What started out as a pleasant experience ended up being a let down by the end. My husband and I were invited by another couple to have dinner at Mason's Grille. We were met by our server and she was pleasant enough but came to our table too often and was repetitive and after 2 hours of being at the restaurant we finally had to flag her down for the check and she said she was Waiting to see if we wanted coffee or tea. When we already had dessert. The food was Okay I guess but a few times more than we would like to say they missed the mark. My appetizer was pretty good but My daughter's French Onion Soup had bread in it when she asked for it to be eliminated due to the fact she has a gluten allergy. My steak was supposed to be rare and it was medium One of the other party members steak was supposed to be medium and it was more medium well My husband's salmon was supposed to have a honey flavored tapping or sauce and it was not very detectable My other dinner partner asks for a drink namely the dragon Berry and It was certainly not the dragon Berry of which my husband and I both had that drink The server said the reason it looked different was because she had noticed there was a new bartender at the bar and that he should taste it And because he didn't know what the dragon Berry was tasting like he just kept it It looked nothing like my husband's drink or my drink and the taste was certainly not the same as well Since we were guests of the other couple I did not say anything due to the fact I didn't want to embarrass anyone so I figured I would just write this review we spent Nearly $300 total and a tip I'm sorry to say I don't think I will be returning to this restaurant. read more

The food was great, the service was good; only complaint was that the hostess stand is at the end of the bar instead of the front of the room and there's nowhere really to wait if the bar is crowded. That being said, it was great that the dining area is closed off from the bar and it isn't too loud. Overall good atmosphere with good food and good drinks, and everyone there is very attentive. read more

Mason's Grille 52 - Chocolate martini - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

Service was good. Friendly staff. My husband and I ordered braised beef ribs. Server said they were boneless. What we got was a piece of roast. At least that's what it looked and tasted like. If we had known that we would have ordered something else. read more

We were seated right away, it wasn't busy at 5pm on a Thursday. We sat at a table in the front window, in the bar area. Both ordered off the specials menu. Delicious. read more

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It's been a few years since that last time my wife and I went into Masons. Fastward and it's still wonderful. I started with the Old Fashioned. It was very good, read more

One of my favorites in Village of Hamburg. Friendly service at bar and restaurant. I always get their red pepper bisque soup and on Fridays a broiled fish fry. read more

This is a nice little hidden gem in the Village of Hamburg. When you first walk in there's a small bar with a few high top tables, the back of the place is the restaurant dining area. The hostess that sat us was very friendly as was our waitress. I had the Nashville hot chicken sandwich with house chips and my wife had a beef on weck sandwich with the chips as well. The chicken sandwich was served on a fresh roll and was not terribly hot but tasty. I sampled a bite of the weck sandwich and thought it was on the dry side but good. My wife also had a delicious crock of French onion soup. Before our food arrived we were given a basket of fresh, hot rolls with butter that had some spices on it. The rolls weren't bad, not the best we have ever tasted but edible. This is definitely a place we would come back to and if we get the weck again we will have a side of au jus with it. read more

Mason's Grille 52 - Buffalo Beef on Weck - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

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I ordered their Chicken Pot Pie, with water and a cup of coffee. The pie was very good and would order it again if I went in there. The chicken was sliced and very tender! Not dried and tough! Coffee was good flavor but refills could've been quicker for my liking. To be fair, they were busy, with a full dining room! Overall, it was a pleasant dinner and quite filling! read more

Really enjoyed it here. Hidden gem of Hamburg. Food was upscale and made well. Scallops were delicious. Roasted chicken had a delicious Dijon sweet glaze. The filet was cooked to request (not the best cut but still good). The drinks were made very well. We were impressed by how well the Manhattans were made. The staff was extremely friendly. We are excited to go back and try more of the menu. read more

Mason's Grille 52 - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

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Amazing dinner with the family. Food and service was wonderful. Our server Lucy was fantastic. I can't remember the last time I was out to dinner and the manager was going table to table inquiring about our meal and making us feel welcome. read more

