Howl at the Moon Boston Review

Fun night spot right in the heart of the city. They have live music and I saw an incredibly talented pianist perform here.

Your shoe policy is gender bias!!!!! Fix it. Thanks. Love the service tho. Great people!!!!!

Good bar to club at. Good drinks, crowd runs a bit young

Somebody told me I was hot as she walked by -Zach south

This was my first dueling piano bar. The atmosphere is lively and they do take audience suggestions. Sometimes you have to wait in a long line. The cover at Howl at the Moon also gets you into the club downstairs for free.

Fun "dueling pianos" bar with great live music. Staff are friendly, drinks are reasonably priced (although perhaps we were there early in the evening).

The bouncers are cool, the bartenders are really nice and the alcohol is pretty cheap for a nightclub I used to go every friday night until I started to work 80hr weeks. There is a bar scene on the ground floor and in the sub level there is a club.

Band is really fun! So talented and they can do almost any song! Cover charge is $10 and they can have pretty good wait. We waited for about 15 minutes before entering so nothing too crazy. I m pretty sure your entry stamp also gives you access to the other club part of it down stairs if you go before a certain time.

The employees there are a blast. At one point one of them pulls me on stage and is just jamming out with me. Overall was a fun experience!

Very fun atmosphere, friendly staff, and talented musicians!

The waitress was rude but the drinks and music were good

Great drinks, live music, club dancing, and a fun time every time!

I won a happy hour here for my 30th birthday. Me and my 5 closet friends arrived and were immediately greeted by our waitress Kathleen. She was very tentative to us all night and had the best attitude! We collectively thought the food was very good and it was a plus that everything was 100% beef! The $4 drinks were a plus and the margarita was great not too strong but I had 3 of them. We had a great time dancing to the songs the live band played. However at some point in time our requested songs weren't being played. This was honestly not a problem but I just want to note that. If you request a song the band will not always play it. Other than that it was great and I'm enjoying my "host gift". We are planning to go back on a normal Saturday happy hour, which nowhere else i have been even has that option.

This is one of my favorite bars to take friends to. I have been there in Chicago and Boston, and both of them are amazing. Live music is what I look forward to, and this place never disappoints. Drinks are decently priced.

Won a Happy Hour party. The food was very limited. However, the drinks and the customer service was amazing. Our waitress was very attentive, she was always coming back to make sure if we needed more drinks, or if we wanted to order wings. Everyone was very friendly. Our favorite thing about the restaurant was the bucket drinks, as well as the small desserts.

The private events coordinator is foxy AF. She puts together one hell of a mashed potato bar. A+ place!

upstairs and downstairs bar with different types of music

Best Bar In Boston by far. I recommend everyone to go.

If you must go here, arrive sloshed. Draft lines are dirty and the party cocktails are sugary and watered down. There s a very-not-worth-it cover past a certain time. You ll want to make sure there s people already inside before you arrive because there s nothing worse than the staff on stage with only a few not-so-into it patrons to perform for.

I love Howl at the Moon. It is a unique experience where you can have live music at a club venue. Even if you're not into the club scene, this place has great atmosphere to sit at the bar and just have a drink. The performers play current music that you can sing along to and put on a great show. There are tables available if you want to order a quick bite and their have their own signature drinks as well which are getting better. I usually tell people to come for the atmosphere--not the alcohol--because their drinks are on the weak side and are pretty sweet, but at my last visit they did a better job. Maybe they are taking their patrons' advice? There's no where else you can get this kind of experience. If you don't believe me, give it a try.

Come on have a band not completely empty-spiririted. Make sure MIT pays more in the future!

Welp this would not be my top choice for fun in Boston, but I've been here several times and it'll do in a pinch if you don't mind waiting. On Friday / Saturday nights this place gets packed and the line snakes around the block. I've had the misfortune of going to a birthday event for a friend and getting to the line past 9PM in the bitter January cold.

I've also won one of those Happy Hour parties, which as some other reviewers have described is a shameless way for them to fill downtimes. They allow multiple groups to have happy hour parties so you just have to know someone's name to gain access to the limited half priced drinks and the free buffet. The "Host" of the happy hour gets a "free gift" which is basically a Howl coozie, bumper sticker and a rubber wrist band so don't get too excited.

One of my friend's had her bachelorette party here along with at least 6 other brides to be that Saturday night. We all had fun and they had a fun photo booth animator off in the corner. The main selling point of this place are the dueling pianos and the live music. They have talented musicians who take requests and cover popular songs. I suppose they have the bowls for you to "bribe" them with your requests as none of the songs in our bachelorette party were selected. Oh well!

