The staff is welcoming and friendly. The menu is a little limiting but the food is good for fine dining. The volume is the room is tough. There's little chance to enjoy a conversation with others. read more

nice-looking place as you arrive attractive inside with large central deer headed fireplace, bar at one end we ate at the bar service very pleasant and attentive not too busy for lunch on a Thursday wife had a special drink it was ok martini was very good and as ordered the calamari was excellent and not tough at all, very nice pastrami sandwich and burger were both very good and cooked as ordered we liked it very much they should do something about the tacky woodwork holding the plastic covid divider......... read more

I was looking for a restaurant with gluten free options and CR's did not dissapoint. We had the lamb chops for an app which were cooked perfectly. Dinner was the brick chicken and again it was moist and delicious. My husband had the beef which is said was tender and very flavorful. They also had gf warm bread that was soft and fluffy. The atmosphere was very cozy and inviting and I would highly recommend. read more

Be sure to make a reservation because without one you may be turned away or treated like a second class citizen. Also, it's upscale casual but trying to be a 5-star Michelin restaurant without the menu, service or panache. If you are cool with bribes, they hand out Chuck Bucks and gift cards when you are unhappy with your meal, which happens OFTEN, as Gordon Ramsey once said, If you have to bride people to come to your restaurant you have a serious problem. Touché. Vibe: wanna be country club If your under 60 you may feel out of place here unless you're there with your sugar daddy in which case the hotel across the street makes it quite convenient to get your job accomplished all in one spot. And whatever you do don't bring your kids, the owner hates it when kids are there. Oh and there is a two limit per person on the Martinis cuz I guess adults don't know how to control themselves so just like the hovering and overbearing management and owner you will be controlled from stepping in the door to extended wait times for food to having to endure a table visit from management to "what is this place" and "get me out of here!". read more

I'd heard great things about this restaurant and decided not to wait much longer before trying it. My review is for the bar/ lounge section only. The plan was for 6 of us to enjoy their Happy Hour from 4 to 6 which includes some interesting drink and small bites specials. Entering the restaurant I was greeted by a lovely host. I made my way over to the bar area which I found to be quite upscale for the area. The tasteful decor is a combo of upscale meets comfort... I really liked the added touches such a s the brass lamps on the bar placed between seating. The fireplace was roaring and on such a cold evening and it just felt wonderful! Our server was top notch, bringing over the men inus for us to peruse. I decided on a glass of Pinot grigio in a carafe. One of my companions ordered their version of a Moscow mule. The other an Expresso martini. Scanning the happy hour small bites I chose the sweet potato chips. They were served warm and addictive.....I tried to slow it down and it wasn't easy. My wine was excellent.. We sat and talked for awhile and watched a band ( trio) set up. The music began which was a soft, smooth jazz type of thing..and not too in loud ( Yahoo!) We were able to talk without shouting which to me is a very good thing. Time to go.... Our server came with our checks and returned with our processed payments. He asked us how our experience was and if we wouldn't mind filling out a quick survey ... Which I did. Well, if you read any of my reviews - I'm out often. I found this place exceptional. I am already planning our next visit..next time for dinner. read more

Excellent thanksgiving spent here! The food was incredible (thanksgiving dinner option and the vegetarian thanksgiving plate were both so good.) beautifully decorated space, fireplaces, good service... will return for sure, read more

Great place for a celebratory classic dinner. Service and environment were great. Fun cocktails and delicious espresso martini. I got the squash salad and that could have had more squash. Other than that we loved our server Janet (i think) and our entrees. Veal chop and duck breast well cooked and seasoned. read more

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Do not order the Grilled Pork Chop. $26 It contained 70% fat. Regret not sending it back. Very disappointed. Wish they still offered the Halibut on the menu. read more

Nice place, average food! Way over priced for what you get. Some side dishes were tasteless, cold and way over priced!

Amazing! Went with my family for Thanksgiving and everything was lovely! Like beyond lovely! We had a big party with kids and everyone was happy! I know that's not always the case. I believe our server was Lindsey (hope I'm right?) and she was fantastic- seriously fantastic. All of the food was great. All of the drinks were on point. I'm not used to a thanksgiving "out" and I was nervous but I was wrong because CR's killed it! Always enjoyed times there before and I'm not much of a reviewer but I want to note how great this place is! Thank you for doing it all! Especially on a day like this! Especially taking time from your own friends and families to let us be together-- THANK YOU!!! read more

This was my go to restaurant. Loved everything about it. I'm only writing this review because my last 2 dinners there were OK. My salmon dish had over cooked vegetable. New year's meal had a very tough piece of prime rib. Do they have new cooks? read more

