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The Boynton is a place where you can get a bucket of booze and share it with your friends on a Friday night. It's not a place to dine out. It's too crowded with college kids pushing you from side to side. Try waiting for the bathroom with 4 drunk college girls in there.    [06 Jan 2004 12:10:47]

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     ­Anonymous   

Renovated
The Boynton was just renovated. It has the same menu, but a new kitchen. It also has more beer on tap.

The bar area is larger, a lot larger. The dining area was moved to the upstairs (which is now larger because the kitchen is no longer up there), and seats about 10 families of 4.

The pizza side of the B is gone, but I think they still do takeout. I didn't see a pizza and sub menu, but they may not have one just yet.

The bar allows smoking and with the new, more open configuration, there isn't the same separation between the bar and the dining area as before. However, the ventilation system seems to be super-sized, so you may not get smoke in the dining area.

The new, open configuration of the bar does have an acoustic problem (aka it's damn loud in the bar). Hopefully they'll deal with that problem, somehow.    [26 Mar 2004 11:09:27]

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     ­Xmas   

Look What They've Done to Our Pub, Hun
We experienced the Newly renovated Boynton Restaurant tonight. Couldn't help but get the impression they are trying to renovate the "old regular" customers as well.

The improved system has you approaching a "Hostess" and signing up for a table. We were given a small square box and anxiously awaited our turn to witness its flashing spectacle meaning our table was ready. We waited and we waited. We tried to overlook the half exposed ice cube bucket, one half with chilling bottle beer , the other half conveniently placed so the waitresses on the "crowd" side of the bar could readily scoop ice for soft drinks. we decided not to order anything requiring ice. We had enough lint for the day! Having requested non- smoking seating, and noticing many open seats in the smoking area, we asked if we could be seated at one of those booths, thinking this would hurry the delay. "Sure!" was the cheery reply. Our hopes engaged we once again waited, and waited., watching people who arrived a good 30 minutes after us be seated. Much to my husband's chagrin, I approached the hostess and strongly inquired why we weren't yet seated. She confessed to making a mistake and apologized. A 45 minute wait! When she didn't offer to seat us immediately, I had to ask. She said she could find a table for us.

Finally seated, with the standby Blueberry Ale and its dancing blueberries in front of me, we placed our order. The Chicken Sylvia sounded scrumptious. I was in the mood for chicken and pine nuts (strongly underlined) and mushrooms and pasta. Hubby wanted the ever reliable pizza. when the food arrived I was once again in for a "Surprise!". Tasty chunks of chicken, cold pasta, spinach, way too many sun dried tomatoes. Yet hard I as tried, I couldn't find one mushroom nor (underlined) pine nut. I did find a stray jalapeno pepper and a few things that looked as if they belonged in another diner's salad, but no mushrooms, no pine nuts. This was pointed out to our courteous waitress. She had to get the menu and discuss this with me, but finally agreed a few items were missing. She returned in a reasonable time with a generous plate of mushroom pieces. I gave up on the pine nuts.

Hubby's pizza was reminiscent of the "old" days. A trustworthy standard of Boynton fame.

While the layout of the "new" Boynton may be attractive to the "new" crowd of college students and "suits", we missed the neighborhood friendliness that came with the old place. Somehow seeing the construction workers with the little black box twinkling in their hand while they waited for a table just didn't make it.

The bathrooms are a vast improvement over the old ones. The new large screen televisions looked sharp, but none displayed closed captioning as the old ones had. With the often unbearable noise level a few sets really should be captioned.

We could tell a lot of effort and money had been placed into this project. But much has been lost in the quality of the food, and service. Reminds me of an old song I would often hear from the jukebox..." Something's lost and something's gained in living everyday"

Looks like the Boynton has lost a few of its "old regulars" today.    [29 Mar 2004 22:30:56]

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     ­Anonymous   

Not a family friendly restaurant! I brought my 2 sons to lunch today and after a man complained that he didn't want to sit next to 2 children, the hostess (also the owner) told me that I couldn't "contain" my children. The only thing my son did was get under the table while I was waiting for my check and a gift certificate. I don't know what she wanted me to do? Not pay for my meal? Don't take kids unless they are totally quiet and "contained."    [23 Dec 2004 15:26:41]

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     ­Kelli   

2 Thumbs Up...Way Up for the Booze Bucket
The Boynton is a great place to wind down after a long days work. The bar is small enough so the people that gather get to know one another. The bartenders are the same faces, so they get to know you, and don't even ask you what you want to drink, they already know.

The place is filled with college kids, but Worcester is a college community. However for families that are looking for a fun night out, try the upstairs away from the bar. It's a classy joint you don't want to miss out.

Peace    [10 Mar 2005 21:39:04]

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     ­Dan    dplante560 at hotmail dot com

There Is No Customer Service
In the last 4 days, I or a member of my family visited the Boynton twice and was treated rudely. We find the bartenders and the wait staff very rude. They actually almost went out of their way to be rude. The owner was on duty and didn't help the situation. Maybe the physical renovation is not the only thing that the Boynton needed. What happened to customer service? It will be a long time before we visit the Boynton.    [02 Apr 2006 14:06:11]

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     ­Anonymous   jb5176 at aol dot com

Boynton Going Downhill
After the renovations of the Boynton, I thought it would be a different scene. Before the bar was crowded with college kids. Now it's just a bigger bar crowded with college kids. It was me, my husband and our 2 kids, 12 and 9. The hostess told us to wait in the bar area until a table was ready. As we were standing, a very drunk gentleman spilled his beer all over my son. When I complained to the bartender, he laughed it off and said "Yeah we get drunks in here all the time." Is that how this place treats its customers? Needless to say, we left. The hostess asked why we were leaving and when I told her, she could've cared less. This place is full of indecent college help. It needs to change.    [30 Nov 2006 13:52:16]

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     ­Anonymous   

Love it
I love heading down to the Boynton with my boyfriend, or a large group. The bartenders are great and one in particular is very knowledgable about microbrews. Sometimes the waitresses are a little "cold", but the food is quite tasty and the specials are a good deal for a lot of food. Don't bring the kids; it's not really a place for families, but perfect for a younger fun crowd. Expect a bit of a wait, since it is quite a popular place!    [31 May 2007 15:39:01]

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Recommended Dishes: Cajun salmon, filet mignon special, dill dressing

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