Great music best bar in Bostonian great music from Randy Vera spectacular guitarist I love the music

the woman in charge of karaoke on the night of 5/03/2024 was one of the rudest people i have ever encountered. she made me wait for 3 hours to do karaoke because she kept asking for bribes. i checked with a manager and that was not allowed. overall one of the most unpleasant people and i will not be going back. read more

This place recently just opened and we were asked to come here by some friends. At first, I felt this place was somewhat lame, only for the fact that it was somewhat empty most of the night. After a few hours, more people coming in and more drinks going down, this place wasn't bad! It was karaoke night and watching people butcher songs was a great thing! I did wish they had some bar food, as we had to leave and come back because they didn't have any. Staff and owner were very friendly and made sure everything was going well. Definitely worth going to again. 3.5 stars read more

Nice place to have a nice time. The bar and the staff are amazing, and the weekends nights are remarkable.

Went on a Wednesday night to show my friend the place. He was visiting from Australia for a short time so we decided to have a night out to show him Boston nightlife. We were both 100% sober. The bouncer refused to let us in. He claimed the bouncer over at Sissy K's has kicked us out and there was no way we were coming in there. After a bit of work, we got the bouncer from the other bar to walk all the way over there and confirm that NONE of that was true. The bouncer STILL did not let us in. I hope he's been fired by now. We went to Storyville instead and had a much better time. read more

I'm so glad this bar is able to operate during the Covid 19 pandemic, they serve my favorite cocktails and the bartenders are always so sweet and very kind. Extremely hard working girls in there! They always take care of my friends and I whenever we come in. My favorite bar in Boston for sure, great music, food and drinks, as well as the people working there. 100% worth it to check out if you're from out of town and visiting Boston. Always a pleasure to visit The Wild Rover! read more

Red Rover, Red Rover... don't ever come over. Place is complete garbage. Doesn't honor reservations made almost a week prior. Worst customer service I've ever experienced in any restaurant or bar in my lifetime. Manager can kick rocks. read more

Great bar! Tom W was so kind to our group. Such an awesome guy. I've never had a bad time at this bar.

Frozen drinks are lit blue balls and dirty whore are gas the employees are all dope asf gonna make this my new spot telling all my friends about this place read more

The Wild Rover is okay. Got a meh G&T for $7.50 and it was difficult to reach a bartender since it seems like they were understaffed for a Friday night. The place is split into two floors, the lower one being more like a regular sports bar, and the top floor had a pretty wide dance area. Seems like many people who come here get a drink or two and leave fairly quickly. read more

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Sarah w, horrible service. Very rude, bad attitude. As a worker in the industry..if you want a good tip, service with a smile. Doesn't take much. She made the experience here BAD read more

Dj on upper floor was alright. Overall pretty mid. Wish I could get my $10 back. Luckily a lot of fun bars nearby without a cover where you will have a much better time. read more

I went to "Wild Rover" one time and it was straight. No longer a dive bar. They played Sheck Wes and it was litty. One female decided to grind on my shit for like an hour. I was drinking a screwdriver and watching the replay of Red Sox vs. Yankees on the TVs, and she was running humor on me the whole time. read more

First time here. I've never seen two more miserable inattentive bartenders in my 46 years in the bars. Great location...they just didn't give a shit. read more

They have a rule that everyone should be aware of, no entrance with a state ID. One must have a passport or driver's license. My family and friends won't be returning. read more

Went here recently on a Friday night. There were only two floors opened at the time, the bottom floor wasn't opened. Nonetheless, we surprisingly had a great night!! It's located right next to Hong Kong. The vibe between the two bars are completely different. If you take a look at the people standing in each line, you know what I mean. And yes, either or, the young crowd will outnumber. BTW I suggest you go early if you want to save a few dollars from paying a cover charge and parking fees. (Arrive by 10 pm!) I really enjoyed the karaoke bar on the main floor. Great entertainment! We didn't get a chance to, by the time we were willing to partake it was coming to an end. FYI karaoke stops at 1am. We were also able to order food along with our drinks. The nachos we had were decent bar standard. Although I wished there was some salsa or sauce to accompany the dish. I've also never seen so much olives in my nacho experience! The drinks are inexpensive. (Possibly explains the inebriated patrons before 12.) Our waitress let us sampled all the frozen mixed drinks, which allowed us to take our pick. The dance floor (second floor) was kind of cramped. There are two bars, one at the dance floor and the other off to the side. I was really annoyed with one of the bartender's demeanor. She was miserable, which I will emphasize, the ENTIRE night. I think as a bartender, you're usually the first interaction we encounter, you basically set the mood for us. Shouldn't you be more enthusiastic? And do I really want to tip someone who's not enjoying themselves? Anyways, the music was great!! The mix was awesome. Everything from pop to hip hop! Props to the DJ! I haven't seen my sisters have this much fun before! I will most definitely return! =] read more

