Way too expensive for the food and quality. Each time we have been there, at least one of the meals has not very good (my fish dish recently was extremely dry). And to cap it off- they add a surcharge to the bill - not a tip. Just an extra charge they add. There is no signage or up front notification. Just "surprise! We're adding an extra $10.00 to your bill". We have scratched Bernie's off our list of restaurants to patronize. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Summer vacation at Hampton Beach. Bernie's on the deck. Yay! - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]Really cool spot, but not a good place for dinner.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Went for dinner with 6 guys before a concert and it was clear that this place is not well run. They had a lot of kids working that weren't attentive or interested in customers. Waitress got one of our entree orders completely wrong and said we could keep the mistake order (but she'd have to charge us for it) and brought the wrong drink another time (but didn't charge us). We asked the guys who served our food for extra mayo and they just shrugged and walked away. We gave 3 cards and asked to split our $200 bill three ways and it came back with three checks: two at $70 and one at $60 - clearly not evenly. Our table was broken and super wobbly and the top wasn't event fully attached. Would go for a drink and a show again but pick another place to eat dinner. I also left my card ad the bar and nobody answers the phone there - just a marketing recording and no voicemail. read more

Pooor service. 3 people at the bar three bartenders and no one is taking my food order. They just keep avoiding eye contact.

Great oceanfront bar/restaurant/venue. Right on the boardwalk of Hampton Beach so guests have a great view of the Atlantic Ocean. I'm unsure if Ive ever eaten the food here but the drinks are always cold. Ha. The 1 drink per person rule makes getting a drink for your Friends/partner annoyingly difficult during concerts. Most recent concerts I attended are GZA 6/22 and Bone Thugs & Harmony on 9/4. Great sound, great stage view, mediocre light shows. Bone thugs was so packed it was hard to move haha. What a great show though. Exiting afterwards was a total shitshow with only 1 exit which is a long staircase so it makes things challenging for a crowd. I would 100% recommend Bernies for a visit though. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Bernies stage area. - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

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This restaurant has the best view of the beach. When we visited last summer (2020), there was a line in order to get a table, but security tried their best to expedite the process by checking ID's throughout the line and handing out wrist bands for those over of 21 and older. We had the option to sit downstairs , upstairs patio or inside ( bar area i believe) we were mostly interested by the view so we remained patient to get what we wanted. It was totally WORTH IT! We got drinks and food, the pina colada were so good that we almost chugged them without realizing. There is a live band that does take request from the patrons, and everyone there wanted to have a good time, and we did just that! I will be honest and say some tables did get a bit rowdy, and if they got out of control security took care of it. Just something to keep in mind if you're bringing kids along with your party. Check them out once they re-open we completely loved it ! read more

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I paid for 2 dinners and 1 soda and it cost $68, which is fine is the food was ok. My meal was $35 and it was nasty. I couldn't even eat it. I would have preferred to eat cart food from the middle of the side walk. All I can say is run away. Food is very gross and the waitress didn't care. 1 star and that's because of the atmosphere read more

ordered clam chowder , terrible ! potatos were under cooked , horrible after taste. the waiter was nothing but rude when we mentioned it was not very good we sent the soup back with only a few bites taken out . The waiter was very rude and unapologetic. Dinner is served . 3 out of 4 dinners were even edible. Anything coming out of a deep fryer , was bad . Bad tasting coating , greasy and tasteless . We sat with empty drinks the entire time after they served the first drink . We dont mind paying top price for good food , but we paid top price for terrible food !this place is not the same as it was a few years back ! The change is no good ! read more

Left the goat after being treated like trash to a completely different experience. Plenty of friendly staff over at Bernie's. Avery has taken care of us and it has been such a welcoming environment. Excellent food and drinks with a very friendly staff. Couldnt have asked for more. read more

Buck a Shuck Awesome fresh Oysters with a few glasses of Sam Adams Summer. Can't think of a better way to enjoy a sunny evening by the beach at Bernies. Friendly and helpful staff, especially Ashley (thanks). Very busy place so best to get there early. Thanks for a great evening, we will be back read more

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I was there last week had a great time. Erin is a great asset to Bernie's she went above and beyond. Our waiter was also very good. We all ordered the lobster sliders which is a very good price and a lot of lobster. Wished was was there at night would of loved to have played corn hole. read more

Sat down at the roof bar with Bridget and Jake-- they were awesome! Extremely kind and attentive, we will absolutely be back and hope to see them soon, we love you guys!! You rock read more