I went here with some friends, all together there were six of us, out for a special occasion. We were seated quickly since we had reservations. Our server took our order for cocktails while we looked at the menus. Having planned this dinner for a long time, I already knew what was on the menu. I was waiting to see what my other friends would order before I decided on my meal. There were so many fantastic choices! Unfortunately, our server did not ask about appetizers. She went straight to the entree menu, making it super-awkward for those of us who intended to order an appetizer. Since I was not given the option of an appetizer, I ordered the pricey lobster risotto. Fortunately, it was delicious. This is why I'm giving CR's 4 stars. The lobster was buttery and delicious. The risotto was cooked perfectly. At the service, our server did not ask if anyone wanted to order wine. Her inattention was a bit frustrating, since I had planned to order a bottle to share. When I dine at a fine dining places, such as CR's, I fully intend to order a course-based dinner. Cocktail, appetizer, wine, entree, dessert & coffee. I had budgeted about $200 for the meal, which I happily would have spent. At CR's, I ended up with only a skimpy cocktail and the risotto. I was very disappointed in the service, which failed to meet my expectations for a celebratory night out, although my wallet is fatter for it. read more

We are long time customers of this restaurant, and tonight's dinner secured that we won't be going back. The short rib of beef, which is one of their highly recognized menu items was a disaster....so much so, that our meal was comped. The rib was 90% fat, and basically inedible. To say, that this is the first time that our dinner was sub par, is not true, but not so much so that we have sworn never to go back. After tonight, I can honestly say we will not be back. They seem to have a hard time holding on to their chefs and kitchen staff; as evidenced by the quality of food and cooking. Their menu, given that we are on the Seacoast, offers few fish selections, and they are typically over sauced and heavy. To their credit, they were a good and consistent restaurant, but as of the last year, have truly been underwhelming with poor menu selections. read more

HORRIBLE!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! We spent $416 dollars on the worst meal experience of our life. Cocktails were absolutely terrible. First round of drinks tasted as tho they were made by someone who had never made a drink before. 2nd round was a slight improvement . Appetizers were ok at best. Our party of 4 had a total of 3 entrees that were sent back . Two raw salmons were brought out and a raw filet . The tuna entrees were also completely cooked different but ordered the same way and both tasted terrible. My fiancés meal was broughten out raw twice and after the 2nd time the salmon was raw she switch and decided to get the filet which was on the house .. she ordered it well done to be on the safe side after two raw orders .The filet they cooked for her was a joke . Had the consistency of leather and everyone else had finished eating at that point . I honestly don't know what was worst the drinks or the food . The service wasn't great either . They removed the undercooked meals from bill and it was still $400 dollars . AVOID THIS SCAM EASY BAKE OVEN QUALITY FOOD SERVED RESTAURANT AT ALL COST . Absolutely disgusting. read more

Enjoyed Restaurant Week tonight here and had a fabulous meal and server! The food was fantastic as were the cocktails! But the best part of our dining experience was our server, Adrienne, who was by far the best server I have had in a long time! And I am in the industry! Attentive, informative, pleasant and sweet! Thank you for a wonderful evening! read more

Had a 6pm reservation for our 5 year anniversary and we're so glad we found this place. My wife is gluten intolerant and our waitress was super knowledgeable and helpful. The gluten free bread and hummus was outstanding. We both had the filet mignon and it was superb. Great atmosphere, classy but not stuffy and overall a great place for a dinner! read more

CR's The Restaurant - New American Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Absolutely amazing dinner!!! Filet mignon was cooked perfectly!!! Amazing birthday surprise at the end for me. Reservations definitely recommended!!! The staff is super attentive and on point!! Management comes out to greet you at the table to be sure your enjoying the experience. Will absolutely be back! read more

The staff acts like they are above you. Especially management. Drinks and food are pretentious and over priced. Which is fine if it is quality..... It's not..... CR'S management do yourselves a favor go to the Copper Door or Atlantic Grille for dinner and take notes. read more

We went to cr's for the 2nd time last week. We were disappointed-again-as to how expensive everything was considering the small portions. We started at the bar with a glass of wine and a domestic beer and were billed $33. At dinner 2 people ordered the sea scallops. There were 4 on the plate-no sides-and the price was $42. My roast beef was good but the mashed potatoes with it was a smear on the plate. Our friend ordered a cappuccino with dessert (they were out of crème brûlée despite the early hour) which never came but was billed for, and the waitress then and throughout the meal was defensive and making excuses. A good place for the wealthy on a diet! read more

Food and ambiance were great, but worst service I have ever experienced. The female bartender today was so pretentious. She was making condescending comments of other customers behind their backs. Will never return! read more

CRs is a great spot to enjoy a fabulous lunch brunch or dinner two my favorites are the lobster Cobb salad and the salmon. You will find a substantial wine selection as well. The service is normally exceptional. read more

