We had a choice to eat in or out. We chose inside as it was humid. We made reservations just 40 min before our arrival. We went early as this place fills up fast. With a warm welcome, we were greeted by the manager and our waitress came to seat us. Our appetizers started with delicious, Maryland crab cakes, fresh gazpacho soup and home made bread. Amazing for the palette! Martini's were made to perfection. Our main meals were savory. Swordfish fell a part with each bite & the lamb was tender to cut into. Seasonings were well balanced. Cooked Al dente', garden picked, green beans and asparagus were delicious. A picture of our main courses are missing due to our ambition on eating, Our server was wonderful, with perfect timing on taking our order and checking on our needs. Her Scottish accent was a plus to listen to. It truly was an enjoyable night at Cottons. read more

Cotton - Gazpacho & Maryland Crab with our martinis started our dinner experience. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

Very good meal definitely more than a four but not quite five stars. It was takeout for me as I was traveling in the area. Lobster ravioli was very good and the bread to mop it up was excellent. The blueberry spinach salad I had was also very good with candied nuts. The cheesecake was average small in size for the price point. That I would not order again, but the rest of the meal absolutely Interior the restaurant look great and my order was ready on time when I arrived. I would come back and try other dishes. read more

A well established ManchVegas establishment: Awesome casual/comfy atmosphere. My wife and myself always sit at the bar. Very good appetizer and entree selections. Ditto on the cocktails, beer and wine. Prompt and friendly service. Affordable. Always an enjoyable time at the Cotton so give them a try and Enjoy!! read more

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New England Lobster & Scallop Ravioli: A phenomenal, simple dish where every single component earns its place on the plate. The ravioli itself was perfectly cooked. The blend of lobster and scallop inside was amazing--the lobster was incredibly soft, while the scallop gave it a really nice, satisfying chew. The tomato sauce was light and fluid rather than overbearing, punctuated by chunks of fresh tomato that brought a bright tang to the dish. The basil and shredded cheese wrapped everything together with great complementary notes. Bananas Foster Bread Pudding: Amazing dessert featuring a perfect contrast of warm bread pudding and cool ice cream. The caramel sauce was so good I honestly wanted to lick the plate clean. It is a rich, generous portion - definitely a dessert meant to be shared! An absolute gem in Manchester. Great hospitality, elegant yet relaxed ambiance, and stellar food. read more

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I'm gluten free celiac and enjoyed the chicken, wish there were more GF options here. But still very delicious and enjoyable meal read more

Cotton - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

Made reservations and they did not disappoint Great service and food and drinks. Good date night place

Always a delicious meal, friendly and comfortable atmosphere and great service. Will continue to return here. Potstickers for an app were delicious and we both got a bistro steak which was cooked to perfection. read more

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The food was delicious. The service was impeccable. The ambience is very nice. Just seating is a little too close together. read more

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Great spot! Drinks are great, food is good too! We got their popcorn shrimp, buffalo chicken bites and calamari - all great but the chicken bites were a stand out. Steak is great and tender, mashed potatoes are good and their roasted squash is delicious. our server was attentive and very friendly. The restaurant has a homemade feel, very welcoming. Would definitely come back! read more

Everything about Cotton was positioned for success. Terrific vibes and decor. Strong American classics menu. Great bar and drink selection. Service was friendly, but not as perceptive to requests as expected. The let down was the food. The popcorn shrimp appetizer was the best thing we ate. The turkey schnitzel was disappointing. It was not deep-fried and crispy enough, and the 'cheese' on it was a slice that did nothing for the dish. The applesauce was just okay. Turkey meat was a tad chewy. The jambalaya was not the one New Orleans serves. The sauce was mainly a tomato-based doll-up with the protein in it. The spice was good, but there needs to be a soup-like sauce with okra in it. The tasso ham was nasty and chewy. Stick with andouille, please. read more

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Had a good meal, scallops casserole with green beans & rice. Bar service was great. The bar is usually fairly lively, friendly people. My only issue, as the are Known as the Best NH Martinis, my standard $10 beefeater jumped to $13.50 A 35% increase? Hope it was an error. read more

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All the food was HEAVILY salted. We wanted to send it all back to the kitchen, but didn't want cause a scene. Big disappointment. We will not be going back. Cotton used to have great food. They must be having trouble finding a decent chef. The service was excellent other than the fact that they did not offer a remedy. read more

