Reviews of Tailgate Tavern & Marketplace (Restaurant)

Jonathan Austin

Despite how busy it was the waitstaff was very attentive. The food came out quickly and was cooked perfectly. Overall very good meal and experience. Even had a rep from a brewery handing out samples of beer.

Jessica Jo-Ann Bliek

I stopped in and sat at the bar by myself on a whim, as I’m not usually in the Exeter area. I was surprised to see such a full bar on a Monday, but I get it now. The bartender was excellent. She made everyone feel like a regular that she knew well. The place just felt like one of those places you could go night after night. Even if the service wasn’t so welcoming, my buffalo chicken sandwich was perfection. It’s easy to make a mediocre sandwich and get away with it, but this was done so well! The chicken breast was crooked perfectly, the breading was spot on, and the chunks of great quality, creamy bleu cheese just made it. I’m so glad I stopped here. I’d give 10 stars if I could!

Vincent Palumbo

Good comfort food. Friendly and efficient staff.

Dawn Gagnon

Always good food and drinks

Dale Lavertu

Food isnt bad but have never really had good service, been here a few times and service is always questionable also saw bartender licking his fingers then putting cash in the cash register, exactly how is this sanitary, they have daily specials but unless you ask you wouldn't know because the servers certainly dont mention it

Reynard The Fox

They had some growing pains at first but have really streamlined the menu and the service . Great place to go hang out with friends and grab some nachos or a burger and beer

Jake Bourn

Good beer

Jackie Mahoney

Great place great food and staff

Bill Dansereau

Very very over priced.

Chris Golas

Good food. Good beer selection

shawna fournier

Love this place! (They should give a side of "the butter" with the cornbread though

Rhonda Manthe

Good atmosphere, friendly staff, good food, outside of the Hampton Beach tourist market.

Jason Brown

Owners hit a home run with this one. You will not be disappointed

John Norman

Excellent food and a great atmosphere

Christine Day

My first visit here was for a jeep meet and greet. The staff was super accommodating. The food was delicious. My daughter ordered cheesecake and when it arrived she was curious how they did the fancy chocolate design. Well, the bartender/waiter went and got the chef so she could explain to my daughter how she did the fancy chocolate design. She was so excited and happy to learn the trick. It was such a thoughtful gesture for a young girl. Thank you for going above and beyond! We look forward to many more visits!

Bob Woodward

Slow, burgers not cooked to specifications, unacceptably bad chicken pot pie.

greg garner

Ordered medium rare burgers came well done. Long time between placing order and delivery. (Not busy).

Amy San

Food is good, I wish bison was on the menu permanently. Fun atmosphere, decent prices. Wish menu was bigger.

Randy Bunnell

Went for lunch on a Sunday and the reuben and home made chips weres excellent. Great atmosphere, was able to watch the Sox, the music (Offspring, Gorillaz) was cool, good service and reasonable prices. Go check it out, exactly what Stratham needed.

Alec Newcomb

Good Burger. Spotty service. Has potential...

David P

Stopped in for lunch(first time) craving a good hamburger. I ordered the Dang Hamburger, medium well. When I cut it in half, I could see how juicy the burger was...very impressed. Took my first bite and WOW...perfect "just from the grill" taste! Fries were excellent as well. Price $9.99(no add-on's, just lettuce, tomato and pickle) was a very good deal considering the outstanding quality of the meal. As Arnold has said many times... I'll be back!

Cheryl F

Very friendly bar staff, excellent food, big openness to the place

Michael Lord

It was friendly and warm

Matt Curran

Much better than the first time I was there. Lots of fried food options. Next time I go I'm going to try salad with steak tips.

Jeffrey Lyons

Friendly service. The Tailgate Tavern had a quaint setting. I had a tasty (and humongous) black bean burgers.

Dan Bassett

Had a great meal here with my wife and 2 girls. We all got something different and everything was delicious and the service was awesome. Atmosphere was great! Would be an awesome spot to watch a game for sure. Plenty of TVs in any direction you look. We will be back for sure!

