This is a classic establishment which is much bigger than it looks. We had a table of six and were well catered to. They offer a nice wine list and everything we ordered was flavorful and attractive. Try the seafood risotto!
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Jenn Nicken
Zomato
Jun 13, 2016
4.5
Hutch's has been, and continues to be, in our top 3 restaurants in Buffalo. It's consistently great and always makes it into my recommendation for people visiting Buffalo. <br/><br/>First, it's important to say, Hutch's is legendary in this city. The location is a bit strange, but is an easy enough walk from the Elmwood Village. The decor is a bit dated, yes. But that doesn't change a couple things - you're always going to have a great time in the bar, and when you're seated, you're going to have a fantastic meal. The service is warm and attentive (but not intrusive). The vibe is lively (but not loud). And the food is constantly great. Personal favourites are the Stuffed Poblano Pepper and Steak Frites. You won't be disappointed.
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Facebook User
Zomato
Apr 08, 2016
1.0
Waited 1 hour for appetizers... waitress commented to matre'd regarding her displeasure with the wait time ... matre'd apologized but when asked why other tables seated after us were served their entire meal before we received ours, we were told that our meals take longer to cook. I have a feeling that i was not being told the entire truth. I would have appreciated the truth, mistakes happen but you should own up to them. I would not come back, considering the high price, I have received much better service and honesty.
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Makefile
Zomato
Dec 04, 2014
5.0
Excellent Upscale Dining. Hutch's is an overall excellent place, wonderful bar area with tons of character and a very good fine dining restaurant. The food when I went was excellent, every course was what I hoped it would be. The service at both the table and the bar was excellent and matched the level of a true fine dining establishment. The bar area alone is worth stopping in to check it out, they have an excellent selection of spirits and a very unique and charming atmosphere. The bartender was very good and knew how to make good cocktails, as well as make recommendations. The price for most of the dishes is high, but you're getting what you pay for. The quality and preparation of the food justify the menu prices in my opinion, and the service makes you feel like you're getting your money worth when tipping 20% on your bill, not just handing out money because that's the thing to do when you go out to eat. <br/><br/>My only negative comments about Hutch's is the decor in the dining room, which is dated, and not in a good way. A renovation to the dining room would add a great deal to the ambiance. <br/><br/>The other thing is while one of the bartenders was exceptional, the other was very aloof and cold to us. It wasn't busy and he was just coming on his shift, chatting with what seemed to be regulars. With this kind of place I'm sure the staff makes over half their income from a small group of individuals, especially the bar. I get that. BUT, when guests are sitting at the bar and are in need of assistance, treating them like they're inconveniencing you, or aren't as important as the regulars, gives a very very poor impression of the establishment. If it wasn't for the rest of the staff that bartender's behavior could have been enough to turn us off and never go back, and tell everyone that we knew the bad experience we had. My advice is to ensure your staff are treating every customer with appropriate attention. That is the difference between an exceptional restaurant/bar and just a good one.
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Dmdiblasi
Zomato
Aug 15, 2014
4.5
Seafood Pasta. Very good, liked the zucchini and shrimp.
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Carlyannla87
Zomato
Jul 12, 2014
4.5
One of my favorites.... I visited hutchs a few weeks back and had a seafood special and it was great. The service was great we had a nice young man for our waiter he was pleasant. It's about a half hour drive for us but it is worth every minute! Love this place.
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Lisa McPherson
Zomato
Mar 23, 2014
4.5
What a wonderful dining experience! It came highly recommended by several "locals" in the area. My husband and I are from the food service industry and we wanted fine dining. Hutch's exceeded our expectations! The escargot and oysters to start were amazing! We both ordered the beet salad which was very tasty. Our main course was the halibut, as well as the yellowfin tuna. Everything was fresh and seasoned PERFECTLY! Our server, Lisa, was extremely nice, very knowledgable and gave great recommendations! If we are in the Buffalo area again it will be a "must visit" for sure.
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Kk
Zomato
Nov 09, 2013
0.0
The food is good but the setting is horrible. If I am going to have to pay a lot of money I do not want to have to be so clues to the tables and listen to other peoples conversation. The setting area is horrible for what you get. The food is good but not worth the price of being crammed into tables,
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S W
Zomato
May 11, 2013
4.5
Timeless classic of WNY. Never a disappointment. Decor could use a facelift though. Food & service are top notch.<br/><br/>SW
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Lesa Cater
Zomato
Jan 25, 2013
4.5
My Top 10... Go there as often as I can, love the menu, service, and usually order whatever Seafood Special they are offering, as I know its as fresh as can be. 5 stars.
