Don’t come here. Waitress came twice the whole service. One to get our order and one to make us pay. I say make us pay because the two drinks that were beyond disgusting. When mentioning this to the waitress at check out, she said there was nothing she could do about it…. Wish we could get a refund. Two shitty drinks and a piece of freezer burned cake for $50…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Steven O'Connor
My first time at Hamilton Restaurant & Bar in Brookline was unfortunately my last. My girlfriend & I thought it would be fun to grab a drink and a sweet treat after dinner, so we headed over to Hamilton. We were greeted by a kind, young woman in sweatpants and a cropped shirt who ended up being the hostess. We were sat almost immediately given that the restaurant appeared to be fairly empty, but were quickly informed that the team was understaffed as a heads up. As someone who worked in customer service, specifically in restaurants, I understand how arduous & tiring it is to work a shift with insufficient staffing. However, my girlfriend & I each ordered one drink and a dessert to share. They have one dessert option, a mocha cake, which although large in size, tasted underwhelming. It was pretty dry and tasted like it had been sitting in the fridge for a few weeks. The issue was not the dessert, however; it was the drinks. Not to be dramatic, but the drinks were quite literally undrinkable. We had an immediate visceral reaction to the taste, which we could only compare to dish soap mixed with sour fruit. We were tasting nothing listed in the ingredients on the menu and unfortunately, were not going to be able to finish the drinks that we forced ourselves to choke back for a few sips. You could barely tell that we touched the drinks. After our waitress approached us for only the second (and final) time we saw her that night, we mentioned that the drinks didn't taste quite like what we were expecting (if it was not obvious already by the full glasses on the table). Not only did she not acknowledge that we barely touched our beverages, but we were not offered any sort of alternative, questioned what about the drink we did not like, offered to have them re-made, etc. Although as customers, we did not necessarily expect anything as this should not be an expectation and we can recognize that. We uncomfortably, but kindly asked if it was at all possible to have one or both of the drinks removed from our tab, but the waitress said she could not do that because her manager was not on sight. This raises more concern as to why there is a lack of management on the premises, but quite honestly, that checks out after surveying the scene and reflecting on the night. We paid, tipped even, and our total surpassed 50 USD. Had the price been cheaper, I may not have such a big issue with the situation at hand, but needless to say this will most likely be our last visit to Hamilton. Maybe this is a unique experience at Hamilton, as it was a Saturday and early in the night, but unless you have low expectations and heavy pockets, then I cannot recommend this establishment for an enjoyable time out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Orion Pendley
The servers and other staff were lovely, and clearly dealing with systemic problems beyond their control. The drinks are great, but the food was pretty rough, with many items including fries out of stock pretty early on a busy Friday night. The Impossible Burger (as listed on the menu) was a generic veggie burger, and was very dry. With two servers on a Friday night, the staff of Hamilton was trying their best to accommodate and get food and drink out in a timely manner, but both times we have been here, it has been evident that purchasing and management have dropped the ball severely, with main food and drink items out of stock and wait times for food and drink being extremely long for the prices on the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Bernd Brandstaetter
Perfect sports bar...
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Chul Pak
1 Michelin STAR^^
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kathryn Hughes
I had high hopes for Hamilton. I’ve lived in the area for a while, and have heard good things about this place. Unfortunately, my friend and I were pretty disappointed by our experience.
Firstly, our waitress was super nice, but pretty green. Service was really slow, and my friends drink had lipstick (that was not hers) on it.
The real issue for me was when the food came out. We both got the appetizer chicken tender ($16 each) and we split a side of fries ($6). What came out was nothing short of abysmal. The wings were not hot, came with a measly 2 carrot/celery sticks, and the side of fries was a joke. I think having $16 tenders and $6 fries would be acceptable, but as you can see for yourself in the picture, these were nothing special.
I would not recommend this place to anyone unless it were for a drink. Don’t waste your time or money.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Maureen R
Honestly not worth it. The atmosphere is somewhere between a college sports bar and an Applebee's. The pretzels and fried pickles were awful, and puzzlingly, served with orange nacho cheese. I would not go back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
marco campoy tellez
Very good food and atmosphere, great service, cant recommend enough, the flatbread chicken buffalo pizza was very good, all around great experience to relax with a cold beer and watch some football.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeanhyfer Gaxiola
Great atmosphere with nice music and attentive service. Drinks are well prepared and the prices are fair for the quality. I’ll definitely be coming back.
Caleb Grindstaff
Stayed in Brookline for the week and ended up here by happenstance my first night there. One of the best pubs I’ve ever been to and some of the best food I’ve had in a long time! A big shoutout to Greg’s mom for the beef stew🤌
Whether you’re there for a great pint, to catch a game, or just some good craic, Hamilton’s is the place to be. I’d fly back to Boston in a heartbeat just to eat here again.
The owner is super nice! Great dive bar with decent pub food! Brussel sprouts and the mac and cheese are excellent! You're better off ordering the stew than the cottage pie and the bartender needs to learn what Picklebacks are if they're going to have them on the menu! For 10$ each, at least they're pouring doubles!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
scott smith
Decent prices and food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
jasonjerome
Bartender wasted; could not make drinks and struggled with words.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Johnny Yeager
Warm beer, cold hard wings, rude staff.
Don’t tell a group you can out on a game for us to put in an order and then turn around and say you aren’t a fan. Big boned bartender faking a Boston accent is funny, weight watchers failure lol.
