The Wellington Room

Cozy little restaurant on the second floor of a building. Great food with great service.
Aug 17th, 2019

We had high hopes but were sadly disappointed. We are frequent and seasoned diners in the Portsmouth NH dining scene. The Wellington Room has a history of being a fine dining establishment and their prices reflect it. The positive includes a cozy dining room overlooking the river. Their menu is somewhat limited and the night we went (a weekend night, first seating) they did not offer any specials. The menu offered 4 appetizers including 2 salads. I was not interested in a salad so ordered the mussels. When placing my order I was informed they were out of mussels so I chose the crab dip. The others in my party ordered the salads and were satisfied with their salads. We all agreed, however, that the crab dip tasted like it was made with onion soup mix and extremely salty. The wontons were good and crispy. Moving on to dinner, two in our party ordered the chicken risotto dish and the other two ordered the crab on haddock. General comments included pasty saltly risotto and extremely salty chicken. The haddock was unremarkable, very salty, the breadcrumbs tasted like they came from a box and neither party finished their entrée. We thought we could salvage the meal via dessert. When placing our order, we were told that they were out of 2 of the 4 listed desserts. We decided to cut our losses. Overall, we found the service brusque as though they wanted to turn our table. After the fact, I heard that ownership has recently changed at this restaurant. Portsmouth offers many better choices at this price point and location.
Jul 14th, 2019

Apr 14th, 2019

Ha! I love the guy who thinks we are “paid” to write a review. Shame on you! This place is amazing, plain and simple. The staff is so far from rude, it’s ridiculous!!! One of the best meals I have ever had. PERIOD! We went here for our mutual birthdays a couple of years ago and we were blown away. The food was impeccable. So much so, we are going back in one week to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary. The menu changes based on the season and what is good and appropriate for the time of year. Last time, my husband had the fish and I had the filet. Both melted in our mouths and we couldn’t have loved our meals more. This time, I look forward to the chicken or maybe even the eggplant. The beet salad was amazing!!! Drinks were awesome, and the staff bent over backwards when they learned it was our birthdays. Can’t wait to go back!!!! The view was gorgeous. Restaurants don’t get better than this. Take my advice.
Mar 21st, 2019

Cozy little restaurant with excellent service and great, varied menu. Ask for a window table.
Mar 6th, 2019