Diners' Choice: Kid-friendly restaurants in Portsmouth and Merrimack Valley

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Updated September 05, 2024

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The Crown Tavern

4.8

4.8 (837)

$30 and under

Comfort Food

Manchester

About the restaurant

The Crown Tavern will be the perfect spot to unwind and savor the end of the day. Located in the heart of Manchester’s central downtown, The Crown is a place where you'll come to relax with friends, grab a drink, share some tasty bites, and enjoy the night as it unfolds.

Top review

Charles

Dined 3 days ago

We enjoy The Crown every time, especially when we eat outdoors ( inside it tends toward the noisier side). The food and drinks are excellent. Primrose was our server and she’s terrific! Always a great experience!

Silver Fountain Inn & Tea Parlor

4.7

4.7 (866)

$31 to $50

Afternoon Tea

Dover

About the restaurant

Serving Luncheon and High Tea, from soups, quiches, sandwiches, and salads to the fancy 3-tiered "Duchess" featuring delectable mini-sandwiches, scones w/Devonshire cream & lemon curd, finished with petite fours - for a full menu please see our website - you can reserve from there as well. Come enjoy our relaxing atmosphere in our beautiful 1871 Victorian Bed & Breakfast in historic Dover, NH. We also sell gift certificates, tea pots & accessories, over 30 flavors of loose leaf tea, tea wallets and cozies plus jewelry and other fine gifts! Reservations are preferred to be able to offer optimum service and availability.

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Vickivip

Dined 4 days ago

Absolutely wonderful! I’ve been wanting to try this place but it books up fast. Now I see why. The food, the ambience and the staff are amazing.

Ember Wood Fired Grill

4.7

4.7 (206)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Dover

About the restaurant

Ember Wood Fired Grill features a locally inspired menu with a casual upscale setting. Our Chef, Christopher Gouzie, best describes our menu as "Globally Inspired". It features familiar dishes with a twist. "We use new and interesting ingredients, and different cooking procedures to introduce our guests to a unique way to present food."

We have taken this same concept for our Specialty Cocktail list. Deviating from the classic recipe with housemade syrups, specialty bitters, and high end liquors and liqueurs.

Enjoy our sleek downstairs dining room, outdoor covered terrace, or upstairs bourbon room, where we house over 100 whiskeys on selection, and offer over 20 wines by the glass and bottle.

We regularly host private events, and therefor reservations are recommended.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Aug 27, 2024

Food was amazing. Server was great! The drinks to die for.

Not Your Average Joe's Nashua NH

4.6

4.6 (1564)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Nashua

About the restaurant

Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar offers a menu inspired by American cuisine. Its menu is stylish, contemporary and includes fresh seafood, gourmet pizzas, rice bowls, burgers and creative salad options. For the Gluten Sensitive crowd they offer plenty of options.

Along with an array of beers, its menu includes wines and a wide selection of specialty cocktails. You'll further enjoy a casual and pub-like experience at Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar. Its décor includes an open kitchen, bench seating and a separate bar area with mounted flat screen televisions all around for watching sporting events.

Located just off Daniel Webster Highway, our Nashua location is conveniently located middle of excellent shopping and entertainment, and outdoor destinations like Sky Meadow Golf Club and the scenic Mines River Falls.

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Denise

Dined 3 days ago

Alwata have super friendly servers and excellent food !

The Galley Hatch

4.6

4.6 (662)

$30 and under

American

Hampton

About the restaurant

Established in 1970 by the late Mike and Kay Tinios, the Galley Hatch has been a seacoast favorite restaurant for 50 years. An extensive menu offers traditional American Food highlighting New England seasonality and serves lunch and dinner daily. Collectively, the Three Dining rooms, Tap Room, and four season Lower Deck, provide seating for over 400 guests. With sky-lit dining areas, a fireplace, wooden booths, and large round tables, The Galley Hatch boasts a charming and cozy New England ambiance.

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Chester

Dined 1 day ago

Great food, service and location on the outdoor deck with a first.

