Penuche’s Grill

Super delicious nachos and nuche burger! Excellent service our waitress was pleasant! They have a large selection of pint beer for $ 3.00.

Yuck dirty loud bad

To start, the bar staff is extremely friendly and personable. They made myself and my girlfriend feel very welcome when we first moved into the neighborhood. It has a lot of good promotions throughout the week and often has great bands (shoutout to Red Sky Mary and their loyal fans). The folks who work their door are awesome and will certainly take a moment to greet you if they recognize you as a repeat customer. Can’t say much for the food since I haven’t ordered it often, but it’s a great place to grab a drink and play some pool with friends.

Went in to grab a drink. Went to the bar where there were some biker «club» members hanging out with a drunk girl who was punching them and falling all over the place and almost into us. Pretty uncomfortable situation and not a good atmosphere. One good thing is the food has improved but I will think twice about going back there.

Stumbled upon Penuche’s Grill while stopping in Manchester for lunch and are we glad we did! The owner personally greeted us and filled us in on the new chef/​menu. He made some great suggestions for apps/​meals. The food is fantastic! We had the nachos for an appetizer and it was all fresh made, even the chips! The salsa is fresh and excellent — you’ll ask for more! The meals were equally great! They have a decent craft beer selection and the prices are very reasonable. We’ll be back the next time we are in the area.

Steve’s Kitchen is NEW to the back of the house in the kitchen for quality twists on pub fare and inspiring daily specials. Bar tender Tiffany is amazing! MUST TRY again if you haven’t recently! Outdoor seating, bands and great times can be had here!

Is redemption on the horizon? I’m optimistic for the recent change in staffing at the back of the house. Recent lack of quality, or even availability of food from the kitchen had me questioning my loyalty as a midweek regular. Since the change, though, there’s been a marked improvement in both. Taste has improved significantly with better quality product like bacon in the burgers, the chicken tenders and wings. House made sauces like the honey mustard really up the ante. There are a few details to be worked out, and time will tell about consistency; but, they’re well on their way to a remarkable culinary turnaround. Try the tenders with honey mustard or the buffalo wings for sure bets at the time of this review.
Front of the house could use some work. Beat up and smelly chairs are detractors from a great experience. As part of the change, they decided to add lighting equipment to the space. Unfortunately, they didn’t bother to dress it up much, leaving gaudy technology obviously out of place atop dingy overall aesthetic.
4 stars for food, especially for the marked improvement.
2 stars for the below average décor.

Great spot for some fun people watching! Lots of hipster-​nonsense but the outside seating and cheap drinks make up for it.
Don’t plan on having dinner here but the beers and apps outside make up for a lack of a more substantial menu.

We stopped here for the last drink of our evening out in Manchester. We were all carded at the door but refused service because it was after 1 am. We all looked at our phones and it definitely wasn’t after 1 am and while we watched the bartender serve other patrons drinks and take money from them we asked why she wouldn’t serve us and were told the other customers «pre-​paid» for their drinks.
I would never return here or recommend it to anyone. Everyone was rude and they blatantly stretched the law to serve their repeat customers but didn’t care to serve 4 beers to us.

This is always a great place to hang out, listen to some live music, and drink some beers. Their food is good, the beers are cheap, their waitresses are nice, and the bartenders are great. You really can’t go wrong with this place. They book some pretty good random bands and I’ve enjoyed with every time I come here. There’s no cover. There’s TV’s everywhere. This is always a good place to come if your friends cannot decide what to do.

I wouldn’t go there for the food. In fact, the bar tender steered me away from certain types of items on the menu saying that I would be wasting my money. I liked the honesty.
However, the beer was really cheap and the staff very friendly.
The atmosphere was «super dank bro.» Lots of merry danksters noodle dancing to a Grateful Dead cover band. Pretty funny. It’s nice to revisit 1993 now and again.
I would go back to Penuche’s, but I would have to be really stoned.

Stopped in for a beer on a Monday afternoon, we were the only two people in there. Place is kinda sketchy and I’d classify it as a dive. Menu was scary, we didn’t order food. Draft beer selection is decent but not spectacular, definitely won’t return. Single star is only because
they played one of my favorite Springsteen songs while I drank my beer as fast as I could so I could get out ASAP.

