Pork Chop - cooked like Shake and Bake. Staff were nice. The restaurant looks tired. The food was eh!
Marilyn T.
We dined here on October 21st as part of a group of about 22. The service and the food were top notch. Everyone had a huge variety of dinners and desserts and not one complaint from anyone. We were very impressed and will definitely be back. We had the Mediterranean Salmon and the whole belly fried clams. The tiramisu we shared was yummy!
Diane King
Excellent food and prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
LB7966
Usually a solid place for dinner. Heard they recently started doing brunch. Huge let down. $25 bucks for a really really underwhelming buffet. Glorified scrambled eggs and bacon. Highway robbery. No fun cocktail menu. Straight depression. Never again.
Annelise S.
Ambiance and service were exceptional. Great, quality dishes which were reasonably priced.
Caitlin C.
Ambiance was excellent for a Saturday evening with live music that was spot on and friendly service, super personable and helped me choose my entree that was delectable. I had the fried trio and my guy had the chicken Marsala that he said he never had served with potatoes before but it worked. My recommendation from our server was great and definitely didn't miss the prime rib. Cocktail was also amazing, perfectly balanced and they have Blue Moon on tap. Definitely will be back. Though they have the live band, they are super respectful of the dining experience offering seating as close or as quietly intimate as the guest prefers.
Steffen Ghelfi
The wedge salad was really good however unfortunately the lazy lobster casserole was the worst lobster dish I’ve ever had for $32.It was rubbery and most likely microwaved no claw or knuckle only tail, should be at least one whole lobster in there..more broccoli than lobster also ordered baked potato got mashed as did my wife. Stuffing was soft & mushy no crisp whatsoever.Slow, non-attentive server.Probly most suited for appy’s and drinks place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Mark Gilmore
First time and will be going back. Food was great..place was hopping considering it was early in the day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kristen M.
Great Mother's Day at Olde hitching. We were very lucky where we showed up without reservations. The restaurant was closing early for a private party but still took us in last minute. Despite the circumstance they served us with smiling faces and the utmost kindness. Our server was so sweet and didn't make us feel like we were keeping her there later than expected. The food was great. I split the salmon entree with my daughter it was cooked perfectly and very very good !
Nice atmosphere. Great steak tips and good selections. Heard it's the same owner as Fork in the Road (love their sandwiches) and Somewhere Else Tavern.
Daniel L.
Hanson doesn't have much to offer, but this place still isn't good. My family has been twice, and all our meals were boring and average. It's not terrible food, but it's like some random guy makes the food instead of a chef. Probably skip this place and go somewhere else.
Meg M.
WOOF. Family had a reservation for Easter and let me tell you, this was probably the worst dining experience I've had in a very long time. Our reservation was at 12. We sat down and after about 15 minutes the waitress came over and left a carafe of water which filled 4 1/2 out of our 6 small glasses. After another 15 minutes or so our drinks came out. We put our food in, which we got at about 12:55. So to summarize, about 55 minutes for food. No communication from our waitress, no apologies for the wait, no refreshed drinks, nothing. I got an elderflower wine cooler type drink which was pretty tasty, but had a whole quarter of a lemon in it. Shortly after the food comes out, the waitress walks up with dinner rolls. She said they were short on rolls (??) and that she was glad the food came out "so fast"! (????) I ordered the apricot chicken (as pictured below) which was truly inedible. I'm not joking. The veggies were not seasoned. The mashed potatoes were grey. The apricot chicken was two breaded chicken tenders with a red sauce on them. The breading color varied from a bright yellow to a brown on the bottom. You can see where I tried to cut through it - it was purely inedible. As someone who really isn't typically too picky - I put it to the side and didn't touch it. The waitress came by and began scooping up glasses, explaining that they were running out. After dinner, the fam wanted dessert. Two of them asked for the Baileys cheesecake. She stopped taking our order and went out back because she said there were only two pieces left. She came back with one piece and they fought over it (kidding - but how are you already out of dessert at 1pm on Easter)...? She took the rest of our order. I got the flourless chocolate torte which was rather unexciting - another in our party got the clearly recently defrosted tiramisu. Overall, the set up was fine. The atmosphere gave more "country kitchen" vibes then I remembered, I think it was redone. In regards to the service, when clearing the table the waitress took my full plate of barely touched food and didn't say a thing. Didn't offer anything else, didn't ask if there was an issue with it, just took it away without concern. I'm not usually one to write a negative review for a small business, but the experience was just so terrible. Before tip, the bill came to about $280 for six people for six barely edible meals, one cocktail, five sodas, and five desserts. Outrageous. Save your money. I wouldn't book a holiday here, I wouldn't book an event here, I wouldn't have lunch here.
Rjorj22
I saw this restaurant on Gordon Ramsey’s show Kitchen Nightmares and when passing through the city from the UK, I just had to visit. The food was phenomenal and the staff were all very welcoming and friendly. I would highly recommend a visit to this lovely restaurant.
Jeff M.
New Ownership does not make you feel welcome the food is just average at a High price be careful the menu price doesn't always reflect the billamount. Staff seemed overwhelmed and not as considerate as I would expect. I have been a longtime customer of the restaurant always a good experience under old ownership will not be returning.
