Ignite Bar & Grille

Where to start about such a fantastic experience yet again. I will say first the staff is incredible and truly loves this place. Second, the owner Anne is almost always in the restaurant and treats everyone with the utmost respect. Third, the food and drinks are outstanding! I love the buffalo blue chips, the mahi, and the kahuna tuna. Here you can order from the Hooked menu as well which is nice when you want some oysters.
The bar staff are well trained, drinks are tops.
If you meet Anne, you’ll know … She loves to hear from her customers.

Ive been going there for years, always great service. The owner is very concerned that everything is to your satisfaction. The other plus is that she is not hard to look at either. I have tried just about everything on the menu, I enjoy all, except the fish. Please understand that’s only because I don’t eat fish. I would gladly have given 5 stars, but I can not because I need them to change the menu. when they do they get the extra star. I highly recomend Ignite, its a very enjoyable experience.

Ok… my husband and I love the food and the atmosphere here. We have been many times and never been disappointed by the food or the welcoming greetings we get from the owners. This is our complaint. the service of the bar staff. They definitely play favorites. We have sat at the bar at least a dozen times and we just heard about their «loyalty» program. And that is ONLY because we heard the bartenders talking about it to others. and asked them about it. When we asked if it was a new program, we were told that no, it wasn’t new, «we just talk about it with our regular customers. «Well, this burned my butt because when we asked what it was, we were told that you get $ 10 back with every $ 100 you spend and we have spent more than that almost every time we’ve been there! They made us feel like we weren’t important. There are so many choices in the Manchester area. Why go to a place where we feel like we’re not special?

We ordered the shrimp, crab and artichoke dip. Out of the entire appetizer I found one half piece of shrimp and there was no ‘blue crab’ to be found. I felt like it was a bad description. I never would have ordered it if it was described properly. It came out covered in a half inch of cheese and was very under seasoned.
I had the Asian steak tips for an entrée, they were okay but could have used a better sear on the meat. The sauce overwhelmed the dish.
My boyfriend has the nest and he thought it was under seasoned.
We had the dragonfruit mojito. It tasted like a cough drop.
Service was great, Samantha was very nice and attentive.

We went here on a Saturday night at 7:30 and it was packed, but a 20 minute wait for 4. No reservations unless parties of 6+ and I couldn’t get through on the phone so we just showed up. Sooner than later, we were seated and the amazing kitchen smells made the environment very exciting. I’ve been on the other side of Hooked and it’s the same layout. You can order off both restaurant menus which is a smart feature The owner was very pleasant, service was great. Everything is well priced and the quality of food/​presentation is very good. I can’t wait to come back!

The food and atmosphere are consistently good. I usually order either the blackened Mahi Ruben (AMAZING) or the swordfish which is by far my favorite meal in the city of Manchester. The food prices are ok but the drink prices are outrageously overpriced. We have been here quite a few times and have stopped ordering drinks all together when we come in because they are so overpriced for what you get. We’ll be back for dinner but not for drinks.

Great restaurant with friendly staff. Always happy with my meal. My favorite is the manchvegas salad without the chicken but everything is great!

We are here a few weeks ago and I am still thinking about it. It was mid afternoon on a Saturday and there were a few other groups– a nice critical mass. We sat at the bar and had beers and the steak nachos. The food was especially tasty, but what really made the experience were the two girls that served us. They were friendly and helpful without being too forward. (I am a sucker for sour cream, and they brought me extra and I didn’t even ask.)
Other items to note: You can order from the Ignite or the Hooked menu for added options. They have a small amount of outdoor seating. We went there to sit outside but decided on the bar instead. Lastly, they were closing off the street for some kind of outdoor event which seems like a fun option for a Saturday night in Manchester. Worth looking into.

My husband and I went there on an oddly busy Tuesday for dinner and drinks. I had a Salmon Caesar and he got a platter with all sorts of seafood. The service was great as was the food! I had a okay margarita but my husbands martini was phenomenal! We’ll be back for sure.

You get to order from the Ignite menu or the Hooked menu, so plenty of choices. Had the daily special which was good and others in the group had a variety and we all liked it. Calamari for an appetizer which was good. Parking was a little tough but found a garage nearby and it was only $ 1.50

Delicious. Would recommend. Great mussels appetizer. Friendly staff.

Memorial day weekend with my soldier. the food was great. steak tips. Rock.teriyaki. Delish. boneless wings are amazing. The salads are the size of a damn pizza. Come hungry and they treat you right. good food good service.danka.

