When you want to give in to Allston, go to the Sil. la creme de la creme of dive bars, at least in A/B. I feel like the glasses have been washed out with light beer, the seats and tables wiped with the same paper towel, and the videogames bought from a prison auction. I love this place. Free popcorn and no one talks to you except people looking to get laid. read more

The Silhouette is the most romantic café in the greater boston area. When my sweetheart and I go Dutch on a pitcher of pbr and three progressive rock songs on the ascap juke box (kinda hogs the machine for a while, I KN O W), I feel like I'm sliding into my own greasy unlimited popcorn crudités booth in the sky... Love is real Ls and Gs read more

A once great find of a dive bar that's been ruined by hipsters. Note, there is one bartender on. She or he may be serving 3 customers or 30 customers. If you have to wait for your service tough shit! Go some place else. Yes it's dirty, don't like it, don't go there. Go to another of the dozen bars in the area. If you u just want to chill and have a drink, not be bothered , this is a good find. Although annoying hipster types seem to be infesting it now. Too bad. read more

Sad! That $2 Post Malone knock-off at the door hated fun. Very rude, very unprofessional. Forced us and others to another bar. Smelled like a trash can and looked even worse inside. Wish these places would hire people who don't look like they just hopped out of my dumpster! read more

You probably wouldn't know it, but I'm a dive bar kinda gal. I love the seedy bars, the seedy bathrooms and cheap beer. But for some reason this bar never seemed to grab me. I worked down the street, and lived around the corner, but only made it here once- on a St. Patrick's day pub crawl. I must say... we were on a 2 hour break from work, and tried to cram in all the Allston bars... that for $3 or $4 we got a soco and lime shot that was pretty much... all soco. And yup, I threw it right up on a snowbank outside. Not too bad, they had free popcorn for me to eat. read more

Cheap pitchers? Check. Free popcorn? Check. Darts? Check. This place is the perfect dive bar and a great place to hang out. The bartenders are all super friendly and there is an awesome jukebox on the wall where you can pick what music you want to hear for a small fee (R. Kelly anyone?) Only downside is the cash only situation which is why I am not giving the full five stars. I never carry cash and its really a pain to use an ATM prior to coming here, I know there are fees with taking credit cards but come on people its 2015! read more

Listen, it's convenient and cheap. And it's also gross. And there are some creepy regulars. But $7 pitchers of PBR, come on.

Great dive bar. Went at the beginning and the end of the night. Cheap drinks, relaxed attitude. Bartender was attentive and a true Bostonian. We also bought a lottery ticket at the machine and won a few dollars. We were just visiting Boston, and this was a great taste. Plus-Free popcorn! read more

$2.50 PBR tallboys make this one of the best values in Boston. An additional star for the free popcorn!

Its Allston, its a dive bar and its not for everyone. Cheep beer, cash only, bitchy hipsters, local drunks, and free popcorn. Don't like it, don't come, but its always worth a try! read more

I love this bar. Before I began living in Boston, I loved coming here every time when I came up to visit from Virginia. This is a great place to go with friends to blast some music and get stinkin drunk. It's cheap and dirty as hell. High Life bottles are 2 dollars each and you can get a pitcher of that or PBR for 7 bucks. There's the barroom with a pool table, and then another room for darts. They have a jukebox with a pretty decent selection of tunes. If you bully it you'll single handedly change the scene of the bar. We would always blast a whole bunch of Maiden and Pantera, and just plow through pitchers of Pabst. If you go on a weekend night though, bring some girls with you because it can get crowded and you may need leverage to get in. If you want to drink for cheap with friends, this place is great. read more

So I might be a bit biased as I've been coming here since the moment I turned 21 (literally), but I absolutely adore the Sil. Cheap (and strong) drinks, free popcorn and darts, and one of the most eclectic crowds in Allston. These folks know how to treat their regulars and the charm and warmth of the bartenders (and doorstaff) will keep you coming back. And let me tell you, the ladies' room may be covered in graffiti, but it is far cleaner than most 'high-end' bars you might go to. I've met life-long friends here and had more wild nights than I could ever count. If you're looking to get drunk, have some laughs, and meet interesting people, than the Silhouette Lounge is the place to be! read more

When I lived in Allston, I deemed this bar "The Bar of Requirement" because it's a bar that can only exist in Allston and you only remember it just when you need it. Cheap PBR? Check. Free munchies? Popcorn. People watching? They've got hipsters and weirdos. Fun times? Pool, darts, movie nights. No frills? Just cheap beer and a great place to catch up with friends. It's dirty and awesome. Note: CASH ONLY. read more