Local to the area Will recommend Would return Meeting with family that we haven't seen in a really long time, found reviews to restaurants in the area that we live in this one came up had some wonderful ratings so we decided to try it. Also took a look at the menu and read a couple reviews. Made reservations which I'm very glad we did because it's a small restaurant and they were jampacked and we had reservations for 4 PM. We originally planned to have it for six but they were already packed and we called the day before, the area that this restaurant is located in. You would not think that it would be a top notch restaurant and have as many people as it did Our waiter whose name was Brian was very efficient and knew what he was doing. He understood. This was our first time at the restaurant and he gave us enough time to order. He separated our appetizers from our main course. He gave us time to chitchat. I thought the size of the restaurant was OK. It was a little loud because of the size of the area. It was I felt dark in the restaurant that's the type of lighting that they have that wouldn't determine me or keep me away though The prices at the restaurant for a meal were roughly $20 and up per person The portion size was great. The temperature was great. The flavoring was on point. I found the jambalaya to be a bit spicy, but still edible. Definitely if you're in the area, I would recommend stopping at this place and trying it out read more

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I don't have a lot to say that others haven't already noted, but I'll try to weigh in here... In a city that's replete with mid-range restaurants, it can be a bit hard to choose where to go. If you haven't been yet, and are looking for an above average restaurant that would be good for a slightly upscale business meal, date or just a nice night out, it should be on your short list. I have a few businesses in the area that I like to frequent when visiting, and Cotton is likely to be on that list whenever I'm in the area for a few days. The outside of the restaurant is interesting. The large sign you see from downtown are actually on the back, where it abuts Commercial Street, while the entrance is actually on the parking lot side toward the river. It's rather unassuming as you walk up, but has a nice feel upon entering. The parking is also plentiful and easy to get, so you'll have less of a struggle than elsewhere in the city (Though I've never had much of a problem finding parking in Manchester). While I only tried a couple things, the food itself was all on point. The lamb steak meal was nicely plated, dead on the temp, and well seasoned. Good enough that I'd want it again, and have a mental battle over whether or not to branch out and try something new. The service from the bartender was also great. Attentive and kind, with a good cocktail in hand. read more

The service was good, drinks and app were also good. My gripe is I ordered a Delmonico steak medium rare, the steak came out cooked correctly but it was one of the toughest steak I've ever eaten. For a $45 steak I expected much more. Also if your going to give me a tough steak atleast give me a decent steak knife to cut it with, I thought somebody was playing a practical joke on me when I received a steak knife that looked like it was from Walmart. read more

Fantastic service combined with great menu. We ordered a bottle of red wine to start. The bread was tasty. Three of us shared the lobster ravioli, meatloaf and fresh scallops. The chocolate mouse was delicious. The atmosphere is always perfect! read more

We went here for dinner before an event at SNHU. We made a reservation. Everything was excellent. Salad with scallops as an appetizer was amazing. Scallops were cooked perfectly and it had amazing flavor with the pistachios snd bleu cheese. Fried chicken was tender and juicy. Broccoli was perfectly cooked! Delmonico steak was one of the best he has had. Service was superb. And you have to try the lemoncello cake. Its delicious!!! read more

Food and service is always the best! The buttermilk fried chicken is the best. The ambiance is fantastic and we love the outdoor seating. Louise is our favorite server! read more

We were flying out of Manchester at 8pm so we hit Cotton for an early dinner! Very impressive. We both had a Lavender Gin drink that was outstanding. I had the Butternut Squash Ravioli and my wife had the Buttermilk Fried Chicken. Both were outstanding. Service was good but our waiter was a bit stiff. We tried to nice him out but he was too shy. He did a great job taking care of us. Definitely would go back! read more

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The food was exceptionally good. Well prepared, well presented, and very tasty. Portions were perfect. Cocktails were not skimpy. Service was outstanding. read more

Anniversary dinner, could not have been better. From calling for a reservation to the end, a very classy place. Service superb, food excellent. I had the steak, wife and friends had salads and crab cakes, and desert the bread pudding. Don't miss kind of restaurant. read more

Great restaurant. Our first time there. Meatloaf and buttermilk fried chicken were excellent. The goat cheese appetizer was delicious and the desserts were phenomenal. Tasty cocktails. We had blueberry sundae and blueberry cheesecake. Just could not have been better. So happy we chose Cotton. Only one thing. The brewed decaf was great but we were not offered refills a bit disappointing. Other than that our service was Friendly, timely and professional. Restaurant manager was so personable. read more

Birthday dinner was perfect. We tried many different martinis and cocktails and they were all delicious. Our dinner choices were tasty - my favorites were the scallop entree and the pomegranate & strawberry salad special. Louise was an exceptional server - perfectly attentive, friendly and fun, gave us great menu advice, and tolerated our silliness like a champ! We look forward to going back! read more

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Great food , atmosphere and service. Everything cooked to perfection. First time , will return.

