Slow service. Don't seat me if your server can't get to me for another 15 minutes. If my server had asked how my meal was I could have told her that over 25% of my steak was unedible. Not a fan of fat. The chicken tenders were ridiculously greasy, and it was a good thing medum rare was acceptable even though the burger was ordered meduim. Simply put, I will not return here. read more

Holy Grail - Irish Pub Near Me - Epping, New Hampshire

I love Irish food That place is awesome and very tasty the Shepard's pie is delicious and the Irish chips the potato skins were to die for definitely reccomend read more

We had the pleasure of dining at this very fine establishment last night to celebrate my adult daughter's birthday. Although the parking lot was crowded we were immediately escorted to a table for four by a welcoming hostess, Our server brought water to the table and was ready for the drink order. I was delighted to study the menu to discover some unique and delicious options. We ordered the Scotch Eggs to share with the side of spicy mustard and chutney. They were fabulous! My husband chose the Rueben and commented that it was the best sandwich he had ever eaten. My Son in Law ordered the Bangers with Colcannon. What a large portion! Our daughter decided on the French Onion Soup and truly enjoyed it. It was difficult to select as everything on the menu was so appealing, but I went with the Boiled Dinner and wow it was amazing! Such a generous portion with potatoes, turnips, cabbage and the most tender corn beef. The server was exceptional, very attentive and caring that our food was how we wanted. I can say that we had the same meals last year at a different Irish Themed establishment located in Laconia. The service was lacking and the dishes were almost twice the price. I had to search out our server to comment that my meal only had a tiny helping of meat, but she shrugged her shoulders and walked away. I highly recommend this the Holy Grail for the atmosphere, the wait staff and most importantly the delicious preparations they offer, cocktails and beer selections. We will going back in the near future. Thank you for a most pleasant evening! read more

Decided to stop here after a great afternoon at the Sunflower Festival in Lee. Before I talk about the food, I have to say that this is one of the loudest places you'll ever eat at. It's an old church, so the acoustics are not ideal, but still, its freaking loud! The server was drop dead perfect though, attentive, prompt and she even put a smiley face on the bill receipt! I'm a sucker for the personal touch stuff. So, now on to the food. There were four in my group and we started by sharing the Irish Nachos ($11.95) Fried thick sliced potatoes topped with corned beef, bacon, cheddar cheese & scallions served with sweet pepper sour cream. We devoured the plate in an instant!!! I love corned beef and the taste of it in the dish was amazing!! I'd strongly recommend it to anyone visiting this place. One in my party had the Dublin Coddle ($13.95) Sweet sausage, red potatoes, bacon & onions cooked in a ham stock with pepper & garlic. He loved it! It is a pile of food, so I was very impressed he ate all of it but for one potato. I tried to shame him into eating it, but he wouldn't do it. I envisioned the exploding fat guy in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life." No such luck though. Anyway, the only critique my buddy had about the dish was that it should have come with bread so he could sop up the broth, which he said was amazing (he did use a piece of the bread bowl...see below). Two in our group had the Guinness Beef Stew ($6.95) (In Bread Bowl $9.95) Tender beef, carrots, celery, potatoes and onions cooked with a house blend of herbs, red wine and Guinness. One in a bowl and one in a bread bowl. They both loved it. Admittedly, the bowl "only" was a bit lonely, given that it simply came a small bowl of stew, as oppose to the bread bowl that just seemed to offer a bit more panache. I had the Guinness Steak Tips ($19.95) 14 Ounces of house marinated tender beef, char-grilled & topped with sautéed mushrooms, peppers & onions simmered in Guinness. I ordered it medium and it was perfectly cooked! PERFECTLY! I ordered the rice pilaf and the green beans. The pilaf was uneventful, while the green beans were outstanding. Expertly cooked. Everyone at the table enjoyed my green beans by the way. One of them cut some up and put it in their beef stew! Two of us had Dogfish Head 90 beer, one had a house red and one had the Middleton Mule, which is Jameson's Whiskey, Ginger Beer and lime...she loved it and so did I when I tasted it and I'm not a fan of Ginger Beer, but a huge fan of whiskey!! The other three shared the Apple Crisp A La Mode ($7.95( Warm spiced apples with brown sugar & oats served hot with vanilla ice cream. They liked the apples and the ice cream, but they were woefully unimpressed with the crust. Apple Crisp by its very name demands a good oatmeal crisp that pops in your mouth when you eat it, so a soggy lackluster crust disappointed them. It is dessert after all and dessert should NEVER disappoint! Overall, a 4-star from me. It's hard to get 5-stars, and although we all loved our food and I would highly recommend the place, it's extremely loud and the food is exactly that...4-stars! read more

