Friendly Red’s Tavern

Very disappointed in this «tavern» in town. So noisy despite claims they have addressed this problem. Felt like we were in a refinished basement of a home. Unable to try patio in February. Meatball app had too much thyme to taste like meatballs. Also bread too soggy with the sauce over them. Sauce was good. Charged extra for tomato slices on a $ 12 burger! Good service but did not feel like a tavern with tile on floor, walls and bar. Awkward space! May try patio for drinks in good weather but not your neighborhood hangout!

The noise level inside is so bad that even the waitress could not hear me. The cave like rectangular room has awful acoustics where sound reverberates to the threshold of pain. It wouldn’t surprise me if the noise level exceeds OHSHA compliance that would call for hearing protection.
The «average» rating on noise is grossly wrong.
Food we had outside and service, at the end of the summer was just average. We won’t go back. If it wasn’t for a lake of restaurants in Windham, I don’t see how they would survive.

Went for lunch. Very good service, friendly. Food was very good. Wonderful bread with my sandwich, best grilled vegetables I have had in a while. Got a side of Mac n cheese that I liked so much I ordered another for dinner tonight.
Also has a great beer and wine list. Casual atmosphere

So far, so good…
Red’s Tavern is a hoppin, fairly new place to head to for a beer, a bite, the game…
Homemade jalapeño poppers are topped with bacon, yes, everything is better with bacon !!!
Potato skins are hearty and not some dried up old shoe…
Homemade meatballs are fantastic especially atop the crunchy bread they are served on…
They don’t skimp on portion size so either go hungry or take home the leftovers…
A good beer selection is a must in my mind and Red’s does not disappoint…
Now the low points:
There’s only single stall bathrooms which make for a line on busy weekend nights…
It’s a bit loud due to the fact that the ceilings are at about 8′ high and are flat without anything to break up the sound. Gives it a bit of a basement feel…
All in all I think Red’s is one of the best new restaurants to open in the area in sometime and I think all should give it a try…

Good service, bar food with a few different things on the menus. Outdoor seating with TV if weather permits!

I rated a 3 because I want to be fair. We never actually ended up eatting. So I cant speak for the food. we walked in but it was so loud, and we had out 2 year old with us, so we left… I wouldn’t have come on here to note it bit since I had called to see if it was family friendly (for a baby as I had called him) and told it was, I was very disappointed to get all the way there and have to leave…

The food is pretty standard pub fare which is fine, but OMG! This place is the loudest restaurant I’ve even been in! You cannot hear yourself if you sit inside. Outside is lovely but how on earth can this place expect to survive the winter? Seriously, you will not experience a place as loud as this one.

Really want this place to make it, but…
It’s an OK place if you go by yourself, but don’t plan on going with someone if you want to actually have a conversation. The noise is unbearable. There is nothing inside to dampen the noise — a major snafu.
The food was average at best and it took 40 minutes to get it to our table. Bzzzt.
People were complaining about their food all around us.
Many suggest eating outside as the needed prescription. I wonder how that will work out in December. Sadly, I doubt they’ll still be there by then.
Come on Windham — can’t we do better than this? I’m guessing the school board probably had something to do with this place. :-)
Best wishes, RT – you’re going to need it and quick!

Been here twice. The first time the food came out cold. Just didn’t seem like anything was cooked fresh, just reheated. We complained to the manager and he apologized but offered nothing in terms of reducing the cost of the bill. Service was fine but they just didn’t know what they were doing.
Went a second time and was told there was an hour wait. Funny that there were tables open. We decided to go next door to Capri. Best choice. As we were eating our food next door, the family that checked in ahead of us was seated within 10 minutes.
They must have turned at least 5 groups away. I can’t see how they are going to last.

Would love to change the rating here but the service was terrible. Went in for dinner with my family and after putting my name in on their iPad hostess system, which the hostesses could barely figure out, we saw several people who just walked in get seated. Plenty of open tables. We were told we were waiting for a table you could put a high chair at, of which everyone else that got seated was at a low table that would’ve been fine.
Couple that with disorganization up front and the manager or owner seemed as confused as the hostesses and it lead to us walking out.
Food looked good, so I’d be willing to try them in a few months if they survive.

Wonderful staff. Attentive, and also proactive. They deserve your tips.
Sadly the food was not so great. Why ask me what temp I would like my burger when everything comes out gray in the middle? It’s a far cry from the medium rare I hoped for. The fries were soggy. My kid’s Mac and Cheese was super salty. As much as we want to support a local business, we won’t return. The whole family felt a little off after we had lunch there.
I suppose it would be ok to go for drinks with friends? The food, not so much.

