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Feb 24, 2009 by Gert from Belmont
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[2] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Probably nice place to have a beer. Nice waitress.
• Everything else.

“First time at Durgin-Park. Perhaps bad luck first time but the food was awful with the some exception of the ribeye steak. However, they only serve it rare or medium rare. Appetizers: onion rings, chicken fingers, calamaris and baked beans a total disaster. No taste whatsoever. The peppercorn sauce for the ribeye was thin and salty. Tiny portions of sides like baked potato, French Fries and squash. Legal Seafood is a paradise compared to Durgin-Park and does not cost more. If this is one of Boston's showcases then Good Night. Only positive: our waitress was very nice and service was quick.”

Jun 26, 2006 by Milliie Dogue from West Chester, PA
Overall Rating: 7
Food:[7] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Character! Chowda! Handy to Fanuiel Hall
• Food for the masses.

“Don't confuse FOOD with CUISINE. Dur gin Park has hearty food. A great place for a big group dinner. Perfect for families.”

Apr 16, 2006 by misterbretty from Las Vegas, Nevada
Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[4] • Atmosphere:[3]

• It's close to other restaurants.
• Horrible food.

“A dinner for four with appetizers cost me $90 last week on a recent trip to Boston. Not an unreasonable amount of money for a nice dinner, but this was anything but nice. I had their "famous" prime rib, which maybe is famous for its absolute lack of flavor. It was so horrible that I left 75% of it on the plate. My wife had fish and chips, which my wife said tasted like batter and chips. And the worst part, the batter was completely without flavor. The baked beans were bland at best. My mom joined us and had shrimp, which was mediocre, but at least wasn't horrible like my prime rib. And my daughter opted for spaghetti, which tasted like little more that tomato sauce. This place was bland at its best, and downright horrible at its worst. And given the cost, you'd be better off saving a few bucks and eating at one of the vendors in nearby Quincy Market. Literally, the meal was so bad, and we ate so little, that we all grabbed some dessert in Quincy Market because we were still hungry. Seriously, we had them wrap up our generous leftovers (mostly because it was so horrible) and we gave it to a homeless person on the walk back to our waterfront hotel. Durgin Park is a horrible place to eat. It survives on its quaint reputation for rude waitresses (which was funny, because the only thing pleasant about our meal was our nice waitress) and lots of food. Their portions are huge, but unfortunately, largely inedible. We travel extensively, and eat out all the time. We love quaint restaurants with their own oddities, and also enjoy fine dining at high end restaurants. We're not that picky! But this restaurant was, by far, the worst place we have eaten in our ten years of marriage.”

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