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The Burren Irish Bar & Restaurant, Somerville, MA

The Burren Irish Bar & Restaurant

4.1
4.1
26 Reviews
$30 and under
Irish
  • Great for live music
  • Great for craft beers
  • Neighbourhood gem
For 23 years, The Burren has served the Somerville, MA community with a traditional Irish experience. It sits in the heart of Davis Square and is walking distance to the Red Line, Somerville Theater, Davis Square Theater, The Rockwell and Tufts University.

The Burren bar and restaurant offers authentic Irish fare and cold drinks to enjoy while experiencing live nightly entertainment. Whether it's a traditional Irish Session, Bluegrass Jam, Gypsy Jazz or Beatles Brunch your looking for, look no further as we have something for everyone. Please visit our website to view our extensive entertainment calendar.

The Guinness beef stew, vegetarian shepherd's pie and Fish and Chips are guest favorites. We have a wide range of vegetarian and vegan options available.

Enjoy one of the many signature cocktails and draft beers available at the full bar. The Burren encourages guests to stay for a lingering social experience while enjoying good conversation

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Irish, American, Vegetarian / Vegan
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–1:00 am Fri 11:30 am–2:00 am Sat, Sun 9:00 am–2:00 am
  • Phone number
    (617) 776-6896
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Area
    Somerville
  • Parking details
    There is metered street parking available in Davis Square as well as three accessible public parking lots; Grove St Lot, Rite Aid Lot and Herbert St Lot. Meters end at 8pm and are free on Sundays.
  • Public transit
    David Square T stop on the red line is within walking distance
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 26 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1
4.1 based on all time ratings
  • 4Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

26 Reviews
  1. TableOnlyDiner

    Greater Boston

    34 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on 8 March 2020

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was a bit slow considering the number of servers to customers. It took a while for us to place our order while servers were just chatting with each other at the bar.

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  2. solly

    London

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 17 February 2020

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    uncomfortable seating opposite mens room and kitchen. Cold many people wearing outer clothing. I had to return Guinness Irish stew as it was cold - Beef very tough. Could not hear llive music which was a pity because we stood and listened s we were leaving and they were very good

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  3. oedmar

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 14 February 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    a broad space dedicated to good music. irish spirit fills in the air. and the music. nice beer brands. summarizing: a place to be happy.

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  4. JenniferB

    Greater Boston

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 9 February 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went with a group of 5 former classmates from graduate school. We stayed for hours and our server could have not been more pleasant. One person in our party showed up a full hour late but our server showed no signs of impatience which one rarely sees in restaurants these days. Thank you for being so kind and patient.

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  5. Nightowlbrandy

    Greater Boston

    64 reviews

    5.0

    64 reviews

    Dined on 19 January 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    all 4 of us loved our food and particularly enjoyed the multiple vegan and vegetarian options on the menu! Had salmon, spinach salad, quinoa dish, vegetarian pot pie, sweet potato fries, and carrot cake and key lime pie. Highly recommend and will return after trying for 1st time in 15 yrs. since banned smoking inside :D

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  6. Bear

    Greater Boston

    43 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on 30 December 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Classic Irish Bar and Restaurant where you can reserve tables in the FRONT room via Open Table. However, you must buy online tickets to see evening music performances that are held in a separate large BACK room, which serves some food too.

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  7. KrisP

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 12 December 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    great music, friendly staff, good food and drink. perfect! will be back

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  8. hungrylucinda

    San Francisco

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on 8 December 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Nice place with good brunch and live music, but it seemed outrageous to all of us to be charged $14 cover charge to watch student vocalists sing when we were going to be paying for brunch!

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  9. jtj1968

    Atlanta Metro

    40 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing brunch before a day of college football!! Delicious food, good coffee and Guinness. Who needs more?!

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  10. Conky

    Greater Boston

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 20 October 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful service. Great food. Loved the Irish music.

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The Burren Irish Bar & Restaurant is rated 4.1 stars by 26 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for The Burren Irish Bar & Restaurant

247 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144-2934

Additional information

  • Area
    Somerville
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–1:00 am Fri 11:30 am–2:00 am Sat, Sun 9:00 am–2:00 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Irish, American, Vegetarian / Vegan
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    There is metered street parking available in Davis Square as well as three accessible public parking lots; Grove St Lot, Rite Aid Lot and Herbert St Lot. Meters end at 8pm and are free on Sundays.
  • Public transit
    David Square T stop on the red line is within walking distance
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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