Heading south off of Route 93, from the White Mountains, we stopped off in Ashland, NH an hour away, for a late lunch. Happy to know this is the original, Common Man, who serve dinner ALL DAY! All the food I've eaten at any Common Man is very good. The Yankee Pot Roast is a favorite of mine. But, the chicken pot pie they make called to me. Their buttery, pie crust was flaky & stuffed with pieces of chicken and veggies. Bar none the best I've ever eaten. Our server was right on top of our needs. She had a good sense of humor and knew the menu well. Her knowledge was appreciated. We weren't rushed. The interior was charming & clean. There was a full bar down stairs in a room on its own. Another smaller bar is upstairs. Both floors had plenty of dining tables. Cheese and crackers were set up to help yourself. Eating at a table, on the roof top patio was a real treat. The view was sweet, seeing the Common Man's, Country Store & ice-cream shop. This Main Street area has charm. It was such a relaxing treat before getting home. Thank you, Common Man! read more

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Came here with my mom for lunch. What a great restaurant! They offer free cheese and crackers which is a nice touch. I liked the herbed cheese. Our host and servers were all so friendly and helpful. Mom got a Cobb salad and I got sweet corn ravioli with chicken and red peppers and a cream sauce. We both enjoyed everything. read more

We were a party of twelve celebrating a 90th birthday! The staff made accommodations for us from beginning to end. They created a space upstairs where we could all sit for drinks before dining downstairs. Then we were able to squeeze comfortably into the private dining room! This really was helpful for hearing each other. On to the food...no complaints, only praise! My corn lobster chowder was yummy! read more

The Common Man - Upstairs bar. Espresso martini for the birthday girl! - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

Rianne was an awesome server & right away made us feel like locals. The Arancini was dee-lish and the pizzas were very good -- particularly the mac & cheese with bacon pizza. Would definitely recommend! Ask for Rianne! read more

The Common Man - Bacon Mac 'N Cheese Pizza - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

Evan and Rianne in the upstairs lounge KILLED IT! Great personalities led us to delicious drink choices! Evan even got creative behind the bar when I asked for something not on the menu! The four of us were very happy with our food choices including the summer salad, and different kinds of burgers as well as the wings. A fun vibe and lively staff equals happy customers! We will be back! read more

The Common Man in Ashland used to be special. They changed the décor from its rustic charm with wooden tables and wooden floors, to carpet and booths. It never needed an upgrade. The Menu changes to something more trendy when their old menu was great and worked fine. They forgot the appetizers. The food came out good but my hamburger was lukewarm and the fries were barely warm. They brought me new fries that were hot. Thank you. Then the GM comes over and is very nice and apologises about forgetting our appetizers and wants to comp us a desert. And the special chocolate dessert that they are known for? They didn't have it. I can't see going back here. I've never known a restauarant turn back to when it was right the first time. The Common Man restuarants I really enjoy and go to many of them. I don't know if they got bought out by a Private Equity company or what, but I hope not all of their other places go the way of this once wonderful place to eat. read more

Once again.... Invariably we stop at Common Man on the return trip after a long ride from the Sunapee area to the White Mountains, all seasons of the year. Why? Always quality. Always good service. Always friendly. Always good food. And we bring guests, especially on ski trips. Of particular notice is their health department rating that Yelp publishes as a part of their venue posting. 100 percent. Despite the busy customer traffic, it is always kept meticulously clean. One reason for sopping by... We came over here after a full day and were getting home a bit later than usual so cooking was out of the question. The manager asked us for our option and we decided on the upstairs. We made the right choice. Cozy, welcoming, and pleasant atmosphere. The rustic environment, and farm-related chotchkies all around give the place a special ambiance. The cheese and cracker trays are sinful as all heck but they are a good start on a long day. After ordering brews, we settled on ordering food. We shared delicious chicken tenders and then I ordered a Sesame Tuna Salad which was superb. Wait service was exemplary. Glad we came over and will be here again. read more

I have been coming here since I was a kid and it has always been a one-of-a-kind place. The lounge upstairs and the live music really made the night when I took my boyfriend here for our anniversary. We ordered a few things to share; the uncommon salad, sesame tuna, onion soup, mussels, and escargot. Additionally, our drinks were tasty and the staff was eager to please. It was a nice date night. read more