Americus at LaBelle Winery Derry

4.5

4.5 (1310)

$30 and under

American

Derry

About the restaurant

The menu at Americus Restaurant focuses on New England contemporary farm-to-table cuisine with an international flair and a full bar serving LaBelle wines, craft cocktails, craft beers on draft, and non-alcoholic beverages. Enjoy the ambiance of our restaurant, designed with your comfort in mind; soothing colors, oversized seats, and round booths. Our large outdoor seating area provides a beautiful view of our picturesque pond, and you can enjoy our firepit at night. Americus Restaurant is located at LaBelle Winery in Derry, NH - join us to experience the best cuisine in New Hampshire!

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Matt

Dined 5 days ago

This place checked all the boxes. The food, service and ambience was spectacular. My wife and I did the date night experience for our anniversary, and I'm so glad we did. We had a fantastic time. Our server, TJ, was incredibly knowledgable, accommodating, attentive and kind. We had oysters, fried cauliflower (sesame and buffalo), beef tartar, rib eye and surf and turf and all of it was some of the most delicious food we've had as of late. Also part of the date night experience: wine flight/tasting, take home a bottle, roses on the table, and chocolate covered strawberries. My wife was impressed. :) Finally, we felt the interior was beautiful - we love that they have a little bit of everything too: a bar area, a dining area - and an outdoor patio. We're excited about becoming regulars here for the food, location, ambience and service.

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The Common Man Roadside – Millyard

4.5

4.5 (117)

$30 and under

American

Manchester

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Common Man Roadside – Millyard!

This new location brings real food, real fast to the TRU by Hilton in Manchester's Millyard. Dine in our full service restaurant or order online and take it to go from our cafe. We will be featuring our Roadside menu with a twist on some dinner favorites.

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Thomas

Dined 4 days ago

We went for Thursday night happy hour and enjoyed some oysters, shrimp cocktail, and a pizza. Everything was perfect and we had a very enjoyable evening. This food was delicious, our server was courteous and efficient, and the ambience was just want we needed. It was truly a lovely experience.

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The Colosseum Restaurant

4.4

4.4 (834)

$30 and under

Italian

Salem

About the restaurant

The Colosseum Restaurant is an award-winning Italian restaurant offering elegant surroundings and exquisite Southern Italian cuisine. Opened in 1987 by Chef Annibale Todesca, the Colosseum has become an established favorite for diners in Salem, NH and the Merrimack Valley. Chef Annibale Todesca serves the same authentic Southern Italian cooking that he enjoyed growing up in Italy. Like many generations of Todescas, he ventures to the market every day to ensure that he cooks with only the freshest vegetables, seafood and highest quality meats. Please stop by for lunch or dinner. It will be our pleasure to serve you.

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Michael

Dined on Aug 30, 2024

Service was excellent. Food is always good, that being said, I.m second generation Italian and very discerning about my food, s what most people think of as outstanding is average in my opinion. The restaurant is clean but very dated decor, has not been updated in at least twenty years. It’s a good local Italian restaurant.

Gauchos Churrascaria Brazilian Steak House

4.3

4.3 (610)

$31 to $50

Brazilian Steakhouse

Manchester

About the restaurant

Gauchos Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse takes pride in being out of the ordinary, promising that your meat will be brought hot to your table every time, never languishing in the kitchen. The offer an international lunch menu as well as a prix fixe menu, featuring not just famous Brazilian beef but sides like papa criolla, fried plantains, black beans and rice.

Whether you're planning on a family night out, or a romantic evening, it will be made that much better with Brazilian cuisine from

Gauchos Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse. When you're looking for authentic Brazilian food, Gauchos Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse is quite simply where you want to be.

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Lukevip

Dined on Aug 23, 2024

A very unique and fun dinner experience. Food was delicious and you get an insane amount of it if you want it. You have a card you flip that lets them know if you want more or not and you will not leave hungry. Waitstaff is also perfect.

Otto - Portsmouth

4.3

4.3 (49)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Portsmouth

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of the West End in the Frank Jones 1884 House, OTTO Portsmouth boasts spacious indoor and outdoor dining areas and a 2-level bar with 24 taps. Enjoy full-service dining, our quick-serve slice counter, as well as takeout and delivery of your favorite OTTO pies, salads, apps, and desserts.

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Annvip

Dined 5 days ago

We love Otto’s! The pizza just can’t be beat…the atmosphere is warm and welcoming…and the wait staff is so friendly and accommodating…and do not miss Trivia on Wednesday’s hosted by Beth! We recommend Otto’s to all our friends. So, if you’re looking for good food and a relaxing atmosphere you should definitively give Otto’s a try.

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