Holy Grail Restaurant and Pub

I absolutely LOVED this place. I went in a date and neither of us had been here, we wanted something between Manchester and portsmouth, this place looked FUN. Great atmosphere... I'm not even religious and had doubts but I can't wait to come back. The food was awesome, server, she was fantastic. Music wasn't overbearing, you can have a decent conversation.

Was so hungry by the time our entrees finally arrived that forgot to photograph them. I had the boiled dinner, corned beef carrots potatoes and mustard. Delicious, very filling and a big portion. It was enough for a second meal for me. My boyfriend had a bowl of beef stew and the Irish Dip sandwich. We shared the mozzarella triangles however not sure if it was because of the cold toppings but the cheese was not melted and the triangles were slightly cold. Service was very slow. Tiramisu White Russian shown, delicious.

Lovely family owned restaurant. My daughter was getting married in the area and I stopped in to get lunch. The bartender, Jamie, was very kind and attentive and made me want to come back a second time. But, the real kicker about why I love this place so much is, Joey (I hope its okay I call you that), the server who took care of all of us the day after my daughter's wedding. All hungover, and tired from the day before, he brought back all the life into the group. There were about 12 of us and he never forgot a thing and made us feel like royalty. Ive never had a waiter so funny, sweet, and attentive and not to mention HANDSOME. I offered my other daughter's hand in marriage to him but Joey respectfully declined. Everytime I pass by here I'll be sure to visit The Holy Grail and hopefully my future-son-in-law, Joseph. Also the French Dip was incredible. Had it twice, will probably have it everytime.

Restaurant inside an old church? Why not! Very cool interior at the Holy Grail. It holds an Irish theme mixed with old church decoration (ex: church pews, stain glass, etc.). Food is decent. I got the BBQ boneless short ribs, and the meat was delicious and tender. Wish it had a bit more sauce, though. I got onion rings for a side. The batter was overcooked but good nonetheless... Very crunchy! The cornbread looked grilled (a nice touch!), but it was a bit dry. Additionally, our table all got sodas, and the mixture was extremely off. Might be time to check the soda water. Service was friendly but incredibly slow. I believe we waited an hour or so before our food came out. Overall not bad for a bite or a drink (they have quite an extensive bar selection).

I have been here several times however, this trip wasn't good. We waited over an hour to get our food. My fish & chips were cold, soggy, and greasy. My wife's salmon was dry and also cold. We would've have asked for a new meals but, we didn't want to wait another hour for another cold fish & chips and salmon. The only good thing was our server Joe who was very professional and polite. I would definitely not recommend the fish & chips or salmon unless you like cold, greasy fish and chips.

Gorgeous architecture and quirky decor abound! Ryan is such a workhorse and was very attentive to our table. Quick receipt of our meals/appetizer. ***HUGE portions, wonderful varied menu. Mozzarella triangles were perfectly fried and the pesto/balsamic vinegar dressing paired perfectly. Guinness Stew in the bread bowl was dynamite. The Irish nachos were potatoes wedges with corned beef, scallions, cheese... enormous pile on the plate! And we heard the Shepard pie could feed 4 people! So glad we stopped.

Great location!. Food was excellent and reasonably priced. Caprese mozzarella appetizer was unique and delicious. So many interesting adult beverages to choose from. Many had good variety for appetizer to dessert. Highly recommend!

Stopped in at 1pm on Saturday for lunch. We were sat immediately at a table next to the bar. The decor is great to look at. We ordered 2 drinks and 2 waters. We had to ask for the waters 3 times before we finally got them. We ordered the scotch eggs app, french onion soup, and beef stew to start and California chicken sandwich special and bangers and colcannon. We watched the entire bar get served and turnover then the second round start getting served before we got any food. It took over an hour to get our app and soups. The scotch eggs were disappointingly bland and only saved by the colemans mustard and peach chutney. The french onion soup was horrible. It tasted like brown onion water. And the stew was barely warm. Very disappointing. We asked for the rest of our meals to be packaged to-go. And it's too bad because the chicken sandwich and bangers and colcannon were good. Disappointing because the place wasn't packed.