The drinks overall are alright, but nothing special, same with the food. My friends and I shared a pizza from the kitchen on a much quieter weeknight. We had a talented woman covering popular songs and serenading us in the background. That was definitely more my scene compared to dancing on a sticky floor avoiding drunk sweaty bodies / random guys looking to get lucky.

Overpriced and Rude Workers.
I usually have a great time at Howl at the Moon, but this past time I went out for my 25th bday with my boyfriend, we were not impressed. My boyfriend had a backpack on him since we had come from a party. I asked the man at the door if we could check the backpack in the coat check, and he said yes, in 10 minutes you can do so downstairs. So we went in, ready to dance and have fun, but after we ordered drinks and then went downstairs, the bouncer guy at that door directed us back upstairs to check our bag. We were confused, but went back upstairs, only to be told that Howl at the Moon was not responsible for personal belongings. That policy is fine; but what I'm annoyed with is the fact we were lied to. I think Howl lied to us about the bag check because they just wanted our cover charge. The employees are extremely rude and unhelpful. We will not be returning. Not worth the cost.

Drinks were cheap when we went and the vibe is overall cool! Some of the performers were a little underwhelming, and that affected the dance floor crowd at times. But music sound system is great and they know a lot of the more current songs ("That's What I Like") than some of the other dueling piano bar I've been to. Check it out!

Worth the night. Live music and you can choose the music for $ 1 (or more depending on the night's movement)

A very good lively venue with great music. Most of the door people were fine. Scott

I've recently been back here, and this place has gotten even more fanastic than I remember. The band was phenomenal and played literally all night, absolute madness - switching between drummers and singers so there was a great rotation of songs.
The bar staff was absolutely phenomenal and took drink orders quickly and accurately even though the place was roaring.
There's another bar/dance club underneath, however you need proper dress in order to get in.
Drinks were a little on the steep side, but well well worth it.

Place is terrible, they kick out there patrons on New Year s Eve due to them being sick from the terrible sea food they served. Tried to get back in and they said it s my fault that I threw up. Absolutely terrible service. Would not recommend.

HATM is a classy version of Jake Ivory's (RIP), but if that's the case then why are the floors so sticky? It is a must-stop for bachelor/bachelorette/birthday parties as they will always give a shout out to the guest of honor. Prices aren't bad, but the cover doubles after 7PM on weekends. The food smelled and looked okay, and they do jello shots from a syringe, which was interesting...

Favorite bar/club in Boston. I d go every weekend if I could. Upstairs has live music and a massive bar, great to hangout in. But the real party is downstairs after 10pm. If you like dancing and clubbing, this is the place to go. It s a step up from Faneuil Hall clubs but not as formal as the ones in theater district which is a perfect balance. DJ plays fantastic music for people in their early/mid 20s. $10 cover worth every cent. Whether it s a birthday, holiday, or bar crawl, I know Howl will never disappoint.

Seems like a good place just not my speed. Extremely crowded and loud. Floor service was good and good selection of specialty drinks.

Just not my scene. Seems more like a place for college students. I'm in my late 20s and I just wasn't feeling it. There's an upstairs (bar, live band) and downstairs (club).

I ve been there a few times and Michael (I think he s a manager) has been very rude every time. I try to not make hasty assumptions but really we bought a $300ish table (this is the second time, 4th/5th time I ve been there) and he ruined the experience. It s not worth it, do the first floor bar area but after 10 go anywhere else. It s not worth your money

This place has an incredibly talented band that can play practically any song requested. Great vibes. Would recommend.

It's a great place to have fun and drinks with your party or yourself. The reason I gave it four star is because the last time I went to the club, right after I and my party paid to enter the club we where told that in other for us to go downstairs to the dance hall we had to go out of the club stand in another line and take another entrance, with the checking of ID processing again.. (outside was cold ) I'm not sure if this is a one time thing, because it wasn't like that before. I'll probably change my rating if I go there and it's like it use to but nevertheless great place with great music. Overall you pay 10bucks some nights, for students some nights it's 5 bucks. If you win a random selection thingy, it will be free for whoever or whatever number of people you invited.

I am usually not the person who goes into nightclubs, but I do tend to enjoy Howl at the Moon. The drinks are reasonably priced for Boston standards, but more importantly, the vibe that dueling pianos with the incorporation of other instruments is quite unique such that you can't help but dance!

