Located in the heart of Boston's vibrant waterfront district, Smith & Wollensky at Atlantic Wharf stands as a premier destination for those seeking a sophisticated dining experience. Situated at 294 Congress St, this establishment combines the rich, storied traditions of a classic American steakhouse with the modern energy of Boston’s evolving skyline. Whether you are a local resident or a visitor exploring the historic streets of the city, the restaurant offers a welcoming atmosphere that balances elegance with comfort, making it an ideal setting for both celebratory dinners and professional gatherings.
The architecture and interior design of the Boston location reflect a commitment to quality and timeless style. Guests are greeted by an ambiance that feels both grand and intimate, characterized by warm lighting, rich textures, and a layout designed to facilitate meaningful conversation. The proximity to the water adds a unique layer to the dining experience, providing a scenic backdrop that enhances the overall appeal of the venue. It is a place where culinary excellence meets a refined social environment, ensuring that every guest feels attended to from the moment they arrive.
What Sets Smith & Wollensky Apart
Commitment to Quality Ingredients: The kitchen focuses on sourcing premium cuts of meat, ensuring that every steak served meets rigorous standards for flavor, tenderness, and marbling. This dedication to quality extends to their selection of fresh seafood and seasonal produce, creating a menu that honors the bounty of the region.
A Curated Beverage Program: The restaurant prides itself on an extensive wine list that has been carefully curated to complement the bold flavors of their menu. From robust reds that pair perfectly with dry-aged steaks to crisp whites and artisanal cocktails, the beverage selection is designed to elevate the entire dining experience.
Unparalleled Hospitality: Service at this location is defined by a professional and attentive staff who possess deep knowledge of the menu. The team is dedicated to providing a seamless experience, offering personalized recommendations and ensuring that every detail of the meal is executed with precision and care.
Prime Waterfront Location: Positioned at Atlantic Wharf, the restaurant offers a strategic location that is easily accessible from major city landmarks and business hubs. The setting provides a distinct sense of place, allowing diners to enjoy the beauty of Boston’s harbor area while indulging in a world-class meal.
A Culinary Landmark in Boston
Beyond the individual dishes and the impressive wine cellar, Smith & Wollensky at Atlantic Wharf represents a commitment to the art of fine dining. The restaurant serves as a bridge between Boston’s historical roots and its contemporary identity, providing a space where tradition is respected and innovation is welcomed. By focusing on the fundamentals of great food, impeccable service, and a welcoming environment, the establishment continues to be a cornerstone of the local culinary scene.
For those looking to experience the best of what a traditional American steakhouse has to offer, this location provides a consistent and memorable encounter. It is more than just a place to eat; it is a venue where memories are made, business deals are finalized, and the simple pleasure of a well-prepared meal is celebrated. Whether you are planning a special evening or simply looking for a high-quality dining experience in the city, Smith & Wollensky remains a standout choice that captures the spirit of Boston’s hospitality.
Amenities and More
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Service options
Outdoor seating
Delivery
On-site services
Takeaway
Dine-in
Highlights
Fast service
Great beer selection
Great cocktails
Great dessert
Great wine list
Serves local specialty
Popular for
Lunch
Dinner
Solo dining
Offerings
Alcohol
Beer
Cocktails
Coffee
Comfort food
Late-night food
Private dining room
Spirits
Wine
Dining options
Lunch
Dinner
Catering
Dessert
Seating
Table service
Amenities
Bar on site
Toilet
Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Cozy
Romantic
Trendy
Upmarket
Crowd
Groups
Tourists
Planning
Dinner reservations recommended
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments
Credit cards
Children
High chairs
Parking
Paid multi-storey car park
Paid parking lot
Paid street parking
Pets
Dogs allowed outside
Menus
Photos
Reviews Smith & Wollensky - Boston
Jay (JMan)
12-06-2026
This is 1 of the best steaks I've ever had it was Juicy and tasty cooked perfect. 🔥 … More
Alexis Sabbaghian
01-06-2026
Smith & Wollensky Boston never disappoints. We shared the porterhouse steak — perfectly cooked and full of flavor — along with creamed spinach, fried onions, and mac and cheese that were all spot on. Finished with a rich, crackly crème brûlée that tied everything together. The food, service, and classic atmosphere make it one of those places we just keep coming back to.
