Hook + Line

4.1

327 Reviews

$31 to $50

Seafood

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 13, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

Experiences are available.

Good for groups
Good for special occasions
Innovative

Hook + Line is a hospitality forward concept new to Boston’s Seaport neighborhood by Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli.

We are a full service sit down New England Seafood restaurant + bar featuring a wood-fired grill serving lunch, brunch + dinner.

Dash from our sprawling waterfront patio overlooking the ICA onto the Seaport commuter ferry!

Let Chef Mark Cina and our teams take care of you!

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Seafood, American
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(617) 860-6003
Website
http://www.hookandlinebos.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Patrick Lipscomb
Private party facilities
Hook + Line offers both private and semi-private options for groups ranging from 12- 250 for receptions, seated dinners, holiday parties, and more!

Location
10 Fan Pier Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210
Neighborhood
Seaport
Cross street
Fan Pier + Bond Street; Restaurant + Market are located on the Dock Side
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Courthouse + Seaport Boulevard @ Sleeper Street. South Station
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Mid-day Menu
Multiple dates available
For reservations made during the period of 3- 4:45pm we will be featuring a smaller Mid-Afternoon menu in our bar and lounge. It has raw bar, classic starters and of course New England fare. If you would like the dinner menu, please reserve from 5pm on. Thank you for choosing Hook + Line!
New Years Eve at Hook + Line
Dec 31, 2024 only
🎉 Celebrate New Year's Eve in the Seaport – A Night to Remember! 🎆 As 2025 approaches, there’s no better way to ring in the new year than with a celebration at Hook + Line—where stunning views, delicious cuisine, and unforgettable memories await!
Ring in the New Year with a Feast at Hook + Line!
Jan 1, 2025 only
🎉 Ring in the New Year with a Feast at Hook + Line! 🦞🍤 Join us for an All-You-Can-Eat Brunch Buffet in the heart of the Boston Seaport—only $30 per person! 🥂 📅 New Year's Day | 11am - 4pm Don't miss the freshest catch of the year! 🌊

Popular dishes

ZA'ATAR CRUSTED TUNA LOIN$19.00
grapefruit, Alfonzo olive, salsify, avocado
ARUGULA SALAD$13.00
watermelon radish, fennel, sunchoke, date viniagrette
CAESAR SALAD$14.00
parmesan, Iggy's croutons
SPICY BROWN BUTTER CRAB DIP$18.00
kimchi, Gouda, grilled focaccia
CLAM CHOWDER$13.00
bacon, oyster crackers
STUFFIES$16.00
buttery crumbs, lemon, chorizo
WOOD GRILLED CUTTLEFISH$15.00
confit potatoes, gribiche, Espelette
SPARE RIBS$17.00
nuoc cham, pickled chili, thai herbs
BREAD + BUTTER$7.00
leche de tigre, red onion, cilantro, squid ink tapioca chips

FROM THE DEPTHS

SKATE WING$31.00
MONKFISH$30.00
vindaloo
WOOD GRILLED TUNA STEAK$39.00
Jalapeño puree, pickled pineapple salsa Allergens: alliums, nightshades, capsaicin
- Rare$0.00
- Medium Rare$0.00
- Medium$0.00
- Medium Well$0.00
- Well Done$0.00
WOOD GRILLED SALMON$29.00
Chimichurri Allergens: alliums, finfish

ABOVE THE SHORE

GRILLED HALF CHICKEN$34.00
fennel pollen, jus
HANGER STEAK$38.00
8oz Hanger steak with chimichurri
- Rare$0.00
- Medium Rare$0.00
- Medium$0.00
- Medium Well$0.00
- Well Done$0.00
VEGETABLE ENTREE$25.00

FEASTS

WHOLE LOBSTER BROIL$114.00
Served with an arugula salad Allergens: gluten, shellfish, butter, dairy, nightshade, allium
ALCOVE WHOLE GRILLED CHICKEN$65.00
Served with Wood Grilled Carrots + Potato Gratin
16 OZ GRILLED RIBEYE$78.00
Served w/ Wood Grilled Broccolini + Potato Gratin
- Rare$0.00
- Medium Rare$0.00
- Medium$0.00
- Medium Well$0.00
- Well Done$0.00

