Walking Elm St, my wife and I came in for some drinks and an appetizer. What we liked: Great atmosphere! Friendly Bartender Calamari app was very good! What we didn't like: Drinks were ok, my manhattan had too much vermouth. Measuring your pour for drinks is a bad look for a place like this. We go to plenty of other area restaurants that do not do that. For this 1st time limited experience I give 3-1/2 stars and feel they have lots of potential. We'll be back to check out their main menu which looks very good. read more

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Our group enjoyed a fabulous 3-course vegan meal for the 2026 Manchester Vegan Chef Challenge. The décor was elegant, the service warm and attentive, and the flavors were truly unlike anything we'd experienced before. read more

Evolution Bistro & Bar - Chocolate Tahini Tart - New American Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

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Found this place after looking for a nice restaurant for a special occasion and it did not disappoint. Food was very tasty and well prepared, presentation was impecable. Service is fast and friendly. Thank you so much Emilie for making my night a little better. I had the oysters on the half and the prawns as a special item in their menu. Will definitely come back and I definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone that enjoys a good meal. read more

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The food and service is amazing, everything we ordered was delicious! Drinks were tasty, apps and meals were great, but the start of the show was the crème brûlée was amazing! Save room for dessert! read more

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It's a lovely spot with great ambiance for date night, but the food and service received is not reflected in the price point.

Evolution Bistro & Bar (EVO) has opened in Downtown Manchester, in the former bluAqua Restobar on Elm Street. The place has a classic American bistro feel with hardwood floors, dim lighting in the main dining room/bar area with small lamps and soft back seating at each dining room table, soft back high seating around the full service bar and wine bar, and stool seating adjacent to the bar. There is also a separate green room with bar in the back. I made an online reservation for Saturday evening dinner. Upon arrival and checking in, I was seated at a nearby table with a comfortable blue felt high back chair and given food and drink menus including at New Year's Prix Fixe menu $100+. The food menu offers a selection of crafted appetizers, salads, main entrees including pasta, seafood, chicken, steak & beef ribs, and housemade desserts. The bar offers 20 beers on tap, wine list, cocktails, and mixed drinks. The prices are on the higher side. The server arrived with a blue glass bottle with chilled water and glass. I put in my order for a starter, Focaccia with Cod Dip ($14 plus tax), which had 4 soft chewy olive oil focaccia bread pieces with a soft creamy cod dip, which had a semi sweet flavor. Next, for an entree, the Salmon ($34 plus tax) had a seared Norweigan salmon, with horseradish cream sauce, roasted beets. crisp kale, roasted shallots. While the cod dip and the focaccia bread was pretty good, the salmon dish was served lukewarm and a smaller than normal portion. For a dessert, the Donut ($10 plus tax) was a small hot deep fried donut coated with cinnamon sugar, topped with raspberries, fried donut hole over creme anglaise. This dessert was very good as recommended by the server. The check was presented, which came out to $62.93 with tax and before tip, card payment taken tableside with portable Toast payment reader. In all, the appetizer and dessert were both sold good, while the main entree came up short. The service here was attentive and prompt. EVO seems like a good place for a dinner date night out for couples or group of friends. The noise was a bit loud here drowning out the background music including plenty of patrons sitting up at the bar. I will give EVO another go on a free night. read more

My husband and I recently enjoyed dinner here. It was an excellent meal. I had the sea bass with potatoes and broccoli. The dinner came with bread and a salad, it was all delicious. We will be back. read more

The staff could not have been nicer or more accommodating. There must have been a slight issue in the kitchen because our six orders came out in three trips and the staff apologized for the delay every time. We enjoyed our app of oysters and charcuterie. Very good. The smash burgers were a hit, the croissant bun was a nice surprise and the fries well seasoned. I had the spiced pear, beet and goat cheese salad with steak tips. It was very tasty but I didn't get enough food for the money. Barely a cup of "salad" didn't even fill half the plate. Some lettuce would have improved the look and bulked up my entree. The steak tips came on a separate same size plate. Putting it with the "salad" would have made the entree look like a real meal instead of two tapas plates. It was very tasty, the steak was cooked to order -medium rare. Only one piece had gristle. But I really would have enjoyed more of the salad. I left hungry. The person with the Caesar salad and steak tips was not very complimentary, but she would not say why. She also didn't care for the vermouth in her dirty martini. The pumpkin raviolis- that person said they were okay but expected homemade. We don't know if they were made in house, but she didn't think so. Again, not a good value for the portion. Would we go back? Not sure. It was loud and noisy. We would only order the smash burgers because they were the best value. It would be great to see this restaurant succeed. The decor is really charming and the staff were trying really hard to make us happy. read more

Great place to grab French cuisine and excellent drinks. Nice modern atmosphere. Service as expected at a bar. read more

Evolution Bistro & Bar - New American Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

10/10 Recommend! Made reservations a month ago for Valentine's Day and EVO did not disappoint. The hostesses were pleasant, professional and had full coat service. Ambiance is upscale and modern with different dining experiences and bars. Dress up as attire is very nice. We had dinner at the bar with Lauren who was an amazing bartender! My wife had a special valentines strawberry vodka drink and I had an Old Fashioned that were both very tasty. Started off with Beef Rib Fries that hit the spot - melt in your mouth meat, seasoned and salty fries with a creamy gravy. For dinner my wife ordered the Gnocchi and I order the Filet with the creamiest mashed potatoes and best tasting spinach I've ever had. The filet was cooked medium rare perfectly. My wife didn't care for her Gnocchi and the manager came over immediately to asked for feedback and a suggestion. She ordered their Chicken Schnitzel and the owner Scott personally brought the entree over. Customer service at its finest! BTW the schnitzel was hands down the highlight of the night. Hats off to the chef! We will be back and telling all friends and coworkers to check out Evolution. read more