Terrible service. Two bartenders charged a friend of mine for multiple drinks she did not order and yelled in her face, she was completely coherent and able to communicate with them yet this still happened. Will not be returning. read more

I've been coming here for years, I love the place a lot and the karaoke is amazing. One of the guys who works here at the door is a jerk though. My friend has a new NYS ID which they recently changed the look of and the guy wouldn't let her in, was saying some condescending things and kind of power tripping. Not sure what his name is I think he may have been the manager but he was on the shorter side and extremely rude. Kept saying she was lucky he didn't take it... it's a real ID. Are you kidding me? Was eventually all sorted out but totally ruined the night with the way he went about it. read more

This place was packed, and I mean jam packed with college kids and very obvious under-agers. Maybe it's just me getting older but this definitely isn't my scene anymore. A large group of us came here for the night not really knowing what to expect. It was by far the most sweaty bar experience I have ever had and it was basically impossible to move on the second floor level, which was a shame because I love to dance. We all decided to make the most of it and did have a good time together for what it was worth. However, pretty much everyone said they would never go back. The bathroom situation actually wasn't as bad as I was expecting and I've definitely seen much worse. They just really need to not let so many people in, it's got to be a fire hazard or something. read more

Don't go here !!! They hired this new guy that's in charge of the karaoke and he was super rude to my friends and I. Usually they're super nice, but he just killed the vibe for all of us. Also the service and the quality of everything (drinks, food, etc.) has definitely gone down. Also the fact that there was a cover charge made it not worth it at all. read more

Not gonna lie... this place is not my cup of tea. We came on a Friday night. It was full of an older crowd. It smells kinda weird and people singing karaoke were destroying my eardrums. Haha maybe it was just me but the older people seemed to have fun! However, the reason this place isn't a 1-2 star is because of their $1 Coors and Miller Lite pints. Cheap way to get a good buzz haha. read more

I've been to this place a load of times, and I even recommended it to some friends. One of my friends is a local here and has gone enough to build a rapport with the employees. He's a frequent singer. Anyway, he asked me to join him for the karaoke semi-finals, so I joined him and spent around 5 hours at Wild Rover. Not only were the bartenders unfriendly, but the drinks were so overpriced and had very little substance. It was impossible to even get to the bar because of all of the tables and chairs in the way, and the floor is so sticky. (I was wearing flip-flops and the floor was practically pulling them off. This was not a first.) But the most unappealing thing about my visit at Wild Rover was the fact that before 10 (I think) you can get a bud lite draft for 2 dollars. After 10, they turn off the draft and sell bottled buds for 5.75. I found this out suddenly, without warning, while I intended to order another draft. Although this is a capitalist nation, and we're a society based on business and wealth and the American Dream and money money money, it is so dishonest and shady to suck the money out of your customers by switching from one crappy beer on draft to the same crappy bottled beer. We're charged more for a bottle that has the same amount of alcohol (if not less). Sure, the place is nice. Sure, it has seven-days-a-week karaoke. Sure, it has cool tables that light up. Sure, it fits a lot of people. But don't waste your time here. There are two other bars in the loop that are so much better than Wild Rover. Hong Kong next door is the best karaoke bar I've been to. They have drink specials, their Coors light is ALWAYS 1.75 until they run out of draft, and their scorpion bowls are better than anything Wild Rover serves. The staff is always friendlier. Sissy K's is another good alternative. Again, don't bother going to Wild Rover. Get outside, turn right, and show your ID to the Hong Kong staff. read more

I came here during the Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl and it was surprisingly bad. We asked if, because the pub crawl, we could skip the line. And we explained we saw that somewhere on the pub crawl website. If the answer were no, it'd be OK. The main problem was the way the guy who was checking the IDs treated us. He really didn't want to listen us, and he said if we were not happy "then go to another bar", which was really rude!! We asked to talk to the manager, because we didn't like his attitude at all. It turned out this asshole was actually the manager of the bar. We waited in line, we talked to a staff guy who told us that guy indeed is the manager and an asshole. Haha We asked to talk to another manager, who never shower up. To complete the scenario, the girl bartender was also very rude. She didn't ask which beer we wanted and complained when we said we didn't want Bud light but Budweiser... We drank our beer among other drunkies singing karaoke, which was the only fun we could get there. read more