CLASSICS

FRIED CALAMARI$18.00
served with french fries, cloeslaw + malt onion soubise
- Make it a Roll + 2$2.00
FRIED OYSTERS$28.00
served with french fries, cloeslaw + malt onion soubise
- Make it a Roll + 2$2.00
- SUB ARUGULA$0.00
- SUB FRIES$0.00
- SUB CHIPS$0.00
FISH + CHIPS$27.00
served with french fries, cloeslaw + malt onion soubise
- Make it a Roll + 2$2.00
- SUB ARUGULA$0.00
- SUB FRIES$0.00
- SUB CHIPS$0.00
MAINE LOBSTER ROLL$52.00
two ways: classic cold + hot buttered served with house made chips
- HOT ONLY$0.00
- COLD ONLY$0.00
- SUB ARUGULA$0.00
- SUB FRIES$0.00
- SUB CHIPS$0.00
FRIED FISH SANDWICH$19.00
served with house made chips + cloeslaw
- SUB ARUGULA$0.00
- SUB FRIES$0.00
- SUB CHIPS$0.00
HOT DOG$13.00
Served with house made chips
- SUB ARUGULA$0.00
- SUB FRIES$0.00
- SUB CHIPS$0.00

SIDES

GRILLED BROCCOLINI$13.00
colatura, lemon
GRILLED SHISHITO PEPPERS$14.00
Tom Kha, basil, lime
THAI BRUSSELS SPROUTS$12.00
Tom Kha, basil, lime
FRENCH FRIES$9.00
SIDE CHIPS$7.00
COLE SLAW$7.00
SIDE ARUGULA$7.00
white balsamic vinaigrette

SPECIALS

AMUSE$0.00
SMASH BURGER$19.00
herbed black garlic slaw
- SUB ARUGULA$0.00
- SUB FRIES$0.00
- SUB CHIPS$0.00

What 327 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.1

4.1 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4.1Service
4.2Ambience
3.7Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Hook + Line offers a vibrant atmosphere with a stunning waterfront location, perfect for enjoying fresh seafood delights. "Incredible food, drinks, service and ambiance," say diners, with standout dishes like the crab dip and Branzino. While the service can be slow, the "staff is very attentive" and the experience is often memorable.

327 Reviews

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Susan
Greater Boston
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined today
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The location is spectacular. The ambiance is wonderful. The food was great too. Service was a little slow with drinks and appetizers but other service staff jumped in when needed.
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Jeremy
New York City
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent service and great location. Food and drinks were outstanding!
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Liz
Greater Boston
78 reviews
4.0
78 reviews
Dined on November 19, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Beautiful space and great location near ICA and harbor.
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Michael
Greater Boston
100 reviews
vip
3.0
100 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
I wanted to love Hook + Line. Sadly, I didn't. Maybe it was that we were there on a Saturday night and it was packed. (I had a friend, a restaurant critic, whose advice to diners was: never eat out on a Saturday night. Often wise advice if it's great food you're after.) Let me start with the good parts. The staff was great! We had a very good waiter, who was clearly informed about the wines, listened to us, and made some good recommendations. Really good focaccia, lightly kissed by the wood-burning oven. A lightly dressed Casear salad with vibrant, fresh romaine. And a side of broccolini that was delicious and nicely done. We weren't so happy with the entrees. For me, skate wing: very fresh and served on the bone (nice touch!), well cooked, but with a gloppy, heavy sauce that, for me, didn't work with the skate. My wife had a lovely piece of halibut that came up cold, and which she sent back 3 times (note: 3 times) to be warmed up. And the volume in room was, well, VERY loud. I ran a SoundPrint check -- 80 db, or, as I noted, VERY loud. Oy.
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Daniel
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 12, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and service. Highly recommended for any occasion!
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Or
Washington DC
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Really poor experience. We were sat for dinner at a table (4 people) next to the bathroom, on the bar side of the restaurant and couldn't hear ourselves speak the entire night. There were two tables on that side of the bar, and despite the restaurant knowing that they were expecting a large, loud party at the bar, they still sat us there even though they had other tables available on the quieter side of the restaurant. The food was truly awful - the stuffed clams tasted like sludge with a bit of clam pieces mixed in, the burrata was drenched in beet sauce and basically tasted like beet soup, and the salmon (3 orders) was severely undercooked. We didn't even bother asking for it to be cooked more given how long it took for us to actually get the food/drinks, and the overall poor atmosphere of being sat essentially in the middle of a bar. Truly a 1 star experience - I had read seen some of the poor reviews beforehand but figured maybe they were just one-off bad experiences...sadly not the case, this place is just bad and wildly overprices given the poor food quality.
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Micaela
Greater Boston
15 reviews
vip
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
foods excellent - under staffed - loved the tuna appetizer and fish and chips. My companion had the stuffies and salmon with a side of grilled broccolini - all wonderful.
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andrew
Greater Boston
1 review
vip
1.0
1 review
Dined on November 9, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
We ordered appetizers and four different entrees. Every one of them was not good. Tuna was overcooked, swordfish undercooked, branzini soaked in sauce and rubbery. Drinks were a mixed bag. Service was annoying. red flag was many empty tables on friday night. Oh, and it was stupid expensive! Super disappointing.
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Olivia
Detroit
15 reviews
vip
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Servers were friendly and attentive but the kitchen was very slow.
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Nicole
Greater Boston
7 reviews
vip
2.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Put it this way… the highlight was that our water glass was never empty. Other than that, the experience wasn’t great. At one point, we went 45 minutes with no visit from our server, (the restaurant was busy, but still!) which meant empty wine glasses and no food. The entrees left something to be desired with the fish on the plate, sauced in a similar way even though they were supposed to be different, and no side accompaniments to be found. In my opinion, this restaurant was not worth the money spent.
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FAQs

