Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Company

"The review I was going to write before having our wedding there is different from what I’m going to write now. We picked Hobbs to have our wedding because the venue is truly unique and intimate. We had a great experience from the beginning with the Event Coordinator, Nicole. We booked over a year in advance. It was great. As soon as we were 6 months out, it went down hill. And we were informed in some changes that should have been communicated with us sooner instead of being ghosted. HOWEVER, with all the annoying things that can put more stress on the bride, we had a GREAT TIME at the wedding. Rob, the general manager made sure we had the PERFECT day and it was truly the best. He was attentive and answered all my 1000 questions and requests. The servers, bartender, and other staff were so friendly! The food was amazing! We got steak tips and chicken Marsala, perfect for a wedding. We were able to set up the day before and the Hobbs team generously piled our things so it made packing up easier. They completely earned their 5 stars after having a little speed bump in our planning process. Also the beer is always amazing."

"It would seem we might have hit Hobbs on a bad night—but it wasn’t exactly the experience we had hoped for. We knew right up front that something was off when we arrived at 5:10 (10 minutes after opening) and were told it would be a 10 minute wait to allow the waitress to “catch up” despite the many open tables. Our first contact with the waitress was when she came by to deliver water (we had been sitting for awhile already) and tried to her immediately. We literally had to detain her to order drinks and apps. She talked us out of ordering clam chowder as it would “come out at a different time than the poutine” she said—which we had ordered while she was still standing there. It was odd. Not sure if the waitress was pinch hitting (that was our guess) or just new but her behavior was odd and erratic. When the flight of beer was incorrect (which we self remedied by going to the bar as the waitress was no where to be found) the waitress threw the bartender under the bus, stating she didn’t put it in wrong, they poured it wrong. Ordering dinner was interesting—we weren’t asked which salad size we wanted, how we wanted a burger or our salmon cooked. Shame on us for not speaking up about it—but she did ask about how our son wanted his kids steak tips cooked. After our food arrived the waitress swung by once and asked about how throngs were but didn’t really seem interested in our answer…then she literally backed away from the table while staring at us. It was rather awkward and uncomfortable. My dad asked for more tarter sauce for his fish and it wasn’t until the rest of us were done that the waitress remembered to bring it. Prior to leaving I overhead the waitress telling the people behind us she couldn’t serve them water as they had no ice….huh? Then eventually she did but told the patrons not to put their lips on the glasses but to use straws but didn’t say why. As for the food—it was underwhelming and mostly overcooked. The poutine was a heaping pile of fries with a scant few fries cheese curds and the gravy was really really salty. The quinoa salad was bland with little flavor and the piece of salmon on top was fishy smelling and over cooked to where it was nearly inedible. We didn’t attempt to send it back as the wait time for the food had already been painfully long. Our daughter’s burger was over cooked and served on a burnt bun. The chicken on the other salad was dry and over cooked. Our son’s kid’s steak tips were the only shining star. The wait for the check was painfully long—but ironically no issue with quickly running the credit card. All said and done from the time we walked in at 5:10 to walking out it was close to 2 hours. I hope for the sake of the establishment that this was just a bad night for them—we won’t be testing the theory on that any time soon however. For the parents who read this: bathrooms are clean, there are high chairs and booster seats, the general restaurant is a bit noisy so your kids will likely blend in pretty well. There is kids menu with standard kid foods."

"Loved the rustic wooden floor, ceiling, and feel. Good menu options. The fish was so fresh and flaky. The greenbeans were great with so much garlic! The roasted potatoes were like yummy homefries. The sweet and whisky wings were spicy, not so much sweet."

"We found Hobbs a year ago on WeddingWire, and have been talking with Nicole pretty regularly. We are having our wedding at their venue in September, but still love to stop in when we are in the area for a meal. We stopped this past weekend and as usual, the staff were super friendly and very accommodating. Nicole came over and we were able to view upstairs again just to get our vision buttoned up. She is always very easy to talk to, and offers Great suggestions. Our waitress for our meal was also very friendly, and she was training a new young lady. My fiancé ate the short ribs which he raved about. I got the blackened salmon tacos. They were delicious… A little hot if you don’t like the spicy, but I do so I thought they were amazing. Eating such a delicious meal, and seeing such friendly people made us even more excited about having our wedding there in September! Thank you Hobbs for being so wonderful.!"

"Hobbs is a solid place to get a bite. It's usually pretty busy on Friday evenings when people are driving up from Boston for the weekend. The staff is friendly and the food is tasty. I love their take on chicken and waffles!"