Delicious dinner. Nice ambiance Started with a tasty Mango martini. Loved loved the artichoke spinach dip. Soo yummy Quick & excellent service from Jenn Fabulous waitress! Husband has the Shepherd pie -finished it all and really liked. Harvest salad w grill chicken -phenomenal!! Too bad too full for the desserts. We will return!!

I stopped by the Holy Grail on a Sunday for lunch after I was in the area for an event over the weekend. Some friends of mine told me they went here every time they were in the area, so I decided to join them for their trip. I'm so glad I did! The building itself is in an old church, and is really really cool to look at and be in. We had a reservation for a large group and we were seated immediately by some very kind staff. We all ordered drinks--I got All Hail the Godfather, a coffee drink with Tennessee Honey and Disaronno. I prefer my coffee cocktails to be without cream liqueur, so I was blown away by their selection and this drink. We all split a few orders of Drunken Mushrooms, which were fried to perfection and delicious. Then, I ordered a Shepherd's Pie. It was delicious!! I added a bit of salt, and the parmesan crust was so delightful. I can see why my friends come here often, and I will certainly be back here if I find myself in the area again.

There is often a lot of people waiting to be seated, but they get people to their tables quickly and the hosts have always been friendly. We have eaten here at least half a dozen times and there are some staples worth going for: the stew, the coddle, the corned beef, and steak tips have never disappointed. Yesterday we tried the fish and chips and they were ok. I have a complicated history with fish and chips because I have tried them all over the UK and find them to be bland. The order from Holy Grail was cooked perfectly, the tartar sauce was some of the best I've ever had, but the batter itself was very authentically UK - bland. Daughter order chicken tenders of some kind and again, the sauce was tasty, but the chicken was a little dry. We were a large group and seated upstairs and our server was great. Kept our drinks full and brought the meals in a timely manner considering they were decently busy for a Sunday afternoon. The atmosphere is fun, there is plenty of parking and the bathrooms are always clean. Love this place!

I've got mixed reviews on this restaurant & have multiple star ratings for different things. 5 stars for the atmosphere/building itself This place is SUPER cute! Was told it use to be a church so there is a lot of interesting things to look at inside. My friends & I ate outside because the night we came was so nice out. (08/01/2025 apx. @ 1730) We were seated right away. I wasn't a big fan of the uncomfortable patio furniture chairs we had to sit on. There was live entertainment on this night. They even sang a HBD song for me that a well known customer requested. The band members were super sweet, well mannered & very nice. Sorry, I forgot the name of the band. 2 stars for the service OMG it was torturing! Dana was our waitress & it took her awhile before she got to our table to great us. I asked for a separate check for my friend & I and my married friend's asked for their own check. Well @ the end when we had to wait for her to walk by & tag her down to ask for our checks she brought us just one check, she forgot to separate them so after reminding her/asking her then we had to wait even longer before she came back with the correct checks & even longer to run our credit cards. At this point we were so ready to leave. Drinks took forever to come out to us. Though she did get my married friend's water with no ice correct. My friend got a kamikaze drink & it wasn't made correctly x2. It came in a large glass & had too much lime juice in it so as much as my friend hates to she had asked for a new one to be made & told Dana what was wrong with it. So she gets her new one in a smaller glass (yippie) but now all she could taste was vodka!!! Her & Dana spoke & she suggested (nicely) to go up to the bartender & tell her how to make it & watch her so it is made correctly...yeah my friend wasn't going to do that & why should she? If you don't know how to make a drink correctly Google it, learn it or don't be a bartender. So my friend just added water flavoring to it and drank it. I ordered the pretzel bites which this night they weren't "bites" but Dana did share that with me & I happened to see one at another customer's table. The beer cheese was delicious but that pretzel sticks were thicker than I would have liked them. The other girls got Caesar salads that they enjoyed but then we waited for what seemed like forever to get out meals. My friend got the fish tacos but substituted the fish for chicken which the ends were burnt, I wouldn't have served them to a customer but she enjoyed them. I got a cheeseburger that was cooked to the temp. I asked for & it was tasty. I got a side of Mac & cheese which was delicious. The husband in our group got a basket of fries & onion rings and the onion rings tasted frozen & wasn't that great. He enjoyed his seafood trio & my other friend got chicken piccata, which was a good portion. When Dana brought our food out she had asked "do you need anything else?" I had asked for more napkins because all we had was the one that our silverware was wrapped in. Well I waited & waited and waited until I had to tag her down & was done eating to ask her again for some napkins & she says "oh, you would like more napkins?" Not "OMG, I'm sorry I forgot your napkins." We're human & we forget things but she was forgetful more than once without seemingly realizing it. Maybe she was having an off night, not sure? She never did come & ask us how our food was after bringing it out. Big no, no in my book. I did use to waitress in my early 20's. Prices were moderated but we spent way too long here for dinner and spent more time waiting for drinks & food than we did eating/drinking them when we finally got them. I think if I'd come back here I'd try sitting inside in hopefully more comfortable furniture with better & quicker service.

