314697 Thu Aug 03 17:41:46 -0700 2006 10 12 Boston Area 0 1785566 Does FR have a W&B license or is it BYOB? If neither, is there a place close by for drinks? Thu Aug 03 17:41:46 -0700 2006 12889 Taralli 1 1786027 No W/B. No experience personally with BYOB, either seeing or doing, but it might work. As for drinks nearby, can't say I've noticed anything but wasn't looking. Thu Aug 03 20:16:42 -0700 2006 1785566 10400 Aromatherapy 1 1786046 BYOB...There is a neighborhood bar down the street. If you take a left out the front door of FR and walk just past the T Station, you'll see it..don't recall the name. Thu Aug 03 20:22:04 -0700 2006 1785566 10111 9lives 1 1786063 i had read somewhere that they are BYOB (they don't have their own license, or didn't at that time, anyway), but when i called to check with them, they seemed pretty weird about it. like, the woman on the phone had to 'go check' and then came back with something like, 'well, i guess, but only like one bottle.' so, we brought our own (one 22 oz. of nice beer to share), but they were weird about it when we arrived with the bottle. like, "well, okay, but you have to take the empty with you (i.e., we can't LOOK like we allow any sort of alcoholic drink here)." something like that. maybe it was just that woman, or just that night, but we were made to feel weird enough about it that we probably won't BYOB again there. Thu Aug 03 20:26:58 -0700 2006 1785566 17156 melle76 2 1786076 If they don't have a license pending it is illegal and if somebody wanted to make trouble for the restaurant they could. Expensive trouble. Be discreet. Thu Aug 03 20:29:44 -0700 2006 1786063 10400 Aromatherapy 3 1786093 how does BYOB work at other places? do they need to get a BYOB license? is that something that exists? because i've been to other BYOB places that weren't so non-commital about it. so, maybe FR just don't have even that, so it's shady for them? i just don't know how it works- not being snarky! Thu Aug 03 20:35:21 -0700 2006 1786076 17156 melle76 4 1786123 As I understand it, BYOB in Boston is illegal. The only exception is restaurants that have applied for and are awaiting approval of a liquor license. Thu Aug 03 20:46:02 -0700 2006 1786093 10271 Rubee 4 1786130 No BYOB licenses. Places that have applications pending for liquor license can allow BYOB until they get the license. Also it varies by town, somebody else will have to supply the fine points. Some places are more cautious than others, for various reasons. Also some areas have neighborhood associations that are hell-bent on limiting alcohol service, and they have (in the past at least, not up on current situation) caused trouble. Thu Aug 03 20:49:20 -0700 2006 1786093 10400 Aromatherapy 1 1786101 Thank you all. We won't risk it. Will check out the bar down the street, if my friend insists. Thu Aug 03 20:38:31 -0700 2006 1785566 12889 Taralli 2 1786125 FWIW, in a different twist on BYOB a lot of the bars on Revere Beach allow you to bring your own food (in fact a number of them have windows to adjoining fast food shacks). You could try to find one with an acceptable noise level, check its ok with the bartender, and then send one person out to pick up at Floating Rock. There is a bar two blocks before Kelly's which is a dive, but pretty mellow where we have done this and been joined by folks with strollers, etc. Frozen style drinks are more common, though. Thu Aug 03 20:47:17 -0700 2006 1786101 12962 itaunas 3 1786246 I don't think they had frozen style drinks at the bar near FR..not much of a wine list either..:) Thu Aug 03 21:31:16 -0700 2006 1786125 10111 9lives