CR's The Restaurant - People on the patio. Great lunch. Thanks - New American Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

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Service was poor, I can handle that and still have a nice time. Margarita was all sugar, and not what was described on the menu. Dirty martin was pretty good. We found that not ordering off their "special drinks" menu was better. Over priced sugar water. The food killed it for me. Nice presentation, but worst filet I have ever had.... I could barely call it that. Please find a better place, there are so many in the area. I will not make this mistake again. read more

Had my first experience at CR's for dinner recently in a group of seven. I was not overly happy with the food in general, and especially not for the prices being charged. If I had to sum up the restaurant in one dish, it would be the $7, ~4 oz machine-made cappuccino that one member of our party received for dessert. Several of the items we ordered arrived as vastly different dishes than we expected from the menu. Popovers turned out to not be popovers at all, they were some kind of very small pastry. Pesto gnocchi was really non-house made gnocchi in cream sauce with some pesto. Steaks, fish, and risotto were all "fine," it's just oddly expensive for what you're actually getting or overly fussy. Plating is dated and lazy. The restaurant is very cute inside (can certainly see why people like it), and waitstaff was fine if a bit awkward at times. It was odd, for example, to not learn of specials until we were in the process of ordering. Empty water glasses were missed and food often arrived piecemeal. This is expensive food served to people who are more interested in feeling pretentious than actually having high quality food. And I had to laugh a bit at their highly-touted selection of 'local' ingredients... many common grocery-store brands that just happened to originate from New England and aren't really all that "local" to the New Hampshire seacoast, like Cabot Creamery dairy from Vermont and Backyard Farms tomatoes from Maine. And while I appreciate the inclusion of Bell & Evans chicken on the menu, someone should point out to these folks that Pennsylvania is not local! read more

Got the lump crab tower $16.00 - big miss! Should have been corn tower with sprinkling of crab. Meatballs were good. read more

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This place never disappoints - I go here quite often after work it's always bustling and can be challenging for both parking and seating in the bar. The staff is very friendly and provides just enough space, attentive but not overbearing. I've enjoyed many entrees including salmon and scallops and often have the small plates or salads. This particular night I had the salmon with risotto and cranberry it was very good. Also enjoyed a cosmopolitan that was perfect! I will definitely be back. read more

CR's The Restaurant - New American Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

Always have a great meal and service at CR's. Beautiful restaurant specially in the winter by the fireplace. Never had a bad

Let me start out by saying we like to reserve CR's for special occasions, since it is on the pricey side. Last night we arrived with no reservation but were seated promptly without any wait. The restaurant filled up quickly and was quite busy for a Wednesday night. We started with drinks and apps. We ordered the calamari and meatballs. The meatballs I'd recommend, they were moist and delicious. The calamari was average, the dipping sauce was mediocre at best. The portion was also small and barely enough for three people. Moving on to the entree's I ordered the pan seared scallops and they were delicious ( very small portion for the price) my friend had the filet Minot, it was cooked perfectly. My husband asked to hear the specials and was given a description of salmon over a bed of greens. When his meal arrived it was a salad with small pieces of salmon scattered throughout. Usually a dinner special would be a full meal, not a salad. It was the only one they offered. The waitress was also a little surprised and admitted her description was misleading. The manager did come over and offer to replace the meal but by that time we had finished ours. He did take it off the bill and had it packaged to bring home. I have to say it ruined our whole dining experience. My husband left hungry. We won't be visiting anytime soon. read more

Great time at CR's last night once again. This is possibly the best restaurant on the Seacoast! Fun, great vibe and the food, cocktails and wine selection is simply outstanding. All that combined with a casual but sophisticated environment makes CR's a must stop. Oh, the wait staff was so amazing, too. read more

CR's The Restaurant - Office Party cocktails and bites surrounding a great fireplace! - New American Near Me - Hampton, New Hampshire

One summer night we called every Newburyport high end restaurant praying for a reservation, but as we expected we couldn't get in anywhere. So we decided to look for some NH restaurants close by to try out. We called CR's Restaurant and Averill was the hostess who answered our call. She was polite and ready to assist us in getting a reservation. She said to come on in and she would get us a great table. When we walked into CR's I thought I was in a restaurant somewhere up in the mountains. It was amazing! The lighting, the atmosphere, the staff was top notch. Lisa D. was our server, she was right on point. Recommending the best wine and meals for us. I wish this restaurant would open up a new location in Newburyport, it would blow away all the other ones. We loved the place so much that 2 days later we went to lunch at 12 Noon on a steamy hot August day. Matt was our server. He was also very attentive and offered suggestions on the menu for us. The manager came over to ask how our meal was and we made sure to let him know about our 2 excellent visits (I believe his name was Jerry.) We highly recommend this beautiful upscale restaurant. read more

Disappointed! We were seated out in left-field! My food was not good, and it was only a salad. The service was fine, but again, we were seated in the Way-Back even though there were tables available in the main dining room. I didn't like the seating and should have complained, but for whatever reason, we were seated in the low-rent district. I will NOT go again. read more

Delicious. Pear martini was so good. Prices and food are very good. I went at lunch time. Casual dress to.

