JD's Tavern

My wife and I had occasion to spend an evening at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH and checked out JD's Tavern for some late afternoon drinks. The servers were attentive and pleasant, drinks were amply sized and nicely prepared. Perhaps a bit pricey for New Hampshire, but it was a hotel bar, and part of that is paying a bit more for convenience.   While we were there we elected to have some food, which was surprisingly good.

Overall JD's Tavern is a good place to stop in if you happen to find yourself at the Radisson in Manchester.

I guess I'll be the first dissenting reviewer (LOL) and say that I had a perfectly good meal!

For an appetizer I ordered the Chicken Spicy Quesadillas listed as With a Poblano Salsa and Jalapeño Jack Cheese $9.95 on the menu.
The chicken was tender and tasty and generously provided through throughout! The cheese was proportional and (I believe) was a jack cheddar. The peppers and onions were well sauteed and seasoned. The poblano salsa was quite good too. Definitely flavorful, and a 9/10 for me and my husband who shared it.

The iced tea was actually strong and not like a watery mess, so points there!

For the entree I went with the Grilled BBQ Glazed Chicken Sandwich, listed as
Served on a Brioche Roll with Grilled Onions for $12.95. The only problem I had with the sandwich was that the lettuce, which was optional, and actual red leaf (not iceburg garbage), made it too slippery to eat without difficulty. I fixed my error and took it off after 3 or 4 bites and everything was fine from there ^_~
The actual chicken was tender and a full breast, not slices or a weird patty. Also, I was impressed that the tomato slices were actually flavorful. That probably means they weren't local, seeing as it's not the right season now, but yay for tasty tomatoes! The fries were pretty good too. I'd give it 8.5/10.

For dessert (all listed as $6.95 on the menu) I chose the Cheesecake with Raspberry Coulis. I've had cheesecake that was amazing and cheesecake that was godawful. This cheesecake fell more on the amazing end of the scale and I'd give it an 8/10 because I've been spoiled elsewhere. I think the raspberry coulis was not really necessary, per se, but it did provide a nice contrast to the richness of the dessert. I'm glad it was not strawberry, way too overdone!

So, price-wise, we are on the "captive audience" scale here, since it is the restaurant serving the hotel and convention center. For the size of the appetizer, I'd say it was a fair price. The sandwich price was a bit higher than I would normally be happy with by a couple of bucks, but the dessert price was on par with other restaurants. For two of us sharing most of the meal I'd say it was a pretty good deal.

I saw some items not available for lunch, like the Hanger Steak, that I wouldn't mind coming back to try out.

The waitress was attentive without being a constant annoyance, so drinks were refilled quickly, and courses flowed timely from the kitchen as well.

I'm going to give it an 8/10 overall between taste/value/service. I'd come back!

You can pull up the whole menu at this link:
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I went to JDs while my sister and I were attending a bridal event at the Radisson Hotel in Manchesyuck.
It was the hotel's restaurant/bar, but it wasn't very tasty.
The server was nice enough and they were accommodating for 9 people. Fairly quick as well.
The menus were pretty looking, but the prices seemed a bit high for the value and the taste.
I ordered a soup and 1/2 sandwich combo.
The soup was generic minestrone. Probably was progresso. The sandwich was dry bread and not great turkey either. It came with just lettuce after I asked for no tomato.
The sandwich combo was $8 something. It came with cape cod style chips, which was sadly the best part.
I wouldn't ever pick to come here. It was mostly for convenience.
Manchester just rots in general, I guess.