Was out with friends the other night and this bar blocked the entrance of one of them because she only had a state ID. You only take drivers licenses? As someone in the industry I find this to be madness. More than half the population of Boston doesn't drive. Or is it the only people you want drinking are ones that drive home after?. I would love an explanation of this policy. I'm on the side of thinking they just don't like to work to hard so don't want to much business. You deny half your locals with a bar that's half full? This makes me think you are probably using shady ways to make up for it. Like charging for water. read more

This experience would've been better if the following didn't happen: I went to Sissy K's earlier today trying to get some food to eat and maybe a couple of drinks before heading home. I found 2 gift certificates that I had from that place in one of my wallets. One had a receipt, which I couldn't remember if I had $36.56 left on it or if I had spent that much. The other, I never used. Both had $100 marked on the back. I'd given one to someone to use as recentlly as last week, and couldn't remember which one nor how much was left on the card. So, I arrived at the door and I asked the bouncer if there was a food menu b/c I wanted to grab something to go; & a way to check the balances before I order b/c I didn't want to order and not be able to pay. He said, yes and that the manager should be able to let me know either way. He pointed it her out me and told me her name was either Emily or Michele but I can't remember. Anyways, I went to her and I said the name I was told, she responded; and I asked her if she was the manager and she said yes. Then I asked her if she could check the balances on the cards for me. She took the 1st card and purpusely slid it the wrong way and kept slidding it wrong, until another staff approached her. Then she tried the other one, the correct way and a receipt printed out and she told me that the machine was telling her I had zero balance. I said, OK. Thanks and asked her if I could please have that printed receipt w/zero balance and she acted like she didn't hear me. So, I left thinking I'll resolve this in the morning. I walked to The Wild Rover and did the same thing and the waitress checked for me. She told me to sit anywhere and I told her that I was going to the bar since I just wanted a quick bite to eat and was prob going to get it to go so I could eat it by the water. I sat at the bar and the bartender asked what I wanted to drink and I told her my order. While she was taking my order, I noticed that manager walking in from Sissy K's and heading to the bar by the register. Bartender poured my drink and told me the price and I said I wanted to get some food to go too but I was paying w/a gift card; and asked her if I should pay as I go or if I should give her my credit card to open up a tab. She said she could take care of the bill for me now and then bring me a menu. When she went to the register, where the Sissy K's manager was standing, they had a talk. Then she came back and said the machine was not accepting gift cards. Then I asked if they were accepting credit cards and they said yes and that they could take care of the bill for me. Not knowing what that meant, I put $5 on the bar, which she walked away from. I put it back in my pockets. The server who had checked for me walked over and heard me asking another re:the cc and said, "oh, the gift card isn't working again?" Then the other one was like, "No. It's not substracting $ from the gift card," which is bs b/c the person I gave the cards to were able to use them w/out problem. After I drink my beer, I walked back to Sissy K's and asked the bouncer again for the name of the manager; and noticed he'd lost his friendly verve. I said, "that manager's name was Emily right," and he was like, "no the one who swiped it's name is Michelle." White people always think being coiniving is a sign of thinking on their feet. Anyways, I want my $ back from both establishments b/c I'm never going to either again. I used to bring large 200+ groups meetup folks and power profesionals from conferences that I help organize to these bars. Never again. Y'all are a bunch of RACIST SHITS. The receipt from Wild Rover reads Server: Taryn V, 5/04/17, 20:07, Swiped T:0 Term:1. Which means, I'd gone to Sissy's around 8:05pm. read more

Great spot for Sunday Pat's games. Friendly people and late in the afternoon live entertainment.

Bad experience. Came here with a group of friends on a Friday evening for a beer and some appetizers. Asked for waters and were handed water bottles...for $3 a pop. Never been to a restaurant in my life that charges for water. Food was not good. Boneless chicken wings came with no sauce on them yet served with blue cheese. Very odd combination. One of the booths we sat in had a huge hole ripped in it with filling coming out. Waitress was disinterested and not attentive or friendly. Could not hear trivia from where we were sitting. Overall, poor service, dirty and mediocre-at-best food. read more

Great music; musician on the guitar was amazing and they have karaoke starting at 9 pm. Mostly college students; boston College but they are not loud so a great place to listen to music or for a karaoke night... read more

Worst place ever. Paid a cover and they won't give you a stamp to get back in. You have to leave a card. Shady. Cheap. And they knew me as soon as I walked up. read more

I've been to countless bars within the city of Boston. Never have I paid $10-15 cover, gotten a stamp to step outside for a smoke, only to then be told to wait at the back of the line to re-enter. A visit to my once favorite venue, only to be given reason enough to never again go back. read more

Every Saturday they have terrible live music. .Complete garbage. the worst open mic. Bad music will chase you away, just awful.

