We frequent the Genesee Hotel from time to time, decided to make the trek to Boston for the original. A nice and busy dive bar up front with seating in the back. Our coconut shrimp was an excellent appetizer. Only wish there were more than 6? Shrimps. Our order of clams were big and tasty. Whatever hot sauce was on the table was also very good. The fish fry was excellent, breading did not flake off, and the portion of fish for $19 was insane. It was almost too much to eat. The order of crab legs was also plentiful. Definitely get your moneys worth here. While we probably won't be back again, I have nothing bad to say about the establishment. Our service was also good. read more

Nancy was wonderful! We ate at the bar as we did not have a reservation. By 6pm the place was mobbed. Off the MONDAY SPECIALS MENU, we had the steamed clams. Delicious. Try the bang bang shrimp and prime rib sandwich. Fun atmosphere; we sang happy birthday to a young lady; great group of patrons! Careful crossing from the parking lot to the restaurant, must cross a street. read more

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If I could give it no stars, I would had clams Casino and regular clans the regular clams I ate one almost threw up. They're brown, nasty and old and stink so obviously they use the same clams to make the steamers. They were ratchet. Also chicken noodle soup tasted like a bowl of salt. The place really fell off. They should close it down if they're gonna put out food like that don't go there. read more

Boston Hotel - Boston hotel clams - Chicken Wings Near Me - Boston, New York

I've heard nothing but good things about this restaurant, so I was looking forward to visiting it. Coming from the coast (and a huge fan of seafood), I've never been impressed with seafood away from the coast (including here in WNY), so I stayed away from their large seafood offerings, until I noticed that they had lobster daintees. They were good, though they keep the steamed with their shells on and with the rock shrimp's intestinal tract still on. In restaurants elsewhere, they remove the shells (which are much harder than regular shrimp) and remove the tractor (basically the poop sack). As assumed, customers peel the rock shrimp/lobster daintees and rarely use a knife to remove the instestinal tract (which results in the meat tasting very sandy/grainy/eating whatever is in their intestinesinal tract). That being said, I did find it cool to see the tough shells on the lobster daintees. I also ordered a steak, which was made perfectly. I do look forward to going back, though I would also consider their beef on weck or other non-seafood offerings. read more

Boston Hotel - lobster daintees aka rock shrimp (deep sea shrimp) - Chicken Wings Near Me - Boston, New York

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The food here is wonderful. The ambience is delightful. It is in the lovely Boston Hills.

better service- correctly cooked food. Where they in a hurry. fire un friendly servers- rewards good servers- Lobster was good! read more

The food there was pretty good I had the prime rib for 2 it was a lot food there was a lot of fat on it. The service was good not great but good she was really nice and talked a lot. The restaurant did kind of look like a house on the inside but it was fine. read more

There last night for 1st time with some friends. Wife got roast beef ( kimmelweck roll very salty) she thought it was good. Friends split chicken fingers. Seemed to enjoy. I got prime rib sandwich and chips. The sandwich was outstanding beef just melted in your mouth. Service very good. Small place recommend reservations quite busy read more

Best fish fry you'll ever have. Large portions and also best French fries you'll ever have!!!

Easily one of my favorite fish fry's in the area. Fish was flaky and melts in your mouth. The fry seasoning is on point and the Cole slaw and Mac salad were super fresh tasting! read more

Boston Hotel - Fish fry and fisherman's platter - Chicken Wings Near Me - Boston, New York

Simply a great dinning experience again - the food was excellent and the service was spot on - menu pricing is very fair especially for the amount of food you get. read more

Went in Monday night with a group of 5. We ordered a ton of food - bang bang & Louisiana shrimp, clams casino, lobster dainties (2x), crab clusters (2x) & mozz sticks and app shared. We cleaned up every plate, it was delicious!! We all shared a 32oz prime rib too, salt potatoes & veggies for sides (Get extra au jus, it's so good I wanted to drink it!!). It was all delicious. Our server (sorry I forgot your name) was attentive and awesome too. Very accommodating amidst a full dining room. Food came out quick and hot. This place is underrated, can't wait to see y'all again soon!! Thanks for the great experience! read more

Haven't been back to Boston Hotel in Boston in 10years. WOW!!!! The food is phenomenal. I ordered seafood scampi, my wife order scallops and my son the seafood platter. Everything was over the top delicious. Hidden gem for seafood in Buffalo area. We also ordered stuffed mushrooms and lobster dainis for appetizers. The best meal I have had in a very long time. Can't wait to go back. read more