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pork Chop - cooked like Shake and Bake. Staff were nice. The restaurant looks tired. The food was eh!
We dined here on October 21st as part of a group of about 22. The service and the food were top notch. Everyone had a huge variety of dinners and desserts and not one complaint from anyone. We were very impressed and will definitely be back. We had the Mediterranean Salmon and the whole belly fried clams. The tiramisu we shared was yummy!
Excellent food and prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Usually a solid place for dinner. Heard they recently started doing brunch. Huge let down. $25 bucks for a really really underwhelming buffet. Glorified scrambled eggs and bacon. Highway robbery. No fun cocktail menu. Straight depression. Never again.
Ambiance and service were exceptional. Great, quality dishes which were reasonably priced.
Ambiance was excellent for a Saturday evening with live music that was spot on and friendly service, super personable and helped me choose my entree that was delectable. I had the fried trio and my guy had the chicken Marsala that he said he never had served with potatoes before but it worked. My recommendation from our server was great and definitely didn't miss the prime rib. Cocktail was also amazing, perfectly balanced and they have Blue Moon on tap. Definitely will be back. Though they have the live band, they are super respectful of the dining experience offering seating as close or as quietly intimate as the guest prefers.
The wedge salad was really good however unfortunately the lazy lobster casserole was the worst lobster dish I’ve ever had for $32.It was rubbery and most likely microwaved no claw or knuckle only tail, should be at least one whole lobster in there..more broccoli than lobster also ordered baked potato got mashed as did my wife. Stuffing was soft & mushy no crisp whatsoever.Slow, non-attentive server.Probly most suited for appy’s and drinks place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
First time and will be going back. Food was great..place was hopping considering it was early in the day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Mother's Day at Olde hitching. We were very lucky where we showed up without reservations. The restaurant was closing early for a private party but still took us in last minute. Despite the circumstance they served us with smiling faces and the utmost kindness. Our server was so sweet and didn't make us feel like we were keeping her there later than expected. The food was great. I split the salmon entree with my daughter it was cooked perfectly and very very good !
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice atmosphere. Great steak tips and good selections. Heard it's the same owner as Fork in the Road (love their sandwiches) and Somewhere Else Tavern.
Hanson doesn't have much to offer, but this place still isn't good. My family has been twice, and all our meals were boring and average. It's not terrible food, but it's like some random guy makes the food instead of a chef. Probably skip this place and go somewhere else.
WOOF. Family had a reservation for Easter and let me tell you, this was probably the worst dining experience I've had in a very long time. Our reservation was at 12. We sat down and after about 15 minutes the waitress came over and left a carafe of water which filled 4 1/2 out of our 6 small glasses. After another 15 minutes or so our drinks came out. We put our food in, which we got at about 12:55. So to summarize, about 55 minutes for food. No communication from our waitress, no apologies for the wait, no refreshed drinks, nothing. I got an elderflower wine cooler type drink which was pretty tasty, but had a whole quarter of a lemon in it. Shortly after the food comes out, the waitress walks up with dinner rolls. She said they were short on rolls (??) and that she was glad the food came out "so fast"! (????) I ordered the apricot chicken (as pictured below) which was truly inedible. I'm not joking. The veggies were not seasoned. The mashed potatoes were grey. The apricot chicken was two breaded chicken tenders with a red sauce on them. The breading color varied from a bright yellow to a brown on the bottom. You can see where I tried to cut through it - it was purely inedible. As someone who really isn't typically too picky - I put it to the side and didn't touch it. The waitress came by and began scooping up glasses, explaining that they were running out. After dinner, the fam wanted dessert. Two of them asked for the Baileys cheesecake. She stopped taking our order and went out back because she said there were only two pieces left. She came back with one piece and they fought over it (kidding - but how are you already out of dessert at 1pm on Easter)...? She took the rest of our order. I got the flourless chocolate torte which was rather unexciting - another in our party got the clearly recently defrosted tiramisu. Overall, the set up was fine. The atmosphere gave more "country kitchen" vibes then I remembered, I think it was redone. In regards to the service, when clearing the table the waitress took my full plate of barely touched food and didn't say a thing. Didn't offer anything else, didn't ask if there was an issue with it, just took it away without concern. I'm not usually one to write a negative review for a small business, but the experience was just so terrible. Before tip, the bill came to about $280 for six people for six barely edible meals, one cocktail, five sodas, and five desserts. Outrageous. Save your money. I wouldn't book a holiday here, I wouldn't book an event here, I wouldn't have lunch here.
I saw this restaurant on Gordon Ramsey’s show Kitchen Nightmares and when passing through the city from the UK, I just had to visit. The food was phenomenal and the staff were all very welcoming and friendly. I would highly recommend a visit to this lovely restaurant.
New Ownership does not make you feel welcome the food is just average at a High price be careful the menu price doesn't always reflect the billamount. Staff seemed overwhelmed and not as considerate as I would expect. I have been a longtime customer of the restaurant always a good experience under old ownership will not be returning.