Fantastic!!! Family event (my triplets 25th birthday) in private room. From the moment the 9 of us arrived, we were treated like royalty. Love the atmosphere/vibe. Staff was attentive and super knowledgeable! Drinks were spot on!! Wine recommendations with dinner were perfect!!! We called ahead with appetizers, and they were on the table when we arrived. Main dishes were amazing!!!!! We didn't want to leave!! Can't wait to go back!! read more

Evolution Bistro & Bar - Chillin' in the Whiskey Room - New American Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

Awesome food and wonderful atmosphere and people!! check them out you won't be disappointed. Rick B read more

Service, atmosphere and food quality was excellent. Cauliflower app was so good. We had the Branzino, Filet (melt in your mouth good) and Salmon. All excellent. Will return again soon! read more

We sat at the bar and enjoyed a couple of cocktails. We ordered a dirty martini and a manhattan. The service was good. The bar was spacious. read more

This is the upgrade that Manchester never knew it needed! Excellent food, beautiful build out, great service! Very impressed with the menu, chef is knowledgeable, managers are very attentive. Love the atmosphere, very well done. We have dined here twice, and both times thoroughly enjoyed everything we ordered. Can't wait to return. read more

Absolutely loved their Happy Hour specials. Was able to try out 4 different appetizers and enjoyed them all. Calamari was perfect, as were the muscles. The bartenders are really friendly and really knowledgeable about their food. Would definitely recommend this place. read more

First time here for dinner last week with friends. Wasn't sure what to expect, delightfully surprised. Food was delicious. Service was excellent, attentive, but not overwhelming. Loved the vibe. Reasonably priced with nice portions. Highly recommended. read more

In town for a few days and looking for a nice dinner. The service was incredible. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The decor is nice, casual bar/bistro pub feel. Not as fancy as I expected but it was perfect for what we wanted. The oysters were superb. Fresh as could be. We shared a Rib eye with mashed potatoes and ordered the Brussels Sprouts. The bacon in it was over the top. Barley finished our meal, but couldn't leave anything behind. Highly recommend if you're in the areas. read more

We went to Evo for drinks and ended up getting dessert. The passion fruit crème brûlée was out of this world. Great atmosphere and great drinks. Bartenders were attentive and even chatted for a bit with us. read more

Evolution Bistro & Bar - Passion Fruit Crème Brûlée - New American Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

One of the worst meals I have had. 1. Didn't have an appetiser that drew me here 2. Was the saltiest garlic bread and salties fresh fries I've ever had. RUN FROM THE RESTAURANT!! read more

Can't tell you about the food. Not sure if the service is any good. The ambiance from the entrance seemed lovely. We walked around 5pm in looking for a quick bite and cocktails. Asked if they had a gluten free menu and were quickly shot down. As we sat enjoying amazing food and out of the realm drinks at STASH BOX 866 Elm street I checked the menu of evolution and immediately saw they have GF options. The ill informed hostesses make for a bad impression. We went with my original choice of STASH BOX and from the appetizers, drinks to the entrees we just enjoyed the best food. One of the owners of STASH BOX & Industry East stopped by to chat. They are second to none. Evolution needs to learn from them. read more

I went here for the first time with a group of friends for a Saturday night out. Our party was promptly greeted by a friendly waiter as we were seated and brought us our drink orders, which were excellent. We ordered a variety of appetizers and entrees and shared for the table. I didn't try anything that night that I did not truly enjoy. read more

Ambiance is good but that is pretty much it. Overpriced, app not very good, service not great and we had inexperienced bar tender. 12oz rib eye $78, the Chop House is cheaper and much better. read more

Went the other night with 2 friends for the first time...Cocktails were great...We shared a dozen oysters from RI..Small but good! I had the fish and chips for an entree...Fish was seasoned well.. I will be back!! read more

Went with a group of 6 ladies. Three of us had the braised beef. We were blown away and all said it was literally one of the best meals that we have ever had in our lives, anywhere! It came with a side of polenta that was also like no polenta I have ever had. Everything was outstanding - the apps, the drinks, the atmosphere. The braised beef was so good one of us ordered a to-go so she could bring it home to her husband to try. It was that incredible! For apps, we had the cauliflower, Brussel sprouts and the olives. There was only one thing we were not crazy about and that was the cheesecake for dessert - it tasted more like a key lime pie than a cheesecake but if you like key lime pie you would have loved it. read more

Evolution Bistro & Bar - New American Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

I loved it there. Service and food were excellent. It was a great night out and can't wait to go back.

My friends and I ate there for the first time and it will be the LAST time. Yes okay the atmosphere/ambience is very nice. you feel like you are in Europe, however way too loud so much so that we could not even carry on a conversation. The music was something you would hear while shopping at Walmart. A very limited menu most entrées are à la carte and way overpriced and did I say "Very WAY overpriced" read more

First time coming here. I love the look, the food was amazing I started with the burrata with caviar paired with toasted bread as an appetizer loved it! For dinner I got a braised beef rib that fell apart with the touch of the fork. Gino our bartender was awesome helped us by suggesting a nice red wine "my favorite neighbor" 2021 strongly suggest you try this place out! I'll be back. read more