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Zina H
Zomato
Jan 19, 2013
4.5
The softshell crabs are the best anywhere! When these are in season, I try to go to hutches at least once a week
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Mammabear45
Zomato
Dec 26, 2012
4.5
Love it. My husband and I went to hutch's right around the beginning of December and we loved the food. We have been trying to make it to hutchs for over a year and it was worth the wait. The service was great, we had a young lady as a waitress and she very nice. We both had steaks and they were cooked just the way we like them. We will definitely be going back to hutchs
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Samantha K.
Zomato
Dec 20, 2012
4.5
One of the BEST. FAB <br/>FAB <br/>FAB <br/><br/><br/>:)
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Eating Through Buffalo
Zomato
Dec 17, 2012
4.5
Delicious Start To Finish. One of my favorite restaurants in Buffalo if not my favorite. You always get a quality meal, drink and the service tends to every need. Even the bread and dipping oil they give you is delicious. The bar and restaurant are always packed no matter what time you go in. Everything is worth the price and they are not over the top. If you like seafood they have the best tuna in town along with the beat salad. At least one person gets it every time when we go. Thai high calamari and eggplant napoleon are great appetizers to split amongst the table. The chicken milanase is a filling meal in itself since it is served with an arugula salad on top of the perfectly breaded chicken. Jumbalaya is very spicy but very good. Bistro steak and veal chop are great meat dishes and cooked to perfection every time. Hutch even comes out some nights from the kitchen to ask about your meals. You will not be disappointed here.
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Mdtransplant
Zomato
Aug 29, 2012
0.0
I had a couple of friends in from out of town so I took them to Hutch's for dinner. They LOVED it. It's a great place with great food. My wife and I really enjoy dinner at the bar. We can't get enough of their lobster bisque! Best in the city!
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John S.
Zomato
Jul 18, 2012
4.5
Believe the hype. It is that good. We have been meaning to go there for years, and finally dined there last Friday (get a reservation if you plan on going). Sure, it was a little more "cozy" than most Buffalo restaurants, not too bad; but the food (we both had steak) and the service were some of the best we've had in Buffalo. Even the green beans were great. Ceviche appetizer was out of this world. Can't imagine how anybody could have a bad review unless they were there on a really off night.
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Clint
Zomato
May 31, 2012
2.0
Bad service....good food. Had dinner with my wife and our friends last Saturday night. Usually eat at the bar but it was really packed so we ate in the dining room. Service was really bad as they did not refill the bread, drinks, or water. Failed to tell us about the menu options and just left a paper with the specials. Got appetizers, but still not bread. They tried to serve me re-heated Calamari, but I returned it. They brought it back with a "the checf flashed heated it", really bad and still cold. Told them to make me another and finally got the hot Calamari served. Extremely cold room temperature due to very high air conditioning (the wives were very cold for the entire meal as werew diners at other sorrounding tables) and the tables were so packed tightly we couldn't hear anyone speaking at our table due to the din of the restaraunt.<br/>Will never return for a meal in the dining room at the restaurant, but will sit only at the bar where service and friendliness still prevail.
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Been In The Biz A Long Time
Zomato
Apr 16, 2012
4.5
I adore Hutch's, and don't think my review will shut the doors, BUT! Please servers, stop ''tbowing'' the specials to me, stop smelling like smoke, and a restaurant this good deserves professional, mature staff, trust me, otherwise, you are one of my fav's.
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Charles Anthony
Zomato
Nov 21, 2011
0.0
Ear plugs necessary. Food is excellent as is wine list.... service will be erratic and you can count on the noise level and boisterous overserved crowd to make enjoying the excellent creative well prepared food a challenge. Bring ear plugs or a megaphone or your meals to go.
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Buffalo Spree
Zomato
Oct 27, 2011
0.0
It’s fun to eat at Hutch’s now and see what they can do with their specials, but even more fun to imagine a restaurant that cuts loose and redefines itself.
