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Sports bar serving pitchers of beer & pub grub in a low-key setting with outdoor seating.
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Reviews
Frank D.
Dropped in to have dinner and catch the Bruins game on 6/7/19. Atmosphere was good. Large screen tv’s. Out door deck. Place was clean. Good service. Good menu selection. There specials looked great! Appetizer crab cakes and Entre Stuffed scallops with butternut squash qccompanied with mashed potatoes and gravy. Bread roll was fresh and warm and worth a second. Pricing was a bit expensive considering but good quality, great presentation and compliments to the cook. Kerry the bartender was very pleasant, promoted good service and was attentive to all her patrons. Good job overall.
… morePamela
Awesome as usual!!
Edit…. unfortunately this place has gone downhill. Went about a year ago and was completely ignored at the bar for about 30 minutes. Decided to try again this past Friday to give another chance and I couldn’t eat my French onion soup because it was way too salty. I was still charged for it even though I mentioned it to the waitress I couldn’t eat it. Used to be one of our favorite places but we won’t be returning again.
… moreEdit…. unfortunately this place has gone downhill. Went about a year ago and was completely ignored at the bar for about 30 minutes. Decided to try again this past Friday to give another chance and I couldn’t eat my French onion soup because it was way too salty. I was still charged for it even though I mentioned it to the waitress I couldn’t eat it. Used to be one of our favorite places but we won’t be returning again.
Marc Wettstein
The service was really friendly, we doubted though that the ribeye was really 14 ounce. Max 10 I would say. And it wasn’t really good. The baked potatoes on the other hamd were quite nice.
… moreNicholas Ferrigno
My girlfriend and I were recommended this by a trusted source and are sad to say we likely will not be returning here. Figuring it was going to be busy, we called a night before to try and make a reservation, but were met with a rude-sounding voice on the other end informing us they don’t.
The next night, we arrived and felt somewhat ignored as a frustrated-appearing wait staff buzzed by us without acknowledging us. Other patrons were already complaining of a 45 minute wait and that kitchen staff was extremely backed up. We were finally met by a frazzled hostess who was short with us, but found us a table a few minutes later. We sat down at a freshly cleared table, but the cleaning solution didn’t smell…clean.
Our waitress came over and took our promptly drink orders. While looking over the menu, we heard other patrons complaining of not having food after being there for approximately one hour. In perusing the menu, nothing appeared to stand out or offered verbiage to make the dishes seem enticing, almost to the point we walked out without food. Our waitress took our order and otherwise delivered our food in a timely manner. We ordered and received the following: a French onion soup that was more sweet than savory, potato skins that were soggy and looked thrown together, and salads that offered little more than lettuce and a couple of slices of onion.
For our main course, we each ordered the $30 – 12 oz prime rib, claimed to be near famous and what we received was one of the blandest cuts of meat we’ve ever received. And for $30. It was tender, but that was about it. We couldn’t finish either. The sides are hardly worth mentioning. A house-made mashed potato and gravy that lacked any flavor profile, mushrooms that were underdone, and a butternut squash (?) that we couldn’t touch. For an additional $4.
To top things off, my second beer was served in a cracked beer glass. We brought this item and our dissatisfaction about the meal to the attention of our waitress who rectified these issues by not adding the second beer and one of the prime rib dinners to our bill. If not for her understanding and working to make things right this would have been a 1-star review.
The place labels itself as a sports bar, but with sports bars a dime-a-dozen, CJ Avery’s doesn’t offer anything to really stand out in the market. The flow of the floor space is weird, carpets are worn, the walls are dated, and the decor is thrown together. Overall, the place felt dirty and unappetizing as soon as we walked in.
… moreThe next night, we arrived and felt somewhat ignored as a frustrated-appearing wait staff buzzed by us without acknowledging us. Other patrons were already complaining of a 45 minute wait and that kitchen staff was extremely backed up. We were finally met by a frazzled hostess who was short with us, but found us a table a few minutes later. We sat down at a freshly cleared table, but the cleaning solution didn’t smell…clean.
Our waitress came over and took our promptly drink orders. While looking over the menu, we heard other patrons complaining of not having food after being there for approximately one hour. In perusing the menu, nothing appeared to stand out or offered verbiage to make the dishes seem enticing, almost to the point we walked out without food. Our waitress took our order and otherwise delivered our food in a timely manner. We ordered and received the following: a French onion soup that was more sweet than savory, potato skins that were soggy and looked thrown together, and salads that offered little more than lettuce and a couple of slices of onion.
For our main course, we each ordered the $30 – 12 oz prime rib, claimed to be near famous and what we received was one of the blandest cuts of meat we’ve ever received. And for $30. It was tender, but that was about it. We couldn’t finish either. The sides are hardly worth mentioning. A house-made mashed potato and gravy that lacked any flavor profile, mushrooms that were underdone, and a butternut squash (?) that we couldn’t touch. For an additional $4.
To top things off, my second beer was served in a cracked beer glass. We brought this item and our dissatisfaction about the meal to the attention of our waitress who rectified these issues by not adding the second beer and one of the prime rib dinners to our bill. If not for her understanding and working to make things right this would have been a 1-star review.
The place labels itself as a sports bar, but with sports bars a dime-a-dozen, CJ Avery’s doesn’t offer anything to really stand out in the market. The flow of the floor space is weird, carpets are worn, the walls are dated, and the decor is thrown together. Overall, the place felt dirty and unappetizing as soon as we walked in.
Bryant Tarr
Haven’t been here for 2 years. Very different now. Saturday night at 7 pm and they’re out of prime rib. I ordered the seafood combo and was told they’re out of scallops also. I asked to have a little swordfish in lieu of the scallops. The waitress said we can’t substitute. The place was very empty, I would think they would want to make their few patrons happy. Also the squash came out luke warm.
