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    Square Cafe - Hanover

    4.2 (91 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Chili seared yellow noodles, so good!
    David T.

    We've been to the Hanover location a few times now, twice for dinner and once for lunch yesterday. Very nice interior and the bar is great but limited seating. They have some good draft beer options, but it could be colder. We tried the Korean wings for an appetizer and shared the plate between the five of us. The bread service is excellent with crusty type bread and it's served with green oil and yellow olive oil and cheese dipping sauce, a must-try. So far i have always gone with the chili seared yellow noodles either with chicken, shrimp or just noodles and it is spicy as it has some red peppers in it but it is excellent, served with chop sticks if you prefer to use them. I would not recommend the salads there, my wife hasn't been happy with them compared to other restaurant offerings. Reservations are recommended and watch the hours because they close after lunch at 3pm and re-open for dinner at 5pm. The menu is varied but I am always laser-focused on the yellow noodles for good reason. Service has been good and attentive.

    Pork belly tacos
    Susan R.

    First time patron. Met two friends for a holiday lunch. The bar is gorgeous. My pomegranate martini was delicious and packed a punch. We ordered the bread service with chive oil. My favorite chive oil (complimentary) remains Sorelle in Abington, but The Square offered a very tasty version of their own. My pork belly tacos were delicious--maybe fewer raw red onions in the slaw, or use pickled ones, since they did dominate the flavors. My friends enjoyed the burger and the smoked turkey grilled cheese--more club sandwich than actual grilled cheese. The fries were crispy and hot. We didn't have room for dessert, but I'd like to go back and try the salon burger and the Wedge salad. I didn't get our server's name, but she was friendly enough and checked back a few times. There were plenty of staff to clear dishes or refill water glasses. The price point is a bit high for lunch as compared to similar establishments, but the interior is clean, modern and hip, so I'm sure the rent factors into the overall costs. I'd go back again.

    Creme Brûlée
    Jessie Z.

    This place is amazing! Everything we ate was delicious. The mussels are a must. For our entrees we had the steak frites and a special of the night - Korean short ribs. Both were delicious. Creme brûlée was so good and a wonderful way to end the meal! At first glance prices look high but the portions are huge and well worth it. Great service and a lovely outdoor patio.

    French Onion Soup - A bowl of French Onion Soup features a layer of melted cheese and chopped herbs on top. The bowl is placed on a decorative paper doily, with a metal spoon resting beside it. The setting appears to be in a restaurant with a wooden table surface and glasses visible in the background.
    Jessica B.

    SoOoOo...let me start off by saying I love the original location of Square Cafe in Hingham; the vibe, the ambiance, the food. Everything there is perfect. However, the Hanover location has a completely different vibe, ambiance and atmosphere. It feels like they should have made it a sister-restaurant and named it something else. But at last, I digress... My husband and I came here for dinner during the week. We ordered the bread service and french onion soup to start. We didn't appreciate being nickel & dimed (charged) for the bread & oil as normally that is complimentary at establishments of this caliber. However, it was fantastic. As was the french onion soup! It was rich in flavor but still had a light texture which is ideal for this type of soup. For my entree, I ordered the pan seared scallops. Everything about the meal was excellent. The risotto and citrus salad were perfect compliments to the scallops. I tried a bite of my husband's roasted cod and it was just as delicious as mine. For dessert, we shared the bread pudding as we love it from the other location. Even though it was delicious, I swear it didn't taste as good as the other location, but that's probably just my bias showing ;) I would definitely recommend checking this location out for yourself!

    Ben L.

    Recommended by friends and stopped in for dinner. My 3 star rating is the combination of 4 stars for the ambiance, atmosphere and food, "ehh." Restaurant is nicely decorated, clean, well lit and great ambiance. Greeted by hostess friendly and polite. Because it was a nice night, we chose to sit outdoors. Waitstaff was good. Waiter asked if we wanted bread and we said yes. Little did we know, we discovered the bread was not free. $4 chargers for the bread service when we received the bill. We ordered the house made Szechuan pork shrimp dumplings, crispy pork spareribs, Dan Dan noodles for 2 and Caesar's salad with salmon. The dumplings came swimming in chili oil with pork belly. The chili oil was more oil than chili and the pork belly were very tough to chew. The spareribs were also hard to eat, dry but sauce was good. The noodles also swimming in oil and tasted Okay. The Caesar's salad lettuce was a wilted and not fresh. We won't be visiting again any time soon.

    Pan Roasted Chilean Sea Bass (substitute for Halibut)
    Mike K.

    They continue to deliver solid scores from the kitchen. This should be 3 stars due to service and a couple misses on the plates, but I really want this place to succeed as I like the quality of the ingredients and the menu. We were frustrated with the service of our waiter last night as he was just MIA and standing at a computer screen the majority of the night. When he would stop by other tables he would put his head down and just walk right out of the patio without giving anyone an option to even make eye contact. We could have left 30 minutes earlier than we did if he would have come by and packaged up our leftovers and offered us a desert menu. Eventually he got an "excuse me" as he tried to get back to his computer and then we were able to request the leftovers get packaged up and order some dessert. The Steak Frites....Delicious! Cooked perfect and seasoned well. The White Bernaise that came with them was gross though. Truffle Fries to die for and side salad nice and fresh. The Halibut was slightly over cooked as all the edges were hard, but he middle was absolutely perfect. The red curry coconut sauce was on point and the baby bok choy and jasmine rice were the perfect accompaniment. We ordered a coconut cream pie with raspberry sauce and that was delicious as well.

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    Pito M.

    Food: great Service: amazing (Peter is the best) Ambience: very cozy and intimate Celebrating 5 years of marriage. Square cafe did not disappoint. My wife and I will be back very soon!!!

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    This is my pick of South Shore restaurants. Wonderful food, beautiful dining room, great service.

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    I can't say enough about our experience at The Square Cafe. The service, food, and ambiance were all excellent. We'll be back.

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    Great food and comfortable seating. The bread and oil is very garlicky. There is lots of parking.

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    hands down one of the top restaurants in the area. food is superb, service is amazing. good ambiance. highly recommend!

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    Food is consistently good. Service was good. Nice ambiance. Easy parking. Love their salads. Drinks were on point

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