The Beacon

We came here on 10/28 for our first wedding anniversary dinner. Starting with the bread.. the butter that they give you is amazing and creamy. My lobster bisque had me wanting more. My husband got the pasta and ate almost the whole bowl. The steak bites had a mesquite flavor to them but they were good to. I felt like our server was stretched a little thin but overall good place.

I really want to give more stars but service is preventing that. We have been in several times and sat at the bar each time. We love the environment but despite the fact that it has not been busy there has been issues each time with having to remind the bartender of something we are waiting on or just to get another beverage.... There is no proactive engagement with the customers even if there is only a few seated. We love the salads and the care put into the preparation but we will probably not be back for a while because of service.

Waited 20 minutes for 2 glasses of wine (in the annex part). Never showed up. Hostess was an asshole.

Excellent food and service. Rotating specials are great and the drinks are always strong and tasty. Best chowder I've ever had and the salads and appetizers are great. The adjacent movie theatre is clean and well managed. Great spot!

I was there this past Sunday. It was a beautiful day out and so we wanted to sit outside. It was about 2:00 in the afternoon. It was not crowded, at least not outside and it was near the end of brunch. The hostess was lovely and the waitress was really nice too. We ordered a cheese plate to come out 1st and then 2 meals, 1 was a salad one with eggs. The cheese plate came out and we had no plates or silverware or napkins so we started eating with our hands I finally was able to flag the waitress over and ask for silverware which she promptly gave us. I had to ask another waitress to find out when our meals were coming out. We ended up waiting over an hour for our meals which I think was absolutely absurd given that it was not busy and towards the end of brunch. I was never asked if I wanted a refill on my coffee, which was served luke warm. The food was mediocre at best. The eggs (huevos ranchero) were warm, not hot and just OK, nothing special at all. Beans tasted like they were right out of a can. My mom had the salad and she said it was ok. So not coming back any time soon. This was my 1st time.

The Beacon is so delicious. I'd recommend the swordfish chops but that may lead me to be legally culpable to a new addiction.

Let me start by saying the food and the service (from our waitress) was great!Now, the reason for the 1 star. Someone in our party used the rest room and as he was leaving one of the waiters came out of a stall and went directly back out and started waiting on tables, without washing his hands.He was reported to the manager, who did nothing, but the waiter approached the person who saw him and argued that he did wash, he actually changed his story a few times, and left after he spoke his mind.Well not long after that, the waiter came by our table and made a few very ininappropriate remarks. The 2 of them went outside and were arguing.First how is that acceptable behavior? the waiter should have just let it go!Secondly, management should have done something.There is NO WAY I'd ever go back there.So, patrons beware, there is a waiter there who has no regard for the health of the people he is serving

The worst brunch experience I have ever had. Waitress in our section took 20 minutes to even come over, should have left before then. Ordered food and drinks at 10:25, was told no alcohol until 11, at 10:55 she came over to ask us if we wanted her to put our drinks in and told us our food would be out within minutes. About a minute later, she came by asking what we ordered again and admitted she hadn't put through our order and had it wrong. Entire section of tables had issues with their food orders and timeliness of service. Our food took over an hour to come out and was mediocre at best. Wish I could say it was a one time thing, we continue to go back to give The Beacon another chance, and every time we are disappointed with service and timeliness of orders/accuracy. We won't be back.

There's no other place on the north shore of Boston that offers nightly entertainment with a menu that rivals anything in the city of Boston. The cocktails are creative and delicious with just the right amount of booze and the staff bends over backwards to provide excellent service. Enjoy!

We were seated in the "annex" along with a childrens birthday party. Our server was clearly not happy having to deal with 15 little girls. We ordered two glasses of wine which never arrived. Servers wouldn't make eye contact. When we finally got someone's attention the interaction didn't go well. Meanwhile our original server had disappeared. We left. Way too stressful.