Very unique. I was told to try a corn beef and cabbage while in NH and this restaurant came highly recommended. I was glad that I went. Dining in an old church is a very unique experience and the food was good too. It was very cold while I was there and I had to wear my coat while eating but otherwise it was a great experience.

This was our first time and made the drive specifically to go here. The looks of the restaurant are what you would hope for in an Irish Pub. Decorated walls and a real homey feel. Between the four of us 3 ordered typical Irish fare while one went the Italian route. All excellent. Our waitress was handling one side by herself and did a great job and was very pleasant. I had brief conversation with the woman behind the bar as well as a young man at the desk or station as you enter. Both pleasant and personable. Really have no hesitation in recommending this to others. We arrived about 12:30 pm and seated promptly etc. Prices were good and food quantity excellent.

Solid 5 for atmosphere and service. The music by Kitchen Party was fantastic. Our server, Jennifer, was knowledgeable, efficient, and timely. The food unfortunately was barely a 3. The ginger sesame wings and spinach dip were excellent appetizers. The fish and chips and fish sandwich were way over breaded to the point of being unedible. The baked haddock was excellent. The biggest disappointment was the Shepard's pie. 80% mashed potatoes with some ground beef and brown gravy at the bottom with a couple of small pieces of celery and no other vegetables. For dessert the carrot cake was moist and tasty while the lemon berry cake was dry and borderline stale.

Let me start from the beginning... My wife and I stopped by on a Tuesday evening, around 7 o'clock. The restaurant was maybe half full and virtually nobody sitting at the bar. In other words, a quiet evening. Service throughout the evening was ok but slow with long waits between everything. Something akin to 10 minutes before anybody came to the table, another 10 minutes to get a couple glasses of wine, another 10 minutes for the waitress to come back and ask us if we wanted to order, thereafter probably at least 20-25 minutes to get our food and so on and so forth. As to the dining, once we finally got our glasses of wine we both noticed lipstick on our wine glasses. Whereas the waitress hadn't come back for a while I took my wife's glass to the bar and watched the bartender dump the wine into a clean glass. I might have thought she would've just dumped it out but whatever... I ordered the shepherds pie, which was actually pretty good. Only issue was it was served to me room temperature, but it was still OK. I ordered the scotch eggs, which were a complete joke. What I got was two eggs that were sliced into quarters, not at all what I was expecting. The sausage was tasteless, the hard boiled eggs were cold and rubbery and cooked to the max. Really disappointing.. in my opinion, a good scotch egg will be served whole, piping hot with a soft yolk. My wife ordered a salad which seemed to be OK. She ordered a baked potato, which was room temp, undercooked and probably prepared quite a while ago. She also ordered the mushrooms which she didn't realize were a deep-fried preparation. Those were overcooked but served room temperature. We could taste the stale oil in the product. This is one of those things where the food is so bad but the wait is so long that you just kind of go with it. Generally, we ate about a third of everything and just packaged everything else up, not wanting to be rude or make our waitress feel bad at the end of her day. But to be sure, those leftovers went straight into the garbage. The bill for all of this was just under 100 bucks and we left a $25 tip. I'm glad we gave it a try, it's a pretty cool place visually but there must be several better options for food in the area. Should've just stopped at Taco Bell...

