Giuseppe's in Meredith

hancoveguy · 07-08-2011, 08:31 AM

The family and I grabbed lunch at Giuseppe's italian pizzeria yesterday. I wish I could say it was enjoyable. Its located in the Mills Falls compound in Meredith and it looked and smelled very good. We ate outside with some nice views but overall it was mediocre at best.

The wife had a Chicken ceasar wrap that was painfully dry and tasted nothing like ceasar dressing. We both had the minestrone soup which wasnt minestrone soup at all. It was somewhat tasty but it lacked some of the veggies found in minestrone and had meat which minestrone doesn't have. The pizza was even blah, tasteless. The kids chicken fingers were hard as rocks and again, pretty tasteless.

I guess the kicker was the $60 ish price tag for; 1 individual cheese pizza, grilled chicken ceasar wrap, 2 bowls soup, 1 cup soup, kids chicken fingers and a few sodas.

Oh yeah, the service. The service was adequate. It seemed like the kids were all trying. Its not there fault the food tastes how it does.

Its a shame because the place had such potential too.

HCG

jrc · 07-08-2011, 08:41 AM

Wow, we go there a lot for lunch and always liked it. Either you hit them on a bad day or our standards are lower

I mean it's not fine dining but as a pizza, pasta and sub shop we always find it tasty.

Pam · 07-08-2011, 08:58 AM

I agree with jrc. We either eat at or get take-out from Giuseppes all the time, and everything we order is always delicious. Of course, we tend to order the same selection of things, so we have not sampled the whole menu by any means. But in general, we're big Giuseppes' fans (and though we're not "foodies", we have fairly high standards overall).

Don · 07-08-2011, 09:11 AM

We had dinner twice at Giuseppi's last week. Everyone liked it so much the first time they all wanted to go back later in the week. The food, service, atmosphere and entertainment have always been enjoyable for us. My favorite dish is the Seafood Fra Diavolo which usually provides me with lunch the next day as well.

We do miss Geovanni

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KonaChick · 07-08-2011, 09:41 AM

You had to have hit them on an off day! We have been going to Giuseppi's for over 10 years now and have never had a bad meal or experience. I'm picky as far as restaurant service/food and tell it like it is when I post about restaurant experiences. Giuseppi's is one of our favorite places at the lake and whenever my family comes up (all 25 of them) my father can't wait to get there for his chicken parm. Try it again and this time if you are unhappy please tell management!! I bet you they will do everything they can to make it up to you.

hancoveguy · 07-08-2011, 11:22 AM

Wow!! I had no idea. We really must have hit them on an off day. Its very possible. I trust the forum so we will give them another shot. Like i said, it really had potential so maybe we did just catch them on an off day.

However, I would like it if someone out there would try the grilled chicken ceasar wrap and see if I am off my rocker or not...

thanks again,
HCG

AKADQ · 07-08-2011, 11:40 AM

This is one of the few establishments that has been around in Meredith for a very long time and owner operated. Must be doing something right, cause we keep going back

. Keep up the good work Julie !!

sa meredith · 07-08-2011, 03:18 PM

I love it there...in fact, going for dinner tonight. Always in the upstairs bar though...never the dining room. Service great every time. As for the food...stick to sandwiches, apps, and pizza. The guisseppis special is unreal. I've tried several of the dinner entree, hit or miss, for sure. Great great spot to grab a beer and watch the Sox.

jrc · 07-08-2011, 07:52 PM

Funniest thing, my wife says lets take the boat over to Meredith and go to Giuseppe's. So we did.

It was only our second or third time for dinner. I had Chicken Marsala and she had chicken cacatorie. Both were great. She did say that the last time she got the cacatorie it was a little dry and this time was back to normal.

My wife has had the chicken ceasar roll-up before and liked it, but she always gets mayo on the side, so even if it was dry she would have just smeared some more mayo on it

kayleigh · 07-08-2011, 08:08 PM

I have gotten delivery from them in the past, it comes about 35 minutes after I order it, and it is a little expensive.
I have eaten fra diavlo (sp) pasta there before and it was really good.
I like the live music while I eat my food.
I love the Big Cookies when I leave I buy one.
I love there 2.50 pbr big boy cans...
The personal pizza's are very good.
I like the new "club" type atmosphere they now have downstairs.
I don't like the outdated table cloths
I don't like the way the bar is set up. If there's no room at the bar there should be hightop tables to sit and enjoy the bar atmosphere, instead you have to stand or go sit in the dining room. I love there kereoke night. THey are about a 10 minute walk from me, and I usually go there once a week and get an appetizer and a beer. I have been there for dinner probably 10 times, and I think it is reasonably priced. Party of 4 with 2 pitcher's of beer, about $85

Pineedles · 07-01-2012, 05:21 PM

Shared a pizza and a few brews with sa meredith late this afternoon here. Watched the Sox do nothing against Seattle. Games not over though, we'll see.

secondcurve · 07-01-2012, 07:30 PM

I have always had good experiences here. The food is tasty and it seems reasonably priced for what you get.

Pineedles · 07-02-2012, 06:45 PM

Sox pulled it off in the 10th. Yes!

