Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Company

We had a large party and our server was very slow. The food was tasty and the ambience was pleasant. Great cocktails.

Waitress was awesome, food was delicious, and timing was fantastic.

Great vegan menu and bar, perfect for special for special occasions.

We came the night before Valentine's Day. The service was impeccable and the food was out of this world. The flavors were incredible! We had all small plates: olives, pork belly, shrimp, sausage and Brussels sprouts. Will definitely come back!

Outstanding food and service.

Delicious food and comfortable/pretty ambiance. Prices are doable and the food is worth it. Brunch was delicious!

Our meal here was totally fine (it was good - just not memorably good). I don't think we'll be back.

I made a reservation for my BFF birthday and even told them on the phone. Not once did anyone do anything about her special day. Why have that as an option AND ask me? I didn’t say anything because I kept waiting. I ordered the brick chicken which had a wilted salad under it on top of garbanzo bean pureee. The chicken was ok, the salad was awful, purée-had no flavor. She had the pork this time with whole garbanzo beans. I see what ya did there. Mix up the menu guys. Service was utilitarian. Over the whole “pallet” ambiance. Most likely won’t return. Mostly because the food was so underwhelming.

Food was mediocre as was the service...was very disappointed and will not return. We waited a very long time for our appetizers and main course...some of the main dishes were luke warm at best. It was very over priced for the servings and quality.

Good lunch spot with many healthy options.

Our server was knowledgeable and friendly. Her recommendations were spot on. The cocktails were delicious. The food was terrific, well-seasoned and perfect portion size. Garlic shrimp—out of this world. Chocolate tart, oh my!

Asked to get up and leave because they had other reservations.

First time, great time. Out for Dine Downtown Sac. Good value we thought. They have a Makers Mark that is bottled and labeled just for them, very nice bourbon. Good wine paired with our dish.

We have been there twice. Both time I have had the octopus and the pork belly. Both are excellent. a very fun place for dinner before an event. The clams and linguine were great as was the New York cooked rare. We will going thee again!

Hook and Ladder is a fun, casual, place with very good farm to table food. I had the spaghetti squash with pesto and broccolini which was well seasoned. and my husband had the three course restaurant week special of Serrano ham and olives, catalan sausage with white beans and a chocolate tart with coffee brittle. He ate and loved every bite!

The five of us had a very nice lunch here and the food and service were perfect. The servers were great and enjoyed the time here on a cold afternoon.

Four of us went to Hook and Ladder on a Saturday evening during the Dine Downtown Sacramento event. None of us had ever been there before. Our reservation was for 8:00 and we arrived a couple of minutes early. The hostess informed us that our table wasn't ready, and suggested we wait in the seats along the wall near her station. Fifteen to twenty minutes later we were seated. Our waitress was friendly but inept. She didn't know anything about the Dine Downtown program, even though we had received the menu for it. We all ordered the prix fixe dinner, as well as a couple of appetizers. Our appetizers never arrived, and our waitress, who we rarely saw, didn't know they had not been delivered until we told her. By then, three of us had received our first course, and finally had to flag down a different server to ask him to check on the missing dish, which took another five to ten minutes to arrive. Overall the food was very good, but the music was so loud we almost could not carry on a conversation. And the service, well, we won't be back.

Went for a dual birthday celebration, during “dine downtown” week. First, no one acknowledged the birthday people. Secondly, the food was just average. Given we ordered off the prix fix menu, I expected the dishes to be some of their best. They were pretty tasteless- with the exception of the sausage. All that said, loved the music, and I suspect the patio season in warmer weather would be fun.

This was the first time having brunch here—Loved it!! Eggs Benedict was amazing! Was visiting with a friend and our server was friendly, professional yet gave us space to chat! As always, I like the vibe and atmosphere of Hook & Ladder.

Very enjoyable. Good food. Cocktails are inventive and excellent. However I did not care for the Bloody Mary.

Delicious brunch. The bread is from a great bakery and the sausage homemade. Friendly waitress and host. Very generous portions. Definitely would go back.

Neat little place and great place to meet up with friends. I will definitely go again.

The service was a bit slow. The bartenders seemed a bit overwhelmed.

Service was way too slow and not because it was crowded when we were there, it just seemed like the waiter was distracted most of the time, omelet had a weird texture and was very dry, as if it had been overcooked or sat a while before being served. Complimentary birthday dessert was a nice gezture.

We had a wonderful experience at Hook & Ladder. Our server, Trevor gave great service and was very professional. My partner and I ordered the Octopus appetizer, which was the best we’ve had! We had been craving the burgers here—they’re so good!

Friends from Texas

Great service and quality food. Our group enjoyed the ambiance. Parking is limited.

Waiting time for drinks and food was ridiculous. 40 minutes wait to get our first drinks!.

Dinner for six Friday night, Impossible burger and fries. So good fun place, loved it.

Had a birthday dinner party here. Was able to be seated right away. Only con is the table was right near the front door. The food was good but would like to have seen more selections for dinner. I will definitely come back.

We loved Hook and Ladder and it was perfect for our Sunday brunch. Tastefully designed, a great bar, unique decor, very hip! Loved it and can't wait to go back!

Everything was done very well, service, type of food, accommodating our needs, however the food was not hot. We had ordered lamb chops & some type of beef, both of which was the special and the dishes were delivered just warm. For this type of eating establishment, I am surprised. I think I had read a similar complaint on another review but thought maybe that was a fluke. Its a basic thing to turn out hot food, so hopefully they will get this taken care of.

We met for a business lunch before another meeting. Our reservation wasn’t necessary. We ordered kale and chicken salad and fish and chips to share both. We finished every bit of the fish and chips but only ate about a third of the salad. The salad was muddled with too much going on. Service was good until the end and I had to track down the bill.

Fantastic plates and ingredients. Temperature could have been hotter on 3 of our 4 dishes but still great dining experience. Good cocktails with legit pour of alcohol.

Went for date night; our first visit. Food was great and service was wonderful! We’ll be going back.

Great service, excellent food!!

I really liked this restaurant. I went here for my birthday dinner. My husband and I split the Porterhouse for two. The only downside is that you are really just paying for the meat. There weren’t enough vegetables and potatoes. The meat was seasoned well and cooked great. The waitress was fabulous and the overall ambiance was great. I will definitely come back again!

Food good as usual. Kitchen a bit slow even though not crowded. It happens occasionally.

We went for our anniversary and I had mentioned that in the online comments when reserving a table. When we arrived, our host surprised us with champagne and a "happy anniversary!" greeting. It was completely unexpected and an amazingly thoughtful personalization. We will go back again (and again).

The food is fantastic. However, the service is terrible. Not only are the wait staff unorganized and unprofessional, there is an hint of "you are just lucky to be here at such a cool place" from the bartenders. I waited at a nearly empty bar (4 other people) for almost 15 minutes before she came to ask for my order. In that time, she chatted it up with other customers, cleaned glasses and folded napkins. It seemed that the customers that had a handle-bar mustache and a porkpie hat, got better service. I will let the "in" crowd go to H&L and I will take my business to Mulvaneys, Ella and Allora in the future.