Stone's Public House

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   June

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food. Service was wonderful. Highly recommend.
   

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   Greg

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Our reservation in the bar was not honored, we were sat next to the door to the kitchen and the host would not consider our request to change tables, our appetizer was served cold when it was supposed to be hot, and our entrees were underwhelming and not worth the price. We have eaten many times here and had a great meal; this was a disaster and soured our opinion of Stone’s.
   

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   Norman

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Solid menu but they recently moved to a a la carte style which for me the jury is still out on. The place is popular though and we still love a night there.
   

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   Mark

   Greater Boston

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Hits a high note on all categories! A top notch pub
   

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   Mitchell

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   190 reviews

   5.0

   190 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I enjoyed one of my favorites from their menu -- the chicken, cheddar and chutney sandwich. My companion ordered salmon and was served a generously proportioned filet that she said was very good. Our server, Noel, was right there when we needed him and never intrusive.
   

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   Beth

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Our drinks didn’t come until we were almost done with our entrees. My steak was not cooked to my desired temperature. No comps were made.
   

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   John

   Greater Boston

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was fantastic, my wife had the tuna and I had the NY sirloin, our kids had chicken and fries, all delicious. The service was fantastic, atmosphere great and bill was very reasonable. All around great meal!
   

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   Steve

   VIP

   Central Coast

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Stones Public House: Where Dreams (and Filets) Go to Die If Gordon Ramsay ever swings by Ashland, MA, I imagine the ensuing kitchen meltdown at Stones Public House would be so catastrophic it’d leave the place permanently condemned. And honestly? That might be an upgrade. Let’s start with the Filet Mignon, which I assume was cooked by someone who has never actually met a filet mignon before. You know, the cut that’s supposed to melt like butter? Instead, what arrived was a tiny, rubbery afterthought perched on a massive, empty plate, as if the chef had grand illusions that the “negative space” would distract from the highway robbery of portion size. Spoiler: It did not. Next, we have the “Irish sausage stuffing,” which is a bold name for unhydrated Stove Top stuffing mix with the occasional tiny, lonely piece of sausage, much like my faith in this meal—crumbled and barely holding together. I’d say they forgot to add water, but that would assume the kitchen actually reads instructions, which, based on my experience, is an overly generous assumption. To round out this culinary crime scene, we ordered the Chocolate Lava Cake—or as I now call it, The Great Deception. Lava? Nowhere to be found. Instead, we were served what can only be described as a dense, soul-crushing flourless brick that had all the moisture and charm of a week-old hockey puck. At this point, I was actually impressed. I mean, it takes real talent to drain every last ounce of joy from chocolate. Oh, and did I mention the service? Imagine the slowest, least attentive staff you’ve ever encountered, and then subtract effort. That’s what we got. Maybe they were as traumatized by the food as we were and simply gave up on life? And the grand finale: the bill. A whopping $235 for two people. That’s right—over two hundred bucks for chewy filet, boxed stuffing dust, and a hockey puck dessert. At this point, I wasn’t sure whether to laugh, cry, or call the authorities. Shameful Valentines Nightmare!
   

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   Joe

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 13, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was fantastic! Corned beef egg rolls were spectacular!
   

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    Marion

    Greater Boston

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 9, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I love going to stones. I’ve gone many times in the past the ambience is lovely. It was a very cold evening and having the fireplace all roaring just made it feel cozy and warm. The food was excellent. The only thing that I would recommend to make it better is if they would start having specials and add new dishes to the menu. I’ve been coming here for six years and the menu remains the same. Otherwise I would come more often the biggest suggestion I could make for an Irish restaurant is to add to the menu Guinness, Irish beef stew that is what is missing from their menu
    

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