Finally a place in Andover that stays open later, reminds us a little bit of a NYC lounge, and was…read morea perfect date night away from the kids (also no kids were in the lounge). Only missing the impromptu dance floor up front as the DJ came on. The service was amazing, and maybe it also made a difference that it's hard to find good service anywhere around here. Decent cocktails and food too...I highly recommend the smokehouse if you like bourbon!

What a delight! Intimate feel, interesting decor, wonderful service. Background music was present…read morebut did not insert itself as competitor to conversation. And we interacted with neighboring tables on both sides to recommend (when asked) the oysters, and when one received a drink with a big smoke bubble that created a magical flow of smoke when it burst. French inspired drinks and food were fantastic and interesting. The French 75 menu was so interesting-- choose your flavor and your bubbles. I tried two, the classic with rosé was so pretty, and the honey lavender with base level champagne was delicious. The raw oysters were to die for! Perfect little pop of acidity with other flavors delicately added and perfectly balanced. The oysters Rockefeller were also perfectly delicious. The foie gras is not something I would normally eat, but my boyfriend loves that stuff so we went with it. I enjoyed it more than he did. It was not a classic foie gras, it was smoother with a creamier texture and more buttery flavor. Eating it with the fig jam and "light as clouds" toast made it absolutely delicious! I enjoyed every minute and mouthful--would definitely seek this place out again even though I live an hour away! We enjoyed ourselves too much to take pictures!

Went to Capone's for dinner. It's a good-sized place that had a stage for live music as well as…read moreloads of tables and booths for dining. Got a cozy booth and got a drink while we looked over the menu. We got soup to start and they also brought some seeded Italian bread. I opted for the Chicken, Broccoli and Ziti and my husband got Chicken Parmesan. Both were very good.

Lauren was our server tonight and she was Fantastic! We started with cosmos, fried calamari & salad…read morewhich was excellent. Then we had their Chicken parmesan which was plentiful & delicious and then we ended it with their lemon Mascarpone cake which was out of this world. The drinks and food are reasonable priced and the service is friendly & efficient.

Landmark School had their annual fundraiser at Olio this past Friday evening and it was awesome! I…read morelove the spacial layout, lighting and floor.

Where do I even begin to describe what an amazing venue Olio is? We had toured and booked Olio in…read moreJanuary 2024 (the only venue we toured) and just had our beautiful wedding on October 4th. Sarah was there for us quite literally every step of the way. We had also used Sarah's coordinating business Without A Hitch and worked with Allison who is now a part of the team at Olio. Their professionalism and kindness went above & beyond. We are so thankful to have found this amazing venue and to have celebrated our wedding there! I cannot recommend Olio enough.

Quick dinner at the bar. The winter salad was very good. I added salmon which was a bit over done…read more I was not asked for a level on the cook. The menu is limited, but it is a bar. The bartender was working her butt off, she could use some help. The martini was very good as was the Negroni. They have a nice half price happy hour menu on selected starters from 5-7. All in all not bad.

Pretty standard hotel restaurant. Went with a couple of coworkers. We all got the Caesar salad…read moreand fish and chips. The Caesar salad was pretty standard. The fish was cooked perfect, the crust was not that crispy. French fries were fine. Got the Brownie Sundae and it was very good.

My husband and I arrived in Salem after a long day of traveling and just needed food. It was 10:00…read moreand their kitchen was still open. I had the Straw-brie sandwich (or something to that effect), but it was toasted, had strawberry compote and melted brie with arugula and it was fantastic. The service was great. The atmosphere was great!

Recommended to us by some locals as a great place for "tourists" to go. I can't agree, since the…read moretwo bartenders on duty were slinging drinks to their buddies while ignoring us. (They clearly saw me there; we made eye contact and the one guy wasn't even doing anything.) After about 10 to 15 minutes of waiting with no service, we were about to leave when a server finally came to our table. Since they were obviously busy and weren't keeping up with the crowd that night, we tried to order two drinks each so they could save a little of their time and we could relax without worrying about if a server was going to take our order again before the end of the week. The server very sharply said that he was NOT going to give us two drinks at a time, CERTAINLY not with drinks of this high alcohol content. We ordered one drink each, cashed out and bounced. The cocktail I got was fine; I could make a slightly worse version at home at a fraction of the price (or even two at once!). We we were told later by a friendlier Salemite at a bar with a better vibe that there is a Massachusetts state law that prohibits having two drinks at once at a bar. Fair enough. Had our server told us that, unfortunately, he wasn't allowed to give us two drinks at once -- instead of making us feel like idiots/degenerates for daring to ask -- we probably would have dropped a lot of vacation money there that night. Oh well; we had a great time at the other places we went.

Really liked the ambiance of this place. It's a fun rooftop overlooking Salem. Prices are expensive…read morebut you're in the middle of everything in town. Drinks and food were nothing spectacular but not bad either. I would still recommend if you're looking to hang out with friends on a nice day/evening.

This review is specifically for the rooftop bar at The Hotel Salem. It's a cool spot that gave us…read moresomething fun to do while we waited for our EV to charge down the street, but it definitely feels a bit like a tourist trap. The food is nothing spectacular, though it's not bad either--just kinda mid. We had the ceviche, which was decent for $16. The drink menu itself is really cool, but it is very overpriced. Because we had already had a couple of drinks elsewhere and were mostly just buying time, we opted to stick with water. The ambiance is easily the best part of the experience. It's a fun, lively rooftop bar that sits right in the middle of everything in town. It offers some nice views directly over the main pedestrian street in Salem, though honestly, beyond that, you can't see much else. The staff was friendly and welcoming. We didn't have a reservation and weren't thrilled with the seats we were given, but that's fair game for walking in. It's a neat place to stop in for a quick view if you're passing through, but be prepared for typical tourist-heavy prices for drinks.

