Bukowski Tavern
50 Dalton St
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115-3129
United States
(617) 437-9999 | map
bukowskitavern.net
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31Sam13 from New Hampshire
4.56/5 rDev +16%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Mar 12, 2015
4.56/5 rDev +16%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Mar 12, 2015
More User Reviews:
jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.75
definitely has a "dive bar" vibe - cash only, punk music playing, hipster bartender. The place is small, about 10 feet wide - fixed stools at the bar and just a few other tables. good tap list, and bottle list as well. bartender made some recommendations and was friendly. I had the peanut butter burger - it was decent.
Aug 03, 2019
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.75
definitely has a "dive bar" vibe - cash only, punk music playing, hipster bartender. The place is small, about 10 feet wide - fixed stools at the bar and just a few other tables. good tap list, and bottle list as well. bartender made some recommendations and was friendly. I had the peanut butter burger - it was decent.
Aug 03, 2019
zrayburton from Massachusetts
4.79/5 rDev +21.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
They may be cash only... They may not have 80 taps... but if we're talking beer bars in Boston, this is my home away from home. I am a proud mug clubber (not subjective AT ALL) because I have been enamored with this place for over 10 years between the draft/bottle/can variety, the staff, the vibe and the proximity to "cool stuff" in town. The vibe doesn't get a 5, not because of the place itself but because of the central location of the bar, which sometimes attracts less sophisticated Beer Drinkers/super-clueless tourists (NOT BUK's fault). This is the first place I try and bring people if they're in Boston to visit and have enough time to check out a handful of beer bars vs. breweries/taprooms.
Sep 07, 2018
4.79/5 rDev +21.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
They may be cash only... They may not have 80 taps... but if we're talking beer bars in Boston, this is my home away from home. I am a proud mug clubber (not subjective AT ALL) because I have been enamored with this place for over 10 years between the draft/bottle/can variety, the staff, the vibe and the proximity to "cool stuff" in town. The vibe doesn't get a 5, not because of the place itself but because of the central location of the bar, which sometimes attracts less sophisticated Beer Drinkers/super-clueless tourists (NOT BUK's fault). This is the first place I try and bring people if they're in Boston to visit and have enough time to check out a handful of beer bars vs. breweries/taprooms.
Sep 07, 2018
coachp73 from Rhode Island
3.51/5 rDev -10.7%
vibe: 2.75 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3
Dec 16, 2017
3.51/5 rDev -10.7%
vibe: 2.75 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3
Dec 16, 2017
Soloveitchik from New York
4.16/5 rDev +5.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.5
Nov 24, 2017
4.16/5 rDev +5.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.5
Nov 24, 2017
Coorsy from Massachusetts
4.28/5 rDev +8.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
May 02, 2017
4.28/5 rDev +8.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
May 02, 2017
JamFuel from Sweden
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4
Came here on Sunday afternoon, very nice and quiet.
Well, this is a dive bar, pretty small, cash only and one of the stranger bathrroms i've seen. One room, with a lockable door, but both a toilet and a urinal? Hmm...
Taplist wall good and varied, also a great selection of cans and bottles. Prices were very reasonable. I only had a hot dog, as I would be fed on the plane home, but the dog was very good.
The bartender was very friendly, I think her name was Joanna or something like that. Talkative and really funny. Knew a lot about the beer and breweries she was serving, which is nice. Sure, not alot of variation in glassware, but hell, its a dive bar.
This was my last bar on my Boston trip, and I'm very glad I tried it. Kind of the polar opposite in the place i was in earlier that day. Row 34, but really cool, and I will return for sure.
Mar 15, 2017
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4
Came here on Sunday afternoon, very nice and quiet.
Well, this is a dive bar, pretty small, cash only and one of the stranger bathrroms i've seen. One room, with a lockable door, but both a toilet and a urinal? Hmm...
Taplist wall good and varied, also a great selection of cans and bottles. Prices were very reasonable. I only had a hot dog, as I would be fed on the plane home, but the dog was very good.
