lunch around Salem NH

[tweetie]

Posted previously looking for a Sunday brunch but we may be abandoning that idea in favor of a decent lunch in the area. Please help the city dwellers south of the border with a venue in what it to us uncharted territory! Thanks.

[lexpatti]

awesome mexican in Lawrence at Cafe Azteca. I love Joseph's in Bradford. and Ralphie's too. Might want to come down into Andover too - keep hearing good things about Burton'[s Grill too.
http://www.cafe-azteca.com/
http://www.josephstrattoria.com/

[purchaser1]

I'll second Cafe Azteca. Awesome. Never been for lunch, but go for dinner quite often.

[contessa1]

Last night we dined at Burton's Grill on Rte.114 in Andover. It's consistantly excellent. Our waitress, Erika, was great! We started w/fried calamari.....excellent, light and delicious. My hubby had the Haddock Imperial, stuffed with crabmeat. Awesome! I had the lobster & shrimp over linguine. 4 huge lobster claws and 6 extra large shrimp. Yummy!! So, wonderful!! And a must try is the Snow Pear Martini. OMG!! So delicious!! Even the subtle music is fab. An overall FANTASTIC dinner. 5 stars for sure!!

Contessa

[mjg0725]

Ralphie's Cafe Italiano for great red sauce Italian with huge servings. Meatballs are the size of a softball. I love the veal specials.

http://www.shadisrestaurant.com/ in Methuen for solid Middle Eastern.

People like http://www.phoenicianrestaurant.com/ but I have never been.

You are also very close to Lawrence and this thread is littered with ideas.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/346959

[mcel215]

This place, Joseph Trattoria and Bakery in Bradford (Haverhill), is less than 12 miles from Salem. It's amazingly good. Here's the link and directions.

http://yellowpages.aol.com/business/M...

[mjg0725]

Yes! I forgot about Joseph's because I have not been there yet. I know of many people who were there for lunch around the holidays that raved about it. Goota check it out soon, looks great.

http://www.josephstrattoria.com