I went her on a "Thirsty Thursdays" night and found the place to be ok. The music was pretty good, switching between house, Top 40, and hip-hop. My first drink, a White Russian was really strong however. It's ok if you  recently turned 21 or area recent grad living in Allston. I might go here if I'm in the area on a Friday night, but wasn't too impressed by it.
Review Source:Possibly the most disrespectful staff I have ever come across. I should probably just end this review right there, but I will explain a bit more in hopes that it inspires others to take their business elsewhere.
I gave this place one star because....well I have to.....but I do like what they are doing on Wednesday nights, it's a DJ night where there are glowing hula hoops and people can display their art. And I will say that I do understand there are a lot of drunk idiot college kids in Allston that tend to make all bouncers and bartenders turn into terrible people(at age 25 am I already becoming cynical about youth?) , but the complete lack of respect I felt from the bouncer staff was horrendous.
So last night after listening to some great DJs we went out to get some air and smoke with friends before the headliner phutureprimitive went on. For full disclosure I will admit one of my friends was smoking a joint so we went down the block about 80 feet from the bar which originally sparked this drunk guys attention. We had made a few friends at the bar that were joining us, and then this one guy came over who knew a girl we were speaking to. He blew his cigarette smoke into my friends face and looked at the joint and said "are you serious?" My friend was perplexed by this....and just said, "sorry am I bothering you?" and the guy looked at him again and said "there's no way you are getting back into the bar" he repeated this a few times and started walking toward the bar. My friend threw out the joint so as to not start anything, and then walked back over to the bar to try to figure out what was exactly happening since the guy clearly didn't work there. As he started walking over two men came over to him like he was about to start a fight when he simply said he wanted to talk to someone and was confused about what he did. One of the bouncers then SPIT at him, and at this point he decided to walk away. We had all payed $12 to see phutureprimitive, but there was clearly no way we were going back in there. And I really can't imagine all this drama being just because they though my friend was high off of a decriminalized substance, if you went into Wonder bar on a Wednesday for five minutes you'd realize most of the kids are on drugs that are far more illegal.
I DO NOT understand how a business can pay their staff to spit at people with no provocation. Please do not go here unless you want be disrespected and spit at!
The only reason I give this place 4 stars is because the people that work there are amazing!! If any of them have come off badly to anyone I suggest you give them another chance, maybe it was a bad night for them or something, I'm telling you that they are all awesome.The music and crowd that follows on Tuesday and Wednesday are some of the most open, intriguing, and creative people I have ever met and I am grateful for every person I have made friends with through this establishment.
I will admit, stay upstairs. The boom boom room downstairs is nasty. They need to promote those nights better so they can actually utilize that space which seems super sweet when you first realize there is a whole other room......but then it it becomes immediately apparent that anything going on there is happening upstairs, Change that!! There's potential!
This review is for Wonderbar Thursdays...or if you're unfortunate enough to come late "Underbar Thursdays".
Usually this place kicks off a little earlier than other bar/lounges, so if you're thinking about bar hopping - think again. You have to factor in parking (only street parking here, don't get towed), walking, and waiting in line. There will be a line, and there will be preferential treatment.
If you're a regular, have a large group of girls, know the promoters/bouncers, and came at a reasonable time - then you're golden. You get to come in and claim what little seating they have on the sides and maybe play on you smartphone for about half an hour until it gets packed.
The drinks upstairs are pretty steep for the location, but pretty cheap for not really having an entrance fee. It depends on how you look at it. The music's pretty good, and the people are classic "Boston" club-goers. You're more than likely to run into familiar faces here (which can also be a good thing or a bad thing). Lots of eye-candy.
If you're an occasional out-of-towner, like to barhop with a casual crowd, and are coming on a Thursday night a little late (let's say 11:15) - then you're poop outta luck. You're better off going down the street, buying a bottle from the local liquor store, and reconsidering your life choices. You absolutely do not want to go to "Underbar".
