Insider Pages Reviews for The Avenue Bar & Grill

3 Stars: $1 Bud Light but 2 crowed (by bostonfoodcritic)

bostonfoodcritic — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Great place to go but you've to get there really early because the bar doens't have many chairs and tables. The waitresses are always friendly even during the rush hours but to me The Avenue it's just a cool place for college students to drink couple beers before they go somewhere else.

4 Stars: young crowd (by pittsburghpa)

pittsburghpa — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT

I've been to the ave. several times when I'm in Boston visiting friends. The beer is good, prices are great but - the crowd is a little young. I'm sure i'll go back.

4 Stars: Classic (by David L.)

David L. — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:53:00 GMT

Another Allston staple, sure not to be missed. It's like the bar you'd always wanted to go in ever since you were old enough to dream about going to bars. Plenty of tv's available for viewing sports, the food is good for what you're paying.

The only downside is that you get real Bostonians here sometimes, which means rowdy and with an inclination towards violence.

5 Stars: Amazing! (by weeboy)

weeboy — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT

I'm extremely white and very much enjoyed my experience here. Thanks for the recommendation!!

The beer was cold.

5 Stars: Great Affordable Sports Bar! (by kristenmac19)

kristenmac19 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:00:00 GMT

Some may call it a dive, others a college bar but I find the crowd to be the right out of college, young professionals of Allston/Brighton who want to watch the game, eat good food, and drink cheap beer. I have been going there regularly for a couple of years and as a girl who loves the Sox, its the only place for me to watch the game when i go out.

1 Stars: bouncers are racists (by yourkuli)

yourkuli — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:00:00 GMT

this place is trash and therefore gets a zero. seriously, the beer is cheap but aweful and on most nights you're waiting in a long line hoping to get in. they charge 5 bucks just to get in on thursday, fridays and weekend nights which is ridiculous. who pays just to be allowed to spend money?
but what angered me most is that their bouncers are racistt prickss. one of them insulted a lady in front of me for no reason and when she tried to talk to him he treated her like a stupid kid even though she was not only older than him but way smarter. she wouldn't take it and he yelled at her and kicked her out. she was sober, just had one glas of wine. when i inquired to see the manager about this, another bouncer claimed to be the manager of the place and woldn't listen to anything. he didn't provide me with the name of the bouncer and wouldn't even give me his own name upon request. i've never seen a place where people got treated like this. there is no reason to support this business with ur money and those guys will never get a single dollar out of my and any of my friends' pockets again... welcome to the 21st century you fu*%ing prickss. college kids listen there are better places and whoever tolerates racism is just so not welcome in allston.
peace

sorry for the misspellings but they wouldn't let me publish in spoken english

5 Stars: BEST College Bar in BOSTON! (by eddie_maiden)

eddie_maiden — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:00:00 GMT

Quick responsive bartenders, super friendly. 1$ Drafts, 25cent wings (Which are INCREDIBLE!) I would love to see this bar + grill #1 on Citysearch!!

5 Stars: Dollar Beers (by hblakeway)

hblakeway — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:00:00 GMT

Dollar Drafts - all day, every day! NOT a place for live music, though.