Went here with some friends for dinner and drinks on a Saturday night. There is parking nearby but limited as there are also many other businesses and it's street parking. The drinks were good, the server was so sweet, and the pricing is reasonable! The figgy chicken wrap was UNREAL. Highly recommend!! read more

After screwing up my kid's chicken fingers and fries order and bringing them Mac and cheese they didn't order, they delivered my fish and chips with balsamic vinegar. I had specifically asked for malt vinegar, which they said they had but turned out they did not. Then the manager came out and lied to my face, telling me they don't carry malt vinegar because it is already in the batter. I order the same fish and chips in Woburn all the time. They are owned by the same group, and the place in Woburn always has malt vinegar. The manager just straight up lied to me. read more

I came to Cityside because it looked like a quaint cute little place for lunch. I was very disappointed by the slow service and to top it all off when I received my tacos I was excited to get eating all to find a long black hair in my food. The staff did comp my meal but were not apologetic in any way. Not did the manager come over to speak with me or apologize. My waitress never came back to check on us or to even offer another drink. I will not be returning to Cityside ever again. read more

Great place near BC. American food and ambience. I would recommend the frites. Service was great too read more

*Rating based solely on FOOD* Presentation: 4 Texture: 4 Flavor: 3.5 Would return? Yes Must-try: - I went for brunch on a sunny Saturday and the place was super packed! I had the Cobb Salad which was pretty good - a good-sized plate filled with greens, tomatoes, grilled chicken, bacon, boiled egg, bits of bacon, crumbled blue cheese and avocado. The green goddess dressing was nice and, since only the greens were dressed, the amount was appropriate. The chicken was very well seasoned and very juicy. Bacon was super crispy. The ratio of ingredients was perfect. No complaints! I tried the tomato soup that comes with the grilled cheese and it was nicely flavored but very thick. My party commented the Steak and Avocado salad was nice but nothing special. The food here is typical bar food so don't expect something super special. Portions are big. Food comes out fast and at the right temperature. I would try a burger next time because they looked amazing (on the table next to mine). Non-Food Stuff: Nice vibe! It was very very busy when I was there so very noisy and lively. The service was very friendly. Hope this helps! Z. read more

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The turkey gobbler and side salad were outrageously delicious! It's a little different, but MAN, that thing rocks! read more

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Solid food, solid bar scene, solid draft list. Nothing out of this world but definitely overall good spot.

Got a burger it was undercooked asked it for it to be redone. UNDERCOOKED. Terrible. Don't recommended ever. Definitely got some stomach issues from this one. Tried to make me pay for it too read more

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As a reminder, I only write up 5 star experiences and this gem earned it. I hadn't been back here for 25 years. Warmly greeted, regularly checked on, nice vibe from the crowd. Highly recommend the steak and avocado salad with an Octoberfest draft. Beers on tap are their thing but they have a nice bar selection. Big screen TVs showing all the sports action. Take a few friends or hit it up solo at the bar. Great spot to grab a pint and a bite. read more

The bouncer was actually so disrespectful, I don't think I'd ever come back here he was making rude comments giving dirty looks and punching his hand as if he was gonna hit me! How can such an establishment hire such a person ?! Do they even do background checks cause he's behavior was concerning! I'm so disappointed! read more

I've been coming to Cityside for three years, kid at BC, never had a crappy experience like today. Place is completely empty, with a huge rush supposedly coming, they take quite awhile to seat us upstairs, floor completely empty...put us on a small table next to the stairs with full AC blasting. We are freezing and ask to move, the manager says no. We are shocked given no one is up there. Ask for our food to go. Server was sweet, not her fault. Manager is running around crazy, knows there is a problem but won't look at us. Takes a while to pay. We leave and then manager says have a nice day as we leave. We could have been in and out happy before the rush, they moved a younger couple outside...Oh...and the food was not good. Not a nice way to start the day. They can't handle the move in crowds I guess. read more

CitySide Tavern - Bars Near Me - Brighton, Massachusetts

Always come here to throw some serious weight behind some Bud Lights when I've had a bad day at the office - always end up projectile vomiting in the toilets but the staff never seem to mind. read more

Went to city side yesterday which I normally love. Tonight, the general manager was so incredibly rude and condescending and dismissive with our reservation (which we had made). He insinuated we were lying about having a reservation and left us with a bad perception of the place and him. read more

Came here for breakfast and watched as 5 employees including the manager stood and chatted in the corner while we waited 10+ minutes for coffee and had to flag someone down after our plates had been clean for 10+ minutes. There were only 3 tables. That being said, I had the bbq benny with arugula (they don't have spinach) instead of meat and the sauce was really good. The potato wedges were perfectly crisp. My partner had the breakfast sandwich and enjoyed it as well, but said it was a bit dull. read more

A great corner location in Cleveland Circle making it an easy place to stop in for a meal or a few drinks. Lots of TV's for sports watching and trivia on Wednesdays. Food and service is good! read more

