A decor as stylish as the well-dressed clientele meshes with an eclectic, international menu of contemporary cuisine.

(617) 892-4233

33 Stanhope St (Clarendon Street)
Boston, MA 02116 42.3484 -71.073

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Neighborhoods: Back Bay, Back Bay East

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3.5 Star Rating: Average

147 reviews

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1 Star Rating: Poor

09/18/09

THE WORST

by Quan Lee

Guaranteed diarreah.

We had coupon from restaurant-dot-com. The Prix-fixe menu was excluded so we ordered from September menu. Food was bad, service was bad and at the end, they refused to honor the coupon.

33 Restaurant is a rip-off.

  • Pros: NONE
  • Cons: BAD FOOD, BAD SERVICE, RIP-OFF
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/02/09

Good Happy Hour!!!

by FrugalFeaster

I went here last night for Happy Hour. The Mac&Chz = A- (AMAZING if you like garlic), Mediterranean Hummus Plate = B (you can't really mess up pita and hummus). These snack are a GREAT deal for $3!! The drinks are pricey, $9 was the cheapest glass of wine or $14 for a martini. The ambiance is very chic, with the was and bar changing color , due to lighting, every 5 minutes. There were very few customers though, but it was a rainy Wednesday at 6 :30 pm so I don't know if that's really standard.

-Boston's Frugal Feaster

  • Pros: Awesome Bar Snacks and Ambiance
  • Cons: Pricey drinks and not many customers
1 Star Rating: Poor

06/12/09

STAY AWAY

by tollhouse

The manager was just plain rude.

The calamari was terrible, sugary, mushy no springiness to it.

Avoid at all costs. Customer service is terrible. Don't pay for attitude and poor customer service in this economy, there are plenty of other places spend your money. Demand better folks, demand better.

  • Pros: nice lights
  • Cons: poor management, poor service, bad attitude, all around bad
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/27/09

Excellent place to eat

by simonv

I have been to this place several times and I definitely can say that this is one of my favorite restaurants in Boston. You can't go wrong

  • Pros: food is great, good location
  • Cons: No parking
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/05/09

Terrible evening at 33

by CSMobileUser2

Feels like this place has become too trendy for it's own good. Waited 1 hour 45 minutes for our table. Were told several times that they were setting our table only to wait another 45 minutes. Finally when we were seated we were put directly in the line of the front door (on a January night when it was 20 degrees out). When we complained, the ma??tre de was unsympathetic and say that it wasn't his fault - the restaurant was simply too popular. Unbelievable. Will not go back.

3 Star Rating: Average

03/05/09

fun outdoor deck

by SKing

Nice atmosphere with a nice short menu. I recommend the martinis and sit outside on a summer day! It's a bit pricey, so be ready to spend about $100 for two.

  • Pros: Good outdoor seating and martinis
  • Cons: pricey
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/21/09

hahaha

by sc17

after reading the review on this site me and my friends figured that this place was a great place to go.... boy was i wrong. we had made reservations and we were seated an hour after our reservation time... and to make things worse by the time we got served our food it was 11 at night and they had already dimmed the lights to the point where i couldnt even see my food, and started playing music so loud that we could not hear ourselves talk let alone to one another. the service was nothing special compaired to wat we paid and the drinks were not very good either... i was paying 12 a drink and i was not getting any alcohol in them... i would have to say the only thing that was good was the food...but it was hard to even enjoy that considering it was so loud and our table kept getting bumped by passer by's... and another thing the menu has very little to choose from and by the the we were seated and they came to take our order some of the stuff on the menu wasnt even available because of how late it was... all in all it was probably the biggest waste of time and money... i would have gotten better service at burgerking or wendys.....

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/28/09

sooo romantic!!

by tylerb

33 must be one of the most romanctic spots in Boston. dining there w/ my bf on our anniversary was a perfect evening. We started off by splitting a pitcher of the "white passion" sangria. We shared two entrees, the potato ravioli and the shrimp sebastian. Both meals were absoulutely delicious. Our waitress was great, attentive, but not overly attentive in that way that can be intrusive. The atmosphere was perfect for the occasion, so intimate, at times we felt like we were the only ones in there (we weren't though, it was very busy). We will definitly go back!

  • Pros: romantic, menu, ambience
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/21/09

Great Food

by rikipribadi

Looks good, Staff were very friendly and the food came out so fast!!! I'll be back for sure! Thanks guys

  • Pros: Best Croisant
2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/20/09

seems like the bar staff has too much "fun"

by EllieNH

I know those that work in bars like to party, but they should be a little more discreet. Like the petite Asian gal with lots of eye liner who totally had white powder around her nostril when she was serving us martinis. Her and the blondish bartender were pretty jittery and not very attentive, joking around all night and being obnoxiously flirty with some of the patrons.

My girlfriend and I got a couple of drinks but lots of people were waiting and waiting. We didn't feel like bothering again when we finished so we left.

33 would be much better if they had a more professional staff. I don't care what you do after work, but the bartenders just didn't seem to care about actually working.

  • Pros: nice decor?
  • Cons: terrible bartenders

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