Cork N’ Keg Grill

Went for the first time for lunch with my girlfriend today, and we were blown away by how great the food was. The burgers were awesome, and the apple sangria was easily the best we’ve ever had. Definitely will be going back

Excellent food and service. Diverse menu. Large portions. Plenty of parking and easy to get to! Raymond’s gem!

I went earlier tonight with my boyfriend for the first time. We got the clam chowder to share and it was alright. My boyfriend got the Mac and Cheese burger medium and I got the Old Smokehouse Burger with the onions on the side since I hate onions and gave those to my boyfriend. We got seated immediately and it wasn’t busy when we arrived but became progressively busier as we were waiting for our food. Since neither of us are drinkers, we were seated at the higher booth table near the bar and it was noisy.
The burgers were cooked well and the fries were seasoned well. My one complaint is the service. It was on the slower side and we waited close to 25 minutes for our burgers.
Overall, it was good but kind of pricy (almost $ 50 including tip) for two burgers and fries, a bowl of clam chowder, and two sodas.

Although not a glamorous atmosphere or location, the service and food made me love this place. The service down the road at Tuckaway Tavern is so off-​putting that I probably will never go back there knowing that this little gem is right around the corner!

Food is basically pub grub and i hate calling it that because the food is outstanding. I feel like that isba dig, i guess its more of a gastro pub, but nonetheless the food and atmosphere is great. I recomend this everyone.

Love the Cork N’ Keg!
Macaroni and cheese is amazing — really ‘cheesy’ flavored.
Bacon Cheeseburger is amazing — through and through.
Macaroni and cheese on a burger? lol was ok. Preferred separate lol
They have a chips and queso dip appetizer that is to die for, especially when you add the pulled pork option!
We go here regularly. Definitely recommend.
My boyfriend loves their IPA sampler. Lots of beers to choose from.

This place is awesome! We had begun our night at another popular restaurant in town and they told us it was going to be an hour and a half wait! It was already pretty late and we had a infant waiting for us at home so we used none other than Unilocal to search for another decent place to eat, nearby.
At first glance it didn’t look like anything to write home about (it’s attached to a bowling alley). And I wasn’t super into the view we had of the bowling alley from inside the restaurant either. But the service was great. Our waitress was very accommodating and attentive. The food was taking a little bit longer than expected, (but it was a busy Saturday) and the manager came to our table and apologized for the delay. He also came back around afterward to ensure we were all set and satisfied. Even when the waitress was off grabbing our drinks (which he wasn’t aware of) he personally offered to take our drink order and put something in while we waited.
Very pleasant experience, and although we aren’t from the area if we’re ever in town again we will most certainly go back.
The only negatives we had were that there seemed to be a lot of available seating and they weren’t seating anyone in them. I assumed it was because of reservations, but we ended up sitting in a booth that had been completely empty since our arrival at the restaurant. Also, my gin and tonic was most certainty 85% gin and 15% tonic, so I had to get a separate glass of tonic to dilute it. But I’m a baby, I’m sure most people enjoy their drinks extra strong :-)

I’ve had good food both times I’ve been here. The prices are reasonable and they stay open late (though the late night menu is pretty sparse)

For a place that actually smokes its own meats, they cut corners everywhere else. This restaurant is a glorified Applebee’s or Chiles, and that isn’t a compliment. Nothing is made in house, the lettuce isn’t even shredded or pulled in house. Food is inconsistent, a lot of it is frozen, more of it canned and pre-​made. Their «award winning chile» is terrible.
The only upside here is their bar has an amazing beer selection and the guy that runs it really knows his stuff. Also, the corned beer hash is made in house from scratch and is amazing.
Save some money and stay in until they figure it out.

Nachos had a serious lack of cheese. Salsa was like water but the Beer is good and football is on. Eh. Food is average. I’ve been here 3x now. Come back mostly cause it’s close and the selection of draft is pretty good

They should take cork out of the name of this place because I can get the entire wine menu in Walmart but the beer selection is get it’s a great group of people that work there it’s a pub grubb menu but great taste

What a nice little find next to the bowling alley, I have been to this place twice and its quite tasty! Beer selection (considering that KEG is in its name) is great and you can do a sampler which is always one of my favorite things to do. Free popcorn (also always a plus for me, its the little things). I highly recommend it!

