Hanover Street Chophouse — Restaurant in Manchester

So I decided to take my mother and girlfriend here for their birthday ( 1 day apart) I had heard great things about the Hanover st chop house and let me tell you it did not disappoint! From the service to the food everything was incredible. The experience started by walking into the warm atmosphere filled with friendly staff and a rustic but very classy theme, with the wait staff dressed in a classic white coat creating a clean elegant apperence that gave you the sense of being in a Michelin star restaurant. The pace was very lax and allowed you to enjoy your company while looking over the extensive wine and champagne list, in the mean time fresh bread and butter are delivered to your table to hold you over while the other diners delicious steaks are being served around you. The menu like any upscale steak house can be intimidating if you don't know what your looking at but I can assure you everything is delicious. We started out with the fresh bacon wrapped scallops and the chop house bacon sizzler. When they arrived they were beautifully plated and looked scrumptious, they did not let me down the scallops were perfectly cooked down to the bacon wrapper it was light and crispy with a great smoky flavor. On to the bacon sizzler this is more of a bacon slab/steak it's something everyone should experience I feel foolish for not remembering exactly what our waiter said about the exact location of the bacon but I do remember him saying this, "This bacon is from my home state ohio and it is known as the best bacon in the world ! I used to eat this at breakfast everyday and when I told the chef this he pleaded I find a way to get him this bacon.". After I heard that I became very very excited to try it, The first bite of this bacon was an experience that I have never had in my life it melted almost instantly and the smokyness coated my mouth it was bliss. After the appetizers we waited patiently for our entrées, I ordered the 28 day dry aged bone in ribeye, now this was my first real experience with a dry aged steak. I say this because after trying this one I feel as if the other restaurants lied to me . When this steak arrived at my table I was in shock it was probably 3" thick and had a distinct look to it. Like it had a shell on it, the outside of the steak was dark almost as if it had been smoked ( obviously not the case) this was the result of a properly aged steak. Some of the moisture is removed in the process making it a little dryer then the usual ribeye this results in a super concentrated beef flavor paired with the nuttyness given to the steak from the natural bacteria that grows as its aged. The flavor was mind bogeling I couldn't believe how flavor packed this cut of beef was as well as the perfectly cooked vegetable medley and chive mashed potatoes . This isn't the steak for everyone I'd recommend this to the foodie or the extreme steak lover solely due to the characteristics that most people wouldn't understand the idea of a dry aged steak or know how to enjoy. This meal was already amazing, when it came time to clear the table and digest what our minds and mouths just experienced the server came along with a desert menu. It was short and sweet and not many of us were up to the challenge, but I did not shy away from a simple salted Carmel Gelato and berries and the table didn't argue about sharing "The Howie" a multilayer chocolate cake with chocolate moose layers. Needless to say it was a perfect way to end the night, plates cleaned and smiles on all of our faces we sat and continued to enjoy our selves with out any rush, the wait staff made 100% sure we were taken care of till the moment we walked out.

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Every so often we get a hankering for a steak. Instead of driving into Boston/Burlington to visit one of the high end steak houses. We have discovered there is a diamond right on our doorstep. The Hanover Chophouse. I'd put their meat right up there with the Capitol Grille, Rare, Smith & Wollensky etc. We visited Hanover Chophouse as a midweek treat recently. One of the aftermaths of Covid is you now need to call ahead and have reservations for bar seating. No problem and it's nice knowing you're guaranteed a seat at the bar.

Upon arrival you can pull right up to the door and take advantage of the complimentary valet parking. We walked in and were immediately escorted to our seats by the hostess.

A good selection of house cocktails/martinis. For the Whisk(e)y efficendos, there are plenty of rare and hard to find Single Malts and Single Barrel Bourbons such as Pappy, Weller and Macallan (most age statements).

My wife ordered her usual Cosmopolitan and I a Vodka Martini with Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives. Drinks were ice cold and served in the classic full size 8oz conical martini glasses (not those horrible coupes that seems to be trending in a lot of places).

We ordered 6 Oysters and 4 Shrimp as our appetizer. Oysters and Shrimp were the perfect accompaniment for our Martinis.

There are multiple steak options such as Ribeye, Porterhouse, NY Strip. Also, a good selection of seafood entrees such as Salmon, Seabass and Scallops. For our Mains we both ordered the Filet Mignon my wife ordered 8oz ($44) and I the 12oz ($53) Medium Rare. There are multiple sauce options for the steak. We ordered Au Poivre to share. Hanover changes the potato side every week and tonight it was horseradish mashed potato with seasonal vegetables. Hanover does not charge extra for the sides like many steak houses. The sides are included in the price of the steak.

Chophouse has an extensive wine selection that is predominantly US / New World. I did notice a couple of Italian and Spainish labels but zero French wine represented...unless you include Champagne.

We ordered two glasses of Duchhorn Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon ($16) to pair with our filets.

Our filets arrived and were delicious and cooked perfectly to order. I can't tell you how impressed I am with the quality and flavor they attain at Chophouse. Always impressed.

We didn't have room for dessert, however the selection looks tempting. Carrot Cake, Two Chocolate Cakes, Creme Brulee, Souffle, Icecreams and Sorbets. Also there is a tasting platter to combine 3 different desserts.

An enjoyable night with good service, great atmosphere and excellent food and drink. We look forward to...

Good experience. My first time to the restaurant, a rainy Tuesday prior to a local minor league baseball game. The game was delayed, so we had plenty of time to eat, relax, etc. They have a complimentary valet, a nice touch given that street parking is a little challenging at times in Manchester. The hostess was friendly and did her job well. Interestingly, she was gabbing to a friend later in the evening how she was looking for another job and hoped that she would be given an offer that paid more than the Chophouse. That was, to say the least, unprofessional. The wait staff were right on target: on time, friendly, able to make solid recommendations. Service was fast and efficient. There were no interruptions to our conversations while service ensued. Food.... Salads: the portions for some were too large. Delicious, but too much food. One should have a smaller salad prior to a main course, not a huge affair. Their caesar was lovely. The dressing freshly made and anchovies interlaced on top. Nicely presented. Steaks: two of us had two different versions of the mignon, one with bacon (wow) and the other with truffle butter (also wow). They were perfectly medium rare, tasty and well portioned. I had a special for the night, a Tomahawk ribeye. This is a long bone-in steak with port/onion glaze and topped with a blue cheese "gratin" for lack of better wording. There was a hint of ancho pepper in there as well. It was PERFECT. Sides: uninspired. The mashed potatoes were of the garlic variety, very smooth and creamy... whipped within an inch of their life which removed all texture. They were... ok. The vegetables that night were not up to par: green beans and corn kernels in a medley or succotash arrangement. One could say that they were made days before, and perhaps even frozen. Not good accompaniment to that wonderful steak. Drinks.... fine. I had some wine and a martini. Both were excellent. Their wine menu is a pleasure. Dessert: very nice. Their pastry chef is their own. They made us a lovely happy birthday version of their coconut cake, complete with blackberry sorbet and a candle. Delicious. Pricing: expensive. More so than I would have thought it should be. Ambience: aiming at the old-school white American male set, for sure (older lawyers). Varied jazz musics came and went, all in the Frank Sinatra genre. The room is lit nicely, and woody with artwork all over. Nicely laid out with plenty of...