Order type
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 100+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
Dee Bernadeau
12-04-2026
My time at Smith and Wollensky was lack luster at best. I sat at the bar and had to ask my bartender for cutlery once the bread came. I ordered steak, creamed spinach and potato gratin. It took quite a while for my food to come out. Once my … More
Felix J De Jesus
22-03-2026
We had a great overall experience and came with my wife and cousin to enjoy some of the best food around. Woody was excellent, very personable and attentive and the food was outstanding. I’ve dined at many fine dining restaurants, and one … More
Brenden
11-03-2026
I would put this in my top 5 steakhouses I’ve ever visited. Up in the ranks with Peter Luger for sure. Excellent service as well. I forget the gentleman taking care of us but he is in one of the videos- a very personable and attentive guy. Many thanks to him for taking care of our large party- and taking good care of us. I will try to make my way back to Boston to eat here again- if you love steak you deserve to treat yourself here. Don’t forget to get a pineapple margarita or whatever they were- candy. Coconut dessert is also delicious.
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Usda Prime Dry-Aged Porterhouse for Two, Bar, Gigantic Chocolate Cake, Truffled Mac & Cheese, Wagyu
Group size
1 person, 2 people, 3-4 people, 5-8 people, 9+ people, Suitable for all group sizes
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Bar area, Booth seating, Private dining room
Parking space
Somewhat difficult to find parking
Gabbie Kim
02-03-2026
It was okay overall. I’ve had better steak, but it definitely wasn’t the worst. The seasoning seemed uneven, so the first half of the steak tasted pretty bland. The place was packed on a Wednesday night, and while our server was clearly busy, they only checked in at the very end, and our water sat empty most of the time. More
J B
27-02-2026
Always ask for the waitress Claudia from Columbia…
The wagyu beef appetizer was great.
The clam chowder was good. I have had better but I would order it again. … More
Jasmine Caez
09-12-2025
We dined here on Christmas evening and had an exceptional experience. Despite how busy the restaurant was, our server remained attentive, professional, and genuinely welcoming throughout the night. He would pop in on us constantly to see if we needed anything!
The food was outstanding from start to finish. The warm bread served at the beginning was so good we had to stop ourselves from eating too much before the meal. We ordered the Surf & Turf for 2 with mac and cheese for our side, and everything was prepared perfectly. The steak was cooked just right, the lobster tail was tender and flavorful, and the mac and cheese was rich and well-seasoned.
We ended the evening with the coconut cream cake, which was unique and absolutely delicious. Unlike anything we’ve had elsewhere.
Overall, it was a wonderful dining experience, and we would happily return. Thank you for making our Christmas dinner memorable.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Benjamin Arnold
21-11-2025
*slams hands on the table* Let me tell you something folks, this was hands down the absolute BEST EXPERIENCE that I have ever had in all my years in fine dining!! If you guys sold lifetime memberships to the restaurant, I'd buy 3 of them! Let's be real, you can get a great meal anywhere in Boston, but the steak we ordered was nothing like we've ever had! In a way it kind of ruined it for me, because now it's the only steak I ever want for the rest of my life! If you are searching for a one of a kind experience, this is the place! Our waitress Claudia was so genuine and really made us feel so special on our night out! We can't thank you folks enough for just how amazing this dinner was!
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Reservation
Reservations recommended
Group size
2 people
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Bar area, Outdoor patio / terrace, Booth seating, Counter seating, Private dining room
Nika Lestina
11-11-2025
Amazing service, beautiful surroundings and great food. The cocktails were served super quick. (I got an espresso martini, super delicious) The steaks were huge and so were the desserts, so come with an appetite and room in the fridge! I got the duck confit, a side of fried onions and the coconut cake, which were melt-in-your-mouth good. (My only qualm is that the onions were a little soggy, but still good.)
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 90–100
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Group size
2 people, 3-4 people, 5-8 people
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Bar area, Booth seating
Parking space
Difficult to find parking
Pierce
16-10-2025
Had such a great Mother’s Day dinner here yesterday. The food was excellent, but the service was really what made the night stand out. Jorge was absolutely fantastic — friendly, attentive, and made the whole experience feel special even on such a busy holiday.
Also wanted to shout out Caroline at the host stand for being so welcoming from the moment we walked in, and Mateo the manager for checking in on our table throughout the night.
We’ll definitely be back!