But in case you do, here's what it's like down there. It's free. Free because they don't know how else to compensate you for waiting in line for over half an hour. Free because the music's pretty crappy, and the people are pretty shady (some pre-game failures can be found down here). Free because the damn bathroom's big enough to fit three dudes if they were holding hands. Oh, and free because the water's cold. It's also darker than normal, the people don't dance (music's fault?), and you question everything you touch because there's a stripper pole in the adjacent room.
In other words, be on time. Not asian time (regular time +1-2 hours). Real time.
I am not impressed.
The upstairs bar isn't so bad, TVs, more of a casual attitude. A place to enjoy the game. It's downstairs that I find to be a little awkward.
Intense music (house, dubstep, etc.), with people dancing, but just not that many people there on a Friday night. The atmosphere was just an odd mix of casual and club intense that I found to be uncomfortable.
If someone else suggests we go here, sure, I won't protest too harshly, but it wouldn't ever really be my choice place to go. Definitely not my scene.
I'm giving it 2 stars ONLY because 1. the music was pretty good, hip hop/reggae/top 40 and 2. The bouncer was the nicest bouncer I've experienced since moving to Boston. Yes, that deserves to be recognized because bouncers at other places I've been to are dbags on a power trip for no reason.
Atmosphere: 2 words...sausage party...the male to female ratio musta been 10:1. Be prepared. This is also a younger crowd, probably college students and what not...I'd much prefer "The good life"
Drinks: I usually get pineapple malibu...and man did they serve me one bootleg one. The pineapple juice looked similar to apple cider, tasted pretty shitty. Pretty simple drink for them to really eff up...anyway, these are my thoughts, go at your own risk...
I used to LOVE this place and went there on regular basis. I can't even remember how many birthdays my friends/family have celebrated there and how much money we've all thrown their way.
And boy, has this place changed! Staff and ESPECIALLY managers are RUDE & RACIST!!!
I recently attempted to celebrate my sister's first birthday in Boston and even considered buying a table. (Note: She doesn't even has a Massachusetts license yet.)Prior to that, I walked in and asked if my younger cousin (age 21) could get in with his temp ID and they refused, saying they were fined just the previous night for allowing it. I was okay with that and so my cousin went home early that night.
While waiting outside the bar for the remainder of our party arrive, my boyfriend and I witnessed 2 counts of ridiculousness occur. You can be the judge. Racism or not?
1) A group of black people are dressed to party (even a club couldn't complain about their attire) and are getting ID'ed at the door. I see the bouncers turn them away and overhear something about out-of-state IDs. The group proceeds in our direction, clearly unhappy, and I hear them asking each other about other bars in the area that accept out-of-state IDs. My sister got in that night into Wonderbar (and another time before this) with her out-of-state ID.
2) A younger black gentleman gets ID'ed at the door (jeans & polo) and the bouncer tells him he needs see the managers on the side. The managers (a man & a woman) are going back and forth between the ID and this young man's face. Then the man says, "Hmm...are you sure this is you? You look a lot darker in this picture." The young man nods his head and quietly attests to the fact that he is the person on his driver's license. Then the manager says, "Haha...nah, I'm just fucking with you man. Go on inside."
WTF?! Seriously?! It's not the 1950's anymore, you racist prick. It's not okay to heckle people about the color of their skin. I'm not going to encourage that this fool be taken down, but I wouldn't be opposed to it if it randomly happened.
3) We finally all start getting ID'ed to go into wonderbar. My brother and I head in first to ask about a table and my sister follows in, but then tells us that they refused someone in our party because she looked questionably "too drunk." They said she talked differently. Granted she was a bit tipsy, she has  a spanish accent and tends to meld her words together. My sister told them she that that's the way she talks and with a disgusted face the manager said, "She always slurs when she talks?" I was so insulted and called them out on their blatant racism before we left and vowed never to return.
THIS PLACE SUCKS NOW. The upstairs used to fun (not sure anymore since I was ushered into the basement the last time I was there), but if you get trapped in their gloomy basement, good luck. I think this place is ONLY less racist to Asians because we've been going there for years and we give them A TON of business. Save your time and money and go elsewhere.
