The Greatest Bar

In a city where sports are religion and bars are its churches, The Greatest Bar stands as a cathedral of casual revelry, if not culinary ambition. This multi-story temple to Boston athletics, with its azure-lit brick facade and trio of awnings promising to "EAT DRINK CELEBRATE," delivers exactly what it advertises, though perhaps not in equal measure. On a recent evening, as the Celtics played, the establishment heaved with devotees in numbered jerseys, their fervor amplified by the democratic positioning of countless screens. The space pulses with an ecclesiastical blue glow, punctuated by the warm amber of pendant lights hovering over a bar that stretches like a scorer's table through the venue. The nachos – that time-honored metric of sports bar competency – arrive serviceable but uninspired, suggesting the kitchen operates more as a fuel station than a destination. Yet to judge The Greatest Bar by its culinary offerings would be to mistake its true purpose. This is a place where communion happens through shared victories and defeats, where libations flow as freely as opinions about zone defense. Service arrives with genuine Boston charm, the staff navigating the pressed-flesh crowds with practiced efficiency. Bartenders conduct their symphony of pours with the confidence of veterans who have seen every manner of game-day drama unfold before them. The crowd skews young and energetic, creating an atmosphere that's part sports bar, part social club. Holiday lights strung across the ceiling suggest a perpetual celebration, though what's being celebrated – beyond Boston sports generally – remains pleasantly ambiguous. What The Greatest Bar lacks in gastronomic sophistication, it compensates for in atmospheric authenticity. It is, perhaps, the perfect embodiment of its neighborhood: unpretentious, spirited, and unapologetically focused on the home team. Price: $$ (Drinks and bar fare for two: $50-75) Atmosphere: Boisterous sports cathedral with multi-level viewing opportunities Recommended: Securing a spot at the bar during less prominent games Sound Level: As variable as a playoff crowd's mood Drinks: Full bar with standard offerings Open: Daily for lunch and dinner; late night The Bottom Line: While culinary excellence may not be the goal, The Greatest Bar scores where it matters most – as a reliable haven for Boston sports devotees seeking community over cuisine.

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!

Family visiting from out of town so we stopped by after our dinner for cocktails. WOW the name says it all! Great Boston ambiance and huge Screen for watching your favorite sports teams! Good customer service. Be prepared to pay $10 for 🍺 beers! We had a fabulous time oh they were playing some amazing Latin music during the Columbia& Uragauy soccer game ⚽️

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.

Tony, Rello, Sofia , Crosby, and the Family are Very, ~ Friendly & Respectful

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. Check out their beers on Untappd. Find my reviews of what I had under Pub_Steve.

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

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 the bartenders... Everyone was extremely welcoming. I stayed until 2:15 a.m., although online, it stated they closed at 2am. Best time! Cool 😎 place in boston.

Great bar food (wings, nachos, onion rings). Great place to watch college football. Great service.

This bar is in a great location, it's by everything and accessible to transit and tons of things to do in the area. My friends and I stopped in to grab some drinks and apps before the usher concert. We forgot to make reservations at one of our favorite restaurants so decided to stop in here as the music called us in and we used to have a blast years ago. Upon arriving the crowd and usher music blasting were creating a great vibe. We sat down at a table near the bar as the bar was already getting full. We reviewed the menus already on the table and knew instantly we wanted the sliders, mine with sweet potato fries and a few different drinks. We placed our orders and waited. Around 20+ minutes later, our food arrived, all wrong and missing multiple items. The server didn't know much so we waited for our waitress. When she finally came to check on us and we filled her in she went back to the kitchen and apologized that they told her they were out of 3 ingredients we were missing on our burgers and couldn't make new ones because they were out. They were dry, overdone (we asked for medium) and missed all the toppings. We weren't comped anything and not much was done to try and fix the issues. We were quickly reminded why we stopped going to this bar years ago.