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

Based on my experience this establishment has flawed, discriminating employees and shall I say - racists based on my experience. Every staff member that walked by me bumped into my chair "INTENTIONALLY" if my seat is constantly being hit out of the 8 folks in my party. My $35 red snapper was all bones. So to ensure I remained cool I just left instead of addressing the blatant ignorance their staff clearly displayed. FORTUNATELY I will never return and will be sharing my experience everywhere it is relevant and appropriate. As a paying customer you would think ALL customers deserve a positive experience especially when we bring a large party of 8. Totally disappointed in the behavior of every employee from the two "greeters"welcoming (not so much of a welcome) folks staring me down while I sat there. Such a poor experience no one deserves. Insightfully, Dr. A.D. Mendez read more

Our server (I think her name was Emma?) was great. The view was wonderful. Drinks were good. This had an awesome outdoor hangout area that I'm sure live bands play at and what not. I tried the recommendation (any of the fried baskets) and wasn't completely sold but it wasn't bad by any means. Batter could've just had some extra seasoning in it or something. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - The fried basket with a bunch of different types of fish. Catchers choice maybe? - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

I love this place they usually have live music or a good tunes playing. They definitely have that island beach hut vibe. It's very chill especially the upstairs. I love the food. Everything I've had there so far is delicious. I had the snapper and the mahi mahi both with the chipotle mash and corn on the cob. The vibes are nice and so are the artists who play there. Service seems much better upstairs. I don't know if it was the atmosphere or look of downstairs maybe they just need to work on decor downstairs. Upstairs is vibrant. Other than that place is popular. It'll definitely be a go to restaurant when I'm in town. read more

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This is a disappointing review to leave. My wife & I had dinner at Bernie's in early fall (off season) last year and were pleasantly surprised. The opposite experience today. Restaurant was fairly busy upstairs and out onto the deck. There were a *LOT* of employees everywhere... idk if they were all a degree of waitstaff, mixed in with managers and 'busboys'? but overall id say like 3 times? the amount Id expect at a restaurant? Our server was clearly very inexperienced. Complete monotone (which id say is fine, so long as you're very good). All fried seafoods were listed as 'market price' (aka mystery price) which again... i suppose is fine. We asked for what we thought was a simple thing; (even if it was extra since really we had no idea yet what the price was anyway) a 2-way fried seafood combo fish and shrimp. Waiter simply said 'sorry no'. When we got our food mine looked like Id gone to a buffet and tossed food on a plate like I was in a hurry... worse, it was cold, the wifes was flavor-less and room temperature. When i returned mine the waiter apologized, offered to bring something else or have mine remade and said he'd tell the kitchen my food was cold.. the food didn't come out of the kitchen cold, the temp was the server's fault. My un eaten meal was removed from the bill, wife's we paid for. We left hungry and drove to another seafood restaurant. 1 good, 1 bad experience.. 50/50 ratio means a return is highly unlikely read more

This is way overdue as I went last year just as they were opening their new expanded area and am looking forward to another summer season. Family from all over was flying in for a reunion and we really wanted to stay along the beach. The staff at Bernie's went way beyond to accommodate our group. As it turned out, the rain came in, we sadly couldn't sit outside to enjoy the specular views of the ocean. But it all came together. They put tables all together so we could visit and the food was amazing. Most everyone had seafood since some traveled from California and Arizona. The doors have just opened so we've stopped in a few times. Again, I still love the chowder - big piece of bacon added as garnish...who doesn't like bacon right? They have a variety of summery signature drinks to quench your thirst on a hot day. It is THE place to go when the Temps rise as everyone has the same idea to hit this spot on there day at the beach so be prepared to put your name on the list and wait to get a spot so you don't miss out on the fun. All the places will have a long wait so just chill and check out the strip as its fun to people watch and look out at the ocean waves. The owner is great, he hires students from all over to give them an opportunity to learn. I think there was a newspaper write up a few years ago. Anyway, be sure to ask your server where they are from so you can learn about other places and help make their experience here fun too! Like most popular places...it's hopping! There's live music and a huge dance floor and another bar area. There's really comfy lounge chairs too...if you can get there early to snag them. The place is open and airy so bring a sweatshirt for when the sun goes down and you want to hang out. If it does happen to rain and cool off they will close up the overhead doors to keep the wind out to warm you up as Bernie's is open all summer long rain or shine. The sidewalk level is also open and a little more intimate if you want to sit and talk quietly. It's smaller with tables and chairs around the bar. Perfect if you want to come off the beach to grab a cold beverage or two. Looking forward to another summer in Hampton. Great to see all of the growth and improvements over the past few years. It's only going to get better. read more

