(617) 332-9134
317 Washington St
Newton,
MA
02458
42.3572
-71.1866
Neighborhoods: Chestnut Hill, Newton Corner
What People Are Saying About Buff's Pub
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In Short – Sitting close to the Newton-Watertown border, Buff's serves as a meeting spot for numerous area residents. Fans of buffalo wings come to try Buff's acclaimed honey hot wings (served in full and half orders). Lunch and dinner menus include typical appetizers and sandwiches, plus a few carnivorous entrees (ribs, tips). Nothing on the menu tops $10, and beers are inexpensive as well. A large buffalo head and plenty of TVs provide additional atmosphere.
01/31/09
Left Wanting After The Never Ending Wait
by dukeloathing
Let me preface this by stating that I am not one to complain about mediocre to bad service. I just won't complain. I can understand if an order is incorrectly placed, if food takes a little longer than normal to come to the table, or if food is a little overcooked. These are non-issues to me.
That being said, I've been to this place 6 times. I live in the neighborhood and when sitting at work on a Friday after a long week of work nothing sounds better than beer and wings at the local pub. You arrive and give your name to the lone waitress who explains with a smile that it should be about 40 minutes. So you cozy up to the bar for a beer. About 30 minutes later your mouth begins watering at the thought of their delicious wings, just knowing that you'll be sitting down shortly to enjoy them. So you look up and see that the couple that came in immediately in front of you has been seated. It should be any minute now. Then you look up and see the waitress seating a group that you are pretty sure came in after you, but that wouldn't make sense. So you nod this off. Then after more time goes by you realize that more parties that came in well after you are being seated in front of you. So you politely ask the waitress (only to remind her that you are still there), where you stand in the queue. Though visibly agitated at your nerve to remind, she says "any minute now." You'll find yourself standing there as people that came in 45 minutes after you are sitting comfortably in their booths eating.
I wish this were a random phenomenon as I've tried hard to love this place. I've been here 6 times. This has occurred 4 times. The first night we waited 2 hours with a party of 4 until it seemed as though they had no option but to seat us. I thought it was waitress specific, but it's not.
Despite the above average wings and friendly bartender, I wouldn't recommend this local dive to anyone until they do something about the waitstaff.
- Pros: The Idea of this Place
- Cons: Getting A Table, Getting Service, Waitresses with a Chip on the Shoulder
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