The Greatest Bar

262 Friend St, Boston
(617) 367-0544

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Margaret Silva

Best nachos ever. Every nacho had cheese and toppings. Also, the Buffalo dip is amazing. It is the greatest bar.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nachos

Boo Bear

Where do I begin. Was in the area for a short visit 12/7-12/9/24, and I looked up this place, and it didn't disappoint. 12/8 was a Taylor Swift concert showing, and the Swifties were Swifting. I went in by myself and from security to bartenders... Everyone was extremely welcoming. I stayed until 2:15 a.m., although online, they stated they closed at 2am. Best time! Cool šŸ˜Ž place in boston.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Mike Guillemette

Great Food, Great Service, Great Bartender. Clean place with good atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Bacon Cheddar Burger, Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Chris T

Great atmosphere if you love sports. Place to be after a Bruins game for some drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Steve Breen

Went for the Penn State - Wisconsin game. Good selection of beer, beaver basket was a nice touch, our waitress was amazing (Hailey?), and the big screen was awesome. What could have better? It's loud. Real loud. Was hard to have a conversation

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Nachos, Basket of Fries

Juli Avalos

At the end of the night, they made fun of someone’s speach. The issue was they didn’t realize they were actually from another country.
As a companion I was infuriated. Another employee apologized for the behavior.

Unacceptable.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Dalton Buckels

Better bars in the area.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Andrea Mejia

Management is so incredibly rude and not understanding.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Molly Reed

Loved the local feel. The manager/owner Tony was amazingly accommodating with making sure we could see our game!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Wings

Yara Yazbek

Our group stopped in on a packed Saturday night, and unfortunately our experience was disappointing. When I politely asked a staff member a simple question, her response was unexpectedly rude. We didn’t even last 15 minutes. It was an unpleasant experience and extremely overcrowded —I do not recommend!

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Christopher Humphrey

From a distance this place looks like most other bars in the area. My relative was the one to actually point this place out and recommended that we should go in and take a look. They weren’t wrong, every floor packed with memorabilia and other things to keep you entertained while maintaining an authentic Boston experience. Food was a treat - ordered nachos and tenders - both were prepped with care and tasted great. Regardless of what floor you end up at the food isn’t cold by the time it gets to you which made the experience that much more special. While the selection of beer left a bit to be desired considering the options in the area, what they had available tasted amazing and complimented the food well. Props to our main waitress Charisma for providing us with excellent service while being personable and acutely attentive to the needs of the table (i.e. refills, orders, etc.). The waitresses that followed were also just as great, paying precise attention to the needs of the table, checking in constantly, and exercising a good amount of patience. Overall 4.75/5 experience, I think I will be making a habit of coming here more often for Boston games.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nachos, Buffalo Chicken, Basket of Fries

Mark LeShane

ā€œGreatest Barā€ but doesn’t offer Miller LITE FAIL!! I am going to Sullivan

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Robert Murphy

Best chicken tacos ever - to quote my comrade. The pizza was also quite good. Drink selection was an interesting challenge as they had no Irish whiskey… in Boston. Weird. 4 levels of restaurant/bars. Nice place to hang before a hockey game!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza

Sarah McClure

Honestly extremely disappointed. We are visiting from out of state for the first time and we were having a great time at first. We even regrettably thought that we found a place that we would make part of our yearly traditions, but unfortunately that quickly changed. I made the mistake of saying yes to a free shot from a different bar patron. I had never met this human before and thought I lucked out maybe because the Celtics won tonight, but instead was told I am being kicked out because I said yes to a shot from another bar customer. When I asked for clarification, the bartender walked away and started eating a snack. Absolutely zero concern for their bar patrons or the impression they are leaving on people visiting. Genuinely a place I would theoretically visit multiple times a year on our Boston visits, but after the absolutely rude and unwelcoming reaction after choosing this establishment to spend our money at tonight, honestly I will never return. It’s sad because I feel like in concept, there is a good thing going, but they staff very quickly destroyed whatever positive this place may potentially have. 0/10 DO NOT recommend

Helena E

red head waitress on the top floor truly needs to be fired. So so rude. The ladies at the front and the bartenders were so kind but the red head waitress on the top floor rolled her eyes at us for ordering chicken tenders and fries without alcohol…. extremely strange…. love greatest bar otherwise but this girl really ruined the experience

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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