Summary:
Be seated on the patio if possible, it’s loud indoors.
I would definitely recommend the place to grab drinks and enjoy a few appetizers but I’m on the fence with the main entrees. We’ll certainly be back at some point.
Details:
My wife and I visited on a Thursday evening. Plenty of parking and a nice new building.
As it was raining when we visited, we were sat inside. I agree with other reviews, the place is uncomfortably loud inside. That said, a friend told me they have hired an acoustics engineer to fix the issue though. So here’s to hoping the noise issue inside improves.
We started with a few drinks and buffalo wings. The place has a nice beer list which I quite enjoyed and a nice list of cocktails that wife enjoyed. She had two different ones over the evening and enjoyed both of them. The wings were also quite good (grilled, and a vinegar based hot wing sauce?) and came in a decent portion (could have easily accommodated 3 – 4 ppl with one app). We only tried the wings but the rest of their appetizer menu looked good as well.
Meals arrived: a Jerk Chicken Salad and their take on a BBQ burger. The salad seemed a bit uninspired and the chicken under-​seasoned but nonetheless was okay. The chicken breast was actually quite large. The burger was also pretty decent but not spectacular too. That said it was a little cheaper than I expected for a restaurant hamburger.

I went there couple weeks ago on a Friday night and sat at the mostly empty bar. Bartender came almost right away to take our drink order and asked if we wanted to see the food menu, we said yes. A few min later she came back, took our drink order and then got our drinks pretty quickly.
I wish I can tell you how the food was but none of the three bartenders ever came back to ask if we wanted anything to eat. They all seemed ultra focused on their other tasks, they forgot about customer service. Eventually one of them came by after they saw our drinks were empty but by that time my blood was boiling so we paid and left.
I really want to like this place and will most likely will try it again in a few months, hope they have most the bugs ironed out.

Tried Reds Tavern for the 1^st time the other night. The restaurant was very busy since they just opened. We wanted to sit out on the patio, it was a beautiful night so I am sure this is why. The wait was about 25 minutes so we ordered a drink at the bar from Amie B, who was so nice to us. We then sat on the comfy wicker chairs they have out on the patio. They don’t have a buzzer system, so they ask for you cell number and will send you a text when your table is ready. I thought that was pretty cool with our generation. So we finally got our seats, a high top table on the patio with an umbrella. Very nice atmosphere with the rock wall surrounding the patio. At this point our waitress comes over to see how we are doing, greeted us and said welcome to Reds Tavern. Kristen T was our waitress for the evening. Kristen is so nice and caring for her customers, as I watched her with her others. So now we ordered the jalapeño stuffed with a mayonnaise sauce and wrapped in bacon. 6 for $ 8. And on a Huge rectangle plate. They were very thin and really looked to small for the plate they had it on. It gives the impression of almost charging too much like I was at a Bistro. We then ordered our meals, I had the Apple Bacon Burger, cooked good but the burger buns were too dry. Almost wanted to pour water on the bun to make it a little moist.
Also, my girlfriend had the smothered jerk chicken salad. She liked that the dressing is homemade here and is Vadalia dressing. Another thing was the lighting outside when the sun went down. Very dark and hard to see your food. Definitely need more lighting. Also, this was our ticket times for our meal. Ordered dinner at 8:30, 8:55 food came out. 25 minute ticket times is a little too long for me.
John, the manager was nice and always checking the table to see how everyone service was.
Well, that’s my review and some of the down points is why I gave 3 stars. I know they just opened so we may go back and try again.

This place was good! A friend and fellow windham resident told the wife and I to check the place out.
We got some drinks (I got kelsen battle axe, the wife got a gimlet and some other muddled cocktail) and then we got some apps (stuffed jalapeños not fried or breaded and fresh, truffle oil french fries) both were awesome.
She got for food, steak salad which was good and they don’t just give you some crappy steak tips, they ask you how you want it cooked so she got it rare like she wanted! I got the porterhouse pork chop. Wicked good.
Reasonable prices, good beer and good service. Can’t complain! We sat outside and it was nice. Very quiet for being right off the Main drag.

There is nothing special about this place that would get me to go back. We went to dinner tonight and between the two of us we got the macaroni and cheese over fried chicken, asian style chicken wings, and a side of seasoned fries. The asian style chicken wings were good. Not great, not bad, just good. The seasoned fries tasted like they had no season. Some of them may even have tasted undercooked, not all just a couple. The macaroni and cheese over friend chicken tasted like overcooked pasta with a little cream over a frozen chicken fingers that were fried. The frozen chicken finger was the best part. A lot of the macaroni was mushy and it definitely was not cheesy. Very bland.
The prices were more affordable then most. The rewards program sounds like something I would have signed up for except by the time the bill came we both agreed we would not be going back so whats the point?
The atmosphere. someone already said it seems like a pizza joint and I completely agree. The outside is really nice if only it had a better view.
Our service was wonderful. Very attentive and food came out hot and within a reasonable time.
Not sure if the owner reads this or not… if I were them I would revamp the menu (seems like people already had the same issues with bland food), had live musics and advertise it around town, maybe change the décor or define more the theme you are going with, ?trivia nights, etc.

