We have added this to our dive bar list in Portsmouth. While I would say it is an upper scale dive bar/sports bar, it is clearly for the locals. Everyone there seemed to meet others they knew from the local community and would share a bite to eat and a pint. With plenty of TVs you will be able to catch your favorite game and they have many different happy hour deals that you can capitalize on. I would recommend a seat at the bar and enjoy the local company. Nothing can beat a $3 Coorslight.
Debra Stengel
Great place for a drink or two, Jen, super bartender. Kitchen will accommodate a modified meal, if not to crazy. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julian Ramirez Perez
They have a great burgers, nice lady who waitresses us!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabel Murphy
Walked in here for a quick bite after a 3 hour drive in a Nor’easter. Food is cheap and amazing, homemade ranch is to DIE FOR. Go on a Sunday and you’ll never want to leave. Karaoke is phenomenal I almost felt the need to pay the performers. A true local bar I feel lucky to have been apart of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Philip Schlensker
The pastrami was excellent! The fries have some great seasoning and the poutine was yummy. The service was a little kurt, but not disappointing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
captainsmom2
This restaurant seems like a hangout for the locals. Our waitress was pleasant enough, but there isn’t a welcoming vibe to the place. My partner had chicken Caesar salad and I ordered fish and chips. Upon cutting open the fish, all we could smell was ammonia. It was overpowering! Knowing that if you smell ammonia from fish that this means it has gone bad, I sent it back. The waitress apologized and the fish was taken off our bill. We shared the salad, and left. If in Portsmouth again, I would not return.
Tracie Tankevich
Saw a great local band...with a surprise visit from a mega band at the end of the evening. The food was delicious and the team super engaging and fun. We would definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Davis
Great place to watch a game and a cold beer and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Hanson
My husband and I visited while on a work trip. The waitress was beyond sweet and so helpful! Food and drink were reasonable and absolutely perfect! Wish we lived closer 💜
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine Pu
Considering it is bar, the food is shockingly good. The buffalo chicken dip and fried Oreos are incredible.
I looked in the yearbooks they have from my highschool and found my ex girlfriend from 10th grade. I miss her but I really hate her so I will continue to stalk her relentlessly on Instagram until she realizes that I really do know black magic and am goth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shannon Gately
Decent pub food. Does have Happy Hour which is a plus!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
November Rose
Hole in the wall? Sure. And once you get inside, it is absolute fathermothering Burger and French Fry Heaven... And we don't tend to swear a lot. Enter through the yellow brick arched entry wall, and you are in a little dive bar that feels very old school seacoast New England~ complete with sports-on-the-wall, (not too-terribly loud) Rock music, exposed beams and ceiling fans, the echo-ey banter of happy customers, and maritime memorabilia all around. So, imagine that you are craving a burger and fries, and you've been everywhere else... the drive-throughs, the midscale chains, the upscale gastros, The Four Seasons (although the pumpkin and fig entree is unbeatable there), and you have been to your Uncle's backyard BBQ where the burgers are handmade. But you're looking for something special, you're tired of the soggy white bread, the French Fried promises, and the carelessness, and you want real cheese, dammital. In short, you've been looking for love in all the wrong places. Well, we came here with that in mind, and we can say that we were thoroughly loved... and we left with not only full, happy bellies, but with a place to recommend with our full, happy-ass little hearts. So the Patty Melt. This is a half pound that is actually a half pound~ and was obviously lovingly tended back at the haminger garden. Real Swiss cheese, and chonks of fresh sauteed onion~ served on thick slices of this lovely grilled (and Buttered) grainy bread that made me glad that they were out of marble rye. Now, the French Fries. Holy Mother of Batman~ wait till Ireland hears about these fries.... Fresh, hand cut, skin retained (that's religion where I come from), Buttered (yeah, but...Yeah), and a blend of fresh herbs that we heard whispers of~ but they may have to kill us if we told you~ so for your safety, we are keeping our mouths shut. Just go try them~ do it for the Irish that your Grandmother didn't tell you is really in you, and for the sanctity of all that is Potato. So, we could be done here but... the Pickle spear~ In a world where we fry our pickles before giving them a chance to explain (and they make those here too), the pickle spear that is curated here could only be described by the label on the can of our favorite (probably extinct) curry powder... It's the perfect piquant peppery. The coffee too~ is local, fresh, and delicious~ and today was hand- delivered by their kind and humble chef Brian. Regrets? That we cleaned our plates like heathens~ leaving us no room for blueberry-and-creme biscuits or chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches. We will just have to force ourselves to return. Restrooms are important too, and can make or break whether we return to a place. Theirs are not only nicely clean, but they too are absolutely old school (you just have to be there). P.S. our excellent and very gracious server (apologies for not recalling her name) had to follow us out (which she did very sweetly) because, in our post-dinner stupour (and our wanting to clear space for the Friday night crowd) we initially forgot to pay~ and to not pay for a meal like this would be criminal, whether you are related to Pirates or not. So if you come and eat, bring your broken hearts and your empty bellies, and for God's sake, don't bypass that pickle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hand Cut Fries, Hamburger, Patty Melt
Justin Dain
Amazing service! The very nice lady seemed to be running lunch service by herself and doing the bar. But the food was horrible. Worst I’ve had in a very long time. Only positive was the buffalo cauliflower. Salads were so sad and the meatball sub was no bueno. Food took a long time also for a place that had 9 customers at 12:30. Hope they can figure out the food issues as the menu sounds good.
