Shareables, barbecue plates, family platters and smokehouse poutine make the menu easy to build for groups that want to compare meats, sauces and sides.

The family platter format gives groups a clean way to order without turning the meal into a stack of individual decisions. It works for casual gatherings, family dinners, and office-style takeout where variety and quantity matter.

Dianne's works well for mixed tables because the menu has several lanes: raw bar, shareables, tacos, seafood classics, steaks, brunch plates, burgers, and rolls. A group can order broadly without leaving the restaurant's seafood-and-Mexican identity behind.

The visit gives groups an easy way to avoid one-note ordering. Friends can split pizza, add shrimp or spring rolls, and still leave room for a main like Kai Mekong when one person wants something outside the pizza lane.

Groups get practical range here: one diner can stay with Pork Souvlaki or Moussaka while another goes for pizza, pasta, Pickerel or Rack of Lamb. The room is described as seating up to eighty people, and the menu gives a group enough overlap to share without forcing one style.

A wide pub menu, shareable wings, familiar burgers and easy parking make Portsmouth Tavern practical for casual groups. It is strongest when friends want a simple meal where different appetites can still land in the same room.

Riverhead is easy to use as a group stop because the menu is built around shared formats. Pizza, nachos, queso, pretzels, beer, trivia, music, and comedy give mixed tables several ways to gather without turning the visit formal.

Shareable starters, wings, broad pub fare, group-reservation policy, and the Dragon's Lair room make larger casual plans easier.

Daft is built for tables that want something to do together. Shareable pizza, recurring games, and a private-events path make it stronger for groups than a quick one-drink stop.

This works best when a group orders in rounds. Start with vegetable plates, add seafood, move into lamb tacos or ravioli, and close with dessert while the meal keeps a shared rhythm.

Juniper gives groups a practical path through reservations, preorder guidance, high tea and private-event inquiries. It is still a cafe first, but the planning options make it easier for small gatherings and daytime events.

The taproom works for groups when the plan is shared beer, pizza, nachos, and low-friction seating rather than a formal dinner arc.