Don't think I'm ever going here again. Went this past Thursday for what I was hoping would be a good time.
And one question before I begin: Why can't I give them zero stars?
Not only did my group and myself wait outside in the cold for well over an hour, but half-dressed girls were cutting in line and being let in by the bouncers to the upstairs area. We finally got in at around 12:15am, and were immediately ushered to the dreaded basement "bar".
The downstairs area was horrible. It was literally a refinished basement. You could hear all the fun going on upstairs, and here you are, watching two girls grind on each other in front of a DJ spinning really crappy music. Oh, and the music was cutting out at the end of the night too because of "technical difficulties". There would be 30 second instances of flat out silence over and over again.
It was supposed to be a last night out for a friend before he returned from leave from the military. Needless to say, I'm disappointed that he had to spend a good chunk of it in the cold and then in a basement.
I think it is safe to say I will never go to this bar again. The place itself is not really my scene to begin with but that is not why I am giving Wonder Bar one star.
The staff is rude, Â blatantly ignores you, and all they do is gossip behind the bar. At one point I said "excuse me" to a bartender, trying to get her attention and she shot me a look and said "ugh hold on!" and then turned back to her other bartender friend to keep talking. Seriously? You are a BARTENDER in ALLSTON and you're not even cute. The drinks are overpriced, the crowd is sloppy.
My advice is to go to another bar in the Allston area like Tavern in the Square.
Wonderbar you so crazy. I don't want to have your baby.
I went here last week for celebrate a dear friend's birthday party. We showed up at 9:30pm to our private booth area. I love you sunset surprise. You tasted like candy and I wasn't sure if you had any alcohol at all! After two there was alcohol in it...a lot. You trickster!
A fun surprise as the night progressed was Asian Night! Or maybe tons of Asian came to Wonderbar. Asian invasion commence and I hit the dance floor. The DJ played top 40. There is a "stage" area where girls can dance but sadly Lenny and Neil tried to dance but immediately got escorted off. I still cheered for them on for trying! Just beware if it is Asian night a photographer will be there. I probably ruined some his pictures trying to be in the background doing my "i am getting attack by a shark" face. I hope he has photoshop.
There was a dodgy downstairs but I never ventured down there. Sorry pit of despair maybe next time.
I think this is a good spot if you don't want to go all the way downtown for dancing. Get there early if you don't want to pay the cover.
Disgruntled with the boston night life? Â Feel like Boston bars are commonly a bit pretentious despite the fact that they're not that good at, well, being bars? Â
If so, you should definitely check out Wonder Bar. Â It'll make pretty much any other establishment look likable and well run by comparison. Â
Full disclosure: I was kicked out. Â I'll describe Wonder Bar through that experience. Â The "Wonder" comes in the form of two floors. Â The upper floor is fairly spacious while the lower floor serves more like a holding pen dungeon for those waiting to get to the upper floor. Â Long story short, I was banished to the under-floor, and tried to get to the presumable Wonder of the first floor by asking a bouncer-guard for permission. Â He accused me of being a "fire hazard," an accusation I'm not sure I can confirm or deny, and pushed me out a side door.
Being kicked out of a place with so much interpersonal Wonder was particularly irritating because to start the night, I waited in a ten person line for about an hour while maybe 40-50 people hemorrhaged out the front door. Â I suspect the establishment was trying to appear like a place you'd want to spend your night by broadcasting a message that said, "don't let the complaints of overpriced and underproduced drinks, streams of people exiting, or the approximately 1/4 capacity bar area fool you, we're popular. Â People like us so much in fact, that they'd rather stand with strangers on the sidewalk with the hope they'll reach the upper floor, than just go to another bar."
Don't let them trick you. Â Just go to another bar.
Why do people hype this place up so much? Maybe because it caters to a particular crowd *cough*hipsters*cough... but I personally was not impressed.
I went there wanting to dance (on a Tuesday night, but still!) and the music they had was HORRIBLE. First it was some in house band that was like... idk wannabe Daft Punk or something, needless to say they sucked but apparently have a pretty big fan base because there were quite a few people just standing around acting like they were really into it. I decided to join in for fun and kept shouting "OMG THIS IS LIKE... SO RAD" and no one seemed to notice that I was being sarcastic.
