The Black Rhino

Meh.
That sums up how I feel about this place. I’ve been here a few times for various things either after work or on a Saturday night. I don’t like it first of all because it touches the building I work in and on a non work day the last thing I want to see is my building.
I love Magner’s and got excited when I realized they had it on tap, so of course I order up a round of two blue moons for my boyfriend and a friend and a Magner’s for me. All are poured terribly and I had to ask the bartender to pour one again cause it was like 1 inch of beer and 5 inches of head. Bartenders gives me a sigh and mean look and does as I asked.
I have some more Magner’s and order some more and all are not very cold and heady. Meh. Saturday was a beautiful night and like many other times I’ve gone there the roofdeck was closed even though the weather was great.
The only saving grace of this place is that is attached to another bar called Aqua which if you go through the employees only door on the first floor near the bathroom you go to with no cover and no line. Not like Aqua had a cover or line that night but whatever.
Aqua is a better bar with fresher Magner’s. They played better music and even had a tiny dancefloor. Not my favorite but still ok…

GAH! This place has potential. but there is something about it that makes me feel «meh» towards it. The drinks were expensive. though my cosmo was actually really good… the bar downstairs was completely empty and the rooftop deck was filled with weird men and the girls that… like.weird.men? lol… The atmosphere seemed awkward and as I was standing at the roof bar with my party, some random guy that had been staring at me the whole time I was there brushed up against me and felt the need to pull on my shirt… weirdo. Anyways. it has a lot of potential. I just wish whoever is running it would figure that out and create some sort of order and vibe here… It seems lost in the wind with no personality.

It has potential…
Came here with friends for some drinks on a Friday night. A very random location, tucked away in between the 75 State Street building and the Banknorth on Broad Street.
I was severely disappointed when I walked into the bar and found myself in a dark, empty room with overpriced drinks, slow service, and a lame atmosphere.
However, I was pleasantly surprised when we started to move upstairs… several flights. This place just kept going up and up with random rooms coming off the stairwell/​hallway as we moved higher – felt like I was in a Saloon looking for my favorite prosti-​tot.
Anyway, made it upstairs to the roof-​deck which was great! Pretty much the only reason I liked this place. It gets two stars, merely for the roof deck.
Other than that, I hated this place. The service was WICKED slow. The bartenders ignored the order people came up to the bar and in addition, when I was the only one in line, it took them 10 minutes to get me a Bud Light while 3 of them figured out how to reload paper into the cash register. And the people there were annoying. I was with a gay friend of mine who was visiting from Ohio and some annoying girls kept making comments like «OMG can we go SHOPPING!?» because they figure we want to be their best friends… sorry hun, I’m not impressed by someone who finds it funny to sleep with married men. Snooty attitudes and pretentious snobs kept me in my circle of friends… not a place where I’d like to mingle.
Overall, it has potential. Let’s slash the prices or learn how to make a good mixed drink. Fix the service and I’ll bump you up a star or two. And then lose the ‘god’s gift’ attitude found mostly in gay clubs and maybe you’ll get another.

Situated in a courtyard at 21 Broad Street, the Black Rhino is a pretty typical financial district bar with a few notable exceptions. They have a nice roof deck and they offer ½ off all food on Tuesdays which is a great deal. I had the California burger which was OK at 6.95 but tasty as hell at $ 3.48 due to half off Tuesdays.
Unfortunately, this bar like many in Boston, will not make mojitos even in summer time. Either Boston bar tenders live in fear of getting carpal tunnel from muddling lime and mint or they are just too lazy and would prefer to pour you a $ 6 beer and still expect a $ 1 tip. Yes you read my profile right I am male and yes you read my review correctly, I want a mojito. What of it?

I’m not sure what is wrong with this place, but it definately gets a big yawn as far as ‘fun’ and ‘cool’ factors. Why? I can’t really even put my finger on it. The lay out is cool and different, it’s cool that you have the patio nad the deck, but it completely lacks any clientel of interest or consistancy. The service is mixed, generally understaffed, and the martini’s were… inappropriately concocted. The food is lackluster as well. Same goes for aqua which is connected. I think the location and the amount of options around the area prevent the Rhino from generating a real identify or consistant crowd, which is pretty hard to overcome since people generally want a sure thing when they are heading out for hte night in this neighborhood. Oh yeah, and t he music sucks too.

My friend recently brought me here, boasting about the outdoor rooftop that The Black Rhino has (she really likes outdoor places). When I went there last Friday night I was greeted by a live band playing for a crowd of some Boston Casuals — It was a very chill atmosphere. I might add, the bar at the rooftop is really nice. Drinks are averagely priced: I bought a vodka-​tonic and a Bud-​Light for my date, and it cost me $ 10 total. This is a different kind of bar, the first one I’ve ever explored in the financial district, and I liked it; it’s given me enough motivation to explore more of the bars and lounges in this area of Boston.

This place is great! Multiple floors so the crowd spreads out through out the bar. Theres even a roof deck thats nice to go out in the summer months. My friends and I love to mee there after work and grab some nachos and beer.