Masons is a great spot in the heart of Hamburg. Front area has a bar with high tops, back area has a nice dining room. Great steak and seafood options but comfort food as well. We enjoyed a nice anniversary dinner there with some excellent lava cake for dessert. read more

1. Drink tasted blaaah 2. Onion soup-No Taste 3. Specifically asked to have salmon not to be over cooked and 1 hour later, salmon way over cooked, no spinach in the dish and the white sauce tasted like white flour 4. Sent back food and had to ask to have meal taken off check and no apologies 5. Truly disappointed - they need a new cook **Our waitress was very nice and responsive and the pepper soup was very good read more

NE clam chowder soup was so salty had to send back. French onion soup had no flavor whatsoever. Few entrees we ordered were cold. This place has potential but the food was not good. The only thing that was decent were the chicken wings. Would not recommend anything else. read more

The seafood was very good. Fresh and prepared perfectly. The service was exceptional. The Chef stopped by every table. The ambiance was comfortable. I will return here the next time I'm in town. read more

Service was excellent! The waitress was so friendly and on top of everything. The food was also good! We had the steak special and beef of Weck. The sandwich definitely needed the au jus since the roast beef was on the dry side. The rolls were amazing! We will absolutely be going back! read more

Mason's Grille 52 - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

Another hidden gem in WNY! This place is unassuming, but WOW, the food is amazing!!! They offer gluten free, vegetarian, pastas, a wide variety of meat and seafood entrees, along with elevated pub food. They have a beautiful bar that is very well stocked. The staff is very friendly and eager to please. This must be on your list of places to try. You will not be disappointed. read more

We finally went to Mason's last Friday night and I'm glad we found a restaurant in the village that we'd return to besides The Grange. We arrived early - shortly after 5pm, and were informed by the friendly bartender Marlene that the dining room was fully booked for reservations, so we grabbed a bar table by the front windows. The tables are perfect for 2 people if you're having dinner or 3-4people if you're just having drinks. There's a quick draw screen right by our corner table which is always fun. If you happen to eat at the bar - they have these wooden trays that rest over the lip of the bar so you don't have to reach too far for your plate of food. I've never seen that before so I thought that was really cool! Since I am on my usual New Year's Resolution diet, I could not order any of the items I normally would get... clams casino, French onion soup (or clam chowder), garlic mussels, crab cakes, braised short rib, or maybe the fish fry, etc. so I just got a steak salad without blue cheese and dressing on the side. The steak was cooked to a true medium, and the quality was worth the price. My husband Moe started with a bowl of the roasted red pepper bisque which was a very large portion! I personally don't love any bell peppers so I probably wouldn't have ordered that for myself, but I tried some with a piece of the complimentary warm bread and it was pretty good. Surprisingly, Moe ordered my usual favorite - the braised short rib, which came with sautéed green beans and mashed potatoes. After giving me a bite of it (YUM), he cleaned the plate!!! Even though the entire bar area quickly filled up, Marlene was attentive and efficiently worked her way around all the tables. The atmosphere and decor were all very unassuming and cozy, and I could see ourselves stopping in more frequently in the future for a quick bite or casual drinks. read more

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Wow. What a delicious meal. We're still talking about it the next day. We mostly do take out so we were very excited to get a night out with kids. We had a 6 PM reservation and were seated right away. Our waitress was wonderful. Friendly and very attentive. Our drinks came right away. We wanted to try the bacon wrapped BBQ wings first and she did let us know those take some time, (I appreciate the honesty!)but we still got them before our food thanks to our waitress timing everything perfectly. While waiting for our food I noticed how attentive every server was, and a man who I assume is the owner, check on every table. I appreciated that extra touch! We sat near the door to the kitchen and we watched the plates come out. Everything looked so GOOD. Wow. Those wings. YUM. The bacon was wrapped perfectly and stayed on neatly throughout each bite. They were incredible. The blue cheese was yummy too I got my favorite salad, the Pittsburgh salad. It's always a great choice. The Rivera dressing came out warm as it should(a lot of places skip this part but I think it's crucial to this salad. The waffle fries were perfectly crisp yet soft inside. This one is in my top 3 of places to go for this salad! My husband got the rodeo burger. He didn't say much while eating it, and that's how I know it was good it had a HUGE onion ring on top which looked incredible. We will be back to Masons Grille 52! We've tried most of the village restaurants now and this is our new fave! read more

