Came here for dinner for the first time with a couple of friends. Hubby and I ordered their buffalo loaded fries, a spicy chicken burger, pressed veggie melt, and a couple of drinks. Total came out to approximately $80 (not including tip). What's Hot - Menu. Pretty good variety. There's something for everyone, including vegans (for the most part). Specifically for vegans, they do not appear to have vegan cheese. They recently added loaded fries to their menu. - Quality. We tried their buffalo loaded fries, which definitely a good kick of spiciness. There was a good amount of buffalo mozzarella cheese and chicken. Their fries are slightly crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside. I really enjoyed my pressed veggie sandwich. There were whole veggies, such as broccoli, with a good amount of cheese melted between all the veggies. I liked that it was not a mashed patty. The sourdough bread was not tart (which I prefer), soft, and not too greasy. No skimping on the ingredients either. Their mozzarella bites appetizer is good, not overly breaded, and cheesy/stringy. All of us enjoyed our meals. - Service. We showed up without reservations on a Friday night when it was cold and rainy, and they were able to seat us right away. We tried several other restaurants before getting here, and we would have had to wait at least one hour, because we did not have reservations, even though those restaurants clearly had open tables. Our waitress was helpful. She answered all questions she had and was able to provide us contextual helpful info (i.e., what she's tried from the menu, what she liked and why, flavor level, etc...). She paid attention to detail. One of our friends hates pickles and specifically asked for no pickles with his burger. This may seem like a minor detail, but if a staffer cannot pay attention to detail in the service industry, that is not a good indication. - Price. Good value for money, especially given the quality of food and portions. - Portions. Good amount and enough to get one full on one dish. - Location. Conveniently located in downtown Boston around many other shops and restaurants. - Layout. At the front, there's a pretty large bar area, including high tables and chairs, with booths and smaller tables towards the back. They appear to be able to accommodate large groups and smaller parties, including individuals. What's Not - Acoustics. It's pretty loud inside and sound carries very easily, so it's difficult to carry a conversation. Final Answer Worth returning. read more

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Some nice bartenders but that's where it ends. The food is fine but as soon as the southie kids take over, no one cares about you.

I got two cocktails from here and loved both! The "down cape" was very pretty and tasty. I also enjoyed the "starstruck" drink. The restaurant is very large and has plenty of seating. The servers and bartenders are all very nice. My only complaint is that some of the things on the menu are not actually available. I tried to order a sangria but no luck. read more

The Playwright - Down cape cocktail - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Very nice spot the atmosphere resembled a high end sports bar. Food ratings below: -Sesame ginger chicken tenders 9/10 I thought these were fantastic had a good heat and the cabbage paired well -Cesar Salad 10/10 fantastic -Nachos 7/10 eat this hot everything congealed quickly -Parmesan fries - 8/10 steak fry cut. Solid not amazing read more

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Service was terrible. Found a hair floating in my drink when it arrived and the manager would not comp it or give us a refund. The names of the managers were Chris Demaras and Antonio Lafrata. Incredibly patronizing. read more

The bathroom attendant Wanda is the best person I've come across! She is so helpful and kind!

This was such a disappointment. We made a reservation for 2:15 on a Saturday and we're able to sit outside. Our server took forever to come over. We ordered a mimosa tower, water and put our food order in. It took an hour and for us to get WATER. WATER. The server told us that all the cups were in the dishwasher. The table behind us got water right away. Once the table behind us got water it took at least another 20 minutes to get water. The food was okay my friend and I split nachos. There wasn't a lot of cheese on it. My boyfriend got the breakfast burrito and said it came with Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. My friends and I also split the grapefruit mimosa tower but I would not recommend. My friend got a coke in the smallest glass possible. She asked for a refill and did not got a refill and was charged for 2 cokes which didn't make sense because It was free refills for sodas. She said since she already paid she couldn't refund our card so she gave my friend $3 in cash. All in all I would not go back here again it was not a fun experience. The server was not apologetic about the delay or mistakes which made it worse. read more

