Boston area waterfront restaurant with decent food!

Hi - I need to set up a celebratory dinner and was hoping to get recommendations on a Boston area waterfront restaurant that actually has good food.

suggestions?

thanks!

Boston area waterfront restaurant with decent food!

I like Anthony%26#39;s Pier 4, unless you have a high number of guests who do not want to be near a seafood restaurant. they do have surf %26amp; turf options. good luck!

Boston area waterfront restaurant with decent food!

My favorite is the Barking Crab, but it%26#39;s casual, and if your ';celebratory dinner'; calls for something more formal, you may want to consider a dinner cruise on the Spirit of Boston. The Barking Crab has excellent seafood, served open-air dockside on the Fort Point Channel... not far from South Station.

I%26#39;d NOT recommend Anthony%26#39;s Pier 4, though some will disagree... it%26#39;s a huge tourist trap with mediocre-to-awful food. And though the No Name has a devoted following, it%26#39;s been in a steady decline for 30 years... used to be small and quirky... now it%26#39;s big and dishes out vast quantities of bulk-prepared food.

There are other options, but I only have recent, first-hand knowledge of these.

Hello MrWatson,

If you want a Boston area waterfront restaurant with a gorgeous view then I would suggest you check out Marina Bay in No. Quincy. It%26#39;s just beautiful, especially this time of year. They have several establishments. From casual to upscale including a cafe and indoor and outdoor nightclubs. There dockside restaurants overlook a huge slip marina and they have a panoramic view of Boston%26#39;s skyline. There%26#39;s the Water Club which is the nightclub, Siro%26#39;s which is American and Italian, I%26#39;ve been here several times, it%26#39;s good! The Skyline which used to be Amelia%26#39;s if I%26#39;m not mistaken! It was wonderful. We enjoyed it very much on a Saturday afternoon a few times! Weekend nights get really crazy, so plan it accordingly! During the week is awesome there! Check it out at marinabay@flagshipmarinas.com. They Marina Bay is located at 333 Victory Rd., No. Quincy, MA., right on Boston Harbor.

Another possibility is the Oceana at the Marriott Long Wharf, it%26#39;s wonderful! You%26#39;re sitting right at a window overlooking Boston Harbor. It%26#39;s got terrific food. It%26#39;s at 296 State St., 617 227-0800.

There%26#39;s also the Boston Sail Loft at 80 Atlantic Ave., 617 227-7280. You have to sit in the back! It%26#39;s got the best view of Commercial Wharf! Good seafood! Check it out!

I have to disagree with the previous poster? The ';No Name Restaurant'; hasn%26#39;t declined at all, it%26#39;s as wonderful as it%26#39;s ever been, trust me! It%26#39;s a real lunchtime establishment that%26#39;s all, every one in the Financial District goes there, it gets packed during the week at lunchtime! Tons of people still go there and it%26#39;s still as good as ever! It%26#39;s definately NOT a waterfront establishment by all means! It%26#39;s in a warehouse down at the old fish pier! The Fishermen LOVE it and quite a lot of people have it right on there top 10! You would want to check out the above ones I mentioned here and also that Dinner Cruise on the boat around Boston Harbor is a really good idea! I went to a wedding on it before, they did a terrific job!

Have Fun, you have plenty of options, take your pick!

I%26#39;ll be disagreeable as well...if its a celabration dinner, forget the Barking Crab, Sail Loft, No Name, Joes....I dont like Anthony%26#39;s either. Best with water views is Boston Harbor Hotel, though not cheap. Legal Sea Foods is also very good, though it really has a view of ferries and the aquarium. Chart House is pretty good too, nice ambience, view of a marina.

if money is no object, the Boston harbor Hotel and Marriott/Long Wharf dining rooms are quite spiffy. I also like Venezia%26#39;s on the water at Neponset Cicle; view is of Dorchester Bay and the Boston skyline...easy to get to off the SE expressway.

Caiogirl:

You are SO SO right! Venezia%26#39;s Waterfront dining is spectacular. I forgot all about that place! See, I have to get out of this website, don%26#39;t I, I%26#39;m bad!!! I don%26#39;t know HOW I could have forgotten that Venezia%26#39;s; because I was there with friends a few years ago and it was for our Christmas dinner we have every year! It was positively to die for there! In fact we%26#39;re planning it again pretty soon, we have to make reservations somewhere shortly, now I%26#39;m thinking of seeing if they want to go back there because it was that good!

Hey MrWaterson Check out Venezia%26#39;s---it%26#39;s at 20 Ericsson St., Boston, MA 617 436-3120....

Enjoy!

No map will get you to Venezia%26#39;s unless you know local roads. At Neponset traffic circle (I-93, exit 12), follow the ramp for I-93 North. Make a sharp right just before joining the Expressway, and follow the Venezia signs.