Swingers, The Crazy Golf Club has finally swung into Boston, and your friends have no idea what’s about to happen to its “let’s just grab drinks” agenda. The new Back Bay outpost at 777 Boylston St. turns mini golf into a full‑scale night out with two indoor crazy golf courses, a Carnival packed with games, craft cocktails and serious comfort food from Emmy Squared Pizza. It’s what happens when an English country club, a retro arcade and a very extra bar decide to move in together and invite all of Boston.
Born in London and already wreaking polite havoc in New York, DC, Las Vegas and Dubai, Swingers calls itself “competitive socializing,” which is basically code for “your friends will still be talking about that missed putt in six months.” The Boston venue spreads across two levels and about 21,000 square feet, with Back Bay views, moody lighting and a 1920s English country club vibe that feels more “tipsy members’ lounge” than “day on the fairway with dad.” You wander between bars, fairground‑style decor and greens that are deliberately designed to mess with your short game in the most fun and photogenic way possible.
The headline act is, obviously, crazy golf. Each nine‑hole course winds through the venue, so your round comes with built‑in bar breaks, people‑watching and that one hole you absolutely insist on redoing. Then there’s Carnival, a throwback arcade crammed with more than 40 games, from Skee‑Ball to classic fairground setups where you can rack up points and trade them for prizes. Picture bright lights, bells and the very specific satisfaction of beating your most competitive friend at something involving rolling, tossing, or slamming.
Because this is Boston, the drinks come with attitude. The cocktail lineup includes Boston-inspired creations like the Masshole‑in‑One, a bold tequila number with hibiscus, hot honey and citrus, and the Buzzards Bay Mule, which spikes an apple brandy mule with cranberry flavor. There’s also a wider craft cocktail program, plus spritzes, classics, frozen options and Carnival specials.
On food duty, Swingers Back Bay has teamed up with Emmy Squared Pizza, the Brooklyn favorite known for its frico-edged Detroit‑style pies and the culty Le Matt Burger. Expect fluffy, focaccia like squares with crispy caramelized cheese crusts, stacked burgers and plenty of sharable bites that can be delivered right into the thick of your round so no one has to choose between eating and winning. It’s the energy of a really good pizza party that also happens to have a bar program and a leaderboard.
Where Swingers really leans into its “ultimate social playground” status is with group packages. Instead of cobbling together an itinerary, you can book options that bundle crazy golf, Carnival games and drinks into one neat, high energy plan that makes you look suspiciously organized. The venue can handle pretty much any group size, from smaller hangs in spaces like The Snug, The Fairway and The Bunker to larger quarter hires of the Clubhouse or Greenhouse and even full venue buyouts for up to 800 people. Translation: anything from birthdays and first dates to “every quarter should be a Q1 quarter” work events fits right in.
Grab your most competitive friend, your most unserious coworker, or that Hinge date who claimed to have “great vibes,” and let Back Bay’s new playground settle the score. If your ideal night out involves talking trash with a cocktail in one hand and a putter in the other, this is your new home course.