I went here for my friends bachelorette party.... The service was so bad! We paid t have our own waitress. Needless to say she came over one time so we had to go to the bar all night. When we asked to talk to the manager he refused to talk to us! ( not a great way to represent your bar)! Don't bother ever going here rude employees rude people in the bar! They allow way to many people in as we'll! We should have saved our 500 dollars and gone anywhere else!!!!!! I rate this place a zero

Watching the Patriots game before heading into the bruins game. Beers must have just been stocked. First 2 warm and food tenders below average and pizza was just ok. Place was busy and bartenders doing a solid job with staying on top of things. Decent vibe before heading into the game. Honestly better options in the area.

Always an excellent decision. One of the few remaining Classic Boston nightlife landmarks. Sports fans: don't skip this one.

Worst bar ever. When i walked in, no one greeted me or acknowledged that i was even there. Sat down at a table and waited 15 minutes to see if anyone would come over and take my order, nope. ive never walked in and out of a "bar" so fast. also, the blonde bartender kept looking over at my table but refused to come over.

The pizza here was literally the best I've ever had! BUT! Better than that was the amazing staff and clientele - had such a fun time! Tony and Chris were the ABSOLUTE BEST! If you're in Boston - YOU MUST COME HERE! Great food and drinks, even better company! What are you waiting for??? And also order a t-shirt!

We are in Boston to visit our daughter and decided we'd like to catch some of the March Madness games and grab dinner after a day out. To be honest, the reviews aren't great but they didn't deal with food so we gave The Greatest Bar a go! I will have to say that we had the BEST experience! Our service was wonderful, the food was delicious, and multiple large screens allowed everyone in our party to see the games. I will say, they took service a step further... we left and were about a solid block and a half down the way and one of the staff chased us down because I left my phone at our table. 10 out of 10 would recommend!

Great Bar, plenty of TV's to watch your favorite sport. We were there for the Copa, Argentina game. Everyone had a great time service was friendly and quick. Thanks

Went here to watch an England game Totally packed and so much fun. The staff handled the mob very well. Food has definitely improved Just wish they carried ice tea or coke products.

Good service, decent food. But the menu says for their jumbo wings that it is a pound of wings. I can assure you I was not given a pound of wings. Maybe a half pound I dont even know about that.

If I could give this place a 0 I would. Bouncers are out of control and tried to throw my handicapped friend down the stairs after he wanted to use the bathroom. The lady manager tried to say that he punched the bouncer, and when asked for the security footage she would not provide. Nor would provide it to the police. Don't know how this place isn't shut down, this isn't the only time this has happened. Also - If you like food that has had rats running through the kitchen, then this is your place!

My sister and friends wanted to find a place to stop by for a drink on a Saturday night. We ran into some other people who suggested to go to this bar as it was close by their hotel and it also happened to be by where we were staying. There were four levels to this establishment. First floor and second floor were connected by an open floor plan. the third floor was mostly a bar with a basketball arcade game. The fourth floor was also a bar with better music in my opinion. Drinks were cheap but also tasted it. The hangover the next day was rough so fair warning to others! Overall, we ended up having a fun time. I am curious if it would be the same upon our next return.

We went on a busy sports night, service was good, considering. Drinks were eh but it was late and becoming rowdy so I can see why we did not receive top notch drinks. The nachos... I typically do not eat nachos but these... man... they were layered- like if you were to make them at home- but with restaurant quality. Will go back again and for a good sports game and nachos.

Love this place. The actual Greatest Bar. Great food, great drinks. Great bar tenders. Great atmosphere. I'm glad I came.

I honestly never do this, but I have to deduct a star due to the negative interactions with staff that seem to be ubiquitous to the customer experience here. I get it, customers can become unruly animals when alcohol intersects sports fanaticism, so running a tight ship is understandable. I've been there completely sober before and witnessed some less than hospitable conduct from the staff. Accounting for both parties in the matter, I try to be forgiving for the staff's behavior. Otherwise, this would be a 4 star sports bar no problem! Four stories of sports-bars in one building makes for such a fun time! Each floor caters to a different sport or event being shown, slightly different vibe on each floor. I can't openly recommend the place due to the (at times) gruff staff, but if you go it's totally possible that you will have an awesome time; I've had tons of fun here myself and don't really even care about sports much.