This place is amazing. The food is always top tier, there breakfast burritos and fried chicken eggs Benedict are an absolute favourite. If your looking for something more on the sweet side then I'd go for the pancakes. They also have wonderful service, i was in a rush and forgot my purse, they automatically pulled up my number from my reservation and called me to let me know. They held it for me until i was able to go pick it up. read more

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I have not been to city site in maybe 20 years so I was surprised when I went how nice it was inside the waitress is very friendly. I got the chicken sandwich tried and it was very good. read more

So impressed with the renovation! The space looks incredible, the staff is friendly and helpful, the food is tasty and the drinks are fun and delicious! We live around the corner and liked stopping in for a drink before they re did the space now we will be back much more often! Everything was stellar!! read more

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Came here for boozy brunch and cannot wait to come back. Let me start with this. I love breakfast and everything that goes with it. And let me tell you... I think this was the best breakfast pizza I have ever had in my entire life. The sausage, the hollandaise, and - get this- BOTH scrambled and a sunny-side up egg? Marry me. And to add to the spectacle? The Lady-mosas. Good lord. Has a better brunch cocktail ever existed? By our 4th one I was already digging back into my takeout box to polish off the rest of my pizza. read more

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I was having a good time at cityside but towards the end, our waiter really ruined the evening. The waiter, Dalton, gave us two boxes to pack our food even though we had 3 different plates on our table. We asked for another box as well as 2 bags but he only gave us the box. I thought maybe he didn't hear me ask for the bags which is fine so I asked again. He comes back with one bag despite me asking for bags plural and so we had to ask him once more for another bag. He gives us a look and goes off to get it. He leaves it down on the table and says with ridiculous attitude, "Do you need ANYTHING else?? ANYTHING???" Sorry we were such a bother... I understand it was annoying him to go back and forth for the same thing but there is no need to be so rude especially when he should've just did it right the first time we asked. Not only that, we were the ONLY table so its not like he had a million other requests. I only gave this place two stars for their food. read more

I just flew in from Los Angeles today and I stopped here for dinner. The atmosphere is pleasant and casual. I just ate at a 5 star restaurant downtown Los Angeles yesterday where I paid almost $200 dollars for 2 people; this $30 meal was comperable in taste ! I had the Northender chicken sandwich with salad side and asparagus side; just fantastic! I will defiantly return to this quaint restaurant! read more

I want to like this place as it is local to me and very popular. However the burger wasn't very good (asked for medium and it came out closer to rare) and the fries were subpar. Female bartender had a bit of an attitude (tattoos rather young looking) and was inattentive like she couldn't be bothered so I didn't want to complain. Would say go here for just drinks but service wasn't good so don't go here at all unless it's a last resort. read more

A chill and sunny vibe for afternoon drinks and lunch at CitySide Tavern. Cute and tasty drinks, with a reasonable price tag too! We got burgers and fries and fried pickles. The gluten intolerance was even risked for the fried pickles...dare I say worth it! Burgers were good and hearty, nothing too special. Fries were crispy and fresh. Overall would recommend this spot for an afternoon lunch! read more

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Me and a friend went there for an after work drink. Our bartender at the upstairs bar (girl, twenties, tattooed) was extremely rude to us from the start. Barely greeted us and caught an attitude for absolutely no reason. Both my friend and I used to work in the restaurant industry so we know how to act and were nothing but respectful to this girl. When we got our check she basically threw the pens at us. We were literally in shock of this disgusting attitude. Won't be back, especially not to see this i'll mannered bartender. read more

I came here and the bartender told me she can't make the drink my friend wanted and to order a beer instead and then told me she didn't want to make me a mule but she could, great service! Find a new bartender she is no good! 08/07/2022 11:30 pm read more

Solid experience here, what you expect for your typical neighborhood bar. Decent drink list, some good draft beers, food was nothing spectacular, but good. Service was friendly and attentive enough. No effort was made for my friend's birthday, even though it was noted on reservation. Would have been nice. read more

Really bad service. Waited ~10mins for our server to come and after waiting 20mins to get our drinks we just left. I would not recommend coming, there's plenty of other bar around the area. read more

Great restaurant- highly recommend ! Energetic atmosphere and tasty food. We had a reservation and that got us seated quickly. Had tacos and burgers and French fries. We walked from our hotel and had late dinner - safe to walk to and from. Service friendly and attentive and it was a BUSY night! I would definitely return! read more

Okay selection of beers served cold! Love that part. Everything else was miserable. Staff is incompetent. Definitely BU and not BC grads. Good news is you could probably walk out without paying and they would be none the wiser. Like watching two monkeys try to hump a greased up football. read more

Went here with some friends on a Tuesday night to celebrate our friends 23rd birthday. It was basically empty and the bartender took our IDs the to back, came back and said they didn't scan (we're all 22 and 23). Had to go to a different bar where others said the same thing had just happened. Just seems like an odd location to not want college seniors to go to... read more

