This place have a great vibe and quietness yet old school with a youthful desire !
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Stephen M.
Great portions, great service. Friendly staff, and very lively place. People hustle and bustle, and the music choice is solid as well.
Sid B.
I love how friendly everyone was however the mixed drinks we're TERRIBLE. The staff so warm and welcoming. The crowd was absolutely festive and the only reason why this doesn't get 5 stars was just how rough the drinks were. Oof. And this was on a Friday night (2/2). Please check the consistency of the product being served managers.
Ben Jacobson
My husband, a Mexican American, has never felt less than human before, until we finished our night in this bar, you people should be ashamed. The racial slurs used against him will never be forgotten. You are the problem with the northeast. We will never feel comfortable in Boston ever, ever again. I’m happy to provide my personal phone number to discuss further. But you should be mortified to consider yourself a safe place for members of the community. I’m embarrassed to have ever been inside your building.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Arsham Parsi
It was our first time in Boston and we decided to check this bar since it has the better reviews. We were not impressed but it was okay. There were a lot of people with very strange behaviour and style. Totally different from what we have seen in the different part of the world.
Atmosphere: 4
Todd Brown
First gay bar I've been to in about 23 years. Really looking for dinner after a late show. Pretty entertaining bar with really good karaoke singers. Food was pretty good. Burger would have gotten the 5 star if it weren't for the bun. Not a fan of the cold dense bun. Burger was tasty though. My husband got the nachos, which were pretty. Bar tenders were busy but managed to give good service. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paul Dugan
new favorite spot. great bartenders and atmosphere. food is good too!
Bri S.
It was my best friends 24th birthday and the second our group entered we hoped to have fun but were quickly let down. As we were walking through a man leaving informed us that the bouncer was very rude and negative. We brushed it off and kept walking in. As we met the man in the kool aid tank top who was checking ids we realized we should have listened and turned around. First words out of his mouth was him saying that one person in our party was just too drunk... for some reason he still let us in (mind I add that, that one person was just happy to be celebrating). Instead of turning around again we decided to walk in. We got one drink and left. Thank you kool aid man...
Jay S.
Fine clean downtown bar Subway tiles Videos Reasonable prices Close to the Freedom Trail
Viet Tran
Ordered drinks that took a little bit to arrive, and then ordered just tots and fries — 40 mins in and it still did not arrive. We decided to leave. Felt like host either forgot our order, did not put it in, or prioritized other patrons over us.
The service here is good the staff is very polite and cordial kind of hard to find but overall fun gay
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Filomena Orsi
Had a good time at the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars viewing!!
Kevin Hess
Horrible experience. My friend and I ordered a drink each. After enjoying our drinks for a while, a plate of food arrived in front of us that we had not ordered. Not even 10 seconds later, a gentleman arrived behind us and started chatting with us. He was clearly interested in us, be we politely made it clear we were not interested. After receiving our bill, we realized the food we had not ordered was listed on our tab. We questioned the bartender and he immediately insisted food was ordered by my friend. This was a straight lie and he knew it because he refused to make eye contact for the remainder of our stay. Funny enough, the gentleman whom had originally been interested in us came back over and started flirting with us again. I asked him if he had ordered the food for us, and he admitted he had. I called him out on the fact that the bartender said we had ordered the food, and he started acting really weird saying he owned the bar. He went back to his seat, and I called the bartender back over. I explained the guy had admitted to ordering the food on our behalf, and the bartender was immediately angered and said he would pull the video footage of us ordering the food. At this point we were uncomfortable and just wanted to leave. We closed our tab (with the cost of the food included) and left. As we were leaving the guy whom sent the food was watching us leave. The bartender continued to make no further eye contact.The whole experience was uncomfortable, and deceptive at best. The bartender was the younger of the two, and I regret not bringing the issue up with the older bartender or security. This whole ordeal happened on 4/12/23 around 9:00pm. I hope the younger bartender can be made accountable, the bar was otherwise okay.
Christian Butterworth
A really friendly, welcoming bar that my Husband and I stumbled upon. Staff were very attentive, and the other customers were friendly and chatty. Good selection of beers on tap, and the prices were reasonable too! A great bar for LGBTQ+ travellers to Boston!
BLUF 4273
I went on Valentine's night this year, thinking I'd find a lively atmosphere. What I found was grim. The two bartenders were in faded T-shirts, stretched neck elastic, dirty jeans, and unkempt beards. They looked unappealing for the look a business in a city center should have.The music from the jukebox was depressing. I expressed my disappointment to the person beside me; his response was more disappointing. He told me to play my music, that Valentine's Day was a straight day, and that he was running away from the atmosphere that night. In other words, it was like telling me: "if you want to party, bring your music to the bar." Excuse me!Shouldn't business owners strive to create the best atmosphere on special days to attract clientele? Not even a red underwear party. I finished my drink, asked for the bill, and left. I preferred to go home because I said, "If that's the atmosphere at Alley, I better not waste time with others." The $10 I spent on a single drink, I’d have spent on a bottle of wine.The Alley Bar survived the pandemic duller and less dynamic, and they take their clientele for granted.