We have added this to our dive bar list in Portsmouth. While I would say it is an upper scale dive bar/sports bar, it is clearly for the locals. Everyone there seemed to meet others they knew from the local community and would share a bite to eat and a pint. With plenty of TVs you will be able to catch your favorite game and they have many different happy hour deals that you can capitalize on. I would recommend a seat at the bar and enjoy the local company. Nothing can beat a $3 Coorslight.
Great place for a drink or two, Jen, super bartender. Kitchen will accommodate a modified meal, if not to crazy. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
They have a great burgers, nice lady who waitresses us!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Walked in here for a quick bite after a 3 hour drive in a Nor’easter. Food is cheap and amazing, homemade ranch is to DIE FOR. Go on a Sunday and you’ll never want to leave. Karaoke is phenomenal I almost felt the need to pay the performers. A true local bar I feel lucky to have been apart of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pastrami was excellent! The fries have some great seasoning and the poutine was yummy. The service was a little kurt, but not disappointing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
This restaurant seems like a hangout for the locals. Our waitress was pleasant enough, but there isn’t a welcoming vibe to the place. My partner had chicken Caesar salad and I ordered fish and chips. Upon cutting open the fish, all we could smell was ammonia. It was overpowering! Knowing that if you smell ammonia from fish that this means it has gone bad, I sent it back. The waitress apologized and the fish was taken off our bill. We shared the salad, and left. If in Portsmouth again, I would not return.
Saw a great local band...with a surprise visit from a mega band at the end of the evening. The food was delicious and the team super engaging and fun. We would definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to watch a game and a cold beer and good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I visited while on a work trip. The waitress was beyond sweet and so helpful! Food and drink were reasonable and absolutely perfect! Wish we lived closer 💜
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Considering it is bar, the food is shockingly good. The buffalo chicken dip and fried Oreos are incredible.
Restaurantji Recommends
I looked in the yearbooks they have from my highschool and found my ex girlfriend from 10th grade. I miss her but I really hate her so I will continue to stalk her relentlessly on Instagram until she realizes that I really do know black magic and am goth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent pub food. Does have Happy Hour which is a plus!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Hole in the wall? Sure.
And once you get inside, it is absolute fathermothering Burger and French Fry Heaven... And we don't tend to swear a lot.
Enter through the yellow brick arched entry wall, and you are in a little dive bar that feels very old school seacoast New England~ complete with sports-on-the-wall, (not too-terribly loud) Rock music, exposed beams and ceiling fans, the echo-ey banter of happy customers, and maritime memorabilia all around.
So, imagine that you are craving a burger and fries, and you've been everywhere else... the drive-throughs, the midscale chains, the upscale gastros, The Four Seasons (although the pumpkin and fig entree is unbeatable there), and you have been to your Uncle's backyard BBQ where the burgers are handmade.
But you're looking for something special, you're tired of the soggy white bread, the French Fried promises, and the carelessness, and you want real cheese, dammital. In short, you've been looking for love in all the wrong places.
Well, we came here with that in mind, and we can say that we were thoroughly loved... and we left with not only full, happy bellies, but with a place to recommend with our full, happy-ass little hearts.
So the Patty Melt. This is a half pound that is actually a half pound~ and was obviously lovingly tended back at the haminger garden. Real Swiss cheese, and chonks of fresh sauteed onion~ served on thick slices of this lovely grilled (and Buttered) grainy bread that made me glad that they were out of marble rye.
Now, the French Fries.
Holy Mother of Batman~ wait till Ireland hears about these fries.... Fresh, hand cut, skin retained (that's religion where I come from), Buttered (yeah, but...Yeah), and a blend of fresh herbs that we heard whispers of~ but they may have to kill us if we told you~ so for your safety, we are keeping our mouths shut.
Just go try them~ do it for the Irish that your Grandmother didn't tell you is really in you, and for the sanctity of all that is Potato.
So, we could be done here but... the Pickle spear~ In a world where we fry our pickles before giving them a chance to explain (and they make those here too), the pickle spear that is curated here could only be described by the label on the can of our favorite (probably extinct) curry powder... It's the perfect piquant peppery.
The coffee too~ is local, fresh, and delicious~ and today was hand- delivered by their kind and humble chef Brian.
Regrets? That we cleaned our plates like heathens~ leaving us no room for blueberry-and-creme biscuits or chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches. We will just have to force ourselves to return.
Restrooms are important too, and can make or break whether we return to a place. Theirs are not only nicely clean, but they too are absolutely old school (you just have to be there).
P.S. our excellent and very gracious server (apologies for not recalling her name) had to follow us out (which she did very sweetly) because, in our post-dinner stupour (and our wanting to clear space for the Friday night crowd) we initially forgot to pay~ and to not pay for a meal like this would be criminal, whether you are related to Pirates or not.
So if you come and eat, bring your broken hearts and your empty bellies, and for God's sake, don't bypass that pickle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hand Cut Fries, Hamburger, Patty Melt
Amazing service! The very nice lady seemed to be running lunch service by herself and doing the bar. But the food was horrible. Worst I’ve had in a very long time. Only positive was the buffalo cauliflower. Salads were so sad and the meatball sub was no bueno. Food took a long time also for a place that had 9 customers at 12:30. Hope they can figure out the food issues as the menu sounds good.
Great Happy Hour prices for drinks and food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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