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Grog Restaurant

3.5 (426 reviews)
Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Live music
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Moderate noise
Dogs allowed

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Chicken Wings
Craig D.

The Grog is a Newburyport staple well before self important restaurants have come and gone. It is good food and drink at a good price. Part of its charm is that not much has changed in decades. If you embrace that, you will love the Grog. We brought our twin boys when they were less than 1 year old for their first time out more than 25 years ago. For this visit, we were with our daughters and just wanted to stop in for some appetizers. The boneless chicken wings are made from scratch and were perfectly cooked with generous amounts of sauce, blue cheese, and ranch. The calamari was crisp and fresh. The seared Ahi tuna was as good as it gets in Newburyport, and it was served on top of seaweed salad with other vegetables on the plate. We've enjoyed muscles, the seafood, the bouilliabaise, the steak tips and so many other things on the menu. The floor-to-ceiling show pictures on the wall are always fun to look at. The bar is classic old New England. The booths are comfortable. The service is generally. There's even parking next-door for a limited number of cars. We love the Grog and will continue to go there.

Lucy C.

The vibe was great the bar stools where all taken on Monday afternoon, you could tell some are locals or regular. The service was great friendly and welcoming. Explains beer selection flavors. The food was good I did get the clam chowder said the best of 53 years I think, it was good but I might be A little spoiled living in RI seafood all my life. Will return if in the area again.

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Em B.

we ventured in on a saturday evening, looking for a decent local place to grab a bite. we saw the grog restaurant online, and gave it a chance. jill was our server, she was friendly. FRIED PICKLES 8/10 GARLIC BREAD 8/10 (better than it looks) CAESAR SALAD 9/10 CHICKEN SANDWICH 7/10 STEAK TIPS 6.6/10 MASHED POTATOES 7/10 COLESLAW 10/10 overall satisfying meal, good service, and traditional new england home bar vibe. ambiance: 3/5 food: 3.9/5 service: 4/5 grog: 3.6/5

Bridget G.

Big menu. Lots of options. Super friendly staff. Nice environment. Clean. Drinks were great. Margaritas and martinis and beer all great. Nachos toppings and cheese was too light Wings were well liked Careful with upcharges. We were asked if we wanted the guacamole with the nachos, that's extra $5, and do you want sauce with wings, yes bbq and honey mustard, each were $3. Meals, shrimp scampi, risotto, fisherman's plate all were well liked. One person in our party can't eat seafood and asked for the scampi with no shrimp but was charged full price. Had we known the person who could eat shrimp would have had the extra shrimp. The sweet potato burrito was not liked at all, it was mashed sweet potato in a large tortilla shell, no additional fillings. The server did kindly take that off. Deserts were good. Molten lava and brownie. Again, asked with or without the ice cream. Upcharge. Overall it's good pub food becaware of up charges. Typically I don't even notice. This bill was over $20 in upcharges. Just charge more for the food. Example. I'd rather pay a few dollars more for the wings and no charge for sauces.

Incredibly delicious fish burrito the weight of a baby with a massively generous side of awesome steak cut fries.
Brika B.

I love this place! It's cozy with a down home feel. The food selection is very varied and always delicious. Not every visit has been perfect but neither am I. But it's a hard working local place with good prices, good food and a good beer selection and cocktails. Go. It's not pretentious. You'll feel all the easy New England vibes you could ever want.

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Smar T.

Feels like a great local spot in the 80s. Large, kind of old school menu (French onion soup, spinach artichoke dip, baked haddock) with some surprising options (warm potato and salmon salad). Have had salmon there a few times and it is always cooked beautifully. Waitstaff are nice, food is good.

Fish Tacos
Janice C.

Oh my lord! An old fashioned venue with today's best food! My sister got the sweet potato burrito & asked to add chicken. I got fish tacos with Spanish rice & the best black beans. My niece got a huge smash burger with steak fries. We also ordered cornbread...delicious! This is definitely in my top ten. I will be going back!

Garlic Bread, Fries, chicken tenders, tater tots, Grog Chicken Caesar Salad, fried pickle chips, tater tots
Ayds M.

This restaurant is definitely family friendly. Compared to other places in the area, the prices are low. The decor is very old timey saloon while still being very cabin New England. Less nautical than the restaurants around town as well. The fried pickles and really anything else that was fried was actually very good, my qualms are with the fish tacos. Our waitress was definitely stressed out, she actually told us that she was sorry (for not coming to our table for thirty minutes) and that the restaurant was understaffed. Maybe if I went on a chiller night (we went on a peak Friday) things would be a little cleaner.

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Love love the food-third floor was great place to meet friends. Drinks were good and service was excellent.

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3 months ago

Timeless. Long time fan. Great service and food. Love the fried chicken sandwich. And of course the steak fries. Don't change!

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2 months ago

Since 1971, the Grog has been a go to place. We live in Maine now, but we still manage to make it for lunch December 24th most years.

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Salad was huge enough for 2 to eat. Service was good. We went on a night that had a singer so it was a little loud.

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7 months ago

I like this place. Food is good. Service is good. A cosy sort of place. Family friendly too.

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Cool old bar, well-kept. Good beer selection. Bartender was none too friendly. Seemed a bit put out.

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7 months ago

The Silva burger is probably top 5 burgers I've ever eaten, huge props to the chef. The drinks are also really good.

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Huge portions of good food. Great beer selection. Friendly wait staff. Fun atmosphere.

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11 months ago

Very good pub food. Love the atmosphere. Drinks and bar are great. We go often and Recommend

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Good food. Good service and a place with a little character. My cocktail was also delicious.

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