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We went during the quiet time and were able to sit off to the side away from others. However, I did not like finding the crust of the tomato stem in my sandwich. read more

Holy Grail - Didn't like finding the top slice of the tomato in my sandwich, with the crust of the tomato stem - Irish Pub Near Me - Epping, New Hampshire

I LOVED this "well established" restaurant for many years. Sad to say, I will NEVER return!!! Today was the third terrible experience we have had consecutively. Everything was burnt, inconsistent and certainly not worth the money. We are not people who complain or send back food so we tolerated it one last time. Sad to say goodbye to this place but when something goes rotten you have to throw it away. read more

We stopped in today for a boiled dinner - $14.95 and it was enough for two adults. The cabbage is red and worth getting. Our server was very at tentative and made some suggestions. The menu has something for everyone. They do not offer bottled water. read more

Holy Fail. Buffalo Chicken Dip and chips were overc ooked (black charred crust on dip & dark brown chips)......noticed another customer complaining about their dip as well. Cobb salads were ok. They charged us .10 for the slice of lemon in the glass of water. Discussion with management was productive but disappointed in the overall quality of food and petty charge for lemon. read more

Whether you pop in for a pint or stay on with some good company, Holy Grail is a great spot! The atmosphere is inviting as any Irish pub should be and the food/beverage selection is top notch, (offerings are in a bible after all.) This is the only place outside of Boston that knows how to make a Snakebite I also love that it's a converted church... and bonus points for my carcass not going up in flames on my first visit Staff is friendly and accommodating. Well done!! read more

It started out ok then Frys were burnt, food not to good But the thing that got me most is some guy came out of kitchen area with a personal water bottle an with his bar hands no gloves no scoop nothing puts ice in his cup. Customers this is ice that touches your mouth that he had his hands all over. What does this say about safety and health Think twice before drinking or eating the ice Now if they do this think about what else goes on read more

I'm a little late in my review but we went in early April it was a great place would go again

Order was messed up 3x. Contacted restaurant to detail issue. Received a response back putting full blame on me. I'll never go back here again. The full email response: Hi Shawn, First of all, I apologize for your experience here today.  We were extremely busy which is not an excuse but it does come into play.    I was made aware of the situation by Jenn, my first question to her was, why would someone order a Grilled Cheese Bacon Burger if they don't want bacon on it? Why not just order a Cheese burger.  I did not see if she had modified the order to eliminate the bacon or not.  If she had, then it would have been the cooks fault not hers.  So again, it was busy and they see the slip that says Grilled Cheese Bacon burger, that is what they made.   As far as remaking the burger, I'm very certain that they would not just take the bacon off and send it back out, or I should say I would hope not!! That is not our policy.   Then in order to get a well done burger, it would have been a lot longer than 10 minutes to cook so your fiance would have waited a lot longer.  Again, I'm sorry that this occurred and that your meals didn't come out together.  Jennifer never mentioned to me that you wanted me to come over to your table or I would have. Did you ask to speak with a manager?  I will address your concerns with her and the rest of my staff, thank you for taking the time to let me know about this incident. Sincerely, David read more

