Deep Ellum

02/25/09

simply the best

by Efgal2k at Citysearch

The best bar in Allston.

best beer!

best food!

best music!

best place to watch sport events

they also have a great padio on the back so you can seat out side - very nice in the summer time.

• Pros: outstanding service
• Cons: ???

11/13/08

great bar

by Kcphila at Citysearch

Deep Ellum is a great break from all the awful frat boy bars in the area. Great music, an eclectic crowd (well, it's nearly all college kids, but for college kids it's eclectic) a pretty good selection of beers (for all budgets) and a really nice staff. Music that isn't top 40 rap!

All around a great place.

3 dollar Schlitz pounders!

• Pros: nice selection, cool atmosphere
• Cons: can get really busy and loud

Allston bar serves as a welcoming hangout for area beer aficionados.

by Eric Grossman at Citysearch

In Short
Inspired by the Dallas nightlife area it's named after, Deep Ellum aims to serve as an upbeat, all-purpose nightlife destination. Lunch and dinner menus include multi-ethnic comfort fare, as well as house-cured meats and sausages. A high-end beer list includes more than 20 drafts (including several hard-to-find brews) and roughly 100 bottles.

03/12/07

Beer selection like Sunset, but smaller, more knowledgeable staff and better atmosphere.

by vines1510 at Citysearch

Bartenders are incredibly helpful, will pretty much make any drink you want, also will give excellent suggestions if you tell them what mood you're in. Founded by some of the guys from Bukowski's in Cambridge. They obviously take great pride in the alcohol they serve, but don't treat you like an idiot.

Congenial atmosphere of mid-to-late 20-year olds, non-meathead crowd, but not overwhelmingly pretentious, either. Beer selection is about 4 pages long, and picked with great care. Prices are higher than some bars, but appropriate for the "level" or alcohol. They play great mix of new-wave, alternative, class rock, but somehow you never feel like you're not cool enough to be there. Really one of the best bars I've been to in Boston in my 3 years here.

They are in Reel Bar's old space, which is ever rotating bars, but I will be VERY sad if this place doesn't catch on and have a long life here. This place is unique and fits a niche not presently filled in the Allston/Brighton market.

• Pros: Bartenders, plenty of seats, beer selection
• Cons: Not on the T (but not far by bus or cab), music is a little too loud