I'm going to change my review. Haven't been here in a year or two. Place is really nice and I will say the food is very very good. The Pig Pizza is top notch, and the tortellini is amazing. However, the dining "experience" for me was lacking for the following reasons:
1. Glasses tasted a little bit "soapy" (order your beer in a bottle);
2. Whenever my wife and I were in an in-depth conversation, it seems we were interrupted with a question that didn't need to be asked. When someone is enjoying a conversation, do what they do at Hillstone (let them talk, wait for the moment when they are not engaged in a conversation, then ask them if everything is okay). Clearly everything is okay when a conversation is going. Just one of those little details you will not find waiters and waitresses doing at Hillstone that we got here.
3. At around 8:30 p.m. (while we were still eating) one gal came by and started sweeping the floor aggressively right next to our table. I realize she wanted to get out of there, but we were still eating. If you have ever seen anyone sweep a floor, you know particles go flying everywhere - not the type of "seasoning" I am looking for.
Love the place, but training the staff in the finer points of customer etiquette would increase your profits big time. People who understand fine dining see these things and it impinges on the overall experience.
I am still a fan, so hopefully digest this in the spirit it is intended - to be helpful.