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We came on Saturday for college football, love the vibes. We wanted to order every starter, fries are a must, and the Caesar is fresh and delicious. No croutojs but crispy breadcrumbs and shredded parm. So good! read more

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The playwright is back and better than ever. I was quite impressed with the food, especially the Alabama white wings. The truffle fries with their aioli was also delicious. Our server was very friendly and helped us with his favorites from the menu. The ambiance of this restaurant is very well put together with a fun theme and plenty of TVs for game day. If in the southie area, definitely stop by!! read more

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We had the Turkey club and blacked chicken BLAT (added cheese per bartenders recommendation). So yummy and great service! read more

The Playwright - PW turkey club - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Waiting on line at playwright.... Line is crazy mess long. It's a fun place tho. The bouncer was kind of a chiller ngl. Food is probably good but Uber never had it. My friends and I like this place because we get to talk to fun people and drink while doing it! What a combo!!!! read more

Brunch was terrible food wise. Our server was great but wife and I both had a brunch orders with poached eggs (brunch salad and eggs bennie). Both sets were soft boiled with zero runny yolks. thats not a poached egg, and they were obviously premade a while ago since i couldve bounced them off the table they were so rubbery. Rest of my benedict order was also precooked from the stale and luke warm hash browns, stale bread with some sad a$$ looking precooked ham. one bite and sent it all back. Definitely do not recommend eating there unless you're already drunk and hungover enough that you've incapacitated your taste buds to the point of who cares. read more

Brunch is supposed to be a fun experience in a nice atmosphere - not here. Our waitress was not professional at al or even friendly. When we finished putting our food and drinks order in, she didn't even acknowledge us, she just walked away, leaving my friends and I confused. We all asked for waters, which we didn't get until AFTER we finished eating. The excuse? all the cups were in the dishwasher, allegedly - the table next to us got waters right after our waitress said this, and it took us another 20 mins to get our waters. They were apparently all out of cutlery, but only for our table; while tables near us got napkins and cutlery, we were brought plastic cutlery that couldn't even hold a pancake. The food was fine, but honestly the terrible service and the lack of water made it a miserable experience. Two of my friends got the nachos, which were fine but mostly just chips and definitely lacking on toppings. My other friends shared the breakfast burrito. The presentation was horrible; it didnt even come cut in half and they just threw it on a plate with no sides. They also said that even though it was grilled, the burrito was cold, and instead of sour cream, they got greek yoghurt. My boyfriend and I shared the pancakes and chicken and waffles. Both were fine, but we had to ask for syrup for the pancakes, even though the menu clearly described syrup came with it. We asked for an additional plate for sharing from the beginning, which we had to keep asking for, and got when the food was already cold. If that wasn't enough, my friend asked for a coke, which, btw, is free refills. It came in the smallest glass possible, she never got a refill when she asked for one, and then got charged for 2 cokes! Just incredibly an incredibly messy, unpleasant and all around dissatisfying experience. There are MANY other good brunch places in the area to try instead of wasting your time and money here. No wonder this business is marked as "unclaimed" on yelp! read more

The Playwright - Tables next to us were getting cutlery but even after we asked we only got disposable cutlery; such a waste! - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I was so excited to both hand with friends and watch NBA finals... unfortunately both bartenders kept their focus on multiple girls in the corner. While I accepted I wasn't going to get much attention, I still only got one head not from their staff. I'm genuinely confused going in on their staffs inability to make connections read more

Food was ok Drinks are very good my server was very attentive with a great attitude. Made our experience enjoyable. Not to mention easy on the eyes. read more

