Black Horse Tavern

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  I've been to this bar 3 times and received TERRIBLE service and bad attitudes from the bartenders every time.  To top off my last and FINAL experience, they decided to shout last call for the bar at 12:50am on a Saturday night???  As everyone was having to chug their $6 beers that they just ordered, the bartender was yelling obscenities such as "get the f*ck out of here" to the customers as they kicked everyone out of the bar at 1:00am.  ABSOLUTELY the most absurd/inappropriate experience I've ever had at a bar.  Will never, ever return again.

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  Posted on 05.12.13 Andrea R.

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  Love, love love this place! They've changed the name to the Hide out so that's the name you have to look for on the sign.
  Considering it's in such a touristy area it still has the feel and prices of a neighborhood bar. I love the basement bar area. Totally cozy feeling and quieter than  the upstairs area. Our bartender John knows everything about every beer they offer (which is too many to count). After knowing the direction our tastes leaned toward he recommended several options which we tried all of (again, also too many to mention) not once did he steer us wrong. Can't vouch for the food since we got there after they stopped serving, although they did give us non stop peanuts in the shell to snack on. We walked out feeling like regulars and can't wait till we go back to Boston so we can hit the hideout again.

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  Posted on 11.27.12 chris c.

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  What a fun bar!! We sort of stumbled across it and I'm glad we did. Really unique feel, with dollar bills taped across the entire ceiling, it's fun to look around and see what people have written. Not too loud, the 4 of us were able to carry on a conversation without yelling. They were playing good music, the service was spot-on, and the beer selection was stellar. I'd love to go back the next time I'm in town.

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  Posted on 11.09.12 Meghan O.

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  Good beer great atmosphere. Was disappointed asked the dude at the door if the kitchen was still open he said yes. But the beer was worth it.

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  Posted on 07.23.12 Moses G.

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  An enterprising thief with a lot of time and a good laundry could clean up here.  (See what I did there?)  Just go and you'll see.
  
  Drinks are cheap.  Bar food is decent.   Entertainment is fairly terrible, but in a great way.   When you hear it out on the street and think "whoa, is that karaoke?"  (Which I heard a lot by passers by when standing outside.)  Well, no.  No it isn't.

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  Posted on 06.26.12 Dawn E.

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  This review is a bit of a contradiction, as I've only been here once, and while I was there I was talking about how I don't like to review a place until I've been back a few times.  But in this case, I don't really think I'll need more visits to know how I feel about it.
  
  I really like this little hideaway bar. Came here for some cheap drinks and relatively little bitching and found this bar just the way I like it. Practically empty except for my friends, with a seat ready for me at the bar and a friendly bartender ready to take my drink order as soon as I glanced in his direction.
  
  On the Friday when we visited the Black Hideout Tavern (I'm not really sure what it's actually called), there was an enthusiastic cover band that took as many of our ridiculous requests as they could handle and gave a nice background to the otherwise quiet room.
  
  This is a place that makes me wish I lived in downtown Boston still.  It's the kind of bar where I could see myself becoming a regular, partially because I wouldn't get lost in the masses and wouldn't learn to hate everyone I see. When I find myself in the Quincy Market area and looking for a place to go with some friends on a Saturday night, I'm going to stroll past all the dudeguys headed to the lame clubs surrounding Faneuil Hall and descend to the kind, quiet depths of the Hideout.

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  Posted on 06.13.12 Dave F.

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  NB: The signage for this place is "The Hideout."  It took me a while to find this page so I can write a review for it.  Yes I was that determined to write about how much I like this place.
  
  I really love this place.  We wandered into the Faneuil Hall marketplace area to look for the next watering hole on our bar-sampling mission.  We saw some people take the stairs down and heard live music emanating from below the ground.  We were hesitant about trying this because it looked like a tourist trap (as is the case with everything in the marketplace).  We decided to do a look-around anyway, since it was underground so we couldn't see anything from where we were.
  
  After going to a generic Irish pub w/ dance floor (with a little untz untz untz), this was definitely different and in a good way.  It's a coffeehouse atmosphere, but with alcohol.  The place was warmly lit with interesting vintage-y decor and graffiti'd $1 bills pasted all over the ceiling and behind the bar.  The live band was playing mostly (all?) covers of alternative / rock / some pop songs -- awesome!
  
  Pretty decent bottled beer selection; there will be something your beer snob friend will be ok settling for.  About 10 beers on draft -- I wanted to try the Woodstock Wassail (actually in bottle form but for some reason it was on the draft list) but they were out :( so I went with the Rogue Dead Guy Ale.  That cost this place 1/2 a star, but I still like this place a lot so I'll round up.
  
  I definitely dig this coffeehouse-like bar concept.  I will certainly return if I'm in the neighborhood.

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  Posted on 02.27.11 Elaine L.

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  This place is awesome and I love the beer selection. Service was at exactly the right level it needed to be. Was only here once while on vacation but I can't wait to go back. So glad we randomly stopped in to see what the place was about!! One of the more awesome places I visited while there. :D
  
  Sad to read they changed the name to "The Hideout" ... Black Horse Tavern is infinitely better. :)

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  Posted on 11.21.10 Kane F.

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  Let's discuss my love of Black Horse Tavern, shall we?
  
  I've been coming to BHT now for about 3 years, basically since I got out of college.  The number one reasons I love BHT is the staff - the manager, the revolving door of kickass bartenders, and the mucisians.  The manager is a total sweetheart.  He says hi to my friends and I whenever he sees us and when we bring new people in, he introduces himself.
  
  The bartenders.  I don't know how they do it but they get the NICEST bartenders here.  Let's not lie, Boston bartenders can be total dickheads but these guys are always funny, charming and sweet.  Or maybe I just love a man who knows what I drink.
  
  They pretty much always have really good musicians playing 90s to now covers.  I've actually become friends with some of them.  Nice guys.
  
  Onto other things, food.  You can get food until I'm not sure what time, I think 11.  Food is essentially what they serve upstairs at Durgin Park but delicious.  The crab spinach and artichoke dip is AMAZING.
  
  Drinks - $2.50 coors light drafts = one cheap night.  They serve guiness on draft and they have a new selection of beers.  And they make delicious mixed drinks.
  
  They've recently done it over with new seating and a new sign outside.  They've even technically changed the name to "The Hideout".  I will never call it "The Hideout" it will always be "Black Horse Tavern" to me.

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  Posted on 08.22.10 Stephanie V.

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  Open barstools on a Saturday night? Check.
  Guitar guy busting out some awesome acoustic 90's tunes to bring me back to high school? Check.
  Super chill bartender with a great sense of humor? Check.
  A total lack of blond bimbos in clubbing shirts ordering passion frutinis? Check.
  
  I love you smackhorse tavern. The end.

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  Posted on 03.25.10 Erica O.

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