After that, a DJ comes out and we get hopeful that actual good music will be played but alas it just gets worse! The DJ is like, mixing and ruining every single beat and song with these siren noises and all of this horrible shit and he's rocking out to it like it's the best thing he's ever heard. Horrible.
On top of that, the drinks were watered down, and it took forever to get service at the bar despite there being 3 bartenders and not a huge crowd of people waiting.
It also cost me $5 to get in, which was pretty steep considering you'd have to pay me to even consider going back.
I would give Wonder Bar negative stars if that were possible. The staff at this place are monstrous people. We had a terrible time from the minute we got there. The bouncer yelled at us for not standing properly in line, even though there were no others standing in line with us. He said something like "Were you not taught how to stand in line in kindergarten?" I couldn't believe how rude he was being! I wanted to kick him where it hurts and leave, but my friend had already paid the cover and gone inside so we decided to let this one slide (in retrospect I wish I had taken this as a sign for things to come and left).
When we got inside, the door attendant told to go to lounge downstairs because the upstairs area was too crowded (it wasn't that crowded). He basically gave us no choice and didn't ask nicely. We went downstairs to a dismal looking, grungy lounge. After finishing our first round of drinks, we wanted to bounce, but the guy at the exit (more like a military guard) wouldn't let us leave! He said there were too many people coming in upstairs and we had to wait 15 minutes or so. We were basically banished to Wonder-Guantanamo-Bar hell and I began to feel claustrophobic. Finally, we told the guy that I was feeling sick and I needed to leave asap. He reluctantly agreed and we got the hell out of there. Freedom never felt so sweet.
Stay. Away.
My least favorite establishment on God's green Earth. If you've ever wondered what it's like to walk into a room and immediately hate everyone in it, step right up.
Everyone will be wearing Ed Hardy, and rhinestones will encrust every piece of ungodly New Jersey couture you see. There's a velvet rope along the entrance. On Harvard Ave. In Allston. Yeah.
Overpriced (watered-down) drinks, lousy location, and douche-bro clientele. I'm a guy, and even I thought I was going to be roofied in this place. Avoid.
Seriously? Â This place is the poster child for that fake line business outside, when you can drive a semi into the inside.
If you do happen to go here, just make sure you are VERY drunk, it can turn into the best time you don't remember. Â But don't get too drunk and sass the bouncers, it doesn't work, believe me.
This place just consistently underwhelms me. It can be decent if you come tipsy and before the $10 cover charge AND if the DJ is good. But it is the rare occassion when these things all line up. I could find friends to make me better drinks for less and the passed shots are okay - always too sweet. The bartenders are nice. The dance floor can be awkward.
What I will say for Wonder Bar is that it always draws a diverse crowd and you can always find a comfy booth to rest your drunk dancing self. And if you are drunk enough to dance on the platform, go for it. Otherwise, go somewhere else.
Wonder Bar, a corny name for an equally lame bar. Cool people don't really go here. It's mostly for sorostiutes and creepers to descend on one another, either on the upstairs dance floor and stage or the basement. One thing I noticed the last time I went was that there was a large number of gay guys getting down. Maybe this was a random occurrence, maybe the bar is gaying up to its name.
getting in here is always an issue. the door men are your typical hulking morons in black suits. Their plan is to make people wait in line so that the bar seems more popular to passersby, and they adhere to this concept with every fiber of their being. It could be completely dead (you can't know cause the shades are drawn) and you will still wait for at least 10 minutes and pay to get in. $5 is the standard cover and it's never justified.
OK, well one time it was. I went to a Halloween costume contest there and the girls were magically babelicious, but that's the only time I've had fun at this place. Wonder Bar is to bros and floosies what the Model is to hipsters, a haven where they can be with their own kind in lame-ass bar.
