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Violet Thorn

4.2 (15 reviews)
ModerateLounges
Closed • 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Mark P.

Located in lobby of Crowne Plaza hotel. Nice bar, good service and drinks. Unsure if I'd ever make a trip of it to get her, but if you're staying in the hotel or attending a function here, a solid place to grab a cocktail.

This Bar is inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Andrew M.

I am staying in the hotel, so the fact that this place is in walking distance is fantastic! Not to mention the staff is really friendly. My bartender was Derek and he was nice enough to chat with me and really make me feel welcome. The vibe is cool, the drinks are great, and they have good background music playing. They also have TV's playing so you can keep up on your favorite sports or news. Will be back before I leave!

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“Love the hotel and would return just to have a drink with Shannon because she is hilarious and overall personable.”

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Always a great meal here. The place is a little unassuming on the outside...but inside? Cool vibes…read moreand great food! SERVICE: Very friendly peeps here. They greet you right away and can usually get you seated pretty quick! FOOD: You will not be disappointed here. Just order a little bit of everything and enjoy the variety of yumminess :) My Favs: Crispt Chicken Bao & the Spicy Tuna Tacos!! This place is always one of my dinner stops when I visit Massachusetts.

I'll just keep adding to my review of this place because it's one of my favorites. We went earlier…read morethis week and I ordered the Freezer Door Martini. I am usually a vodka martini girl but this gin martini is just SO good. They got new martini glasses since the last time I ordered this drink and I'm obsessed with the new presentation. My martini arrived in a tall narrow martini glass and the "extra" was served in a chilled mini carafe. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHEN RESTAURANTS DO THIS. It makes the drink feel a little bit fancier and helps keep the drink fresh. It also makes you feel as though you are getting two drinks for the price of one . We sat at the bar per usual and shared the half nachos (+ candied jalapeños and chicken). We love the way their nachos are served and honestly the portions are huge and very generous. We couldn't even finish the half nachos between the two of us! The nachos are always LOADED and have such unique flavors. My favorite cocktails at Bourbon's are: Saturn (not currently on the menu but they are typically still able to make it), Clear Intentions (clarified Mai Thai with the most incredible flavor profile) and Freezer Door Martini. 10/10 recommend all 3 of these but honestly you can't go wrong with any of their cocktails.

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The Verve Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton - Lobby

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Nice ecclectic hotel located acros the street from a large shoppimg mall and right off the highway…read more About 30 minites from the Boston Logan airport. Easy parking and acess to food and shopping. Check in was ok but the front desk clerk did not thank me for my membership or tell me about the food credit benefit for gold and platinum reward members. Nice restaurants and bar onsite aling with a market for necessities. I believe they have a small meeting facilty or conference area but i was only on site one night. Bed and pillows were comfy, heating/air unit was very noisy and poor water pressure is a hotel death knoll for me. Cleaning could improve as well epecially at this price point.

Let me preface this by saying that my wife and I have Lifetime HiltonHonors Diamond status. We've…read morestayed at every type of Hilton property from Hampton Inns to Waldorf Astorias. The hotel itself is a fun eclectic location. The bartenders in their bar make some killer cocktails! We were staying here to attend a friends wedding. Check-in was at 4pm and we needed to get to our room, change and go to the rehearsal dinner at 5pm. We had requested a paid upgrade to a larger corner room. We arrived at 4:15pm and were told the upgraded room we had requested was not yet ready. The options we were given were #1 we could just take a regular room or #2 we could wait for the upgraded room to be ready. We explained that we were on a tight schedule and needed to change quickly to get to dinner. We were again given the same two options. Take a regular room or wait. We asked whether or not they had someplace we could quickly change but they indicated they did not. We opted to wait for the upgraded room and called a friend and asked to change in their room and leave our luggage there. First of all our arrival wasn't a surprise. When the upgraded room wasn't ready at check-in time, you'd think the hotel might call us in advance to see when we were arriving and work on a solution before we arrived. Secondly, we've had similar incidents at other Hilton properties usually involving a maintenance issue with the room we've wanted. In those cases we were given a room that was immediately available to freshen up and told to just leave our luggage in that room and staff would move it to our requested room when it was finally ready. This was often accompanied by a bottle of wine or cheese and chocolate plate with a note thanking us for our patience. That is an example of quality customer service. Yes, it dirties another room that will then need to be freshened up once we leave but it creates a problem for the hotel, not for the guest. The two options we were given only created a problem for us. Earlier this year we were in Florida and were moving to a suite during a stay. The suite was not ready at check-in time and the front desk gave us a $100 credit so we could enjoy some cocktails while we waited. Again, this is an example of the customer recovery we've come to appreciate from Hilton. What we experienced at The Verve was not the customer service we've come to expect from Hilton especially after having achieved Lifetime Diamond status. A want to stress that all of the staff were very pleasant. They just need some customer recovery / critical thinking training. The rooms do need a little bit of TLC. Even our other friends that were staying there commented about different maintenance issues in their rooms. For the price point, the rooms should be near perfect. We'd probably not stay here again, although we might stop in for cocktails at the bar!