Ended up here on Monday evening as second choice of eatery (first choice had 2 for 1 deals and had a wait time of 1 hour+).
It wasn’t particularly busy, but they seemed a bit short-​staffed as the service was a little slack and we waited quite a long time for the food to arrive. I ordered lobster sliders, which were tasty enough but were a little on the small side. With only two on the plate plus some French fries and coleslaw I was wishing that I’d ordered a starter. Three sliders of that size would have been fine.
Dessert choice was limited to two, neither of which took my fancy, so we left.
A little disappointing on the service front, but it did seem like they had staffing issues in the kitchens.

i have been to the cork n keg on several occasions and each time i had great service and equally great food.
have had a couple types of burgers… very good cooked to my liking which is medium. They come with FF and you can get onion rings or sweet potato fries for an upcharge. I like the reg ff, crispy with a seasoned salt sprinkled on them.
I had their frenchh dip one sat afternoon. real prime rib with a great au jus! delish and tender.
i ordered the pulled pork sandwich, minus the roll (too filling) it came with cole slaw and FF, it was really tender and tasty!
My 17 year old loves it there and when we go out to eat she usually suggests this place. Cozy, casual and comfortable.
And for craft beer peeps, i believe they have at least 30 or more on tap!
dont judge this restaurant by its former name and or owner. new owners, new cooks, and a bit of an update .
two thumbs up

I’m writing an update for 2 reasons…1) It’s been a long time since I’ve found a local place I love & 2) When I see stupid reviews about burgers that are obviously raved about, I’m going to repeat my two cents worth :) We went here again for dinner last night and it was so good. Started with Asian flavored chicken wings… dinner for hubby was Mac n Cheese with Buffalo chicken and I had the Yankee Sandwich or something like that… turkey, apples, bacon, & cheese with sweet potato fries. Once again, ate half brought the other home. The food was awesome and so again was our server Amanda. Dessert was this toffee pie thingy and ok… can we just say if you DON’T order this, you’re missing out!!! It’s just… soooooo good. It was getting packed by 6 pm so obviously they’re doing something right. One note… I’d love to see our server on the bar. Being a bartender so long, I definitely would have loved working with someone as customer oriented as her. Just a thought management ;) We’ll be back soon! Oh… and the burger review… every burger I’ve seen (and we’ve had) has been HUGE… so much so we take it home. We saw 4 huge guys eating them last night and 2 said they couldn’t finish they were so big… stop being negative

Wasn’t impressed by this place. Got a burger because how hard is it to make a burger? Well it was two little patties on a big bun not even stacked on top of one other. It was so messy. Also I feel like this place is trying to be two things at once. Up scale or bar? confusing.

This place is legit, the food has been prepared by people who care and put in effort. I should have taken a photo of my fish sandwich, it was a delicious masterpiece. I had the best fish sandwich I have ever had here today. I will be back and I will take a photo so you all can drool. Here is the facts, this place is co-​located with a bowling alley in Raymond NH. Good or bad? Not sure about that location. The décor is pub/​bar type stuff but still family friendly.
Either way, none of that is important if you are hungry. The food is amazing here, presentation and flavor is freaking off the charts. I am looking forward to my next visit.