The Common Man - Sesame Tuna Salad Baked Onion Soup Mussels Uncommon Salad Escargot - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

We came to The Common Man Restaurant for dinner yesterday, May 20th 2026, while on vacation in Ashland NH and it was the best meal we have had all week in NH! The meal was exceptional! I highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for friendly service and great food in a clean and very interesting environment! Our server, Maddy, was wonderful with a beautiful smile and demeanor! The general manager, Patrick, helped us with a discount from the resort we are staying at and he couldn't have been nicer! This is the restaurant you are looking to try!! You won't be disappointed ​ read more

The Common Man - The Nantucket Pie was excellent!!! Shrimp, scallops, haddock, and lobster!! Delicious - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

This place is such a gem! Service was amazing by Emily and Junior the manager was a sweetheart. We brought our dogs to the patio outside and had one of the best and most relaxing meals we have had in so long. Our Toddler approved of everything which is unheard of. Highly highly recommend read more

Such a great place! We felt like we were welcomed into someone's home. Never been to NH before. Went for the fall foliage of New England. Not disappointed. Food was fantastic! Service was great! So fun to see the area where On Golden Pond was filmed. The Bar upstairs, totally cool!! read more

The Common Man - Ambiance - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

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The food was tasty and the staff was so so sweet and kind. The ambiance of the location was also spot-on ! Exact kind of rustic New Hampshire wooden cabin vibe you'd be looking for. Only thing I'd say is the food was quite expensive. One burger costed me $20 :( One of orders was done wrong, and not only did they eagerly replace it, but they removed it from our bill without even mentioning it ! Really kind, humble folks read more

Service was great. Bacon wrapped shrimp was delicious as was the cornbread it came with. The crispy pork sammie was not crispy and overall boring. A nice casual and cozy interior with sofas and chairs groups to enjoy food and drinks. read more

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The original Common Man, in Ashland, NH was great. The history of the home turned restaurant was very interesting. The server, was one of the best I ever had. Cheese and cracker bar was ok but it was a nice treat. The food was good but what makes the Common Man is the ambience and service read more

A great experience! We were greeted with a friendly young man. Very nice. We waited maybe 3 minutes and got a private dining area that had seating for 6. Apps and drinks ordered then the main meal and it was out of the kitchen in a timely manner. The food was fantastic! Waitstaff attentive and so friendly. We will come back Thank you! read more

Original first Common Man in Ashland, NH is a great experience. Very good service, the food is excellent and the price the common person can afford. The service is excellent you could not ask for better. Thank you Patrick you are a great manager for helping this old lady have a great day at the buffet. Mr. Ray the owner,thank you for all you do. read more

Here for a quick lunch. Service was friendly, but a bit slow. Took about 7-8 minutes after our soup and starter to serve our entrees. Drink: Common Man Ale. Standard. Less hoppy than typical golden ale. Soup: lobster corn chowder. Thickly made, generous portions of lobster meat and corn, seasoning was good. Starter: special escargot, snail meat taken from shell and poached with cheese, butter, and served with croutons. A fun dish, snail meat tasted bouncy, cheese and butter went well with the snail and croutons. The additional bread for cheese was cold though. Entrees: my friend ordered the fall chicken and said it was a bit too salty. I had the NY sirloin steak medium rare. The menu specified that it was choice cut, so quality is not up to par with metropolitan steak houses. It also came closer to medium than medium rare. But seasoning was good, outside grill was spot-on, and inside texture remained juicy. Overall: 3.5-4 stars. read more

The Common Man - Lobster corn chowder - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

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Loved The Common Man Ashland, my boyfriend and I went there for our 2 year anniversary, it's now my favorite restaurant in the Plymouth area. Great experience, delicious food, and our server, Josh, was GREAT. Checked in on us when needed, strongly influenced our dessert choice, which was delish as well, had such a positive attitude, and overall was a great server. Next time we go we are going to request him specifically as he was the epitome of a great server. Props to you Josh! read more

THE BEST, who wouldn't eat here? Not the friendliest staff, but I get it. Could they try harder, absolutely ! Will they? nope. The salad was as warm as the beer! read more

Great food, great service, beautiful atmosphere and great attitude by servers and managers. Really enjoyed the hospitality

