Hillstone

Worst. Restuarant. Ever!. We asked to be seated on the patio at Hillstone's, and the Maitre'D seated us, and a waitress came for our drink order, Then GB, assistant manager, and MW, Security Guard, said we weren't welcome at the restaurant. We were three gay men and one had a cut off shirt at the sleeves and that was "not allowed" despite no apparent dress code posted anywhere at the restaurant. We left and took pictures of the women in sleeveless ensembles to foster our harassment claim. Security Guard, MW, came onto public property at Faneuil Hall and physically confiscated my cell phone, despite my protestations. We reclaimed the cell phone and left. MW trailed us to another street, scared off all taxis with his "badge" and called the Boston police. We asked to see his badge and he refused. We waited for over an hour - his hostages - until finally a Boston Police officer came. She told us that Security Officer, MW, had no right to confiscate our phones and also did not have the right to scare off the taxis. After 2 minutes of discussion, the Boston Police Officer said that, "Hillstone obviously doesn't like you, so stay away from them." Hillstone and their staff treated us to the rudest and most obnoxious behavior we have ever experienced by anyone, anywhere!…

The ideal combination of upscale & casual. Houston's is a delicious restaurant for lunch or dinner. I have had some great meals there with friends, family, colleagues, and clients. I would consider it upscale-casual... which, to me, is sort of an ideal combination. Not too uptight, and nice enough for a business lunch or a nice night out. They have a great bar area and wonderful appetizers as well... and they even have sushi, which I am very fond of. Also, their sandwich/burger rolls are baked on-site in their open kitchen so you can watch them pop out of the oven when you walk by... and they smell just as good as they taste. (delicious!!)

Huge bonus -- Houston's has free parking nights and weekends when you eat in the restaurant and park in the 60 State Street Garage. Since it is located in Faneuil Hall, it isn't the easiest place to park (or the cheapest area, by far), so take advantage!!…

Swanky place to get a burger. If you want a delicious burger in a restaurant with good prices and excellent service Houston's is the place to go. We usually go in the afternoon or weeknight evenings and it is not busy, so reviews that complain about waits and service problems may be due to the volume of customers.

Their garden burgers are enough to almost make you not miss the beef. The fish sandwich is also delicious. One of my favorite things about Houston's is that you can substitute fries for something like coleslaw, or cooked vegetables. They also cook your meat to your request and get it right.

Advice from my fiancee is that you shouldn't order a burger on a date. They are too messy and juicy to look neat eating them. We did have burgers on one of our first dates, and she is marrying me, so it clearly isn't a deal breaker.

Overall I really like Houston's for a good burger in a nice setting. Every server we have had has been excellent, and we really enjoy eating here.…

I thought those days had passed. Last week, my sister and I went to Houston's and sat at the bar. The bartender, Tracey, was awesome! She told us about their homemade lemonade and said it's great with Absolut Citron. Sign us up! We had two each. Delicious. Then, we had the grilled artichokes, which were EXCELLENT. They were served with an aioli. Today I called them because I was making them on the grill and asked the person who answered the phone what was in the aioli. After LAUGHING hysterically, she said, in the most SNIDE tone: "ummmm, we don't give out our recipes. ummmm no." then she laughed some more and hung up the phone. Ignorance and rudeness have no place in customer service, no matter how good the food is.…