Great spot for some live music or get a drink right in the water. They have great live music on Friday and Saturday and we went both nights. Had such a fun time dancing and listening to the music. You can also get food and look at the water. We didn't eat here just for some drinks. The only downfall is the mixed drinks are a little pricey to just get in a plastic cup. 17.88 for a Tito's soda!? High noon was only around 9 I think which is more reasonable. Overall great spot we spend a lot our time at! read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Outside - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Went there on Labor Day. No Draft beer. I will repeat: No Draft Beer !!! Went to Sea Ketch... Plenty of draft beer Sea Ketch for the Win !! BBB with a big Labor Day Loss read more

Perhaps management at Bernie's could maybe have the Sox game on in the restaurant area instead of where the musicians perform? The people with their backs to the stage yelling and screaming at the bar TVs took away from my experience last night. When I spend money to go see a show, I would really like to be able to hear the bands. Not to mention the utter disrespect to the musicians. I know you have a rep for being hard. You are hard. Your employees are hard. I get it. I love Wallys too. But for the love of God do better. read more

They book great shows, and the food is always better than expected. Service is fantastic - both at the door and table. And can't beat looking out on the ocean from the second floor! read more

They really fall short lately- they advertise 5$ margaritas for reggae tuesdays all over their website and on the marquee- we were there two weeks ago and the server claimed shes worked there for 3 summers and never heard of it. One bill we were charged 7$... another we were charged 6$... then they claimed they were upcharged because they used patron... they used ESPOLON right in front of us.. very unprofessional. read more

We had dinner here last night while at the beach. I ordered a salad with steak tips. Salad was good. But an additional $15.00 on top of the salad for three thin small overcooked steak tips. I did tell the waitress and told her that for $15 you should at least get either three good size pieces of steak or five the size of what I got. She was nice enough to take it all off the bell. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Came here during a windy day. I advise to make sure you check the weather to bring a jacket. It was a bit nippy that day so but the view was amazing and we had plenty of space coming in on the weekday. We sat on the patio first floor so servers was good. We got all our drinks, fresh and cold. View of the beach was amazing. I had an inkling for clam strips so I ordered that which came nice and hot fresh fried. It was a little bit pricier but given the location we're at I can't complain. The tartar sauce was nice and tangy. The coleslaw was a bit flavorless, but I let that pass. As it was earlier in the afternoon, it wasn't as much going on, but we can see a lot of folks going up to the second floor, where it was an open roof deck, and we can hear a lot of music and also some dancing upstairs. read more

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The good about this restaurant is the location and wonderful view, lots of choices especially for my gluten free diet. The food is pretty good considering it's right on the beach. The waitress was sweet, attentive and got everything right. What frosted me was there was a $2.50 service charge on the bill. No mention on the menu, no mention what the "service charge" was for. Okay, it's only $2.50 but it's expensive enough to go out for lunch but what the heck? Why a service charge? I get it if it's on a credit card payment, but this charge was on the bill before we even used our credit card. Sorry, too many choices for me than to go back here. Now you will know before you go. read more

ZERO STARS!!!!!!!!! My aunt and I came to the car around 10pm on July 9th. The "bouncer" took my ID and ran upstairs. He grabbed the manager and claimed it was fake. I am 24 years old from Mass.... I told them to call the cops to get this over with. The cops cleared me OF COURSE. The manager was absolutely RUDE!! He was defensive and completely unprofessional. We were here yesterday and spent over $200 for a mid meal. The servers are very kind but I will never step foot in there again knowing that the management are complete babies. Very unfortunate. Please avoid if possible, they don't deserve your hard earned money. read more

Food. My sister ordered the shrimp cocktail. When the person brought it from the kitchen, there was one (1) on the plate. The menu did not forewarn the unsuspecting patron that there was only 1 in the appetizer. She was expecting at least 3-5. Nowhere else has she ever ordered a shrimp cocktail and only ever received 1 for the appetizer! Along with the unsuspecting and unexplainable surcharge added to the bill, Al needs to explain on his menu that his cheap petutti is only giving 1, yes one lonely shrimp on his shrimp cocktail appetizer. My sister told our waitress that the boss could keep his one lonely shrimp if he was that cheap! read more