Went there last Sunday with my family before show at TD Garden. Great food and outstanding service esp by Marilyn! Thanks Marilyn you're the best!

This WAS the greatest bar...and still is! Pregaming for aCeltic game in Boston it was outstanding!

Fun environment while going out on the weekends, however, recently my friends and I all had multiple charges that seemed way higher than we should've paid for what we got which was suspicious. Definitely need to be careful there and take your receipts home.

I like to come here because there are 4 floors, its laid back, and the bouncers are cool. But everything else about this night was crazy. The DJ on the 4th floor was playing thee wackest, most outdated songs ever. He left you with no momentum. He played Nelly 'E I E I Ugh Oh" I suggested he play a song and he declined. I saw a few ppl make song requests but he was doing his thing. Also, the temp in those rooms need to be controlled a lil more. Body odor and heat mixed with damp air isn't the best smells to be around. There were a few servers with attitudes too, Which sucks cause again that place really, really has potential. They should put a genre of music on each floor. Would bring in a lil diversity

Fun place to hang with friends and watch a game! The place is huge with multiple levels that each offer some bring different. They have food and a nice selection of beers and other adult beverages as well. We came during a Bruins game and still managed to grab a table without an my reservations!

Last time I came here with my girlfriend we were yelled at to get in line to come into the bar from the other side of the rope(there was no one in line...), we were yelled at when we walked in to pay a cover when there was barely anyone inside and lastly we were yelled at to move away from the bar because the space we were standing in was reserved with "no reserve" signs on them (so how would we know right...). Overall there is lots of yelling so if you liked to be yelled at this is the place for you. There's also lots of yelling in the military as well and I would prefer that than here. Enjoy folks!

got 4 high noons and a basket of fries. Service was average. got the bill and tipped $10 on a $50 bill. got the receipt (which I didn't view prior as I had a tab open) and apparently 20% tip had been included already. ridiculous to tip 30% on average service to begin with- and to not let me know it was included AND to do that at a bar for 4 people is ridiculous to me. Won't be back soon.

I've always heard Boston was a racist city but did not see this until I sat down at this place. I was seated for 10 mins and no service. As soon as a white couple sat next to me Marilyn came right out and took their order. I still left her a $20 tip.

The live music and the great bartending service made the night fireeeee. Definitely would come back again, and definitely was happy with drink prices and the high quality service. Chris and the other staff members were always paying attention and knew how to handle all the bar guests.

4 floors of serious partying going on the day my family & I we're there. All of us are over 21 by the way. We went after seeing our beloved Columbus Blue Jackets we're beat by the Boston Bruins, oh well. We chatted with fellow Jacket & Bruins fans. Drink prices were in line with other bars we have been to. The only damper was when the guy in he bathroom decided to do a line of Coke off the bathroom counter & then offered it to a family member. That put us off the place right then. So we finished our drinks quickly & left. That's why they only get a 3. Oh yeah the barmaid was a touch of a bitch as well.

This place is NOT SAFE!! My friends were roofied here last night. Overall, terrible atmosphere, hostile environment, and not a safe place for anyone to grab a drink.

I've been coming here every Saturday to watch college football games (go psu!) and honestly it's a very fun environment. Lots of TVs to watch the games, DJ plays good music for commercial breaks, lots of seating since there's multiple floors, reasonable priced drinks, clean bathrooms, etc. All around a good experience that I would recommend for watch parties. The food is just average in my opinion and could be better- see pic of my burnt chicken nuggets as reference :(

Always have a great time here before and after Celtics games. Tons of space with different floors for different vibes. Most notably the staff is really nice, which isn't typical for all Boston sportsbars. Recently had an issue with a charge and they cleared it right up in no time. Love it!

My friends and I came in last night for our friend's birthday and the service was flawless! We got our very own section without cover because the birthday girl had spoken with the owner. Our waitress, Candace, was fantastic and we loved having her! The bartender was also super nice and attentive and gave us some tips about navigating the area, but I didn't catch his name. I'll definitely be coming back!

