Wolfeboro Restaurant Week started Fri, Apr 14

[Triboro]

The Pavilion in Wolfeboro was recently purchased by Chris Viaud. He was a semi-finalist on Top Chef and owns two successful restaurants in Milford, NH. His wife is the pastry chef. The menu looks great. It is high end pricing so for me it will be a special occasion place.

[Merrymeeting]

Originally Posted by Triboro

The Pavilion in Wolfeboro was recently purchased by Chris Viaud. He was a semi-finalist on Top Chef and owns two successful restaurants in Milford, NH. His wife is the pastry chef. The menu looks great. It is high end pricing so for me it will be a special occasion place.

Surprised to hear about the sale given how much care and effort was put into the building by the owners of The Pickering House. Do you know if the sale included the property or was it a lease and sale of the restaurant licenses?

[Triboro]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Surprised to hear about the sale given how much care and effort was put into the building by the owners of The Pickering House. Do you know if the sale included the property or was it a lease and sale of the restaurant licenses?

No, I don't know if it was just the business or both business and building. I have been following them on Instagram and remembered him from Top Chef.

[Heaven]

Originally Posted by Triboro

No, I don't know if it was just the business or both business and building. I have been following them on Instagram and remembered him from Top Chef.

The last sale shown on the tax card is 2019

[tis]

I did hear a rumor that the house was for sale.

[Steve Di.]

My wife and I held our son's wedding rehearsal dinner at the Pavilion when it was operated by the previous owner. The dinner was amazing and everyone in the party raved about it.
Last August we had celebrated our anniversary there when the restaurant was under the new ownership. Although the food was good, it just didn't rise to our expectations, based on our previous experiences, the owner being an award-winning executive chef, and, of course, the prices.

I am not sure if we will be going back anytime soon. With the cost of eating out these days, we have become very selective.

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by Triboro

The Pavilion in Wolfeboro was recently purchased by Chris Viaud. He was a semi-finalist on Top Chef and owns two successful restaurants in Milford, NH. His wife is the pastry chef. The menu looks great. It is high end pricing so for me it will be a special occasion place.

Yes, menu does look great, and did you catch the photo of the shrimp cocktail? I love a place that reimagines a classic into something new. Looks terrific for a special occasion. (Though would probably disappoint those looking for traditional lake fare. Our friend Thinkxingu and his misguided taste buds come s to mind )

Given the timing of their opening, covid, and sale, I'm going to guess that the previous owners got hammered and needed to refinance