Puritan Backroom - Coffee County

They claim to have invented chicken tenders… that’s a stretch but whatever. This is a classic blue haired old school New England place. The menu has most likely been the same for 30+ years. The food is consistent you know exactly what you will get for quality and portion. The service is on there A game and the only part that’s whatever is the townie atmosphere but it comes with the territory and after a few who cares if some old lady or a miserable couple who hasn’t been intimate in months is staring at you. By the way the Chicken tenders are actually amazing, the French onion soup is excellent, Greek salad is classic. Lastly the they have some classic desserts and the grape nut custard is phenomenal like I said classic New England also homemade Ice Cream that is amazing lol. Definitely worth it. Ohhh I forgot to mention the parking lot in the parking situation is an absolute nightmare no matter what day or what time everybody in their mother try to go to this restaurant. It really is an institution. It seems to me as soon as people pull into the lot, they forget that their operating vehicle and how to drive or even, lose the sense of reality and lack self awareness. All they can think about is chicken tenders and mudslides. It’s the only thing that’s going to ease the pain of their mediocre wives and how it ended up here the fact that they have a spouse and kids that they can’t stand or some sort of crippling drug addiction, and alcoholism that they vigorously have to seek an embarrassing religion to live day-to-day, they can think about chicken tenders and do not know how to park Vegetarian options: They have salads Dietary restrictions: Don’t come here Parking: The parking situation is crazy, Everyone and their mother try to go to this restaurant and once they pull into the lot forget they are driving and still have to park. People forget how to operate a vehicle, and pull into a spot because all they can think about in their smooth brain is chicken tenders and mudslides to ease the pain of the life choices they have made which ended up in Manchester NH with a couple kids and a spouse they hat or a cripple drug addition. Kid-friendliness: Bring the whole hockey team Wheelchair accessibility: Lots of old people

I've heard rave reviews from others, so I decided to give it a try. I got the traditional chicken tenders. I found the chicken tenders good, but sweeter than expected. I did like how they were really lightly breaded. The sweetness of them kind of thew me off.

My husband and I came in for an early lunch. I ordered the Chicken Cordon Blue with the cheese sauce. It came out with a brown gravy. I told the waitress that isn't the way I ordered it. The waitress tried to persuade me to eat it the way it was. I told her that I don't like gravy. She brought out my husband's food at that time also. He ate so his food wouldn't be cold. When she returned with my food I got more mashed potatoes.

After a short wait on a Saturday night we had an excellent dining experience. Famous coconut chicken plates piled high as usual, with a couple of mudslides.

Know throughout the state for their chicken tenders. This place always lives up to its reputation.