Love this place!!! Whenever my friends and I come here, we have a great time. Obviously, the best part about it is that there's 4 floors so it's not so packed that you don't have room to stand, dance, or order a drink. Also, different music on all the floors is a plus. The drinks aren't bad, and they're not the average Boston price! $8 for a mixed drink and $5 for a beer. There's a bathroom on each floor, but some floors only have one for men and women so the lines can get long. No complaints about this spot!!! I'll definitely be back!

we went here for new years eve.. I grabbed my coat leaving and someone thought it was theirs and they tackled me to the ground and the greatest bar allowed that, I still don't have my coat and in return my friend is traumatized as well as I, we would like a refund.

We came at 4pm on 5 de Mayo and the server is provided poor customer service. We asked her to clean the tables and she gave us look. When we asked her for sauce for sweet potato fries didn't offer any recommendations.

Attended their Super Bowl LIII party last weekend and had a great experience -- minus the pretty terrible food. I was impressed with the level of service considering the insane crowd. The staff was friendly throughout the long, tiring day battling a crowded floor and navigating drunk/happy Pats fans. We had a group of 7 and reserved a table which amounted to ~$25 each to guarantee our seats together + a reasonable minimum that we had to spend -- between 7 people eating and drinking it was an easy mark to hit. This compared to other bars that charge way more to reserve a seat and/or don't offer reserved seating so you have to show up way early or face standing room only. We ordered/tried just about everything on the menu. The wings were terrible (hard and unappetizing), the boneless wings were okay, the mozzarella sticks were literally the worst food I've probably ever eaten -- the cheese is weird, the breading is really thick and tasted odd and the marinara was pretty unappetizing too. The sweet potato fries were actually good - so I do recommend those. There was a full bar and plenty of beer to choose from. We ordered pitcher after pitcher since we had a big group -- I never once had to seek out a waitress or ask for our water pitcher to be refilled because they were so attentive even given the situation. Once the Pats sealed the deal and claimed their victory the bar shot out confetti and had a DJ blasting pump up music - it was SO fun. I highly recommend for any future super bowl appearances or game days so long as you eat beforehand!

Extremely rude bouncers. Instead of telling you not to bring your drink outside, literally squeezed the drink out of my hand. I was astounded at the inappropriateness. Would never go back or recommend. They need help. So rude. 0/10. Not just rude to me but my friends too.

Spent a great afternoon at The Greatest Bar watching my West Virginia Mountaineers game with the Boston WVU alumni chapter which is their regular game watch venue. Very nice of them to include is out of towners from Charleston, WV. The two ladies with us each had cheese pizzas which were smoky and crisp much like NY style pizza. They were hot and quite good. I had the boneless buffalo tenders which were covered in a nice medium hot sauce. The beers were cold and discounted, like the food, specifically for us WVU fans which was very nice. As our game ended a huge crowd was beginning to come in for a bar crawl that involved custom donuts. Looked like fun but we needed to go. It was fun to have a place to hang with fellow Mountaineers. Thanks everyone.

Went here to watch the bruins playoff game last night. Big mistake. Everyone who works here yells at you for doing absolutely nothing wrong from the second you walk in. It's like they're all looking for a fight. Witnessed a woman who allegedly was a manager yell at a man because he simply asked her if she worked there. This place is trash. Don't go unless you are looking to get into a fist fight with the people who work there. So unprofessional.

Been coming here for as long as I can remember (I'm 25) with my dad who's been a Bruins season ticket holder since '93. Always have an amazing time pregaming here but today we had Jenitha as our server and she was so hard-working and attentive in such a packed house that we had to leave a 5-star review for our favorite pregame bar! thanks again to THE Greatest Bar and Jenitha's warm personality, GO BRUINS!!