Roberta Fotheringhame

Lots of wonderful Specialty Foods and locally-sourced meat. And other ready to go veggies cooked and raw salads. Everything looks fresh.. the place is wide open Clean, fits right in to this area!

Caleb Fields

Good food. Quick service

Lois Matheson

Superb salmon special tonight and outstanding Buffalo wings! Our server Adam was terrific...all around great experience!

Morris

Quick service polite, intelligent, properly attired server. The sandwich was underwhelming but tasty. The atmosphere is what you would expect from the name tailgate.

Mike Gardner

Good food and great service

Crystal Wiltshire

Fantastic fish tacos for lunch.

Jeff Morrison

Food was good, margarita was ruined with sour mix. Surprised by single serve bathrooms in a sports bar,.

Dave Costa

A+ service, B+ to A+ food, never disappointed. It's a favorite of mine. Love their mac n cheese, really good burgers. A cut above bar fare. Good place to catch the game, too. From the bar, don't miss the Porch Crawler.

William Butler

Great place !

Craig DeMello

I hate to give a local place like this a bad review so soon after it opened as the area has needed a sports bar for a while, but it's been 3 weeks and some of these apparently systematic issues should be sorted out. We went in for the first time a few days after opening, which I know can be a mixed bag. The service was crazy slow, and it took about an hour after ordering to get food. When the food came out, my Fiance's order was wrong. We informed the waitress that this was not a Reuben (turned out to be a French Dip). She did not know the difference between a Reuben and French Dip. Maybe the kitchen made a mistake, maybe she did but it never even should have been brought out. My Brisket Mac was good. The French Dip had an insanely small amount of meat in it, I assume they were running low on meat. We did not ask them to make her meal again as we could not wait another hour. Her meal was removed from the bill without issue. The couple next to us also got the wrong food. We decided we would give it another chance as they had just opened. We went back again today, and again waited about an hour for food even thought the place was only half full. The quesadilla we ordered, which according to the menu did not come with chicken in it came with chicken in it. This was a problem for my vegetarian sister. The two other meals we got were good. The quesadilla and a drink were removed from the bill. The couple next to us spoke up about waiting a while for their food, then again when the food that was brought out to them was incorrect. The venue is nice with big TVs and clean bathrooms. I had no issues with the beers I ordered. For what you are paying there shouldn't be so many problems and the wait should not be as long, especially when the venue is only half full. Hopefully the issues can be sorted out and Tailgate will become a good place to grab a meal and watch a game, but until then I'd head over to Thirsty Moose Exeter right down the road.

Bill Gannon

Great beer selection

kristen faverty

Love this place ! I always sit at the bar. Never had a bad meal their, the service is always good. While at the bar there is some really friendly people to chat with.

Kirby Link

1st time in. Will return. 4 1/2 stars. Really good steak tips and Hand cut and made chicken tenders. Fun and friendly bartenders and a good selection of beer and fresh squeezed lemon lime sour mix for margaritas yummy. Looking forward to trying their prime rib slow roasted on Sunday? Looks like a good place to watch the game? Cheers! The Missing Link. Oh by the way really good mac n cheese.

Robin M

Good food, good atmosphere

Joseph Jones

Great service ...... we went to 110 Grill and waited at the bar for over 10 minutes. No service, bartender too busy gabbing with customer. After the second bartender smiled then walked by we left and came here. Right away greeted and seated. Awesome

ken lord

Kira great bar tender food is getting better

Carlie Mayo

Great atmosphere, love the location, quick and delicious food. Specials and entertainment all the time..love it here!

Chevelle Bazo

Great atmosphere and service! Best chicken fingers and salads and sandwiches. Husband ordered a medium rare burger and it was well done, but he said the flavor was really good. Apps are also delicious. Wish this was closer to our home!

Luke Morenz

Burger over cooked, limited beer selection

Dave

Seemes really nice, ended up going in a minute before close,soo I didn't really get a chance to check it out fully, but seemed good!

Shahil Patel

Don’t order the nachos.

Amy Cain

I took one star off for how long we waited for our food, but overall, the food was good and I had a nice time, but try and improve how long the wait time is for the food, mac n cheese is really good though.