I won't deny my love for a good dive bar but the experience here was atrocious. The place was an over packed slip and slide with drinks spilled everywhere. My dive expectations are low but this wasn't a place I'd return. read more

This is a great spot for some cheap drinks ($1.00 bud and bud light drafts) after work. All new taps and lines so the beer does not taste like the typical cheap beer around the corner. Thursday and Friday nights they have Karaoke and Trivia starting at 6 pm. The trivia is different than you typical Stump Trivia. Each round is 10 questions and at the end of each round you can jump in and catch the next game. So there is no penalty for showing up late. Sometimes they will have it so if someone on your team sings karaoke, you get extra points towards trivia, which is why you sometimes get some really bad karaoke. Typically they have free pizza with wings or pasta until 7 pm. I think it is the same thing Sissy K's does. I was told the owner of Sissy K's owns WR, so this would make sense. They also have hot chips and salsa all night. Cheap beer and free food after work at a place that is cleaner than most in the area is why I am a fan. Oh and the bartenders are really nice too. Some nights there is a live band up on the second floor too. This review is for the 1st Floor. The 2nd floor and basement are more of a club atmosphere come late night. read more

St. Patrick's Day Review: If I could give three and a half stars, I would. The live music was good. It was a little difficult to get drinks, but the prices were reasonable and there was no cover. They did offer shot service for $3, which was good for such a busy day. It was overall a good bar experience. The atmosphere was a little divey, but fun. I would come back here again. read more

What a great place. I own a chauffeur company so my clients are always looking for a place to to have a fun time in Boston and I always recommend either Sissy K's and Wild Rover to them. It literally is always my first choice for my clients if they are looking for a bar. My favorite staff there are Taryn, Essam, Cloves, Bruno, Nick Jess, Brittany , Carolina but, everyone is awesome there. Literally you cannot go wrong with these two bars. read more

Beer prices are good. Never order a mixed drink from here unless you want to be disappointed. Mixed drinks are watered down and way too pricy. read more

My favorite place in Boston to grab some beers and food. Burgers, fries, chicken fingers, and chicken sandwich are surprisingly awesome. I was very surprised how delicious the food was. There is dancing, karaoke, trivia, and live music. They also have a ton of TVs with sports on which is great. My favorite bar in Boston. Check out Sissy K's too. Same owner and vibe. read more

Considering the line is much shorter than other karaoke bars near by, this never lets me down as a fun option. Crowd is older than sissy k or Hong Kong. Cover of 10 is a lot but drinks are cheap. read more

I would give any place with $1.50 Coors Lite drafts 4 stars, but Wild Rover is much more than that. It's trivia. It's karaoke (often at the same time?). It's a huge upstairs dance floor. It's no cover (from what I remember?). read more

The wild rover is my favorite place to go every day of the week. The bartenders know my drink order right when I come in and they're all so much fun.. Courtney d is my favorite. I always have the best times. read more

I went on a gay night and it was amazing! Place was packed and DJ was good. I went back on a regular club night and the floor was sticky, and the people didn't really know how to dance. It was awkward and the music was meh. read more

Came here for a meetup. The place has two stories, our event located in the basement. The tiki style meetup was fairly uneventful for a saturday night. The drinks were quite reasonably priced and strong for it. I had a long island which only came to $9. I'm assuming for Boston that is cheap as that is a standard from Pitt. There was a dancefloor which played regular tunes from the 90s and 2000s and now. The bath read more

Was ok bar. The bartenders were pretty forgetful. I understand if it's a big crowd, but there were only 5 people at the bar. We got two beers, she went off for a few minutes, came back and asked what it was again. Then we got fries, when it came, she looked around and ask two other people before asking us. Again, there were only about 5 or 6 of us there at the time. The prices, however, were great! This totally fits the phrase, "you get what you pay for." I would come back again, but it's not on my list of, "places to hit up." read more

If you are Saturday night party this is the place. Period. We orders lager and Long Island drinks with some nachos. This place has a cool, party ambience. The main attraction is karaoke. Crowd was diverse and cool. Surely will come to party again. read more

Cheap beer, sometimes they even provide free food, live music. Seriously can't go wrong! Wild Rover you are good in my book!

