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    Fody's Great American Tavern

    3.9 (85 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Live music
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Ann E.

    Decided to try someplace new since my sister was in town. Fody's Great American Tavern was on my list of places to try, so off we went! We were greeted as we walked the door by a friendly waitstaff who said we could sit anywhere. This restaurant is large with plenty of seating on two floors and outside, as well. We decided to sit at a high atop table on the second floor. There is a decent draught beer list and we each enjoyed a Lunch from Maine Beer Company. We had Chicken Caprese Sandwiches which were a special that night. They were delicious and the accompanying fries were also very good. Our server was friendly and our food and drinks were delivered quickly. There is plenty of parking in their private lot. Would not hesitate to return.

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    Matthew A.

    We finally stopped and tried Fody's Tavern, on the hill in Derry. They have a really nice large outside deck, that is partially covered. It was a beautiful evening and we wanted to eat outside. The menu is diverse and really has something for everyone. Seafood, pizza, burgers, sandwiches and more. Nice draft beer selections too. I went with the smash burger, w/ fries and salad. ALso had the mac and cheese w/ short rib which was also very good. Prices on seafood were high I thought so we skipped that. We will def return to try more dishes and hang out on that great deck!

    Amazingest cobb salad in Sothern NH!
    Mark C.

    Great food and Atmoshphere! Fantastic staff! One of the best burgers around. Chicken Parm is terrific too!

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    Jay B.

    If you're familiar with the phrase, "Ya gotta take the bitter with the better", then you'll likely relate to my first impressions with this particular Fody's. You see, I liked almost everything about this place....except for one thing (seems like there's always one). So far as I know, there are only two Fody's in Southern NH. Most of you know I've already reviewed the Nashua one. Without retreading the same territory, all you need to know about the difference between the two is the fact that the Derry location is much bigger. Probably helps that they have a stand-alone building as opposed to their more compacted Nashua location. That's life downtown, I guess. The menus are pretty much identical. I wish I could say the same for the execution, however (we'll get to that in a minute). But for the most part, the food here is still really good. Especially the pizza! I was honestly surprised. We were attending my bestie's daughter's Sweet 16 party. Which meant renting out the entire first floor (kudos to the management for being so accommodating) with a dedicated bartender, streamable music via Bluetooth speakers, and a smorgasbord type setup of various appetizers and a few pizzas. I won't go over every appetizer. But the highlights were the spinach artichoke dip and pizzas. The cheese steak egg rolls were okay, but not something I'd really go out of my way to order again. I'd give the pizza an 8 out of 10. It wasn't quite NY style, but it was damn close. About that burger I had though.. Wifey got one, too (the Bleu cheeseburger) and BLUF: both were criminally under seasoned. I wish the travesties stopped there, but noooo...the buns were inexplicably hard as rocks. At first, I thought maybe they toasted them a bit too long. But they actually tasted stale as if they grabbed them from a sample plate. Anyways, whole thing tasted like it was cooked by a donkey. Which is weird, considering their Nashua counterpart makes excellent burgers. Like...some of the best we've ever tasted in the NH area. I'm telling you...these two locations are polar opposites when it comes to the burgers. And I have no idea why. Even the texture was off. So, I gotta give these obviously pan seared grease hockey pucks a 3 out of 10. If you wanna try a real burger, head to the Nashua location. But like I said, everything else about this place is really good. I briefly checked out the upstairs bar just to see what it was like. However, I quickly left after about 30 seconds because it was way too peopley up there. They are easy to spot on Rockingham road. Worth a go if you live in or nearby my former hometown. And I'm giving Fody's in Derry 4 almost-NY style pizzas out of 5.

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    Lily V.

    Four stars for food and three for service. We've been meaning to check this place out. We finally went last night and the food was surprising. The inside of the restaurant was very nicely done. We started off with some tiger fries, their hand cut fries topped with blue cheese dressing ranch buffalo sauce and scallions. When they came out to fries weren't hot but they were tasty. We did polish off the whole plate! I ordered the salmon over risotto, hubs got the smash burger with rings, our son ordered the kids chicken tenders & fries. Surprisingly, all the fried foods weren't hot, just a little warmer than room temp. ⁉ My salmon was perfectly cooked and HOT and so was the risotto. I thought it was delicious. My hubs' burger was hot and flavorful too. The chicken tenders were well cooked, but like I said, everything fried wasn't hot. The service was ok. The young waitress didn't know the menu and couldn't answer questions about the food. She was pleasant. When we got the bill, we were charged $3 extra for "family size" fries though we didn't ask for them nor were we asked if that's what we wanted. In fact, right before we ordered we decided we didn't want family size. Also, my hubs ordered a scotch neat, listed for 11 bucks. We were charged $3 more. We asked the waitress about the fries and drink and she really didn't explain it well. Basically, said that when you order fries as an app it's automatically upgraded to family size. Really?! Shouldn't that have been a question or confirmation or made clear on the menu? Also, she went to speak to the manger about the drink and came back to explain that because the drink was ordered neat, they poured more and so we were charged for the additional alcohol, but somehow we didn't really get an extra pour. At this point I was like what...? Again, isn't that something you should confirm? Neat just means no ice! Not no ice, but pour more. In the end we got the $3 taken off for the drink but not the fries. We're not balking about an extra $6 charge. But I'm balking about assumptions that are made and lack of communication with customers. All could be easily fixed with a confirmation. We will probably be back again, the food is good.

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    Best bartenders in all of New Hampshire! They have a large Patio for warmer weather. Quiet bar downstairs available on the weekend evenings.

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    They have good food with a friendly atmosphere and a great staff to go with it food comes out usually pretty quickly

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    Great smash burgers, tots, and flatbread options. Kinda slow service but very casual vibe so perfect for killing time.

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    The burger was good so was the service but it's so frigging LOUD in there hard to have a conversation.

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    This was a nice place open late for a girls night including drinks here after a show. Good beer selection and very nice servers.

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    Worst French onion soup I've ever had. Other than that, the bar was good and the ambience was what I expected.

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    Great service. Great food. And the karaoke every Wednesday night is always a great time!

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