Olde Towne Public House

467 Court St, Portsmouth
(757) 966-1229

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Casey Hartman

The prices were reasonable and my burger tasted good. I was disappointed in the burgers size since it smaller than the bun. I would rather pay a little more to get a little more. I left the restaurant still hungry. I wouldn’t mind going back to try the Philly or chicken cheesesteak to see how those serving sizes compare.

Holly Jo

Great food. Drink and food specials. I had the buffalo chicken sandwich and she crab soup. Hubby had the double smash burger. Would recommend.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Mark Nissen

Just went in for some food and stood at the front for about five minutes. With No One even Acknowledging that I was there! Will probably Never go back.
Sad because they didn’t even get a chance to serve me.
I heard the food is good however their customer service is Trash!!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

C Hill

Food was ok, service was poor, only 4 tables at the time, server didn't come by to see us until we were finished eating, also didn't provide the ketchup we asked for.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Mary-Ann L.

Service wasn’t great esiecually during restaurant week when they’re trying to showcase or encourage patronage. It wasn’t that it was crowded st lunch time either but they only had 1 waitress for the dining area and the bartender tending to orders at the bar. Food was a 3. I ordered the ceasar salad. Typical. Then I ordered the brisket birria smash burger. While the concept of having the birria consommé to dip in, it was served in the littlest of saucers! And the burger and the brisket weren’t seasoned so absent of enough consommé, it was bland.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Keri-Lynn

The food was very good, but the music was so loud that we had to leave right after we finished eating.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Steak

Wendy Jenkins-Brown

We had our 40th class reunion at this venue

Parking: I highly suggest that they find a way to have some source of extra lighting for events that want to capture the memories. Beautiful place, however the lighting was not so great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

Joshua L

My wife and I decided to give the place a try after doing the ghost walk on 10/25. When we got there we sat down and waited about 5 minutes before our waitress came and took our order.

After ordering our drinks and an appetizer we sat for a while enjoying the DJ and having a good conversation about our walk. We had the seafood dip which was very tasty. Just as we finished eating our appetizer the music cranked up to an outrageous level. We ended up moving to the patio.

Our main courses came out. My burger was a bit cold but tasty and filling. My wife had the club sandwich which she was enjoying as well. About that time the speaker on the patio cranked up. Another couple got up and left because of the volume of the music. We ended up scarfing down our food so we could leave as well.

The food was good but sitting 3 feet across from one another and not being able to hold a conversation because of how loud the music is… extremely ridiculous especially when there isn’t even a dance.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Club Sandwich, Seafood Dip

Sherri Parker

OMG ? comedians,great food,fun and fantastic servers???

Parking: Walked ?‍♀️ ?‍♂️ 2 blocks for exercise and such a beautiful ? day with friends ?

Wheelchair accessibility: ?‍♀️ ?‍♂️ walked right ✅️ up the ramp into this great establishment

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Linda Stanley

Very nice downtown area, food was great, construction going on so roads were a little hard to navigate but overall a great experience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jon

Good atmosphere for a public house with large bar, tables and outdoor seating. A few TV's with a large screen near the bar to catch the games. Food was ok, most of our dishes were tasted over seasoned with salt and sauce missing. Hard to get the servers attention at the table and service could probably be a bit faster.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Chicken

Amanda “MommaBear” Boedker

Really good food that everyone on our group said was good. Service came with a smile, atmosphere was lively and fun. Will definitely come back

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Anthony Footé

Disappointing Experience at Olde Towne Public House

I recently dined at Olde Towne Public House during my visit to the area, and I have to say, my experience was quite disappointing. I spent $56 on what can only be described as subpar food.

To start off, I ordered the Shrimp and Grits, and it arrived cold and undercooked. The Mac and Cheese was half-filled and just as cold, while the Crusted Chicken was dry and unappetizing. On a slightly positive note, the pita chips with the buffalo dip were actually quite good, but unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to salvage the meal.

As an out-of-towner visiting my brother and staying at the nearby Renaissance Hotel, I expected a better experience after researching the restaurants near by, especially on a night that wasn’t busy. Their website is misleading for sure! Despite waiting 30 minutes for food, receiving cold dishes was incredibly disheartening and totally unacceptable. The service didn’t seem to reflect the lack of customers, which added to my frustration.

Overall, I left feeling unsatisfied and let down. I doubt I’ll return after this experience and would not recommend it to others looking for a pleasant meal.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Reenie Moss Fraser

Underwhelming. I have to agree with the other folks who are rating this place as a 1 star. It took forever for the servers to take the orders and it took forever for food to arrive. Granted it was busy and later at night but it seems from other reviews long waits and non caring attitudes seem to be the norm no matter time of day. Don’t get me wrong I understand busy at it also seems the place was understaffed. Sometimes servers are just doing their best, but a little communications from the server would have been great. But not one hey thanks for waiting or anything. I felt like we were more of a bother than anything The food was mediocre and certainly not worth the wait. The only saving grace was the music was fairly decent and the security guard was super pleasant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Taj Hawkins

If you want margaritas that are 70% mix and grocery store tacos, this is the place for you!

Nothing more disappointing than being told that they were street tacos and being served the equivalent of "white people taco night" ?

The only saving grace is I only wasted $4 on the tacos, I literally took a bite and immediately closed my tab

Honestly, whomever is in charge needs to end this Taco Tuesday nonsense cause it's making your business look bad. 0/10

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

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