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Kk
Zomato
Aug 02, 2011
4.5
Mmmm. They used to make THE MOST INCREDIBLE chevre cheese cake... its LOUD and the tables are ridiculously close to strangers but the food is out of this world
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Polly Hill
Zomato
Apr 24, 2011
0.0
Dinner was delicious. The BLT Salad (basically a wedge) was great although the presentation made it difficult to cut. The Jambalaya pasta was spicy and satisfying. One of my companions had the Steak Frite...it was totally to LIVE for. We had a problem with the valet scratching our car on the curb right in front of us and then giving us attitude when we dared to have an issue with it...but other than that...great place.
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Kate
Zomato
Apr 14, 2011
0.0
Yum. My husband and I went to Hutch's for a birthday celebration. I loved my steak and the service was impeccable. Highly recommend.
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LewistonDiner90
Zomato
Apr 10, 2011
4.5
Very good. Went for valentines day. Very nice dishes and nice feeling in the restaurant. The bar area was comfortable. overall a great restaurant
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Jeremy Lewis
Zomato
Apr 03, 2011
4.5
A good steak for the money. I've eaten at Hutch's about 10 times, and each time I went I ordered the Steak Frite, it is an 18oz Angus Ribeye that is served with hand cut fries. It's a great steak, and is always cooked perfect. The steak is great quality and has the thickness of a good ribeye. A much better deal than that steakhouse on Franklin St. and better quality steak as well. There is no way that I could eat this with a salad or anything else. I like the fact that I can go there at 10pm and get a nice late dinner.
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Boom
Zomato
Mar 22, 2011
2.0
There's better. I don't understand the reverence for Hutch's. It seems to be such local, longstanding icon, that you're supposed to love it. Both my wife and I don't. <br/><br/>Don't get me wrong, the food is good, the service is solid. I find it to lack atmosphere. It's a little rough around the edges, and not in a funky hip way. More in the way of a 50 year old 5 star hotel that hasn't been updated since it opened. <br/><br/>I was also disappointed to find only one local wine on the wine list - an excellent Riesling. For being situated between two notable wine regions (Niagara escarpment and the Finger Lakes) it would have been nice to see better support for the local wineries. The wine list seemed to be heavy on the West Coast US wines. This is OK for reds, but to also load up on California and Oregon whites showed lack of taste and variety in my book.<br/><br/>If you drive a Mercedes and need a change from the country club, this might be kind of old school class you like. I prefer a place with personality, and that is something you won't find at Hutch's. If you're looking for a special date night place, you can do better.<br/><br/>To sum up Hutch's: low-end fine dining.<br/><br/>All that said, the bar is a cool place to hang out before dinner. I recommended that if you do go, go a little early to enjoy a cocktail.
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Lewis
Zomato
Jan 31, 2011
0.0
Great place and cool atmosphere. Love their extensive special selection.
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Rachael
Zomato
Sep 20, 2010
4.5
Best Meal EVER. My girlfriends took me to Hutch's for my birthday- there were 9 of us. All I can say is we had the best meal any of us had ever tasted. Our server was great, a nice Italian guy whose name I cannot remember. But he was kind, prompt, knowledgeable, and so friendly. The food was absoluely delicious! I cannot say enough about how good everything tasted. It was expensive- $450 for 9 people, so about $50 a person, plus tip. But the quality of the food was so well worth it. Best dish overall: the lobster bisque! Also amazing were the eggplant appetizer and the ribeye steak. Such a great dining experience!
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Jesse Woomer
Zomato
Sep 14, 2010
4.5
Service was excellent. Prices were moderate. Food was not the best ever, but decent. First time here so I'll definitely give it another try. Thumbs up on getting good service in one of the last 3 places I've eaten. Sometimes that makes the meal.
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Meyerlights85
Zomato
Aug 27, 2010
4.5
Simply the BEST dining in Buffalo, NY!. My wife and I been frequenting Hutch's Restaurant in Buffalo, NY for quite some time now. From our very first glass of wine there, it became clear that this was definitely going to be "our place." The food is simply amazing and the servers are some of the best in the city. HIGHLY recommend Hutch's for anyone. Don't forget to make reservations!
