Stearns & Hill's Bistro

Marcia L. 

on Yellow Pages

9 years ago

Service is terrible. Had to ask a bus boy to send waitress over after waiting 15 min. Much too dark, feels uncomfortable. My husband and me had two martinis a piece totaling $50.00. Way too expensive. 

linda y. 

on Insider Pages

14 years ago

MMmm my1st time being there-LOVED it, the pasta premaviera was excellent! Nice wine, friendly staff. Nice crusted bread in oil with spices excellent also. Will visit again. ;) 

melrosefamily 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Family dining at its worst!!! – We went there on a Thursday night around 8pm for dinner. We were seated right away by a very nice hostess. It took a while for the waitress but that was not the problem. We were seated in the restaurant area but all you could hear was loud talking and almost screaming from the bar area. At one point the manager came around to ask how things were and we mentioned that the bar area was extremely loud and that we had come to a restaurant not a bar. Melrose does not allow patrons to just drink at ... read more

bonju patten 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Loved the burgers. We come from NYC where Burgers are KING and S&H was better. 

Shannon D. 

on Insider Pages

15 years ago

Stearns & Hill's Bistro is Fine Dining with Comfort Fine Dining with comfort. The decor and atmosphere has class but comfort. Tin Ceilings, leather seating, upholstered chairs - The staff has been friendly & helpful. They are on the pricier side, but food & dining experience is well worth it. I would recommend this restaurant for a special dinner. 

ginahmc 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

Not worth the wait – Four of us recently went to Stearns & Hills on a Saturday night, we use to go there monthly before they closed for renvations and have greatly anticipated their reopening. At 7:25 pm we were told there was a 45 minute wait, at 8:35 pm (1 hour, 10 minutes later) we were shown to our table. If we had been told how long the wait would really be we would have gone elsewhere. Although they have a new, beautiful & bigger bar area it is very awkward to wait in there since all the tables are reserved for dining ... read more

joycearee 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

Not worth the wait! – We like others waited a long time while this place was closed for renovations. The place looked beautiful and comfortable and seemed to accommodate quite a few more guests. We were a party of 6. When we said we need a table for six and were waiting for 3 more she said to let her know when we were all there. When we did she became indignant and said well I don't have a table ready now. Strike 1. We enjoyed a drink at the bar while our table was prepared. We sat down and ordered another round with the wai... read more

trionetriahtlon 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

Neighborhood disappointment – We had relatively high expectations for this bistro that had been closed for many many months for renovations. While we were pleased with the decor, we found that the beautiful tin ceiling offered no buffer for the exceptionally loud bar area. We spent our entire dinner hearing the full conversation of the business owner of a local window cleaning company ranting about how he hates his customers. (Remind me never to call him!) The service was far below par. We waited at least 20 minutes before a... read more

josefx 

on Citysearch

17 years ago

My new – There's a waitress we've had twice now who spoiled the evening for us. Last night, she made us wait for 20 minutes before saying "I'll be right with you". No apologies, terse service, never brought the bread we saw at every other table. I left a15% tip anyway 'cause I want to be welcome in this otherwise wonderful restaurant (normally tip 20%). I watched as the rest of the waitstaff were excellent with other tables around us. I wanted to contact the restaurant directly to complain, but they have no website, so I pos... read more