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    The Hardcover Restaurant

    3.4 (303 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Jen B.

    Sadly disappointed with size and presentation of fried calamari appetizer. The calamari was tasty but it was a very small portion for $18 and the banana peppers were just put on the side. Sad that expectations were too high but these days just accept WE they give you. Not ev lemon which I think should be a standard item.

    Beef Wellington and French Onion Soup- awesome!

    Food was delicious! Service spotty, salad bar boring but fresh. Decor needs updating, think it's the same from 1985. Hubby and I went for anniversary, both started with the French Onion soup, and it was so good! Not salty like so many other places. I had the beef Wellington, cooked perfectly at med-rare and delicious. Hubby had tenderloin medallions and baked stuffed shrimp combo - very good, but would recommend getting the filet instead of sliced medallions. Cocktails were awesome, too.

    Erika C.

    All I can say is WOW. I haven't been to the hardcover since I was a kid, yet being pregnant I heard about their private function space and my family and I decided to give them a shot to host my baby shower. The day couldn't of been more perfect. Emily, the event manager was amazing to work with. I had a smaller shower with about 25 people and the room she selected was absolutely perfect for the event. The food was amazing, the breakfast/brunch buffet was a HIT. There was more then enough food to go around. The scones were delicious as well as the chicken salad sandwiches. The way they set the food up was exactly what we wanted and envisioned. Gary one of the servers was really great and attentive to our party. A true gem! My family really liked how they could come in and decorate the room an hour before the event started, a nice touch. We will definitely be considering them for any future events we may hold as we had such a great time. We will also be in for dinner and after my babies born a drink at the bar - ha. Thank you to the staff at the hardcover and Emily for taking good care of us! Support local! Bravo!

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    Alyssa C.

    4 stars for food and customer service. We had to wait almost an hour to be seated despite having reservation (for a group of 10) so I was starving by the time we sat down. But this is where the salad bar and bread/cheese area saved me. I will never complain about unlimited bread and cheese! The appetizers were good, especially the fried calamari. For entrees we mainly ordered steak and all of them were well seasoned and cooked to order, expect one which was ordered rare but cooked to medium - and they happily replaced it. The side dishes of rice were cold and very hard, and they also replaced these, no questions asked. However next time I would get the side of baked potato rather than rice, because it was definitely more flavorful. Very satisfied with customer service, and although the food had a few minor issues, service definitely made up for it.

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    Michelle M.

    We had our parents 50th Anniversary dinner there tonight. Andy was amazing from the start. Very accommodating and patient. The waitress assigned to us was amazing. I wish I had remembered her name. Everyone loved the food. I'd definitely have another gathering here again.

    Filet, or not Filet? Dry baked potato. And some weird sauce...
    Steve R.

    We were greeted and seated immediately, host was friendly and was sanitizing menu as we arrived, which was nice to see. My wife and I came hear hoping to enjoy at least some conversation, the main dining room was so loud it made that pretty much impossible. Would be better if there was some type of separation instead of just one big open dinning room. We ordered drinks and I ran to the restroom, which at least for the men's room is really cramped. Drinks were there by the time I got back and our order was taken promptly. My order ended up being the 8oz Filet Mignon with a baked potato, it came with the salad bar, which was very fresh and flavorful, best part of the dinner. The waitress returned 15 minutes or so later with our meals and all I heard was a stern "excuse me" which likely came off a lot more harsh due to the volume in the dining room. The Filet Mignon was either cheap or not really the Filet, it had some fat in it and wasn't as tender as I expect from a Filet, Top Sirloin perhaps? However, the cut was both seasoned perfectly and cooked to a perfect, as requested, medium rare. The bake potato was average. (Better than the bland rice) The waitress checked on us once but didn't think it was odd that so much food went untouched, we declined boxes, should have been another hint. We didn't once see an identifiable manager in the dining room, perhaps she was afraid to ask because of no support anyway? Overall "Disappointed in Danvers". COVID: The check stays at the table the entire time, which is nice. Again, the menus were being wiped down upon entry, which was great. No masks on anybody, which I thought was current state mandate. And I suppose bussing the table after the main course was a way to keep things clean, but it just left us with a wet table and wet arms.

    Baked scallops with rice pilaf
    Tabatha R.

    Before turning in the night we wanted to have quiet dinner. Well the roaring sound out this place was not it! Google review said this would be a quieter and slower time to come being closer to 8pm, that however was false! Lol but we lucked out and was actually seated right away in the dining room. There was two hosts answering phones and seating guests. Made eye contact and greeted us right away. I ordered the baked scallops 8oz with rice pilaf. The dish the scallops were served in was so hot, when I accidentally touched it when moving my plate left a red mark on my finger. Scallops were over cooked and had hardly any flavor. Rice was bland. No flavor what so ever. The peppers in it completely raw. The meal was a complete disappointment considering the price. Waitress has to aggressively yell at you to be heard. No masks policy and tables are not socially distanced. Nice to see that your ticket stays at the table with you in a cubby under the table. I only ate a few scallops and only one fork full of the rice. Waitress never asked if everything was okay or even curious on why I hadn't finished my meal and declined a box. After removing our plates, came back and bussed the table while we were waiting for our check. Left the table completely soaked. The waitstaff never stopped moving! Not rude at all. Please do not come here if you are socially challenged with high anxiety and or can't be in loud crowds.

    , they destroyed my cake after I asked him not to take it away from me and then I wanted to cut it myself

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    Good size portions, old style atmosphere but still a great spot to stop in have a drink and get some comfort food.

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    The food is always delicious. The salad bar is amazing , always so fresh . The service is fast and everyone is so pleasant.

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    Food barely edible. Wouldn't go again. Service was ok. Salad bar ok. Other than that the food was horrible.

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