Quite a nice find. We were seated in the back near the patio and had a nice golf course view. The cocktails were well made. We split an appetizer and had burgers. One of the better burgers we have had in a while. Our server did not rush us along, and checked up on us appropriately. A return visit is in order. read more

We got there tonight at 6pm. Seated at 6:20. Waited 30 minutes and no waitstaff came to our table. We approached a waiter Travis and he didn't know who our server was. But he was gracious enough to take our order. By 7:45 no salads. No appetizer. Nothing. We asked for the check for our drinks and left. The music was awesome. Wish we could have stayed but we were hungry! The ambivalence was amazing. But the restaurant management seemed nonexistent. I estimate there were maybe 15 tables..3 servers and one bartender. Come on Toll Booth..do better. read more

We are so lucky to have tollbooth around the corner. I just wished we would remember more often that you guys are there. The food's always great we typically do takeout and the food's always fresh. We have eaten in a few times and those are always been positive experiences as well. The ambience at least when we went a few years ago in house depended on where you sat we happen to be in a poor area of the restaurant but overall it's a beautiful restaurant and the food is great read more

The food was very good didn't have any issues. Appetizers were big portions could have been entrées. My only issue is that we were seated in the back dining hall. the heat wasn't on so we kept our coats on and when we asked to have the heat turned up they tried to turn up the temperature but it remained cold. Food took 35-40 mins to get out to our table.one of my biggest pet peeve's is when appetizers come out at the same time as entrees. Other than that it was a beautiful building with many areas to sit. read more

Food was "ok" Atmosphere was "ehhh" Service was awful! Server was slow and unfriendly - food took forever to come. Martini was served in a juice glass - no thanks! read more

Food is always consistent and well put together. The servers and bartenders give a great time and are attentive to you and friendly. Ambiance is an old new England barn house with plenty of nice natural woods and well maintained. read more

I won't go into detail. Not worth it. Given too many chances. The food sucks! It's a nice setting on a golf course but that's all they got. And some nice employees. read more

My first time eating here ( Toll Booth Tavern "Fine Dining" in Francistown ) tonight and i informed the waitress about that and told her i heard good things. She smiled and said i'm sure you will enjoy it. So I ordered the BBQ bacon burger medium well, sticky fingers, and potatoe skins, and a mai tai. The sticky fingers were very good so i cant complain about those however that's where the good stops. With a new restaurant i visit i give them three strikes and i don't go back if they strikeout. Maybe they just cant handle being busy or I'm not sure why they screwed up badly tonight but being a first time customer and knowing that because i told them i was.. you would think they would at least try to make good food. Strike 1. I ordered a medium well and when the burger came and it was pink and very soft pretty much rare and cold. I hate pink meat i like it cooked and mine definitely was not. When she brought a replacement burger back the bacon was as limp it looked like a used trojan and they did not include the fries that's supposed to come with the burger! Strike 2. The drink (Mai Tai) was waaay to strong i don't drink at home at all but occasionally i like a drink when i go out for dinner but this one was pure alcohol. I'm sure some people would of enjoyed that but not me as I'm not an alcoholic. Strike 3. The potatoe skins were barely warm almost like they microwaved it but to my amazement the sour cream that came with them was frozen solid. I asked her for some fresh sour cream and she brought it. I should of asked for her to have my potatoes heated up some more from chef "mic" Strike 4. I ordered a plate of food for my wife to go as she was not with me and my company tonight. I ordered her the Chicken Piccata. When i took it home to her and opened it we were shocked.. The pasta looked like boxed macaroni from Market Basket and with it a tiny piece of chicken. She bit into it and immediately spit it out and said that it was chewy and tasted like it was past its expiration date by days. This made me furious as they charged us 18 dollars for that sad excuse for a plate. Side note my Father ate here once and got a piece of fish which he enjoyed but it gave him a sick stomach for 2 days ish. While sitting in the restaurant i overheard another customer saying that last time he got the fish it made him sick as well.. Bottom line here is i really think they cant handle being busy and they probably need to have the board of health take a look in their kitchen because I'm pretty sure they will find subpar food and or expired food. "Fine Dining"... HAH read more

Great place, great people, great food, great drinks and live music on most weekends. Place has a great vibe!

Surprisingly good and very friendly local people. Great Steak Tips and Local Beer. A little pricey, but there are not many choices, locally.

First ever 1-star review, but I would have to say the employees, especially the manager were rude and/or insulting. Using foul language in front of my 5 & 9 year old. Food was already a 3/5, just mediocre pub food. I wouldn't leave a negative review if it weren't for the ignorance of kids being around. Wish I hadn't already left 20%+, but I guess the waitress was fine besides forgetting to grab us a box for 10 mins(before we asked someone else). read more

They are taking forever to recover from losing their chef this summer. Plan on waiting 45 + min for dinner. Nice place nice staff dysfunctional kitchen - under staffed??? read more

I highly recommend the steak tips dinner. Delicious homemade mashed potatoes with veggies and nice tender meat.

