(617) 783-9400

34 Harvard Ave
Allston, MA 02134 42.3548 -71.1326

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Neighborhoods: Allston-Brighton, Allston

Last updated 6.15.09

Category:

Restaurants, Sports Bars, Bars & Clubs, Neighborhood Bars

Payment Methods:

Cash, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Dance Floor, Bar Menu

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ, 21 & Over, After Work

Minimum Age:

21

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About The Draft

Featured Review

Gerrish Lopez

Contributor

With its numerous flat-screen TVs and satellite packages, The Draft caters to Allston's many sports fans. A healthy selection of draft beers (17 on tap) and a fully-stocked bar provide plenty of drink options, and the kitchen churns out straightforward bar fare (burgers, wings, nachos). When the weather allows, patrons spill out onto the bar's breezy patio.

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
Enjoy $.25 wings during Sunday and Monday football games. A burger and a draft beer costs $5.50 on Tuesday nights. On weekdays during lunch, burgers and other sandwiches cost $3.
When to Go:
Wednesdays are trivia nights, while Thursday nights see a DJ spinning dance tunes.
The Extras:
Patrons can bring their laptops and enjoy free Wi-Fi.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. This is the perfect spot to enjoy good food in a more sophisticated sports bar atmosphere than you would expect!
drinks
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. So everyone you have to check out the Draft it's a great place to kick back have a drink and here a live band on Thursday nights.
  2. This is the perfect spot to enjoy good food in a more sophisticated sports bar atmosphere than you would expect!
  3. When I mention the appetizer, he points to a cold plate of food sitting on the bar.
  4. The food is the typical bar food with some low-fat options - which is great!
  5. highly recommend this bar!
  6. The Draft is a good bar to hit up in Lower Allston when you don't feel like dealing with the drunk dance parties and meathead fights up the street.
  7. The food is awesome and drinks are affordable!
food quality
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. The wings and steak tips are great and the service is extremly friendly.
  2. This place has great food, service and especially bartenders!
  3. Great prices to and the buffalo wings no one can beat their price and size!
  4. The food is awesome and drinks are affordable!
  5. Great wings, bad service
  6. When I mention the appetizer, he points to a cold plate of food sitting on the bar.
  7. The food is the typical bar food with some low-fat options - which is great!
  8. Overall the food is average but the wings are the best in Boston.
  9. This is the perfect spot to enjoy good food in a more sophisticated sports bar atmosphere than you would expect!
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The food is the typical bar food with some low-fat options - which is great!
overall
100.0% positive
  1. So everyone you have to check out the Draft it's a great place to kick back have a drink and here a live band on Thursday nights.
service
68.5200023651123% positive
  1. went here last night for the first time; the environment and the crowd is nice, but the staff is horribly rude!
  2. This place has great food, service and especially bartenders!
  3. hot bartenders, great service, and fabulous crowd!
  4. But within the past 3 months, they're been really under-staffed and the service is awful.
  5. With RUDE staff like this, I cannot imagine them being in business much longer.
  6. The wings and steak tips are great and the service is extremly friendly.
  7. Fun place, especially when a good DJ is on, and all the employees are friendly.
  8. Great wings, bad service
  9. Great service.
value
100.0% positive
  1. The food is awesome and drinks are affordable!
  2. Great prices to and the buffalo wings no one can beat their price and size!
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. Some nights are slow, but at least two nights a week are crowded.
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/16/10

Nice place, but RUDE staff!

by MegW at Citysearch

HORRIBLE! I went here last night for the first time; the environment and the crowd is nice, but the staff is horribly rude!

We ordered an appetizer and after not seeing our server for 20 minutes, I went to the bar to pay for our drinks and cancel the appetizer. I stand at the register for three minutes until someone finally acknowledges me. When I mention the appetizer, he points to a cold plate of food sitting on the bar. "This is yours" - I guess at the Draft, you have to know when your food is ready, pick it up at the bar, and eat without silverware or plates!!!!!

So I pick up my food and tell the server to get my check. He can tell I'm angry. He comes back and says "It wasn't that long. The appetizer only took 22 minutes..." and walked away. RUDE!

Please do not patronize this establishment. With RUDE staff like this, I cannot imagine them being in business much longer.

  • Pros: nice environment, good crowd
  • Cons: RUDE staff
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/11/10

Good spot in Lower Allston

by AMichael at Citysearch

The Draft is a good bar to hit up in Lower Allston when you don't feel like dealing with the drunk dance parties and meathead fights up the street. Relatively low key, but still usually packed. Good live music. Good menu and weekly deals. Trivia night (Wednesday?) is fun if you're going out with a bunch of people.

  • Pros: Pricing, Snacks, Trivia Night, People
  • Cons: Can get crowded
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/27/09

DO NOT GO HERE

by bostonsucks at Citysearch

racists

shady deals in the bathroom

bouncers are the most miserable and wretched humans in the world, except for big red who is a sweetheart. He is the only good thing about the bar

It's not even worth going to this squalid hole in the wall

DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR PATRONAGE

you'll regret it

  • Pros: big red
  • Cons: everything
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/22/08

Great wings, bad service

by trifecta23 at Citysearch

In the past the service used to be great. But within the past 3 months, they're been really under-staffed and the service is awful. My friends and I waited a good 30 minutes before some one came over to us; as was the case with the two other tables next to us. Overall the food is average but the wings are the best in Boston. The place doesn't get too crowded either which is nice. Just don't expect to meet anyone here since it's not a big social spot.

  • Pros: Wings
  • Cons: Service
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/05/08

Best patio in Allston!

by Steffers1245 at Citysearch

If you haven't been to the patio yet, be sure to check it out! The food is awesome and drinks are affordable! It's very welcoming, the staff will always make it feel like home!

The Details on The Draft

Place Categories:

  • great service
  • great buffalo wings
  • enjoy good food
  • nice crowd
  • good spot
  • good bar
  • great bartenders
  • great fun place
  • rude staff
  • affordable drinks
  • great steak tips
  • big red
  • slow nights
  • great lowfat options
  • friendly employees
  • not big social spot
  • nice environment
  • great prices
  • good dj
  • cold plate
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