This place have a great vibe and quietness yet old school with a youthful desire !
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great portions, great service. Friendly staff, and very lively place. People hustle and bustle, and the music choice is solid as well.
I love how friendly everyone was however the mixed drinks we're TERRIBLE. The staff so warm and welcoming. The crowd was absolutely festive and the only reason why this doesn't get 5 stars was just how rough the drinks were. Oof. And this was on a Friday night (2/2). Please check the consistency of the product being served managers.
My husband, a Mexican American, has never felt less than human before, until we finished our night in this bar, you people should be ashamed. The racial slurs used against him will never be forgotten. You are the problem with the northeast. We will never feel comfortable in Boston ever, ever again. I’m happy to provide my personal phone number to discuss further. But you should be mortified to consider yourself a safe place for members of the community. I’m embarrassed to have ever been inside your building.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
It was our first time in Boston and we decided to check this bar since it has the better reviews. We were not impressed but it was okay. There were a lot of people with very strange behaviour and style. Totally different from what we have seen in the different part of the world.
Atmosphere: 4
First gay bar I've been to in about 23 years. Really looking for dinner after a late show. Pretty entertaining bar with really good karaoke singers. Food was pretty good. Burger would have gotten the 5 star if it weren't for the bun. Not a fan of the cold dense bun. Burger was tasty though. My husband got the nachos, which were pretty. Bar tenders were busy but managed to give good service. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
new favorite spot. great bartenders and atmosphere. food is good too!
It was my best friends 24th birthday and the second our group entered we hoped to have fun but were quickly let down. As we were walking through a man leaving informed us that the bouncer was very rude and negative. We brushed it off and kept walking in. As we met the man in the kool aid tank top who was checking ids we realized we should have listened and turned around. First words out of his mouth was him saying that one person in our party was just too drunk... for some reason he still let us in (mind I add that, that one person was just happy to be celebrating). Instead of turning around again we decided to walk in. We got one drink and left. Thank you kool aid man...
Fine clean downtown bar Subway tiles Videos Reasonable prices Close to the Freedom Trail
Ordered drinks that took a little bit to arrive, and then ordered just tots and fries — 40 mins in and it still did not arrive. We decided to leave. Felt like host either forgot our order, did not put it in, or prioritized other patrons over us.
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
The service here is good the staff is very polite and cordial kind of hard to find but overall fun gay
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Had a good time at the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars viewing!!
Horrible experience. My friend and I ordered a drink each. After enjoying our drinks for a while, a plate of food arrived in front of us that we had not ordered. Not even 10 seconds later, a gentleman arrived behind us and started chatting with us. He was clearly interested in us, be we politely made it clear we were not interested. After receiving our bill, we realized the food we had not ordered was listed on our tab. We questioned the bartender and he immediately insisted food was ordered by my friend. This was a straight lie and he knew it because he refused to make eye contact for the remainder of our stay. Funny enough, the gentleman whom had originally been interested in us came back over and started flirting with us again. I asked him if he had ordered the food for us, and he admitted he had. I called him out on the fact that the bartender said we had ordered the food, and he started acting really weird saying he owned the bar. He went back to his seat, and I called the bartender back over. I explained the guy had admitted to ordering the food on our behalf, and the bartender was immediately angered and said he would pull the video footage of us ordering the food. At this point we were uncomfortable and just wanted to leave. We closed our tab (with the cost of the food included) and left. As we were leaving the guy whom sent the food was watching us leave. The bartender continued to make no further eye contact.The whole experience was uncomfortable, and deceptive at best. The bartender was the younger of the two, and I regret not bringing the issue up with the older bartender or security. This whole ordeal happened on 4/12/23 around 9:00pm. I hope the younger bartender can be made accountable, the bar was otherwise okay.
A really friendly, welcoming bar that my Husband and I stumbled upon. Staff were very attentive, and the other customers were friendly and chatty. Good selection of beers on tap, and the prices were reasonable too! A great bar for LGBTQ+ travellers to Boston!
I went on Valentine's night this year, thinking I'd find a lively atmosphere. What I found was grim. The two bartenders were in faded T-shirts, stretched neck elastic, dirty jeans, and unkempt beards. They looked unappealing for the look a business in a city center should have.The music from the jukebox was depressing. I expressed my disappointment to the person beside me; his response was more disappointing. He told me to play my music, that Valentine's Day was a straight day, and that he was running away from the atmosphere that night. In other words, it was like telling me: "if you want to party, bring your music to the bar." Excuse me!Shouldn't business owners strive to create the best atmosphere on special days to attract clientele? Not even a red underwear party. I finished my drink, asked for the bill, and left. I preferred to go home because I said, "If that's the atmosphere at Alley, I better not waste time with others." The $10 I spent on a single drink, I’d have spent on a bottle of wine.The Alley Bar survived the pandemic duller and less dynamic, and they take their clientele for granted.