I have a few pretty severe allergies (like gluten and dairy to name a couple) that make me nervous when eating out. In talking with our server, Jess, she mentioned she has Celiac and went over the menu with me. Salads are my safe food eating out, but I felt comfortable enough to try some of her recommendations. I eat at so few places but will definitely come back here! If you have allergies, I recommend asking for Jess because she was so patient and helpful. I didn't feel like my allergies were a burden and all the food and drinks were tasty. read more

Waitress ignored us for nearly an hour, and when we arrived, we were the only party in the restaurant. By the time she took our order, there were many other people there who came in after us that we're all eating. Then one person in our party got her meal and finished eating it. We had a hard time getting the waitress to tell her to cancel our other orders and pay for our balance. The manager then came over and harassed us and yelled repeatedly claiming his kitchen was backed up and refusing to acknowledge all the other parties who came in after us and had been eating as well as the fact that one person had gotten her meal in our party and none of us had. Completely disrespectful manager. Much better service at McDonald's. 1 star review is way too generous. read more

The hostess could not have been more rude. She clearly did not want us to seat us from the start. She treated us as not worthy of her attention. After telling us there were multiple parties ahead of us, allowing 2 tables to sit empty without seating us and the other parties were nowhere to be seen. 5 minutes later she then quoted a lesser time for the party of our size as I stood by in disbelief. As she placed them ahead of us she had the audacity to say "Oh you weren't on the waitlist" After we had been there 15 minutes. No thank you. read more

To the person who rudely denied me and my service dog from sitting on the patio, when I said that was illegal, I meant it!. The American Disability Act, as enforced by the Department of Justice, specifically states that all service dogs must be allowed into any and all types of businesses and public spaces, whether they are markets, restaurants, dry cleaners or theaters. Your ignorance and neglect for my disability is utterly disgusting. I used to frequent your place often, but will never step foot in your door again, nor will any of my friends, family and hopefully other patrons. read more

Great place for appetizers and drinks. Brunch is good too but I mainly come for the heavier meals. If appetizers can be considered a meal. It does for me ! Faves : The big dig tots are totally worth the zillions of calories. Sooooooo cheesy. Goey yumness. With nomnom crunchy bacon bits. The buffalo chicken dip isn't as hot as others and still tastes good reheated. What can I say I'm a simple bar food eater. These are my go-to eats. It's very loud and full of BC people (I used to be one of them as it was the grad school hangout ha!) but the food is good enough to keep coming back. read more

As others have mentioned, if you're just looking for a run-of-the-mill watering hole with bar food and a TV to watch a game on--this is the 5 star place for you. It's been a couple years since we last visited, after having an unfortunately rude bartender that caused us to leave, so we decided to give Cityside another try for dinner instead. They have a lovely outdoor balcony seating area, and it's definitely one of their best features, so we opted for that. I ordered the taco trio, including one steak, one chicken, and one fish. The chicken was meh, but I really loved the flavors in the steak and fish; a solid recommendation. I'm sad to say--they were very small and left me hungry. My boyfriend ordered the turkey burger, and it was generically bland...steer clear here. Overall, the prices will definitely be a deterrent for me in the future.. the food is glorified bar food at most, and though delicious, way overpriced. I'm giving 3 stars for the steak and fish tacos that I really enjoyed. read more

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I went here to meet an old coworker for drinks & everything was so good! We both really enjoyed the Buffalo dip as an app, I HIGHLY recommend getting that. I had a margarita, a salad, & we shared the emotes cookie skillet at the end. 10/10 would go here again. The only thing is, not much parking in the area but it's worth it to look for a spot. The ambiance is really loud just pre-warning, as it's a bar read more

I asked for a cup of coffee at the end of my meal. She told me that they had run of coffee. This was at 6:00 pm on a Sunday night. For some reason they do not give correct change. Check was $40.01, I gave the waitress $50.00 and she brought back nine dollars. Very bizarre. Do not go there unless you want to get aggravated. One star is too generous. read more

Everything was delish and the vibes were awesome. We sat outside on the rooftop which was such a great ambiance. The coffees were so yummy and they were very big - worth the money for sure. The French toast sticks came with maple syrup and Mascarpone and were the perfect crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. The hollandaise on the eggs Benedict was delicious, a little bit of a chipotle flavor but not spicy at all, so good. The hangover hash had a great flavor but would probably try a different thing on the menu before ordering again. Overall so yummy, food service, great food read more

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They renovated recently. It looks nice. Industrial, trendy aesthetic. It still has plenty of TVs on. But the vibe is way different than before. The menu leans "trendier". Ex: the classic cheesy nachos are now made with cojita, pickled red onions, lime crema, etc. LOT going on. They are good but not "bar" nachos if you feel me. Almost everything is meat-based except a few apps. (Fried pickles, nachos, buff cauliflower). Downeast (and probably other common canned drinks, but can't confirm) is now served in the can. No more "tall" option. So just go buy a 4-pack instead for the price. I had their new menu mule drink. It's a mule, can't complain. Came with a curly yellow straw for some reason. Also they don't have waffle fries anymore, so what's the point? read more