We had our wedding there five days ago. I have nothing bad to say! It's a gorgeous venue and the…read morestaff is so easy to work with. We got the place all day, which was so relaxing!

Taken aback by the rustic charm of the open space, exposed wood support beams, and large windows…read morepooring forth natural light, I was impressed with the venue. Attending as a guest to a wedding, I cannot speak to the cost of the venue or dealing with venue staff. There were outside vendors, so I am not aware of who was affiliated with the venue versus the bar, food service, DJ, etc. Every one was polite and accommodating otherwise. Being a beautiful rustic barn, it was a great wedding. My wife and I had a grand time here. The only downside is the lack of parking. There were outside accomodations with Best Western of Danvers for transport to the venue, which worked out well. It is a factor to consider. The house on the property was delightful as well, a Victorian home with a water fountain and finely manicured landscape around the home. The bridal party, to my knowledge, prepared for the wedding here.

Great stay at the Hawthorne--had dinner in the tavern, great food and cocktails. Room was clean…read more They said it might be hot and they could bring a fan up but temperature was fine. Great location--right in the center. Two things of note--we stayed on the 6th floor, room 622. The 6th floor is the pet-friendly floor (we didn't have any pets), and my husband opened the door to get ice and there was a mini Doberman pinscher (cute!) desperate to get in our room. Then the owner came around the corner and could not figure out why he wanted to get in our room so bad. My husband went in search of the ice and saw the couple with the dog was staying in the room that would be exactly parallel to ours on the other side. I had a great sleep. Husband did as well except around 3 or so he was awoken to a hard poking several times on his shoulder. He said I was dead asleep and facing away so it was not me. We are both FAR from superstitious and don't believe in ghosts etc, so his mind went to someone broke in--but everything was locked up quite securely. He even checked under the bed! After the fact we found out about its ghost stories with specifically the 6th floor--specifically room 612. Again we were room 622, so does 612 (with the doggie) mirror ours? Other people have also mentioned getting poked as well, which we again didn't see about the hotel till after. So between the desperate dog and the poke, probably nothing--but most creeped out I've been in a while!! (Not so creeped out that we wouldn't go back!)

When we were walking in Salem, we came across an elderly lady in a wheelchair and she was…read morecompletely lost finding this hotel. We all stop what we we were doing and walked safely to this hotel. I went to the front desk to let the lady working on July 9 around midnight about this guest being lost, and she was extremely rude, annoyed and told me that she the guest has been calling the hotel for three hours asking for help. The lady who is working, the Front Desk has short gray hair and was very rude and obviously did not care about a guest at this hotel. If a guest is lost, wouldn't it be the right thing to do by assisting them instead of complaining about a loss elderly guest who was a retired school teacher? When other people in the hotel were leaving, the same lady was talking to another lady about the guest and talking about how rude they were and how much they were drinking, though when I was there, I did not witness any of this. When I recommend going to this hotel based off of the people who represent this Brand, the answer is no.

1. Great cocktails. 2. Great appetizers…read more 3. Inside atmosphere was super. 4. Probably the best menu selection for my taste.

Good Chinese food in a unique setting but l left a bit underwhelmed, especially for the price. You…read morecan find similar authentic Chinese food in many other Chinese restaurants. We came on a Thurs at 6 and it wasn't too busy at all but definitely filled up by the time we left around 7:30. We got a few drinks and beers. For hearing about their drink menu, I was surprised that it was pretty limited list and they also didn't have any beer on draft, only cans. The cocktails were good but not outstanding. For food, we started with the chengdu chicken wings which were huge and delicious. Perfectly crispy and they had a nice sweet/spicy sauce with it. We also ordered eggplant with spicy garlic sauce, Chongqing dry hot chicken, house fried rice, shrimp/scallop, braised fish with napa cabbage and Wok Crispy Salt & Pepper Shrimp & Scallop. Standouts were the shrimp/scallop that were nicely breaded but you could still taste the fish and was well seasoned. Braised fish with napa cabbage was very flavorful and the braised fish was sooo tender. Also can never go wrong with the eggplant that was cooked down well but still had texture and a yummy sauce.

When Covid first started, I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to get Tony's special brew he liked…read moreto whip up on Tuesday. A real hoppy treat. Luckily Richie and I are still able to get slurpy every now and then as they have created a safe seating area. Every table is wrapped in 3 layers of saran wrap and separated by those Japanese rice paper walls. Those Japs sure are classy. Even better than that, the Red Men started a new event every month!!! They give me a free bag of Lays potato chips with every 9th beer. Quite the salty snack when I am feeling it, though my cow of an ex-wife would tell me it goes straight to my hips. I hate her so much... Tell Tony that the Tunnel Bug sent ya and he'll hook it UP

Truly amazing ambience in this opulent members-only club. The Corinthian leather couch in the…read morelounge felt like sitting in a pillow made of exotic cured hides. I opted for a single malt Highland Scotch to pair with my Opus X (yes cigars are allowed!). Truly superb. The cuisine is also spectacular, featuring crisp potato thins coated with various imported spices as well as numerous home-made pastries brought in as a rotating special. While the wine list is on the meager side, our sommelier was kind enough to recommend a domestic red that was both fruity and precocious. I was invited for a one-time visit to see if I would be considered for membership. I sadly declined the offer at the moment as my giving to non-profits has been quite high this quarter; however, I will certainly apply in the near future! Tremendous.