A pub is judged by its food and servers, this place had great food and a wonderful server by the name of Sheri. Ask for her by name.

Went for lunch today. Ordered the Ruben sandwich. The worst Ive ever had. For an Irish pub it is embarrassing . Not much corned beef, no taste of sauerkraut, missing the cheese ,bad bread. What more can I say?

It was loud, the food was awful and I won't be going back...sorry...my party of 5 said the same thing

I've always been fond of this place, such a great setting! We got there early to avoid the Friday night wait and were seated immediately. Our server was pleasant. My eating buddy got bangers and mash and literally teared up as he was whisked back to England. He'd never had scotch eggs which he enjoyed too. My chicken picatta was weird? The sauce was super thick and the chicken wasn't breaded? It was better the next day but still off. I'll always like this place regardless.

You come here for the novelty of eating in an old church. You dont come here expecting amazing food. As an appetizer, I had the buffalo chicken dip. It was surprisingly pretty good, especially with the fried tortilla pieces they served it with. It was cheesy, full of chicken, and just the right amount of franks red hot for an additional acidity. Based on looks alone, I ordered the Reuben sandwich with onion rings. The sauerkraut was a little to sour for my taste, and was overwhelming the corned beef at times. The sandwich was substantial, but dont expect it to be loaded up like at a ny deli. The onion rings were OK, with their lack of seasoning and fairly limp onion pieces.

Fast friendly service, well prepared Irish food and regular American. Beer battered haddock served hot and tasty. Loads of natural fries.

Worst corned beef and cabbage ever. 75% gross fat. Not even close to photo on their menu. It is a disgrace that they can serve this cut of meat to a customer. I bet staff would not have eaten this. I threw it out.

Awesome food. Fun atmosphere. Great drinks. I love this place. The shepherds pie and Guinness stew is fantastic. We always have fun when we go there.

Drinks were ok. Lots of people were there but it was just lind of a boring place. And my bows said their food wasn't all that good.

A buddy and I stopped for a beer and a sandwich. We had a waitress named Sheri that was a delight, just the right spice, sass and service. Beers were cold and sandwiches good. I'll ask for her again next time if she is working. Alot of fun.

Had a delightful dining experience at Holy Grail recently. Met with 8 family members including a two year old and 6 week old baby. We received excellent service from Jennifer who was friendly and prompt with all of our needs. The food was really good. We shared Irish Nachos and Philly Cheesesteak Rolls. For dinner we had Bangers and Colcannon (so good!), a Kahuna Burger, a Veggie Burger, a Smokehouse Burger and a Reuben. Everything was delicious. Of course, we enjoyed a few brews. They have beer cocktails-I had a Guinness and Shed mixture-very good. The restaurant is large with various types of seating. Dry kid friendly. Interesting decor as the building was formally a church. Plenty of parking, clean bathrooms. I look forward to returning.

Really good. Loved the shepherds's pie. Great drinks. Nice variety of options on the menu. Our server Jenn was fantastic. She was pleasant and efficient. You can have delicious food but the server makes the experience. Highly recommend.

Don't just walk here! Run here! This place is fantastic! The food was amazing, the atmosphere was even better and our service was outstanding!!!

Love the motif and the food has always been good (have been coming here for several years). Traditional Irish dishes on the every day menu. Great selection of beer as well.

Sadly I am writing this review. This was a place I really enjoyed dining at in the past. Unfortunately the service and the food has continually gone down hill in the past couple years. Food is overcooked and charged for larger beers than actually poured. I really enjoyed this place...but at this point after multiple outings I won't be back.

