This place is great! It helps that the owner is a high school classmate! But a group of the old high school gang got together for drinks and apps. The apps were good and the drinks on point! We will be back for many more get togethers. read more

Bates Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

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Only went here because Lincoln Tavern had a long wait. On arrival there were at least 4 tables open and most of the bar open. The hostess made us wait over 10 minutes to sit at a table that was clean and open the whole time. Food was terrible. Very loud music. Will not return. read more

Came in for lunch last Thursday. It was a beautiful day and the front windows were open, very nice! We were greeted right away and ordered our drinks. We were a party of four. The bartender/server was very friendly, and attentive. We ordered the Greek pasta salad, they make their own dressing, very tasty, and served on the side. Also the meat lovers pizza and chicken tenders. They have a variety of sauces for the tenders that you can either have on the side or have on the tenders. We really enjoyed everything including the reasonable price. We'll be back soon to try other menu items. read more

I've been a few times, sometimes it's super busy and sometimes there isn't much of a crowd at all. The chicken sandwich is good and so is the Caesar wrap. read more

I stopped in on my way home from a long drive back from NY. I walked in sat down and was ignored for some reason. Then it dawned on me, maybe this particular bar maid is not a big fan of mine for some reason‍, I've also seen this lady working in other establishments around town. I don't frequent Bates often but it's close to my home and a convenient place to have a quick bite to eat. I have never had any problem here. Not one person spoke with me when I sat down. Then I saw this particular bar maid talking with another lady who was filling the coolers. she then walked over and said to me"you appear drunk" sorry ???? First time ever I was accused of being drunk and didn't have one drink!!!! What a joke , Needless to say, I will never step foot in Bates again. Very sad - It was a terrible and humiliating experience. Whether you like a person or not, you should not be allowed to humiliate someone for no reason. Shame on Bates, treat all patron's as equal and at least talk with them before you per/judge them. read more

Great food, TVs and Bar. Prices are reasonable. Bartender made a great martini and Dark n Stormy. Looked like a good beer and wine selection. Chicken wings were perfectly cooked and sauce was just right amount. Teriyaki and Golden Maple (I think?). The food others ordered looked like great bar food and presentation. Plenty of TVs to watch from every angle read more

Bates Bar and Grill - Chicken wings - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

Went back to Bates because I couldn't get that Strawberry Pecan salad out of my head and I was willing to chance another burnt protein to have it! This time I added grilled chicken and it was perfect! Sliced and laid across the top of a delicious salad, not overcooked at all. I don't care for a vinaigrette so subbed a buttermilk ranch- yummy. Last time when the salad proteins were burned and inedible, I think I happened to order on the day the fill-in chef was cooking because this order was delicious! Added a Chicken, Broccoli & Ziti to the order- also delicious. I think it had a lot of mozzarella melted into the huge portion, because there was a whole lot of stringy cheese happening! The serving was definitely good for dinner and some leftover for next day lunch. I like to be surprised with an unexpectedly good menu choice- don't we all? - and this fit the bill. The bar was busy, lots of chatter above the tv's and the wait staff was friendly and engaging. Altogether a great place to grab dinner in the Landing, or stop by for a drink and some company. Go, you'll be surprised how much you'll enjoy it! read more

This place will always be a go-to at any time of day. The owners Liz and Bobby are some of the nicest and down to earth people. We've eaten our way through almost the entire menu over the years and nothing has disappointed. I love their Greek pita with grilled chicken but you can't go wrong with whatever you choose. The homemade Greek dressing is perfectly balanced. They know their food and it shows. The atmosphere is always welcoming as well. read more

Bates Bar and Grill - Greek Pita with Grilled Chicken and Fries - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

Great bar, great food, & even better customer service! Have never had a bad meal from here and the service is always prompt with the most friendly bartenders. read more

Bates is a great family owned and operated business with the best staff! They have a nice variety on their menu give it a try you won't leave disappointed. read more

Bates Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!! EVER!!! Where do I even begin? As a young, fun & hip 37 year old woman myself... I thought certainly I would be treated with mutual respect from someone about my age, clearly divorced & unhappy with life & looking to have a little night on the town. I'm a regular here. Never had any issues before... until last week I brought my daughter to grab a drink and catch up... I normally walk in no problems or funny business. My daughter visiting from Florida standing behind me was then mocked by the blonde lady for having a FAKE id ????? Why on EARTH would I bring MY OWN DAUGHTER to a bar I'm considered regular at .... If she had a fake ID... same last name as me. She was clearly visiting in town. I was inside before her & had ordered a drink, but when I heard the ruckus at the front I left & turns out my card was CHARGED FOR A DRINK I DIDNT EVEN HAVE 2 SIPS OF!!! I am NEVER coming back here... practically discriminative thieves. read more

Bates Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

Great food and drink excellent staff and service.Been going for years and will continue to do so.

