.
To be honest, it wasn't that bad when we went. Conveniently located, ample seating, nice quiet conversation. I had a nice time just because the company was good. But otherwise, I think this place would feel pretty dismal, and I'd rather not go back if I ever have to. I certainly won't go back at night, at any rate.
PS, Maybe unsignificant, but the hand dryer in the bathroom is the most powerful one I've ever seen. Seriously, it felt like it could blow me all the way across the Harbour. Scary stuff.
Purple Shamrock gets 3 stars strictly for their location in Fanueil Hall and their bartenders who serve faster than I've ever seen at any other bar. I came here a few years ago for a friend's birthday and the server was mediocre (seemed a little annoyed that a few in the party arrived late - understandable). However, the food was nothing to rave about for the price you pay... We were hungry so we ate, but I could take it or leave it.
The scene changed drastically as the evening went on and pretty soon the dance floor was filled with drunk, half naked slobs grinding with each other - ick! I'd expect a little more class I guess.
Actually, I'm changing the review to 2 stars now that I think of the condition the ladies rooms were in....dirty, no tp, and just overall grossness. I'd come back here for a couple drinks early in the evening, but that's about it.
I was told by an experienced Boston bar-hopper to never enter the Purple Shamrock. After faithfully following that advice for two years, I finally broke down and went inside. Here are the things I liked: the drinks were reasonably priced, considering the location. Yeah, that's about it.
Here are the things I didn't like: the band sucked, the dj was just ok. There is a serious lack of air circulation, so be prepared to sweat even if you're not dancing. Seriously sketchy guys and gals, so if you venture in, bring your group along.
Take my friend's advice: just stay away from this place.
I have to give this place 5 stars for the number of REALLY good times I've had here in the past 5 years or so.
Normally, it would not get more than 3 stars but I have a special place in my heart of the place that introduced me to one of the best parts of going out in Boston on a Saturday night...bachelerette parties!
Have I kissed 50+ year old bride's moms here as a dare? (a pitiful sight btw)
Have I "had" to grind w/ some 21 year old girl getting married in a few months sowing her oats? (a pitiful sight btw)
Have I had girls make out w/ each other so I'll buy them a beer? (a pitiful sight btw)
Have I danced my ass off to some random beats on a hot summer night? (a pitiful sight btw)
Can you see why I love this place?
The answer to all these questions is a semi-resounding YES (w/o the caps, so just a yes).
I may be a bit too old to hit this place...sadly enough, but that won't stop me from trying in the summer of '08!
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