Pub 23 — Restaurant in Alton

I rarely ever leave negative reviews, but I just couldn’t get past this one. My husband and I live locally and thought we’d try out the new guys in town. We sat at the bar and had drinks and sandwiches. I’d like to note that there were only 4 customers in the restaurant, so it was not busy. We sat at the bar and the bartender greeted us. She didn’t tell us her name or offer a drink menu. We asked for one and it was crusty and stained. Got our drinks- the 20oz Tuckermans was $13!!! We even asked her to verify as that was far higher than anywhere else we had gone. The glass was filthy with crusty stuff all over the outside. My margarita was good. Ordered a burger and a chicken sandwich. Food took a long time and came out cold. Had to ask for utensils and napkins. My gluten free burger bun was FROZEN. The bartender looked shocked as she said “we don’t even keep those in the freezer.” Well, it was indeed frozen. They microwaved it for me after I asked. My smash burger was crumbling because it was so dry. The sweet potato fries were yummy. My husband got the chicken sandwich and enjoyed it, but said his onion rings were flavorless and cold. We felt like an inconvenience to the bartender the entire time. She rolled her eyes and seemed annoyed at my request to have a burger bun that was actually warm. I gave two stars because the decor and natural lighting were nice. We typically give things a second shot, but likely...

This newly opened restaurant did not disappoint and being that it's in my home town makes it even more of a gem! You wouldn't know that the restaurant had just opened or that the staff was brand new, they were flawless, the food was delicious and the timing on everything we ordered was on point. We started with an order of fried pickles, the appetizer itself appeared to be what I would call a dinner portion. Heaping over the plate were pickles lightly battered and fried to a perfect golden brown. For dinner we both ordered the pub23 burger, 3 yes 3 smash burger patties stacked and topped with a tower of bacon smothered in a pub style beer cheese sauce with 2 sides ( we both opted for fries and coleslaw). The Burger was something to be proud of, the beef was seasoned and cooked perfectly, the bacon was crispy and the pub cheese was applied in a way that it was not as messy as it sounded like it would be, the fries were well seasoned and the homemade coleslaw was good as well. In all our first dining experience at Pub23 was something to talk about. We will be spreading the word and will be back to taste more of what Pub23...

Many issues with this place, I tried to like it since it's the newest kid on the block; there's not much here in Alton Bay

If you're looking for gluten-free options, forget this place, who puts gluten in their steak tips.

There are almost no options for anyone with celiac, so we had the burgers and they were ok but who doesn't carry cheddar cheese, they only had American; they do offer a gluten-free bun but decided against it giving how things were going so far

Service was garbage, we went there around 5:00 p.m. and there was almost no one there but yet three employees at the counter and our server barely came up to our table which was just 8 ft away

If you're looking for desert , do not bother with the cheesecake flight, it's a flight of the same damn cheesecake with just a light drizzle of chocolate and caramel and the last one without

The reason it's two stars and not one is because the bacon, mashed potatoes and chicken fingers (non gluten-free) were good

Even with those few positives,...