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Wow, what a hidden gem in Boston. possibly the best pub/ bar in the city. Cheep cover and great…read moreatmosphere

Horrible service and appalling management. Between AMC Dine In and MacGuffins Bar all I can say is…read morethat I have been disappointed multiple times and I have been going to this theater since I was a child. First of all, everything is way overpriced for what you could get at a fast food restaurant (not suprising from a movie theater I know). But also, they are constantly understaffed and the servers end up with multiple theaters to wait on at the same time. The poor service is understandable with the stress of having to take orders, run drinks, run food, and making sure checks are dropped off and paid for before guests get mad and leave. What is REALLY aggravating is the fact that the management is severely lacking in their commitment to properly perform their job obligations! They are rude to customers and treat their employees extremely poorly. All of the servers seem to be stressed out and I have never seen a manager help to run food or drop off checks to help them out. As someone with lots of experience in restaurant service and management, I can honestly say that this place is being very poorly run. If a server is overwhelmed with guests and there is no other servers to help, it is the job of a Manager to step in and ease the load by taking some tables themselves until things calm down. Obviously, a large company like AMC is not concerned with customer satisfaction regarding their new Dine In. They make enough money on the movies to care about that.

Lockheart

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Lockheart is a Latin inspired restaurant in Boston with a creative menu and a relaxed atmosphere…read morethat makes it work equally well for a casual lunch or a longer dinner with a group. We walked into a space that is comfortable and notably quiet for its size, which made it a good option for larger parties or anyone who wants to actually have a conversation without competing with the room. Live music downstairs adds a different dimension to evening visits, and the kitchen stays open until midnight, which makes it a reliable option when other spots have already closed. The nachos are the standout order and the dish most worth building your visit around. They came out loaded and well constructed without collapsing into the pile of soggy chips that ruins most nacho plates. The smash tacos are worth ordering across a few different fillings to get a sense of what the kitchen does well, and the birria tacos in particular have built a following for the depth of flavor in the braised meat and the accompanying consommé for dipping. We tried a few of the other taco options, and they landed on the milder side in terms of seasoning, which was a bit of a letdown compared to the birria. The portion size relative to price also felt a little small on some plates. The ceviche was decent but benefited from some additional flavor, so adjusting expectations on that particular order makes sense. Service was attentive and the pacing of the meal matched the relaxed atmosphere of the room. The staff knew the menu well and offered thoughtful recommendations without being pushy. For a Latin restaurant in Boston that delivers on atmosphere, late hours, and a few standout dishes like the nachos and birria tacos, Lockheart is a solid option worth keeping in mind for a group dinner or a late night meal.

Was looking for a casual night at the bar with my husband and Lockheart was the place. The…read morebartender made a delicious skinny margarita and my husband had the spicy one. We started with the lobster guacamole, it was ok a little mushier and bland for my liking. My husband had the quesadilla and I had two street tacos, they were delicious! Recommend if looking for Mexican fair.

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