I have eaten at the Holy Grail several times and have found it to be an OK restaurant. What I do love about it is that it introduced me to the Irish dish colcannon, Usually mashed potatoes mixed with cauliflower or cabbage. However, I have taken this restaurant off of my places to dine. I am very concerned about restaurants that might place a meal or a drink in front of you that has been tasted by someone else. What had happened is that we had ordered coffees at the beginning of a meal. They came were cold and we return them. We told the waiter who immediately gathered them up and they were returned to us. But what had happened is that the returned coffee's were the original coffee we had been served because one of us had put sugar in them and the one who had put the sugar did not get that one back. We asked the waiter how this could be and he replied that he told his coworker to put the coffees in a different cup, not to give us new coffee but simply to reheat the coffee with no guarantee as to each of us got our original cup. He did not seem apologetic at all. I have heard horror stories about what happens when you return food but I did not expect that to be so for coffee. If they do this for a coffee what do they do for food. read more

First time review. Surprised by how tasty the food was but nothing I'd return for. It met my need for an in the area / something new lunch. I had a dip sandwich w/ side salad and my significant other had a burger w/ salad... Dip was good, light on quantity of meat. Salad, meh. Burger, no flavor, store bought patty. read more

Holy Grail - Tip sandwich - Irish Pub Near Me - Epping, New Hampshire

Went here for a late lunch. Had a few beers , fish and chips and a portobello sandwich. All was very good and staff were nice!

Husband and I wanted to try this place for 3 years and finally went on Saturday for lunch. Loved the interior ambience. The parking lot looked full but there was a lot of space available inside. We ordered Scotch Eggs as an appetizer... they were so dried out/overcooked. We had to douse them in the mango chutney and hot mustard sides just to eat them. I ordered the Fish Taco special, and my husband got the Fish and Chips. We were both super disappointed. The Fish Taco special was just the same deep fried fish filet that came in the Fish and Chips. The breading was overly thick and completely bland, the "pico de gallo" was bland tomato, lettuce, and red onion. So, food was not great, but we're hoping to come back and try something more reliable next time. read more

Really? There's a lot of negative reviews on here for stupid things. You're cold? Yes, you're in a 130 year old church next to a stained glass window. The woman who didn't like her food and when asked how the meal was said nothing? Come on people. Sometimes Yelp is ridiculous. To make it short and sweet, my mother an I came in here on a recommendation for the first time and loved it. We were seated in apparent quick time on a Friday by one of the large stained glass windows, which is great. The windows and the setting of being in an old church make for a great atmosphere. The bangers and mash was my choice with the potatoes loaded with scallion and cabbage. It was fantastic, the sausage cooked perfectly. My mother enjoyed her shepard's pie immensely and the Irish Nachos were a great appetizer. Hand sliced potatoes were deep fried and covered with cheese and corned beef. The waitress was great, quick to return and check in during the meal. The space was clean as well, however, it was very loud, so it might not be the place to head for an intimate date night. I enjoyed it a lot and will certainly be back to try other menu items that looked good as well. read more

How is it that we've been here three times in six months, not to mention over the years, and keep forgetting to do a review? Tsk tsk. Obviously we like the place! Just love the atmosphere. The owners have done a fabulous job converting this old church into a comfortable and fun place to eat. It can get pretty noisy around the bar (especially if you are daring enough to come around St. Patrick's Day). They've since built the outer "Royal Courtyard" where there is seating in warm weather and a small functions venue next door, appropriately called "Camelot". Only twice have I had someone thing I didn't enjoy eating (e.g. cucumber dill salad was lacking in both cucumber and dill last month). On this visit two of us shared a plate of Drunken Mushrooms (beer battered). I'm not a beer drinker but damn these were good! We almost polished off a plate that could have fed four! One of guests had the calamari appetizer special and seemed pretty taken with them. For entrées three of us couldn't pass up the daily special of grilled swordfish on lobster and crab risotto. Really, one or the other component would have made a sufficient meal. We all took home leftovers! Hubby often enjoys the Reuben sandwich, and this time was no exception. No room for dessert, though I was tempted by the coconut cheesecake on offer. read more

