Beehive Restaurant

Awful Experience. We had a reservation via Open Table at Beehive. I also called Beehive to confirm that I had requested a table downstairs in front of the band for the Sunday Jazz Brunch. I explained this was a special date for my husband with the theme 'celebrating the arts', so the focus was music more than the food. I wrote this in the Open Table comment box as well, but to be sure, I explained this to the staff member I spoke with at the Beehive as well.

They ensured me a table for two downstairs near the band at 1:15. I asked advisement on the time as well, as we needed to be out in time to attend a 3 o'clock show & wanted to have plenty of time to have breakfast and enjoy the live Jazz. We were punctual for our reservation and checked in at the host stand near the door. We were told our table was being cleaned for us and it would just be a minute. 20 minutes later (no offer to sit at upstairs bar, or hang our coats) we were told by same girl the people at our table aren't paying and there is no table for us. She offered us a tiny table upstairs squished between walk-ins, at the edge of the overcrowded bustling upper room- nowhere near music. She never apologized for the situation and then went further to say, “this is the table I like, you don’t have to worry about the music- you can talk”.

When I then went to the bathroom downstairs, I saw 2 open tables being held near the music. At his point we had been there 45 minutes and now it was just about ordering and quickly eating so we could catch a cab in time for the show and get out of there. It was another 10 minutes before someone offered us water/drinks. They served no bread and we never had one particular waiter.

When the drinks were delivered, the drink order was wrong. He took them back and then eventually delivered my screwdriver (watered down, not fresh juice) and my husband’s bloody mary. We love bloody mary’s, especially the spice & horseradish. This one was so overpowered by the mix, it was gross. He couldn’t drink it, which is so unusual for us; we love everything that goes into bloody marys! Even the celery was wilted and rubbery, flopped over the glass.

We both ordered the same eggs & polenta. It was ok. Could easily whip this up at home in 15 min. And it is definitely not an AFRICAN dish!! Moreover, there was a piece of black hair in my husbands dish; we didn’t even bother telling them at this point. Our table was also wobbly, wait staff tried to push a wedge under table legs, but it was two legs of the tiny table, so there was no hope of stabilizing it.

Eventually our check came, by someone we had received no service from. It was pricy for marginal food and bad drinks.

This restaurant did not validate the time I took making the reservation and spending time planning this surprise for my husband although the woman on the phone assured me they would. The girl that was working that day took no accountability and said things to us like “we don’t guarantee tables’, “ “the two sisters at that table near the band haven’t seen each other in forever so they are going to be a long time” and “the people at YOUR table have been here for over two hours and have not paid their bill yet! So sorry!” She put things going wrong on everything and everybody else (guests) rather than taking accountability to show some sense of wanting to help us/make the situation better. We will not go back to this place and recommend you find a different spot for Sunday Brunch! The whole experience was awful and a waste of my time.…

Great music and menu!. It's not often that you find a place in Boston that has great live music and great food, but the Beehive has both! I went there for Sunday Brunch with friends. They had live jazz playing the whole time and the food was the best I've had for brunch in years. We loved it so much we're planning on going back for their New Year's Eve Party this year!…

Don't Tell My Boyfriend..... I'm cheating on him with the Beehive!!! Well, not really but I feel like it every time I eat or drink there (and maybe the French bartender is easy on the eyes...shh, you didn't hear that from me). Every time I go I order the following, in this order: Beelini, Truffled Pierogies, the Moroccan cigars and the Mezze Platter....followed by several Beelinis.

The jazz bands are top notch, it can get a bit loud given the openess of the levels but I usually forget about that anyway...it's very minor compared to everything else there that makes me oh so happy.

Also, I appreciate the crayons for drawing on your paper place mats when sitting at the bar...usually brings out some good laughs the next morning when I see it staring me in the face on my fridge!

Great date location...RESERVATIONS a must as this place is jammin' constantly, or you can risk the bar which is equally as great. If making reservations, do a late dinner....8:30-9:30'ish!!…