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1925 Burger with French fries - Hawthorne Hotel Dining, Salem, MA

Hawthorne Hotel Dining

4.5
4.5
302 Reviews
$30 and under
American
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Hawthorne Hotel Dining

4.5
$30 and under
American
Salem

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 13 times today
  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for brunch
Nathaniel’s Restaurant at the Hawthorne Hotel offers a perfect start and end to any day. The morning hours are bright with the wall of windows, the plates are creative and include all the Breakfast favorites; Pancakes, Waffles, our Hearty Hawthorne Breakfast, and our Famous house-made Hawthorne Corned Beef Hash!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, Nathaniel’s transforms into a lounge-like atmosphere, with candles, live piano and acoustic entertainment or ambient music playing from our brass gramophone. Sit beside the baby grand piano, beneath the famed author’s portrait, or in front of the historical culinary tribute cabinet and you will find there is a reason our guests have loved Nathaniel’s Restaurant for decades.

Our Tavern restaurant offers a comfortable pub style atmosphere, with our toasty fireplace and warm ambience, you can't help but sink into our comfy arm chairs, while sipping a hot toddy!

Join us to experience our Executive Chef, Vanessa Still's, fantastic menu!

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Hours of Operation
    Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:30 am–10:45 am Sat, Sun 8:00 am–10:45 am Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:45 pm Bar Daily 11:00 am–11:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–8:45 pm
  • Phone number
    (978) 825-4311
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 302 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Boston Metro North

    Hot spot

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Hawthorne Hotel Dining offers a "classy atmosphere" with standout dishes like mushroom calamari and handcrafted cocktails. Patrons praise the "old Salem ambience" and "phenomenal food." While occasional service hiccups are noted, the friendly staff and live piano music create a welcoming experience. A "great relaxing atmosphere" with delicious meals awaits visitors.

302 Reviews
  1. mary beth

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    The hollandaise sauce didn’t have much taste. Our waitress was MIA after we ordered our meal. We had to flag down other staff to ask for a coffee refill and another time to ask for a condiment.

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  2. Dennis

    Greater Boston

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 6 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very pleasant!! Wait staff were very professional friendly and courteous! Requested to sit by the fireplace and our request was granted! Everyone was friendly and polite!

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  3. Matt

    Chicago

    24 reviews

    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on 1 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful meal from start to finish. Warm friendly and professional service. Excellent food and a beautiful setting.

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  4. Michael

    Tampa

    30 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on 29 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    I ordered the Autumn Quinoa Salad which I did not enjoy. It had too much quinoa and the greens were way too large and there was not enough dressing. Sad to say I flew in from Florida for Thanksgiving and was disappointed.

    1 person found this helpful

  5. Marybeth

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 24 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Sunday brunch is amazing. The food was so delicious got a made to order omelette that was heaven..the coffee was fantastic. Service was great even while they were very busy.

    1 person found this helpful

  6. Jess

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was great! Server was so sweet and on point. The only negative was that it was quite hot inside. Otherwise it was awesome.

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  7. Sarah

    New York City

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We went here for brunch. The staff wasn’t very friendly when we arrived for our reservation; the host didn’t even bring us to our table. Instead, she pointed at a table in the back corner and said “your table’s over there” and left us to walk over to the table (without menus). Food was fine, nothing special. Then again, it is hard to mess up breakfast food. My husband’s meal came out 5 minutes after the other 3 meals. Service overall was very slow, but at least there was a pianist playing.

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  8. Kathy

    Atlantic City

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    I really love this place and I really do like the hotel. But last night wasn’t terrific. It took a very long time for us to get our drinks and when we got them they were terrible. We didn’t bother changing them because we didn’t have the time. My food came out it was absolutely the wrong order. The food itself was fine it just wasn’t what I ordered. And when I mentioned that I could tell it would be kind of an ordeal to change so I just ate it.

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  9. Localcolorart

    Atlanta Metro

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great atmosphere, convenient and scenic location. Loved the meatloaf!

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  10. Mark

    Greater Boston

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 30 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    It was nice to duck into the Hotel for a very good lunch during a visit to Salem. They took reservations so we knew we could eat when we needed to. The service was courteous, but there were only two servers for the room, so you had to be patient. Our meals were good. For those of us that ordered burgers they came medium to medium-well vs medium rare, but that was the only nitpick. The fries were a lot better than the beer-battered onion rings. The mac and cheese was the best entree that came.

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FAQs

Hawthorne Hotel Dining offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (978) 825-4311.

Hawthorne Hotel Dining is rated 4.5 stars by 302 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

A photo of Hawthorne Hotel Dining restaurant

Hawthorne Hotel Dining

4.5
$30 and under
American
Salem

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 13 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Hawthorne Hotel Dining

18 Washington Square W, Salem, MA 01970-4056

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Salem
  • Hours of Operation
    Breakfast Mon–Fri 7:30 am–10:45 am Sat, Sun 8:00 am–10:45 am Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:45 pm Bar Daily 11:00 am–11:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–8:45 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Hotel Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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