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Jillians

145 Ipswich St, Boston, MA | Map it  

02215 42.347401 -71.094301

(617) 437-0300

2.5

out of 5

2.5 Star Rating: Below Average

21 Reviews

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Features

Neighborhoods:
Fenway/Kenmore, West Fens
Categories:
Billiards Bars, Lounges, Bars & Pubs, Restaurants, Sports Bars

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Bar & Pub Special Features:
Bar Menu
Bar & Club Special Features:
Late-Night Scene, After Work, 18 & Over
Payment Methods:
Travelers Check, MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express, Diners Club

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Review Highlights

ambiance
80%
“The atmosphere is really fun, not your typical bowling alley.”
drinks
33%
“The worst sports bar on planet earth”
food quality
100%
“Yummy food (mmm sliders) and awesome”
overall
75%
“Not a good place to go if you are looking for a hip, sophisticated atmosphere.”
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service
28%
“What she failed to tell us is that they have a policy that you have to start a tab in order to get full service and since we didn't she ignored a request to have a beer delivered to the table.” View Less

Reviews for Jillians

RKNeeb

Member since Nov, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
November 19, 2009

Horrible food and beer. Horrible service.. Want Guinness? It'll come out of a can. Not so bad, you say. But the cans are always ancient, i.e. OLD, so it's always a very bad Guinness. Want something on tap? Warm. Want food with their homemade chips? They are soggy and stale! I'd prefer a bag of Cape Cod chips anyday.

Want to play pool, ping pong or foosball? Don't go there on a Thursday night. It's possible that private parties have reserved EVERY SINGLE ONE in the place, so really the only thing you can do is eat bad food and drink bad beer.

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calibos

Member since Mar, 2009 View Profile
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Joined 3 years ago
1.0
March 05, 2009

Disappointed. I don?t understand how this place stays in business. There is nothing decent I can say. Service, bad. Staff, horrible. Food, overpriced. To top it off, their TV ?policies? basically sum up to ?shut up and spend more money while we ignore you and feed you over priced bar food?. Don't let the big screen TVs fool you. Bowling should be in a fun environment. I?d rather go get a pap smear than return. I know the postings on this and other sites are biased because the angry ones are more likely to post, but keep in mind, it?s also biased in the other direction, in that all of the ?terrific? postings are by the staff. Pretty sorry.

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52365

Member since Sep, 2008 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 4 years ago
2.0
September 26, 2008

What the hell happened?. We use to go to this establishment for private parties - all the time. However, after our last visit, that might change. We asked for minimal accommodations, and we barely received those. Our private party staff was very friendly, as were the bartenders. And then the trouble began. We asked if some of the tv's could be changed - we were told they could. And they were - nearly 90 minutes after we initially asked (we were told that the managers were "busy"). When our party was done, we went to the bar to ask for beers, only to find out that 4 of the 6 beers on tap were out. When we asked for bottled beers , we were told of the bottled beers... and then had them served warm. The bartender asked us if we wanted anything else and was very apologetic - you could tell he was frustrated with the situation as well and was very sympathetic to our needs. However, some of our guests wanted Guinness and Magners specifically (these were clients of ours: IMPORTANT CLIENTS) and though they generally have these beers available, they were "not in service" according to the manager. We asked if we could speak to a manager - however, none of the managers were "answering the radio calls" according to the bartender. He acted like it wasn't the first time, which was enough for us to realize that it was time to go. He apologized and asked if there was anything else he could do, but sometimes, the damage has already been done. Our boss wanted to leave, so we decided to head over to Bleacher Bar. We'd come back for the bartender and the girls - they did an awesome time while we were there. But no one else seemed to care around the joint, which is a pretty good indication that a place is about to shut down. Or that something is severely wrong.

A warning: be careful before you book you're next party here - and be specific in what you want. Make them deliver, or else they will attempt to take advantage of you.

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TheNewtonian

Member since Aug, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
August 06, 2008

Great Place, HORRIBLE Attention!. The place is great! but Attention is "HORRIBLE" please do something about it! 7/31/08 7:00pm - 10:30pm It wasn't crowded and we were chasing our waitress for attention!

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Ebony29

Member since Jun, 2008 View Profile
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
June 04, 2008

Ilittle critters (m!ce), bad service, rude staff. long wait . I will never return and tell anyone looking ofr a good time not to either.. I recently decided go to Jillians it was on a Wednesday night, barley anyone there, My husband and I walked in pick a table close to the bar and we waited for over 1/2 hr. waitresses walked back & fourth and no one stopped to ask us if we needed help. Finally I walked over to the bar and ask if there will be a waitress to attend to the table and within 10 mins someone showed up, took our orders. My cheese burger bun was burnt beyond edible. it was black and hard. I showed this too the waitress and she laughed. I also ordered my burger well done and i came to the table, medium rare. rather than reheating the burger I requested buffalo tips and she told me they will not take the buger off the bill. We are sitting there watching the celtics game and do we see a m*use running around. I mention this to the waitress and she said "Welcome to Boston" as if M!ce and food are supposed to be acceptable. I will never again go there with the rude staff , bad service and discusting m!ce who run the place.

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