Fun Facts About Boston's Iconic Bristol Restaurant and Bar at Four Seasons

Bristol Restaurant and Bar is one of the city’s see and be seen dining destination. See below for fun facts about this iconic Boston hot spot located at Four Seasons Hotel Boston:

• Bristol Restaurant and Bar is frequently named Boston’s top “power dining” spot and is a noted “see and be seen” destination, previously featured in Boston Magazine, Improper Bostonian Magazine, Boston Common Magazine and the Boston Business Journal
• Number of consecutive years that the famous Bristol Burger won the Boston Burger Battle: 2 years
• Number of famous Bristol Burgers served each month: more than 2,000 burgers
• Number of burger flavours offered each Wednesday during Burgers & Burgundy: 3 - the Bristol Burger, the #1 award-winning Original, and the Special Burger of the Week
• Number of non-beef burgers: 2 - the Turkey Burger and the Falafel Burger
• Runner-up for top selling dish next to the famous Bristol Burger: Tomato Burrata
• Degrees Fahrenheit that the restaurant’s steaks are cooked to perfection in the broiler: 1,600 degrees
• Cuts of steaks aged in-house: all cuts
• Most popular dessert: Boston cream pie
• Most requested wine: the exclusive Iconoclast Chardonnay and the Iconoclast Cabernet
• Most popular cocktail: Tito’s Martini
• Most ordered dishes on the Bar Menu: Pretzel Bites, Chipotle Braised Chicken Nachos, and the Bristol Burger
• Most ordered dish that’s not actually on the menu: French Fry Trio (truffle, barbecue, sweet potato)
• Years The Bristol was honoured with the “Best Watering Hole for the Well Heeled” award by the Improper Bostonian magazine: 2011, 2013
• Busiest time of day: all - breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktail hour
• Busiest time of year: Teddy Bear Tea, a month-long event for families every December; reservations open on September 1 each year, and the event sells out within 24 hours
• Number of teddy bears The Bristol has donated to charities and hospitals since the first Teddy Bear Tea more than 20 years ago: 100,000 teddy bears
• Number of fireplaces: 1 fireplace
• Number of window tables overlooking the Boston Public Garden: 8 tables
  
• Celebrity sightings include:  Conan O’Brien, Derek Jeter, Mark Wahlberg, Bruce Springsteen, Ben Affleck, John Mayer, Tom Brady, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Nicole Richie, Tom Colicchio, Ryan Seacrest, David Ortiz, Matt Lauer, Oprah Winfrey, Andrew Zimmer, Justin Bieber, Governor Ted Baker, Def Leppard, Arianna Huffington and many more
• Number of cooks on staff: 65 people
• Locally sourced ingredients include: pumpkins, squash, apples, potatoes, seafood, maple syrup, goat cheese, butter, salad greens; all produce is freshly picked from Chef’s Garden in Ohio
• House made ingredients include:  pastas, pickles, potato chips, honey, togarashi crackers
• Layers of chocolate ganache and vanilla buttercream in the eye-catching, best-selling "Let's Split it!" chocolate cake tower dessert: 11 layers
• Frequency that pasta is made in house: daily