Great atmosphere, sitting outside was nice. Service was fast, not a pest and very friendly. Me and…read moremy wife got very good burgers, they give plenty of fries to go with it. Would definitely go again when in the area

Great Beer menu, loved the selection! Bartender Michaela…read morewas awesome! Great service! Had the Hot Chicken Sliders! Not bad! Good flavor Would have liked a different piece of chicken in the slider bun! It was like a small chicken tender that really didn't fit on the bun! But hey it's a slider! Had a side of fries, huge portion and real good fries

Exeter has been longing for something like this forever. A classy escape that would feel at home in…read moreany great city in the world. Fantastic selection of alcohol complete with an always evolving cocktail menu worthy of some the world's greatest bars. (And yes, I've been to plenty!) Service always friendly. Locals appreciated. And every bite of food I've had has been top-notch, too. This has become my go-to place for meet-ups and solo end-of-a-long-day wind-down drinks as well. Makes me happy.

Cocktail Lovers, this must be the place!…read more Calling all cocktail lovers, make Exeter Apothecary your next place to visit. Located right above the beautiful Vino E Vivo restaurant (see prior review), it's the new HIT spot in Exeter. Only about 20 minutes or so from Portsmouth but a fun spot for cocktails, wine and dessert. Ambiance is chill with comfy bar seats, side tables and bartenders that can shake, sitr and whip up almost any cocktail to your liking. We did share their Amaro Flip which was fabulous. I know we will be back for sure since they offer small plates and decadent desserts too. Cheers~

When in Exeter, NH this is the one place for excellent New England Clam Chowder…read more... Beautifully NE decorated and located directly on the Squamscott River: which begins right in downtown Exeter where the fresh water meets tidal saltwater from the Great Bay. Additionally, our waitress was friendly and very attentive. Wasn't very hungry so only topped off the Chowder with crispy and tangy/sweet teriyaki chicken wings and pretzel bites. Perfect combination while enjoying the views.

Passing through Exeter and stopped into Sea Dog Brewing for lunch. Sat outside on the back deck…read morelooking over the river. Service and staff were wonderful. We ordered chicken wings which were very tasty however very small in size. Pretzel bites served with mustard. If you wanted beer cheese sauce it was $3.00 more. I felt they should've included it. My husband had a bowl of New England clam chowder. It was creamy and chunky.

Good food, drinks & friendly service. Very busy bar with a good vibe. Very welcoming.read more

Really good food, great staff. The food comes fast recommended to all. Great deserts (I added a…read morephoto of desert menu.)

Great staff for Takeout. Best pizza in town. Love white cheese pizza with grilled chicken.read more

Nothing to brag about and nothing to get excited about. Steak sandwich was Hamburger and pizza is…read moretasteless

This is what dining out should be…read more While not inexpensive, we enjoyed a delicious meal, served by professionals, with wonderfully quiet ambiance. I am SO OVER restaurants (chains) that blast music to make their business sound "bustling". Conversation was easy to make in this austere and spread out dining room. Lots of space (and privacy). I can't wait to return and try the bar area. That looks as nice as this hidden gem of a restaurant!

We dined at Epoch many years ago, and found the experience to be unremarkable. We noticed that it…read morewas relaunched as Epoch Gastropub in the last year or so, and decided to give it a shot. Overall we had an enjoyable meal. They have a really nice outdoor patio which we hoped to enjoy, but it seems to be raining every weekend this summer, and so we had to sit inside. It was a Friday night, and the dining room was not very busy. Hostess and our server were incredibly friendly and made sure we were comfortable (there were some very cold AC vents near our table). We started with a fried cauliflower appetizer, which was good. Certainly not the best I've enjoyed, but tasty. Portion size was enough for a party of 4 or more! The cauliflower was a tempura batter style with a general gao's like sweet/sour sauce. It was served piping hot! Lobster roll was massive, cold mayo style and served with fried shallots, rather than onion rings. A nice twist and something I've never had before. Unfortunately, the fries served with this dish were limp. I'm pretty fussy about my fries and I just don't understand why some restaurants don't fry them to order. If you don't, you end up with luke warm, soggy fries that honestly are not worth eating. For me, that ruins the entire dish and I have to wonder what the kitchen is thinking sending out coldish limp fries. Another entree we tried were the Gnocchi with wild mushrooms. This was a nice dish and the gnocchi were light and fluffy, with plenty of mushrooms. A nice plate overall. We finished dinner with an orange granita dessert which came with plenty of carmelized orange peels on top, one of my favorites! In fact, I enjoyed the candied orange more than the Granita itself! Exeter is really having a moment with a number of great dining options. With just a tad more attention to the dishes, I think in time Epoch could be among those option restaurants. Give them a try

