West Roxbury Pub & Restaurant

If you are looking for a local Boston atmosphere with great food, then this is your place! My wife, who happens to be from West Roxbury knows that I'm always looking to dine or drink in a place with local flavor. It's difficult for me to believe that she has been holding out on this gem for so long. First, the food was excellent and very fairly priced. I had the fish melt lunch special and my wife had the buffalo chicken fingers. Both were excellent. We split a bowl of corn chowder and it was some of the best soup I've had in New England.

What really made this a five star instead of a four were the people. The service was excellent, friendly, and fast. Likewise, the patronage was top notch. I love being around folks in the middle of the afternoon who are drinking a few beers and playing keno. While we were eating our chowder, a friend of the man next to us came in and said in a classic Boston accent, "Hey Ritchie, you look like St. Patty's Day in that outfit." Ritchie seemed to have a scawl on his face, but he did not engage him (in fairness, he was wearing a all green outfit). So, if you like good food, a local flavor, and great service, this is your place.

The roast beef club sandwich is a filling after work meal.

This is incredibly out of the way for me but the Friday night karaoke show is pretty spectacular.  Key change?  No problem.  Off-list song request?  If they find 'em, you can sing 'em.  Truthfully, the books are pretty outdated but at least they aren't filled with the crusty remnants of partially digested hot wings and kamikaze shots.
The booze is cheap but the beer selection is unexciting, and I haven't had very good luck with the draughts.  The last Guinness i drank here looked like Mississippi delta water and tasted like flat cream soda.  I've ordered only wine and Magner's since then and I'm just fine with that.
The crowd is a little older and more subdued, and you will occasionally hear one too many Sinatra songs, but the regulars are warm and welcoming.  You'll sing, you'll dance, you'll have a great time.