Kinda embarrassed I'm even reviewing this place, as it means I was actually here once. I'll give it short and sour: this place is the club that you went to when you were a freshman or sophomore high school to listen to DMX and hump somebody's leg. Except now it's 20somethings. But other than that, nothing's really changed. Â
But hey, it's not my bag, but it may be somebody else's. So focusing on the other stuff, like service: the one time I went there, I started off in the upstairs area, which is really just the ground floor. I say that because there's a basement that looks like the bottom of a pool. I call it the upstairs because I went downstairs to grab a friend's jacket from the coat check, only to be told that the upstairs area was at capacity, and I couldn't go upstairs unless I left. Except it was half-empty. In fact, it looked like there were more people downstairs than upstairs (upstairs is twice the size). So we were happy to leave.
If I could rate zero stars I would.
Do not get bottle service. Other than our waitress, staff is extremely rude. Owner threw us out because I mentioned I was unhappy with the service. Awful place, will never go back again.
Music is sub-par, clientele is all college kids w/ fake IDs, not worth the long lines at the door.
This is how I believe Wonder Bar came to be.
Realtor: So we found a space for your bar.
WB Owner: Huh? Bad connection, what?
Realtor: We found a space for you to open your bar!
WB Owner: I'm sorry I can barely hear you over the surf man, you found space? Where?
Realtor: Harvard Ave!
WB Owner: Harvard? Great! Make it happen!!
Fast forward a few months and Mr. Owner makes his way to Boston for what must be the first time ever and sees that Harvard Ave. is, in fact, not close to Harvard as he had believed. Yes, his precious Wonder Bar is just a hop, skip and a jump away from those collegiate watering holes like Sunset, Common Ground and Big City.
On a Sunday night, this place was a ghost town. I am not sure if the bartender was bitter about his menial potential for tips or what but he wasn't too friendly. Although I was surprised that two beers were only $11. Not bad. They had salsa music going so if you want to laugh at white kids with no rhythm, this is the place to be.
You know all those new money 18 - 35 year olds in the Boston area who think they are or want to be the new Paris Hilton? That guy who thinks he's the shit, has no respect for others but complains how hard it is being a really nice guy? Too much hair gel? Bad gold chains? Self righteousness and pretenion? I guess this is how they define wonder.
This place is what it looks like: an Allston bar trying to be a Vegas or LA club. I'll admit the music and ambience are decent, but it is trying to be something it is not (and similarly so are most of the clientelle.) Have we forgotten that Harvard Ave is in an area that can be considered the BU student ghetto? The unneccessary VIP section denotes the culture they are pushing for, one of exclusion and superiority. If that's based in money, this still fails to bring in the high rollers that would actually need such accommodations.
I'll finish on my former girlfreind's comments after dancing here
"It's like half of the guys here rate at least a 4 on the skeeve scale and are all grinding with bulging hard--ons."
Yeah, thanks I'll pass.
Not too shabby while also being laughable. Used to come here late nights, lived across the street.
Its decent but they have this one tiiiiiny area in the middle of the bar that they try to make "VIP." Â It's a joke, they have a velvet rope and everything.
No I don't want bottle service at your make believe VIP area the size of my bathroom. Thanks anyway!
The  Wonder Bar was a decent place to be on a Thursday night.  I came here with a few friends after pregaming after work, and we had a good time.  Not too overly crowded, and we had a good time dancing.  The spinach dip was very good. Â
We ended up spending $100 dollars on our tab for three people, and I don't know whether that reflects on them and their prices or us and our drinking habits.
The music was all Top 40.
My friends took me out the other night. They were like "Dude we gotta go out man. Let's go." I was like, "I dont wanna go out." "Come on dude. Let's go get some chicks!" Yea? Just like that? What about that whole middle ground where you're an IDIOT!" Dane Cook said that, hes not really my friend.
Anyways, a conversation similar to that one is often the catalyst to a late night trip to Wonder Bar; a night that was otherwise supposed to be a "low-key" night. That is to say, we never plan on going here, but remarkably, we always have a good time when we do.
For the area it is a decent bar and in comparison it can be seen as slightly upscale for Allston. It's not bad for parties, two different DJ's on weekends, they have good food, a good drink selection and the staff has always been pleasant.