Hook + Line offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 860-6003.

Hook + Line is rated 4.1 stars by 327 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 13, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

10 Fan Pier Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Fan Pier + Bond Street; Restaurant + Market are located on the Dock Side
Neighborhood
Seaport
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Seafood, American
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Courthouse + Seaport Boulevard @ Sleeper Street. South Station
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Patrick Lipscomb
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.hookandlinebos.com/
Phone number
(617) 860-6003
Private party facilities
Hook + Line offers both private and semi-private options for groups ranging from 12- 250 for receptions, seated dinners, holiday parties, and more!

Hook + Line

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Mid-day Menu

New Years Eve at Hook + Line

Ring in the New Year with a Feast at Hook + Line!

FRIED OYSTERS

WHOLE LOBSTER BROIL

FISH + CHIPS

STARTERS

ZA'ATAR CRUSTED TUNA LOIN$19.00

ARUGULA SALAD$13.00

CAESAR SALAD$14.00

SPICY BROWN BUTTER CRAB DIP$18.00

CLAM CHOWDER$13.00

STUFFIES$16.00

WOOD GRILLED CUTTLEFISH$15.00

SPARE RIBS$17.00

BREAD + BUTTER$7.00

FROM THE DEPTHS

SKATE WING$31.00

MONKFISH$30.00

WOOD GRILLED TUNA STEAK$39.00

WOOD GRILLED SALMON$29.00

ABOVE THE SHORE

GRILLED HALF CHICKEN$34.00

HANGER STEAK$38.00

VEGETABLE ENTREE$25.00

FEASTS

WHOLE LOBSTER BROIL$114.00

ALCOVE WHOLE GRILLED CHICKEN$65.00

16 OZ GRILLED RIBEYE$78.00

CLASSICS

FRIED CALAMARI$18.00

FRIED OYSTERS$28.00

FISH + CHIPS$27.00

MAINE LOBSTER ROLL$52.00

FRIED FISH SANDWICH$19.00

HOT DOG$13.00

SIDES

GRILLED BROCCOLINI$13.00

GRILLED SHISHITO PEPPERS$14.00

THAI BRUSSELS SPROUTS$12.00

FRENCH FRIES$9.00

SIDE CHIPS$7.00

COLE SLAW$7.00

SIDE ARUGULA$7.00

SPECIALS

AMUSE$0.00

SMASH BURGER$19.00

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