Used to be a fun place to visit and enjoy a great meal. Too many staff changes. Sorry, our waitress was awesome, but, disappointed. read more

Ok what a find! This like the name says is a Tavern, another name for a bar. This one is over 300 years old and happens to sit on a dirt road that was one of New England's original toll roads connecting Boston to Montreal. Best menu description I have is "Elevated" bar food. The Tavern caters to a loyal local community of loggers, farmers and wandering golfers. Food is local! plentiful! and affordable I couldn't finish my $18 HUGE fish and chips! Staff is friendly, but the best thing about this place is the locals! Hey it's a Bar, if you've never been to one you might find conversation loud and opionated, but these folks are over the top friendly! Ate here 3 times, LOVED the food and conversations with the locals read more

Toll Booth Tavern - The $18 fish and chips! - New American Near Me - Francestown, New Hampshire

Our most recent visit to the Toll Booth tavern was enjoyable. Nice outside seating and friendly service. The food is somewhere between pub food and American classics. It is solid fare. We had some wings which were good. Scallops were small, but well seared. Salad was fresh. My wife's salmon was too well done. Sides were solid. This is not a place to go to for something new or out of the ordinary, but a safe bet for things you already like. read more

Good food. Nice employees. Pretty nice feel to the restaurant as well. A nice place to visit if you are hungry. Serves lunch and dinner. Good specials too. read more

The atmosphere is great, particularly in the winter because I'm not a golfer and relate better to the ski crowd from Crotched mountain. The food is consistently good and the variety of dishes is perfect. My only issue is with the acoustics in the tavern. If the place is any more than half full, the sound is deafening and it is impossible to carry on a conversation. The staff here must have hearing damage. read more

Dined 2x during our stay. Friendly staff provided sightseeing opportunities which was as perfect as the weather. Plates are full and appetizing. Options to dine in and outside are available. read more

Food is excellent. Portions are generous. Price is fair. Service is friendly and not rushed. The atmosphere is rustic yet comfortable.

Nice people and setting. Pretty mediocre food. Nothing that we ordered was any good really.

Ate there the other night for the first time. It was surprisingly good. I say surprising because you never know what to expect with golf course kitchens and the place had a feeling that it could have gone either way...surprisingly good or "yikes". Wife had the special gnocchi with short rib which was fantastic, I had the salmon which was done well but a smaller light portion, which was what I wanted. Salads were fresh and delicious. Beverages were well made. read more

Although loud this is a great place for live music and a drink/food. We got nachos, I think as nachos go they were decent, drinks were ok too, not the best of worst we have had. The music was really good but so so loud, you can probably hear it from any where in the place. There was a decent space for get togethers but not much space for dancing where the music is only the bar and high tops. Our waitress was pretty nice about the fact that I wasn't getting drinks only water. There are a couple TVs in the bar for watching the game, overall a decent space for enjoying the 19th hole or a music venue. read more

We ate on the large outdoor deck which is nicely landscaped with lots of flowers and overlooks the golf course. The prices were reasonable and the food was very good. Service was excellent. read more

I love this place, but we started going there to listen to the music (and eat the great food!) just as covid started, and fell out of the habit. I had shrimp & grits there that were just out of this world. read more

Every meal we have here is exceptional, and the customer service is fantastic for a small country restaurant. I lobby my wife to go that as often as we can, it is one of my favorite spots as the meals are always FANTASTIC. read more

Had a great meal here recently after a long day of skiing at the nearby Crotched Mountain. The building is on a golf course and is not visible from the "main" road, press on, you are almost there. We sat in the tavern/bar area which was comfortable and the service was polite and prompt. It was a Friday night and there was band bits set up so I was a bit afraid that it was going to be loud. We sat 2 tables away from the band and it was not too loud. Well planned sound. 10 beers on tap, most micro :) Full bar Interesting specials, the two that we tried were very good. Salmon and chicken something or other with crab other good stuff. Others at our table had some standard sandwiches and burgers, cooked as ordered. The food was great, but to be fair, I was starving when we arrived. We will be back for Après Ski again! read more

Toll Booth Tavern - Chicken/crab/asparagus special. Panko crusted and smothered in good stuff. - New American Near Me - Francestown, New Hampshire

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Its nice and convenient.. especially since there arent many restaurants up around Francestown.. all the dishes ive tried are great and the prices are affordable read more

We absolutely loved it. We got a bunch of apps, and they were all amazing. I must try spinach dip wherever I go, and this cream cheese-based dip was simply fantastic. We also got a bowl of chili to split, and some potato skins. All great. I got the eggplant parm, and it's truly enough for 3 meals. My husband got the scallops and he loved them. The historic house is soooo pretty, and you really want to believe it's haunted! Or at least I do! Our server, Madison, was so attentive and great and the chef, Rick, made delicious food. We will be back! read more

Toll Booth Tavern - Beautiful view of golf course. - New American Near Me - Francestown, New Hampshire

