First House Pub

528 Main St, Winchester
(781) 369-1381

Recent Reviews

Gerry Skinder

I love this place and have been here many times. The atmosphere is warm and convivial and the waitstaff treat people like old friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Rachel S.

Good burgers! I ordered the avocado burger with fries and it hit the spot. Not a ton of space inside and they don't take reservations less than 6 as a FYI. We came on a Friday night and walked around Downtown after putting our names on the wait list. Friendly staff and overall good experience!

Jack Allen

Terrible. Terrible. Terrible. They refused to serve me and my buddies because of our age. How ageist. I will not be coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ileana G.

Please read! I had checked out the menu of this place and I thought it may be good to bring my kids over for a bite, I am not doing that again for sure! My idea of a local pub was actually right all along, as a person of color, simply put, I don't fit in, and the waitress made sure I know that! Let's also talk about the food, if you are looking to get the chips, salsa and guac, don't do it! the guac tasted terrible, we could not eat it, the chips and salsa are from a bag and a container, no question about that! The whole experience was really poor, the waitress was not inviting, she did say she was alone and so I tried to be more understanding, but the fact that she was barely attentive to our table, and you could clearly see and hear her being extra attentive to the other tables made me feel really bad. When another customer asked her about bread for his salad, I heard her saying to him that usually that is not something that comes with the salad, but she said to him, "let me see what I can do for you," it was very different for us when we told her about the guacamole, it was not eatable period, and she did not even offer to bring something else or to no charge for that, so that was very disappointing! Our table was the only one with no napkins, while the waitress did bring extra napkins to the table behind us as we heard her tell the customers. As we were about to leave, I asked my 12-year-old son to take a good look around us, all through the pub, I told him we'll talk about his observations later. When we left, I asked him what his thoughts were, he told me that he saw very little diversity inside the pub, I told him "You are right, that is what I saw too", unfortunately for him and my younger son, this is no new for me, but it was really disappointing that on our first visit to this place turned out to be so uncomfortable. For those of you who may think I am exaggerating, or that I am not right about this review, I want you to know that I usually don't write reviews, but this time I am doing this with the intention of reflecting about this situation, it is necessary to look into issues like this where you clearly can see that we still face so much implicit/unconscious bias and it may go unnoticed for those who don't experience this, but when you are the one affected, it can impact you deeply. I hope the manager and the waitress of this establishment take the time to read carefully this review and to reflect upon it. At the very least I think they need to review the service they provide to some customers; it was definitely differentiated, and it should not be like this, everyone should be able to be treated well and to have a good experience inside this pub. Menu-wise, there is a need to check on the guac, chips and salsa for sure!

Pablo Hartman

Atmosphere is good, services is ok but unfortunately the 3 items we order were really bad, from burned burgers to a very dry chicken and a really awful pie! The waitress was very nice and apologetic wasn’t her fault.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Michael Joseph

Heidi is the Young n Beautiful Lady that was in Charge, very Professional, Super Intelligent Smart Kind Thoughtful Gifted in the Culinary Services every Enjoyable to have a conversation with. Definitely the Establishment to Enjoy & their Menu.Tom Ford Agaped it

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gloucester Reuben, Steak, Potato Salad, Baked Potatoes, French Fries, 3 Pulled Pork Sliders

Bruce Moore

Good food, $6.00 hamburger/fries Monday's, $6.00 wings Wednesday's. They have an 11% draft beer. Everything else very good. I's fun going to uscale Winchester Center for casual dining in a great pub atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

G Benett (mothratwins)

Sat at bar and had a martini and cheeseburger ($6 on Mondays) with onion rings ($2 upcharge). Service and food were excellent - can't beat that value. Also has specials on wings and prime rib other weeknights. Will be back to try 'em all.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oreo Cheesecake, Coleslaw

Susan R.

Met some retired teacher colleagues for dinner. I enjoyed an Apples to Apples cocktail and joked it should be served hot! We enjoyed loaded tater tots, pretzel with mustards and nachos platter. Everything was great, but the pretzel was a bit too crispy. A softer bite would have been better. We were famished, so no pics! Heather was an awesome server who filled many roles at this pub. The popular favorite entree of the group was the chicken pot pie & Shepherd's Pie. My Gloucester Reuben (think fish version of a corned beef Rachel) was okay--It needed a bit more Thousand Island dressing. If I'm being honest, order from the appetizer side. I would go back to try the burgers, but this is a better bar than restaurant.

philandviki

The food is fantastic here ! My wife got the chicken sandwich and the chicken was so big it hung out of the bun it was in . Large portion of fry’s with it . This is my second time eating here and it has been great every

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Catherine Albiani

Love sitting outsideFriendly staffGreat

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Liviu Suciu

Excellent food at reasonable price and excellent atmosphere with good and reasonably fast service. Our party got the specials (various types of fish) and some burgers and all was very good as were the draft beer choices. Would go again if back in Winchester.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cobb Salad, Coleslaw, Fish Tacos, French Fries

Daniel Maceachran

One of our go to pubs in Winchester. Great environment, family friendly. Food is pub food, straight forward and tasty. Reasonably good beer menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

E Jenny K Flanagan

Classic pub menu in a relaxed environment. The menu didn't mention it but my friend was able to get a gluten-free bun with her burger.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Watson S

Ordered a hamburger and a sandwich. Waited for 40mins. Almost zero service. Never go back again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

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