Yuk!!! The place is dirty. The food was horrible. The French fries actually came out dirty. My guess is the grease they were fried in hasn't been cleaned in a very long time. There were black specs all over the French fries. They stated they were homemade on the menu. No way!!!! The worst experience ever. They set up tables in the dining room with cleaning supplies that served as the waitress station. The staff hung around this are and chatted loudly. The worst part was this is where they answered a non stop ringing phone taking orders for take out. The ENTIRE meal we had to listen to this big mouthed woman take orders repeating the same thing to every caller over and over and over. Yeah we won't ever be back. My suggestion is don't even try it. If you are the owner or manager answer the phone somewhere other than the middle of the dinning room it's both distracting and RUDE!!! read more

Had a nice time with friends here on a Monday. They still have great specials on clams, crab clusters, and wings on Mondays after 8p. We came earlier and still got clams, wings, pizza logs, and stuffed banana peppers. The clams were littleneck clams, but the ones for the special are different. The pizza logs are homemade and delicious. The wings & banana peppers were awesome. We ordered the wings half garlic parmesan and half char-BBQ, so good. We ate at the bar, and the bartender Meg was great, very friendly & attentive. It wasn't very busy when we were there, but it was picking up a bit when we were leaving, as it was 8 and the specials were starting. They do have specials other nights of the week, like taco Tuesday, so we'll be back to try another night, or a Monday again! read more

Visiting my hometown Buffalo from California and this was one of my favorite food places I had to have on my list to revisit. I couldn't wait for the Monday steamed clam special. Well; I guess all good things must come to an end. The clams were disgusting. They came out immediately after we placed the order, therefore they must have been sitting there all ready to go out. They were cold,dry, and so overcooked that you were chewing them FOREVER. The chicken wings had a gross sweet tasting (not Buffalo) sauce and the French Onion soup had way too much cheese that it was actually nasty. The only good thing was the service. I am so sad that the Old Boston Hotel is gone. I will no longer make this one of my "must have" Buffalo food/restaurants. read more

Best wings in Boston, NY and even better service. The prime rib dinner for two and the prime rib sandwich are also delicious! The staff is always extremely friendly and welcoming, we will be back again and again! read more

Let me start this off by saying that in order for me to leave a review at a restaurant, things either have to be impeccable and amazing in every way, or absolutely awful. And unfortunately, in this case, it was the latter. The food was decent and the drinks are cheap, and if that's all you're looking for, then you're in the right place. But to put it nicely, our server (and the other two we encountered) was indifferent, if not directly disrespectful about pretty much everything. Our visit started off with my 95 year old grandmother having to walk up multiple steps in snow and ice instead of using her wheelchair comfortably as she would anywhere else. When we mentioned the lack of a wheelchair ramp to our server, she said "well, what can you do?" and rolled her eyes. How about be in compliance with the ADA, for starters? I am in complete disbelief that this place has not been cited for that, amongst other things, especially as of late. And I understand that it is not up to the server to make these installations, but anyone who has been in service knows an "I'm sorry" and a smile goes a long way when combating an inconvenience. Other notes: 1. Every time our server used the single-occupancy restroom, it smelled unreasonably strong of cigarette smoke in the restroom and the surrounding area directly after. Not only disgusting, but highly illegal. 2. During a pandemic, they chose to refill the anti-bacterial soap bottle with Dawn dish soap, which I probably wouldn't have noticed if the bottle wasn't sitting out in the open in the restroom. 3. There was absolutely no heat in the area we were seated and other tables were vocally commenting on the temperature as well, yet the ceiling fan remained on and the servers continued to roll their eyes at everyone's discomfort. 4. Our server stumbled a little taking our order, which happens, but when we asked if an item we never received was going to be on the check, she got extremely defensive and said "you didn't order that" even though all 5 people in our party recall it being ordered. 5. And the most interesting part to me, the only time she was even relatively accommodating or conversational was when it was time for the check to be signed, as expected. I could go on and on about how absolutely horrendous our experience was at this restaurant, but I'm sure it will fall on deaf ears to ownership. I've been in restaurant and service management for nearly 10 years and anyone with the smallest amount of experience can tell you that places like this inevitably fail for a reason, which I don't wish upon them, but I wish for them to be better. Before this, we have been several times over the years but we definitely will not return. Regardless, my advice to ownership: a wheelchair ramp is a lot less expensive than a $10,000 fine from the ADA and the loss of every disabled potential customer in a 20 mile radius. I hope they decide to begin accommodating people other than their own staff, for their sake. read more