Food and atmosphere were great, but we had nick as our waiter and the service was poor and unprofessional. I made him aware at the beginning of the night, when we were putting in our food/drink orders, that the tabs were separate and I told him who was on who's tab, he then said "oh it doesn't matter I'm gonna separate it at the end" He then proceeded to bring over a single check at the end of the night (for a table of 9 btw) and we asked to split it AGAIN to which he told us he couldn't (I'm assuming he forgot who ordered what, which is why I tried telling him at the beginning of the night) Other than that the night was fun, food/live music was good. read more

Bernie's on the coast is awesome. Alexa as a waitress is the best and she's normally a bartender, but helps out wherever she can. She makes you feel like family. read more

Service and atmosphere were great ! The food was flavorless, dry and cooked til dead ; no presentation at all Management handled the situation with a smile and went over the top by comping the whole check which was not expected As a popular tourist trap , prices were a bit ridiculous for what was presented ; 2 small skewers of what they considered to be caprese skewers for $18 was outrageous as an app. More kitchen training needed or it will ruin a server or bartenders livelihood and you will lose good help; do better ! read more

Me and my best friend got to Bernie's and bought a drink downstairs and before we went upstairs my best friend stepped aside so she can make a phone call to her daughter who was in the parking lot to tell her to meet us upstairs. In the meantime the GM named Jamie Giorgio was a total jerk and looked like somebody who didn't even work there! Instantly started to yell at her to go inside and she said I am can you hold on a minute and relax and he didn't hear her and he tried to show off in front of his little gf and said WHAT DID YOU SAY?? Then the little gf of his said "she said hold on and relax" then he thought he was tough trying to show off and got right in my friends face and repeated again WHAT DID YOU SAY??? she said I said hold on a minute I'm trying to call my daughter and he said NOW YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO DRINK THAT DRINK AND LEAVE!!! IF YOU DONT DRINK THAT ILL TAKE IT AND THROW IT AWAY!! In the meantime I chime in I'm like calm down it's not that serious! Then he says SHUT UP OR YOU CAN GO TOO!! I said obviously I'm not gonna stay if you're kicking out my friend!! Then he threatens that he's gonna flash his little flashlight at the cops if we don't hurry up and drink our drink! Then he proceeded to stand there and stare at us while we drank it and I said dam you don't have to stand there staring at us you said we have two minutes! Then he flashed the lights at the cops because he was clearly butt hurt!!! He was a total dirtbag and needs to learn how to treat people especially being a GM!!! We didn't do anything wrong for him to act like that and then he had one of his little staff follow us to the parking lot recording us like weirdos! The owner should really check his GM because his GM doesn't even look like he works there and should actually wear a badge or something not just yelling at people in regular clothing like we're supposed to listen to him!!! Total Loser!!!!!!! and will not be back again!!!! read more

Great place to get a drink with a view of the ocean. My wife and I stopped by during the day and sat at the bar upstairs. My wife saw a drink go by (dirty banana) and said how good it looked. Bartender gave us a small sample and we will be back to have more. The lobster rangoons look great too. We were too full to get food on this trip but are already planning our next trip. read more

Everything and everyone is amazing,..great food and great music...great drinks too...

Do NOT get the steak sub. It's awful. I usually go to Bernie's for a quick bite when I spend the whole day at the beach. The sub didn't even have a full amount of steak in it. I saw so many people order it so I thought I would give it a try... big mistake! My brother and his gf ordered the same thing and they also couldn't eat it. On that note.... The burger is great! The lobster rangoons are also great! Drinks are okay! I've ordered pina coladas and the bomb pop and both are good. I do believe they're overpriced for food and drink, but I guess that's what you get for eating at the beach! read more

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Samantha is a rockstar tender and she makes all partons feel amazing regan is super chill and made the most amazing drinks ive EVER had very out going and nice , they're perfect mermaids read more

Is the food expensive? Yes. Is the food phenomenal? No. However, it is good food. The drinks are good but expensive. The atmosphere is awesome. We have found the service to be very good. They have cornhole, bands, and a beautiful view of the ocean. The business literally has three months to make all of the yearly money. They have oceanfront property. They need to charge the prices to make some sort of profit. Whenever we are at Hampton Beach, we always stop at Bernie's read more

