Cityside Tavern

This is a traditional US pub located near Boston College. The food menu is not very expansive, and lately they've lost some of the nice details that warranted the roughly $3/item upcharge (such as stamping their name on the sandwich bun using a wood burner-type device) - they've also ran out of beers on tap (tap selection is mid size, probably 4 or so beers of each type, so 86'ing multiple beers on draft without replacements is somewhat inexcusable).

I frequent this place because of its central location, and I've noticed one bouncer there consistently gets unnecessarily aggressive with guests, I'm concerned for his well-being, the danger he poses to other guests, and his lack of ethics as he consistently violates the law.

This past Saturday, that particular bouncer was on shift and decided to target me and my friend visiting from out of town. It started because the upstairs was closed and nothing was roped off, he got aggressive toward us as we went to check out the upstairs and made it to about 3 steps, again, nothing was evident the space was closed from the bottom. We apologized and took a seat at the main bar for 1 drink each, paid, and walked away.

We were casually walking and made it well up the road (Englewood Ave) and the aggressive bouncer grabbed me by the arm saying I skipped the tab. I explained to him I paid and I would need to call my bank if it's the case, well he continued to get aggressive with me and forced me to return to Cityside after a long time out on our feet when we were just looking to go home. The moment we return, the bartender told the bouncer that indeed we had paid and I was telling the truth (as was my bank).

Despite humiliating me in front of my friend, physically and verbally assaulting me, the bouncer refused to apologize to me, demonstrating his lack of maturity. He then proceeded to ask me to leave when I asked for an apology - reminder he was the reason I was forced to come back when we were already well on our way! I was harassed by this man, both inside and outside the restaurant, while he was working here, it was clear he was targeting me all night.

I'm also concerned as I've seen this same bouncer, when checking IDs, take pay outs to admit underage people/underage drinkers to the bar after stepping outside the view. Minors are not allowed to sit at the bar or to be served alcohol in the state of Massachusetts, no matter how much they tip the bouncer. All of these are in clear violation of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Liquor License Laws. The establishment has lost rapport among residents in the neighborhood, largely due to this bouncer. It is still very conveniently located, which would be the only reason I'd go back after these experiences. Hopefully they can avoid losing their liquor license with this risky & high liability bouncer.

Below is an older photo I took in May from this establishment showing the wood-burned bun they used to detail and the amount of fries they used to provide with a meal (last 2 times, expect about half and not nearly as detailed/pretty looking)