This place makes me want to die. Â
OK, perhaps you find that statement to be overly dramatic, but if you actually ventured inside after passing inspection over your attire (please note: no sneakers allowed and appropriate clothing required), you are smacked in the face with a forced aura of pretension and a roomful of BU students strutting around in designer trash.
I came here back in college because my friends thought it would be a nice change from all of the other forgettable preppie establishments in the area. Â I should also point out that Sex and the City was the hottest show on TV and we felt we should try to spice things up, meet real professionals and sip expensive cocktails.
Needless to say, I was disappointed. Â It seemed that although many of
the guys were indeed a couple years older older, they were the
same guys who a couple years (or nights before) were on their thirteenth beer, trying to take home any old blond girl back to their frat house. Â You could just picture them in an Abercrombie plaid button down and dirty baseball cap (perhaps worn a little to the side to demonstrate how cool they were).
I mean, yes, this is the most fashionable place in Brighton. And if
you love this type of scene, then by all means get all dolled up,
grab a bunch of your friends and spend the night downing cocktails
until you are charmed by one of the aforementioned dreamboats.
ew.
I don't know what to say....it's just lame...I live excessively close to Wonder Bar and all I can say about it is that it's skeezy and trashhyyyy. Â I agree with Devon R...it's not posh...never will be...so stop trying. I've been there a handful of times in the past couple of years and the crowd (both upstairs and downstairs) is generally shady. Music is always mediocre (never been there for a jazz night...does that still happen?) The only time I've enjoyed myself at Wonder Bar was about five years ago...but it has changed a great deal since then.
That said, two stars for decent drinks/nice bartenders.
Anyway, overall I don't recommend it....Allston should stick to what it does best...awesome dives and college bars. period.
The Boston bar scene can be a perilous experience. Aging hipsters, drunk college frat kids, and stuck up snotty rich kids..oh my! But when I went out to the Wonder Bar I found a different dynamic, most of the people there were pretty cool.
We got there kind of early at like 10 but it gave us plenty of time to relax and have a few drinks. One of my true tests of a good bar is whether or not they make a real Irish Car Bomb. And the bartender there was not only beautiful, but she made a real car bomb (Baileys AND Jameson). A couple of those and your on your way to a good time anywhere you are. The DJ was good (i went on a Saturday) mixing top forty (Kanye West etc) with songs that I personally love like Billy Jean and Poison (if you cant get down to BBD then you have no soul). In a nut shell, it was a great crowd, great music, and great drinks. Great bar!
I hate this place. It's full off ass hats and pseudo clubing college chicks. I'm sorry but it's in Allston and Allston is not posh. It's like a lame club downtown, except it's on Harvard Ave in Allston.
I'm sorry but how trendy can you be when your next door neighbors are McDonalds and Pay Less shoes.
If you want to go clubbing go down town.
This place is a hit or miss. Â On a good day, this place is soooo much fun. Â On a bad day... It's like 500 guys and 20 girls, the ratio can get REALLY bad here. Â I generally enjoy it as they play good music both upstairs and down. Â I just wished that the DJ upstairs would stick to 1 song for more than 30 seconds, it seems like he plays 30 seconds of a song then jumps to the next one. Â
The bartenders are really good here, very nice, most can do some pretty cool bartender tricks, and they make their drinks nice and strong. Â It's so close that it has become my "go to" place when I don't want to travel very far.
Um, hi. Â It's me. Â Your liver. Â Yeah, now you remember... Could you please come back and pick me up? Â I'm at the Wonder Bar. Â Exactly where you left me.
So, yeah, I've been known to drink myself into a tizzy when I'm here.
I like the Wonder Bar. Â But I'm a chick (and therefore get in for free) so it's basically a no cost night out for me. Â Never been downstairs, sure it's fun and all. Â Fine place to dance. Â Definitely not as classy as it's trying to be. Â I say let the guys in for free too, because right now, as far as I can remember, the only mens in there were the slick, creepy kind. Â You know, the type of guys that oil their hair, stand off to the side of the dance floor and leer. Â *shivers*
EDIT: Â Who knew that on a Tuesday night at midnight they'd be serving FRESH BAKED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?!?!?!?!?!? Â Made my week... add another half star for that one!