The theatre geek in me was drawn to the name. What do you mean that's not how people choose brunch locations? Parking is hard to find. Be prepared to park and walk. Lock your car and hide valuables. Just a thought: Put your friendliest host/ess to welcome patrons. The host wasn't horrible but I got the feeling that I was inconveniencing him by asking to be seated. The waitstaff and servers were friendly friendly and attentive. The brunch menu was small and manageable. I got the Croque Madame with a side of sausage and avocado, and a boozy iced coffee. If you're a lightweight forgo the boozy iced coffee you might not be able to get up and down the rolling inclines of this Southie neighborhood. (Opinion may or may not be based on actual events). The vanilla vodka, Irish cream, cold brew coffee and whipped cream was an absolute delight. The Croque Madame was a combination of sweet and savory that left me feeling satisfied that this was my #cheatday choice. This dish is a Belgian waffle stack with béchamel sauce, honey ham, cheese and topped with a fried egg (that I wished was a bit runnier). Forkfuls of this genius combination dipped in maple syrup was a recovering fat kid's dream. It would be four stars but my welcome didn't feel like a welcome and I would have gone elsewhere had it not taken 20 minutes to find parking. read more

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Super fun spot for dinner, brunch or a night out. Great food and drinks. Awesome atmosphere to watch football too!!

Service was almost impressively bad. The one star goes only to the food, which was decent. We sat at the bar at 7PM on a Wednesday (not super busy) & in 2.5 hours, we were only able to put in an order of nachos & 2 rounds of drinks--we were ignored for large chunks of time. We wanted to order entrees, but were ignored for 45 minutes so just decided to close out. And I mean IGNORED. We made eye contact & signaled to the bartenders & would say "excuse me" whenever they walked past us but they would look at us & keep walking. It was actually crazy. I haven't made a yelp review in years but had to because of how bizarre it was. I'm shocked. Like seriously, it was so awful I'm pretty convinced that the restaurant's gimmick is ignoring people (like how they're mean to you at Dick's Last Resort). My boyfriend just called it the worst service in Boston. Also want to add that we noticed the same behavior towards the majority of the other patrons at the bar--there were maybe 2-3 people that the bartenders actually regularly attended to. Picture of nachos below because that's the only thing we were allowed to eat. read more

The Playwright - PW nachos - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Burger wasn't that good, I would've expected better for bar food. The service took forever and the place wasn't that packed.

I came here to meet some friends visiting for brunch before they head out to the airport. We came pretty early on a Sunday (9:30am), so it was not crowded at all. We ended up skipping drinks, but I had a cold brew which was fine. The cocktail menu looked delicious, they have Mimosa "Towers", which look fun. I ordered the eggs benedict, which is my go-to. There was something "off" about the dish. The english muffin was not toasted and there was not nearly enough hollandaise for me. I wanted to like it, because it was pretty! Points for the atmosphere, will have to try some drinks next time! read more

My friends and I came here for lunch. The only outdoor tables available were in the sun and it was a bit too hot so we went inside. Hostess was nice, said we could sit wherever we liked. I got the turkey BLAT wrap, which was good and tots on the side which were delicious. Waitress was very friendly and attentive. The place wasn't very busy either. read more

My favorite bar in Southie. The drinks are always strong and the service is friendly and quick. If you and your party want the same drink I recommend getting a pitcher. The pickle chips are a great starter if you need to meet the current covid rules. On the weekends they play top 40 hits which creates a fun ambience. have been 3 times during covid-19 and definitely felt they were following the guidelines. read more

This is our normal brunch spot for Sunday's. Waitress service was excellent per usual and the food was very good. Strange experience when we arrived that had never happened before. We were asked if we had a reservation by the man at the hostess stand and when we said no, he had us follow him (without menus) past empty tables (restaurant was less than half full) to seat us on the end of a long raised table situated between the bar and the low tables. It had comfortable bar stools and was a fine place to sit, it was just strange. The. He went and got us paper menus instead of the normal menus they take from the pile at the hostess stand. We were served quickly and got our food pretty fast. We'd started eating when the host brought a couple and sat them right next to us on the raised bar table seating. The woman asked if they could leave a seat open between us and the host said no (as if there was a need for us to sit right next to each other when there were 10 empty seats on the table past where he wanted them to sit, half the bars stools at the bar were still empty and only half of the tables in the seating area were filled with diners). We were all confused by him and said as such amongst ourselves. We continued to eat, they ordered and we finished and paid. We left the restaurant some time later with still no one sitting in the empty 10 seats that the host wouldn't allow the couple to sit in. So, good food, great waitress service, but they need a new guy at the front of the house. Left a bad taste for the entire experience. I got the Buffalo Benedict which was delicious. Eggs were nice and runny and chicken was crispy. I have also had the steak hash which was good but could use a side of hollandaise sauce or something as it is a little dry. On both the English muffins were barely toasted, it would be nice if they were griddled. read more

The Playwright - Buffalo Benedict - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

It was fun. Very crowded. Service was immaculate and food was great. Perfect spot for a game night or night on the town.