We ate outdoors on the patio here( Thursday night, mid-October) and enjoyed it. The food was decent, typical bar food (nothing super special). My reason for 4 stars is that it was freezing outside after the sun went down, and we did have one of those heat lamp things next to us - but after many requests to turn it on, and even trying for ourselves to get it running, we sat out there freezing cold for most of our dinner without the lamp :( read more

We had dinner three times while we stayed at our condo. The food was excellent and surpassed what we thought it would be. The atmosphere was pleasant. We enjoyed drinks & dinner on the deck. Our table overlooked the 18th hole. Service was excellent except 1 evening. We decided to try again. We were glad we did. Steak Tips, chili, haddock, crispy chicken salad, and Caesar salad are the meals we had. Highly recommend. read more

Odd hours but decent food an good service. Great during the summer for outdoor seating.

Union Leader 'Gourmet' gave a very good review recently which encouraged us to make the drive out here today. Worth the trip! Service definitely gets 5*s (thanks Angela!), ambiance etc. 5, price/value 5, food gets a 4 ... sauce and caramelized onions on sandwiches could have been more flavorful. I absolutely envision a trip back soon to include a round of golf!! Golf Course looked awesome - played it last circa 1984 . . . The 'new' owner, Dan stopped by our table today - really nice guy BTW, and he told me they had removed 100's of trees (finding 100's of my little innocent golf balls) . . . Dan assured me the Donald Ross course was still challenging and gorgeous albeit more friendly than the last time I played it . . . which I will do soon, including another visit to the Toll Booth Tavern! And, I want to add that the menu looks amazing and has insured my wife and I will head there for dinner in the near future. Enjoy the beautiful drive through classic New England country side and quaint towns on your way. read more

The steak Mac n cheese was probably the best Mac I've ever had. But I got a Cesar salad to-go for my girlfriend and when I got home I realized I payed 13 dollars for lettuce and Parmesan.. and they forgot the dressing.... I understand it was close to closing but I wanted to bring people there at first and now I don't know what to expect. The Mac is seriously amazing though. read more

Toll Booth Tavern - $13? Parmesan and lettuce. AMAZING steak Mac n cheese though!! Must try for sure. - New American Near Me - Francestown, New Hampshire

Sat with our family and waited twenty minutes while wait staff walked by multiple times. no one acknowledged our presence. Their food isn't worth waiting for, so we left. read more

Gale Lalmond reviewed Toll Booth Tavern -- 3 star Just now · On June 3rd we ( two couples) went for dinner. Going to the bar in order to be seated was not appreciated. The dining room was almost empty but it took a while to get even a drink ordered. The server was OK but the service was extremely slow. The food was very good, as usual. We've been to the Tavern many times and this is the first time we were disappointed read more

Apparently if you are getting married there, the restaurant brings in a decent chef. Wow - this was up there in the top 2 worst meals EVER. There were 6 people in our party and we were all so disappointed. The clam chowder was tasteless and pasty. The fried tomatoes and mozzarella were well presented but also totally tasteless. I kept looking for the tomatoes until I realized they were so pale that they were the same color as the breading. They were served with approximately 1 Tbl. pesto sauce on top. I ended up dipping them in ketchup just to get some flavor. The fish & chips (which we renamed "whale & chips" because of the HUGE piece of fish) was also totally without taste. How can you mess up fish & chips... in New England nonetheless?! The coup de gras was the "sirloin steak salad". A 6" plate was presented with chunks of steak. Period. When we questioned this and asked where the 'salad' part was, the waitress said "That's it". When we pressed and said this wasn't what we remembered from the menu, she proceeded to argue with us, and didn't want to take it back or inquire further. Finally we asked for the menu, read the description of the "salad" out loud, and she reluctantly went back to the kitchen. One minute later she came out with the big bowl of salad. A waitress that argues with it's customer and doesn't want to rectify a mistake? Shame on you. I hear this restaurant used to be wonderful when it was Malarky's. Too bad. One star was generous. read more

I must say that I had low expectations walking in and my food exceeded all expectations. I ordered the Pasta Primarvera with olive oil and garlic and it was quite excellent. read more

Toll Booth Tavern is a step up from its poor predecessor, Malarkey's. I live 2 minutes away and have eaten here 4 times in the last year. The service has been fantastic each time (perhaps a byproduct of there being very few other customers) and the atmosphere much improved over the overpriced pub that was Malarkey's. Despite its improvements, the food does not meet the standards you'd expect from the rest of the restaurant. For example, the chili suffered from an abundance of nutmeg that was so strong that I couldn't finish the small bowl. I also ordered a burger cooked medium, but received medium rare. The fries were delicious and my children loved the mac and cheese. read more

The service was very bad. We waited forever for our drinks and never got water after asking more than once. Our appetizer came after the meal but they did nicely comp it (after reminding them because they forgot to on the check) Had to ask for ketchup 5 times. She didn't know what came with each meal and brought out one of the meals incorrectly. Were here for over 2 hours. Waited over 30 minutes just to pay. Food was good though. read more