The Coach Stop

The Coach Stop

Address: 176 Mammoth Rd
City, State: Londonderry NH 03053

Located on the corner at the intersection of route 102 and route 128

Hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 11:30AM - 10PM
Wednesday - Saturday: 11:30AM - 11PM
Sunday: 12PM - 10PM

Website: The Coach Stop

Description: The Coach Stop, constructed in 1810 originally served as a homestead and is one of the oldest structures in Londonderry.  In the late 1800's the homestead was a stagecoach stop for travelers and converted to a tavern.

The Coach Stop has very good ratings and reviews, the building contains several semi-private rooms each with a fireplace and photographs of historic Londonderry. The business casual atmosphere is good for a quiet date, celebratory dinner or business meeting. They offer dual menus, one for the restaurant and a second tavern menu. The upstairs tavern offers several TV's in a more relaxed and social atmosphere.

I've had the opportunity to eat in both the restaurant and tavern and unfortunately the food failed to impress me.  The first visit we stopped at the tavern for a quick bite. The Steak Tip Wrap with it's grilled marinated steak tips, american cheese, onions, peppers, mushrooms and a roasted garlic mayonnaise. Unfortunately, I wasn't wowed by the flavor of the fairly average wrap.  With the stellar 4 star reviews on travel sites I chocked this meal to a fluke and decided to return at another time for dinner.

Dinner was off the "A Little Italian" section of the menu and consisted of the Chicken Parmesan. An Italian breaded chicken deep fried, baked with marinara, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese served over linguine. The meal was disappointing.  The chicken breading was very crunchy and dark making the well cooked chicken very dry.  The best way to explain this seems as if the frying oil used was several weeks old causing the dark and overcooked appearance.  The marinara sauce was extremely wet and runny as if I was eating linguine soup off my plate.  Another flavorless meal at The Coach Stop.  In this case, two strikes and you're out!

Star Rating: 1
Price Range: $$$
Menu: Dinner Menu, Tavern Menu

Notes: As I visit each establishment I attempt to find positive qualities about the location and menu. I understand everyone's palate contains a variety of flavor profiles and I try and give a restaurant flexibility if a meal I order doesn't meet my expectations therefore, I attempt to keep my reviews unbiased one way or another.  Unfortunately, The Coach Stop more than once disappointed not only me but also the parties in my family who also attended these meals. My overall evaluation is over-priced and under-flavored.  We will not return.