This place was great! How often is it that you get to have lunch in a former church? For the moment when you pull up in your car, you think- this is going to be great! Even opening their main door and walking down the hallway into the main church area, it was so beautiful and unique. The owners preserved it where you still get the church feel but you had ample seating for people with a really cool bar area. We stopped in on a Thursday lunchtime so we were able to easily get a table. The menu was surprisingly large with more items than I thought it would have and a lot of interesting combinations. I had bbq turkey tips with sweet potato tots and french fries. She had a salad with grilled peaches and goat cheese. For dessert, we shared the brownie and ice cream sundae. All were delicious! If you're ever in the area or even close to this area, and definitely stop in to this awesome place!!!

Food & service is excellent. Family owned and operated. The atmosphere is quite pleasant. Layout of the restaurant & restoration of the old church is impressive & enjoyable, along with all the memorabilia make it fun.

Great atmosphere and food. Service was upbeat and friendly. Will visit again when in the area.

Do you seek....A GRAAAAAAILLL? Then you've come to the right place. Kitschy and fun, but with good food and a great selection of beers. Came across it by happen stance on our way south through NH and so glad we stopped. Bonus: the patio is dog friendly!

Really awesome set up in the interior very creative with the menus and how they collaborated everything from what was once a church! Pleasantly surprised and the food was pretty good. Got the fish tacos. Was a little too much batter for my liking but yeah wow very good and will be coming back! And my wife had the Cajon Bleu burger, which was very juicy and flavorful with each and every bite, and didn't shy away with the blue cheese!

Good happy hour and friendly service. Many drafts available as well as half priced apps

I'm sorry...i really am but The Holy Grail was pretty disappointing to both my hubs and me. We went in on a weeknight (maybe Wednesday?) and asked for rolls & butter. What we got were a couple if blobs if dough that we're clearly microwaved. These "rolls" proved to be totally inedible. Biting into one gave me the sensation of biting into a rubber ball. For someone who is "texture sensitive", the experience was a total turn-off. My salad came and that was even worse! The greens were warm & wilted, I asked for extra dressing in the side but it was poured into the salad instead, making for a soggy, icky, inedible mess. Hub's burger wasn't any better...it was tiny and overcooked. I was stunned; we had been here before and our meal was much better (hence, the 3 stars) so I'm not sure what happened. I'm disappointed and probably will not be returning. I am sorry.

So, I've been wanting to try this place for a long time. My entire family accompanied me, but they've all been here many times. The vibe is chill. The decor is different from most places. The beer menu was great - many draft options with various sizes. And, the beer came out very cold. The menu had something for everyone. Prices were very reasonable too. I had the turkey dinner and it was awesome. This might just be my new favorite place!!

Interesting atmosphere in a former church converted into an Irish pub. Server was attentive and food was served in a reasonable time. For the most part the food was good. The reuben rolls were delicious. Nice and crispy with panko topping and tender corned beef inside. The fish and chips and the cole slaw that came with them were amazing. We love that they are beer battered, not merely breaded. The corned beef and cabbage dinner was disappointing. The potatoes, carrots, turnips, and cabbage were okay but lacked flavor. The biggest disappointment was the quality of the corned beef. A generous portion was served but most of it was inedible. There was a huge amount of fat and the meat that surrounded it was so tough that it couldn't be cut with a knife. I had to pick off the few tender pieces with my fingers and most of the cut went into the trash. I would try Holy Grail again but would order something else next time.

I had the baked haddock in a wine butter sauce. Just the right amount. The haddock was delicious!! So moist and cooked to perfection. It had just the right amount of cracker topping. We had a wonderful waitress. I wish I caught her name. It is an old church converted into a restaurant & bar. They kept the natural featured of the church with the stained glass windows. Gorgeous!! We can't wait to go back.

Good food and service, also with an amazing dining area of awesome proportions. Very helpful with my 3 year old daughter also. Foods great no complaints.

Excellent service. Great menu selection. Many options can be adapted for gluten free diets. They do not have a dedicated fryer so fries are not gf. Fun, whimsical atmosphere. Reasonable prices.

