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Bates Bar & Grill occupies the ground floor of a Braintree landmark with deep local history—the site of the Bates Opera House, which operated from the mid-1800s through the 1930s as a theater and gathering place for the community. The restaurant itself carries a family story: the owners first opened Ultimate Pizza next door in 1996, then rebuilt here after a fire in 2015. They serve Greek-style and bar pizza alongside American dishes with Mediterranean influences, drawing on family recipes passed down through generations. The space itself echoes that past, inviting diners to sit in a restored corner of Weymouth Landing's cultural heritage.