-people don't come here horny and on the prowl, they come with friends for good food, good drinks and a good time. -Nikki took care of us read more

This restaurant was extremely underwhelming. I ordered the Nashville tenders and received a hair in my food. Not only did I have a hair in my food but the utensils were dirty in a time where they should probably be extra clean. I'm extremely dissatisfied with the food here and the atmosphere was extremely unpleasant and so loud I couldn't hear my own table or waitress. You do not have to waste time here, just save your time and money and ignore this recommendation from TikTok please. read more

The music was pumping. The drinks were flowing. Highly recommend the tater tots. This was a fun spot to come with friends and grab a couple of pitchers and listen to music. They have a jukebox and everyone can pick the music that is being played. It's a lot of fun but be prepared for a lot of drunk people yelling to each other across the room which makes it slightly less covid friendly. read more

The food is so good! Love it for a brunch spot. We sat outside today and our waitress, Kiley, was so rude from the second we sat down to the second we left. I've never been treated so coldly by anyone, it was as if we insulted her by patronizing the restaurant. She didn't bring us napkins utensils or plates until around 10 minutes after our food arrived, so it was already cold. We asked her if we could switch tables to an empty table next to ours that was closer to the heather and she was very unpleasant and ultimately said no. Also it's really really cold in their outside area. They def need more heaters. And nicer servers. read more

I made a reservation to take an out-of-town friend here on a Sunday at about noon. I showed up and expected the place to be packed (I mean, it's Sunday brunch!) but we were one of only a handful of tables. My friend and I both got cocktails -- she got the Irish coffee and I got something fruity -- which were both good. I later followed mine up with a traditional mimosa, which was great. I got the steak hash while my friend got a traditional benedict. We were both a little disappointed with the state of the eggs: somehow the yolks were cooked through but the whites were still runny. We dealt with it though, because the rest of the food was good. The steak hash was actually amazing, and was quite a large portion! After I had eaten my fill, there was still enough to take home and split for breakfast the next day. We also got an order of the donuts, which were absolutely delicious. My only complaint other than the eggs, was that the service was somewhat lacking. We both felt that the server was a bit inattentive, and we were often left waiting for our water glasses to be filled. She was friendly enough, but definitely seemed distracted. That being said, it wasn't terrible, just not quite what I was expecting. read more

Really great vibes but expensive for quality of food. Highly suggest for a good time and their mimosa tours though!

We were visiting from Michigan and unfortunately, they refused to take our IDs. The server was very rude about it because she thought she caught "fake" ids. We're 23. She was also the same server I had on my 23rd birthday under a month prior but she did not remember (not that I expected her to). She refused to take our vaccine cards as backup proof so we were just told to leave. read more

This is a great establishment with great services. 10/10 would recommend. If you aren't coming here you are missing out.

We went on a Sunday morning, wasn't busy at all, and the service was great. The food was amazing and it came out quickly. The music choice topped it off, making this a great experience for me. I definitely have to go back for the dinner menu read more

The Playwright - The Chicken & Waffles - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food quality is decent but charging $14 for a halfhearted app is frustrating. I'd like to go back and give them my business but not for this lackluster quantity. You can do better than this Playwright especially during this troubling time. Help me help you. read more

The Playwright - @playwright....$14 for this quantity really? - American Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This place was pretty cool. Went to meet my girlfriends friends with her. Sat outside on theese super long wooden tables, they were very clean however. After 10pm the patio closes and patrons will all go back inside read more

