This review is based on the Blues-ology sports bar inside The Lodge At Belmont gaming center…read more
Several of my coworkers who live in the area have told me that the restaurant & bar inside The Lodge serves pretty good food and drinks at very reasonable prices. I actually had a $25 gift certificate to The Lodge At Belmont from a local radio station in my possession for almost a year. I decided to use it tonight on a very rainy Monday night.
Blues-ology was pretty quiet with just a handful of patrons here and one bartender running the floor. This bar has the atmosphere of a Southern style blue-sy themed sports bar with plenty of TVs (though not on) lined up along the high ceilings, big screen TV at the bar, digital jukebox, video game machines, electronic darts, and classic music memorabilia on the walls (Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Stones,...) . It sort of felt like being in Mississippi, but there was actually pop and r&b playing over the speakers, so I felt at right at home in Central NH. There's seating up at the bar and table seating. A small group of women (no hubbys) at the next table were really having a great time playing several rounds of electronic darts over beers.
The food menu is the standard pub fare of appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, salads, chili, chicken tenders, and steak tips. The bar is fully stocked and several beers on tap and bottle are offered. Miller Lite bottles are $2 all the time. See the menu at http://www.thelodgeatbelmont.com/index.php?option=com_phocamenu&view=dailymenu&Itemid=71
I ordered the Nachos with Chili ($8.99), The Lodge Club ($8.99) with hand cut fries & pickles, and a Hawaiian Pizza ($8.99). The Nachos were HUGE, a pile of warm crispy tortilla chips piled with a meat & bean chili, jalepenos, melted cheese, onions, green peppers, and salsa & sour cream on the side. The nachos were a big meal in itself and I was almost already full by the time the other food items arrived. The Lodge Club (triple decker) had plenty of thin sliced deli ham & turkey, crisp bacon strps, crisp lettuce, tomato slices, cheese, and mayo on toasted bread. The hand cut fries were on the soft side though and not salted (thanks!). The Hawaiian Pizza (10") with a firm chewy crust very generous amounts of thin sliced deli ham, pineapple, & melted cheese & sauce piled on good!
The bartender was courteous and the service was laid back with staged delivery of the food to my table. I had the pizza boxed to go and given a box to pack up much of the food I did not finish. The $25 gift certificate was honored and the remaining total was only $4.40 with tax and before tip.
Overall, I got plenty of food with my gift certificate.
3.70/5.00 stars