Bootleg Special Menu (Update 2025)

Bootleg Special is a trendy cocktail bar in Boston, offering Cajun/Creole cuisine and seafood dishes. Located at 400 Tremont St, this restaurant provides delivery and takeout services, with limited vegetarian options available. The ambiance is described as hipster, casual, and romantic, with a full bar and gender-neutral restrooms. Customers rave about the friendly service and delicious food, especially the bootleg Benedict eggs, soufflé pancakes, and garlic noodles with shrimp. The restaurant also offers unique cocktails and a variety of small plates to share. Overall, Bootleg Special is recommended for its great atmosphere, flavorful dishes, and attentive staff.

The Signature Boils

The Bootleg Special

Serves to . / lb lobster, / lb each shrimp, crawfish , mussels, clams, corn on the cob, potatoes, andouille sausage

$168.00

Mama Sue's Big Bowl Of Crabs

Serves to . Alaskan king crab legs, dungeness crab legs, snow crab legs, Jonah crab claws served on a bed of noodles and andouille sausage.

$159.00

Build Your Own Boil

Choose one or a combination of these items to create your own boil: Alaskan king crab legs, Snow Crab Legs, Dungeness Crab Legs Jumbo gulf shrimp, Lobster, Crawfish, Mussels, Clams, vegetables.

$13.00

The Build-A-Boil

Small plates

Crispy Octopus

watercress, saffron aioli

$18.00

Easy Street Corn

Roasted Cotija cheese and chili cream, dusted with paprika.

$14.00

Crispy Wings

I'm hot, sticky-sweet. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Beef Birria Bao

Braised short rib, birria broth

$14.00

Truffle Steak Tataki

scallions, lemon zest

$15.00

Mushroom Chimichurri

Sauteed shitake, house made chimichurri

$12.00

Duck Confit Lettuce Wraps

Lemongrass confit duck, shitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, crispy rice noodles

$16.00

Traditional Beignets

$10.00

Rotational Cheesecake

$11.00

Trio Of Macarons

Chocolate, Pistachio, Salted Caramel

$11.00

Desserts

Beverages

Saratoga Still Mineral Water oz

$8.00

White Rice

$4.00

Extras

Sides

Cajun Fried Rice

crawfish and andouill sausage,bpeas, onions, egg.

$13.00

Thai Basil Garlic Fries

with Saffron Aioli

$10.00

Garlic Noodles

a Bootleg signature

$12.00

Crispy Brussels Sprouts

Wasabi furikake, maple sambal aioli

$10.00

Squid Ink Fried Rice

with scallops, mussels, calamari, chili lime cream

$25.00

Signature dishes

Soups/ salads

Clam Chowder

Our version clam chowder topped with steamed littleneck clams, crispy bacon, parsley, drizzle of olive oil

$11.00