I love the food been waiting months for re opening ! Went on Monday waited for a table like 45 mins , but left !! We left because standing waiting they sat a table of 6 " all because they were family" that's not how to run a business. I get family but your customer should come FIRST ! read more

New owners and this place is phenomenal. Had the beef on weck and it was the best I've ever had! The game was on and the sabers won. Local hot spot. read more

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 decor 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. read more

The food was very good.Had a fish fry and it was very goid. Prices were moderate to high. The seating is very tight with not enough room between tables. Quite loud as well. Overall though good. read more

Great fries. The sandwich I had to go and I thought was dry. It wasn't until I finished my fries and sandwich that I found the mayonnaise hidden under the frie. read more

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. read more

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. read more

Great meal all around! Excellent service and a vast beer menu. French onion soup was while the beef on weck was cooked perfectly. Other meals at the table included a fish fry, salmon with veggies and the shrimp and scallops over pasta. We will be back! read more

I hate to revise my previous review, however after The Boston Hotel closed unexpectedly mid June, I think it is necessary. It would have been nice for some type of public notice re the closing. Anyone want a worthless $50 gift certificate that was purchased 2 days before they closed? Yea....me neither.. read more

I went to the Boston Hotel on Genesee St years ago and from what I remember everything was good! So when the Groupon was available my girlfriend and I jumped on the chance to go to the Boston Hotel in Boston. Well let me tell you it was one of the worst mistakes of my life! If it wasn't for the cheap drink prices and the Bartender being somewhat cool it would have been a total loss! I will NEVER recommend this place to anyone! We ordered appetizers "fried mushrooms, Clams Casino Fries w/ gravy and we were brought foam dishes to eat off of... I wouldn't even give them 1 full star! read more

Not what I expected. Small, in fact we drove right by it initially. They don't take credit cards. Their ATM was out of cash. I was directed to the Boston Deli next door, but their ATM was also out of cash. The super nice woman working there loaded just enough money in the machine for me to take it out. Our waitress at Boston Hotel was very friendly. The cook cam out to say hello. We just had apps; the lobster dainties, raw claims and fried mushrooms. Everything tasted great, but I wouldn't make a special trip to Boston to come here. read more

New owners involved. Hoping to bring back the charm of the old Boston Hotel. Could always use a good place close. Good Luck. Clam casino are my favorite. read more

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 yelp 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!! read more

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. read more

Lobster dainties, steamed clams, bacon wrapped shrimp, and lots of crab!!!! It was great! Everyone was very friendly . The pizza rolls are delicious and the portions are good! read more

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. read more

This restaurant has limited options for people who don't eat meat and the options available are disgusting. The caesar salad was literally just 3 types of thick shreds of cheese on chopped lettuce. The restaurant reeked of dirty rotting fish smell and styrofoam plates were used as their dishes. The waitresses were either obnoxious and rude, or just plain odd. One was wearing a hoodie and leggings just taking peoples dirty styrofoam plates off the tables. My brother ordered shrimp scampi which was more or less just noodles in a pool of melted butter with diced hamburger tomatoes and shrimp. It was so terrible he barely ate it. Would not recommend. read more

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 decor you'll enjoy this place. read more

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

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 decor 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 read more

On a motorcycle ride one day I looked up and found a groupon for this place and thought, why not. I was disappointed that they had a "patio" but it was just a few benches to smoke and drink at. None the less I was hungry and so in we went. It is a bar, with bar atmosphere. We chose to sit at a high top by the window versus the dining room. We had the bbq beef which was outstanding, and the fries that came with it were addicting. I was trading my half of the sandwich for more fries with the hubs. We could not decide what else wanted so since this was a seafood place we decided to stick with that. We had the seafood sampler which was pricey at $25 but when the plate came out and you saw the amount, it made it much better. The scallops were cooked perfect and were bathing in a garlic butter sauce. The shrimp was lightly sautéed with a Cajun spice. The fish was flaky with a crunchy panko. Overall it was a nice break from the bar/pub food on the menu. read more

I have lived in the area for about 20 years and seen it changes hands before but the local feel is still there. The current owner is the opposite of the last owner and has an updated menu. Some of the classics like Monday night specials are there but there are updated modern food options you would see at a downtown hotspots. The food quality is fresh and imaginative! read more