Best Historic Restaurants in West End

The food was really good. We had fresh oysters, clam chowder, sea scallops, fried clams, and Boston creme pie. The server even brought us a serving of cornbread while we were waiting for the food to arrive. Outstanding all around. The booth was a little tight, but hey, its the oldest restaurant in the US, so maybe folks were smaller back then. :-)

This was my 1st visit to Alcove. I wanted a more upscale dinner experience just prior to the Celtics game that evening. Our expectations were more than met. Our 4:45pm reservation perfectly matched the 8:00pm game time. The service was excellent. Assistance with our wine choices was on point. I was worried that our menu choices were a bit slim but we settled on splitting a few appetizers, with knowledgable input from our waitress. All of our selections were tasty and of sufficient quantity. I think the cost of our meal was appropriate. You could easily spend as much inside the TD Bank Garden with far less quality. I would say, Alcove is not the best place to bring young kids. It has total grown folks, upscale, candle lit ambience. But, by the time we left at around 6:30pm, most of the patrons were decked out in Celtics gear. This was just a cool choice for us and it made me think of just coming back to hang out whenever I plan to be in the area.

Our server (sorry can’t remember her name) was very nice and was clearly very knowledgeable about the menu. I am coeliac and require gluten free food and the Mac and cheese was absolutely delicious. They even had gluten free beer which was an added bonus. My wife also really enjoyed her black and blue burger. Well worth a visit and we’ll hopefully return the next time we’re in Boston

Super friendly service and delicious food! The restaurant isn’t too loud either and rather quiet.

Food was great and service was fantastic. Our server recommended us getting our food order in quickly because he knew we were going to the game and they were going to get swamped and the kitchen would be slammed