Great place that new owners would very likely thrive in however the waitstaff and cooks need some real help... Waitress identified an italian dish as being 'indian'.. the reason for the review first, we had to resort to our fourth option on the menu because they were out of the other things we tried to get. Also we got chicken wings brought to the table as an appetizer with a meal . My father tried them first. He spit it out through the bone down so it was cold. I tried one. Was the same. Asked them to take it back and send me home with a fresh order. Apparently though if you don't actually ask for new food, it's their standard to just recook project in that had been bitten into and the package it up and send it home with you NASTY PRACTICE! Such high hopes crushed by the owner or managers response to my concerns, was told i asked ot to be re+made,,, NOT a new order....???? Thanks ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
John Howes
A pub? Not even close. This is a very small restaurant. The "bar" sits 4 people, and the liquor selection is very limited. The service was very slow. And what well run bar runs out of regular coke and only serves diet coke?
Service: 1
Robert B.
The Gilmanton Pub is a 33-seat restaurant that is three years old with a loyal following of patrons from Gilmanton and surrounding towns. Located in the center of the Gilmanton Historic District, "The Tavern" is an elegantly restored 14-room, 18th Century Colonial that served as an important way station for 18th Century travelers. Over the last month, the Pub has made awewsome changes in staff, menu, live music entertainment, and prices. For example, prices have undergone a significant reduction - nearly every food or beverage has been reduced from 12%-to-36%. Every appetizer, salad, dessert, and entrée has seen their prices lowered. The Lobster Ravioli is now $24, reduced from $35, a 34% reduction. Even pizzas have seen their prices cut. An 18-inch pizza is $11, down 15% from $13. Beverages have undergone similar cuts. A $14 glass of Dewars is now $9, a 36% drop. A "heavy pour" of J. Lohr Chardonnay is down from $13 to $9, a drop of 31%.The food is excellent and the atmosphere is quintessential old school New England. Check out the live music and the fire pit!
Julie C.
Hands down the worst dining experience I've had. The service was very slow and the quality of the food was dreadful. It took 20 minutes to get drink and that required prompting the staff. The food came out in stages. Spinach and artichoke dip was okay. The brisket was so awful. Looked like a small pile of meat left over from a French dip sandwich. The gumbo was overly seasoned with oregano, had no shrimp and the andouille sausage tasted more like kielbasa. The burger was fair but the chips were stale. The pizza came out 30 minutes after three of us at the table had already been given our entrees.I have no idea how anyone could recommend this place. Ever.
Nikki C.
Not one positive thing to say. We had to wait for a table, which is fine, so decided to order drinks while we waited. We stood at the bar for 20 minutes and had to repeat our order 3 times before we got those drinks. One of the drinks was a glass of Chardonnay from a bottle that had not been chilled. The person that poured it never even mentioned that. When we got a table we ordered an app, 3 salads, 4 entrees and a pizza. We then ordered a beer and 2 glasses of wine. Beer came quickly but after 20 minutes we had to ask for the wine again. Waited 45 minutes before the app came, and then they gave us garlic bread that had clearly been sitting around. Another 20 minutes and 2 of the entrees and 3 of the salads came. The brisket did not even appear edible. Another 5 minutes for the third entree and another 15 minutes for the pizza. At that point we asked for a box and the check. They had 3 people working and only one was doing the cooking. I have eaten in restaurants all over the country and this was by far the worst experience I have ever had.
Kelly Shea
Lovely dining experience. Our server was amazing and the charcuterie board was perfect. Love that we have an awesome place right in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chloe French
Great food, even better than the pictures ? support small business and check this place out!! You won't be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susan P.
We never even got a drink. when a "server" finally came to our table, he told us he was working the kitchen and waiting tables! There was no bartender on duty, but he could make a margarita.Re-read the menu and you'll see that many of the items are "made exclusively for the Gilmanton Pub" by a Boston Chef. That tells me they get them frozen and heat them on site.Where were the owners? Helping the two kids trying to wait and staff the kitchen? Nope! After greeting us, they disappeared. We won't be back.
A D.
