"A group of 8 of us came for some Tom & Jerry's which were good and ended up getting a table for dinner. My smash burger and my wife's pizza were solid but the the ordering food and drinks at the bar and lack of server was odd."

"Today was my first time at Hydraulic Hearth and I absolutely loved it. As soon as we walked in, the whole place smelt wonderful. I had the Barella pizza and a wonderful cocktail that was very refreshing. The atmosphere was wonderful, the wait staff were attentive, and the bartenders were knowledgeable, friendly, and efficient. Will definitely be returning!"

"I am hesitant to leave a review but I don’t know what happened to Hydraulic Hearth. I first went here 9-10 years ago, we were frequent customers, had a baby in 2018, 2020 changed everything for everyone, and I FINALLY made it back there tonight, and I didn’t recognize the establishment. The decor is the same, which was nice. But the atmosphere otherwise is completely different. Shockingly, customers are now expected to seat themselves, grab a menu, order at the Bar, take their drinks to their tables AND eat off small, tiny paper plates. The pizzas are still $22-$30 but the slices are larger than the plates. The staff does bus the table but are all wearing sweatpants and pajamas and have absolutely no interest in actually serving the customer. Their Italian-leaning dishes are long gone, the menu is completely bare but your bill will still run $100+, without alcohol. I can’t get over it. Maybe I was nostalgic for the pre-baby memories, and I do realize that everything had gotten more expensive and staff is hard to find but this is NOT the way. Customers should never eat on paper plates or drink from paper cups at a restaurant! And they should be greeted at the door. I hope this can be turned around. Won’t return otherwise."

"We had two delicious craft cocktails, split a Caesar salad (delicious, creamy. Incredible homemade croutons) a burrata pizza (the marinated tomatoes and crisped prosciutto were incredible) and the fries! (Perfectly done, salted enough, hot, and the malt vinegar aioli is incredible). Lots of seating at 7 on a Friday night. We sat down. Decided what we wanted, then ordered at the bar. We got our food incredibly quickly and it was delicious. The playlist was great and we sang along as we happy ate. Portions were large so we took home leftovers. We'll be back!"

"lovely little gem, a little pricey but the quality matches the cost and the portions are generous. We could’ve split a pizza but leftovers are always appreciated 😋the fries were top notch and excellent beer selections. Food came incredibly quickly."