Exceptional service with attentive staff that makes you feel right at home in a warm, inviting atmosphere. The Lobster Corn Chowder is rich, flavorful, and perfectly satisfying--every spoonful feels like a little taste of New England. If only I had skipped breakfast to fully indulge in this bowl of perfection! read more

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I'm really surprised at the good reviews at this place. Our experience was not good and this was my first and last time going there. My neighbor and I sat at the bar and Maddy was the bartender. She was not friendly and actually rude. She sprayed down our area with cleaner, without saying hello or any acknowledgement. I noticed other people having issues with her service as we were beginning to look at the menu. We ordered potato skins to split. They came out cold. I'm not talking, they were sitting too long. They were cold to the touch, especially in the middle. It was as if they had been sitting in the fridge and got reheated, but didn't get heated enough. We sent them back. She took them off the bill, but no apology and no asking if we wanted another app or for her to order another of the same. Our salads came out. They tasted fine, except for the tuna on my salad, which actually had zero taste. My fault for ordering tuna here. I shouldn've know it would be sub-par. My friend had a salad and added chicken. She said it was good, but the amount of chicken was perhaps a 1/2 a breast. Overall, a really disappointing experience and terrible service. It didn't even seem like she was having a bad day. She just seemed to be in the wrong profession. We won't be back. read more

Cozy atmosphere,very good service,yanked pot roast is to die for!!! Reasonably priced !!!

Friendly service, great food and beverage selection. A little something for everyone. Love the remodel! See you again soon.

Awesome place to dine! Server was sweet, and my food came out fast. It gives you a fine-dining feel without feeling like they are judging you in anyway. I will 100% be coming back here in the future. (p.S, I just got yelp so I am only now reviewing places I've been, so this is as of a couple months ago but still!) read more

I dont get it, how are there so many of these places with such sub par food? Went here via snowmobile, which means i was hungry and shouldn't be hard to please. Wings for an appetizer, over cooked and dry and no sauce (sweet and sour) that we requested. My meal, shrimp tacos, the driest most tasteless things i have ever had in my life, how do you mess up tacos? Oh and the soft shell they were served in broke apart when I picked it up, that means they are stale if you are keeping score at home people. Our drinks when we got them weren't cold. Refills, no chance never saw my barkeep again. I did get a water from the other one finally. Overpriced but everything is today... Never again read more

The Common Man - Stale and tasteless what a combo - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

So told they were short staffed. "Everyone called in sick". The few staff there were complaining amongst themselves. Were told at first a 20 min wait to sit at open seats at the bar. Then convinced them to let us sit and order a drink , understanding service may take awhile. Bartender was fine with us but very rude to another customer. Wrong item delivered to one in our party , veggie burgers were dry with what seemed to be frozen buns that were defrosted in the microwave. Not good. Had we not been starving and fact that we have been coming here for 30 plus years , we would have had to bring all of this to their attention. Instead , we will not return. Pretty sad. Oh well. read more

Awesome service and food. You got to try it. It's definitely is worth the wait. The staff is great. Came here for dinner after a day of skiing at Waterville. Gianna at the bar was great, she is just so pleasant and smiling all the way. Makes the whole experience enjoyable. Kudos to the chefs also for the food, awsome job. read more

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Our family of four arrived shortly after 6pm on a Friday evening. Pleasantly surprised to get a table right away. That was the only thing all night that was quick. We waited close to 10 minutes just for a menu. Ordered an appetizer that arrived with our entrees - more than 40 minutes after ordering. Two burgers ordered medium were very well done, one nearly charred. Once we were done we waited another 25 minutes for our check. Other food was good. Took almost two hours door to door and it wasn't busy. Bummed out since we'd heard great things about the place. Won't return to this location anytime soon. read more

Has been a favorite gathering spot for years but within the last month haven't had any Guinness and last night only one bottle of Heineken Not sure what the problem is but hope they figure it out read more

We are at the location in Ashland. The cottage cheese and cracker station (for which all Common Mans are famous) is disgusting. The cheese is all separated and runny. I knew as soon as I walked in that we were at the WRONG location. The entryway smells like mold and must. A nasty smell of old fish wafts at you when you enter. The young waiter delivers a porter instead of an ale and tried to convince my boyfriend to the contrary. So glad we drove 40 minutes out of our way for this disappointment. I will never think of the Common Man the same again. Update: The center of my Apple Walnut Chicken was ice cold and had to send it back. They did rectify it. read more