This place is incredible! The building and interior is so special you'd expect them to be serving a tasting menu for $200+ a seat, but to have affordable high quality pub food in such a location is just the absolute best!! And the staff were so unimaginably kind I couldn't believe where we had walked into! We did sit at the bar so we were in the middle of everything, but they were so kind and friendly, and really went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable. This is an amazing venue for a wedding or any sort of upscale party! It's truly a magical location!
Marcie Hyslop
We’ve been semi regulars with the pub for a while with mainly take out once in a while!Having some hit or misses along the way, mostly a few over the last few years, but we’ve been so satisfied and increasingly impressed with the food lately! We do all take out which I always feel is a true hit or miss anyplace.Lately our favorite, the pesto margarita pizza with chicken, a delicious pesto base and tomatoes and basil. It’s the best mix of flavor. The best pizza might husband and I have truly ever had! As well as the bruschetta which has a bit of cheese, delicious balsamic reduction and “salsa” on top. My apologies I’m unsure what the topping is called. It’s a wonderful spot and I hope this review helps bring in some new folks to enjoy that pizza we had!
Incredible service and excellent pizza! We loved our time there and the staff was wonderful, looking forward to our next visit!
Richard Winchell
Wife had a veggie pizza,very good,I had a Reuben outstanding,,large portions on both.
J E.
The atmosphere was really cool, however everything else was sub par. Our service was pretty slow especially for it not being busy. We got an app, a small bowl of chowder, a single can of beer, small glass of wine, a burger (super bland) and a small personal pizza (pretty burnt but didn't want to wait another half hour/45 min for another one)..Total before tip was $75...the single can of beer and small glass of wine was over $23..like I said the atmosphere was cool but everything else made it not worth coming back. Disappointing because we were really hoping to like this place.
Betty M.
the mention of slow cooking and dining should have been a tip off. we were served an hour after ordering an appetizer, had to go in to another dining area to find a waitress to order a drink, it was difficult to enjoy the food which was good after being ignored
Amelia Stein
The atmosphere was nice and the waitress was friendly. The food was blah and overpriced especially given the small portions. The food was not home made. It either came from a can or frozen. Some of the other reviews rave about the pizza. That looked good at other tables, but we ordered entrees and desserts which were not very well made. We felt disappointed.
Great place that new owners would very likely thrive in however the waitstaff and cooks need some real help... Waitress identified an italian dish as being 'indian'.. the reason for the review first, we had to resort to our fourth option on the menu because they were out of the other things we tried to get. Also we got chicken wings brought to the table as an appetizer with a meal . My father tried them first. He spit it out through the bone down so it was cold. I tried one. Was the same. Asked them to take it back and send me home with a fresh order. Apparently though if you don't actually ask for new food, it's their standard to just recook project in that had been bitten into and the package it up and send it home with you NASTY PRACTICE! Such high hopes crushed by the owner or managers response to my concerns, was told i asked ot to be re+made,,, NOT a new order....???? Thanks ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
A pub? Not even close. This is a very small restaurant. The "bar" sits 4 people, and the liquor selection is very limited. The service was very slow. And what well run bar runs out of regular coke and only serves diet coke?
Service: 1
The Gilmanton Pub is a 33-seat restaurant that is three years old with a loyal following of patrons from Gilmanton and surrounding towns. Located in the center of the Gilmanton Historic District, "The Tavern" is an elegantly restored 14-room, 18th Century Colonial that served as an important way station for 18th Century travelers. Over the last month, the Pub has made awewsome changes in staff, menu, live music entertainment, and prices. For example, prices have undergone a significant reduction - nearly every food or beverage has been reduced from 12%-to-36%. Every appetizer, salad, dessert, and entrée has seen their prices lowered. The Lobster Ravioli is now $24, reduced from $35, a 34% reduction. Even pizzas have seen their prices cut. An 18-inch pizza is $11, down 15% from $13. Beverages have undergone similar cuts. A $14 glass of Dewars is now $9, a 36% drop. A "heavy pour" of J. Lohr Chardonnay is down from $13 to $9, a drop of 31%.The food is excellent and the atmosphere is quintessential old school New England. Check out the live music and the fire pit!