Kind of a dirty place, but not in a creepy way. Unless you're uptight you should be able to appreciate the character. Good place to go for those nights you want to just chill somewhere. I give them 4 stars on the $7 pitchers of PBR alone. I wish they didn't close at 1. read more

How have I not reviewed the Sil yet?! My favorite dive bar for many years now, hands down. Free popcorn, cheap pitchers, barstaff that are characters (not to mention patrons), darts, pool, Naked Photohunt, a random mix of townies, burnouts, hipsters, and chill people... really, what's not to love? A night at the Sil is a night well spent. read more

Everything that is wrong with Allston exists in this place... Doormen with attitudes and whimsical entrance policies, divey ambiance that doesn't translate into lower priced drinks. The whole thing makes no sense to me. It's like when you read about french bistros serving mcdonald's fries, yes, they are french and fried, but do you really want to brag about it? read more

This place is filthy - in a trucker-stop-I'd-check-out-due-to-overwhelming-curiosity sort of way - considering, it has its own charm, but even so: redefines "dive" to a yet lower order. read more

Darts, good prices on cheap beers and a good towney type vibe. If I lived in the area, I would frequent this place far more often. A few too many Allston-scenester types for my liking at times, though. Fun place when it's not totally packed. A nice break from the other trendier bars in this area. read more

I love love LOVE dive bars. And this is a prime example of why. Pitchers of PBR for $7, free popcorn, various sports playing on TV, darts, and a pool table which allows for no elbow room. read more

The essential neighborhood dive bar. Pool tables! Sketchy haggard waitresses! Cheap beer! Graffiti EVERYWHERE! If you are looking for a trashy loud dump to get your Bukowski on in, this is it. read more

This place is such a dive (and proud of it). Cheap beer, free popcorn, a good mix of hipsters and colorful locals. An essential Allston/Brighton experience. read more

Cheap beer, free popcorn and darts, aging punks, annoying hipsters, usually a pleasant absence of college kids, a couple creepy guys in the corner, pool table that is usually hoarded by the same group for hours, interesting sticky film on the floor, comfy booths, refreshingly limited television monitors, good music, nice no bs atmosphere. Best bar in Boston. read more

LOVE the Sil. Good times in here. If you're looking for a good place to see the locals, enjoy some cheap pitchers (7$ PBR or High LIfe!!), have free popcorn, and a variety of good bar games (pool, darts, Big Buck Hunter), the Sil is the place. The staff is fantastic. This is the place I'll go to meet up with friends on the cheap. read more

I am a big fan of the Silhouette. Something about this place, I dunno it just oozes character. Its truly is a diamond in the rough. The staff is great and the scene there is an interesting one. Lots of different types of people and that's what makes going out to bars fun. You cant beat the prices and the jukebox is where its at. If your seeking out that one of a kind dive experence look no further than the Silhouette, its top notch. read more

Great dive. Cheap beer, friendly people, nice staff. Was there about once/week over the summer while on a sublet. My next first date will be at the Sil - if she can't hang, it's not meant to be. read more

Best place to grab a beer, have a conversation, and maybe play a game or two in Boston. Friendly staff and great prices make this a go to for anyone looking for an authentic Boston experience. Give it a shot! read more

Mad dart boards, free popcorn and $7 PBR pitchers transforms any dive bar into a "Lounge"

In the past month or so, I have tried to offer my patronage to the Silhouette Lounge three times, excited to drink some beer, play some darts, and partake in the well-known free popcorn. The first time, I went with a few friends, on a weekend, at around midnight. We started to walk in, only to have the bouncer tell us that the bar was too full and that he could only let two of us in. My friend went in to use the bathroom, and I went in while she was doing so in order to check the place out. It seemed fine, nothing special really, and it definitely, definitely, was not too crowded for my rather small group of friends (five of us). However, the bouncer seemed stressed because some guys were causing trouble, so I decided to let it go, and try again later. The next time, I arrived around 1 a.m. on a Friday night with my boyfriend. We opened the door, and some greasy looking young man told us that last call was at 1 a.m., and that we couldn't come in. Let it be known that we were coming from a hipster-themed birthday party, so there's no way that we were turned away based on not looking "the part." The same thing happened to me last night. Only it was before 1 a.m. I tried to go in with three friends, and the same greasy looking man told us that last call was at 1 a.m., and that we couldn't come in. My friend asked why the door was open if it was already last call, and the greasy man pretended to be confused and said that the door should have been locked. He walked with us to the door and pressed the handle twice, as if that would lock the door, and gave us a snarky, fake-apologetic look. He closed the door on us, and needless to say, it still wasn't locked. I will never go back here. The pretentious staff can bite me, and I'll go to one of the many other bars around, and make myself some Pop Secret when I get home. read more

