Critic's Review
Boston's on the Beach re-opened on October 21, The nearby Marriott bought the place from the long time owners and they've completely remodeled the entire building. The outside area is currently under construction; they have a big Palapa Hut and outside bar that will be next to the building right on A1A (the outdoor area was previously behind the bar in the alleyway.
The place is a lot nicer than before; it was pretty old looking and now it's clean and more modern; the same Fenway Park / New England Sports theme not withstanding. There are 2 big bars with TVs everywhere.
The larger piece of the L has another bar and a stage at the far end. There's a lot of cool stuff in the place, if you happen to be from Boston or if you're a Red Sox or Patriot's fan. The tables are adorned with newspaper clipping from big sporting events, and each booth has a pretty good sized personal TV.
On my first visit, I attended a mock training lunch where the food was au gratis, however I didn't know in advance that I'd only have 2 choices; either a gorgonzola steak salad or a scallops basket. I didn't want deep fried fish, so I opted for the salad. I usually don't order a steak salad; I'm not one who likes my salad and meat on the same plate.
The salad was served in a big bowl and it was a really big salad; I'd say with 8 ounces of what appeared to be flank steak. It was a bit difficult to cut; I also didn't want the onions, so I unloaded them on a side plate and dug in.
The salad was pretty good; It had a bunch of kalamata olives that I don't particularly care for; and raw green beans that served no purpose. The roasted red pepper, cheese and spicy dressy worked well; the steak leaned rare (ordered medium rare) but it was very good. I'd prefer to have what I want but it was a pretty good salad.
On another visit I sat at the bar and had what I usually have at a sports bar: wings. At this point I questioned whether or not they went too far with their "authenticity"; like Fenway Park, Boston's has bad posts and seats with an obstructed view.
The bartender asked if I wanted the wings mild or hot; I usually go for medium. He assured me that hot wasn't too hot, so I went with that. Given the silly obstructions, you can only watch 2 games from any given seat. Not a problem this time of year, but during football season being in the center of the room is probably more desirable.
The wings were ready pretty quickly.
They were plump, meaty wings, no breading, messy but not overly so and they gave me plenty of blue cheese in a container big enough to dip the big wings into. All in all, pretty good.
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