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The Exeter Inn
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
4 reviews for The Exeter Inn
Though the restaurant/hotel recently changed hands, I was pleased that so many of the staff have remained. I'm especially fond of the bartender, who is a smart, funny woman who makes everyone feel welcome.
And, guess what?!? It's the latest locale of a Hillary sighting.
In New Hampshire, you can't spit without hitting a presidential hopeful. Four years ago, I just missed the chance to see the crazy republican guy before he was crazy (does that even narrow it down?) John McCain, but I was especially sorry to have missed Mz. Hillary's appearance.
I heard she was warm and engaging, and "prettier than you'd expect." Okay, that's maybe not the most politically correct political endorsement, but this is Yelp! and it's worth mentioning.
We should have turned around when we saw the stairs lit up from underneath. C'mon folks, this is the old Exeter Inn, not Spago in Beverly Hills. The service was so so, having waited over 10 minutes to be greeted by a server. The first round of bread was a rationed measly three pieces of slightly stale french/sourdough something-or-other. The meals were even smaller with a gruel of mashed potatoes accompanying a soggy piece of haddock that was cooked plain with no added flavoring. We ordered the slider burger for our child but was delivered an adult burger and charged the adult burger price. Good steak frites though, cooked exactly medium rare as requested.
So where was the awesome chef we've heard so much about????? Not sure we'll be returning unless we hear they've dropped their pretentious ways and gotten back to the basics.
I'm sure the hotel is still awesome, but wah, why did they have to change the restaurant and put in stairs with red lights underneath them and make brunch total crap? It had been awesome old-style for like a million years! And now my memories of the perfect eggs benedict are only memories, as at Epoch they make it-- with BISCUITS INSTEAD OF ENGLISH MUFFINS faux pas omg. Fresh cream cheese: gone. Pastries that aren't made out of the same biscuits as the eggs benedict: gone. Lox that you'd actually eat: gone!
I went to the bar for an evening meeting with a business colleague. I ordered a red wine and was not warned that it cost $15 a glass! We had two glasses: $30! The servings were miniscule. This is not the Rainbow Room in Manhattan. I was stunned when I got the bill. Pimentos in the center of Exeter is a wonderful alternative for business people.