{"id":480198,"date":"2026-02-20T16:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/480198\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:28:13","slug":"swingers-brings-mini-golf-arcade-games-and-more-to-back-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/480198\/","title":{"rendered":"Swingers brings mini golf, arcade games, and more to Back Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SwingersSwingers features a pair of nine-hole mini-golf courses.David L. Ryan\/ Globe Staff<\/p>\n

The Boston location, which spans more than 20,000 square feet, is the London-born chain\u2019s fourth in the US, following outposts in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas. <\/p>\n

\u201cBoston was always [in] the plan\u201d for Swingers, said Enany, but the opening was years in the making. Swingers committed to 777 Boylston about 18 months ago, Enany said \u2014 \u201cwe fell in love with this site\u201d \u2014 and the extensive buildout took about a year, he said. <\/p>\n

Despite what Enany called the \u201cshiny nature\u201d of the brand, the team took care to preserve certain architectural details of the space, such as exposed brick and beam. \u201cWe kept it really true to the way that we found it,\u201d said Enany. <\/p>\n

\"OneOne of the cocktail bars at Swingers.David L. Ryan\/ Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Windows look out onto Boylston Street from both the downstairs \u201cCarousel\u201d mini-golf course and the upstairs \u201cSpinner\u201d course, which each challenge players with obstacles that look like county-fair-style rides, such as a miniature Ferris wheel. Waiters, called \u201ccaddies,\u201d ferry drinks to the courses, each enveloped in flowers. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think we always go back to our roots, and that there\u2019s that English countryside, sort of garden party feel to it,\u201d said Enany. <\/p>\n

Upstairs, flashing lights beckon patrons into the \u201cCarnival,\u201d a nostalgia-soaked video arcade outfitted with Skee-Ball, whack-a-clown, and a Connect 4 basketball shooter game. (The standard Swingers ticket, for $25 a person, includes a round of mini-golf and 30 minutes in the arcade.)<\/p>\n

\"TheThe “Carnival” arcade at Swingers.David L. Ryan\/ Globe Staff\"ClawClaw machines in the arcade at Swingers.David L. Ryan\/ Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Surrounding the hubbub are plenty of lounging areas \u2014 namely the lush \u201cGreenhouse\u201d and the Art Deco-esque \u201cClubhouse\u201d cocktail bars. Locally inspired beverages round out the lengthy drink menu \u2014 there is a tequila concoction called a Masshole-In-One, or a Buzzards Bay Mule made with cranberry liqueur \u2014 and the grub comes courtesy of Emmy Squared Pizza, known for its New York-meets-Detroit pies.<\/p>\n

The Boston location of Swingers is a partnership with Tavistock Restaurant Collection, which operates the nearby steakhouse Abe & Louie\u2019s and seafood joint Atlantic Fish Company. (Another arm of the Tavistock Group, an investment firm, owns the 777 Boylston property.)<\/p>\n

\"TheThe food at Swingers comes courtesy of Emmy Squared Pizza.David L. Ryan\/ Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Meg Mainzer-Cohen, executive director of the Back Bay Association, said the venue was \u201cthe ultimate active lifestyle addition to the Back Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are looking for something more experiential as they go out,\u201d she said, adding that she saw Swingers as providing \u201ca great new opportunity for people to get together and be active and have fun together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AA view of Swingers in the Back Bay.David L. Ryan\/ Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Dana Gerber can be reached at dana.gerber@globe.com<\/a>. Follow her @danagerber6<\/a>.<\/p>\n