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My boyfriend and I ate here a few days ago and were extremely dissatisfied. We ordered the smokehouse burger and haddock au grautin. I had a side order of rice pilaf and fried pickles. My rice had large pieces of raw carrot in it, and my fried pickles were practically all batter and hardly any pickle. My fish was cooked perfectly but the combination of flavors made the meal unappetizing. My boyfriends burger was burned and his bacon was black. We will not be returning! read more

Restaurants everywhere are short staffed and wait times are automatically a little long right now but I must say our server yesterday afternoon killed it! I believe she was the only one on the floor, appeared to be training someone new, and she was on top of everything from the moment she saw us sitting down. Great service. On top of that our food was excellent - the Irish dip and Cajun bleu burger made for one of the better dining experiences we've had in the area. Excellent experience all around! read more

Excellent Irish food, and the atmosphere is incredible! If you're either a Monty Python fan or big on Irish pubs, this is a must try! I've been here several times over the years and enjoyed every time...but took mom for the first time last Sunday, and she's telling all the family and friends. read more

Wow. This is definitely one of the coolest places to have a meal! They did a wonderful job converting a church into an Irish pub. The setting alone is worth the price of admission. Cathedral ceilings, stained glass windows, beautiful woodworking, all grace THE HOLY GRAIL. I've been here a few times and tried different things. All were very good; some were heavenly. I must confess, (and yet another pun), I was a doubting Thomas before I went there and sampled the fantastic drinks and food. During the summer, the lobster specials are just that- special. The Irish stew, traditional pub food and fish specials also were cooked just right. The service was relaxed, but I appreciate that since I don't like to rush my meal. I'll make another stop here on my way to the coast. I really liked it, especially the ambiance.. read more

Holy Grail - Holy Grail... - Irish Pub Near Me - Epping, New Hampshire

on Sunday June 11 , called the Holy Grail for take out ( to be picked up on way home) was left on hold for 25 minutes and walked into order . The hostess had the call on hold and the phone off the hook as well. They weren't busy at all . Stood I front of her for a full 5 minutes before she even looked at me and acknowledge me. When I mentobeing on hold still . She just shrugged . While taking my order she walked away twice without finishing my order . When I went back in to pick up my order she was writing something out , my bag clearly beside her, ignored me and continued with her list of whatever until finally acknowledging. Don't go there I stood so long people thought I was the hostess. Extremely dissatisfied, and I dont even know why I was charged $2 more for take out for each plate? read more

Decided to pop in for a quick drink and app on our way to a party. Beth and Aura were awesome. Witty. Fun. And their Recommendations were spot on. They are like Arnold and Danny, Ren and Stimpy, Bartles and James. A plus for this place and their staff. We're sad to actually have to leave for our party. Would've stayed all night and called an Uber. read more

Pretty good food. Got the angus burger and it was huge! The onion rings were amazing but if you sit out side there are a lot of wasp and some flies. At least where we sat they were constantly around us. read more

They have a nice courtyard with outdoor seating. It's a shame to miss the indoor atmosphere of the old church, but we only eat outside these days. The food and drinks were very good and the service was excellent. We love the Irish nachos as an appetizer to share . read more

We stopped in for lunch and sat at the bar. They have a nice beer selection and since fall is approaching they had some fun pumpkin beer to try. We all ordered burgers, American, Cajun and Bbq. They were delicious!! The fries are fantastic and we all cleaned our plates. The bartenders were fun, engaging, attentive and were working hard. The interior of the restaurant is open, inviting with tons to look at. We will be back. read more

This is such an eccentric place. The food is decent... but the atmosphere is intriguing! I love the patio area in the warm weather! read more

The Holy Grail is a great place for comfort food. If you haven't had their Shepherds Pie you haven't lived. Their Irish Nachos are addictive! The outdoor patio is my favorite place and I know it's spring when it's opened. It's like a right of passage every year to have lunch/ dinner on the patio. You know summer is coming! The same goes when they close it in the fall... winter is upon us. But there is so much to see inside. It's a feast for the eyes as well as taste buds and if you have even a tablespoon of Irish in you which everyone does at The Holy Grail it's a feast for the soul as well. read more