Very disappointing...Cotton was recommended to us as a nice place to have dinner. I called to make a reservation for 8 and was told the maximum amount he could do was 6. I explained that we needed 8 because we had a bunch of friends in town for our 40th college reunion. He insisted it would not work. When I asked if we could book two tables of 4 and that we didn't necessarily have to sit together, he said, "No, unfortunately, that never works out." Being very perplexed I said Ok...then hung up. After thinking about it, I decided to write this review, as it makes no sense to me. Our restaurants in Naples, FL would have done everything they could to accommodate us...very high end restaurants. It all worked out in the end...I called the Hanover Street Chophouse...no problems and they booked us right away. Disappointing...Cotton was highly recommended to us, but the lack of effort to make it work gets an F. read more

The hours here absolutely suck. I'm guessing they must own the building because they are never open. You can't make rent being a restaurant open 20 hours a week. Close at 8:30 when you open at 4pm is baffling. Used to have a good expresso martini but I'll never be back because they only have Q-Tip hours. Please just go out of biz and let a new place open. read more

Excellent cocktails!! We had the squash raviolis, the lobster raviolis, and one of the steak mains! All cooked perfectly and the service was perfect! read more

The ambiance was dimly lit and romantic, nice setup with a long bar on one end and with a separation which had booths and tables on the other side. Extensive cocktail list, decent wine list, and perfectly sized dinner menu. A shorter list of offerings but all of high quality. My party and I all loved our meals, all so fresh and full of flavor. read more

Food and service were very good. Pleasant ambiance. Plenty of free parking. Prices were reasonable.

I recommend it if your an older person.who likes a retro atmosphere.Service is great .And nice atmosphere.the menu is for an older customer.

Great food and wonderful service beautiful atmosphere super classy! 5 Stars Jade was a wonderful server bright friendly and attentive, made some great recommendations.... Plates came out timed perfectly and entree's were piping hot ! Wedge salad was cold crisp loaded with blue cheese heirloom tomatoes crisp applewood bacon...huge The steak Delmonico was cooked to perfection and the sides were seasoned nicely creamy mashed potatoes ...perfect and lightly steamed fresh garden vegetables including summer squash carrots and zucchini YUMM My dining companion had the turkey snitzel served on a bed mashed potatoes and garden fresh green beans, raved about comfort food satisfying flavors ...really enjoyed! THE DESSERT AWESOME...warm .Pistachio brownie with white chocolate berry ice cream and whipped cream....To die for ! read more

I wish we had a little more acknowledgment on our anniversary. This review would've been 5 stars had I not found this place specifically because of some anniversary reviews and pictures. I made sure to point out on our reservation through Open Table it was our anniversary. The couple next to us was sat at the same time, it was also their anniversary. Their server fell all over himself wishing them a happy anniversary. He read them the specials and came back with a celebratory champagne toast for them. We got no such recognition. It literally killed my mood from the start. I was so jealous they got a toast. Then a food runner dropped off their apps and even told them happy anniversary. COME ON!! Finally when our food arrived, our server said it was mentioned to them in passing it was our anniversary, "so by the way Happy Anniversary," then left. I waited for anything else. No champagne toast, no special dessert. That was it. Everything else was great. That's what kills me. Now that I'm sad all over again, I don't even feel up to reviewing everything else. The food was great, ambience was great. Just wish we could have been treated as equally as the table 2 feet from us. Had I not seen their above and beyond treatment, I might not have felt so bummed. Already booked another reservation elsewhere to re-do our special night. read more

Everything was wonderful! The ambiance, the hostess, the server was the sweetest and so attentive. The food was amazing. The masked potatoes were better than my own. I say that because, I have never found mashed that great at a restaurant, but these wee perfect. My daughter ordered the steak and raved about it, my granddaughter loved her friend chicken dish and my grilled chicken could have been cut with a fork. It was so moist and tender. I am forward to my next visit. read more

Bri provided awesome friendly service! Nice strong cocktails. Food was on par compared to the other nice spot in town. Brined breast not bad, usually it's a faux pas for me on fried chicken but brining works and I can tell it's quiet juicy and good quality. Steak was cooked well too. Others were standard. read more

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The food, service, and ambiance are on point every visit. We go with a party of 5-8 usually and we've never had any complaints. read more

Cotton - Fresh grilled Atlantic salmon with lemon herb butter over sauté of corn, tomato, and potato gnocchi - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

Love the martini flights! Service is top notch. I like the fact that sometimes you get to know the couple next to you!

Dined at Cotton recently. The menu while limited offers something for everyone. The chicken was very good although I thought expensive. The other dishes were the same Service was very good and the atmosphere was relaxing. Worth a try every once in a while read more

food is good, and the menu could use expansion, but the overall experience was good. Ambiance is nice, service was good read more

Cotton has become my favorite restaurant. The food is always delicious. The waitstaff is friendly. There are no steps getting into the restaurant, but there are three steps going up to the bar. read more

This restaurant will do whatever it takes to make sure every single person leaves happy. The food and service here are excellent. My favorite thing is the popcorn shrimp! This is a great place to go whether you're grabbing dinner or just drinks. Definitely one of the best restaurants in Manchester. read more