theBoil

New York, NY · Seafood restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in New York
#3068
of 9901 restaurants
City Percentile
59%
rating percentile
Address
theBoil, 17 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10003
Phone
(646) 833-7110
Website
www.theboilny.com/locations
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

theBoil is a restaurant located in New York, NY. It is one of 9,901 restaurants listed in New York. Its 4.5-star rating is above the New York city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About theBoil

Welcome to The Boil, where we bring a taste of the South to the heart of New York City! Our mission is simple: to share our love for Cajun-style seafood boils with a fresh and flavorful twist. At The Boil, we take pride in serving up the... More

Hours

Saturday4 PM–

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Coral Wu · Mar 2026

Had a fantastic dinner at The Boil tonight. The seafood was incredibly fresh, and the Boil Special sauce was amazing—rich, buttery, garlicky, and perfectly spiced. We ordered the mixed seafood combo with shrimp, crawfish, snow crab, and Dungeness crab 🦀, and everything was cooked perfectly. Even the corn and potatoes were full of flavor. Special thanks to our server Casey for the friendly, attentive service, and to manager Tommy for taking such great care of us. Great food, great service, and a wonderful experience overall. We’ll definitely be back. Highly recommend!

★★★★☆ 4.0 Joselyn Carcamo · Feb 2026

First, I’m going to this location. We had the Queen’s combo with shrimp. It was very delicious, very flavorful. Our only critique was that we ordered the garlic bread and received hamburger buns with garlic and butter on it. We had to send it back because it didn’t taste like garlic bread and we also weren’t expecting it to be hamburger buns. Also, ordered the oysters, we thought that they would be on the Monday special, however, because it was a holiday they were a regular price. However, they’re very accommodating about it and they took it off of our tab. We also had the lemonade, which was also delicious! And a classic margarita.

★★★★★ 5.0 Stacey · Feb 2026

It’s been a while since I last had the boil, and it tastes just as good as I remember! The shrimp is still great with that lemon pepper sauce. I didn’t recognize any of the staff from before, but our server (Kassidy or Kasey) was very sweet. It’s so good to be back!

★★★★★ 5.0 Matthew Stone · Dec 2025

The seafood tasted fresh and was cooked really well. Flavors were bold but not overpowering, and the portions were generous. Overall, it was a very satisfying meal.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 K · Mar 2026

We have been to this place many times and usually enjoy eating here, especially the crabs, which is why this experience was shocking and extremely disappointing. We ordered a dungeness crab and shrimps. The crab shell looked dull, and the meat was black and gray and clearly did not look fresh. What is hard to understand is how someone in the kitchen saw the condition it was in and still thought it was acceptable to serve. What made the situation even more concerning was that the waitress did not seem shocked, which naturally makes one wonder how often this happens. She brought out another crab, and the difference was immediately obvious: the replacement crab had a bright red shell, white meat, and no smell at all. The contrast made it clear that the first crab should never have been serve

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Assistive Hearing Loop ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Seafood restaurantCajun restaurantFine dining restaurantDelivery RestaurantTakeout RestaurantRestaurant

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