happy hour -- fleming's

[hotoynoodle]

i haven't seen this on here yet, but it's a good deal. fleming's in park square is doing a "5 for 6 til 7" promotion only at the bar during september.

we had the prime cheddar bacon burgers and the crab cakes. other steakhouses do better crabcakes, but these were still good, with lots of sweet crabmeat, and the burgers are prime beef, were cooked just right and meltingly tender. burgers also came with 2 of their giant crunchy onion rings, lettuce and tomato.

of all the steak joints around town, this one might be my least favorite, but a martini and a giant burger all for $15 works for me!

[silver queen]

We went last night, the burger and crab cakes were good. Certainly the best $3 crab cake I've ever had in MA! They gave us a sample of their tuna burger, and that was very nice too. We also ordered the calamari with sweet chili sauce. It was tasty, but rather soggy as they tossed the fried calamari in the sauce. It would be better with the sauce served on the side. Drinks however, were not included on the $6 special- the bartender said it was the no happy hour MA thing. However, there are glasses of wine on the menu for just a little more than $6, so it's not so bad. Cocktails are a step up in price, but seemed to be well made. All in all, a pleasant early evening and home in time for the Obama speech!

[treb]

Flemings used to have a $2.95 burger special between 3&6pm. They also had other items available as well for $2.95. Can you elaborate what the 5 for 6 means.

[hotoynoodle]

5 plates, 5 cocktails, 5 wines by the glass each for $6, till 7:00

here's the menu:

5 COCKTAILS
WHITE COSMO, Ketel One Vodka
APPLETINI, Grey Goose Vodka
FLEMING'S CLASSIC, Ketel One Vodka
MARGATINI, Gran Centenario Anejo Tequila
TROPICAL MARTINI, Malibu Coconut Rum

5 WINES BY THE GLASS
PINOT GRIGIO, Redbank, Australia
CHARDONNAY, Glen Carlou, South Africa
PINOT NOIR, Mark West, California
PETITE NOIR, Vinum, California
CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 14 Hands, Washington

5 APPETIZERS
TENDERLOIN CARPACCIO, Creole Mustard Sauce
SWEET CHILI CALAMARI
WICKED CAJUN BARBECUE SHRIMP
SEARED AHI TUNA, Spicy Mustard Sauce
JUMBO LUMP CRAB CAKES, Red Pepper Sauce

NEW FLEMING'S PRIME BURGER, Cheese and Bacon

Each Selection $6. Served Nightly Until 7PM.

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

that sounds cool, but I wonder how did they get around the Horrible Law of Massachusetts Oppression that disallows (I thought) any discount on drink prices at any point in the day (heaven forbid the mention of "Happy Hour" lest one be hauled off to state prison)?

[hotoynoodle]

i'm not 100% that the drink portion is available here. it may be just the food. other wine promos that the company are doing elsewhere are not here.

i know stella got bagged not long ago trying to do a wine promo on either sundays or mondays. i just pasted this whole thing off the fleming's website.

the burger was worth the trip. :)

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

Ah, that makes sense. Still a good deal for the food as you said.

[MC Slim JB]

It was M.A.D.D. that got that anti-Happy Hour legislation passed in MA the mid 80s, and I still think it's a good idea. Bars still get the after-work patrons in with discounted food like the Fleming's promo. Now if you want to push for reform of our byzantine liquor distribution setup, which artificially inflates prices (on top of our current double taxation) and limits the availability of many wines and spirits, I'd be happy to support your efforts.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

I'm all for getting drunks off the road. I have a relative who was killed, and others injured, by drunk drivers. People who do drive drunk need to be severely punished. We seem to be the only state that is extra tough on bar owners & responsible drinkers, and simultaneously extra lenient on the actual drunk drivers.

I think a good compromise for the bars and restaurants is to allow them to reduce prices at certain times during the day, but limit to one beverage per customer who is also ordering food. Then, people looking for a good deal such as the OP would be allowed to take advantage of the promotions that are available to customers in the 49 other states.

I want to push for reform of the distribution *and* the taxing of alcohol, but the current trend is headed in the other direction with the sales tax being now applied to liquor.

I also want to push for mandatory extended sentencing for drunk drivers with no parole/early release, along with permanent revocation of their driving licenses.

Then I want to re-establish night owl bus service to be all night long, to give even less of a reason to drive after the bars close later than the T does.

There, rant over ;)

[PaulB]

My understanding is that drink specials are allowed in MA but only if the reduced price is offered for a minimum period of 1 week. I have seen this in action numerous places around town.

Is MA really the only state that bans happy hour? I have to believe there are others.

[MC Slim JB]

MADD also helped get anti-happy hour laws passed in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[hotoynoodle]

1 week, but must be available all day during business hours, which defeats the purpose of "happy hour" and is too much of a sticky wicket for anybody to sensibly bother.

[Trufflebaby]

If you're going to start a petition to reform liquor distribution laws here in MA I'd be happy to sign! I think it's crazy that I can't get a bottle of my favorite sauvignon blanc shipped from Napa to me in Boston !

[jimmydingle]

is there a list of these somewhere?
i think mcormick & schmick and mortons do soemthing similar

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

Mc and Sch does, you're right. They have a bar menu and the prices are great...I haven't been since about 2 years ago so I hope they still offer it. it was wonderful.

[hotoynoodle]

m & s does one, yes, mostly fried stuff; not sure if morton's still does sliders?

masa does something too, but seems like everything was fried.

[Ralphie_in_Boston]

This was 2 or 3 years ago in my case, but the M&S at Faneiul Hall had burgers and mussels as choices. I specifically remember ordering both ;)

[Zatan]

Was at the M&S in Park Plaza tonight. They do have a happy hour menu, decent prices for mediocre (what to expect??) food. With a group we had several things, since the main point was drinking it was fine that the food was not great but instead really cheap. Not likely to go again, though I did not get the burger, which is the one item I was curious about and seemed to be the best deal.

[Joanie]

Morton's has been doing a lower priced happy hour for a while. I think around $5 or 6 for crab cakes, sliders, etc. Good stuff. I think til 6 or 6:30 and then late.

[content]

I liked their (Morton's) sliders - fat patty in a toasted bun. Yum! 3 per order.