We are frequent flyers at CR's every Thursday for Happy Hour and dinner at the bar. The quality of food, the attitude of the staff and the ambiance are always top notch. After saying that, we decided to go for Thanksgiving after cooking for 3 days for everyone else. The thought of any more turkey was mind numbing. We arrived at our usual 4pm. The place was full of guests, but we had a reservation at the bar. Needless to say, the menu had everything one could imagine including a wonderful looking traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner. I opted for the Rack of Lamb and Pat decided on the Prime Rib preceded by a special harvest bisque soup. While waiting we ordered some bread and were treated to some Parker House rolls perfectly baked and warm. We honestly have not had meals that can top our dinners. Both the Prime Rib and Lamb were perfectly cooked. Keith and Annie were our bar staff and as always were friendly, entertaining, warm and welcoming. Emily and Jerry, the managers, stopped by to chat and we passed on a well done to the kitchen staff. Thank you Chuck for making our Thanksgiving memorable. read more

Overpriced, underwhelmed. Chose the restaurant, based on reviews, to meet our children for dinner. Should have looked further. For the price of the food, one would have expected more. Average at best. While they were indeed busy that evening, there was no shortage of staff around, unfortunately they were not providing good service. Throughout the evening we found no less than four hairs in the food. Ordered the carrot cake for dessert. It was dropped on the table by someone other than our server, and it took at least 15 minutes for her to come over so I could ask for something to eat it with. At the same time I asked her for whipped cream four our Irish Coffees, and she looked at me like she couldn't imagine why I was asking such a thing - frankly it is the first time ever I have been served an Irish Coffee without whipped cream - or at least being asked if I wanted it or not. There are a lot of other options in the area - I suggest trying one. read more

We ate outside which is a very comfortable area . I have been there several times and the food and service is always good. We had salmon and steak and both were very good. Good wine and drink selections as well. read more

This rating is for the customer service we received on the previous Sat. night. Although we have eaten at CRs many times and found the food and staff service to be great, we were very disappointed by the desk customer service on this occasion. We called ahead for outside seating and were told no outside reservations were being taken, first come first served and one outside table available at that time. When we arrived, 2 outside tables were open, but we were told they had begun taking outdoor reservations in the past half hour since we'd called and nothing was now available. Not acceptable to change procedures and not be accommodating. read more

This is a nice restaurant, very fancy, the food was very good the staff very nice and did not take a while for it to come out. Although very over priced, I went here for Easter with my family and for just some glazed ham it seemed over priced although it being good, just did not seem like it should have costed as much as it did. I did enjoy the specialty martinis they were very good! read more

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What a wonderful experience. The food was top notch and the service was prompt and friendly. The atmosphere is upscale without being pretentious. We started with the homemade lobster Rangoon. They were large and crunchy and packed with lobster. My husband had the chicken piccata and I have the hangar steak with truffled homemade gnocchi. Both were excellent. The chicken was tender and the steak was a perfect medium rare. We also enjoyed the espresso chocolate creme brûlée which was light and delicious. The price was certainly well worth it. The owner, Chuck, visited every table to make sure our dining experience was satisfactory. We will definitely be back. read more

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Great restaurant we had my daughter's baptism here they were very accommodating and the food was amazing. Everything went perfectly ....very classy nice place read more

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We go to CR's quite often and the food is consistently good! Stopped there for lunch around 1 pm on Friday 8/11 we were looking forward to the Lobster Cobb Salad that we usual get but were told 10 minutes after we ordered that they ran out of Lobster?????....That is just not acceptable for an upscale eatery and the waitress should have known that before we ordered. Ended up changing our order to Salads with Shrimp but it's certainly not the same!! Also, ordered a cup of Clam Chowder which was more like Soup and absent of Clams but the main reason for the 3 Stars was the "Sorry, we ran out of Lobster" !! Chuck the owner is great and we know that he will deal with this accordingly! read more

My wife and son liked the prime rib diner. I ordered the short ribs and had to send them back. The presentation looked more like hash and the cook used way too much salt and seasoning. I like short ribs braise in a traditional style leaving the bone in the serving on a bed of potatoes and a dollup of horse radish, red or white . I think the chefs go overboard on seasoning. It is an OK place to eat and a bit pricey but the family liked their meals. I have been going to CRs for several years and I feel the preparation of the meals is too heavily laden with salt and seasoning that mask the natural texture and flavor of the main course. Just my opinion. read more