The service was friendly but slow. The food was nothing special. The nachos were soggy like they were microwaved, and the steak was really rare. The bathrooms were old, outdated and gross. The location is great and the view from the upper deck is beautiful. That's about all they have going for them. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - WET nachos - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

this bartender was literally flirting with dudes for 15 minutes. We sat at the bar for 15 full minutes and did not get served. She saw that we were there and continued bending over the counter for a group of young men. We are a 23 year old couple btw. If you are not a young male between 21-22 you will get no service at Bernie's we literally left before getting served because we didn't want to wait for a drink any longer. It was actually 15 mins and the bar was empty other than 5 prepubescent boys read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Bar - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Good pub food and good drinks. Usually there is a pretty good band playing on the weekend.

$22.00 for a burger along with a side of flies and bees?.....gross. We had one beer while swiping away the flying nuisances and walked out. read more

Ignore the whiny reviews. This is a great place. We stopped for lunch, were seated promptly, and had a great meal while sitting on the deck looking at the ocean. Great service and great food. Highly recommend. read more

I thought this place was just okay. Our waiter, that we could barely hear, took our drink order. Came back told us some things weren't available for drinks. Took a new order. And before the drinks were delivered another waitress came over to take our drink order again. Maybe it was a shift change but it seemed like no one knew what was going on. We ordered appetizers and meals. Our meals came out first...and halfway through those our apps came out. This is probably my biggest restaurant pet peeve. But the good - the lobster roll and steamers were very good. My husband had the fried platter and said it was good too. Prices for the food were expensive but as expected...I thought the drinks were overpriced and not that great. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Painkiller - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

This is a classic spot that we come to at least once per year. The only bad reviews you'll see for this place are about the "food" and the "service" from uptight Karen's or kids who the bouncers didn't let in. The food is average to good depending on what you get and the service is about average considering the staff has to deals with the aforementioned Karen's during the day and the aforementioned kids at night when it turns into a legitimate party spot for the younger crowd. If you're older come here with an expectation of drinking a cocktail on a deck within a stones throw away from the ocean, but leave when the music starts and the kids show up at night. read more

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Quite possibly the rudest host I ever met. Restaurant turned away party of 7 with open tables and bar seats. Thank goodness there are so many options with more accommodating staff. Their loss! read more

I was really wanting oysters and clams today after a work meeting in Exeter and it was a decent beach day so I drove down and figured if I found decent parking I'd be able to find somewhere to eat. Outdoor seating at Bernie's was perfect. My server, Sarah, was a sweetheart and did a great job. We both had a misunderstanding when I ordered oysters (I wanted 2 of each kind for a total of 6 and she thought I meant 2 dozen total lol). No biggie it was quickly rectified. I also had the clam strip basket with fries. Portions were generous and they were really good! I considered a 4* simply for price but it's a tourist trap in tourist season so I guess expect $26.00 clams, I mostly wanted to highlight Sarah's professionalism and great service - thanks girl! You made a work day at the beach even better ;) I try to remember Yelp and other style online reviews tend to bring out the worst in people, and leave the positives when I can! I will be back. (And FTR I found street parking that fit my F150 easily within view from the roof deck lol) read more

Unfortunately, our experience at this restaurant was awful from start to finish. From the moment we walked in, the staff seemed completely uninterested and rude to us. Everyone acted like we were inconveniencing them just by being there. The overall mood in the restaurant felt tense and miserable -- like no one wanted to be working there. We went to the bathroom and came back with all our food taken and chairs pulled in, we had not even payed yet. The host was very rude when we came in and left leaving us with a disrespectful and sarcastic "bye." Food was good, but extremely overpriced. read more

This is a great spot for a quick drink. The food leaves a little to be desired, the service is good considering how busy they usually are especially if the weather is nice, but the best part has to be the ambiance! Enjoying a nice cold drink while sitting on a roof top overlooking the beach and the ocean! read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Mudslide - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