First time here wasn’t bad. We had never been to the original establishment, so had nothing to compare to as others have. It had such a bad rep among the locals we never bothered to go in. But heard from some friends how the new restaurant was a massive improvement, so had to give it a try.
We were there before 6 on a Saturday evening, and even then the place wasn’t as busy as we might have expected. No wait. Most of the tables were full and a good sized crowd at the bar. Some were sitting outside on the patio as the weather was incredibly nice for end of September. Even with an almost full house, the noise level wasn’t an issue at all.
Got seated immediately and the hostess brought us a bowl of fresh (rather salty — is that their trick to get us to order lot of drinks?) popcorn to munch on while we perused menus. The styrofoam bowl with a tipsy bottom was a bit of a detraction. Quite a varied menu, plus daily specials. Some vegetarian options. Our server was table side within a short span of minutes to take our beverage order and list those specials.
After some mulling, DH opted for the soft pretzel appetizer. Somehow he missed the descriptor «soft» and thought it would be more of a crunchy variety. Other than being heavily salted, like the popcorn, he said it was okay.
Me, on the other hand, had to follow my tradition of sampling the clam chowder. Phooey. Should have gone with the French onion soup. The chowder was a little bland, on the thin side and precious few clams to be found, but loads of celery, onion and bacon. Was also barely lukewarm. Bummer.
For entrées, DH was true to form and had a burger. The Old Yankee burger to be specific, sans the healthy garnishes and garlic mayo. Again he missed a detail in the menu that there are two Angus beef patties, not just one on their burgers. So it ended up being at least a half pound of beef; he was in Cholesterol Heaven. Fries were lightly seasoned.
I went for one of the specials, Lobster Mac & Cheese. Toasty hot in a cast iron skillet. Lots of big lobster chunks in this dish, and some intact claw meat hiding underneath the cavatappi (sort of a hybrid penne/​rotini). Loving that! However the cheese sauce was quite soupy, requiring use of a spoon. Mac and cheese to me, should be more gooey than watery. Must be one of my many quirks. Menu said special blend of cheeses, and this will sound almost heretical (eek!), but it tasted like melted process cheese. I don’t know what blend they use, and should have asked, but it was almost too cheesy, if that makes any sense. But the amount of lobster outweighed all that. And it was a big portion. Took more than half of it home. Oh, there was garlic bread of a sort. No real garlic, just some spread on a soft baguette and grilled. Tasteless, but good for dipping in the cheese sauce.
Had the leftovers for lunch today. Sprinkled a little lemon thyme from the garden over it before warming up. Toned down the cheese sauce and was a nice complement to the lobster.
This was more of a 3 – 3.5 star experience based on the food, but the service was awesome so we are going with 4. Our waitress was attentive frequently checking in and constantly refilling DH’s diet Pepsi (almost lost a star for not being a Coke establishment;)) and other staff were quick to take dirty dishes away. One young woman even asked if I got my chowder. Had I really liked it I might have said no, and got another bowl. She admitted she would have brought it. Ha!
They do breakfast on the weekends. We will give that a try one day and will give dinner another chance at some point as well.

Anyone who came to this place back when it was Legends knows that it was an absolute dump. The food was gross, the 4 beers they had on tap were always skunked and some of the staff (the owner included) were just downright creeps.
That being said, I was so happy to hear that Legends had shut down and would be re-​opening as an all new establishment. I’ll admit I was apprehensive at first because I didn’t know who had bought it and how different it would be but I was blown away by the transformation. The atmosphere inside is a complete 180 from the way it used to be. I love that they removed the glass windows that separated the bar and high-​tops from the booths. The whole place seems much more wide open. It has all new lighting, the bar has been completely re-​designed and overall the entire place has been brought up to date.
The beer selection (45 on tap!) is great, featuring beer from breweries all over the country and the bartenders are all super friendly and attentive. I was thrilled to see that Christine, one of the bartenders from Legends, was rehired by the new owners, as she was one of few Legends staff members that always took great care of her customers.
I’ve been twice this week and both times the food (I had the chicken bacon ranch sandwich one day and the club sandwich a few days later) was wonderful. While we were eating our lunch, Vicki, one of the owners, came over and introduced herself and asked how our meal was and she was so friendly! It is so great to finally see someone breathing life into this place as it’s one of the few places in town to go. My best friend lives in Raymond and I work in Epping so I’m in the area a lot and definitely plan on frequenting the Cork n’ Keg regularly!

I should preface this by saying I had only been to the old restaurant once before the redesign, and wasn’t a huge fan. The restaurant looks a million times better! They took down the glass wall between the bar area, and the general seating, it’s more open, and seems brighter and roomier. They replace the booths with high top booths, and the rest of the tables have been replaced as well.
They have an extensive beer/​wine list. They’ve also revamped their menu (and good quality). I had the French onion soup, and Reuben. Both we’re delicious. The French onion which is normally savory, was slightly sweet, but good. The crock it came in was pretty large, and could have been a meal on it’s own had I not split it with my husband. The Reuben was so good. The meat was a little smokey which have it a great flavor.
The service was great too! Our waitress was very friendly and attentive, as was the hostess and rest of the staff. We’ll definitely be coming back!