Tavern 27 Reviews?

[baygo]

Originally Posted by greeleyhill

Hi Everyone - I've been online to look at Tavern27 and it looks pretty good. Pictures look nice and it might be a good place to try but every time I drive by it I just can't imagine myself pulling in. It looks just awful from the outside but I don't want to judge a book by it's cover - although with restaurants, it's a pretty good indicator. Looking for folks who have eaten there to convince me to visit or - trust my instincts and stay away.

Hi greeleyhill, I am with you this place has a bit of a rough exterior, but not nearly as bad as it was when We bought it nine years ago. It is a 237-year-old structure that had been abandoned for two years during the great recession. When I first stepped in the building I literally turned around and went outside it was so bad.

Leslie and I purchased the property because of our interest in the golf course. My first thoughts were that we would one day scrape the building and build something a little more modern. Through the course of time we've learned how meaningful this building is to so many people around here. It's truly a thrill when somebody comes in and brings to our attention that they had their wedding rehearsal dinner here 60 years ago.

Restoring the building is an ongoing project. We actually ran out of money to days before we open the restaurant in early May 2010. My restaurantuer Philosophy is one that believes "pay as I go and I'll never owe". This approach certainly has a slower impact on progress however today we have managed to address some structural issues, as well as replace the roof, and I'm currently upgrading heating and air-conditioning. All being accomplished in addition to maintaining those routine expenses associated with operating a restaurant; for example buying new chairs :-).

In addition to restoring the restaurant I've had to put significant resources into the golf course. Nine years later i'm starting to see the fruit of our labor pay off and have my fingers crossed that the restaurant combine with the golf course will start generating a more significant cash flow therefore enabling more aggressive approach to the house.

Until then please pardon my progress and take a chance on our food. It's the food and my wife's effort behind it that has brought us this far and keeps us enthusiastic about the future.

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by baygo

Hi greeleyhill, I am with you this place has a bit of a rough exterior, but not nearly as bad as it was when We bought it nine years ago. It is a 237-year-old structure that had been abandoned for two years during the great recession. When I first stepped in the building I literally turned around and went outside it was so bad.

Leslie and I purchased the property because of our interest in the golf course. My first thoughts were that we would one day scrape the building and build something a little more modern. Through the course of time we've learned how meaningful this building is to so many people around here. It's truly a thrill when somebody comes in and brings to our attention that they had their wedding rehearsal dinner here 60 years ago.

Restoring the building is an ongoing project. We actually ran out of money to days before we open the restaurant in early May 2010. My restaurantuer Philosophy is one that believes "pay as I go and I'll never owe". This approach certainly has a slower impact on progress however today we have managed to address some structural issues, as well as replace the roof, and I'm currently upgrading heating and air-conditioning. All being accomplished in addition to maintaining those routine expenses associated with operating a restaurant; for example buying new chairs :-).

In addition to restoring the restaurant I've had to put significant resources into the golf course. Nine years later i'm starting to see the fruit of our labor pay off and have my fingers crossed that the restaurant combine with the golf course will start generating a more significant cash flow therefore enabling more aggressive approach to the house.

Until then please pardon my progress and take a chance on our food. It's the food and my wife's effort behind it that has brought us this far and keeps us enthusiastic about the future.

Was there a 9 hole golf course on the property many years ago? I didn't mean to talk your place down I was just relaying what she had told us. She didn't elaborate on her experience.

[baygo]

Originally Posted by Biggd

Was there a 9 hole golf course on the property many years ago? I didn't mean to talk your place down I was just relaying what she had told us. She didn't elaborate on her experience.

The nine-hole par three was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1960. I am told that the course was neglected through the late 90s into the 2000s up until it's abandonment in 2007. I've been nursing it back in shape by cutting the greens daily with a non-motorized push mower since 2009. This past summer was a lot of fun listening to people rave about the roll.

No worries over you daughter's opinion. As much has I hate to, I accept that we won't please everyone. Serving food is an amazing adventure.

What is it about Tapas that you don't care for?

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by baygo

The nine-hole par three was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1960. I am told that the course was neglected through the late 90s into the 2000s up until it's abandonment in 2007. I've been nursing it back in shape by cutting the greens daily with a non-motorized push mower since 2009. This past summer was a lot of fun listening to people rave about the roll.

No worries over you daughter's opinion. As much has I hate to, I accept that we won't please everyone. Serving food is an amazing adventure.

What is it about Tapas that you don't care for?

I'm a big eater and every tapas place I've ever been to I left hungry. I remember playing golf on that course back in the 90's with my son and his friends. It was sooo bad we were laughing through the whole thing. None of us were very good golfers back then anyway.

[winni83]

You need to get past the exterior. Like others, I had driven by Tavern 27 for years and thought, nope, not going to try it, based solely on the way it looked from the outside. After talking with friends who raved about it, we went 5 years ago with a group of 8 and had a wonderful time and a great meal. We have been back multiple times since then and have introduced others to the restaurant. Food and service were excellent and the interior was fine. I am not sure 2 people dining alone would get the same experience as sharing a lot of different items is part of the fun. I am not what would be classified as a light eater and I was always satisfied at the end of the meal.

[Patofnaud]

Originally Posted by Biggd

I'm a big eater and every tapas place I've ever been to I left hungry. I remember playing golf on that course back in the 90's with my son and his friends. It was sooo bad we were laughing through the whole thing. None of us were very good golfers back then anyway.

I feel your pain. I also stay away from tapis as my understanding is that word is Spanish for 'fancy tidbit that leaves you hungry' until I went to this place.

The serve 'Americanized tapis' meaning if you order say the steak tips you get 4 big tips on a skewer, not 1 in a plate sitting on a grape leaf with a reduction of I don't care. Once you start stacking up one of this and one of that, you're there for an evening and you leave full.

Sidebar: When my wife and I went in 2016 we were seated in a room where the table next to us came in as a bride's night out, so we had maybe 14 mid-20's I shall use the word 'girls', next to us. While the conversations were a bit rowdy and they we not quiet, it was ok. I got a chuckle. The owner offers us free deserts to compensate our inconvenience even though we never said a word about the noise. He did not have to, we never asked, but it was a class move.

[garysanfran]

I think they call one appetizer a Scottish egg...Fantastic!

I am in San Francisco...One of the culinary centers of the universe...I challenge anyone to find a Scottish egg in Bagdad-by-the-Bay. Nope. Took Baygo to introduce me to that...And I thank you.

I've been to Tavern 27 about 6 times (six Scottish eggs!). I have no problem with the appearance of the outside, and, when inside, the outside is...well...outside!

The inside has been wonderfully remodeled. Really done quite well. Get a drink and sit by the fireplace.

I love the many New Hampshire restaurants that have taken over some old building that used to be something else and morphed it into an eatery.