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The best part about this place is the view. Make sure you go to the top floor for a good view of the ocean. The food was okay, nothing to brag about. My husband got the burger, my kid got the chicken tenders and I got the captains combo. It was one of the priciest meal in the menu and it was a lot of food for sure. The taste was mediocre though, nothing standing out. read more

Very weak wimpy Calamari! Burgers pushing $20+ now. Award winning Clam Chowder taste like paste/corn starch Lobster bisque meh Good atmosphere though! read more

They don't tell you they're charging surcharges on their menu. So beware! no need to tip if surcharge is already added to your bill. I hope they're passing it on to the wait staff. read more

Went on a Tuesday, not too crowded, and we got a great seat on the second deck with full beach view. Food was wonderful. Had a great fish dish. Server's attentiveness was so-so. Alcoholic drinks were completely watered down - could barely taste alcohol. Expected better drinks for $17 apiece. But worst part of experience was leaving a cash tip to Taylor the server, then checking my credit card the next day and shocked that I was charged an additional $12 tip that I did not agree to. I saw no notice on the receipt or anywhere else that I would automatically be charged a tip. Probably won't go back for these reasons. read more

Horrible service, horrible food, got a pulled pork sandwich that was mush and getting honey mustard up-charged us $3.

What a fun place! It was incredibly busy last evening, but seating is outdoors so, being that Covid has made living anxiety ridden - did not feel "threatened" by the amount of people. Service was fantastic, food and drinks were absolutely amazing! They had some great bands last night, if we didn't have the kids we would have stayed longer and gone up to the bar area. I was just incredibly impressed and would love to go back again! read more

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

Went for apps and couple drinks. Ordered spinach dip. Which the spinach dip was delicious. But they gave us a boat load of dip and not that many pita bread so when we ran out of pita bread we asked for more and they wanted to charge us 5.00 dollars for more chips. Wtf!! The dip is already 17.00 and to wanna charge another 5.00. Frigging ridiculous. I'm sorry the owner isn't rich enough? And my wife went to the bathroom in one stall there was no toilet seat and the back of the toilet was all cracked and the other stallll their was shit over flowing. Fucking crooks!! Will never be going back. read more

My family has been coming here since they opened and they have never let us down. The food is great, the view is amazing and the music never lets you down. Yet most of all it's the staff Who keep us coming back. We just recently visited hampton beach this past weekend and it was mob scene busy. When we went to ask how long the wait was they told us 2-2.5 hrs. I have a toddler so I laughed with the manager at the host stand and told him there's no way she would wait but thank you. He took one looked at her and told me to wait a min. He arrange something with a server and she took care of us in the VIP section. From service staff, kitchen runners and bussers, the was staff continued to check on us all night, making sure we were being taken care of. Our server Alexandria was on point with everything and she was so friendly. We had a small mistake with one meal and a different manager immediately came over and asked what she could do to fix the problem. It was a great experience as always and we can't wait to go back again! read more

Short midget bouncer aged 50-60's didn't let me in on my 21st birthday tonight after letting all of my friends through before me. Said I looked like I had "too much" even though I was sober. told him it was my 21st and that I hadn't had anything to drink, offered to blow, dude said they didn't do that and told me to fuck off. went back an hour later after going to dinner and was greeted with kindness by every staff member. tell that shirt cunt to fix his attitude before dealing with patrons who are About to spend money here. (lots if that cunt wasn't there) read more

Fun spot to hang out and have a drink or two. The staff was friendly. Will go back again.

We went for some birthday drinks - good music & lots of fun, thanks to Olivia! So energetic and pleasant!

Great atmosphere & view of the beach. Appetizers are delicious and the drinks are a must! read more

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Looking for a fun place to have dinner We walked and found Bernies. Super glad we did. The environment at 5:30 PM was kid friendly, the staff super kid friendly. The food was really good. I had the clam chowder and fried clams plus a drink. All very good. After dinner the kids played corn hole for half an hour. Over all, well worth the money. read more

Steak tip dinner with your choice of sides. I chose the rice with chorizo and black beans. On the side sounds like it wouldn't be good but really... you should try it. Steak tips flavorful and not tough. This place just never disappoint Downgraded my review based on the worst fish tacos I've ever had. Plane as can be. They should be embarrassed. Good place to hang out though. read more