Novanglian M

Very pricey for many items. Bad modern country music always on. Strange. Food quality is ok, but just ok. Good selection of beers on tap.

Bob McAllister

Went in on a Friday night. Place was busy so I sat at the bar. I The server was prompt in providing me with beverage and a menu. I opted for the steak tips medium rare with mashed potatoes and veggies for $17.95. I waited over 25 minutes and when the food arrived I was shocked. The mashed potatoes were a pool of grey paste. The "tips" were 100% blackened on the outside. I let the server know that i could not eat the meal and may I have fries instead of the "mashed". She apologized and said she did not blame me. I also overheard her asking another server "This guy's got a point. How could they even let this out of the kitchen? After another 10 minutes she arrived with fries and new tips. The fries were ok but the tips were raw and cold with still some burned areas outside. They were obviously a cheap cut of beef. I would say was closer to chuck or stew meat. Long stringy grain that was terribly tough to even cut with the large steak knife I was provided, never mind chew. It's amazing what some places are trying to pass off as sirloin tips these days. The meal was terribly overpriced for the quality, and even the draft beer was overpriced compared to other places in the area. Needless to say I will not be returning. I hope this helps other folks to avoid paying top dollar for mediocre food.

Emma Bierwas

This place is awesome! Love the atmosphere. It's fairly priced and the service is great. The menu offers a wide variety of options so anyone you're dining with will have their taste bud needs met. Oh, and besides that the food (along with the drinks & great beer selection) is great as well. Will definitely be returning.

Jim Manville

Prices are too high. Jimmy is a tool. Will not go back.

David Malaguti

Great Food awesome service !

Richard Moore

Great casual place for a drink with friends and good pub food

Rachael Carson

Gave it a 2nd shot after a bad 1st experience thinking that the 1st time was just the "trying to iron out the kinks in the first month". BAD decision . First time we waited over a half hour for an appetizer and drinks, which came at the same time as the meal . Shrimp scampi, was noodles shrimp n a little butter. It was awful . The 2nd chance I got the chicken parm , chicken was just barely cooked and it tasted like grocery store sauce. I am so disappointed. I was very excited about this new and very needed tavern to the area . I wont be giving it a 3rd shot and I have made it known to anyone I know about my bad experiences.

Tailg8 Sux

Horrible. Burger wasn’t cooked. Will never return. ‘Cornelius’ the owner was there, we think, and never said a word. Clowns run this place.

Carmen Bossi

Went on Wed for the 3rd time and it was awesome, Kids eat free off the kids menu and the food was great. They refined the menu, better prices, better overall menu. Wings were excellent, i ordered them well done as I like them crispy and they were great. Great job dialing things in.... Oh and btw happy our that night was $2.00 off drafts and half price apps...

Buck Meister

Awesome tailgaters spot greenland nh.

Sue & Bob Brusa

Fun good food

Rebecca Raynes

The live band was good, the food was good, but the selection was less than inspiring.

hogmark1

Super local sports bar. Friendly family place.

glenn mac rae

Great people and great food

R. Craig Goss

Excellent service. Love the atmosphere and U-shaped bar. Bartender was quick, personable and attentive. Food came out quick. The bacon on my burger was awesome. If there was a down, would have liked more than a generic French fry. Great addition the the Stratham/exeter market. Wishing you great success.

Dennis Flanagan

Great food and beer

Mark Macdonald

Food was excellent and very generous portions. We were stuffed and went home with some tasty leftovers. The Beer selection was good and they had a broader range of choices from darker beers to the popular IPA's also plenty of big TV's for when you want to watch sports etc. Our server was awesome, she made some great suggestions including a beer choice for me and she was genuinely happy and a lot of fun to talk to. We will definitely be going back

Honda Barn

Love this place! Steak tips are great. Best chicken fingers around! Service always great. Prices are very good. Thanks Tailgate

Matt Shaw

Great spot, foods good our waitress was great.

Nancy Downing

A little disappointed.. remember the burgers being better

Brad Plunkett

Jimmy took care of me and he was great we chatted about the Red Sox ALCS game. Food came out quick and tasted delicious.