Sure, Bostonian Dane Cook has a famous monologue on girls that "just wanna dance," but I doubt he saw them here: there's a dearth of dancing places in Boston, and Allston is an unlikely neighborhood for it. Â Wonderbar isn't known for its dancing, either, but one night a few friends and I decided, while stuck at a beat party on Brainerd, that this was going to change. Â When the DJ started up, we took our wine (there was a pretty good selection as I recall) and started dancing together in the middle of the crowded room. Â He was really talented, mixing Motown with gangster rap, and it shook people out of their meat-market bar mentality. Â It wasn't long before people who had previously been sipping their drinks cooly in a corner found themselves bumping and grinding instead, and we congratulated ourselves on a job well done.
The fact that we found A) a posh club in Allston to get our groove on and B) the crowd inside was amendable to that, made this place a pleasant surprise. Â It doesn't suit the neighborhood and it doesn't suit the kind of person who wants to make a place a regular watering hole, but it's a fun once-in-awhile place to land with some girlfriends if, like us that night, you're stuck in the dude-dominated deserts of Allston.
By far the best of the 3 places visited on a recent Allston pub crawl, and my favourable view of it may come mostly from the fact that it isn't the Kells.
That said the music was good, especially earlier in the evening, and there was plenty of room for dancing. The two floors play different music, so you can switch back and forth depending on your taste.
Again, however, the bar was unable to serve me a mojito. What's the problem with Allston?
Real chill bar when its not full. I often see huge lines at the door of the Wonder Bar.. I really have no idea why.
The female barstaff wears absurdly tight black clothes, but aside from that, it comes off as a bit more classy than the rest of Allston's watering holes.
Shoot for a weekday night or afternoon and you'll have a good time.
I'm surprised the Wonder Bar let me back in after "the incident" some time ago. Luckily I saw no "banned" pictures on the wall when I arrived. :)
I went back here for a friend's going away party one Friday night recently. Some of the old school Bostonians who attended the party went on and on about how they could not believe they were at the Wonder Bar -- which was, long ago, a major dive/hole in the wall/dangerous/wouldn't-be-caught-dead there kind of joint that went by a different name. Now it's a somewhat "posh" hangout for the loads of Allston-based BU and BC students.
We were able to snag a raised, sectioned-off seating area to the side of the room when you first walk in. It wasn't reserved by anyone else, so we took over. I'm so glad we did because we had a great time up there. The waitress was a bit slow to take orders, but as the night went on we kind of forgot about where the drinks were coming from or how long they were taking.
The DJ got going later in the evening and played some great tunes. My only gripe was that he cut some songs short . . . nothing like really getting into a song only to have it chopped off by some Kanye tune that's been played too much as is.
There's also another bar and lounge area downstairs. It was calm in comparison to the upstairs. The TVs upstairs held people's attention all night  seeing as the tourney was on, and the dance floor was packed by 1:00.
Oh, one other downside, not that there has been many, but they were out of every type of alcohol I tried to order. I got whatever kind of vodka they had. Come on, the place is right across from Marty's . . . go make a run!
I hate this place with a firey passion---so much so that I fear it will consume me. Â Ok, so that's a bit extreme. Â But really--it's in Allston next to a frickin McDonalds--all attempts at being classy just come across as putting on airs.
I went there with a few friends early on a Thursday. Â We decided to sit up on this little raised area across from the bar that has a few tables. Â A waitress came by and took our orders--all was well. Â Then a second waitress comes by, looks at us with disdain and informs us that we're in the "VIP" section. Â Please note that it was still early in the evening, and the bar was mostly empty. Â She told us we couldn't sit there, and would have to move. Â And she stood there until we did. Â
Look, I don't mind if the area was reserved or something, but the manner in which the waitress handled it was rude and unnecessary. Â
Minus two points, Wonder Bar.
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