Maybe I need to give this place another chance, but from what I've seen, it pretty much blows. Drinks are cheap. That's great! What's not great is the limit on the number of people inside. What's up with that? As I was waiting outside to get in one night in the pouring rain (and I was the only person waiting), the bouncer came up to me finally. "You with anyone?" he said. "Yeah, I've got friends at a table inside," I replied. "That's not what I meant," he said ever so slyly and then finally let me in and proceeded to stare uncomfortably. First of all, FUCK OFF DUDE. You made me wait outside while other people got in and then proceed to creepily hit on me? Also, this place shut down at 12:45 on a Friday night. Um, is that right? I don't think so. I just ended up going to The Model instead. I put $5 in the jukebox at Silhouette not knowing their "curfew" and they shut it off and I didn't get my money back. Also the selection they have is very questionable. The Replacements and....Gordon Lightfoot? What?! I give this 3 stars because of the smoking porch outside, which is really nice. I'll try back again sometime because everyone else tells me it's a fun place. Maybe it was just a bad night. read more

Not to sound redundant to everyone else but seriously, $7 pitchers, cheap and well made mixed drinks, jukebox, darts, pool and of course the free popcorn! Its a unique welcoming atmosphere, well worth the stop. What more could you ask for? read more

I love this place. I try to go early on not on weekends because it has a healthy college scene (not my thing) but early on or weekdays this is a mellow place to grab a pitcher and hang or play pool or listen to a whacky mix on the jukebox. All the bartenders are awesome, but I especially like the young woman with i think a British accent. Awesome. The free popcorn is a bonus. read more

This place is amazing, the staff are some of the best people and they have free popcorn and darts! Irene is the best bartender in the world!

Cheap beers, darts, and plenty if seating for such a small place. They keep the crowds at a minimum (which is great when your inside, lame when your in line). Total dive bar but if your expectations are reasonable for what it is, it's awesome!! read more

All these bad reviews are from people who don't know how to have fun. The silhouette is one of my favorite bars of all time, and I go to a lot of bars all over the country. Just a great vibe, music is always good (more grungy/punk), the pool is competitive and fun, and there's 4 dart boards. Also, pitchers of PBR are $9 and there's free popcorn. I don't really know what more you could want out of a bar. Yes, as reviewers have said, the silhouette is a dive bar, but the best bars are. If you don't like a good dive bar, you are very lame and I don't want to party with you. Seriously, go to the silhouette. read more

it is what it is and that is a dive. beers cheap free popcorn. last time i went to go there it was at capacity. but its usually fun. read more

Possibly the best bar in Allston. Seriously. Cheap beers. Darts. Friendly, slightly crazy old dudes and a super sweet bartender that went out of her way to find us darts to use because the other idiots playing didn't understand how to share. Love this place! read more

Im a big fan of the Tam and Sullys Tap, but when in need of a local dive bar, then this is where its at. 7.00PBR pitchers, frosted 16oz glasses, free popcorn, sketchy people, darts and big buck hunter, um yes 5stars. The bartenders are friendly, and people watching is at a premium here. read more

Im extremely pleased that this bar is on the corner of my street. Its a legit dive bar that I can really get into. The crowd is always interesting, the pitchers are cheap, there's a few tvs, a pool table, and darts. Also, you can't forget to mention the smoking area in the back. The popcorn they serve is another a nice touch. I don't want to recommend this place too highly to avoid having the douchebags from all the other bars in the area come and shwagg this place up too. read more

The most appropriate/non-explicit word I can think of for this "place" is: disgusting. I only agreed to go here because we were meeting up with a friend to congratulate him on an accomplishment, otherwise it's pretty easy to see that if you shouldn't step through these doors. Crowded, smelly, cheap yes, but drinks were not impressive whatsoever. The bartender had no idea what I was asking for. I cringe at the sight of, and thinking of my maybe one-hour time spent in the Silhouette. Never again. read more

People are very friendly! Great atmosphere and really nice dive bar! I recommend this place to anyone.