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Reservation
Reservations recommended
Noise level
Moderate noise
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Bar area, Outdoor patio / terrace, Booth seating, Private dining room
Eddie St. Louis
11-09-2025
Amazing Christmas dinner. Our annual tradition of a nice steak dinner and A movie lives on!!! Such a great restaurant. I may have to come once a month at minimum!! Thank you for an incredible experience. More
Danunize Lawson
21-08-2025
Hands down one of the best five star restaurants I’ve ever been too. The bartender Sarah was awesome, she was very very knowledgeable on wines, drinks, steaks. The service was top tier and each and every staff member was nice and accommodating. If your in Boston it’s a must go.
Price per person
USD 100+
Jay (JMan)
30-07-2025
This is 1 of the best steaks I've ever had it was Juicy and tasty cooked perfect. 🔥
Also had the Shrimp were big anuff to knock you out and they were cooked perfect and tasted great. The bread was a hit also.
I definitely recommend This restaurant 👌.
Order type
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 50–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Usda Prime Dry-Aged Porterhouse for Two, Wagyu, Salad, Burger, New York Style Cheesecake, Lobster Roll, Surf & Turf for Two, Creamed Spinach, 48oz Dry Aged Wagyu Ribeye Steak, Soup
Vegetarian options
Get a salid
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Paid parking lot
Parking
Boston
Kid-friendliness
Yes
Wheelchair accessibility
Yes
Reanna Cruz
18-07-2025
We like to eat at S+W in Las Vegas. This one was just as good! S+W is our favorite. My New Yorker was cooked perfectly, my husband tried the cajun seasoning on his ribeye, he usually doesn’t try to get fancy with the steak but wanted to try it this time. He said he did not regret it. The Brussel sprouts and mac-n-cheese are what we go with for sides. Make sure you leave room for the vanilla crème brûlée!
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 80–90
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Steak
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Bar area, Booth seating
Thida
30-05-2025
AMAZING. I never leave reviews, but this experience was so special. I took my love out to celebrate his hard work, and our server Adam took such good care of us. The steaks were great, and the sides were even better, but note that you may want to order up on the level of doneness because our dry-aged ribeye was thick and came out a bit undercooked. No problem because Adam COMPED our dessert, the signature massive chocolate cake, which was the perfect level of sweetness. 10/10 would come here again.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 100+
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Bar area, Booth seating, Private dining room
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Z Rao
23-05-2025
We don't usually leave reviews but hoping that prividing this feedback might be helpful for the restuarant and other diners.
We had dinner on a week day here. First impressions were good, buzzy atmosphere, restaurant is well decorated.
However, the service we recieved just did not match up to the restaurant's reputation.
Food took over 45min to arrive (ok.. it's a busy evening so we can understand that).
The food tasted good, but not something to rave about, especially at their price point.
We were disappointed by the service for the evening:
- Our server checked up on us once very very breifly immediately after the food arrived , before we even tasted anything, and then didn't check again after we'd actually started eating. We would have loved some mustard to go with the steak for example. But no one was around to check up on us.
- We asked our server if we could pack the remaining cheesecake dessert to take away. Rather than the cheesecake being carefully into the container, the server came over with the box to our table, and literally flipped the plate with cheesecake on it into the box, so the cheesecake landed upside down. We watched with much surprise.
We really wanted to like the experience more but struggled to in the end. We felt there was a general lack of attentiveness and care throughout our evening, which left us rather disappointed.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 100+
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
Don Perry III
20-05-2025
This place is incredible. The food was ridiculously good. The service was amazing. The drinks were delicious. The food, drinks, dessert and service make it worth the money. Will definitely be coming back here soon!
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
USD 100+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Reservation
Reservations recommended
Seating type
Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Paid parking lot
R. Joseph
16-05-2025
🚨🚨Listen up!!! This is hands down one of the best steakhouses I’ve been to. Our server Susan was absolutely a charm! I typically go to steakhouses weekly and Susan was by far the best. Great conversation, personality, local content sharing … More
Shauna
10-05-2025
Great ambience and service. Convenient location with an impressive menu. The seabass was especially excellent. More
Steven Chen
04-05-2025
I’ve always enjoyed dining at Smith & Wollensky and most parts of my recent visit were great the service, the atmosphere, and the rest of the dishes were all solid. … More
Reviews Smith & Wollensky - Boston