The Common Man Restaurant Claremont NH

Cory McDonough

I will preface this with 1. Food was amazing, back of the house did a wonderful job. 2. The atmosphere and venue was beautiful. Reason for 3 stars is the service. Waited 30 minutes to even to be acknowledged by our waitress and to get drinks (we’re talking water). After waiting for our drinks, took another 2 hours to get entrees and had to ask our server for refills. Would definitely be a 5 star if we hadn’t waited so long and the service was better. We dined on 6/19/22.

DL Hirst

My wife and I really live this restaurant. The service is excellent. The menu offers many fine choices. And, they have always proved delicious! Recently, I was here with a trade group in a private room. Our turnout was disappointing, but the bartender and server (who both must have realized this was not going to be a big payday) were absolutely delightful! For once, I was glad for a cash bar, so I could at least try to help with a decent tip out. The CM in Claremont is a fun and interesting place. Love the brick, love the river, and love the area. Of course we’ll be back!

Ila McLaughlin

I have to say that the first time I ever ordered from this place it was delicious and on point and on time. The host was delightful and there were no issues. This evening however was a complete disappointment. On my 3-hour drive North I decided to order common Man takeout so that we didn't have to cook after a long commute. The app said the order would be ready at about 5:30. We arrived promptly at 5:20 and I spoke with one of the waitresses. She went into the kitchen and checked with the kitchen staff and came out and told us it would be just a couple minutes. After sitting on the couch for 20 minutes I went up to the host (not the waitress) just to let her know that I was sitting on the couch in case she couldn't see me as I had been waiting for an order. She then informed me that the order hadn't even been placed yet and that she was putting the order in at that moment and it would be 30 minutes until the order would be ready. I asked her if she would mind checking with the kitchen as the previous waitress went into the kitchen and they told her it would just be a couple minutes I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a miscommunication. She was very helpful and had no problem going into the kitchen and asking however the other waitress then came over and confirmed that the order had not even been entered yet. She promptly refunded me for my order which I appreciate. I did ask her in the future to please ensure she checked her system before telling customers that it would just be a couple minutes as many people would rather have the truth than assume their food would only take a couple minutes only to find out it would be over an hour since the order was submitted. I understand in these times it is hard to find good help and that everybody is understaffed. But a little honesty goes a long way. It probably also wouldn't hurt for them to update their app to account for elongated wait times.