First House Pub

Good burgers! I ordered the avocado burger with fries and it hit the spot. Not a ton of space inside and they don't take reservations less than 6 as a FYI. We came on a Friday night and walked around Downtown after putting our names on the wait list. Friendly staff and overall good experience!

Met some retired teacher colleagues for dinner. I enjoyed an Apples to Apples cocktail and joked it should be served hot! We enjoyed loaded tater tots, pretzel with mustards and nachos platter. Everything was great, but the pretzel was a bit too crispy. A softer bite would have been better. We were famished, so no pics! Heather was an awesome server who filled many roles at this pub. The popular favorite entree of the group was the chicken pot pie & Shepherd's Pie. My Gloucester Reuben (think fish version of a corned beef Rachel) was okay--It needed a bit more Thousand Island dressing. If I'm being honest, order from the appetizer side. I would go back to try the burgers, but this is a better bar than restaurant.

My parents love going here for the cheap burger night on Mondays. As far as I'm aware, that's the best part about this establishment. The wait staff was friendly and helpful but the burgers were all overdone (I guess there's a new grill cook?) My mom is the only one who cares enough to send it back and have it done right. After finally getting a refired burger, it was cooked to her liking but a bit too late to enjoy with everyone else. Good beer selection, decent dive bar setting. Definitely popular amongst the locals but maybe not for me.

Great place for hungry folk. Nice beer list. Sit outside if it's warm and people watch.

Food was all pre frozen items that were microwaved at best. Place needs a good cleaning. We got a pretzel for $9 which was a frozen small Pretzel you get at the markets frozen snack section no dipping sauces - same for the chicken tenders- maybe they are Tyson brand chicken fingers- yuck. Staff is friendly.

This spot id pretty solid with awesome food and pretty stellar service. My friend and I needed burgers and she needed a martini - because she's a mom and that would also drive me to drink.... I needed a burger and avocado. They had a burger with caramelized onions, avocado and bacon - it was freaking delicious and came with TOTS!!! Like any bar - later at night you get the annoying loudmouth or too and the service starts going downhill...

Ode To The Garlic Steak SandwichSometimes it's good to give a place another try before writing a critical review. Impressions from the first visit were: loud, crowded and the food was not memorable. Almost didn't come back but I'm glad I did.This time it was loud and crowded but it felt like a warm and friendly local pub. At the time of our arrival the place was mobbed and boisterous again but on this with Friday night it made for a fun evening. While it looked like we'd have a long wait, a table was available quickly and we continued to enjoy the bar area. My meal was an incredible surprise. The garlic steak sandwich was phenomenal- literally the best steak sandwich I've ever had. Not shaved steak but succulent and tender steak tips- that were just delicious and melted in my mouth. I don't know if I'll ever be able to order something else at this place. The grilled chicken sandwich also was well received (but not an ATF like the garlic steak sandwich).FHP has a quality selection of draft beers featuring many of the outstanding local micro-brews. I enjoyed a 4-5oz pour sampler for $9 that included some great local IPA's. Service was friendly and prompt an accomplishment given how busy the place was. A little sound deadening would be a welcome addition here, but please don't change that garlic steak sandwich!

First time I was here, I was ignored by the bartenders, meanwhile all the white people were served. Even my white roommate had a few beers before I even got one. There was a sports game on, but I felt a little racism when the bartenders would see me and immediately go to the white peoples next to me.Second time I came, barely anyone was there, so they can't ignore me now. They said that they can make me a mojito, but it was 90% sour mix with a splash of vodka. This is not how mojitos are made. I had to return it and ordered a bottle beer instead. I then ordered a clam chowder which tasted like dishwater and weeks old chowder. It was sour. I returned it and ordered wings instead. The manager was getting upset with me, due to his tonality. He told me that I can't exchange food just because I do t like it. I replied that I refuse to buy food that taste like sh*t. I then ordered Cajun rub wings. They gave me plain and bland wings, and tried to pass it off as a "dry Cajun rub". After a bite, I could taste the lie. The manager gave me attitude again when I had to return it. The manager managed to comp my one beer. Overall: Staff: 1/10 (because my beer was comped)Ambience: 2/10 (looks like your average bar. Nothing specia)Service: 0/10Food: 0/10 Drink: 0/10I will not eat here again. And if you're a person of color, I wouldn't eat here either.

A local favorite of ours. Staff is friendly and they remember your drinks and favorite orders. Burger night on Monday $6, Wing night on Wednesday, $6 for 10, good clean wings, not those gross fatty ones, tons of flavor options too! Including plain if you want! Mixed crowd of people getting off the train, local Winchester folk, people popping in before or after a local high school events, ranging from older couples eating and drinking at the bar to young kids with their parents. Averaged size bar, and high tops inside plus a large outdoor area when the weather is nice. Typical pub food but its always good, fresh and they let you customize things if needed. All time favorites: Burgers, wings, baked haddock, haddock sandwich (baked, not fried! Which is awesome!) and quesadillas. Personally, I do not like the steak tips here, they always seem chewy and fatty. Menu stays the same but they always have new specials.

Please read!I had checked out the menu of this place and I thought it may be good to bring my kids over for a bite, I am not doing that again for sure! My idea of a local pub was actually right all along, as a person of color, simply put, I don't fit in, and the waitress made sure I know that!Let's also talk about the food, if you are looking to get the chips, salsa and guac, don't do it! the guac tasted terrible, we could not eat it, the chips and salsa are from a bag and a container, no question about that!The whole experience was really poor, the waitress was not inviting, she did say she was alone and so I tried to be more understanding, but the fact that she was barely attentive to our table, and you could clearly see and hear her being extra attentive to the other tables made me feel really bad. When another customer asked her about bread for his salad, I heard her saying to him that usually that is not something that comes with the salad, but she said to him, "let me see what I can do for you," it was very different for us when we told her about the guacamole, it was not eatable period, and she did not even offer to bring something else or to no charge for that, so that was very disappointing! Our table was the only one with no napkins, while the waitress did bring extra napkins to the table behind us as we heard her tell the customers.As we were about to leave, I asked my 12-year-old son to take a good look around us, all through the pub, I told him we'll talk about his observations later. When we left, I asked him what his thoughts were, he told me that he saw very little diversity inside the pub, I told him "You are right, that is what I saw too", unfortunately for him and my younger son, this is no new for me, but it was really disappointing that on our first visit to this place turned out to be so uncomfortable.For those of you who may think I am exaggerating, or that I am not right about this review, I want you to know that I usually don't write reviews, but this time I am doing this with the intention of reflecting about this situation, it is necessary to look into issues like this where you clearly can see that we still face so much implicit/unconscious bias and it may go unnoticed for those who don't experience this, but when you are the one affected, it can impact you deeply.I hope the manager and the waitress of this establishment take the time to read carefully this review and to reflect upon it.At the very least I think they need to review the service they provide to some customers; it was definitely differentiated, and it should not be like this, everyone should be able to be treated well and to have a good experience inside this pub. Menu-wise, there is a need to check on the guac, chips and salsa for sure!