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The bar is quaint and the menu is delightful. Reservations are strongly advised. Bartenders know what they're doing and I've never had anything at Mason's I wouldn't have again. read more

My first time here, on what I'd call the "Restaurant Row" In Downtown Hamburg. Reservations recommended; it was pretty busy for a Thursday night. Service: Friendly and sincere Food: French Onion / great presentation. The bread was very thin, the onions were sparse - but the broth was fantastic! Clam chowder / my guest loved it - "filled with clams" said he Halibut dinner special / the halibut was not seared enough to maximize the caramelization - it was good, but I wasn't "wowed," the basil/lemon infused risotto was over cooked, but the flavors were good - though they didn't "pop" - some lemon rind would have achieved this. The vegetable medley (thin sliced zucchini and summer squash) was somewhat slimy and very bland / not hard to fix - just some lazy cooking. I was going to have the Bourbon Pork Chop - perhaps I should have. Chicken Milanese / ordered by my guest - he enjoyed it. It was amusing that the server thought the homemade bread (rolls) was delicious because they were clearly not fresh nor were they good tasting. We passed on dessert. Prices: not bad - $$$ - we also used a $10 off coupon. Overall: I'm not likely to return unfortunately, but people seem to like it there. Perhaps I'm too picky. read more

Mason's Grille 52 - French Onion - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

Well, finally made it back for lunch with a group of friends. What a disaster. I hate to use the word, but the only way to describe our waitress is "inept". Problems in the kitchen as well. The smallest complaints would be the friend who ordered mussels not receiving some sort of side dish for the empty shells, and the friend who ordered a mild Bloody Mary receiving a hot one. One friend asked if her sandwich could be served grilled on marble rye instead of the roll listed on the menu. Server assured her that could be done. You guessed it. When it came, it was on a roll. Now I don't know if the order was written incorrectly or the cook screwed it up, but shouldn't she have noticed it before it got to the table? Back to the kitchen. Out it came on marble rye. But not grilled. Two of our party ordered the shaved prime rib sandwich. One received a shaved prime rib sandwich, and the other received something else. It was some sort of sandwich alright, but definitely not the shaved prime rib. Waitress was having a terrible time understanding what the mistake was. So confused! She was nice enough, but either needs more training or to find a new line of work. Sorry, but sometimes the truth hurts. My complaint? For $15, I expect lump crab meat in the crab cake, and the mixed greens promised on the menu, not a pile of iceberg lettuce. The best part of this salad was the wasabi ranch. Disappointing, Mason's. read more

Mason's Grille 52 - Crab Cake Salad - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

We are from the Midwest and drive east every summer. We stop overnight in Hamburg and look forward to our annual dinner at Masons. The food is delicious - the French onion soup is one of the best I have had anywhere in the country- the broth is rich and they use authentic Gruyère cheese - yum! The dinner rolls come out warm. There are always specials and the regular menu is vast. We love the seafood items and the flatbreads are delicious. I typically do not care for sweet potato fries but ended up eating my son's because they were so good. The service is warm and welcoming. And the price is right. We hope to continue our dinner tradition at Masons for years to come! read more

Went here last night for the first time. I had the mussels and my husband had a Rueben. We also shared a roasted red pepper soup for an appetizer. We were very happy with everything we had and the service was great. We will for sure be back. read more

