City Works - Watertown

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   Andrew VIP

   Greater Boston103 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Had a great server, Glen, and the food was not excellent but well above average, and fairly priced. The beer list is impressive, and cocktails are reasonable. It’s loud, but if a bustling sports bar is your jam, it’s a good choice.
   

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   Tracey VIP

   Greater Boston28 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Burgers delicious. As a regular it was nice to be thanked personally
   

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   Amin VIP

   Greater Boston25 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   As expected parking is an issue but that’s not the fault of the restaurant. Overall it’s a good upscale sport bar in a Newish building with exposed beams and lots of screens!
   

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   Glenn

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very good, affordable modern dining. Great entertainment/atmosphere. Like almost all restaurants, salt content is unnecessarily high. 25% of all Americans would benefit from lowered sodium levels, and increase restaurant business accordingly.
   

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   Vera

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 17, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Mocktails are overpriced and lower quality than expected. Grilled chicken from kids menu came crusted with black pepper without warning. Together these made for one very disappointed kid. If you order strawberry lime mocktail, ask to skip the salt rim. Everything else was ok, but nothing to write home about. The server was nice, attentive, stopped by often enough to ask if we needed anything else.
   

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   Jeffrey

   Greater Boston46 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Been to the Waltham location, where the staff was great and food was also very good - but this location is warmer and a more pleasant atmosphere. Food was much better than I expected in a sports bar.
   

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   Ted VIP

   New York City13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a nice dinner at City Works on Valentine’s Day. The service, the food, the ambience were all average. This is a really good place if you are looking to have some beer as well watching sports.
   

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   Robin VIP

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I reserved a table at City Works not realizing it was a sports bar, and was somewhat dismayed when I saw the wall of screens (even though were sports fans, it’s not what we had wanted for a night out.) Despite this initial impression, City Works was both very pleasant in atmosphere and the beer selection and food were terrific. I had brisket tacos which were excellent and a large portion of three overstuffed tacos. My husband had an Ahi tuna main course with broccoli rabe that he found delicious. The dessert was only okay but we still ate it! Our server was extremely attentive and the food came fast. Stay away from the pretzel bites, fried bits of dough that were greasy and not too pretzely - otherwise, all quite good. High top tables were comfy and we saw lots of cute families fitting well into large banquettes. Not a gourmet experience but given our mistaken expectations at the start, a very nice meal in a casual and fun setting. Very diverse crowd on all dimensions, super pleasant environment. Recommend for a meal while shopping at Arsenal Yards.
   

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   Tracey VIP

   Greater Boston28 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 9, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   My usual Saturday night meal. Everything I get is good, some things are better at some times. The grilled cheese with beef Brisket a little lacking in the substance for the price but delicious anyway! Fries were room temperature not hot. Nothing deters me from going but as a regular I do like to give my 2 cents
   

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    Judi VIP

    Greater Boston2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The wait staff is excellent. The ambience is great and they have an impressive draft beer menu. I've grown more and more disappointed with their food offerings. The portion sizes continue to shrink and the quality/taste has diminished. This may be a spot more for drinks and apps rather than a good dinner out.
    

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