Service was absolutely terrible. Encountered a terribly rude bartender who made the entire experience really awful. Condescending, standoffish and just outright unenjoyable. Wish this wasn't the case because it seemed to have good reviews. read more

Place is awesome! Great service, food is good, bartenders are great ! Jill is the goat !!!

Had lunch today the food was excellent, hot and delicious. Enjoyed every bit of it. Bartender Jill was very attentive to us.

Local dive bar, no greeting, made our way to the bar... had to request a menu. Place was over lit, not even good sports vibe with 1/2 the tvs need replacing. Bartender never came back. We, 3 top left ...great margaritas across the street. read more

If I could give this place negative stars I would. First time coming here as I just moved to Massachusetts & will NEVER return. I couldn't get the bartender/ bouncers name but she had dirty blonde hair, curtain ish bangs, and looked middle aged? But they are the reason I will never be returning. As someone who has worked in the service industry you should never belittle your customers. Very egotistical to try & explain why they wouldn't serve me. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. read more

I'd like to say good things about this "bar", but in all reality everyone should save their time and money. I'm pretty sure it's fair to assume everyone likes to pay for good customer service, just know you will get the exact opposite of professional and respectful attitude here. read more

Fire cracker sandwich (no veggies) put me in an auntie ann wetzel pretzel. I was perplexed. Chic fil a was shaking as I endured a crunchy yet succulent bite of all white meat with a curious George ish rain coat of Buffalo and ranch. A glistening potato bun stood little chance I fear, as each bite was a step into a world unknown. That was special. read more

Nice place. Friendly staff. I went during off hours. They have some good vegetarian options. Enjoyed the Strawberry Pecan salad. Also enjoyed the honey roasted brussels sprouts. read more

Warning: If you go on a Friday night as a party of 2 and all they have are large tables they will not seat you. Apparently keeping the table empty "in case" a large party shows up is more valuable to them than paying customers. read more

This place is a great addition to the Landing! I've been here several times and never leave disappointed. I've had the buffalo chicken wontons, burgers, fish & chips, garden salad, cheesesteak egg rolls, buttermilk chicken sandwich, etc. I love their huge and delicious onion rings. My only complaints would be my burgers get over-cooked for medium-rare (as most places do) and they do not give you enough ketchup packets for your fries. We had to keep asking the server for more and even then, she would only bring a few. At one point, my friend just asked her to put as many ketchup packets as she could in her hands and bring them to our table. Overall that doesn't bother me and the food is still good quality. I would recommend giving this place a try! read more

Bates Bar and Grill - Hangover Burger - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

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Bates is low key gas. Most things absolutely slap. Not please about the removal of the lobster BLT but their chicken game is on point. read more

Bates Bar and Grill - steak tip greek salad - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

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the kids' meals portions were smaller than we thought. they were actually kind of sad looking, especially the tenders. the fries stood out more than the tenders. its okay if they only gave us three pieces but at least bigger pieces. they did come with a drink of a choice. the chili was salty. came with pita bread and it was blah. the salmon entree wasnt bad but the rice was a bit soggy. wish the buttermilk chicken had more taste to it. the place was ok. read more

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Great Food and atmosphere Food and Service was excellent. The cheese fries were so awesome. Cheeseburger with French Fries were done to perfection. Pulled pork sandwich was excellent. read more

Bates Bar and Grill - Cheese Fries with bacon - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

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A nice place to eat on the main part of town. I was introduced to this restaurant by a local resident who brought a number of us there for a meeting. The food was outstanding. I have had, chili, coconut shrimp, and egg rolls. My son loves the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich. The restaurant is modern and well decorated. I have always been there between 2 and 4 PM when the inner area is not crowded; however, I hear it can be "hopping " at night. The bathrooms are modern and clean. Parking is available on the street in front and the side street. The staff is cordial. On my last visit the owner was there and was very nice. The staff have been very open as to their respect for his cooking skills. We shall return ! read more

Went 11/25/23 for early dinner. Seated promptly. Ordered the Brookside burger which was delicious and cooked exactly as requested. The burger had feta cheese and caramelized onions. I had to have on a gluten free bun and that was perfect (usually gluten free buns not that great). No dedicated fryer, so got a garden salad which was quite large and great. My husband got a grilled chicken Caesar wrap with sweet potato fries. He said it was great! Lots of craft beers. I ordered the house red sangria and was delicious. Waitress was attentive and food came out hot. Highly recommend. read more

Boneless mango habanero wings are delightful. Atmosphere is fun and the Greek pasta salad is always delicious.