They had a live band, cheap drinks, and a nice bar staff that got me drinks without also giving an attitude. The crowd was wildly varied as far as age, etc. went, and although their dance floor seemed cool it was empty the entire time.
I’ve never tried the food so I can’t comment. My drinks were all excellent and priced great, and I liked that there was plenty of seating even when the place filled up. I would return for another night out, definitely.

Not bad.
It’s got a pool table, surprisingly good food, and a decent selection of beers. Crummy bands play here sometimes, or not. I’ve been here for lunch a few times and drank here as well. It’s ok. We do usually end up here for some reason or another, so it MUST have some kinda draw to it, right?

i like this place. i liked it more before i had crappy service.
it took 45 minutes to get the tab one night, and by that time i had sobered up and missed meeting up with friends at the brew on a slow thursday night. there was no reason for the waitress to be so moronic. she got no tip.
ummmm…$ 3 beers everyday. best place to go after you’re done all your vodka drinks and want to laugh at the open mic people.
update 2010: since the new owner/​manager arrived this fall prices have gone up and service has gone down. even trivia moved to strange brew! sad, because they have the best doorman in town – love you bubbah!

Penuche’s has apparently expanded out of Concord and moved into Laconia, Manchester, Nashua and Keene. All the larger towns in NH.
In Manchester they have joined the boom of Irish pubs in the area, but they missed the mark.
They messed up the beer and drink orders of just about everyone in my group… Though they have a dance floor foosball, and big buck hunter video games as well as golden tee, the place just feels blah. No real charm or character.

UPDATE: The menu selection here has been reduced considerably to appetizers, salads, and sandwiches. No more pasta dishes! The Fried Pickles are still on the menu, but however they got creative & cheap and sliced the typical pickle spears up the middle in half. Penuche’s Grill is still a pretty good place to grab a beer. play pool, and watch sports. They are now open at 11AM daily for lunch.
ORIGINAL 4 STAR REVIEW: Ahh yes! My buddy and I occasionally stop here after work to unwind over some drinks and good food. Penuche’s (formerly the New Cheese Grill) has a typical bar atmosphere with table & booth seating (self seating), red pool table, foosball table, TVs, and live entertainment on some nights. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
Sometimes, we sit outside along the sidewalk patio. The good pub menu includes appetizers, soups & salads, sandwiches, burgers (veggie too!), steaks, chicken, seafood, pasta dishes, kids menu, and desserts.
The FRIED PICKLES ($ 5-​five dill pickle spears, corn meal breaded, deep fried, & served with cool horseradish sauce) are sooo good and very clean that we end up getting two orders. Be careful, the pickles come out very hot.
The half-​pound sirloin burgers served with fries & pickle are pretty good. I enjoy the Chicken Parmesan ($ 11-​very hearty sauce over pasta) and the Shrimp Scampi ($ 13-​lots of lemon butter & garlic), both served with garlic bread. Good sized portions!
For dessert, the Ultimate Chocolate Cake ($ 4) is very HUGE and very sweet! The Tollhouse Brownie Sundae ($ 4.50) with vanilla ice cream & fudge is very sweet and refreshing. Be careful, on my last visit, the brownie was soft towards the center and very hard along the edges-​ouch!!!
The service here is good, attentive, and friendly, offering reorders on beer & cocktails and free refills on Pepsi fountain drinks. The servers here are very knowledgeable and make recommendations regarding the food offerings and the drinks at the bar.

My friends and I like the outside seating a bunch. we’re making it our regular nice-​day-​out spot. Cozy little feel on a quaint quiet street. Catch sports games on their TVs through the window. Attentive service. clean bathroom. Inside looks like any other bar. Food is surprisingly great for a bar joint though. HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Artichoke bruschetta. Heaps of artichoke piled on top. Teriyaki beef strips were unexpectedly tender. good portions. Havent tried other things YET.
Acoustic open mic night on Sundays. local guitarists drop by and have a stage to play on. and $ 1.75 bud. Specials on other nights too. (Leinenkugel on tap… just in case you were wondering. haha)
SO. in conclusion. my friends and I really like this place so everyone else should give it a chance too. (don’t forget to sit outside)