On Sunday November 3, while visiting from out of town, my friends and I stopped in to the Playwright. I have been here several times while visiting and always have an enjoyable time, but this time the experience turned out to be quite the opposite. I wish I had caught the name of the bartender who was the problem (dark, long brunette haired young lady). To start, she mentioned that she was having a rough morning. Possibly she was trying to be funny, however this is something as a customer that I don't want to hear about. We ordered the Mimosa tower. The tower that she poured our mimosas into was broken. Instead of getting a functional tower, she taped the top shut with masking tape. Not ideal, but not the end of the world either. Our party paid as we went with cash instead of on a credit card. She gave us a disgusted look when we paid/tipped her for the first tower. We proceeded to order a second Mimosa tower, but for this tower we asked to lighten up on the OJ and put a little bit of cranberry juice in it instead. Upon paying for this tower, the bartender made a snide remark about how much we left for tip. She essentially called our party "cheap" because we didn't leave 20% tip on an $80 tower, yet we she was inattentive the entire time we were there. She stated that she went "out of her way" to take out the soda gun to put some cranberry juice in the tower (a pretty basic task if you ask me). Even if she felt negatively about the lack of tip she thought she deserved, there are more professional ways to bring it to the attention of the customers rather than calling them cheap (i.e, asking the customers what she could have done better, asking for feedback about the service, etc). The whole situation was unfortunate because we were going to stay for an extended period of the afternoon to watch the 1 PM football games, and we were planning to order food and more drinks. It was for sure a lost opportunity due to a poor attitude. The manager on staff handled the situation appropriately and offered to find us a table away from the bar so we could finish our overpriced mimosa tower. We would have stayed longer, but we were all disgusted by how we were treated and how this bartender handled the situation. I am not one to write reviews (no matter how good or bad the experience), however this one was one I had to share because it was so disappointing. There are so many options to choose from in the neighborhood, therefore I will have to reconsider the destination the next time I visit town. read more

Our reservation was cancelled after ten minutes, we were looking for parking and tried to call.

The new patio / outdoor addition was done very well and gives this place so much potential but the drinks and food were less than desirable. We tried sangria, margaritas and the truly towers and all came out watered down with little to no alcohol. The food menu was also interesting - mix of bar food but then has healthy hipster options like grain bowls. The food was likely worse than the drinks. Burgers looked like they had come right out of the freezer and patties were extremely small. Buffalo chicken dip was thick and has weird consistency. The best thing were the curly fries which I'd imagine is hard to mess up. Wouldn't recommend for food, but is a decent place to grab drinks before heading to a better venue but maybe just pass on the mixed drinks. read more

I used to love coming here for Bachelor Mondays and Trivia but they have since cancelled both. I am extremely disappointed about this and know that many others are as well. I was a Bachelor Monday regular and would get dinner and drinks there every week. They will now be losing out on this business. I have refrained from writing a review about my poor dining experiences until now because I used to love the Playwright and enjoyed these weekly events. I have gone to dinner there three separate times in the past few months (when it was not busy) and had bad service each time. Waitresses do not check in on their tables enough and if you want something you usually have to ask for it twice because they will not bring it to you the first time. They are also not great about keeping people's water filled and each of the times I have had dinner there I had to eat my food without a drink even after asking for one. Hopefully they can turn things around! read more

As I understand everything is different due to COVID, I felt like I should write a review about my friend and I's experience today at The Playwright. The food and drinks today were superb and I would absolutely go again. On the downside on things we were sat in the most uncomfortable spot, we were sat in the front of the restaurant with the sun beating down on us the whole time. We were visibly uncomfortable and literal sweat pouring down our faces and our waitress did not look like she cared one bit. There was a group of other patrons next to us and they also were visibly uncomfortable where they were sat due to them moving there seats out of the sun. Even though our waitress was probably under a lot of stress because it was busy at the time. I'd just like to say I just hoped you saw how uncomfortable we were today and next time if your customers look like how we did you would ask them if they would like to move seats. If our waitress was more attentive to our needs we would've spent a lot more money there today but, due to our situation we couldn't enjoy our food in the restaurant, so we paid, took our food and ate in the car. On a good note, the food was absolutely delicious even though we had to eat it in our car. read more