Visited this restaurant in downtown Portsmouth NH. The porch dining seats were full so we were seated in the main dining room.

The porch or deck is waterfront real estate hanging over the Piscataqua River. Great views of the river north and the new bridge as well as the big bridge. Not sure if it has sunset views?? The views from the window seats...which we had...from the main dining room were just as impressive. Nicely appointed and plenty of room to sit comfortably.

The hostesses that we met upon entering the restauran t were all nice and friendly.

Now the meal...our server Carley was quick to greet us with a smile and the usual questions. We ordered the Seafood Linguini and the House Steak tips w/salad.

We also tried the Grilled Asparagus side plate.

FYI...House Steak tips come with mashed potatoes, which I don't eat so I had the green beans that were great.

The tips were ordered med. rare and came out perfect. Slightly charred and great flavor. The portion size is VERY generous!

The house salad was fresh, excellent variety on veggies and again...generous!

The grilled asparagus was tender, flavorful and seasoned nicely. Usually thick spears (see the pic) turn me off because they are stringy and chewy. Not these...nice job!!!

The Seafood Linguini was very good. Bay Scallops, Mussels and med. Shrimp. Delicious and cooked perfectly.

Couple of issues with plate #1 of the Seafood Linguini...please note this is NOT a deal breaker as seen by my 5 star rating.

1 of the shrimp were not deviened and stuck out like sore thumbs, alot of people freak out about this when it does happen. We just know better that it is purely aesthetic. The linguini was very overcooked. The texture along with the base sauce gave the plate a mushy pasty texture.

We alerted our server Carley and she was quick to apologize and offer to replace the plate or choose another item. We chose to have them try again with this meal. While we waited the short time for this to be prepared the manager Emily came over to apologize and make sure everything else was good.

Now plate #2 of the Seafood Linguini arrives. Only took 10 minutes!!! The seafood was still excellent ...but the linguini is still overcooked...better... but just not what we like.

However we did eat this plate and did bring this issue to our servers (Carley) attention...honestly we just didn't want to wait for another item.

At this point we had finished our meals and were waiting for the check when Emily the manager came back over with another apology and the check which was minus the Seafood Linguini cost.

We told her we did not expect this (we don't look for free meals) and were willing to pay full price since we had eaten the meal.

She assured us this is how they get better at customer service by doing the "right thing"

Kudos to this restaurant. I am impressed and will certainly be back.

Give this place a try, I'm sure you will be impressed too.

Till next time...Q