303 Café

Bar, Eatery

303 Sumner St
East Boston, Massachusetts, 02128-2123
United States

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Reviewed by 3leggeddub from Massachusetts

4.45/5  rDev 0%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 5
Located a quick stroll from the Maverick T stop, 303 Café seems like it'd be more suited in the South End or on Newbury as opposed to East Boston. More surprising than its location is the fact that they've got amazing food and a tasty beer list.

The list is small and limited to bottles, but still respectable. They've got a dozen regulars to choose from including Beamish, La Fin Du Monde, Hennepin, Chimay Red, Julius Echter Hefe and Loose Cannon IPA. Plus they have rotating specials, which have recently included Whales Tale Pale Ale, Weihenstephan Hefeweiss, Old Speckled Hen, Small Craft Warning Uber Pilsner, and Bitburger Pils. Cost wise you're looking at between $5-$7 a bottle, though the majority are $5. On a beer related sidenote: They're starting to do beer dinners, though I haven't had a chance to hit one up, but it's on the to do list.

Oh, and they've got food. Man alive do they have food.

I've eaten there half a dozen times and have never had a bad dish; breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This past Friday (8/22) my fiancé and I made our way there where they were screening Crash. I had the 303 chicken burrito (gigantic and tasty) with a Julius Echter and an Uber Pils, my fiancé had the grilled flank steak (melt in your mouth amazing) with Hennepin, and for an app we shared the Middle Eastern antipasto (big enough for a meal in and of itself). Topped it off with the peanut butter cup cookie. Top to bottom the food was fantastic. Service was good and the atmosphere was nice and relaxed. It made for a great date.

I can't speak to the wait staff's knowledge of beers as I haven't needed much assistance, but they have always been timely with checking to make sure glasses don't go empty and quick with service.

Overall, I highly recommend 303 Cafe. Go for the food stay for the beer. They've got a big flat screen they use for movie nights and for bigger sports events and they usually have beer and food specials that tie into the film or game. All in all it's a fun little local cafe.

Any BA on the blue line should head on down to 303 because it's got some of the best food in the area and a beer menu that, small though it may be, beats any bar's selection from Maverick to Revere. If you are in from out of town and trapped at one of the airport hotels, 303 is only one T stop away and very much worth the quick trip.
Aug 26, 2008
303 Café in East Boston, MA
Place rating: 4.45 out of 5 with 1 ratings