The common man is a local NH chain. We had previously been to one of their restaurants in Meredith and found the few spectacular but the food mediocre. However, our experience was much better Lincoln. They have a great lounge to relax in before you are seated. A family was playing board games near the fire place when we got... more

Over an hour wait to get a seat, Another hour plus to get served. My steak tips were more like stew meat, and my wife's Filet Mignon was raw and chewey. At least they at least took it off the bill for us. Finally, waiter could only find 2 spoons for the 4 of us eating desert. We had to... more

After visiting the rival restaurants in the Lincoln area, Common Man is by far the best. Great service and very fresh home style meals. Very rustic atmosphere, beautiful gigantic fireplace with real wood burning and one of the best deserts I have had anywhere, the baked apple. BE SURE TO TRY IT! Common Man is a must when dining in... more

I have friends who love this place, or maybe they love the way the Common Man was before it became a chain restaurant. The decor and service are wonderful. Food, blah. Especially disappointing where my crab cakes which had never, ever seen a crab. Just breading with lots of bay seasoning. My mediteranean salad came drowned in a pool of... more

We ate here on 9 October. The service was good. I really enjoyed my vegetable medley entree (a delightful mixture of tomato & goat cheese ravioli, spinach & cheddar polenta, asparagus, portobello mushroom, beet greens, butternut squash mash etc). My partner had rib of beef and was offered - and accepted - the end piece when he said he would... more

We had a great meal on a busy Friday evening. The food was excellent: roast pork and steak. The servings were huge--we took home enough for supper the next evening. Our server was conscientious, and very apologetic that the hostess had not alerted us to the cheese and cracker bar while we waited for our table. It's easy to understand... more

My wife and I drive to Lincoln NH at least once a year from the seacoast area of southern NH to dine at tbe Common Man restaurant because of its excellent food. Our favorite is the lamb offering which is superior to any similar dish on menus we have tried elsewhere. There are several other Common Man restaurants in New... more

We were stood up by another restaurant (the Gypsy Cafe, which misplaced our reservation) and ended up making a reservation here. We waited in the rustic, inviting lounge, with a huge fireplace. After a while, we were led into the dining room, which also had pleasant, rustic decor. The server, Lisa, was friendly. The food was hot, fresh, and reasonably... more

We dined out at the Common Man Restaurant on August 7. At first the experience was very good. The atmosphere looked terrific and we were set to be impressed. That was not the case. The waitress never refilled water nor did she ask if we needed more soda. She checked once at our table to ask about the food -... more