An Tua Nua

08/13/2008 Posted by Boston07

Last night I stopped by Tua Nua after the Red Sox game, expecting to stay for just one drink. They had Rock Band set up on one side of the bar and Nintendo Wii on the other side. While my friends and I waited to play Rock Band we played operation and connect four. I really enjoyed the night and will definitely go back.

03/09/2008 Posted by BostonGirl2008

I went to An Tua Nua last night for a friend's birthday. I hadn't been before so I didn't know what to expect but I was really disappointed. There are so many bars in Boston to choose from, I certainly wouldn't bother wasting my time going back here. The music was poor. The dance floor was massive but there weren't enough people so you felt ridiculous(and it was Saturday night!!!). There is only 1 bathroom for women by the main bar which means there's constantly a massive line. Once I finally managed to get to use the bathroom I felt like I would catch something, it was so dirty. The manager (at least I think he was the manager) was rude. My friends and I were joking around with some straws....admittedly not the most mature thing to do but it was his birthday and it was a bit of a long running joke, so the manager got annoyed. Rather than talking to us then and there, he didn't say anything but when we went to buy our next drinks they wouldn't serve us because we'd "had enough". I had only had 2 beers and would be the first to admit it if I had. I asked him about his decision and he was totally obnoxious. So if you want a place where you can't have a laugh with your friends without being penalized, the dance floor is pathetic and you spend 80% of your evening in the line for the bathroom...this is your venue! Personally, try somewhere else!

Pros: Cheap(ish)

Cons: Rude staff, constant line for bathroom,

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04/14/2007 Posted by carl_marathon

After hearing a lot about this place I finally went there. Wednesdays seemed to be the best, Karaoke and Salsa--where can you get such a combination. Sadly both were disappointing. Salsa dance crowd had some real unfriendly young women. I've never seen such unfriendly and impolite behavior before at a Salsa club. After this, I decided to go out and check out the Karaoke, after all how much worse could things get. I went to submit a request to the organizer/DJ of the Karaoke, Mac Daddy or whatever, but he just refused to even accept my request. It was around 11:15-11:20 PM and he told me I'm too late. I thought maybe this guy just cannot accept more requests. He however kept accepting taking requests from others till midnight at which point I left. I did feel that perhaps I did not look like others in the place (I'm not white that is). Again, the only people singing were mostly undergrad/grad crowd of young people. I really do not want to say anything really bad in a public forum but when I left the place I felt really terrible and humiliated. I should add that the Salsa dance floor is great, not too crowded, the regulars are great and very diverse and fun loving crowd, but then there were those young women there (undergrad type), and when guys asked them to dance they acted as if something very wrong had happened, I was actually sitting next to them and heard their conversation and saw their rude behavior. It was perhaps their first visit to a Salsa club but everyone goes for a first time but no one acts so strangely . The outside crowd was different, the staff was fine but Mac Daddy's Karaoke won't get any points from me for trying to be more inclusive. I guess thats one reason why the Salsa and Karaoke crowd do not mix.

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06/06/2006 Posted by kelspec

I love An Tua Nua... Wed night is karaoke night with The Mack Daddy and he is THE BEST!!! Also I love the back room. Saturdays I usually go there and dance my butt off! Over all this is one of my favorate bars!

Pros: Karaoke, Drinks, Music

01/29/2006 Posted by daria028

On Fri. and Sat., this place is definitely laid back and college party-esque. As long as that's what you're looking for, you won't be disappointed. Nothing here is fancy. The music is pretty much what you would hear at a house party - as in it sounds like someone's iTunes collection with a healthy mix of old favorites but with occasional bad top 40 hit. This is a great place to go if you're with a bunch of friends and you want to grab some drinks and do a little dancing! It's cheap, and you won't have to wait in line for an hour. Do beware of the cheesy men that other reviewers have mentioned - around 1:30am, they start hovering around anything female.

Pros: laid back, relatively cheap

Cons: desperate men

06/07/2005 Posted by vinpfgh

AN TUA NUA is located near the fenway Train Stop

04/30/2005 Posted by socraticirony

Very nice layout, with a restaurant/bar area in the front, and an open, spacious dancefloor in the back room with its own bar. In my many visits (Fridays & Saturdays), the crowd has never been too seedy or too frat-heavy; a good mix of people, and a friendly atmosphere. I've introduced a good number of my friends to this place, and they have not been disappointed. As a grad student, I have a hard time coughing up $10 for a cover, only to be hit again by $10+ drinks. Fortunately, the typical cocktail price is $4-5.

Pros: dancefloor, drink prices ($5!), environment

01/10/2003 Posted by totaro

The staff behave in a less than professional manner, and the music is geared towards those just being introduced to electronic music. As it's one of the few bars in Boston that admit people under the age of 21, they tend to frequent it heavily.

08/11/2002 Posted by murph1328

A great hang out filled with students from BU, BC and Northeastern. Some of the guys are a little cheesy, but at least you'll have something to laugh at on your way home. Thursday hip hop nights are by far the best and there are tons of seats scattered around for those people who'd rather not be groped.

Pros: nearby, inexpensive

Cons: crowded

07/25/2002 Posted by pinkpanther

This is a typical BU undergrad crowd bar. It has an Irish feel to it. Thursday nights are the best with great hip-hop music. It gets really packed on Thurs. Not fancy by any stretch of the imagination. I wouldn't recommend going any other night...especially Monday--goth night--unless of course you like that sort of thing. But overall, I good time.

Pros: inexpensive