Tuckerbox

1 S Main St, White River Junction
(802) 359-4041

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gus bloksberg

Very attentive staff and the surrounding was calm
Coffee and food very great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Regina C

Mixed appetizer was amazing. Entrees were quite good except I ordered a dish with lamb meatballs and received a lamb stew instead. Service was good and fairly attentive. Alas like all restaurants in older buildings and during busy times, was very very loud. Very hard to have conversation. Overall food was delicious and service good but at this point in my life, I’d rather have mediocre food in a quiet setting than good food in a loud one!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Tareq Al

Huge respect to the owners of this lovely Turkish restaurant.

We were visiting this town and found out about this place and the next cafe place.

We came here for breakfast/brunch and seated quickly to a booth.

We ordered Menemen with added Sucuk and turkish white cheese (TOP CHOICE). It was one of the best we ate on the trip especially the succulent Sucuks.

We also tried sour cherry turkish jam which was good. We also tried the Sigara Boregi (4 pieces only), and it had little fillings than I expected but good flavor. We also ordered cappuccino and turkish tea which were great!

The place has a nice Turkish decor and friendly staff.

Overall, this place is worth a try especially for a breakfast/brunch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heather Herring

I was dazzled by my first visit to Tuckerbox! I ordered the fall specialty gin cocktail with cardamom which was awesome! I ate the chicken Guvek (Tavuklu) casserole and it was a yummy food experience! I highly recommend the atmosphere and food. I will be back- dinner before a show is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Jessica C

I wish I could tell you about their food... but they were closed when we got there in the afternoon and didn't open until 5 pm this was not posted on their page. if you do want to go .. make a reservation

Zeynep Gumus

The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere and beautiful decor, and the hosts were kind and welcoming. Unfortunately, the food didn’t quite meet our expectations, which was disappointing since we were really excited for a Turkish lunch. The portions were quite small (for example, four pieces of grape leaves for $11.99 and two paçanga böreği for $9.99), and the paçanga böreği barely had any pastırma inside. Overall, the food quality felt below average compared to authentic Turkish standards. I hope they consider bringing in a chef who’s more familiar with traditional Turkish cuisine, because the place itself has great potential.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Kay Gregan

Fabulous service. Most enjoyed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Seth Green

Excellent Turkish appetizers. I’d like to go back for a full meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Susan E

The food was very good, as was the service. The portions were quite small in comparison to many restaurants, but as a traveler, they were perfect. We didn't have anyplace to store leftovers anyway.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fresh Homemade Lavash Bread

Leslie Yaniga

Cool place, excellent food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Turkish Meze Platter, Döner Kebab Gyro

fjon

We made reservations for 2:45 on a Sunday (today!). The menu looked awesome! We had good recommendation’s from friends who live nearby. Got here a bit early…and sat outside. Waitress was overly zealous in her role but not authentic.🤪 Food was blah. Gyro was just OK…nothing to write home about. Other items just were OK, but no wow factor in the taste. Kitchen closes at 3 and although we had 2:45 reservations, we were reminded that the kitchen was closing soon….c’mon, only accept reservations earlier…🤨 Perhaps dinner would be better as all my friends suggested…not off to a good start!

Aram Donigian

Food, service, and atmosphere were amazing. Couldn't have had a better anniversary dinner. Our server (Anna), made wonderful recommendations and was very warm and professional. From appetizers to main course to dessert - everything was delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sidra Palari

The food is delicious and authentic, but the restaurant is almost always packed, which means the service often falls short. Portion sizes also feel quite small for the price point. Still, it earns five stars because it’s the only Mediterranean-Turkish spot in the Upper Valley, and that makes it a rare gem despite its flaws

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Stephany Hessler

The most amazing gyro in the softest lavash. The lightly pickled red cabbage in the gyro is spectacular. Great service. In an adorable little town. Plenty of street parking around and a municipal lot farther away.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

peterkF3703HG

So we ate at Tuckerbox tonite. We’ve been many times before. The food is always good and usually the service is too… Tonite the service was horrible. We had a young female as our server. It was obvious from the start she either had way too many tables or she’s a terrible server. My guess is it was both. I very rarely write TripAdvisor reviews however tonight four of my family members, including my 94 year-old father decided to meet at Tucker box. I don’t wanna get into minute details but it ended up being an over three hour meal. We waited for an extraordinarily long time before we got our appetizers and then even longer before we got our entrées and to make matters worse it was just as long to get our desserts and coffee. She brought the wrong wine. The most annoying thing about this entire experience was that the waitress kept calling us friend and was overly exuberant as if she was actually doing a good job. “ yes my friend.”, “ no my friend.” It’s what an inexperienced server does when they’re doing a horrible job but trying to pass it off like this is how it should be. No apologies. No recognition that she kept us waiting so long. She should be fired or at least taught how to serve correctly. I wouldn’t have cared so much however bringing my 94 year-old father out to eat and making him wait 45 minutes in between each serving is unforgivable.

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