Mallory W

Terrible service. Waited long time for sub par food.

Michael /Roy/ Sullivan

I inadvertently rated this two stars, didn't intend to leave *any* review. Only been once, for beers and apps, and I liked it! Rating four stars mostly because I feel bad about accidentally giving it a bad review before :)

Adriana Papallo

Don't judge by the sign. Was really nice inside. Good place to watch sports events. Good food & drinks!

Tom Fleming

Got the Cob salad, very good but for some reason the salad dressing must be very expensive...you never get enough. This is the case for all restaurants so not to signal out Tailgate Tavern.

Hannah Haddox

Absolutely terrible service. We waited over a half an hour for two sandwiches that weren't that great.

Chris Strong

Comfort food, nice place but a little higher prices than we like

Jacob Saunders

Our waitress was fantastic. Kevin was great and the food, service and atmosphere were great

Aimee Hodgson

Love the atmosphere, food brews and friendly staff

Jennifer McElreavy

Took my son and a friend yesterday and the food was terrible. I had the quesadilla. The onions were so oily that was all you could taste. My friend had the roast beef sliders and commented on them being dry. My son had the bbq chicken sandwich but with buffalo sauce on it. He seemed to like it. My first glass of wine was good, my second was half of what the first one was. I would not give this place a second chance.

Joseph Biladeau

Good food and fair prices

Nichoel Houston

The food is your typical bar and grill fried food, it's okay. But the service is horrible, I've been there three different times and every time they leave the food out under the light for 10 minutes while cleaning tables. Then it takes them 15 minutes to get your check and cash you out. Needless to say I, nor anybody I know will be going there.

Gordon Neal

Went to Tailgate to watch one of the Final 4 NCAA basketball games. Bar was busy, plenty of flatscreen TVs, bartender was friendly. Food was served hot with good size servings, but it was a bit pricey compared to other local taverns.

Dan Ditmars

Brought my father here who was visiting from San Antonio. Over exceeded our expectations. A+

Elaine Labrie

The atmosphere was very nice, the staff was very friendly and pleasant and the food was GREAT!

Holly C-tuxedo000catLURVE

Excellent service, good food and drinks, and easy parking. Live music too!

Troy Allen

The last time I was in, was last Sunday. I saw a Bloody Mary go by and I had to have one. I’m kind of picky about them, as often they’re too bitter or just have too much thrown in for fun. This one was excellent. Best ever, and Tito’s Vodka as well. Then the special was prime rib. Perfectly done, delicious and served with a smile. The hostess was lovely and helpful, smiled and laughed, you could tell the employees are enjoying themselves. I will definitely go back and am thankful for their efforts in building a great place.

Jeff Rivard

Great steak tips and cold beer!

Holly McCarrick

Always had a good experience!

Susan Albert

Comfortable atmosphere, friendly staff and great burger and fries.

Dona Hopkins

Very pleasant and accommodating staff. Good beer. Good food. Nice clean restaurant. What more do you want?

Gabe T

Excellent food. Lots of big TV screens to watch various games if you're into that. Very cool vintage tailgates around the place.

Little Turtle

Bartender was excellent. I sat in the bar area, but I did notice the waitresses were a little slow on checking on the family area for drinks and such

Nelson Gibb

Love this place! Have gone multiple times, never disappointed! Get the chicken pot pie—it’s amazing!!!

Jennifer Dunphy

Service was not the best I think our waitress was just overwhelmed or had something else going on. Margarita was weak and food took awhile.

James Spotts

Very professional staff

Sandie Lynch

Could not say. Did not go there. Maybe will next time. Sorry.

Codiac57

There is nothing worse than being ignored. After 15 min I spoke with a server who said sorry. We waited another 12 minutes (27 total) before we were acknowledged. The original server completely ignored us. The host was rude when we were seated. The food was fine

Susan Baillargeon

Always a great meal

Miranda Corson

It was alright. Nothing was wrong but there was nothing really special about the food. It seems like a standard burger and beer place.

Bryan French

Simple menu. Friendly service. Good food

Brian Lulek

Quick and friendly service. Food was good.