Sticky tables, bad service, SLOOOOOW service. Don’t come, let’s get this place closed and bring in something new.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rachel Kern
Mediocre flatbread, but a decent place to hang out with a big group.
Don’t come here. Waitress came twice the whole service. One to get our order and one to make us pay. I say make us pay because the two drinks that were beyond disgusting. When mentioning this to the waitress at check out, she said there was nothing she could do about it…. Wish we could get a refund. Two shitty drinks and a piece of freezer burned cake for $50…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My first time at Hamilton Restaurant & Bar in Brookline was unfortunately my last. My girlfriend & I thought it would be fun to grab a drink and a sweet treat after dinner, so we headed over to Hamilton. We were greeted by a kind, young woman in sweatpants and a cropped shirt who ended up being the hostess. We were sat almost immediately given that the restaurant appeared to be fairly empty, but were quickly informed that the team was understaffed as a heads up. As someone who worked in customer service, specifically in restaurants, I understand how arduous & tiring it is to work a shift with insufficient staffing. However, my girlfriend & I each ordered one drink and a dessert to share. They have one dessert option, a mocha cake, which although large in size, tasted underwhelming. It was pretty dry and tasted like it had been sitting in the fridge for a few weeks. The issue was not the dessert, however; it was the drinks. Not to be dramatic, but the drinks were quite literally undrinkable. We had an immediate visceral reaction to the taste, which we could only compare to dish soap mixed with sour fruit. We were tasting nothing listed in the ingredients on the menu and unfortunately, were not going to be able to finish the drinks that we forced ourselves to choke back for a few sips. You could barely tell that we touched the drinks. After our waitress approached us for only the second (and final) time we saw her that night, we mentioned that the drinks didn't taste quite like what we were expecting (if it was not obvious already by the full glasses on the table). Not only did she not acknowledge that we barely touched our beverages, but we were not offered any sort of alternative, questioned what about the drink we did not like, offered to have them re-made, etc. Although as customers, we did not necessarily expect anything as this should not be an expectation and we can recognize that. We uncomfortably, but kindly asked if it was at all possible to have one or both of the drinks removed from our tab, but the waitress said she could not do that because her manager was not on sight. This raises more concern as to why there is a lack of management on the premises, but quite honestly, that checks out after surveying the scene and reflecting on the night. We paid, tipped even, and our total surpassed 50 USD. Had the price been cheaper, I may not have such a big issue with the situation at hand, but needless to say this will most likely be our last visit to Hamilton. Maybe this is a unique experience at Hamilton, as it was a Saturday and early in the night, but unless you have low expectations and heavy pockets, then I cannot recommend this establishment for an enjoyable time out.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
The servers and other staff were lovely, and clearly dealing with systemic problems beyond their control. The drinks are great, but the food was pretty rough, with many items including fries out of stock pretty early on a busy Friday night. The Impossible Burger (as listed on the menu) was a generic veggie burger, and was very dry. With two servers on a Friday night, the staff of Hamilton was trying their best to accommodate and get food and drink out in a timely manner, but both times we have been here, it has been evident that purchasing and management have dropped the ball severely, with main food and drink items out of stock and wait times for food and drink being extremely long for the prices on the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Perfect sports bar...
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
1 Michelin STAR^^
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I had high hopes for Hamilton. I’ve lived in the area for a while, and have heard good things about this place. Unfortunately, my friend and I were pretty disappointed by our experience.
Firstly, our waitress was super nice, but pretty green. Service was really slow, and my friends drink had lipstick (that was not hers) on it.
The real issue for me was when the food came out. We both got the appetizer chicken tender ($16 each) and we split a side of fries ($6). What came out was nothing short of abysmal. The wings were not hot, came with a measly 2 carrot/celery sticks, and the side of fries was a joke. I think having $16 tenders and $6 fries would be acceptable, but as you can see for yourself in the picture, these were nothing special.
I would not recommend this place to anyone unless it were for a drink. Don’t waste your time or money.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Honestly not worth it. The atmosphere is somewhere between a college sports bar and an Applebee's. The pretzels and fried pickles were awful, and puzzlingly, served with orange nacho cheese. I would not go back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Very good food and atmosphere, great service, cant recommend enough,
the flatbread chicken buffalo pizza was very good, all around great experience to relax with a cold beer and watch some football.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great atmosphere with nice music and attentive service. Drinks are well prepared and the prices are fair for the quality. I’ll definitely be coming back.
Stayed in Brookline for the week and ended up here by happenstance my first night there. One of the best pubs I’ve ever been to and some of the best food I’ve had in a long time! A big shoutout to Greg’s mom for the beef stew🤌 Whether you’re there for a great pint, to catch a game, or just some good craic, Hamilton’s is the place to be. I’d fly back to Boston in a heartbeat just to eat here again.
Restaurantji Recommends
The owner is super nice! Great dive bar with decent pub food! Brussel sprouts and the mac and cheese are excellent! You're better off ordering the stew than the cottage pie and the bartender needs to learn what Picklebacks are if they're going to have them on the menu! For 10$ each, at least they're pouring doubles!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Decent prices and food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Bartender wasted; could not make drinks and struggled with words.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Warm beer, cold hard wings, rude staff.
Don’t tell a group you can out on a game for us to put in an order and then turn around and say you aren’t a fan. Big boned bartender faking a Boston accent is funny, weight watchers failure lol.
Sticky tables, bad service, SLOOOOOW service. Don’t come, let’s get this place closed and bring in something new.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mediocre flatbread, but a decent place to hang out with a big group.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
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