Beantown Tavern

I normally only post about places I like. That being said… don’t waste your time or money in this hole. The food is mediocre, at best. The service is a joke. Staff spends most of their time texting or yapping with each other and the owner is a drunken mess. Someone should make a call to Bar Rescue.

Me and a group of friends went to this place one night when they had live music. We had a very bad experiance and ended up leaving because of the rude service. We were a small group and we are obviously different looking than the crowd in the restaurant. The servers at the bar where very rude and no one offered to take our order or seat us. Then there was an open booth near the front and we asked to sit at that table and one of the servers told us that it was taken even though no one was sitting there. Like 10 minutes later a white couple came in and they offered the booth to them. We finally realized that there was a back room with empty tables and we went and seated ourselves and literally waited for 15 minutes before anyone even walked over to our table to ask for our drinks. They saw us seat ourselves which is why we finally got the hint that we were not welcome and got up and left. I think unless your a local in the neighborhood I would not visit this place. Very rude and unwelcoming atmosphere.

I had the same experience as the Celtics fan below except my experience was during a Sox playoff game. The playoff game was on and about ¹⁄₃ of the way through the game they had a band come in and set up to play. How in the hell do you have a band playing in your restaurant during a SOX PLAYOFF GAME when you advertise yourself as a Boston sports bar!!! About 10 Sox fans, including myself and my sister, got up and left. Waitstaff wasn’t pleasant, beer was lukewarm, and the food was mediocre at best. I haven’t been back since.

Great place to watch games and have a cold AB. The staff is nice. They also will put on any game. It is located in a cute part of town also. Go check them out!

A more apt title is BS Tavern. I didn’t read the Unilocal reviews as I normally do and went just based on the radio ads which make this sound like a vibrant hot spot where you watch your Boston sports (not just the Red Sox). Instead it’s just a dive where locals hang out for cheap beer.
Full story. Being a Celtics fan I thought it would be cool to watch a playoff game in a Boston themed bar. And while they did have the game on, it wasn’t even on the biggest TV and some golf was on as many as of the TVs. I suspect they just leave the TVs on certain channels all the time and only change them if somebody requests it. If its just another regular season game I would understand but playoffs should warrant special attention. And while I understand many people probably could have cared less about the game, if you’re representing yourself as a Boston sports bar then that’s what you have to be. That way when a fan like me shows up he isn’t in for a big letdown. Same way you wouldn’t have a country western bar and be playing Katy Perry all night.
Another thing is I’ve never been to a bar where’s its so difficult to get to the bar area. As in getting to the bar seats you have to maneuver yourself awkwardly around tables and chairs. Same thing goes for the bathroom. Isn’t this some kind of a fire hazard? If say a fire did ever break out in the kitchen I imagine there would be a bit of chaos trying to exit safely.
In fairness I will admit that yes the beer was cheap, service at the bar was okay (didn’t bother to try the food). But still the one star applies for misrepresenting itself. I went to school around Boston and know what the taverns like there are like. And you are no Beantown Tavern. Heck the Boston Market up the road is more Boston than you are. You’re just a cramped dive bar with a few Red Sox signs on the wall. And there’s nothing wrong with that… just stop pretending you’re something you’re not. Maybe just shorten the name to the «Town Tavern». While I realize my experience is unique, it sounds like lots of other people have had their own story of this place being wicked bad.

Came in for dinner at 7:30 and planned to stay for karaōke at 9:00. There was a band playing so loud you couldn’t hear. Waited more than 30 minutes with no service. If this is their Sunday normal will never be back. Also filthy, filthy restrooms

We LOVE their delicious soups. Great place for a late night snack. The atmosphere is friendly and the service is good. They have live music on Saturday nights.

Customer service rates a 0. Bar tender was extremely rude. Just because my husband fell asleep at the bar she basically threw us out. He had a long day at work and was very tired. Right before we left she jerked my glass of wine that I had out of my hand. I had al ready paid for it and demanded we leave the facility. We were not obnoxious or making a scene. Will NEVER come back to this establishment again.

Really, don’t waste your time and money on this place. Servers only don’t have uniforms to make them stand out to figure out who is a server, they wear normal clothes. They have attitude towards you and basically refuse to wait on you if they don’t like you, so you get s visit from them 3 times if you are lucky when you are there. One: when they greet two: when you get your food/​drinks and three: when you get the bill. Not the service I want and will not come back to this dump

My wife and I went on Saturday afternoon. She had been before but this was my first time. The service was good. I had a salad and a bowl of clam chowder that was as good as any I’ve had traveling through New England. The portion was very large.