Unique restaurant in a church excellent food & service features inside & outside dining. We chose outside on a beautiful weather day. I highly recommend the Holy Grail

Best Irish pub !!! Went in for dinner on a Saturday night. Parking lot seemed full but we were surprised when we went in it was not crowded. It was definitely busy for a Saturday night but they were very good about getting us sat within a few minutes. We asked our waitress about the parking lot and she told us there was a function going on in their "Camelot" building next door. Our waitress, Tiffany, was very knowledgeable and super friendly. We both got the fish n chips with the side order of Shepard pie and it was divine. Large beer selection and the atmosphere was super interesting. Definitely worth a visit for that alone. 10/10 we will be back, we've found the "Holy Grail"

Really enjoyed our burgers, ambiance, and service. It was clean, fun, cozy, and the food was just what we hoped it would be. Served good and hot, and it was very tasty. Great selection of beers for those who imbibe. For those who don't, service is good and refills are offered several times throughout the meal. We'll be back soon.

I ordered the boiled plate. Corned beef with carrots, potato, turnips and cabbage. The cabbage was a bit under cooked for me. I like it soft not crunchy. Corned beef had too much fat on top. I usually skim it off when preparing at home. I might try again but they have a lot of other interesting meals I might try. My friend ordered the beef stew in a bread bowl. They said it was excellent. But we both agreed the live music was WAY TO LOUD. We were shouting at each other to be heard. When we asked the waitress about it she said it's due to it being in the old church and it vibrates. Well have them lower their amps. Not sure we will be back due to that. Not sure how often they have live music, we were there on a Friday night around 6:30. If you are looking for a quiet date night place - this isn't it unless you don't want to talk with your date. Lol

Not a bad place, food is good decent beer selection and not overly expensive Definitely recommend

The food was excellent! Service was excellent! Ambiance amazing!! The church setting was so cool!

Really fun place. Great food. Such a different atmosphere was really glad we went! Bartender was very attentive.

Always a go to for a beer and Rueben. Excellent fries, usually the food is consistently good. Nothing over the top, but they aren't trying to be.

Food was plentiful but I'd give it 5 stars out of 10. Baked stuff haddock was dry, fish and chips were way overcooked. Batter was dark dark brown. Bartender was nice, drinks were ok. We may try them again but would not recommend the fish or the fry's

This place was soooo slow. We had 2 sandwiches and a burger and we were there 21/2 hrs. The food was dry and flavorless. The staff seemed unimpressed to be alive and to have to talk to people. Overall not a good experience with zero chances of ever going back.

BEWARE: although the food and the service are quite good, the noise is very, very loud. I have found this the few times I've been there. Last night was probably the last time I'll go until the restaurant installs noise mitigating panels to absorb sound. My recommendation: if you want a nice conversation during dinner, stay home or eat at another restaurant. (Or do take-out, the food is quite good).

This place is FREEZING in the winter. I understand that the windows are historical but placing beanbags in front of them doesn't help at all. It is not ideal to have to eat with your jacket on. We typically are in here after a UNH hockey game so towards the end of the night. More potential than not I find the temperature of the food to be incorrect. Too cold, not cooked through. Soup is a perfect example of this. I find the meat that is used for the Ruben to be more salty than most places and overly fatty. I have gone to other dishes after several instances as stated above. Good late night go to place but it is not tops of my listed when variety is available during peak hours.

Unique eatery in a converted church. Beautiful building and pretty decor. Great beer selection. The food was good but not amazing. We ordered a scotch egg that was flavorful but a bit over done. I ordered the baked haddock and really wished I'd gone with something else. That being said my side of the shepherd's pie was delicious. My husband ordered the prime rib and it was cooked to a good temp but had a huge piece of fat and was not super seasoned. All in all I would go again.

I've been to the Holy Grail twice, once for lunch and once for dinner. Food and beer offerings are substantial. Even when it's been busy, the service has been good. On one of my outings, one of my party was allergic to seafood, which is a problem when food is cooked in the same oil used for fried seafood. Although we opted for an alternate to French fries, the waitress went out of her way to determine that we could have ordered the fries to be oven baked and would have taken an extra 10 minutes to get our food. We like the ambience and unusual design of the place, and I'll be back.