Went there after the Bruins game last night. Ordered three shots and asked to close out. I was given someone else signed check which obviously wasn't mine. I don't know how they could possibly get my check confused which someone else's already signed check but okay whatever I just wanted my card back and to pay. The bartender then told me they didn't have my card and to check the bars on the other floors. We had only been on that floor so we told her no we literally have the card to you so it's here. She checked again and just said we don't have and walked away. Like wtf how do you not have it? I don't know if they have it someone else or anything they just said it was gone so there was nothing they could do so if you want your credit card given to some drink rando then this is the place. How do you lose someone's credit and just not give a shit about it?

My friends and I came to The Greatest Bar as it was one of the stops for Green Eggs and Hammered Bar Crawl by North Station. The Greatest Bar is a four-level sports bar known for booze and dancing. My favorite floor was the first floor because it was surprisingly the cleanest and the bar was lit green for St. Patrick's Day. The drinks were reasonably priced. I loved how they had Stella Artois Cidre and Strongbow Cider. The higher up you went, the trashier it was. It was a loud club like atmosphere during the day. The floor were a sticky mess. There was trash everywhere. There were people who seemed like they needed to get a room. There were people doing drugs in the bathroom. I wanted to try their famous fried chicken tenders but it was impossible to order food.

Greatest bar is a perfect name.... friendly staff ..... amazing chicken fingers..... and the City of Boston Tutorial

The bouncers are extremely rude and very discriminatory... called my friend dirty for being Haitian .. do better

I was in town visiting family and my brother wanted to come here one weekend to watch a football game. He went to Penn State and this is a Penn State bar so we met some of his friends and our family here. It was busy but we found a bunch of seats upstairs. There was a good amount of seating in this bar. They had your typical bar drink menu but the food here was super good for bar food. We ordered chicken fingers, French fries and nachos. They clearly made the chicken here themselves and the fries were well seasoned and perfectly crisp. I was very impressed - it's not easy to do bar food that well. I'm not much of a sports bar place but this place was great. Would definitely come back for more of their bar food.

Nice enough to our the Auburn game on fir us. No bathrooms? Bathrooms are out of order and they are trying to get a plumber. Totally unacceptable.

I was at this bar last night and the security was rude and absolutely disgusting to my sister and my best friend. First off, my sister was using the bathroom and my best friend went in there with her and the security guard, a man, went into the women's restroom and looked over the stall at them. My best friend is a gay man and just needed to get away from the loud music and went with my sister so she could help him and the security guard accused him of touching himself in the stall. They proceeded to drag him and pull him by his shirt out of the club when they could've asked him nicely to leave. They were homophobic and racist and it was absolutely ridiculous and I will most definitely not be going back to that shit show ever again. You guys need to get better security guards because it was twice they were rude to me and my friends.

My husband and I got "tickets" to watch a game at The Greatest Bar." Having tickets with a barcode in hand we showed up an hour before the game was to start. There was a huge line and we told to leave because the bar is at capacity. When we asked about having "tickets" he said that's "first come first serve." Oddly enough the night before the event my friend couldn't get a ticket because they were out of them?? What was the point of getting a ticket to begin with??

The "Greatest" Bar (heavy emphasis on the air quotes) is like every other downtown sports bar: crowded, loud, smelly, rowdy, and otherwise unappetizing if you have been legal to drink for more than two years. It's one of those bars that's easy to get a group to because no one wants to make the executive decision for the group and someone just offers up, "well, I guess we could meet at greatest bar? if you guys want? and then go somewhere else?" but then you all never go anywhere else, and you buy Bud Light buckets and wait in bathroom lines all night. That said, Boston has far worse rowdy, young bars to choose from. Drinks and food are cheap, and if you want to be surrounded by fellow drunk people cheering on your team of choice, you may just have a great time at the Greatest Bar.

Fun "Penn State" bar in Boston. The staff are okay and food is alright.. The Penn Staters are what make it enjoyable to keep going back to!

Came to Boston for a days before going to Maine... enjoyed the memorabilia and vibe... particularly the Bruins stuff and the classic shot of Kennedy. Ahh when intelligence was in the Whitehouse. The service and food were good too. Thanks!