07-08-2011, 08:31 AM	#1
hancoveguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 276 Thanks: 95 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	Giuseppe's in Meredith The family and I grabbed lunch at Giuseppe's italian pizzeria yesterday. I wish I could say it was enjoyable. Its located in the Mills Falls compound in Meredith and it looked and smelled very good. We ate outside with some nice views but overall it was mediocre at best. The wife had a Chicken ceasar wrap that was painfully dry and tasted nothing like ceasar dressing. We both had the minestrone soup which wasnt minestrone soup at all. It was somewhat tasty but it lacked some of the veggies found in minestrone and had meat which minestrone doesn't have. The pizza was even blah, tasteless. The kids chicken fingers were hard as rocks and again, pretty tasteless. I guess the kicker was the $60 ish price tag for; 1 individual cheese pizza, grilled chicken ceasar wrap, 2 bowls soup, 1 cup soup, kids chicken fingers and a few sodas. Oh yeah, the service. The service was adequate. It seemed like the kids were all trying. Its not there fault the food tastes how it does. Its a shame because the place had such potential too. HCG

07-08-2011, 11:22 AM	#6
hancoveguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 276 Thanks: 95 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	wow Wow!! I had no idea. We really must have hit them on an off day. Its very possible. I trust the forum so we will give them another shot. Like i said, it really had potential so maybe we did just catch them on an off day. However, I would like it if someone out there would try the grilled chicken ceasar wrap and see if I am off my rocker or not... thanks again, HCG

07-08-2011, 11:40 AM	#7
AKADQ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Meredith Posts: 89 Thanks: 47 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	Can't Please Everyone This is one of the few establishments that has been around in Meredith for a very long time and owner operated. Must be doing something right, cause we keep going back . Keep up the good work Julie !!

07-08-2011, 03:18 PM	#8
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Love it I love it there...in fact, going for dinner tonight. Always in the upstairs bar though...never the dining room. Service great every time. As for the food...stick to sandwiches, apps, and pizza. The guisseppis special is unreal. I've tried several of the dinner entree, hit or miss, for sure. Great great spot to grab a beer and watch the Sox.

07-08-2011, 08:08 PM	#10
kayleigh Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 36 Thanks: 21 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	What can I say about Guisseppes.... I have gotten delivery from them in the past, it comes about 35 minutes after I order it, and it is a little expensive. I have eaten fra diavlo (sp) pasta there before and it was really good. I like the live music while I eat my food. I love the Big Cookies when I leave I buy one. I love there 2.50 pbr big boy cans... The personal pizza's are very good. I like the new "club" type atmosphere they now have downstairs. I don't like the outdated table cloths I don't like the way the bar is set up. If there's no room at the bar there should be hightop tables to sit and enjoy the bar atmosphere, instead you have to stand or go sit in the dining room. I love there kereoke night. THey are about a 10 minute walk from me, and I usually go there once a week and get an appetizer and a beer. I have been there for dinner probably 10 times, and I think it is reasonably priced. Party of 4 with 2 pitcher's of beer, about $85

07-08-2011, 08:41 AM	#2
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Wow, we go there a lot for lunch and always liked it. Either you hit them on a bad day or our standards are lower I mean it's not fine dining but as a pizza, pasta and sub shop we always find it tasty.

07-08-2011, 08:58 AM	#3
Pam Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 63 Thanks: 22 Thanked 58 Times in 22 Posts	I agree with jrc. We either eat at or get take-out from Giuseppes all the time, and everything we order is always delicious. Of course, we tend to order the same selection of things, so we have not sampled the whole menu by any means. But in general, we're big Giuseppes' fans (and though we're not "foodies", we have fairly high standards overall).

07-08-2011, 09:11 AM	#4
Don Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	We had dinner twice at Giuseppi's last week. Everyone liked it so much the first time they all wanted to go back later in the week. The food, service, atmosphere and entertainment have always been enjoyable for us. My favorite dish is the Seafood Fra Diavolo which usually provides me with lunch the next day as well. We do miss Geovanni .

07-08-2011, 09:41 AM	#5
KonaChick Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 518 Thanks: 19 Thanked 62 Times in 15 Posts	You had to have hit them on an off day! We have been going to Giuseppi's for over 10 years now and have never had a bad meal or experience. I'm picky as far as restaurant service/food and tell it like it is when I post about restaurant experiences. Giuseppi's is one of our favorite places at the lake and whenever my family comes up (all 25 of them) my father can't wait to get there for his chicken parm. Try it again and this time if you are unhappy please tell management!! I bet you they will do everything they can to make it up to you.

07-08-2011, 07:52 PM	#9
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Funniest thing, my wife says lets take the boat over to Meredith and go to Giuseppe's. So we did. It was only our second or third time for dinner. I had Chicken Marsala and she had chicken cacatorie. Both were great. She did say that the last time she got the cacatorie it was a little dry and this time was back to normal. My wife has had the chicken ceasar roll-up before and liked it, but she always gets mayo on the side, so even if it was dry she would have just smeared some more mayo on it

07-01-2012, 05:21 PM	#11
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Giuseppe's Shared a pizza and a few brews with sa meredith late this afternoon here. Watched the Sox do nothing against Seattle. Games not over though, we'll see.

07-01-2012, 07:30 PM	#12
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,113 Thanks: 1,314 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	I have always had good experiences here. The food is tasty and it seems reasonably priced for what you get.

07-02-2012, 06:45 PM	#13
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,541 Thanks: 1,071 Thanked 667 Times in 366 Posts	Sox pulled it off in the 10th. Yes!