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Smith & Wollensky - Boston - Steakhouse in Boston, Massachusetts

Smith & Wollensky - Boston

4.4 (1472 reviews)

Atlantic Wharf, 294 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210

Steak house

About Smith & Wollensky - Boston - steak house in Boston, Massachusetts

Steakhouse chain outpost serving prime, dry-aged steaks, seafood & wine in a power-dining setting.

Customer Review Summary

Claudia from Columbia is highly recommended for her attentive and personable service. The wagyu beef appetizer and clam chowder received praise, though one reviewer noted they had better clam chowder elsewhere. Drinks are described as superb, with an overall excellent dining experience highlighted by great service. The vegetarian options are somewhat limited, but sides are flavorful. The steaks, including the ribeye and filet, were exceptional, juicy, and perfectly cooked, alongside large, well-cooked shrimp. Some diners were impressed by the ambiance and food quality, particularly the octopus appetizer and aged bone-in ribeye. However, there were notable negative experiences, including poor service on New Year's Eve with a dismissive waiter, and a major complaint about inattentive service leading to significant delays and blame shifting. Overall, while many enjoyed their meals and recommended the restaurant, others had disappointing experiences that overshadowed the food quality.

Key Features

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Curbside pickup
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Hard liquor
  • Late-night food
  • Private dining room
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
  • Wi-Fi

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards

Children

  • High chairs

Parking

  • Paid parking garage
  • Paid parking lot
  • Paid street parking

Pets

  • Dogs allowed outside

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.4 out of 5
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1017
4
235
3
105
2
50
1
65
Based on 1472 reviews

J B

2 months ago

Always ask for the waitress Claudia from Columbia… The wagyu beef appetizer was great. The clam chowder was good. I have had better but I would order it again. The drinks were superb! I wish we had more time to order a few more drinks. Claudia was so attentive as well as the rest of the wait staff. They made our trip to Boston lovely. Claudia was so nice and personable. My wife is vegetarian and I wish there was more options but the sides she ordered were very tasty.

Jay (JMan)

1 month ago

This is 1 of the best steaks I've ever had it was Juicy and tasty cooked perfect. 🔥 Also had the Shrimp were big anuff to knock you out and they were cooked perfect and tasted great. The bread was a hit also. I definitely recommend This restaurant 👌.

Matthew Newman

5 months ago

Awesome time, great dinner. Wine was good, octopus appetizer was excellent, both the aged bone in Ribeye and Filet were both terrific. Ate at a high top in bar, service was really really good. Expensive restaurant but well worth it and a great time.

Kathleen Foxx

5 months ago

WOW. We were impressed the moment we walked in. Our server was wonderful, staff was super attentive, food was magnificent. Couldn’t have picked a better place for a surf n turf birthday dinner! Menu is a La carte, so you order your main entree and sides separately. We ordered half portions of the sides and it was still too much food! Absolutely wonderful.

Andrew Pitcairn

4 months ago

Service was fantastic, and I enjoyed the ambiance. Unfortunately the steak was under seasoned and on the chewy side. Far different than when I ate at the one in NY. Truffle Mac was good, though the Caesar salad needed more flavor in the dressing.

Marcelo Arantes

2 months ago

We ate the surf and turf , Ribeye , asparagus, truffle fries and firecracker shrimp it was all amazing. Great service from the team members led by Rafael!

Amer El-Haddad

2 months ago

We have been to Smith and Wolensky before and have had a great time. This time was on New Year’s Eve, our reservation was at 9pm. We arrived staying peak busy dinner time so we expected a stressed out crew. Our waiter was dismissive, argumentative and neglectful. It was a terrible experience, he should no effort to make our experience enjoyable. Bad hospitality! I don’t think we will go back even tho we have raved about this place before. Food was very good! We got the swinging Tomahawk.

Junior & Monique Oliveira

2 months ago

Think again before considering going to S&W!!! This was, without a doubt, the most disappointing steakhouse experience we’ve ever had, and among the worst service at any restaurant we’ve visited. The waitress was inattentive, unapologetic, and even had the audacity to blame our party for her mistake of not sending our steak order to the kitchen—or claiming the order was “lost.” We were forced to leave our table and go to the bar ourselves just to get any form of service because the waitress was nowhere to be found. To make matters worse, we had to clean our own table after multiple requests for assistance were ignored. It took nearly two hours for our entrees to arrive, leaving us grateful that we had ordered appetizers like the caviar and tartare—otherwise, we might have left starving. Furthermore, the quality of the food doesn’t live up to a “steakhouse”. Spending Christmas Eve being blamed for a restaurant’s mistake is certainly not what we had envisioned, but S&W made sure that unfortunate experience became our reality. Lesson learned: this is definitely not where we’ll be dining again.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM
Monday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–11 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Tuesday 11:30 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–10 PM

Price Range

$100+