01/30/2010: Four of us for dinner, we arrived at Common Man at 5:10. amd were seated by 5:15. Very friendly staff, We were seated at a table for 4 which should be a table for 3 max. Small table, made even smaller with everything on it. We were crowded. The menu has quite a bit to chose from. We were brought bread and butter. The dark bread is very tasty, the white bread has a nice crunch on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
They have cheese and dip available with crackers. My brothers' girlfriend had the Lobster Corn Chowder served in a bread bowl as her entree (Maine Lobster, corn, cream, sherry), my wife had the meatloaf as did my brother. (Beef, pork and veal, caramelized onion and pan gravy). I had the Chicken Saute, (chicken tossed with tomatoes, spinach, and creamy pesto over bucatini)(curly pasta). It was excellent. The meatloaf was superb according to both my brother and my wife. The lobster corn chowder had a large piece of lobster laid on top, and a few little pieces within the chowder, and tasted great. The meatloaf comes with potato and string beans. An excellent meal overall.

Old: I had dinner at the Common Man in Claremont recently. It has a warm welcoming feel to it when you walk in with couches, stuffed chairs. They offer you chesse and crackers while you wait to be seated. We were told it would be roughly a 30 minute wait, and it was pretty close, going over slightly. We were seated a a booth, very comfortable. The lighting is a bit dim. There was an overhead globe light, and a fuel lantern on our table. I immediately noticed how cold it was. My wife had to wear her jacket for the majority of the meal. We started our meal with soup, she had the soup of the day, which was tomato based, I had the Baked Onion soup, absolutely wonderful. For the entrees, my wife had the Rock Crab Cakes with lemon basil aioli. I had the Apple Chicken which is "Walnut-Crusted Boneless Breast of Chicken browned with cheddar drizzled with apple cider glaze, Common Man corn bread. We both chose Parmesan Cheese Potatoes, and they came with Green Beans. The meal was excellent, the flavors, the presentation, all excellent. My coffee cup never went empty. We were both too full for dessert, and I am a dessert eater. The only down fall to this place was how cold it was, but by the time we were ready to leave it had warmed up.

I had dinner at the Common man last month. The venu is well appointed with oriental rugs, little nooks to have a cocktail in, and a greatmenu. We both had the stuffed peppers which were wonderful. Highly recommend the Claremont location.