The food and service at the Holy Grail was immaculate. The place was clean beyond belief and all the workers wore the proper face masks to stay safe. Would highly recommend going with buddies or the whole family. Ask for either Catherine, Elizabeth, or Coleen read more

Holy Grail - Irish Dip* - Irish Pub Near Me - Epping, New Hampshire

I've been to this place several times. I'd say novelty is its greatest appeal, though the list of available beers is also quite nice. The food's fancier pub-style. Prices are reasonable, and a good-size menu. Portion sizes are decent, tho some of the plates are lacking a bit. The decor is fun, especially all the family crests. I'd recommend checking out the place if you're in the area. read more

Stopped here for a quick lunch on the drive between Vermont and Maine. My husband and I liked our experience, and if we were locals we would definitely be back. First of all, the restaurant used to be a catholic church in the 1800s, so just by that aspect, it's a pretty cool place. The inside is really nicely decorated. Definitely a neat Irish pub atmosphere. If anything, come eat here just to sit and stare at your surroundings. We did sit outside on the patio since the day was so lovely. Our server was very efficient and friendly. As for the food ... tasty. I ate the Irish Dip and I could've drank the au jus out of a cup, it was so good. There are many awesome sounding things on the menu. Wish I could've eaten a sampler platter of all the Irish things I wanted to try! read more

We were happy to get a table at 6pm on a Friday night but now we know why. While not too crowded, the waitress was very slow to come and get drink orders, then slow with drinks, then slow to come get our order. she clearly had too many tables. They came out after our order had been in for 45 minutes to ask if I wanted to wait 20 more minutes on a baked potato - I said no and we waited 20 more minutes and I got a baked potato. Not worth the hour and 5 minutes from order to food. 2 of us got the prime rib which was paper thin and very fatty. They got the rare and medium switched on the wrong plates with the wrong side dishes. We swapped our steaks ourselves, they never came back to ask if dinner was OK. My husband asked for a 2nd Jack Daniels - they brought him something brown but it wasn't that. Never got to get that corrected because waitress didn't come back until dinners were done. Then the waitress spilled a full glass of RED wine down my husband's back. Stained his pullover, shirt and jeans and I cannot get them clean. She never offered to discount our dinner or give him a free drink - nothing. No manager took note or intervened as towels were passed all around. Won't be going back. Very disappointed. read more

So delicious! Been a few times and everything is always delicious, and the service is always fast (but not rushed) and friendly. The boiled dinner is my personal favorite. Also, if the loaded prime rib bbq potato skins are on special, order them. They are amazing. Trust me. read more

Was back in town after a couple of years and had to make my way back. And it didn't disappoint! Sat at the bar for lunch and while not too crowded the place had a great feel to it. I started with the Scotch Eggs and they came out really quick. The jam they serve with them is good but the spicy mustard is the best! Spicy but not overpowering. Great on them. For lunch I got the special grilled prime rib sandwich with the onion rings. They were really good as well. Steak was flavorful and not overdone. Also the mustard was great on the onion rings. One time I hope to be able to go at dinner as they have a great beer and liquor selection. read more

Holy Grail - The Scotch Eggs are so freaking good! And the mustard is so hot but in a good way. A must get! - Irish Pub Near Me - Epping, New Hampshire

This place is ok but the noise inside is very loud . My girlfriend had to almost yell at me so I could even hear what she was saying . Food was ok won't be going back. read more

Very disappointed. My steak tips were cold, my husbands fish plate was visibly steaming. we got our salad, before we had it half finish, the main dinner came out. but will give it another chance. but only one more. read more

I enjoy the atmosphere here it's always busy , the precautions they take during these trying times should be applauded

the food is AMAZING! the service is fast and quick. and the pleasant seeing of the inside and outside made it better!

While I understand you are busy on Mother's Day, the hostess needs to brush up on her etiquette: Conversation "Hi, would you have any openings for reservations this evening?" "NO, this is a bad time to call, bad time to call- we are VERY busy"... hangs up Sadly, this has tainted our view of the establishment. A disappointed former patron. read more