Good food but place can get busy so seating can be limited. The hours seem to fluctuate a little too much for me to go consistently but overall it has been a good experience. read more

We love Bate's and go all the time! Great tenders, and good spot to watch games. The only thing preventing me from giving 5 stars is the fact that they don't have classic tortilla chip nachos on their menu. Please consider adding these to the menu! Updated: Also, agree with past reviews - ketchup packets have got to go! read more

My husband and I went there a few days ago. It was early so wasn't surprised that there were only a few patrons in the place. When we sat down we were handed two dirty menus and the drink mini had food stick ti it. We both looked at each other and decided if menus can't even be clean how clean was the kitchen area. Sorry to say we walked out. read more

Loudest place i have ever been at to eat. Trying to have a conversation was way too much of an effort during our meal. We were basically yelling to hear each other. 2 different channels on and the TV on what seemed like the highest volume. The fact that this place is so loud is disappointing because our food was delicious. I had the Cuban sandwich and it was one of my favorites that i have had so far. I had the cheese steak rolls also and the siracha ketchup is intense! If you like siracha you will love it! The steak flavoring to me seemd a bit bland. There are many more items on the menu that i really want to try but i don't know if i want to endure the noise and need for yelling. Our server was very nice and polite, we did wait a long time(like 25 minutes AFTER getting our food wrapped up) to get our check though. read more

Food was amazing, I ordered the fish and chips and it was absolutely fantastic I will be trying other items on the menu

I went there for Valentine's Dinner with my daughter, her boyfriend and my fiance. The food we ordered was awesome and our server was the nicest. Cant wait to go back!! read more

I found this place by accident on Yelp. Being a fan of such places, hubs and I had to check it out. Also, we love the Landing so it was a no-brainer. The atmosphere is quite nice. Industrial meets modern. Draft selection was on-point and we enjoyed a couple of Barrel House Z's "Sunny and 79 ITB". The Fish and Chips was fresh, nicely battered, and HUGE! My grilled chicken caesar wrap was perfect. They charred the chicken and it gave the wrap that little extra something. Paired that with seasoned mashed potatoes that were to die for. I'm Irish, I know potatoes. The service was great, nice big TVs for the Bruins game, everyone was friendly. Oh, and there were two young ladies sitting next to us that had fries with clam chowder on them? Looked delicious and smelled fantastic. One note, to the owners, get that front-desk/hostess off her cell phone! She was curled up in a ball with her face in her screen as we came in and left. THAT is not something patrons want to see. Other than that, welcome back to the Landing!! We'll definitely be back! read more

Bates Bar and Grill - A bite and some beer. - New American Near Me - Braintree, Massachusetts

Stopped w/friends to see what this place was all about. We were happy to get great service, delicious food, and fun atmosphere. TV's were excellent and service on point. Nice job! read more

Place always hits. Grecian pizza is bomb, and the sidewinder fries of any variety (pulled pork, clam chowder, chili, or buffalo chicken) are amazing. Friendly front of house and quality food. 5 stars. read more

Second time in a row we've received a displeasing welcome for showing up around midnight (on the weekend) you'd think the bar tender would want the tips... Also they don't have a menu past 10 o'clock which makes any bar on a main strip relatively useless One star for the male bartenders here read more

Bad enough experience to post first review of a restaurant ever. Arrive with grandmother, wife and 2 teenage daughters for Sunday lunch. Sat at front windows since it was sunny and high tops were open. It's 63 degrees out, wind blowing napkins off tables, so I closed the window at our table and one next to us. 10 people total between bar and tables - no one sitting at any of the other front tables. Bartender came over to open windows again, because he was told they had to stay open, so I said no and asked whoever ordered him to come over. Manager shows up 10 minutes later, stands at the head of the table and says "can I help you?" I said it's freezing, we're not opening the windows again. His response was other customers wanted them open, if we didn't like it we could sit elsewhere. I asked who wanted them open, since no one else was in the area and he told my family we could sit somewhere else or leave. By the time the waitress came over to take our credit card for our drinks, manager was nowhere to be seen again. Whole family left, and worst customer experience I've seen in hospitality. Apparently not the first, considering how many of his employees apologized on his behalf as we left. Thanks for such a bad experience I needed to write this. Can assure you, we'll never return, and as a braintree resident. I will pass this along to every one of our friends. read more

I ordered a fish sandwich with sweet potato fries for take out and everything was delicious . The bun was nicely toasted and fish was fried to a delicate crisp with flaky inside. Fries aslo had a nice crisp and fresh. Will definitely have to try another meal there ! read more

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