After doing our thang in Portland, Maine, the traveling marathon show continues here in Nashua, New Hampshire. Running marathon after maratho does tire one out. Need food! Stat!
We decided to have dinner here at this Applebee restaurant due to the fact that it was basically right across a busy intersection from my friend and I's hotel for the night, the Hampton Inn. I guess you can say that location was great and definitely convenient. With that said, my friend and I arrived here around 4:30pm after checking into the hotel and putting our stuff in our rooms after a long drive from Portland, Maine. The ambiance was nice and good, since most people don't really eat dinner at 4:30pm, but here I was, since I needed to get up early the next morning to do the 26.2 mileage again, this time it was in New Hampshire. Crazy, ain't it? We spent about 1 hour here having dinner. Applebee's is almost as similar to Chili's, although in different name only. They serve a lot of the same dishes and the restaurant set up is largely the same deal. I ended up getting a pasta dish, knowing what horrors I would be facing the next morning on tired legs. Why did I think it was a good idea to sign up for these kinds of things with 12 hours of rest in between. Apparently, this guy. Lol I believe I had the fettuccine Alfredo, along with a glass of complementary water. Didn't want to do alcohol this time, but it ended up a good decision in hindsight. Applebee's is a chain restaurant, but we had a tight schedule of eat, sleep, drive, and run for 5 consecutive days. It was good to have them close enough to walk to.
The overall experience here at this Applebee's restaurant here in rustic Nashua, New Hampshire was Nice, comfortable, pretty good. While Applebee's is a standard typical restaurant, it is not a fast one. The wait time to get your order is around 15 to 20 minutes. So, you're always trying to pass the time by talking to your friend, like me, or play with your phone or maybe people watch if you are dining alone. For me though, it was a little bit of both. I did enjoy that fettuccine Alfredo, which was nice for a Monday evening meal. While the noodles we're not really cooked thoroughly, it was pretty darn tasty and the Alfredo sauce covered up that fact. While I should have said some thing to the waitstaff, it was OK and definitely hit the spot after a long day of travel from Portland, Maine. That service here was pretty good, friendly, and typical. Still, should've said something, but it is what it is. I like my pasta mildly soft so it really goes down well with the fettuccine Alfredo accompanying it. For the most part though, it was an enjoyable experience here at the Applebee's restaurant here in Nashua, New Hampshire. If you are in the area and would like a bite of any of the awesomeness that is here, consider coming here for your lunch or dinner options. Well it's a chain restaurant, but it has pretty good deals, along with alcohol too, if you prefer.
This Applebee's restaurant in Nashua, New Hampshire is located at 1234 North Main St. in beautiful rustic Nashua, New Hampshire. They accept major credit cards and they will accept cash too. Since they anchor a midsize commercial center, there is plenty of parking here for anyone and everyone who wishes to dine here. For the most part though, the experience was enjoyable, especially that my friend and I didn't have to venture too far for our dinner before heading back to the hotel to wind down for the next phase in our trip: 26.2 miles in New Hampshire the next morning. Pretty crazy, huh? Nashua does have a local public transportation system, but best bet would be - if you use it - to take the route(s) that's best suited for you. All I know is the closest regional airport would be is the Manchester Boston regional airport, then you'd need to hop on the bus route that'll come here for your daily fix. While it's definitely a great location since I was staying at the Hampton Inn across the street from the shopping mall where this Applebee's was, it was a good quiet meal here with my friend. Quick and painless for sure. If you're in the area, consider coming here for a meal after a long day at the office or passing thru on your vacation road trip. Whichever the case may be.
4.0 stars for the overall experience. 3.0 stars for the service, but friendly. 3.0 stars for the food, but 5.0 stars for the location. 4.0 stars for the ambiance.
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