Went on a Friday night. Overall, the experience is sort of par for the course for a karaoke dive bar: not bad, not great. The bottom line: cheap mixed drinks in plastic cups in a bar near Faneuil that isn't overrun with the 21 year old crowd. Get your drink on and enjoy the karaoke. read more

This place is poppin! I had a super fun time here. The upstairs feels like a club and downstairs has a bigger bar AND a Karaoke stage. I recommend if ur tryna have a wild Friday night ;) read more

I love this place. $2 bud light drafts, really?!! How do they make money. This place rocks, they have Karaoke on first flr and a really cool dance floor upstairs. I don't go out a lot but when I want to have a good time and be a little crazy this is the place I would go. I've always gone there with a date, we usually eat dinner down stairs, have a few frozen drinks, then head upstairs to dance. I've never been there with out my a date but seems like there's always more girls than guys upstairs. If you want good music and a little craziness, this is the place to go! read more

Great place. Not a tourist trap, just your run of the mill Boston bar. Good people, good drinks and great staff. It's just a good place to be at, especially for karaoke. read more

Honestly if you love 21-25, karaoke, and awesome party environment I would recommend this place. However if you're on the older side, this might be a bit too much read more

i went to wild rover last night and it was the best night i've had since covid started. there was a blonde girl working who was extremely personable and was cracking the best jokes. made me feel like i was hanging out with one of my friends. the drinks were great and wait times weren't bad at all for it being a snow storm in the middle of a pandemic. if i could, i'd come back every weekend just to see this staff. read more

Super sketch how they take your Debit Card AND ID.... that's how people steal your identity... and when asked if I could have it back I was treated with rudeness and them saying "that's just how we do things" read more

Been going here for years and everyone is so friendly. Best place to go in Boston and definitely recommend for a weekend out. I've met so many nice and incredible people and would definitely keep coming for many more years. I met a few of my closest and best friends here, wouldn't change this place for the world. Love wild rovers and the staff is just beyond amazing . Best place to go every time and never a dull moment there. Never felt uncomfortable here, best chicken and fries to read more

This is by far my favorite spot. Amanda was so nice and quick with her drink pouring despite being really busy. Recommend 100%

Went on a Friday in mid June at 7:15 and just missed the free appetizers. I heard they were good too so my buddy and I ordered some chicken fingers to split. They took a while to come out and were just ok. Probably won't order them at that price but considering I was only paying $1.50 for bud lights, I can't complain. What really frustrated me was the staff. Someone threw up in the guy's bathroom at around 8 and I told 3 employees about it over the course of the next 10 minutes. By 9:30, it still wasn't cleaned up and the bathroom smelled terrible. On top of that, I left at 9:45 to say bye to a friend leaving town who was just down the road but when I got back around 10:15, they were charging a $10 cover even though I had been there for hours. I wasn't going back in there for an additional $10 so I went home instead. I probably will only go back there to take advantage of their free food, but I would rather go next door to Hong Kong (and that's saying something). read more

Great frozen drinks (and only $4). Half-priced appetizers! Awesome BIG screen TV's that I was able to watch the Kentucky Derby, and then, the hockey playoffs. Great service from friendly bar staff. Will definitely return to this happening place!! Mark M read more

Horrible horrible horrible bartenders. This is my first review and hopefully last. The place was unbelievably crowded and drinks were super expensive. This was the worst nightlife experience i have ever had read more

I went here last night with my girlfriend visiting me from home (we're both originally from Maine). I still have my Maine ID and she of course has one, we were denied entry because they thought our ID's were fake. Real good job if you can't identify a legit ID. Out of state-rs beware. read more

$1 coors light pints in a glass? Great after work spot on a Friday (or any day). You can spend a few hours there after work and barely spend $20. read more

Avoid this place if you value your identity and your privacy. They electronically scan your drivers license at the door. One has to wonder what are doing with this data and how secure is it? In light of the recent data breaches at the large department stores, it's becoming increasingly obvious that businesses either don't care or don't want to spend the money to protect the sensitive data of their customers. read more

Sure, the beers are cheap... but this place was packed like sardines, high-school dance style this past Saturday. Not to mention, it looked like half of the crowd was underage. Not worth paying a cover. read more

I came here for the first time because one of my friends recommended it and I was home for the weekend from school, so a group of us decided to go. My friends and I literally had so much fun. The bartenders were really fun and there was karaoke until 1am!! I didn't even make it upstairs because the first floor was so much fun. The bartenders were constantly cleaning up after everyone and making sure everyone was all set with drinks. They were way friendlier than most bartenders I've experienced. I can't wait to go here again once I'm home for the summer. I literally disagree with every bad review on here lol. read more

I went to this bar as i was told on opening or second opening night last Saturday and for the first weekend it was open i must say was a really great time. Its three floors but we had only stayed on the main floor Staff was excellent and service was great bartenders were very nice and funny spent some time talking to 2 girls with very long hair black and red who were a blast . I recommend checking this new place out lots of fun ! read more