Service was slow, food was avg. I bought the mushroom/​swiss burger and it was ok. … there were 3 drunk loud obnoxious old men who should have been cut off. They were the reason for the short visit. Good specials on drinks.

Food was good. Service was horrid! For a more than half empty restaurant it took 30min to get a club sandwich and hot dog! The waitress was standing around at the far end of the bar. Refills on drinks were not offered till the end of the meal! Try not to go

I love this place! We always come here to watch football. The service is excellent! Some of our favorites as the nachos, the fish sandwich, and the shrimp cocktail! They also have non-​alcoholic beer which is hard to find at other bars. Also a great place for breakfast, love the home fries!

AWESOME BREAKFAST!!! Seriously even though it’s a bar/​restaurant, I LOVE to come here for breakfast. It’s absolutely delicious, the home fries are crispy and flavorful, the sausage tastes homemade, everything is consistent and filling for the price. I don’t review much unless I feel it’s necessary, and I feel it necessary to tell people to come here for breakfast! Also, our waitress was EXTREMELY nice, patient and helpful. The blonde lady at the bar, didn’t catch her name but she was super sweet. Will keep coming back

The live music was good, & I always appreciate a strong drink. The ahi tuna was over cooked, but it’s a bar soooooo.

Our crew appreciates Beantown only because it’s simple and cheap. Nothing is remarkable, save for an always present crowd no matter the time of day. With that said, downtown Matthews offers SO MUCH MORE… settling on Beantown is typically reserved as the very last alternative to any alternative plans. I find myself loving the environments and crowds at Carolina Beer Temple, Black Chicken Wine Cellar, and even Kristophers more and more.
Some things worth mentioning — karaōke’s relatively big here, well as live music; covered semi-​outdoor seating available; classic arcade games & darts available; NO POOL TABLES; parking can seem impossible, but it’s not… just park towards the rear of the building or nearer the library.
Rating specifics (i.e. 1 – 5, low-​high)…
— Overall recommendation = 2.25
— Food taste and quality = 2 (extremely plain bar staples)
— Portion size = 2.25 (where’s the generosity?!)
— Price = 2 (Carolina, Black Chicken & Kristophers are all a better value, least for drinks…)
— Atmosphere = 2.5
— General service = 1.75 (many times lacking)
— Waitstaff = 1.5 (general disinterested attitudes…)
— Location = 4.5

Food was great. …sadly the waitresses we’re not professional. One in particular was disgusting. I witnessed her multiple times grab a slice of pizza from the line go to the back eat come back chewing and wiping crumbs off of her hands as she began to roll silverware. Then I heard her at least 4 times say she did not have time to go home this morning to shower before work, and asking co workers is she smelled bad but it should be ok because at least she put on deodorant. I would eat the food again but only carry out. I’m in restaurant management and this is unacceptable.

Dear Bar Rescue and John Taffer, I’ve found your next victim. This place is heroine. The one star is strictly based off of location, which is on point.
We ordered a OMB on tap. It tasted like it has been sitting in a bathtub. Stick to the bottle selection, which is very limited and full of frat boy light beer.
The food… wow!!! My uncle was fought in Korea. By his report, he ate far better i the trenches then what was feed to him at this place. Everything is greasy and super frozen.
Wow. This place is bad. Bad beer. Really bad food. They call themselves a sports bar inspires by Boston. In my opinion, the only thing they successfully pull off from the Boston vibe is rude waiters.

Decided to stop in and try Beantown on a Friday night. It’s a casual sports bar. When we walked in, the hostess was gone and we didn’t know if it was seat yourself or not. She eventually showed up and led us to our table. The server was polite but didn’t know the beer menu that well (wasn’t sure if they had PBR) a pretty common beverage don’t ya think? The one good thing about the place is the food wasn’t half bad, I built my own calzone which starts out at 10 dollars and 1.50 for each topping, a bit pricey for a plate of dough. At least it came out hot and it wasn’t bad.
This place gets two stars because of the bad service. It wasn’t crowded (for a Friday!) and our server just disappeared after our food came out. Saw her texting and just wasting time with other servers. It took about 15 minutes to get our check. When we eventually left, I spotted the hostess on the patio talking to a guy and not doing her job. Seems like the place needs better management. Won’t be going back.

Another of the (seemingly endless) places tucked back into Matthews Station, this one is something of a sports bar/​casual dining establishment., and to say that there isn’t anything fancy about the place is a stretch. It’s almost as if they just ran out of money when moving in so they stopped decorating. Heck, it looks as if they just stopped finishing the walls.
That said, the staff is generally welcoming, and the menu has some solid variety, but they are a bit on the slow side. Once delivered, however, the food was reasonable, but nothing stellar. Don’t know if it is worth another visit or particularly memorable, however.