I went to the hobgoblin bar🖤🦇 located on 48 Temple Pl📍 in Boston with a few girlfriends on Sunday. This piano bar🎹 has immaculate gothic vibes and has over 20 taps of local craft beer🍺

For cocktails we got a few of their “Magic potion”🧪 cocktails🍸 that come with a spell card. The “Song of Eros” which was made with tequila, lemon, miele, and rosemary syrup was our favorite drink 9/10. The “Binding of Oath” had gin, sage, lime, and mint and was also very good 8/10. The “Blessing of Ganesha” was not my favorite and was a bit too syrupy it had ginger liqueur, orange biters and lemon 2/10.

For appetizers we got the raspberry🍓 lobster🦞 rangoon dip this came with crispy wonton chips. This was a delicious and unique spin on crab rangoon dip 8/10. We also got the homemade shrimp🦐 potstickers in tom yum broth. The potstickers were nicely seasoned and I loved the ginger taste in the broth 9/10. Finally, we got the hobgoblin crab🦀 cake that came with bearnaise sauce. I wasn’t a very big fan of this. I think it lacked the cake aspect of what a typical crab cake should be 5/10.

For main dishes we got the salted salmon🐟🍣 fried rice, the grilled sirloin with jim jaew dipping sauce, and the fried chicken🐔 drunken noodles. I think we all agreed the sirloin🥩 was the star⭐ dish of the entrees! The sirloin with the sauce tasted amazingly and came precut 8/10. The fried chicken and drunken noodles🍜 had a good amount of heat to them (if you cant handle spice I would suggest not getting these). The chicken was more of a chicken finger style and the breading fell off a bit when eating 6/10. The salmon fried rice was decent and a easy dish to share with others at your table 7/10.

Overall, this spot is perfect for late night drinks🍹 and for some music🎼🎵entertainment. As the website says: embrace your inner hobgoblin and check them out!

Food: 7/10 Affordability: 7/10 (drinks were a decent price $15-16/food a bit higher $20+) Ambiance: 9/10 (gothic vibes all around)