Pretty disappointing. I had wanted to try the food here and finally stopped in for lunch. For an appetizer we got the mussels and they were good but took well over half an hour to make it to our table. It was another 20 minutes until our entrees came and we only ordered salads. The place was empty so I’m not sure what the hold up was. My friend said his steak tip Caesar salad was just ok. My ahi tuna salad was not good. The greens were fresh but the tuna was of questionable quality and not seared as advertised but poorly under cooked. Sadly I don’t think I’ll be returning.

Slow service and bad food, one of the waiters spent the entire time talking to another table about his night he had and all the fights he got into. (While we were still waiting to give a drink order). Once we finally had our waters we then continued to wait to put in our food order, which ended up being my girlfriend had to ask one of the waitresses if we could put in our order. (Mind you it wasn’t that busy at the time at all). I ordered the Bison burger Med Rare w/​side of pasta salad and my GF ordered the Mac&Cheese. Due to the slow service we had to ask for the check and To-​go boxes because we had to pick up her son by a certain time. We figured an hour and a half would be plenty of time to get a late lunch at 3pm on a sunday. NOW for the food. My Med Rare Bison burger came out WELL DONE! The complete opposite of what I ordered. Upon receiving the check I asked if she could break a $ 20 so I could leave a tip. When I got my check back I noticed that she kept the extra .49 cents to herself. Which I know isn’t that much but I like to give any change I get through out my day to my GF’s son for his piggy bank. I will not be returning ever again.

Had Cesar salad with steak. Really yummy. Waitress was HOT. sat by the window was pretty chilly. Not as cold as my date but still chilly. I would absolutely go back.

I was really surprised by this place. I went with my roommate this past weekend after he had recommended it a few times. Right from the beginning we had a solid experience, with the hostess joking around with us as she sat us.
There was a little bit of everything on the menu, but I ended up going with the ManchVegas Salad. I don’t think I’ve ever had a salad as good as that one, it was better than it had any business being.
Anyway, hoping to go back there this weekend. Maybe I’ll try something new.

Nice atmosphere, small place but got a table fast. Menu is creative and great prices, impressive options under $ 20. A little too loud for me but it was mainly because of a couple of big tables that night. A really nice find.

With decent food and decent drink, this place is above average for NH but don’t expect anything great.
The owner and servers were nice.

We visited Ignite last night for dinner. We were sat in the bar and one of the owners waited on us. The service was not great. She seemed too busy making drinks to pay attention to us properly. We ordered the fried pickles for an appetizer, they were excellent. We also ordered the scallop cake from Hooked. It was good, but way too salty. The sauce served with them was also too salty.
We ordered dinner and the owner ordered the wrong meal for my cousin. She had to sit and wait while we ate our meals. We were both almost done by the time her meal came. My cousin also ordered another martini while waiting for her meal. The owner didn’t bring it until we asked. She said she was waiting for someone to change the juice.
Dinner was good. When my cousin finally got her meal it was excellent and the Ahi Tuna came from Hooked and was excellent. My pasta called Roasted Garlic Chicken Rosa came out half made. They forgot the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese that were supposed to be on the meal.
We finished with dessert but had another disappointment there. The owner told us about their three in-​house desserts. We ordered all three. Unfortunately, they were out of the crème brûlée.
The owner did give my cousin that ordered the crème brûlée a free coffee with Baileys.
So three stars… a bit all over the place.

Tucked back down a side street is Ignite. My friend lives in the area, so luckily they knew where we were going. It was a beautiful night in the Queen City and all of the outside tables were taken, so we took a seat at a hightop in the bar.
Our server, Kelsea, was a friendly, attentive young woman. We started with vodka martinis and I elected to make mine «Ignite» which meant that it had jalapeño juice in it in lieu of olive juice. It was quite tasty — I might have to try that at home. Kelsea also put blue-​cheese stuffed olives in it.
For dinner, I elected for the Chicken Picatta Ignite. No, not everything has «Ignite» in the name. «Ignite» means that the chef has taken a normal dish and add some spice/​hotness to it. In this case, in addition to the normal chicken picatta over linguini, there were pepperoncinis (peppers). Fortunately, I am as much fond of spice as I am trying new places and Unilocaling about it.
Overall, it was a great meal. If I had been in town alone, I would have elected to sit at the bar and watch the action in the kitchen. The owner, Neville (spelling?), came over at one point and asked how we enjoyed it. He was consummate host and obviously knows what he is doing (he owns several other restaurants).