Mason's Grille 52 - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

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A nice thank you dinner from friends was this past Thursday and I picked this place mainly for the interesting seafood options on the menu. Our server was very nice and cordial. Kept on refilling our water, bringing more bread and answering all of our questions . The soups that accompanied our entrees (red pepper bisque and clam chowder ) were well received. My scallop entree was tasty, but I wish it came with more of the brandy cream sauce . I was still kind of hungry after . Another friend ordered the lemongrass gnocchi, the gnocchi was excellent (great sauce) the steak was ok, a tad bit over cooked (she likes her steaks med rare) . The lobster Mac and cheese looked appealing, but had a smoky flavor none of us really cared for, also could be a bit creamier . Lobster on top looked good though . Even with some negative features of our selections, I would come back , mainly because of the excellent service and I would like to try the sea bass entree and seafood tower appetizer! read more

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Omg The Food there is AMAZING! Go say hi to Kim the Bartender on Thursdays and Fridays. But if you want a great seat make your reservations a day in advance. You will not be disappointed read more

Esthetics, really nice, service impeccable! Food was delicious! We had a party of 6 and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. My only concern was my Mac & Cheese w/ bacon & lobster. Did not look like what I expected. There was no lobster unless they counted little mini pieces of a combination of greasy bacon. Couldn't distinguish one from the other and it was so minuscule why call it Mac and cheese added with lobster. It wasn't bad, but wasn't as good as the description. It was a very large plate of noodles and cheese with sprinkles of tiny pieces of bacon, couldn't taste or see lobster. Staff was amazing and I would visit again. read more

Quaint little restaurant that makes fantastic meals! NYE was a specific menu that was fabulous. Had the Halibut and the scallops risotto. Everything is delicious! read more

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Mason's Grille 52 is a great spot for a nice dinner or a drink. We had dinner late on a Sunday evening. The atmosphere was nice. They had a fire place and it was decorated nicely. Our server was a little all over the place. We ordered steaks and they were cooked to perfection. This place does get really busy, so if you are trying to go at a time that is busy, I would recommend getting reservations. read more

Food was cold. Vegetables were over cooked and cold. Service was sparse. If you don't have the staff to provide good service, stop taking reservations. Would not eat there again. read more

Mason's Grille has become a regular place for my husband and I. We always order their sandwiches - Reuben, roast beef, chicken with peppers, etc. We have never had a bad meal. This is one of the only places that still offers waffle fries...and they are to die for! I would go in there JUST to order their waffle fries. They seem to have quite a few regulars that hang out at the bar...but we've pretty much become one of them so we don't mind. It's located right in the heart of Hamburg village so the best parking is right across the street in the lot. (P.S. Dogs ARE allowed on the small patio) read more

Mason's Grille 52 - Stuffed pepper flatbread - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

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The food here was really good. We got the tomato basil mussels for an appetizer and they are a MUST. SO GOOD! Then we got the roasted red pepper soup and it was very good. I got the asian shrimp salad and it was good and my date got the New York strip steak he didn't love it but he said it was ok. Definitely recommend this place it's right in the Hamburg village so you can walk around. Our server was very friendly and helpful. read more

Tried out Mason's for the first time on a Saturday night. It was not busy when we arrived a little after 6pm, but picked up steadily as we ate. We both ordered off the specials menu even though the regular menu had several enticing looking options. We started with their signature roasted red pepper bisque. It was flavorful and had a good consistency. For dinner, I ordered the pork Parmesan and my boyfriend had the king cut prime rib. The pork Parmesan was a large pork cutlet pan fried served over angel hair pasta with spinach and eggplant in a roasted red pepper sauce, then covered in melted provolone. I never order pork out, but this sounded too good to pass up. I am pleased I did because it was fantastic. The prime rib was served medium even though it was ordered medium rare. It tasted good though, so it wasn't worth sending back. The garlic mashed and green beans served with it were both also good. If this review was based only on the food we had (minus the tasteless complementary bread), it would be 4 stars. However, I felt I had to deduct a star for the horrible drink situation we encountered. I ordered a glass of wine and the glass smelled like the bartender polished it with a smelly rag. It's all I could smell every time I lifted my glass. My boyfriend said he thought the water tasted funny. I had a sip and also thought it was a little off. I deduced it must be cucumber water, which neither of us like. When the table next to us was sat, they actually had their server take their water away because of how bad it tasted! So it wasn't just us. The server explained that it sometimes gets like that because of the melting ice...gross. If that's a known issue, why are you still serving that ice?! Also, the restaurant itself could use some improvements. We sat next to the fireplace, which was very nice, but the ceiling tiles above us were stained and one even had a chunk missing. Since the entrees saved our night, we will mostly likely be back. Mainly because of the proximity to home. read more

