Gordys restaurant — Restaurant in Lincoln

The word to use for my experience is disappointed. I feel like we caught this place on an off night. The credit card system went down the second we walked in and gave our name for the wait list. As someone who has spent way too much of his life tending bar from Alaska to Telluride to Mexico city I can definitely emphasize with how much that sucks in the middle of a slammed dinner service. Having multiple checks open and people handing you cards to close out when you know you can't and have to keep the customer service face. Gotta give props especially to the bartender. Needless to say most of the staff seemed like they wanted nothing to do with being there. We got a couple beers at the bar while we waited they were delicious and the bartender was on it making fast eye contact seeing what exactly i needed at his packed side of the house. When I realized what was going on with the credit processing going down I went back to our rental just a short walk away to get cash and saw a huge contingent of the back of house and a few servers/bussers ripping cigs looking defeated. It was then I knew that my wife and I's first anniversary dinner probably wouldn't live up to the glowing reviews and the upscaleish menu. Once I was back cash in hand we were seated. Super comfortable chairs pleasant but by the numbers waitress. We asked about a few items but found out they were 86'd several. No big deal it happens on a busy weekend and we were one of the last tables of the night. I decided to share everything and got the spinach artichoke dip, a small Caesar salad, a shrimp cocktail and a NY strip with the mushroom and onion upcharge.

Caesar - Delicious garlicky dressing, when we tried it I became excited for the rest of the meal

Shrimp cocktail - Large V12 shrimps but their temperature was floating around room temperature and the cocktail sauce was super watery and didn't stick. No snap to the texture of the shrimp at all.

Spin Artichoke dip - mostly cream cheese

NY strip - I would bet my life that zero salt or pepper hit the steak before going on the grill, desperately in need of seasoning. Temp was on point and the quality of the beef was definitely good. Mashed were good, veggies were ice cold. The mushroom and onion upcharge addition was a joke. There is no way those weren't canned mushrooms and the onion was literally barely sauteed. It doesn't take a ton of labor to prep out some caramelized shallot. The flavor was clearly sauteed with vegetables oil and not butter. Definitely hold off on ordering any cut of steak with them. I seasoned our steak myself, glad the salt and pepper were table side.

I really was down to drop some serious cash on a special night out and in the end we still ran up a 100$ bill with drinks but it was beyond lackluster and I can't help but wish we drove to Conway instead. Would be back to grab and app at the bar but not for dinner service.

Oh and the red blend by the glass my wife got was definitely oxidized. It is what it is.

They seem to be super busy and my father recommended the spot to us so obviously things go well there for the most part....

Now don't get me wrong This is a great place to go if you want a burger watch the game maybe have a few drinks. The place is decorated nice and the booths were very comfortable. However, keep in mind when I went here I was extremely hungry and usually any food will do when I'm at that point of hunger! I don't mean to sound rude when I say this but if you're working in the food industry you should not have 20 lb of perfume on, everyone has different tastes in perfume, Not everyone wants to smell pungent grandma scent and the last thing someone wants to smell is perfume when they want to smell their food! The waitress that was working on January 7th around 3:00 p.m. had god awful perfume on that was so strong that was all I could smell and taste and the smell would not go away for minutes after she walked away! Aside from that I agree with one of the reviews that I read, that says everything tasted weird! Despite some of the reviews I tried it anyway. You cannot throw minced garlic at pasta and call it scampi! It literally tasted like I was eating plain pasta. I think maybe a little feta and it would substantially improve that dish! Anything would improve that dish! I found it comical that I asked if the restaurant served sweet tea and I was told that they had raspberry, I was brought back a brisk. Definitely not what I was expecting. I don't know why they rave about their wine gravy, I had to send back the poutine I ordered because it was so salty I couldn't even eat it! I don't know if the wine gravy is made with a cooking wine but it had way too much salt! And I'm the type of person that puts salt on my salt. So that saying something!

On a positive note the mashed potatoes were nice, the fish was fresh and delicious. The sesame ginger chicken appetizer was good. The art Deco posters on the walls were really cool and I liked the antique vibe the place gave. Atmosphere was chill relaxed and comfortable. There were TVs throughout so that you could watch the game. I will probably be back for a burger maybe a steak. And I pray to God that I don't get the same...

Gordi, Gordi, Gordi! What happened?! We come to you each time we visit Lincoln, NH. It is almost as it is part of our vacation plan: One night we dine at Gordi's. Yesterday we visited you, with that delightful expectation of a great dinner awaiting us. We were seated at an uncomfortable booth. I could not move my seat to get closer to the table, and perhaps it was always like that, but now that I am getting older I need a good seat. Still the foretelling of a delicious dinner was enticing. The waitress brought warm bread (thumbs up), and ... something. It looked like whipped butter, but it was whipped grease! It tasted awful. So I asked the waitress to bring butter. She made like she forgot, and when after a good while we asked again, she said there was none in the restaurant. This is a fish restaurant! This is a place where you order lobster and garlic 'butter'. What do you put in the garlic 'butter' if not butter? You do not have butter? wow!!! What restaurant of quality can say they do not have an ounce of butter? I was pissed, because that bread looked delicious, but without butter....We ordered clam chowder, fish and chips for me and stuffed haddock for my hubby. The clam chowder was super greasy and the chunks of potatoes needed fork and knife and they were not peeled! My fish and chips were ok, but the coleslaw they came with, was.... cabbage, just chopped cabbage. I saw in between some specks o something orange. My husband's stuffed haddock was again, more grease than fish. It had a glossy cover that was oily, and the stuffing was bread crumbs with some fishy taste; it certainly was not crab as one would suspect. OK, Gordi, Sayonara, never again, bye bye. Sorry to let you go, but I cannot afford 70 bucks for a less than...