The bartender was very friendly, I think her name was Joanna or something like that. Talkative and really funny. Knew a lot about the beer and breweries she was serving, which is nice. Sure, not alot of variation in glassware, but hell, its a dive bar.
This was my last bar on my Boston trip, and I'm very glad I tried it. Kind of the polar opposite in the place i was in earlier that day. Row 34, but really cool, and I will return for sure.
Mar 15, 2017
lowteck from Massachusetts
1/5 rDev -74.6%
vibe: 1 | quality: 1 | service: 1 | selection: 1 | food: 1
AVOID!
Bartender chastised me for not saying please.??? After attempting to order 3rd round, I made the mistake of ordering something NOT on the menu and she walked away without explaining or offering an alternative.
Jesus Christ, I have bar tended for over 8 years, and could never imagine treating patrons like this.
God help us all.
Avoid this shit hole like the plague.
Mar 05, 2017
1/5 rDev -74.6%
vibe: 1 | quality: 1 | service: 1 | selection: 1 | food: 1
AVOID!
Bartender chastised me for not saying please.??? After attempting to order 3rd round, I made the mistake of ordering something NOT on the menu and she walked away without explaining or offering an alternative.
Jesus Christ, I have bar tended for over 8 years, and could never imagine treating patrons like this.
God help us all.
Avoid this shit hole like the plague.
Mar 05, 2017
flek from Massachusetts
3.81/5 rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75
Sep 04, 2016
3.81/5 rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75
Sep 04, 2016
Squire from Mississippi
3.74/5 rDev -4.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.5
Jun 27, 2016
3.74/5 rDev -4.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.5
Jun 27, 2016
TBonez477 from Vermont
3.87/5 rDev -1.5%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25
Jun 08, 2016
3.87/5 rDev -1.5%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25
Jun 08, 2016
GarrettGus from Massachusetts
3.69/5 rDev -6.1%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Feb 26, 2016
3.69/5 rDev -6.1%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Feb 26, 2016
jmikepool from Texas
5/5 rDev +27.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
Yoanna is very knowledgeable about her beers. Great little bar. Very large selection. Ask for beers not in the menu.
Feb 04, 2016
5/5 rDev +27.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
Yoanna is very knowledgeable about her beers. Great little bar. Very large selection. Ask for beers not in the menu.
Feb 04, 2016
costanzo_mike from Massachusetts
3.95/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3.5
Jan 03, 2016
3.95/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3.5
Jan 03, 2016
Stengelfoot from California
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.75 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3
Oct 23, 2015
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.75 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3
Oct 23, 2015
jtk21351 from California
3.9/5 rDev -0.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3
Sep 20, 2015
3.9/5 rDev -0.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3
Sep 20, 2015
elamb106 from New York
4/5 rDev +1.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Sep 08, 2015
4/5 rDev +1.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Sep 08, 2015
jfcaa193 from Canada (QC)
3.85/5 rDev -2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 3.5
May 10, 2015
3.85/5 rDev -2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 3.5
May 10, 2015
BradMacMullin from Massachusetts
4.34/5 rDev +10.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
May 08, 2015
4.34/5 rDev +10.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
May 08, 2015
Sweeneydawg from Massachusetts
4.1/5 rDev +4.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Apr 09, 2015
4.1/5 rDev +4.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Apr 09, 2015
MLaVioletteJr from Massachusetts
4.17/5 rDev +6.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4
Apr 05, 2015
4.17/5 rDev +6.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4
Apr 05, 2015
trevorpost from Massachusetts
3.2/5 rDev -18.6%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3 | service: 2.5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.25
Mar 25, 2015
3.2/5 rDev -18.6%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3 | service: 2.5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.25
Mar 25, 2015
American_Hawk from Massachusetts
4.02/5 rDev +2.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
Mar 20, 2015
4.02/5 rDev +2.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
Mar 20, 2015
smoothcruz from Colorado
4.38/5 rDev +11.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
Mar 20, 2015
4.38/5 rDev +11.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
Mar 20, 2015
Bukowski Tavern in Boston, MA
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