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I couldn't believe all the bad reviews because we had such a great time there. The hostess was a bit abrupt but she sat us in a prime rooftop ocean view spot- our waitress was great checking in on us and my son consistently! We all enjoyed our meals & my frozen strawberry daiquiri was incredible! The prices are high but what do you expect for a place overlooking the beach! read more

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I absolutely love this restaurant and bar. Between the good food, friendly staff and amazing atmosphere, it is a "go to" whenever we're at the seacoast. The Mahi Tacos are flavorful and very satisfying (the grilled corn as a side is a hard pass). If you're looking for good food, tasty cocktails and an amazing view, Bernie's is the place. read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Mahi tacos, grilled corn, with a "weekend at Bernie's" cocktail - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

My first time was eh . The atmosphere is great. The lobster roll had a great portion of meat but a lot of celery for my liking. The alcoholic beverage named the Paloma was terrible and watered down. The icing on the cake ... we had the worst server. I've never received such unprofessional ignorant service. Had the runner deliver the food did not check up on us once and forgot our app. No apologies just a "well I can take it off the bill or put the order in now for ya" ... do better read more

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

I like the place. Great live music on a huge outdoor top floor. The heavyset bartender upstairs is incredibly bothered if you'd like things like beverages or food. He'd rather go on a break for a half hour. And if you ask him about the upcoming Oyster Fest they have broadcast all over their neon signs, he doesn't feel like telling you anything about it and says to go on their website. read more

Wasn't bad but wasn't too good either, went around lunch time on Tuesday. I got the pulled pork sandwich with pasta salad, and my boyfriend a fried haddock sandwich with onion rings. For his first time having haddock he absolutely loved it, the onion rings were also great I took some of his. The pulled pork and the pasta salad lacked in the flavor department a bit, but I still ate most of it since it's a little pricey. The drinks honestly made me feel like I was taking a straight shot. Some may like that but as for someone who's not big on drinking, it made it very hard to drink. Our server Courtney was super nice and attentive, always checking in on us read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Pulled pork sandwich - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Food horrible, ordered bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers, unfortunately, the uncooked bacon was not good, the cheese in the jalapeños was not hot or cooked. We mistakenly ordered the tender grilled blackened chicken was not tender, but chewy and no flavor even though it was supposedly blackened. The sides, cole slaw and homemade pasta salad, both no FLS OR SEASONINGS. I got tasteless rice pilaf and zucchini. I gave a 1 star because at least they had fresh veggies and they were not overcooked. The ambiance was inviting and the bartender was attentive. Unfortunately, the cost of overly priced chicken meals that lacked flavor, are not worth coming back for lunch or dinner, plus I will NEVER suggest this restaurant to ANYONE, even my worst enemy, and I rather eat a frozen Ellios pizza,... whoever cooked that chicken belongs stocking shelves at a grocery store, not qualified to cook food! Horrible food! read more

The three of us (2 adults and a 6 year old) stopped by today for dinner. We were seated right away despite it being busy (this review would have been 1 star if it had not been this). We ordered a bowl of clam chowder, rubbed sirloin, and grilled red snapper. All these items are pretty simple and should be quick. Its not like we ordered paella. After the waitress said many times that our food will be right up, 60 minutes has now elapsed, and all 5 tables that were empty when we got there are now almost done eating. I dont blame the waitress at all, she was very nice. Its very clear that management and the kitchen messed this up big time. My son is now way past his bed time and is now starving (us too!!). We gave them ample warning to fix it but we told them we are walking out. I'm so disappointed, we were looking forward to a nice meal. read more

What a great view!!!! Our drinks were great - lots of beers on draft and the Pain Killer really tasted almost like the originals at the Soggy Dollar Bar in Jost Van Dyke. We had a really nice Cobb Aaladand lived the $1.00 Oysters! They were huge! Ana our service was super sweet and on point!!!! We couldn't have asked for better service! A 5 you are asking? Well... prices reflect the touristy area and value for your $$$ May fall a bit short but given live entertainment and great service it is deserved! Come visit - ask for Ana and enjoy the view! read more

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

The best beach bar! I had the lobster Roll and it was incredible. The onion rings are the best. Rochelle was our bartender and she makes a great margarita!! read more

Bernies Beach Bar - Gluten free lobster roll and onion rings - Bars Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Loved this place! Had a great waiter and service was excellent. Wait wasn't too terrible especially for a Saturday night. I would 10/10 come back! read more

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