the Lawn on D — Attraction in Boston

Went on a Friday night at 5:30pm for my 1st visit, this place was DEAD, which is a shocker considering it’s after work gets out in a business district (Seaport) on a Friday. There’s multiple hotels around this venue, a concert venue that is a 10 minute walk away. There’s a TON of potential for this place but it was disheartening to want to try this place for years, and get there and it’s crickets.

Free entry which is cool, a good handful of lawn games such as cornhole, chess, checkers, jenga, ping pong. There was a DJ sadly playing to employees only. What I didn’t get was after seeing so many pictures of people enjoying the swings, there were only 2 swings there. Big let down.

The venue is operated by Rebel Restaurants, a local chain group who owns Temezcal Tequila Cantina, Jack’s Coal Fired Pizza & Tony C’s. Zero ad space referencing any of their companies. Management should consider a severe marketing campaign aimed at filling the place to portrait to prospective guests what the potential and value the venue offers. Go building to building in the Seaport, Downtown & offer free catered food to businesses for events and get them to tag the venue on social media. Every hotel in that area should have a pamphlet on the desk of every hotel room. Partner with area schools to do sponsored nights and fundraisers to target kids and families. No reason the place should have about 15 people at 5:30 on a Friday when the workday ends at 5. Don’t let the working people in Boston leave Boston at 5. Give them a reason to stay later and fill your venue.

I was in the city for a country concert at Leader Bank Pavilion, a 10 minute walk away. Nobody else there appeared to be going to the concert. Maybe match your DJ’s music or have themed events before concert time designed around the clientele attending the concert.

Food was mediocre, fast-service food items not exactly justified by the prices, good selection of beers.

Overall, just middle of the road with a lot...

Sunday lunch Oct2025: what a disappointment. They removed the glow in the dark ring swings. Just grass now and pavillion for neer and 2 sad pickleba nets at the end (no racket provided, weird surface, QR code to reserve times on the tired bowed nets). Beet stand was closed and no food truck. We were the only 2 people until another paid cale to try the other court

2018: Spur of the moment at 9pm on a brisk spring night. We parked a bit too north and then saw there were two spots right in front...be hopeful! We got wrist bands after showing our IDs. Wine was $8, and generous although in a plastic cup and cocktails were $12. I don't drink beer. All 24-ish swings and 2 ping pong tables were taken, but we got out choice of bocce ball, checkers or chess. At 10pm, the band wall this playing some country/rock music, and we had a polite escort out. There were also 4 or 6 corn holes statiins and maybe one other game type. It was like having access to a tended backyard without having...

Honestly, I think this place is waaaaay over hyped. It's all because of the art installation swings. The lawn was crowded, though with many fun lawn games to play. The food is okay, basically cafeteria food. The beer selection was okay, though I was hoping for a more local selection from breweries in the city, as this place is super central to the Seaport district. They should source some more crafty beers for the hipster beer geek crowd like me. There was a band playing live at the end of the lawn where virtually nobody was, while Top 40 was playing over the speakers at the bar and near the lawn games where everyone actually was... kinda awkward. Overall not a bad experience, just a really quirky place that was way over-hyped to me. Free...