Stone's Public House

Stone's Public House reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   David VIP

   Louisville17 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   My wife and I go to Stone's Public House often. This was one of the worst meal experiences I have ever had. I had requested an upstairs room which was no longer available because of the outside seating. We were seated next to a table of 8-10 extremely loud patrons. We literally could not hear the guests sitting at our own table. It was miserable. The waitress was aware of this and she apologized at the end of the meal, but I think there should have been a more active intervention. The other table was either oblivious or didn't care. It will be a long time before I return to Stone's again.
   

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   Michele

   Greater Boston30 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   We live very close by but don’t dine here very often. The menu doesn’t change, ever! As a vegetarian who has eaten the Shepards pie three times now, twice in person and once from delivery during Covid. Last nights pie was so bad and we were with friends so I didn’t want to send the embarrassment back. It was a mushy nothing. Not even sure what was actually in it. Strange textures and mostly mush. Clearly they may have cooks but no chef in sight. The server even commented on how the menu doesn’t change. It’s bizarre. Not a lot of restaurants in this area so you have to drive to Wellesley, Needham Boston etc for anything great. I would encourage them to bring in a chef who might be able to revamp the menu and include real vegetarian dishes not one bowl of mush ( Shepards pie) or a fried eggplant sandwich. Learn to make a protein that isn’t an animal protein. Sorry for the harshness but feel it’s better to be honest and informative.
   

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   Gerard VIP

   Greater Boston57 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Stone's Never disappoint. Food is always fresh and cooked perfectly. Lots of great food to choose from. Our server was terrific. The food and drinks were served in a timely fashion.
   

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   Elaine

   Greater Boston6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was very good. Main meal was ready before we finished appetizers. Server Nina was terrific.
   

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   Frank

   Greater Boston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Been here once before and loved it. Had 630 reservation, arrived on time and seated promptly. I know it was Mother’s Day and busy but no server came to our table for 20 minutes. Hostess walked by our table multiple times and saw the menus still out. Didn’t check if we had been served. Another server walked by our table and brought a bill to a table behind us and I heard her apologizing to them. I looked at her, she saw we had not been served yet, she kept walking and went straight back to the kitchen ignoring me. Cute. Won’t be coming back here again. Too bad, the first time we went here was great. Didn’t feel like complaining and receiving bad service after complaining so we got up and left. A waste of time.
   

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   Christine VIP

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We’re loving the updated menu! Nice work! Chicken Milanese salad was great - and tried and true favorites also remain on menu.
   

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   Dab

   Washington DC10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 3, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Dinner for two on a Saturday night, 7:30. New to the area, so gave it a shot. Very Irish-themed, heavy menu, with a few lighter options, even vegetarian. Veggie shepherd’s pie, chips and curry, steak salad, wine. All tasty, save the chips. While the curry was exceptional, the fries (chips) were soggy, otherwise food would have gotten 5 stars. Also keeping it from 5 stars was the noise level. Great character in the place; old and authentic, comfortable, and well decorated. But the acoustics are challenging. Almost out of the question for an intimate evening or first date. At least on weekends. That said, great for a night out with friends. Service was very good despite our waiter working multiple tables with larger parties.
   

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   Cece

   Greater Boston10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love John Stone's! My favorite meal is the Lamb Shepard Stew -- with leftovers for lunch the next day! The wait staff is always efficient and more importantly, personable.
   

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   Matt and Tina VIP

   Greater Boston116 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love dining at Stone's especially on their beautiful patio. The food is always delicious! We had Marisaa tonight and she was great!
   

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    Donna VIP

    Greater Boston3 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    We have dined here before but found this to be a disappointing experience. The food was overdone and not well prepared. The server kept forgetting things we ordered such as the wine. It was extremely loud which made for an overall unpleasant experience.
    

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