The Hook Restaurant & Bar

Went here with a couple of friends, sat at the bar, had a satisfying dinner. There was live entertainment, but not a large crowd… I had the onion soup… the cheese melted on top was delicious… and it was HOT! Took me 20 min to eat it because of the temperature. Only complaint was the onions were cut in large pieces that were difficult to eat… had pasta for entrée… cooked well with a tasty sauce… staff was attentive and engaging.

Great place, music on thur. nights, a real chef owns this, never a bad meal!
try the brushetta, awesome! pasta great and the staff is local and friendly!
worth the trip along the Glen!!!

Bad service. This is more of a bar trying to act like a restaurant. Food is bland and just not the quality compared to the prices they charge.

Come here often for drinks and appetizers. The bartender and everyone else that works there is super friendly and accommodating. Everything is delicious and reasonably priced.

Next time you’re in Sandy Hook, stop here. Great, warm and friendly family owned restaurant. The food is fantastic. I will definitely be visiting this place again.

Shocked at the negative reviews! The wait staff and especially the food were excellent. Stopped by this hidden gem for lunch and was blown away at how good. Enjoyed eggplant rollatini and margherita pizza. The ER was served w/​a side of pasta and a salad. Started the meal w/​clams casino. Everything was fresh and seasoned correctly. The tomato sauce was one of the best I have tasted. Small family run business located in an old Mill bldg. Even the homemade bread was special. It was served w/​tray of fresh garlic oil, olives & provolone cheese. I even overheard another table request an item not on the menu — they were told simply «not a problem» and then raved at how delicious it was. Will be visiting often!

Really good Italian food. Wait staff a little bit off but it didn’t matter. First time here and will be back.

Went on ²⁄₁ with a group of 14 friends, service was fantastic, food was excellent, atmoshere was great. Can’t wait to go back again :)

Worst restaurant experience in a long time. Went last Friday night at about 7. Not a big dining room and got a seat right away. Ordered an appetizer and looked over the menu for our main course. My wife ordered swordfish and I ordered a chicken special. Shouldn’t be a problem, or so we thought. Twenty minutes later we were informed they never got in swordfish. Shouldn’t the waiter have known that when he took our order. Another fifteen minuted later our fried calamari finally arrived. It was so over breaded it was actually crunchy. Amazed we didn’t break a tooth. another ten minutes late we got some measly salad. Some lettuce, two cherry tomatoes, 2 pices of cucumber. Oh, well, main couse should be out soon.
Waiter was great, he kept checking back on us and filling our water glasses. He was very apologetic but he couldn’t do anything to get our food. Finally at 8:10 we had enough. I handed the waiter some money for what we had, the chef was within earshot and just shrugged and said sorry. I explained that with 20 people in the restaurant we should have to wait for over an hour to get fed. Walking out I waited outside the front door for a minute thinking a manager might come talk to me, guess they were too busy not serving food to take the time…

Friendly service but failed on the execution on 3 out of 4 entrees (the pepperoni pizza for my son was delivered as ordered) but the medium rare steak ordered was delivered medium well; the medium rare beef tips ordered was delivered medium well and the spaghetti with garlic and olive oil was delivered with red gravy — I will not return !!!

Went here for dinner this past weekend with my husband and his daughter. Very busy — glad we made a reservation. The owner is a really nice guy and was happy to talk with us about the restaurant.
We loved the atmosphere. The wait staff was very friendly and provided excellent service. The relish dish of cubed cheese, olives and garlic, along with bread, was a great way to start the meal. Our selections included NY Strip Steak, Eggplant rollatini and Cheese Ravoli. All were very good. The eggplant and ravoli were large portions that we enjoyed for lunch the next day. Prices were reasonable. We will be back!

We stopped in today for the first time. Great service and food! We’ll definitely go back.

Had dinner with some friends here. I opted for the eggplant parm. I think they should serve this on a bed of spaghetti noodles. It would make the dish so much more tasty.

Only 3 minutes off I-​84, Exit 10. I love this place as a great place to meet friends. They have excellent choice of brews, great appetizers and lots of TV screens with sports. Food ranges from burgers to salmon and filet mignon. Highly recommended that you try this out. It’s a great way to experience Sandy Hook.