Boston Hotel

Delicious ribeye, a ‘not to miss’! Lobster dainties and hand cut fries are amazing! Tony is an excellent server, very attentive and great with kids! Very casual, small town dining at great prices.

Awful. if I could give 0 stars I would. lazy staff, garbage food, dull atmosphere. I think I saw the owner slamming down a few drinks, so yeah, there’s that. My burger was. a bun, some meat, and a heap of grease. my brother’s burger was burned to a crisp. won’t be eating here again

Go to the Boston Hotel hungry because you will get a generous portion of whatever you order.
We had two fish fries, and they were delicious. There was so much food on our plates that we couldn’t finish it all. The home made macaroni salad, was delicious. Half of our plates were just macaroni salad. We couldn’t eat it all.
We also, got cole slaw, and salt potatoes with our fish. The fish was beer batter, and it was done to perfection. Crispy on the outside, and done on the inside with no water oozing out of the batter.
For appetizers, we ordered a shrimp cocktail, and an order of the lobster dainties.
We had a Groupon, and this was our first time at this location of the Boston Hotel.
We will be back to try something else next time.
The server was very informative, and helpful. I didn’t get her name, but she had only been working there for a month, and was so very nice.

Sorry, I had originally posted this by accident to the OTHER Boston Hotel and Seafood place out on Genessee street (never been there). Deleted that and now have posted to the correct eatery… Sorry about that. I’ve been to the «Original» Boston Hotel many, many times over the years and have had many wonderful meals there. Unfortunately, the place burned down and we are now left with the joint directly across the street from the original. This review was from our visit last year…
We went last weekend (to the location in Boston) and I have to honestly say it was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. First, the place was absolutely filthy. The floors were sticky, the bathroom practically brought tears to my eyes. It stunk so bad, I actually had to hold my breath. We sat ourselves because the waitress couldn’t be found. Went back in the bar to fetch a couple beers because we waited long enough (they must call the waitress in from down the street). Between the jukebox, the TV out front, the TV in the dining room and the radio blasting in the kitchen, we could barely think. Had to ask the waitress three times to turn at least one of them down. But enough about atmosphere. I ordered the seafood platter and it was awful. Whatever wasn’t overcooked or burnt to a crisp, was swimming in this nasty yellow oil — not butter. Wanted lemon, got lemon juice. Lobster was burnt, cold and tough. Shrimp were breaded and broiled but one bite found the shells still on. Scallops were, get this, soggy! Yeah, soggy. Frozen and thawed too soon, or too late — and also swimming in that nasty yellow oil /​butter substitute. Really? Is butter that expensive? I’m spending 25 bucks on a platter and you can’t melt a little butter or scrounge up a lemon? Oh, and by the way, clams casino does not mean that you just sprinkle bread crumbs over the top of a couple cold steamers! OK, You know what? I’m going back home and cooking all this myself because now I have a craving for some REAL seafood. I could do a much better job cooking with my left foot, blindfolded while boxing with a badger than these clowns did with a fully equipped and stocked kitchen.

I had got a groupon for this restaurant so we went to give it a try. Their menu was limited, but had lots of seafood options. The prices were exactly what you paid for nothing more. Their prime rib was so cheat $ 22 for a 16Oz you cant go wrong. it was good but it wasn’t high quality beef and wasn’t cooked as a whole piece. Each was cut and then cooked so it wasn’t slow roasted. The scallops were cooked well and there were so many! The mixed vegetables that came with the meals were a great variety of cauliflower, snap peas, carrots and zucchini… much different than other place which was good. They have hand cut fries that were so crispy and delicious. The rolls that came with the dinners were just the right touch. Over all the service was good and the food was good for the small type restaurant that it is. If I was in the area I may give it another go and try something else.

