Salt Hill Pub - Lebanon — Restaurant in Lebanon

Salt Hill Pub is like the unofficial town hall of Lebanon. The food is very good and so is the beer. This pub is where the town - and those from miles around - gather for a Guinness, a meal with their people or a dinner with their kids.

Food that is unforgettable here: the Guinness Stew, sweet Thai chili wings, a whale o' fish and chips, gigantic onion rings, the hand cut fries and the nachos loaded with cheese (and/or black beans or pulled pork), the marble rye bread (as its own entity with butter but usually served with the Reuben), the jalapeño cornbread, the hummus platter and the peanut butter pie. These items I've mentioned are foods i love to come back to. They are remarkable, flavorful and never disappoint.

Not to single one of these menu items out but the nachos are soooo good and it's because of the delicious chili. So, yeah, the chili is on this reliably fabulous list, too, then. Oh and about the onion rings: see my video for how oversized these onion rings are! They are equally as delicious as impressive and the horseradish sauce is so flavorful.

The burger with bacon jam, cabot white cheddar and house maple mayo is the one I like the most. Their Tater Tots are awesome. The Jameson Honey Salmon and Stuffed Sweet Potato entrees are delicious. I can't say the same for the plain pub mac as the flavor is unremarkable vs. deeply cheesy and rich. Order their pub mac and cheese with chicken and Gorgonzola or BBQ pulled pork. The portion of the mac and cheese is gigantic. If you are really seeking the comfort of warm cheese, go for the Vermont Maple Turkey griller with bacon and maple mayo on sourdough. It has all the goodness of an oversized grilled cheese sandwich. If i closed my eyes and ate it - not knowing what it was - I would think it was a grilled cheese with ham and/or bacon. It's that delicious. The sweetness of the maple mayo doesn't come through, as it should, however. I'd like to really taste the syrup but I'm guessing many others love it just the way it is/aren't sugary sweet people.

I've listed the things you can't go wrong with and menu items I didn't mention are still reliably good, but less remarkable or I've just personally never tried them. There are still a few menu items I am curious about, ie the Reuben and a few of the salads that are likely very good, as well.

Their draft brews are awesome and I love pulling up for a Guinness. In many states, outside of the Upper Valley and New England, it's not easy - though not impossible - to find a bar with Guinness on draft. There is a rotating selection of weekly local beers and cocktails, here, plus they serve a room-temperature hand-pulled cask beer.

No longer on the menu but possible to still order: the adult Guinness milk shake with Bailey's Irish Cream. It's serious as in the ice cream never drowns out the alcohol flavor. And once it all melts together, you know you're indulging.

What I like most about Salt Hill are its people: the staff and customers. The locals are mostly bar flies that keep to themselves. There is a charm to that but I found it's largely impossible to chat many of them up. They are obviously good people, just largely there to exist and maybe drink and usually not to shoot the breeze or spin a yarn. The staff are always efficient and most are friendly.

My biggest complaint about Salt Hill is that they don't serve brunch. You can get a Celtic Egg which is a boiled egg wrapped in ground sausage breaded and deep-fried. Never tried it. But I want bangers and mash with eggs up and some hard liquor for brunch, please.

Dining outside is gorgeous with good weather. There is plenty of room and the staff are friendly. Don't miss the live music here and trivia on Sunday nights. Also St. Patrick's Day is a mad house here, of course, and fun for the type of rowdy, good-humored people I can't find anywhere else in this town ... on any other day. What do I expect?! I probably need to go to Beantown -- vs. Lebanon -- for...

I enjoy all the Salt Hill Pub locations around the Lake Sunapee/Dartmouth area. This one is walking distance from my house, so it's super convenient. The staff are all friendly and competent & one of the owners is an very old acquaintance from elementary school. I feel like all the Salt Hill Pubs are very similar in menu items, decor, and offering events (live music, trivia night, etc) but they all are unique too. "The Shanty" in Newbury has an immense amount of nostalgia for those of us who remember & patronized the original Shanty decades ago; the Newport location feels very family-night-out downstairs and beers with your buddies upstairs; I've never ventured into the West Leb location but I can imagine it's on par with the highly competitive "business & shopping district" market while still being fun & unique versus the cookie cutter chain restaurants; and my "home" location here in actual city center of Lebanon offers a neighborhood restaurant & bar vibe while maintaining the Salt Hill Pub similarities. It's quite unique to have a local family string together several successful, shared name restaurants anywhere outside of a big city, but the brothers behind the brand have done just that -- success without snobbiness, food with character but still relatable, and staff that seems to buy in to what they're offering the community. It's always a comfortable place to be, whether it's a quick lunch, a cocktail with friends, a family outing or a lonely day of drowning your sorrows, Salt Hill Pub meets your needs. Kudos to my brethren from Sunapee & keep up the...

My father, Uncle and I stopped here for lunch after a hike on Mount Cardigan (in New Hampshire) on our way back to Massachusetts. My Uncle had been here before with my Aunt, but my father and I hadn't, and he recommended we go there.

The second I got in I loved the place, cool atmosphere, and fantastic music playing. If you like the Scorpions, Zeppelin, and all of those 70's 80's rock bands you'll enjoy the music choice they play.

For food I decided to get the pulled pork barbecue sandwich without cole slaw, and I can honestly say it was the best sandwich I have ever eaten in my 20 years on this planet. The pork was very fresh, and had the perfect amount of barbecue sauce. The chedder cheese melted on it was incredible, and my favorite part was the bun. My Uncle and father had very good words to say about the food too. The fries were killer also, and service was very kind and helpful.

If I went up to New Hampshire more and was in the area, I would sure go back in a heartbeat. I know this was a lengthy review but I like to give credit where it is due, and I would definitely recommend this restaurant...