Comments on: Southern NH Restaraunts

Question: Southern NH Restaraunts

Raybun — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:08:28 -0800

Looking for a very nice restaraunt for my wifes birthday dinner. We have eaten at most of the well known places in the Nashua/Manchester area and are looking for something new. Any suggestions out there?

By: briank

briank — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:16:58 -0800

How far are you willing to go? Since in Southern NH, are you willing to drive to Boston or the suburbs convenient to Rt.3?

By: bilabial

bilabial — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:18:46 -0800

You might try the food centered community at chowhound, they have lots of message boards for different regions, states, and some cities. I suggest searching for your towns on their boards before posting the question. Have a great dinner!

By: cribcage

cribcage — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:10:30 -0800

Lilac Blossom is a very nice, quiet Chinese restaurant. In Merrimack, there's Silo's, a pretty good steak house.

I assume that Villa Banca, Chicago Steak Room, etc. fall under the heading of "well-known places." Frankly, after 4 years of weekly dinners in the Nashua area, I've concluded that my conception of top-shelf dining doesn't exist north of the Massachusetts border — but there are plenty of halfway decent places if you're willing to settle.

By: suki

suki — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:48:34 -0800

If you feel like driving to Maine, the Fore Street Restaurant in Portland is wonderful.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:35:02 -0800

My parents always swear by Baldwin's, on Elm Street in Manch Vegas. Have you been there?

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:56:55 -0800

http://www.whitebarninn.com/kennebunkport-maine-me-fine-dining-restaurants.jsp?a=1147865627The White Barn Inn in Kennebunkport (ME) is apparently the only five star resturant north of NYC, and was recently named one of the top 100 resturants in America by either Gourmet or Bon Apetite (I can't recall which).

Plus its as romantic as it gets. And there is an Inn and spa if you want to make a weekend of it. Pricey, though.

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:58:02 -0800

Drat, I borked the URL. Try this:

The White Barn Inn

By: theredpen

theredpen — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:00:44 -0800

I have not been to Ya Mamma's recently, and I have not yet been to their newer location. But when we went there on Canal St. in Nashua, it was fabulous. I thought the name was dumb and was expecting the food to be bad for some reason, but it was great.

By: Raybun

Raybun — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:56:54 -0800

theredpen is correct about Ya Mamma's. The food at their new location is even better than it was at the Canal St location. Getting in to the old restaraunt on a weekend without a reservation involved spending time in a line that spilled out on to the sidewalk. Mamma is the owners mother who filled in as a waitress at the old Canal St location. We try to do birthdays at new places every year so Ya Mammas is out for this date, but we will be going back there soon.

By: FreezBoy

FreezBoy — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:27:15 -0800

You don't mention what restaurants you have been to, but I've had many a nice meal at Michael Timothy's when I'm up that way.

By: Ferrari328

Ferrari328 — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:20:35 -0800

Can't beat Silks in Tyngsborough(SP).