This place was an absolute trainwreck. Imagine waiting nearly two hours in the freezing cold to get into what turned out to be the most unprepared, mismanaged bar in existence. Management knew over 1,000 people were coming--and still thought, "You know what? Let's keep half the bar closed and not staff up." Genius. It was cash only because their POS system was down--and that's because their POS company went out of business months ago. They knew. They did nothing. No backup system, no signage, no heads-up. Just chaos. No live music just a shitty DJ. People were walking around with empty cups because you literally couldn't get a drink. Staff looked like they were on the verge of quitting mid-shift. Honestly, I don't blame them. This wasn't just bad. It was catastrophic. A complete failure of basic planning, customer service, and common sense. We came ready to spend money and have a good time--and left wondering how this place is even still in business. You genuinely have a better chance at having fun watching the grass grow. Don't come here. read more

The view is great... the bands are great. Appetizers are MUCH better then entrees. Nachos are loaded and good Entrees were expensive and not good. Red snapper was over cooked however the sauce was very good. Mahi was also over cooked Got fried seafood platter and the clams were inedible as they were burned - two of us had clams and both were the same. The clam chowder was more like a corn chowder but good Other things to note. Additional sides $6. So if you want an additional corn on the cob it's $6. I would recommend sticking to apps and if you want an entree head somewhere else. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - View - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

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Worst experience I've ever experienced in Hampton. My husband and I were seated before many other larger parties yet waited more than 30mins to be served water and I had to stop two different servers. It was 45mins before I even saw a manager at that point we decided not to eat there ever again and I informed the manager of their unprofessional incompetence. Btw we're an international couple and the minority in our seating area. read more

Had the lobster bisque & lobster Rangoon. I didn't care for the rangoon because the sauce had a soy sauce base. I thought it sounded good, but didn't deliver. I didn't finish the rangoon. The lobster bisque is the ABSOLUTE BEST I have ever had. I take every opportunity to try bisque from coast to coast and this style with thick, creamy, rich stock and generous chunks of lobster is undeniably the best. I came here 8 years ago and made sure to enjoy on my repeat visit. Drinks are very tasty with a tall pour. Lively atmosphere and live music. I could not understand why anyone would dine elsewhere on the beachfront when Bernie's is here for the enjoyment. Heading back to CA - and plan to see you again, Bernie! read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Second floor dining - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

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The service was good, the food wasn't. Again you come here for the view and the location rather than the food itself. 1*Lobster roll: there was a good portion of lobster, but it wasn't prepared right. The bread wasn't toasted so it became soggy after lobster and sauce were dumped on top. As a result, the lobster didn't taste that good. This was the worst lobster roll I've ever had. 2* Bernie's salad: not memorable, what you expect from a beach bar, strawberries and almonds were a nice touch 3* Cobb salad : good, appreciated the dressing was put on the side rather than poured on top. read more

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Really struggling here to give this place 3 stars but the view from second floor deck was great. The food I can only describe as somewhere between my high school lunch room and Micky D's. The food was a serious disappointment. Staff were attentive and deserve much more than the cuisine served here and so do the customers. If you are looking for fried seafood I would go to Browns on 296 and bring uour own beer. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Second floor deck - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

We've been here twice so far this 4th of July weekend. On the 3rd we stopped in for an early dinner which was good, our server was very attentive. On the 4th we stopped in for a few drinks and sat at the bar. The bartender was extremely busy but didn't miss a beat. I was impressed with his efficiency. I definitely recommend this place. read more

So overpriced. Cocktails are 18$? Cheeseburger 22$? lol drinks were small and food was mediocre. Got the clam belly's too and most of the basket was French fries. Place just takes advantage of their location and doesn't care about their customers. read more

Manager was rude and disrespectful. He refused to answer our questions about allergies without talking down to us. Said the kitchen is not clean and they do not take the time to prevent food from touching. Do not recommend at all. read more

We had such an excellent waitress, I'm so sad I don't remember her name. I want to say it starts with a "W", anyway the place is so trendy and chique. I was there with my classmates for my residency so we needed to shake off our anxiety and that place was perfect! The food was well portioned and delicious. It is a bit on the pricier side. I also highly recommend you grab a seat upstairs because you will have a beautiful view of the beach. We went on a Wednesday and by coincidence that's when they have live music at the restaurant and fireworks on the beach. It's an amazing experience. The drinks are also uplifting; I got "the district". This place does not disappoint. read more

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