There are a couple meals that I'll remember for a long time. Dinner at Vino E Vivo is one of them…read more Worth every mile drive to get there. Worth every penny spent. Worth every bite taken. Cannot wait to go back.

So, we finally got to try the chef's table, or "Chef's Whim" as it's officially titled. Eight…read morecourses. In addition to the food, we added the suggested alcohol pairings. I say alcohol because it wasn't all wine but ... since it's a bit of a surprise in terms of what actually appears I'll just leave it at that. However, as to the food ... I'll give a taste, a flavor, a wisp of a whisper of the full culinary adventure. For complete details, see your local sous chef! Here's what we had. In the middle of my photo collage, a blood sausage slider with fennel/jalapeño sauce on toasted brioche bun. Then clockwise from top left - cornbread with maple glaze in a Barbie sized personal cast iron skillet; beet salad with goat cheese half spheres; a dessert tray of black apple cake with hay ice cream (yes, seriously), chamomile pot de creme and a duck fat beignet; an assortment of ice creams - fenugreek, fennel/maitake mushroom/burnt hazelnut (all tasted fabulous and in each you could taste the listed flavors); entree of duck and wild mushroom tart; white bean soup and finally a pasta dish of ravioli with two fillings. Just a note on what it would take to make it yourself. See that hexagonal white blob on the bottom row, middle pic? That's a potato foam. Forgive me for not recalling the full procedure but the prep is roughly 7 hours long. First, the cut potatoes are cooked in a sous vide for 2 hours so that no moisture is added to them. Then a succession of ricing, smoking, drying, undrying, mashing, placing in a foam machine that looked like a whipped cream dispenser and boom - a tiny dollop of potato. It tasted great. But man - that's a lot of effort for a mouthful of potato. I don't think I'll be trying it at home. Over two hours of eating and chatting. I brought a couple of my restaurant-based cartoons as my personal thanks for the meal and was shocked that Justin, their sommelier, had done a cartoon of his own ahead of time for me! Just stick to wine, Justin - I don't need any MORE competition with my magazine editors ... With Dylan ably providing the primary chef duties and Amaya and Justin handling the booze, the meal was a smashing success. The food pairings were masterfully chosen and timing of the dishes meant we were always primed for the next one. Although the succession of what I'd call dessert dishes made me start to feel like a Hobbit enjoying dessert, second dessert and then post seconds. As Anton Ego said in Ratatouille (and they have a cute Reme rat under glass on a shelf) "I shall be returning, hungry for more."

The limited two seatings makes you feel like you're having an intimate dinner with the chef. And…read morethe food is literally out of this world amazing. Would highly recommend you try this before they close I'm praying they open in a different site.

I swear, Exeter seems to be the new foodie spot in NH. The trifecta of Cornicello, Vino e Vivo and…read moreOtis really set the bar. Only two seatings per night and being late isn't on the cards. Once they start ya gotta be there. And be there is what you'll want to be. A memorable five course meal with a choice of two different items for each. So if you're part of a couple you can sample everything. That's what we did. All the courses were masterfully done, the flavors superb and the amounts well chosen. At the end we were both full, for sure. The wine list isn't at the same level as the food. I'd have given a 4 1/2 based on that but wouldn't want to go down to a 4 so I'm up to a 5. The price is completely reasonable for the quality and variety. The ambience is cozy and perhaps a bit of a country feel. But just a bit. Well worth your hard earned dinero.

Faith was a great server! The manager is very friendly as well. Food is always great.read more

Freezing inside!! We have to wear hoodies. Food choices are more diverse than most places from…read moreahi to pulled pork Mac n cheese. Glad to watch Red Sox games there but really -- it's ridiculously cold. Happy when we can sit outside. Servers are excellent.