I went to howl at the moon for a night out with my friends on a pretty busy Thursday night. I checked my coat and headed in for a few hours and when I went to leave I got my jacket and noticed a few items where missing from my pockets so I immediately asked for my items back and Emmet Wilson the coat check attendant denied that he had stolen anything but i checked my pockets before I handed him the jacket so it was the only possible option for where they could have gone I argued with him for a while until he gave me some cash to keep quite about it. But I wanted my items back so I went to the manager and told him the situation and that he had paid me to keep quite and the manager showed me my coat check stub that said they weren't responsible for any clothing or items in the coat check which i found a ridiculous cop out and I continued to argue until the manager offered me more money to forget about it. One of the most unprofessional experiences I've had at a bar so far. I also never received my items back and was eventually escorted out of the bar by multiple bouncers because I refused to leave until my items were returned to me.

It's a great place if you're still in college, but otherwise, it's overcrowded and way too loud to hear anything. It's claim to fame is the duel pianos, which is pretty fun.

Absolutely terrible and shady customer service! Visited July 20th with a group of friends, went in had a drink, friend decided she wanted to smoke, we all decide to go outside. We stopped at the desk to ask for a stamp yo get back in and were told to go outside and downstairs for one. Ok. So we went out and were told downstairs was atleast 10 minutes and a cover. Ok. So we went to go back in and were told to go to the back of the line by the doorman, Julio, very rudely, even though we had literally just talked to him. Fine. We went to the back of the line and he barked at my friend who still had a cigarette lit to smoke out of line. She said ok and sighed. He then proceeded to deny our entire group entry because she sighed at him. She and our group apologized if she offended him but he wasn't having it. Ok whatever, but problem was, one of my friends had started a tab. He asked to close him tab and get his card back, we were told to wait, 5 min later another guy came out and told us the systen was down and it would be a bit. So my friend asked to just pay cash and get his card so we can go salvage our night out. He was told no and to wait. 10 minutes later still no card and no definite answer. Finally card came out and no one would speak to us about how we were being treated. Two of my friends are middle eastern so I don't know if there was a racial component but it seems insane that we got kicked out for a sigh. Now my friend has to cancel his card because who knows who had it and if they took down his numbers, it's not like that doesn't happen. Overall awful experience. We will never return. Luckily we were able to enjoy The Black Rose and Sissy K's down the street, which are both wonderful and much more customer friendly and reasonably priced.

The bar was such a great experience with the live music but once we went to club down that was another story. A man tried to fight with my boyfriend and my boyfriend and I tried to tell the other man to not do anything since we are at a club and to keep moving but he kept insisting on fighting my boyfriend and the other man tried getting physical with my boyfriend while I was in between them and on of The bouncers shoved my boyfriend out of the club and I was dragged with them as well. First of all, I don't think it was right that the employee escorted by force my boyfriend out of the club when it was not his fault. My boyfriend woke up with blood under his armpit. This bouncer essentially assaulted my boyfriend. On top of that after I tried explaining it to your employees that it was not my boyfriends fault along with our friends who were witnesses no one did anything about it. I had to ask for the manager and even that the manager did not help me whatsoever. It felt like he literally mocked me by saying "we get the same story every night" really? What kind of managers do you people hire? I am very disgusting by the way this company works. On top of all that after I couldn't get any answers I went back into the club because I saw the same bouncer who made my boyfriend leave and as I walked passed him the same man who tried to pick a fight walked passed me and pushed me. A man pushing a woman and not even because it was crowded not at all. But because he recognized me and his friends told him to stop doing that. He wanted to continue to pick a fight with a girl. With me. As I approached the bouncer I told him what had happened and the fact that I was appalled at the fact that he forced my boyfriend to leave when he didn't do anything at all. I am disgusted by the way this company handles situations like that. Imagine if that man had done something more physical to me and no one escorted him out in the first place after getting constant complaints from 3 different people who witnessed everything. Howl at the moon in Boston has disappointed me with the way they handle difficult situations. This is a place that I will no longer go back to or recommend it anymore. A man could've hit me and got away with it. I essentially got assaulted there today and not one thing was done about it but of course the bouncer made my boyfriend leave by force which is also just as bad after 3 people yelled that he didn't do anything. A worker forced a citizen out of a club for something that they did not do. I really am shocked with all that happened and am absolutely disgusted by this place. While I was in tears no bouncer really listened to me except one who had the courage to find the manager and even the manager did absolutely nothing to better the situation he simply walked away from it. I would appreciate if someone could reach out to me about this. This has been something I have not experienced before and really would want some answers.