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ASK FOR MARLENE! We enjoyed a lovely evening with crab cakes, ahi tuna, bruschetta flatbread and death by chocolate layer cake. We ordered take out for family that could not join us and they enjoyed their strip steaks and potatoes! Thank you for a wonderful experience! read more

Mason's Grille 52 - Layers upon layers of cake! - American Near Me - Hamburg, New York

A place with personality and charm, great food and ambiance. My family has made this restaurant a regular favorite and whenever I have an event (wedding/baby shower, etc), this is where I host. Excellent, always. Owners are always on site and pay attention to guests' needs, there is never a dissatisfying experience at Mason's 52! Stop and say hi to Marlene at the bar! read more

The food was excellent got crab cakes. Scallops. And ravioli. Was al very good service was little slow but was def worth waiting. Lighting was nice and was nice on inside read more

We absolutely love coming here. Great food and drinks. The bartender Kim is the absolute best and makes amazing cocktails

The bar area was packed with people and loud they walked us into the dining room separated by a door. That was the best idea ever so you could eat in peace. The waitress came right over ad got us drinks while we looked over the menu. They brought out rolls that were warm and melted the butter just right. We had to try the roasted red pepper soup; I got a bowl and it was a huge serving. I was full even before the meal came. The stuffed peppers were more of a pepper cut in have with sauce and cheese on top. I got the special of Buffalo chicken pasta. I was disappointed that it came with green onions on it because that was not listed on the menu. I picked them out and it was decent not spicy at all. The fish fry was huge and very crispy. I took half my dinner home so I could get the warm apple tart for dessert. It was heated up and it mixed well with the ice cream and whipped cream. It was delicious and worth being over full. The waitress made sure we had everything we needed and over all it was a good meal. Nothing that wowed me, but if i was in the area and hungry I would come back. read more

The food was incredible! Cooked perfectly, tasted awesome! Service was very friendly and personable. The owner visited our table and was a pleasure to talk to. I would highly recommend this place and will definitely be visiting again. read more

So disappointed. Yes, it's New Year's Eve and you expect hiccups. No lobster pieces in the upcharged lukewarm lobster bisque, mussels did not taste fresh, were grainy and chewy. Waited what seemed like forever for our steak entrée, mine was very grissly. Waitress was very apologetic about the wait. Wish we'd have stayed home and ordered a pizza. No, we did not complain, kind of uncomfortable doing so, especially when the owner comes by and says the mussels are great aren't they? read more

I typically avoid generalizing about a restaurant based upon one experience, but... My wife's food was served with a fresh helping of a crispy fly which was served with her burger and french fries. We alerted the waitress to this, and she didn't exactly react like someone who had never seen this happen before at this particular establishment. As she was removing the plate from the table, my mother poked at her salad. This is when some kind of crawling bug with wings came skittering out and across the table in full view of our server. I smashed the little bugger with a salt shaker, and the waitress -- whose actions could have been interpreted as "cool under pressure" or "oh, crap, not again" -- swiped the bug quickly off the table. She returned shortly with my wife's meal, which included the SAME burger, and new fries, and then discounted our bill a whole $5 for our trauma. Again, I'm sure many people (as you can see from other reviews) enjoy this place, but I felt compelled to give you a picture of what happened during our one and only visit here. read more