Should have read the recent reviews before we went; we would have known to take the kids’ suggestion and go to Friendlys.
This place is completely not as advertised. Received a coupon in a monthly mailer which made the new Boston Hotel out to be just like it’s former burned-​down self, which many friends and acquaintances had raved about in years past. I am guessing (hoping!!) that this new location (directly across the street and in the same building as the Boston Deli) has no relation to the original restaurant other than the name.
We went on a Thursday evening and entered through the bar area. The specials board (and coupon ad) showed a dozen clams for $ 3.75, a steak sandwich for 7.50, and a variety of steak dinners for 14.95. We sat ourselves and it took a little bit longer than it should have for the waitress to come over and get our drinks (empty dining room yet we waited at least 10 minutes). At this time we were informed they had no kids menu but could make some kid-​friendly options like grilled cheese and pasta. I have one picky kid and another who will eat anything; this wasn’t a complete issue for us, but something to be aware of. We found the menu to be very limited. A lot of alacarte items… and when they say no sides they aren’t kidding, you don’t even get a pickle.
The falsely advertised clam special is now $ 6.75 «due to red tide» (then erase your sign and don’t put it in the flyers!) so we ordered dainties (12 for $ 6) and clams casino (6 for $ 7) for appetizers. The waitress brought us some extra plates, and just like another reviewer mentioned they were styrofoam! I also had to ask for more table settings since there was only one on the table and she hadn’t brought more with our drinks or apps. This is a pet peeve of mine. You should know how your table is set or needs to be adjusted! (It was at this point I busted out my Unilocal app to frightfully peak at the reviews and we wondered if we should cut our losses and leave to eat somewhere else). The dainties tasted especially gritty to me, but my husband and son thought they were ok. The casino were good, but ridiculously small and overpriced. For $ 7 based on their size we should have gotten a dozen. We liked that the clam was kept whole but my husbands comments that they looked like a deflated soufflé gone wrong were spot on in describing the appearance (see my pic).
For entrees my husband had the 20 oz porterhouse special ($ 16.95), I had a Parmesan crumb fish ($ 10.95), my son got the steak sandwich special (supposed to be $ 7.50 but we were charged $ 8.95), and my daughter got a cheeseburger $ 4.23). The steak sandwich was basically a shaved ribeye sub. Comes with no sides not even a pickle, but you can get it topped with provolone, mushrooms, peppers and onions. It was very dry, chewy and tasteless. My son who loves steak was disappointed. It speaks volumes when an 8 year old knows more about steak than a supposed steak and seafood house. He doused it in steak sauce to be able to eat it. My husband asked for our daughter’s cheeseburger to be cooked through but what we received was a charbroiled hockey puck. It was pitiful. It was seriously the size of a hockey puck… not a good value since it also came with nothing. My daughter took one bite of her burger and said she couldn’t eat it. My husband then tried it and said he couldn’t expect her to because it was bad all the way around. My husbands porterhouse was nowhere near 20 oz even with the bone but at least his came with a decent amount fries that appeared to be handcut and tasted fresh. He said his steak was seasoned and cooked well. His meal also came with a packaged dinner roll and mixed vegetables that looked way past their prime. I was just thankful our food came out on real plates. My fish was a good size piece, but overcooked and dry. There was no butter sauce as described in the menu and the Parmesan crumb topping was tasteless. The salt potatoes were cooked nice and tender, but I only received 5 very small potatoes. They could have spared another 5 to make it the portion equivalent of a baked potato. My mixed veggies looked better than my husbands but were covered in minced garlic (the jarred kind) and were obviously just thawed from frozen. I was glad I didn’t bother splurging for the scallops because if they couldn’t cook a piece of white fish I can’t imagine how any of the other seafood could be good.
Some other 0 star items: I don’t know what brand of ketchup they use here but it definitely isn’t anything restaurant quality. It tasted and smelled funny… almost sour. No free refills on pop and the $ 2.50 cups are small and mostly ice. Really? Soda syrup costs next to nothing per cup. A sure sign the business is struggling when they are trying to make up for other losses with the pop. Maybe we had an off night but the ambience and service also earned 0 stars. We won’t be going back and will only recommend that people stay away!

Friendly service and good home town hang out. Very clean restaurant with great prices. The prime rib and clams portion was very large. Had to use doggie bag. Was the best restaurant in the area. Very busy so there was a bit of a wait but worth it.

We eat here about every other month or so. Stopped in last nite for clams (price has gone up to $ 6.95 doz. bcuz of red tide) & have a couple of drinks. 10 tables or so w/​customers and ONE WAITRESS. This is not the first time for that. There is a regular waitress who was off (or did she quit?) who can handle it. she is hopping busy. but we had a young 19−20ish girl who just kept apologizing all nite. She told us she was the waitress, busboy, cook, and dishwasher… and that it was a «mess back there».WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT THEN. The owner was sitting @ the bar drinking and did not once attempt to bus tables. Do drink service– except his own! Another customer got up & brought us menus. We did our own bartending. The bartender was seating customers & setting tables. So… really poor service. Not the fault of the overworked waitress. The food… after an extremely long wait… clams are good. Roast beef on weck average. We ordered chicken wings. were an ok size. they were cooked properly. But they were terrible. Some wacky tomato paste sauce? Sort of thick on some. not on others. The blue cheese was a thin dressing, not a wing dip. It’s just a shame. since this is a local dive treasure… at times… lately the lack of attention to the place & it’s customers is evident to
advice is to use up your groupons because this place won’t be in buisness much longer… as long as the owner is oblivious to what is going on in the dining room… so who is managing the kitchen? 2 young 20 something’s?.. Like the waitress said… it’s a mess back there…

