Big Scoops
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Went on a Friday night at 5:30pm for my 1st visit, this place was DEAD, which is a shocker considering it’s after work gets out in a business district (Seaport) on a Friday. There’s multiple hotels around this venue, a concert venue that is a 10 minute walk away. There’s a TON of potential for this place but it was disheartening to want to try this place for years, and get there and it’s crickets.
Free entry which is cool, a good handful of lawn games such as cornhole, chess, checkers, jenga, ping pong. There was a DJ sadly playing to employees only. What I didn’t get was after seeing so many pictures of people enjoying the swings, there were only 2 swings there. Big let down.
The venue is operated by Rebel Restaurants, a local chain group who owns Temezcal Tequila Cantina, Jack’s Coal Fired Pizza & Tony C’s. Zero ad space referencing any of their companies. Management should consider a severe marketing campaign aimed at filling the place to portrait to prospective guests what the potential and value the venue offers. Go building to building in the Seaport, Downtown & offer free catered food to businesses for events and get them to tag the venue on social media. Every hotel in that area should have a pamphlet on the desk of every hotel room. Partner with area schools to do sponsored nights and fundraisers to target kids and families. No reason the place should have about 15 people at 5:30 on a Friday when the workday ends at 5. Don’t let the working people in Boston leave Boston at 5. Give them a reason to stay later and fill your venue.
I was in the city for a country concert at Leader Bank Pavilion, a 10 minute walk away. Nobody else there appeared to be going to the concert. Maybe match your DJ’s music or have themed events before concert time designed around the clientele attending the concert.
Food was mediocre, fast-service food items not exactly justified by the prices, good selection of beers.
Overall, just middle of the road with a lot of potential.