Came here to watch my friend sing for cash as a semifinalist in a karaoke contest. It was such a riot. As a person who moved to Boston for school, it was really interesting watching the crowd. This place brings in a lot of interesting people. Anyway, there's a cover but the drinks are cheap. I ended up not really ordering anything, but my friend C and I still managed to dance as goofily as possible when my other friend sang. I also sang a few songs and it was fun. The crowd is pretty genial-- it's definitely not the Cambridge crowd, and the singing is awful but engaging. It was sad; my friend was definitely the BEST singer, but some dude who ended with a crappy rap (I'm in a Boat) ended up winning the $250 prize. Boo. Haha, had fun though! read more

Bouncer was racist. My friend with a turban on was in line with all of us, but got rejected at the door. When we asked the bouncer why, he replied with, "We don't like his kind in here." Naturally, we were shocked and asked, "What do you mean you don't like 'his kind' in here?" He replied with, "You know exactly what I mean." Horrible bouncers. Ruined our mood for the whole night. read more

I've Been going here for a few years now, I have met my best friends here and the staff is great, always very friendly and fun. Would recommend to anyone, there's three floors - one floor that's a bar/karaoke and 2 dance floors with great music and DJs. It's got a little bit of everything, they make great drinks and as a picky eater I can say the food is really good - all around it's a great place to go for a night out in Boston! read more

yo i really don't get what they're trying to do w this one. currently up in here and I'm not mad but i don't get it. who comes here? the vibe is so unsettling. i gotta go. staff seems cool though read more

Nope! We walked in and sat at the bar and the first thing I noticed is that I'm sticking to it....and it's not busy. Second thing you notice is the neon lights flashing all around that makes you think you're on a bad trip. Thirdly, it takes a while to get the bartender's attention because they're too busy chatting it up with the regulars. Fourthly, there's some type of buffet, but you can tell it was out for quite some time and had health code violation written all over it. Jon Taffer would either abandon this place all together or work his magic on it. read more

We came for karaoke and hoped they'd be good since they do it every night of the week. Absolute worst karaoke ever. There was an unspecified contest. We tried just to sing two different duets. An hour later, the DJ lied and said he'd called us multiple times and accused us of smoking (which was untrue). If you're running a horrible contest and are only admitting terrible singers who paid in advance, please just admit it. Lying is juvenile and pathetic. read more

Wild Rover is a lot of fun. The people are usually always friendly and great music on all three floors. Bartenders are great and the bands that play are awesome. Unfortunately all the managers that work there only seem to care about is $$$ which is clearly seen throughout the bar by lack of employees. There are beer cans lying around EVERYWHERE. I mean mounds of them all over the place. The floors are sooooo sticky. And they have mouse traps lying around in the bathroom. Really a shame because they would have more people if they could keep up with the mess created by all the people. If anyone likes that kind of bar setting with the band and club feeling on two different floors, I highly recommend Howl at the Moon; they are a lot cleaner. read more

This place is just trashy point blank period. Didn't even go to any other floor than the main one because we were so horrified by the karaoke that we left immediately after ordering one drink at the bar. Tito's soda was flat. Bartenders were rude. Place was dirty. We got green tea shots and they were DISGUSTING. Bartender clearly did not know how to make the shot and made something up, and then charged us $14 for it. Really bad. Would only return against my will. read more

Stay the hell away from this place. Bought tickets for a new year's eve pub crawl through eventbrite, which is a reputable website only to find out the entire crawl was a SCAM. Guess where registration was...Wild Rover. We were told we would be able to be at the bar from 9PM-2AM. When 9 o'clock rolled around we were told the bar was to be emptied for a private event. When we went to other bars in the list, they had no clue that a bar crawl was to happen. Isn't it odd that the management would let somebody set up shop in their establishment only for it to be a completely fake event? 200+ tickets were sold at $40 a piece. You do the math. Sounds like they're in cahoots with Wild Rover if you ask me. After talking about this with friends, I found out this isn't the first time this has happened with registration at Wild Rover. Not a good look for the owners or management. read more