Stopped in to this place on a hot friday eve and the place was booming ! Its nice to see that you can still find reasonable priced seafood if you look. Sure the place is lacking in décor but look at the prices and who cares ! Try it i say if u dont like it dont go back. But in guessin you will

Came in on a Saturday afternoon. Place was mostly quiet with the exception of a band setting up for afternoon set. Service was friendly but slow, given the emptiness of the place. We ordered a multitude of food, and were really impressed with the clams casino and club sandwich. If you like a local bar and don’t care much about décor you’ll enjoy this place.

I think it says something that I joined Unilocal just to write this review. My experience was so emotional that I needed a place to vent my experience. If you read no further just know this: STAY AWAY FROM THE BOSTON HOTEL!!!
We came here tonight because someone in our family had a groupon that was expiring soon. Since we had heard decent things about the boston hotel on genesee, we were reasonably hopeful. Mistake number one.
The décor is divey in more of a hazmat suit sort of way than cool. While we waited for someone to come take our drink orders I observed many a thing that I’m pretty sure we’re NOT up to code for this decade or many before them. They had a table in the way of an exit door… solution? Take the «exit» word off the exit sign! Nice. I saw electrical cords that looked more fried than their fish, and the whole place needed a serious cleaning. Inches of dust were on the walls and décor.
Our drink orders came and after asking about a few options on the menu, I was told they were out of about ten different things, which left me with very few options. I opted for the shrimp scampi, while other family members got steak, a fish fry and a chicken meal that was on special that night.
We sat and waited, watching everyone around us get food and since the place was so busy we hoped the food would redeem the initial experience. Wrong.
My shrimp came oddly paired with salt potatoes, veggies, a roll and pasta. Why the overkill of starch I don’t know. The veggies tasted overcooked, frozen and bland. Perhaps freezer burnt? The roll was stale and soggy. The «salt» potatoes had that distinct taste of an old potato, were NOT salted and the butter they used had a bizarre taste. The shrimp came in a pool of grease and some sad linguine noodles. Now, I’m Italian so I know what scampi should and should not taste like. This was a prime example of the latter. The sauce was 100% grease. It had no flavor besides that of fake butter. The noodles were overlooked and stuck together (which is impressive with that much lubrication). I tried the shrimp and it was clearly frozen not fresh, chewy and had a bizarre not shrimp like taste. I went to try another piece and noticed they hadn’t even cleaned them. Done. I stopped eating then and there.
Meanwhile, the chicken special which sounded intriguing with mention of prosciutto and Marsala was another horror show. I have never tasted prosciutto like this before but it tasted like meat that had all the life sucked out of and was again, chewy. The sauce had separated on the plate and what I tasted was thick and way too salty. I only mustered a bite, and the person who ordered it didn’t get much further.
The waitress came back and noticed how it wasn’t being eaten. She said she would take it off the bill, offered to bring a fish fry and stated that they’re specials aren’t usually very good. I was speechless.
The pasta salad with the fish fry tasted like plastic… which is the best description any of us could come up with after we all taste it.
The steak was bland, tough and blatantly frozen before.
Throughout this experience all I could think of were shows like Restaurant Impossible and how this was a prime example of a meal that would have Robert Irvines head exploding.
The icing on the cake was when we came home and looked the place up on dicey dining. Maybe it’s just time to call it quits Boston Hotel!
clearly there is a reason a groupon was offered and now we know why. Don’t waste your time or money making the mistake we did.

Robert Irvine where are you! For those who don’t watch Restaurant Impossible, Chef Irvine re-​does failing restaurants on a show on the cooking channel. I used to find it hard to believe that some of those places exist, but I believe it now.
This is by far the worst restaurant I have ever been to. The décor is sad, the service is terrible and the food is horrible. I can remember going here years ago, and although it was never gourmet, they could put together a decent meal. No more. The onion soup was so salty it was not edible, the shrimp was mushy and the pasta overcooked and the french fries were pathetic. The one highlight was the steak sandwich which actually had a good flavor.
Just to add the the fun, we got to listen to one of the workers obscenities from the kitchen.
It looks to have a nice bar that probably attacks a lot of locals — they should probably stick to that and get out of the restaurant business! or call Robert Irvine to help.

«Excellent fish fry on Friday nights. Clams not bad… can’t beat the price especially during Monday Night Football! Great local bar»