Cover charge was a little steep for environment inside. Crowd was half into it. Band needed to turn up the mics.

Average looking women and average tasting drinks. Possibly below average

Late night going out experience is pretty good here. The drinks are a little meh.

Super cool dual piano bar. Don't know about the food but music and atmosphere is great

Warning: Name is misleading -- there are no dueling pianos (it's a glorified cover band). Upstairs = Tacky pop music sing-a-longs, awkward dancing/arrangement, a post-frat-bro Financial District crowd, obnoxious Bachelorette/birthday parties, and inattentive bartenders that serve drinks via SOLO cups. Beware of cougars. Downstairs: Private parties, sleek furnishings, a sexy/handsome crowd, and *much* better music/lighting. Choose wisely... the cover is $10. Highlights: Howlin' Buckets.

Ruined a good night out by losing my jacket and all the valuables inside. I later found a stranger wearing it inside the bar. Turns out they lost that person's jacket and gave them mine instead. The cloak room staff didn't offer any help or guidance other than "sorry".

The manager and bar staff was kind enough to help as much as they could.

Don't trust the cloak room with anything important (especially your costly winter jackets). Place is pretty cool with good music and nice bar staff.

You can select song that you want them to play. They have a bar upstairs and a nightclub on Saturdays. Was there on a Friday. Was packed.

Ridiculously overpriced and not busy/wild enough to justify the need for a cover chargw. Just another way to squeeze money out of people. Bartender downstairs was extremely rude to my frien and I. Don t see myself going back there again.

I thought this was a dualling piano bar. It was not. A super loud sticky bar for 20 somethings.

My friends and I noticed how great the bouncing staff was. There were some instances where they could have gotten physical but decided to take a litter approach and it turned out to work better. My friends and I joke that you guys have the nicest bouncers in Massachusetts. Thank you for hosting, we had a great time.

This is just an average bar/club thing. Happy hour is nice because they give you free food, but the crowd is weird. Also I once had a bug in my drink and when I mentioned it to the bartender he didn't apologize he just took and made a new one. I was scared to drink them at that point. All of their drinks are super sugary and have no alcohol in them. Great venue, wish the drinks were better and the crowd. Also, if they email me one more time about a free party...

A great time spent with colleagues and friends. Wide selection of snack food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. We were lucky enough to find a band that wanted to sing the hits of the 80's, 90's and 2000's. The place is very well located in the middle of the boston business district

Usually busy on weekend nights and drinks are expensive, but the downstairs dance floor is a lot of fun

Great music, great company, awesome time altogether

Typical place where they are shady to let people in. I went to the bathroom and they wouldn t let me back into the club!? Never going back.

Awesome experience but won't play your list unless you actively tip them.

Definitely a College / University crowd but non less welcoming to even an middle aged club hopper. A great time with awesome music and a fantastic vibe. Way fun

They didn't have a chef in, but the bartender was very pleasant and accommodating.

Game 7 of Stanley cup a loss but great place for a party...lots of woman unbelievable.....

Fun place with a great atmosphere. a little difficult to find. Not a great selection for beer and mix drinks are below average. The bartenders are hard to flag down if you are not sitting right at a drink station.

The bar itself was good but the bouncers suck. I went out to smoke a cigarette sober at 1 AM but they wouldn't let me back in because they assumed that I was kicked out without confirmation. They made it appear as though they weren't letting people back in but then let in a huge group. Not going back.

The musicians were very talented. However, the the sound is up way too high so it's too loud. Also, the drinks are watered down. It seemed like a lot of people were having a great time, but this place just wasn't for me

WILD. Live music, people dancing on stage, scorpion buckets, jello shots.
The line to get in is usually outrageous and the cover charge is higher than most other places ($10-20), but it's almost guaranteed fun once you're inside.

Always a blast around Halloween. About 75% of the guests go in costume, so it's not weird for those dressed up or not dressed up.

Fun atmosphere, great service and love the crowd interaction!

The upstairs dueling pianos was pretty cool. The rotating band members kept things interesting. Downstairs is a place called "Down" which was playing dance music and had more of a club vibe. Interesting dichotomy, but I had fun.

They make some great Mules and the bar upstairs. Order one of those.

Free happy hour is good. Getting judged because I don't drink is bad.