(617) 426-1870

31 India St
Boston, MA 02110 42.3583 -71.053

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Neighborhoods: Central, Downtown

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Hours:

Monday To Friday From 11:30 AM To 02:00 AM Saturday From 06:00 PM To 02:00 AM

Last updated 8.10.11

Category:

Restaurants, Nightclubs, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars, Bars & Pubs, Irish Pubs, Dive Bars

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ, 21 & Over, After Work

Minimum Age:

21

Smoking Permitted:

No

What People Are Saying About An Tain

Featured Review

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Contributor

The Scene – This single-room bar and restaurant does its best business on weekdays just after people finish working in the nearby Financial District. Even though bustling Quincy Market (and its plethora of bars/clubs) is just a few blocks away, weekends here are particularly quiet. The action heats up on Thursday and Friday evenings when tables are pushed aside and a DJ spins contemporary dance tunes. – – The Draw – Like most Irish-tinged bars in the area, patrons can choose from a decent selection of draught beers, as well as a fully stocked bar and a menu of standard…

Editor's Tips

Look Good:
The "No Yankee hats" rule, posted prominently above the bar, is indeed enforced--especially during Sox-Yanks games. Wear at your own risk.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Super staff and great atmosphere--always a guarenteed good time!
  2. great tasting food, a plethora of adult beverages, staff cannot be beat, and the entertainment at night is so much fun.
  3. Great atmosphere, tons of talent walking by outside, and a great place to take the kids after church.
drinks
95.2400016784668% positive
  1. An Tain is a great spot to grab a drink and catch up with friends.
  2. 1/2 price appetizers, great music, & very stiff drinks.
  3. This bar is great it has a good local feel to it with
  4. Strong mix drinks and good music, a stop in and you won't leave until the lights turn on.
  5. If you're looking for a place to enjoy good food and drink during the day and early evening or a place to let loose and dance the night away, An Tain is your place.
  6. Very good food, 10 beers on Tap.
  7. good music, good food and cold beer.
food quality
96.96999549865723% positive
  1. The food, the entertainment, and the service are all excellent.
  2. good meeting spot with great food.
  3. My favorite is their steak tip dinner.
  4. Very good food, 10 beers on Tap.
  5. these are THE BEST steak tips in Boston.
  6. great tasting food, a plethora of adult beverages, staff cannot be beat, and the entertainment at night is so much fun.
  7. If you're looking for a place to enjoy good food and drink during the day and early evening or a place to let loose and dance the night away, An Tain is your place.
  8. Great food, service and people.
  9. What most people don't know is that the food during the day is awesome.
  10. They also have great steak tips, a great reuben and good fries.
  11. good music, good food and cold beer.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. There are plenty to choose from, and also a great date place too, you don't even need to dress up that much ( smart casual works ).
  2. If you're looking for a place to enjoy good food and drink during the day and early evening or a place to let loose and dance the night away, An Tain is your place.
  3. Great atmosphere, tons of talent walking by outside, and a great place to take the kids after church.
service
100.0% positive
  1. What most people don't know is that the food during the day is awesome.
  2. Super staff and great atmosphere--always a guarenteed good time!
  3. No trouble, service was very fast.
  4. great tasting food, a plethora of adult beverages, staff cannot be beat, and the entertainment at night is so much fun.
  5. Great food, service and people.
  6. An Tain has great night life on the weekends, awesome DJ's, good crowd, great bartenders.
  7. Good guys playing good golf, and even better bartenders (The type I wish would play my Rusty Trombone).
  8. Great group of people at this place, the staff, & customers are very friendly people.
  9. The food, the entertainment, and the service are all excellent.
value
100.0% positive
  1. 1/2 price appetizers, great music, & very stiff drinks.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/24/10

Best Dive Bar!

by Kurtious at Citysearch

Ok let's be serious. I have been reading all these reviews on this place and the only people who really get it are the people on Citysearch. All these losers on Yelp complaing about a dive bar. What do you really expect?! "Oh weh weh weh, the music is too loud, my drink is too small, its only 10 oz miller lite." Please, get with the program people.

Let's start with the basics. I really only order one thing here which is beer. They have $1 Miller Lite Drafts and now for Summer 2k10 they got $2 Bud Lite bottles. Um hello? They also have great steak tips, a great reuben and good fries. I mean what more could a guy possibly ask for. Oh wait, how about bags?

Bags, cornhole, whatever you call it. But every Sunday my buddies and I from the restaurant get together and head down to An Tains for some good ol' bags baby! Just yesterday they had a bags tournament sponsored by Naragansatt and the winner gets a case a month for a year. That rules!

So to all the haters out there, get a life or get a beer...or two... Now go back to your yuppie bars and dress codes because we don't want you!

  • Pros: $1 Miller Lite Drafts, $2 BL Bottles, Bags!
  • Cons: Bathroom
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/07/09

Sunday Bloody Sunday

by TomOtoole at Citysearch

No better way to kick start the work week by having 4-7 Bloody Marys, which is their signature drink, on Sunday morning, all before 11:30 AM.

Great atmosphere, tons of talent walking by outside, and a great place to take the kids after church.

See you there, GO SOX

  • Pros: The bar tenders are really, really, really hot
  • Cons: There are a lot of Micks there
3 Star Rating: Average

03/31/07

can we talk about how hot julia is...

by likeitnasty at Citysearch

love an tain... you should go there... the bartenders rock... get the steak tips and a pitcher... you will be satisfied... the noonas are nice too

  • Pros: chillin at the bar
  • Cons: julia only works tue., thur., fri.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/28/06

One Stop Shopping

by thelender at Citysearch

Where do I begin...great tasting food, a plethora of adult beverages, staff cannot be beat, and the entertainment at night is so much fun. Friday & Saturday nights, they have DJ's Dave Natola and Sean OToole, etal. They play the BEST dance music - everything you asked them. From - lost 45's, old skool, & todays biggest dance charts, etc. Family owned, there's never a problem in there. Which if you've been in Faneuil Hall clubs, is a rarity. Everybody knows everybody. The bartenders are lightning quick & knowledgeable. Let's talk about the, girls & the guys, on the dance floor, or just sitting at the bar. There are plenty to choose from, and also a great date place too, you don't even need to dress up that much ( smart casual works ). I will make this place a destination spot going forward. I even asked to have an event there, they'll accomodate that too. Obviously I recommend this place to anyone...easy to get to as well.

  • Pros: Immediately you tell all your friends about it.
  • Cons: 2 am comes way too quick !
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/07/03

Sat Nights

by Dirty_Sanchez at Citysearch

DJ Steve, what a good time, kept everyone out on the dance floor.. Lots of great looking women go to see this guy spin.. Check it out

The Details on An Tain

Place Categories:

  • great good food
  • best dance music
  • great date place
  • great better bartenders
  • very fast service
  • great meeting spot
  • much fun entertainment
  • great steak tips
  • great atmosphere
  • great people
  • love tain
  • recommend antains
  • good fries
  • great plethora
  • very fast trouble
  • great afterwork
  • good golf
  • awesome dj
  • recommend definately
  • favorite steak tip dinner
  • great bar
  • good crowd
  • cold beer
  • enjoy drink
  • good stop

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