Coming to Boston to build a monumental project like Smith & Wollensky at the Castle, I trusted my relationships to bring me to the right contractor, not the biggest. Ashling, Inc. are driven to maintain client budgets and work within the unwavering schedules, while somehow remaining flexible and creative. In everything Tom and I have done together since House of Blues in New Orleans to Smith & Wollensky in Boston, he continues to have the best Design/Build skills out there.
Jim Dunn, President/Operating Partner www.smithandwollensky.com
I would like to tell you how pleased I have been with the Smith & Wollensky project in Boston due in no small part to Tom Clark and Ashling, Inc. As a small company, Ashling, Inc. has out performed and has been more effective than any of the large construction companies in his field of expertise. The ability to be successful in any project doesn't always come from the person who knows the most, but comes from the person who has the best people skills, organizational skills, drive and common sense. Tom Clark has proven to be both technically and people oriented and thus has been one of the major reasons this project was successful.
I have been involved with many restaurant openings in my career both domestically and abroad and it would be a pleasure not only to work with Ashling, Inc. again, but also to have an individual like Tom Clark as the driving force.
Steven J. Magnus, Director of Development/Construction/Facility Management
"The scale of ornamentation of its space challenge the vocabulary to come up with words — immense, monumental, extravagant are contenders — that do justice to its grandeur and resplendence. The restaurant extends over four floors, each one grander than the next. As befits an armory with historic roots, military and battle memorabilia — uniforms, flags, drums — are a large part of the décor."
The Improper Bostonian, February 23 — March 8, 2008