Odd Fellows Brewing Co — Restaurant in Nashua

We absolutely loved this place! First off I have to say how rare it is to have the combination of great beer, amazing food, excellent service and prices that won't break the bank. We definitely had all that here, and more.

We're from Massachusetts but had to be in Nashua for an errand. We love exploring breweries so we checked out several online before deciding on Odd Fellows Brewing Company. So so glad we did!

The brewery occupies part of a beautiful, late 1800s building that sits at the corner of Main and Temple Streets in Nashua, called the Odd Fellows building. By naming the brewery after the building, the owners paid homage to the elegant building as well as created an easy way to remember where the brewery is located. The building faces busy Main Street, so parking can be tight, but we found parking in a public lot about a half a block down on a side street.

The decor is what perhaps could be described as elegant pub style. Nice long bar surrounded by plenty of tables in the rest of the space. We sat at the bar as we usually like to do at a brewery (side note: thank you, Odd Fellows Brewery, for actually having padded stools with backs instead of those hard wood ones or, even worse, those metal things without a back). We were greeted cheerfully by the bartender, Tamra, who was awesome! She answered all our questions and didn't make us feel like pains in the ass for requesting samples or asking lots of questions about the food and the beer. Plus she stopped to chat when she had a spare minute, which was really fun. For beer, I settled on Damn Skippy, a peanut butter stout (we were delighted to find that - we love porters and stouts and especially peanut butter if it's not overly sweet - this one was just right!). My boyfriend started with the Sweet Baby Brown ale, which he very much enjoyed, followed by a Damn Skippy. Since we were there to eat as well as drink, Tamra handed us 4 (yes 4!) different menus: one for the beers on tap, one for the craft cocktails and wines (the brewery has a full bar), one that highlighted the specials of the day and the regular food menu. Don't expect standard, no effort pub food here. This place is a good brewery, yes, but also a real restaurant and the chef is amazing. I would come here just for the food even if it didn't have great beer. Both of our lunches were delicious. Boyfriend chose the Odd Fellows Burger (don't opt out of the bacon jam- get it on the side if you're not sure. It's great to dip fries in). And ohhhh the fries! They were some of the best I've ever had and definitely the most unusual. I can't describe the shape and probably should have taken a picture but wasn't thinking cuz I was too hungry. Light and fluffy inside and crispy outside. I chose the lusciously creamy risotto, complete with a medley of wild mushrooms and asparagus, topped with a generous portion of shredded short rib. One bite and I thought I had died and gone to heaven. It really was that good. And quite a large portion. I ended up taking half of it home. It's pretty obvious we truly enjoyed this place. It's fun to accidentally discover a place that provides such a completely delightful and unexpected experience. Wish we were closer but we will definitely come back (I think I'll be dreaming about...

I went to Odd Fellows twice in the past week and the first time we sat at the bar, the bartender with dreadlocks ( sorry I don't remember his name) was outstanding, very attentive and professional. The other bartender was not, didn't appear to like any questions being asked, was not professional and numerous times ignored us. He only seemed to care to deal with what appeared to be regular customers. The 2nd time we had a party of 5 and sat in the dining room, the service was horrendous, the food order was incorrectly submitted, one of the meals for the party was not ever ordered, we requested waters for whole table and they were never received, there was no follow up on how the food was after it was received and the waitress never came back to see if we needed another round of drinks. Another waiter or manager did stop by the table and was very courtesy and professional and apologized for the poor service received. With all that being said, the food and beer is very good and we will be back and hope for...

The servers were very nice but the kitchen staff obviously weren't paying attention or because the order was missing things and when the server came back to check on us she asked how our food was and did we get everything we asked for and when I mentioned to her what was missing she was quite surprised since she said she put it in. Getting ketchup was quite the headache and they only give you these tiny little plastic cups which is a little ridiculous. Not sure why they don't just hand you the whole bottle? the food was really not good. And definitely don't order a mixed drink. They're all about quantity and not about quality for the mixed drinks. Ordered a margarita and it was possibly the worst one I've ever had. Took two sips and just left the rest. Probably just a good place to stick to you. Getting some beer and some light snacks and don't expect much from the food....