Hands down the worst dining experience I've had. The service was very slow and the quality of the food was dreadful. It took 20 minutes to get drink and that required prompting the staff. The food came out in stages. Spinach and artichoke dip was okay. The brisket was so awful. Looked like a small pile of meat left over from a French dip sandwich. The gumbo was overly seasoned with oregano, had no shrimp and the andouille sausage tasted more like kielbasa. The burger was fair but the chips were stale. The pizza came out 30 minutes after three of us at the table had already been given our entrees.I have no idea how anyone could recommend this place. Ever.
Not one positive thing to say. We had to wait for a table, which is fine, so decided to order drinks while we waited. We stood at the bar for 20 minutes and had to repeat our order 3 times before we got those drinks. One of the drinks was a glass of Chardonnay from a bottle that had not been chilled. The person that poured it never even mentioned that. When we got a table we ordered an app, 3 salads, 4 entrees and a pizza. We then ordered a beer and 2 glasses of wine. Beer came quickly but after 20 minutes we had to ask for the wine again. Waited 45 minutes before the app came, and then they gave us garlic bread that had clearly been sitting around. Another 20 minutes and 2 of the entrees and 3 of the salads came. The brisket did not even appear edible. Another 5 minutes for the third entree and another 15 minutes for the pizza. At that point we asked for a box and the check. They had 3 people working and only one was doing the cooking. I have eaten in restaurants all over the country and this was by far the worst experience I have ever had.
Lovely dining experience. Our server was amazing and the charcuterie board was perfect. Love that we have an awesome place right in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, even better than the pictures ? support small business and check this place out!! You won't be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We never even got a drink. when a "server" finally came to our table, he told us he was working the kitchen and waiting tables! There was no bartender on duty, but he could make a margarita.Re-read the menu and you'll see that many of the items are "made exclusively for the Gilmanton Pub" by a Boston Chef. That tells me they get them frozen and heat them on site.Where were the owners? Helping the two kids trying to wait and staff the kitchen? Nope! After greeting us, they disappeared. We won't be back.
This place is incredible! The building and interior is so special you'd expect them to be serving a tasting menu for $200+ a seat, but to have affordable high quality pub food in such a location is just the absolute best!! And the staff were so unimaginably kind I couldn't believe where we had walked into! We did sit at the bar so we were in the middle of everything, but they were so kind and friendly, and really went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable. This is an amazing venue for a wedding or any sort of upscale party! It's truly a magical location!
We’ve been semi regulars with the pub for a while with mainly take out once in a while!Having some hit or misses along the way, mostly a few over the last few years, but we’ve been so satisfied and increasingly impressed with the food lately! We do all take out which I always feel is a true hit or miss anyplace.Lately our favorite, the pesto margarita pizza with chicken, a delicious pesto base and tomatoes and basil. It’s the best mix of flavor. The best pizza might husband and I have truly ever had! As well as the bruschetta which has a bit of cheese, delicious balsamic reduction and “salsa” on top. My apologies I’m unsure what the topping is called. It’s a wonderful spot and I hope this review helps bring in some new folks to enjoy that pizza we had!
Restaurantji Recommends
Incredible service and excellent pizza! We loved our time there and the staff was wonderful, looking forward to our next visit!
Wife had a veggie pizza,very good,I had a Reuben outstanding,,large portions on both.
The atmosphere was really cool, however everything else was sub par. Our service was pretty slow especially for it not being busy. We got an app, a small bowl of chowder, a single can of beer, small glass of wine, a burger (super bland) and a small personal pizza (pretty burnt but didn't want to wait another half hour/45 min for another one)..Total before tip was $75...the single can of beer and small glass of wine was over $23..like I said the atmosphere was cool but everything else made it not worth coming back. Disappointing because we were really hoping to like this place.
the mention of slow cooking and dining should have been a tip off. we were served an hour after ordering an appetizer, had to go in to another dining area to find a waitress to order a drink, it was difficult to enjoy the food which was good after being ignored
The atmosphere was nice and the waitress was friendly. The food was blah and overpriced especially given the small portions. The food was not home made. It either came from a can or frozen. Some of the other reviews rave about the pizza. That looked good at other tables, but we ordered entrees and desserts which were not very well made. We felt disappointed.