FOOD: I was served a chicken sandwich that was severely undercooked. Unfortunately, it took a few bites to get to the part that was **raw**. I’m 7 months pregnant so I haven’t been eating anything that’s not well done and had figured chicken was a safe bet to order since it should always be cooked to temperature. I’ve been sick since this happened, thankfully not severely, but it was disgusting and upsetting.
Apart from the raw chicken I was served, we had potato skins which were fine. Crispy but a little light on toppings and dry. My husband had the mac and cheese and fried chicken which didn’t really taste like much, not even cheese.
SERVICE: Our waitress was nice and attentive as was the other FOH staff. The raw chicken incident was handled about as well as you can expect: it was taken off the bill and we were given a gift card. The manager came over to apologize and then asked how the rest of the food was. When I said it was bland he got defensive. Okay, if you don’t want feedback, why are you asking for it?
ATMOSPHERE: If you go, absolutely sit outside. The patio is lovely, more than you expect driving up to it. Inside feels like a pizza takeout place and is extremely loud. There is no fabric anywhere inside the place to dampen sound, not even curtains, the ceiling is a smooth surface, no dividers between tables, just tile everywhere. It’s also too bright which adds to the pizza place feelAnd definitely not how I picture a ‘tavern’. Also, when I asked for water I was given bottled water with a car dealership logo on it. Strike 3 for pizza place.
I was really hoping to like this place since it’s nice to have in Windham but given the above, we very likely will not be back.

Pub Menu — Outside seating — Great Service
This is a combination restaurant/​bar that offers outside patio seating and inside a table seating area and bar seats in one large room. This was my first time there and will make a couple trip back as this was a good alternative to other local establishments in the area.
FOOD:
I would expect to get a fair price for the food that you order, with above average quality and on some dished average to below in quantity. I was a little disappointed in size of a side of fries that you would get for $ 4, but besides that the other items that were ordered were very tasty and good portions. Most of the other plates that I saw come out of the kitchen looked really appetizing.
SERVICE:
One of the biggest selling points was the service, which I would rate 8 out of 10. Very very good service. I did complain about the fries to see how they would react — they said (both server and manager) thanks for the feedback — they will discuss, but made no efforts to please me — no offer to give me more fries, coupon, etc, (both server and manager) Maybe the server and manager or not empowered to address customer’s concerns? Not sure… but besides that, my server (Bridget?) was responsive, friendly, attentive and top notch.
ATMOSPHERE:
Brand new establishment, so everything smells new, clean and fresh. The outside patio is fantastic, with heaters, and the typical patio accompaniments. The inside seems very copacetic, probably as it was brand new — so not much character except the TV’s on the wall. It could use some stuff on the walls. The bar was nice, but the bar seats where something that you would find in an function hall and the bar counter top was a neutral color laminate. They probable spent around $ 80 on the bar top.
BATHROOMS:
Brand new and clean, but if you should use your before you go to go here, as they are single bathrooms — 1 for each. On a Tuesday night at 930 pm I was 3^rd in line to use the men’s bathroom. I can’t imagine the line on a Friday or Saturday night.
SUMMARY:
Good local place with good food, but they could of used a consultant to help create a more welcoming environment. They have seemed to have kept costs down during the development of this restaurant to minimize their risk in case it did not take off. But being as that I have done business with other companies that are owned by the same parent company that owns Red’s, I am sure that they will make the necessary changes to become successful as they have done with their other companies.

Okay, I broke my 3 month rule with this place because it’s a mile from my house. I had the appetizer sampler with chicken fingers, potatoes skins and crab cake, he had the BBQ bacon burger, and the boy had chicken fingers. The food is standard pub fair and really pretty solid for only being open a week or so. What makes it is the management and the service. A very tight crew! Food came out hot, servers are friendly and attentive, and the manager is always present. Even to deal with crazy situations like mine which includes a panic attack seeing an incoming thunderstorm. In 3 months, this place will be a gem if they keep the severs and management.

Fantastic food, great service, friendly wait staff.
Nothing frozen here. Fresh made pasta was so tasty.
Handmade chicken tenders and sirloin so tender you could cut it with a fork. Awesome