I thought I lucked out with pizza--it was the star of the show, I guess? Not great, not terrible. But why the tinfoil liner? Did they think the box was too fancy for their pizza? And the pièce de résistance: we ordered delivery. The restaurant is five minutes away. Two hours later, our food finally showed up. If you enjoy overpriced, underwhelming food served with a side of comedic tragedy, by all means, give this place a try. Otherwise, save yourself the grief and go somewhere else. read more

I don't understand why people think the Common Man has good food. It's not good flavoring or quality. The location in Ashland the staff are heathens. It's always over or under cooked. I don't get the hype it's all mass produced to look high quality. read more

There are a bunch of Common Man restaurants here in NH so we decided to try this one out, I think they say this was the original one. We stopped for lunch while driving north and it's a nice old building with plenty of character. I had the blackened chicken wrap and my wife had the classis Rueben and they were both great. We had the "almost escargot" (mushroom caps, baked with garlic butter/etc) and they were a good way to start the meal. We'll be on the lookout to try some of the other locations while we are out driving around, service was good and the atmosphere was nice. read more

The Common Man - Main dining room - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

I had the bolognese which I would definitely recommend for a hearty vegetarian dish--I couldn't even finish it after a full day of hiking, and it was quite good! But really the standout here was the service! Our waiter was an absolute hero, catering to our massive group with remarkable efficiency and grace. read more

The Common Man - Field-grown bolognese (vegetarian) - American Near Me - Ashland, New Hampshire

The service for this place is bizarre from a customer perspective. Host writes a ticket with your table number and then directs you to a section. You stand around and then you wait for someone to direct you to your table. The service was fine, once we sat. The self serve crackers & cheese thing felt clunky. As it was out in the hall & no prompt as who is responsible for what. Like to they serve me ? Saw another table serve themselves, decided to it myself since our food was taking awhile. Note: from a restaurant professional, I wouldn't ever let customer do self serve. but yeah... I was starving and I'm in New Hampshire. Unlimited cheese & cracker is great when your about to chew your arm off from hiking. I ordered the lobster corn chowder, it was okay. It tastes a little salty? Not sure why. For my entree I had the roasted red pepper/corn ravioli with chicken. If you like Italian food, don't order it. Just don't. It was just a confusing dish. The chicken was grilled with char and sauce was kinda sweet. I ordered it since I was hungry, but salad or a power bowl wasn't enticing to eat for a healthy option. If your thinking about this place as a classic New Hampshire experience. It's not, it's just okay food dressed up in staff with flannel and lodge/grandma decor. With. Lots of free cheese and stale crackers. If your a hiker starving for carbs & fats their bread is great. The cheese & cracker will tie you over. Just don't order any creative dish. read more

Ordered a med rare filet mignon. It was well. Took them 30 minutes to get my steak. My companions had finished their meal. Ordered a glass of wine. Don't get it til we were ready to leave. Wasn't happy with the response of the General manager. Not sure if I will be back..... read more

Great cheeseburgers & fries as well as salads. The kids menu is well thought out and the self serve cheese and crackers is a nice old time touch. They have outdoor seating and there's a cool shop also owned by the common man across the street with great old school toys up stairs. read more

The food was great. I had some trouble with them trying to seat us. As we had nine people, but I said we could get split up. The gentleman ended up taking us to different tables. I said what's going on here. While the girls said we could be split up and I said don't listen to non-adults pleaseeven though they were sort of young adults. The hostess and another gentleman on this day. The 27th Wednesday December put up with a lot of crap for me so it was a mutual misunderstanding and we got seated nicely. The food was great. It was very busy however they don't have call head seating or try to do. read more

Ate with my mom and 2 year old son. Bigger portions. I had the shrimp appetizer as my dinner. It was delicious so was the homemade ranch dressing. The iced tea was also really good. My son got the Mac n cheese. My mom got a Italian sandwich. The kids meal was nice because it came with main dish, side, drink and ice cream dessert. The atmosphere was nice and it was a neat place to walk around in and eat. Crackers weee available to snack on while you waited for your food. The to go containers were cute too. read more