Hawthorne By-The-Sea

Beautiful view of Boston and the ocean. Tables were separated by at least 6 feet. Great sunset views. They serve popovers while you wait for your meal. It was my birthday so they put a candle in my dessert. Not too crowded. Good food.

This was our 40th Anniversary Oct 16 th. My sirloin was the best i ever had and cooked to perfection and my wife's lobster thermaor was delicious. Very friendly staff and service was excellent. We got a window seat as we requested when we made reservations. A pleasant dinning experience. Been going here since i went with my parents. It Never disappoints . Classy all around. Thanks for making our 40th a special day . Anthony Guarente

This place is great with old school polish and service. Put on a shirt with a collar, be respectful, don’t bring loud children and the staff will treat you like royalty.

We ate there on Sunday night, May 5, 2024 As usual we were warmly greeted by George the most gracious host, who patiently escorted us to our lovely table next to the window overlooking the ocean. We started with our drinks which consisted of hot tea, a Bombay martini and wine. Next came the fabulous fresh hot popovers served with oversized pads of real butter. We next enjoyed the most succulent shrimp cocktail, which was 4 very large shrimp along with delicious cocktail sauce, and also a General Glover salad. Our entrees, which everyone enjoyed immensely, were baked stuffed shrimp, a club sirloin, broiled scallops, and broiled haddock. For dessert we all shared the oversized picture perfect baked Alaska, which was cut into 4 ample portions. All of us were truly happy with our entire experience, and, in fact, I am dining there again tonight, Weds, May 8, 2024, with 3 other friends. We are all really looking forward to it

This place is very very nice. The staff is also very nice and they all dress in a classy way. We had dinner at it and honestly, the food had real taste. Felt like I was in a good restaurant in France. Even with the Antipasto platter you could tell that everything has been carefully selected and properly stored. I loved the fact that they didnt do what other restaurants do, which is to cover everything with a sauce and cover flavors. The whisky lobster saute was very good. You can expect to expend around 70 bucks/person but honestly, it is worthy. Large selection of wine.

I used to go to Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston, when Anthony Athanas was there, the food, service, and ambience was truly world class. I feel that Hathorne -by-the -Sea is at the same level. The service was top notch, very attentive. They had all of my favorites, glover salad, popovers, filet, baked Alaskan, etc, and the view is stunning. Plus, plenty of parking.

Can't find the word to detail the atmosphere and dining experience here.... but it was like no other. I absolutely Love it! I was able to dine here twice during my travel nursing assignment in Melrose. I may request another assignment in Mass. close by to dine here again.

Haven’t been to the Hawthorne by the Sea in years. Went in for a light lunch and cocktails with a friend. I had a shrimp cocktail, my friend got the baked clams a la Anthony we both got the yummy Glover salad, of course popovers and marinated mushrooms it was all delicious. We also had delicious expresso martinis. Recommend going I think they may be closing which is sad.