Part dive bar, part beer bar - Bukowski Tavern is my favorite watering hole in the city. It has an unpretentious atmosphere, with its cozy old booths and grungy appearance. Service is fast, and if you can't decide what you want, just spin the wheel and let fate pick for you.
Bruce Wilder
I am from LA, so spotting the name of an LA icon was irresistible. Fun, hipster fantasy of a dive bar, but that’s OK in the pretentious Back Bay.I had a draft Pabst (my sainted Father’s favorite) and tater tots. It was good. Good retro soundtrack for what that is worth and loads of curious “flair” on the walls.
Tabitha Clark
This place is typically guaranteed good service , excellent tunes, and quality food. Just went in there on a Saturday afternoon and had some young male light haired bar tender I hadn’t seen before and it was the worst experience I’ve ever had there in 15 years of going. He totally ignored customers and played some board game at the end of the bar with his gf, who wasn’t eating or drinking, for over an hour. Heard him say “I should have just left Spotify on” when he had to change the record once and I almost chewed him out— I come to this place to talk beer and bc they don’t put on playlist crap like EVERY OTHER bar in Boston. This dude clearly doesn’t get why people show up to a small, well established gem like Bukowski and he doesn’t deserve to tend that holy bar.
Richard Joseph
I really like this place I have a lot of good memories here but tonight a young blonde bartender laughed at me for having a stutter. I'm not really sure if I wanna go back beera good foods good only place to get lone star in MA as far as I know
Vitor Rezende
Bartender was an awful bad mood person
Carlos Linera
Sat at the bar for a couple hours prior to the Sox game. Bartender Tone was great!
Aaron Santos
The white trash cheese dip made me feel again
Scot Medsker
Hip place with an enormous beer selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Craft Beer
Anya Mezheritskaya
Delicious bar food and good selection of beers. A true neighborhood beer dive establishment with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Leave your diet plans at home and spin the beer wheel of fortune.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peanut Butter Burger with Bacon, Tater Tots, Fries, Burger, White Trash Poutine Tots Plate, Chicken Tenders, Kenmore Tots
Phylicia Christianson
Randomly saw it and decided to go it. It was a great choice. We all had an amazing time.
Great selection for brews! Sitting at the bar can be painful: fixed stools and worse: the lip at the edge of the counter is insanely uncomfortable!
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Elias Actis Grosso
Nice place in Boston to enjoy a beer with colleagues or friends? I really liked the vibe, and the food is ok.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tater Tots, Craft Beer
David Ormondroyd
We liked this place, the staff were lovely and we had a couple of goes on the wheel, didn't really like the drinks we won but it was a good laugh, would definitely go back
Part dive bar, part beer bar - Bukowski Tavern is my favorite watering hole in the city. It has an unpretentious atmosphere, with its cozy old booths and grungy appearance. Service is fast, and if you can't decide what you want, just spin the wheel and let fate pick for you.
I am from LA, so spotting the name of an LA icon was irresistible. Fun, hipster fantasy of a dive bar, but that’s OK in the pretentious Back Bay.I had a draft Pabst (my sainted Father’s favorite) and tater tots. It was good. Good retro soundtrack for what that is worth and loads of curious “flair” on the walls.
This place is typically guaranteed good service , excellent tunes, and quality food. Just went in there on a Saturday afternoon and had some young male light haired bar tender I hadn’t seen before and it was the worst experience I’ve ever had there in 15 years of going. He totally ignored customers and played some board game at the end of the bar with his gf, who wasn’t eating or drinking, for over an hour. Heard him say “I should have just left Spotify on” when he had to change the record once and I almost chewed him out— I come to this place to talk beer and bc they don’t put on playlist crap like EVERY OTHER bar in Boston. This dude clearly doesn’t get why people show up to a small, well established gem like Bukowski and he doesn’t deserve to tend that holy bar.
I really like this place I have a lot of good memories here but tonight a young blonde bartender laughed at me for having a stutter. I'm not really sure if I wanna go back beera good foods good only place to get lone star in MA as far as I know
Bartender was an awful bad mood
person
Sat at the bar for a couple hours prior to the Sox game. Bartender Tone was great!
The white trash cheese dip made me feel again
Hip place with an enormous beer selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Craft Beer
Delicious bar food and good selection of beers. A true neighborhood beer dive establishment with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Leave your diet plans at home and spin the beer wheel of fortune.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peanut Butter Burger with Bacon, Tater Tots, Fries, Burger, White Trash Poutine Tots Plate, Chicken Tenders, Kenmore Tots
Randomly saw it and decided to go it. It was a great choice. We all had an amazing time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Iconic bar. Must have been in Boston.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great selection for brews! Sitting at the bar can be painful: fixed stools and worse: the lip at the edge of the counter is insanely uncomfortable!
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Nice place in Boston to enjoy a beer with colleagues or friends? I really liked the vibe, and the food is ok.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tater Tots, Craft Beer
We liked this place, the staff were lovely and we had a couple of goes on the wheel, didn't really like the drinks we won but it was a good laugh, would definitely go back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool bar
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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