On a good note the stuffed shrimp and haddock were very tasty.
Unfortunately, probably won’t be returning too soon.
… moreOn a good note the stuffed shrimp and haddock were very tasty.
Unfortunately, probably won’t be returning too soon.
L Jacklin
Got recommendations from a local that steak was good and the prices were better than other steak houses. We all had the ribeye, portions were great, but my steak didn’t have much taste, the rolls were delicious, clam chowder was great and the french onion soup was yummy. It was pricey. Probably wouldn’t go back.
… moreNoelle Westcott (JustAFamFromNH)
We were in the area and wanted to try something different. Our waitress was nice. It took 1/2 hour to get our appetizer and it took over an hour to get our entrees. Other people coming in after us got served their meals before us. The food was good once we got it, but definitely not worth $90 for the 3 of us. First and Last time!
… moreSusan Kenney
The setting, the food, and the personal are great and hard to beat.
The managements attention to detail is very very poor.
Do expect that your server will be overly busy and.
Do not expect a clean table when you are waiting to be seated.
Do not expect anyone at the host station.
Do not expect ice water.
Do not expect any type of bread or rolls.
Do not expect The waitress to know anything about alcoholic drinks.
Do not expect the waitress to completely know the wine menu.
Do not expect the waitress to know the complete food menu.
Do not expect any garnish or any condiment that would accent your meals without asking and waiting. something as simple as a wedge of lemon with you seafood.
“back in the day” waitstaff would be called into the kitchen and told to never let that happen again, any of the items I listed.
If I was the owner of this eatery I would be embarrassed!
unfortunately with the new labor and pay laws that are being implemented around the country do not expect the dinning and eatery industry to improve but rather decline over the next couple years or so.
Maybe just maybe owners will be forced to involve themselves in the day to day operations of kitchen and waitstaff management in order to cut the cost of new government mandated pay scales for service and hospitality personnel and once again get involved as an owner, as a server, as a food prep, to make sure their customers are pleased and happy and that they are directly involved in the outcome of their bottom line, if they don’t they will fail.
I give 4 stars only in relation to the food itself, and to the waitresses personality, not including her training or knowledge.
1 star to attention to detail from wait staff
1 star to attention to detail from the owner/ manager
1 star to place setting
1 star to wait time
1 star to complementary accents to meals
Unfortunately it is a way, way over priced diner with lots of TVs and should not be classified as an eatery., How many lemon wedges, spiced apple rings, pickled beets, orange slices, olive in a drink lime with a Corona could be bought for the price of a 90″ TV? attention to detail would turn this dinner into a great restaurant and would be worthy of the outlandish pricing.
Its the little things and the lack of detail that add up to huge disappointments
KUDOS to the kitchen! awesome food and thanks for not using the heat lamps while waiting for wait staff to pick up!
Timing and adjusting flow in the kitchen is the only thing that saved the night.
… moreThe managements attention to detail is very very poor.
Do expect that your server will be overly busy and.
Do not expect a clean table when you are waiting to be seated.
Do not expect anyone at the host station.
Do not expect ice water.
Do not expect any type of bread or rolls.
Do not expect The waitress to know anything about alcoholic drinks.
Do not expect the waitress to completely know the wine menu.
Do not expect the waitress to know the complete food menu.
Do not expect any garnish or any condiment that would accent your meals without asking and waiting. something as simple as a wedge of lemon with you seafood.
“back in the day” waitstaff would be called into the kitchen and told to never let that happen again, any of the items I listed.
If I was the owner of this eatery I would be embarrassed!
unfortunately with the new labor and pay laws that are being implemented around the country do not expect the dinning and eatery industry to improve but rather decline over the next couple years or so.
Maybe just maybe owners will be forced to involve themselves in the day to day operations of kitchen and waitstaff management in order to cut the cost of new government mandated pay scales for service and hospitality personnel and once again get involved as an owner, as a server, as a food prep, to make sure their customers are pleased and happy and that they are directly involved in the outcome of their bottom line, if they don’t they will fail.
I give 4 stars only in relation to the food itself, and to the waitresses personality, not including her training or knowledge.
1 star to attention to detail from wait staff
1 star to attention to detail from the owner/ manager
1 star to place setting
1 star to wait time
1 star to complementary accents to meals
Unfortunately it is a way, way over priced diner with lots of TVs and should not be classified as an eatery., How many lemon wedges, spiced apple rings, pickled beets, orange slices, olive in a drink lime with a Corona could be bought for the price of a 90″ TV? attention to detail would turn this dinner into a great restaurant and would be worthy of the outlandish pricing.
Its the little things and the lack of detail that add up to huge disappointments
KUDOS to the kitchen! awesome food and thanks for not using the heat lamps while waiting for wait staff to pick up!
Timing and adjusting flow in the kitchen is the only thing that saved the night.
James Gillingham
My wife and I were in there this evening there were approximately 4 people at the bar not including us and two I believe were the owners.pretty quiet being a Wednesday night and all.I looked through the menu I couldn’t believe they are asking 15.00$ for a meatloaf sandwich not a sub a sandwich!Any way we ordered two beers (again at the bar)the bartender disappeared and we were left there at least 5 min. Mind you the owner or manger sat across from us also at the bar with no care in the world Needless to say we walked out Don’t waste your time in this dumpster dive
… moreDebra Hudgens
The food was delicious and the staff, very friendly. Soft atmosphere but no back ground music. We could hear everyone else’s conversations and a lot of clinking from silver ware and dishes. We will probably go back again but only to sit in the bar area and watch the game.
… more