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Molly Quinn
Zomato
Aug 26, 2010
4.5
Heaven on a plate. I ate at Hutch's the first week it opened. My best friend was visiting from LA (a Buffalo ex-pat) and somehow he had heard of it from across the country before I had from only 15 miles away. <br/><br/>I can remember that meal like it was yesterday, and Hutch's quickly became one of my most frequented places: I eat there probably once a week. In all those years - and countless meals - I have never had a bad meal. <br/><br/>The stuffed poblano pepper is incredible, and in the summer the beet salad is a must. I usually alternate between either the jambalaya pasta in winter and the grilled lobster tail in the summer. Hutch's grilled lobster is the best I've had anywhere. <br/><br/>Desserts are always great, if you have room that is, which I rarely do. The almond lace fruit cup is very light, and the goat cheese cheesecake (when they have it) is fabulous.<br/><br/>Plus, the bar makes the best mojitos in town. Makes me want to go right now!<br/><br/>The atmosphere is pure bistro - eveything from dockers to tuxes are right at home.
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Paul
Zomato
Jul 10, 2010
4.5
This place is fantastic. The outside is not much, but inside the chef is rock n the food! Lamb, steak and chicken were super with sauces that took them over the top. Service was tops and I will be back. Missing this gem of Buffalo would be a mistake.
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Robert Smith
Zomato
Jun 21, 2010
0.0
Amazing. This place is amazing... my absolute favorite in Buffalo. The food is amazing and the servers are great and knowledgeable. Hutch's is what other restaurants dream of being but don't even come close.
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Banz
Zomato
Mar 27, 2010
4.5
This place is an excellent place to go to. The NY strip steak is highly recommended. Get their before your reservation so you can enjoy the bar also!
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Timbuck
Zomato
Feb 27, 2010
4.5
Solid Quality!. Have not been since last fall but wanted to give them a plug. Great Buffalo atmoshere and GREAT food....makes for a nice night out.
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Christine
Zomato
Feb 15, 2010
4.5
Very Yummy!. I used to live a block away and so I've eaten here quite a few times- every one of those times it has been delicious! This restaurant is one of the best ways to lure suburbanite friends and family into the city! The atmosphere is great, the food is delicious, and I enjoy the crowd here on a weekend night much more than those at the noisy restaurants along the strip. I'm a vegetarian and the servers have always been more than helpful with locating some scrumptious, meatless entree for me.
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Shalenrd
Zomato
Feb 11, 2010
2.0
Bland Food, Inattentive Service. Had dinner here this past Monday. We'd heard such great recommendation from so many people that we were really looking forward to our meal. The appetizer that we had (calamari) was very tasty but, after that, it just went downhill. My arugula salad and my husband's caesar salad were both unexciting - mine especially was dull. As far as main courses go . . . my tuna was cooked to perfection but my husband's jambalaya pasta was terrible. Like something that I would have cooked myself :) And then been unable to eat. <br/>We skipped dessert since everything else was such a disappointment. Our server was stretched too thinly so, even though she was friendly enough, we were left too long between courses and felt like she wasn't able to give helpful recommendations on what to order.<br/>So, the long and the short of it is that we will not be eating here again and I certainly will not recommend it to anyone.
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Gosabres
Zomato
Nov 24, 2009
4.5
Awesome. I have never had a bad meal here. Always good quality.
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Buffalo Eats
Zomato
Oct 27, 2009
4.5
Almost 1 month ago, Alli and I enjoyed our other meal of Local Restaurant Week at Hutch's. Since I started Buffalo Eats and started my general "food obsession", Hutch's has always been very high on my "must try" list of restaurants. It's regarded as one o
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Fudge Dippers
Zomato
Oct 14, 2009
4.5
Hutchs is great. Get there jumbalia pasta and there mussels
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BW
Zomato
Oct 14, 2009
4.5
Another fabulous meal!. We dined @ Hutch's last evening and had yet another fabulous meal! Hutch and his staff have NEVER let us down. Last evening's selection started with a stuffed Poblano pepper, which happens to be our favorite appetizer @ this establishment. Arugula salad was fresh and flavorful! Lamb chops were to die for!!!!! Of course the meal was not complete without their signature dessert.....'cookie cup' !! Yummy!!!!!!!! Friendly staff! Great atmosphere! We will definitely be back soon!
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Jeremy Horwitz
Zomato
Mar 26, 2009
4.5
"Transcendent," explains the American Association of Food Journalists in its definition of a four-star restaurant, "a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience." We've eaten at such breathtaking restaurants. We can even recall the cities they were in, the ite
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Bossbob
Zomato
Jul 16, 2008
4.5
Great Value. One of my favorites. Excellent menu and dishes are very well prepared and presented. Not cheap but a bagain for fine dining. Too bad its not a bit less cramped.