As you can imagine, my involvement in the social activities surrounding medical school orientation has been non-existent; however, as it was our last day today, I figured I might as well put on a "Jcrew slutty" tiny leopard print dress and show the kids what's up. The med students a year above us were hosting an event at WR, so honestly, I'm not sure what the average patron is like on a Friday night; however, when I left at 12a, not only was the place hopping, but I think there were more non-Tuftsy people trickling in, and all the men looked generically clean-cut in the same A&F button up and jeans -- the girls looked like their outfits had gotten shrunk in the dryer -- but regardless, it was a pretty tame crowd. First floor is HORRIBLE karaoke, second floor is top 40s jammmmz, which I obviously loved -- actually, if you enjoy a lil Flo Rida and/or NIcki Minaj, he's (?she's?) a pretty solid DJ -- able to keep most people prancing all night long. Oh, but my goodness, it becomes a sauna upstairs, so dress accordingly. As I didn't buy myself drinks, no idea how much they cost -- I think Bud Light is under $2 and mixed drinks are under $10 -- all served in plastic cups, so you know the level of class for which you're signing up. Overall, would I go again? I guess I wouldn't seek out WR, but the people watching is solid and the DJ is good for my white girl dancing, so I guess I wouldn't reject it...? If all else fails, just skip over to Hong Kong, which is right next door, and equally gross. read more

Terrible customer service here. We were here as part of friends 30th birthday party. We were promised to be given free entry and skip of lines. On a cold night we were all told to line up outside and pay cover of $10. During this period, the organizer came down with email proving that we were supposed to be given an offer, but we were refused a discount, which was most disappointing. Although it was very lively and fun spot and our friend had a good night, would never go back there again with the way it treats paying customers! read more

Honestly, this place would be 2 stars if not for the staff. Our waitress, Hannah, was really friendly, welcoming and created such a nice atmosphere. Cannot recommend her enough! read more

My friends and I wandered in here this past Sunday night after 2 straight days of drinking at the Boston Calling music festival. We actually thought it was the Hong Kong. We stumbled on the empty (at the time) dance floor upstairs and immediately decided that although it was not in fact the Hong Kong, it was the perfect place for us to dance the night away (note that we were dressed in conservative layers of clothing to protect us from the cold/intermittent rain at the concert, and not at all in club gear). Eventually it became a very sketchy, sweaty, full of creeps who are so close to passing out they can barely keep their eyes open but still want to grind on you, beer spilled all over your coat in the corner kind of place. And so, on a regular night I probably would have given it one star, but for our purposes on that one special night, it was 4. I'm still mad at the DJ though- he promised to play us Nelly "EI" and then he didn't. He did, however, come through with Ginuine's "Pony". Come here if: you're newly 21, want to pretend you're still 21, are so drunk you think you're 21 even though you're closer to 31, are so drunk you think this is the Hong Kong (in which case be careful, for though you will enjoy your time here you will later lament the lack of meat on a stick). read more

Don't come here expecting plush sofas and overpriced drinks. This is now the go-to spot for a fun Saturday night in Boston. After visiting twice, Wild Rover doesn't disappoint if you like great music (think top 40 more hip hop and reggae), dancing and a good guy to girl ratio. The night stays pumping and with affordable drinks this place comes together nicely. You will see things you can't unsee but that's all part of going out and having a fun time! Vomit in the sink is a nice little touch to know this is a judgement free zone. read more

I was at the Wild Rover for an event through the BGLO recently and it was very well set up with open bar for the first hour! The prices thereafter were pretty standard for a bar; nothing was overpriced in my opinion. The bartenders could've had a better attitude but other than that I had a blast singing my lungs out to "Sweet Caroline" and "Don't Stop Believing!" The downstairs area was just as fun; they were playing house/electronic music, but eventually it started to empty out as people went to the main floor for karaoke. Upstairs, they had were playing latin music and had food for the event which was unexpected, but a very nice touch. Either way, who knew this place had such a variety! I'll definitely be going back. read more

Awkward college kids...went for the supposed dancing, only a few people on the dance floor. Asked the bartender what kind of beer a specific local tap was ( ale, lager, stout, etc) he asked another bartender, who just poured me a sample because neither of them knew, don't waste your time or money read more

My friends and I came here on a whim one friday night when the line at Hong Kong was too long. Much to my surprise it was one of the most fun evenings I've had in Faneuil Hall. The DJ was spinning classic hip hop tracks and we were killing it on the dance floor, thrive level 100. I came back a couple months later on a Saturday and the cover was $10 (last time it was $5) and the DJ was god awful. He was playing shitty techno remixes of even shittier Top 40 songs. We left early :( come back hip hop DJ I miss you read more