Shoppers Pub + Eatery — Restaurant in Manchester

The is by far the worst meal I’ve had at a bar or restaurant in memory. I ordered a smash burger, (definition: Smashburgers start life as 3- to 4-ounce balls of ground meat, then get smashed flat onto a hot griddle. The resulting patty is thin and often imperfectly shaped, with edges all brown and crispy), I paid a little extra and ordered onion rings with it. What came out was a pre-formed, low quality, previously frozen burger that was way overcooked to the point of being black on one side and drier than a popcorn fart. I know a frozen pre-formed burger when I see one as I worked in food service for many years. This was in no way, shape, or form a smash burger. I could have overlooked this if it had actually tasted good or been cooked properly. The onion rings were cold and not cooked even halfway. It was exactly like if you dropped them in the fryer for about 40 seconds and pulled them up. They were cold, not browned, crunchy uncooked onions, and greasy. Also at the table was their version of a Cuban sandwich, dried out and overcooked, with fries that were hot and cooked but completely unsalted. Also, another overcooked cheeseburger (not advertised as a smash burger) and onion rings, this plate contained the same onion rings as described above and an unremarkable burger from the same frozen patties. The waitress was efficient and friendly and took one of our beers off the bill because of the onion rings. The food took a long time to come out, even though the place was about 1/4 full when we arrived. The only other food I saw come out here was pizza, which would have to be better than what we had, but I won’t be back to find out. Again, the waitress was at no fault here, the only reason for 3 stars under service is because I view how long you wait for food to be part of service. The cocktail my husband...

Always a great meal here. The fried pickles are especially good, they have fried peppers in there too. This time we were there to try the pizza and were not disappointed. Very thin crust - too thin to hold up a lot of toppings - but I like that. Great flavor, not too crispy. I had the bbq, steak and caramelized onions pizza - yum!! 10/10 for that pizza! My boyfriend had the small farmers market pizza. It looked like it tasted great and has lots of cheese, but it just needs a little more crust support. The toppings were falling all over the place. The small pizza is a great size for one person, but I recommend just going for the large and having leftovers. :)

They have a relatively small beer list, but what they do have use very well curated. A lot of good, local brews and recent releases.

Service is friendly, but can be slow sometimes. They are well spaced out for Covid safety, but we did have a few people come in and try to sit too close to us at the bar and they would have to come and correct the seating. Next time we'll grab a table.

I hope they bring back brunch eventually, because those bacon jam egg sandwiches were so good, and I never had a chance to get the...

Edit AGAIN: March 16, 2023; Just left there about an hour ago. My friend and i had 4 beers each (bud light drafts) and an order of the fried pickles and cherry peppers, just looked at his receipt and saw that we were charged for 13 beers and the appetizer!! This is outrageous!!

EDIT: April 10, 2022 Ugh, we got 2 orders of the fried pickles and cherry peppers to go and let's just say I'm not so sure what happened. They were barely battered and they were not crispy at all. They were so greasy that we could barely eat them and it actually made us both sick. What has happened to the food from this place 🤢

EDIT: July 30, 2021 I ordered the steak tip dinner with rice & broccoli. Let me tell you how delicious the steak was, perfectly cooked and the taste of the marinade was amazing. I got it delivered through GrubHub and it came hot and my order was correct.

I really like that the windows open all the way so when it's nice outside we were still able to feel the beautiful weather. The bartender was nice and had a great sense of humor. We ordered some Mango Habanero chicken wings that were delicious. I will definitely be...