Best Place for Ahi Tuna

pats fan · 09-03-2013, 03:18 PM

I am craving some great Ahi tuna tonight! Any suggestions of restaurants in The Lakes Region area that would be good for Tuna?

ishoot308 · 09-03-2013, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pats fan

I am craving some great Ahi tuna tonight! Any suggestions of restaurants in The Lakes Region area that would be good for Tuna?

Ellacoya Barn and Grill serves a nice sesame seed encrusted Ahi Tuna over rice. I've had it and it was excellent!

Dan

brk-lnt · 09-03-2013, 03:36 PM

Lemongrass might also have something along those lines.

Slickcraft · 09-03-2013, 03:58 PM

Makris on rt 106 is a bit of a drive but the tuna is rare and there are many other good seafood choices. Also 15 or so draft beer choices.
http://eatalobster.com/

Resident 2B · 09-03-2013, 04:03 PM

Lyon's Den has Ahi Tuna on their specials menu fairly often. They do a great job with that dish.

R2B

surfnsnow · 09-03-2013, 04:19 PM

canoe does a nice ahi tuna app. haven't tried the other places mentioned but I will. I love that dish.

beagle · 09-03-2013, 05:35 PM

Just there last night, and had their sesame crusted tuna as an app. Perfectly cooked. You can also get it as a full dinner. I had the salmon special as my main course and it was delicious. Service was great too. Chef Hoke even stopped by our table to check on us and had a nice chat with him too.

CDS-NH · 09-03-2013, 07:08 PM

You got me thinking of tuna for dinner also. We went to Canoe...very good!

pebinnh · 09-03-2013, 07:31 PM

I would recommend the O in Laconia or Canoe in Center Harbor. They both have the best around IMHO....

Regards,

PEBINNH

wifi · 09-03-2013, 07:45 PM

Any one else want to make a first post vote for Canoe ?

pats fan · 09-04-2013, 07:43 AM

We did end up going to Canoe. It was good. Certainly not the best I've had. Good, but not great. They served the tuna with just a few little dabs of wasabi sauce. It was a very mild sauce, whereas I love real wasabi paste. The presentation was good. It was served with rice and deep fried broccolini. I would have much preferred the veggies be just steamed, not a big fan of all the heavy breading but that is just me. The rice was ok but nothing to get too excited about. My friend had haddock and he enjoyed it after sending it back to be cooked! He cut into it initially and it was nearly as rare as my tuna. The server was very nice and rushed it back to the kitchen to be cooked a lot more. He was happy with his meal but again, not jumping up and down and ready to run back right away. Over all we were happy and had a nice evening. Not a meal that we thought was great or overly memorable but not any real big complaints either. Next time I want tuna I will try one of the other suggested places to compare.

drumsticker · 09-04-2013, 12:06 PM

AHI Tuna is one of our favorites and we order it quite often. The best we ever had was at The Chart House in Steamboat Springs a few years ago and it set the bar to a level that we haven't found anywhere around here until a couple of weeks ago at the Blue Bistro at the NASWA. This was our first visit to the NASWA and we will definately go back. The AHI Tuna was awesome and a very generous portion as well.

BroadHopper · 09-04-2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by beagle

Just there last night, and had their sesame crusted tuna as an app. Perfectly cooked. You can also get it as a full dinner. I had the salmon special as my main course and it was delicious. Service was great too. Chef Hoke even stopped by our table to check on us and had a nice chat with him too.

Cooked? I thought Ahi tuna is raw!

Newbiesaukee · 09-04-2013, 12:32 PM

"Ahi" refers to yellowfin tuna, raw,cooked, or in-between.

09-03-2013, 03:18 PM	#1
pats fan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Best Place for Ahi Tuna I am craving some great Ahi tuna tonight! Any suggestions of restaurants in The Lakes Region area that would be good for Tuna?

09-03-2013, 03:36 PM	#3
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,938 Thanks: 533 Thanked 568 Times in 334 Posts	Lemongrass might also have something along those lines. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

09-03-2013, 05:35 PM	#7
beagle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 172 Thanks: 177 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts	Wolfeboro Inn Just there last night, and had their sesame crusted tuna as an app. Perfectly cooked. You can also get it as a full dinner. I had the salmon special as my main course and it was delicious. Service was great too. Chef Hoke even stopped by our table to check on us and had a nice chat with him too.

09-03-2013, 07:08 PM	#8
CDS-NH Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tuna You got me thinking of tuna for dinner also. We went to Canoe...very good!

09-03-2013, 07:31 PM	#9
pebinnh Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Best Ahi Tuna I would recommend the O in Laconia or Canoe in Center Harbor. They both have the best around IMHO.... Regards, PEBINNH

09-03-2013, 03:58 PM	#4
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,219 Thanks: 1,175 Thanked 2,002 Times in 915 Posts	Makris on rt 106 is a bit of a drive but the tuna is rare and there are many other good seafood choices. Also 15 or so draft beer choices. http://eatalobster.com/

09-03-2013, 04:03 PM	#5
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,352 Thanks: 987 Thanked 310 Times in 161 Posts	Lyon's Den has Ahi Tuna on their specials menu fairly often. They do a great job with that dish. R2B

09-03-2013, 04:19 PM	#6
surfnsnow Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 173 Thanks: 133 Thanked 52 Times in 29 Posts	canoe does a nice ahi tuna app. haven't tried the other places mentioned but I will. I love that dish.

09-03-2013, 07:45 PM	#10
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	Any one else want to make a first post vote for Canoe ?

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09-04-2013, 07:43 AM	#11
pats fan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	We did end up going to Canoe. It was good. Certainly not the best I've had. Good, but not great. They served the tuna with just a few little dabs of wasabi sauce. It was a very mild sauce, whereas I love real wasabi paste. The presentation was good. It was served with rice and deep fried broccolini. I would have much preferred the veggies be just steamed, not a big fan of all the heavy breading but that is just me. The rice was ok but nothing to get too excited about. My friend had haddock and he enjoyed it after sending it back to be cooked! He cut into it initially and it was nearly as rare as my tuna. The server was very nice and rushed it back to the kitchen to be cooked a lot more. He was happy with his meal but again, not jumping up and down and ready to run back right away. Over all we were happy and had a nice evening. Not a meal that we thought was great or overly memorable but not any real big complaints either. Next time I want tuna I will try one of the other suggested places to compare.

09-04-2013, 12:06 PM	#12
drumsticker Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 6 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	AHI Tuna AHI Tuna is one of our favorites and we order it quite often. The best we ever had was at The Chart House in Steamboat Springs a few years ago and it set the bar to a level that we haven't found anywhere around here until a couple of weeks ago at the Blue Bistro at the NASWA. This was our first visit to the NASWA and we will definately go back. The AHI Tuna was awesome and a very generous portion as well.

09-04-2013, 12:32 PM	#14
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,349 Thanks: 922 Thanked 569 Times in 295 Posts	"Ahi" refers to yellowfin tuna, raw,cooked, or in-between. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."