Nolan's at Sandy Point restoring prior glory

[smith point boater]

In your aerial view the right hand dock system is the restaurants but only 4 spots the outer (horizontal)dock, the right hand side of the dock (facing from the water) and the 1st 2 inside spots on the left hand side. It is shallow but no rocks. Advisable the first time you do this make sure its daylight. The original Sandy Point had a dock attendant, not sure Nolans does

[Barbara]

I was at Nolan's recently with friends and all of our meals were excellent. Hostess was warm and welcoming, servers sweet and efficient and Tizzy was making the rounds with all the customers with her effervescent personality! It was a lovely evening.

I love that they take reservations. That alone guarantees our return. It will be our definite dinner stop after a movie in Gilford. I live less than five minnutes from Nolan's in Wolfeboro, so that will continue to be my favorite restaurant in town.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by smith point boater

In your aerial view the right hand dock system is the restaurants but only 4 spots the outer (horizontal)dock, the right hand side of the dock (facing from the water) and the 1st 2 inside spots on the left hand side. It is shallow but no rocks. Advisable the first time you do this make sure its daylight. The original Sandy Point had a dock attendant, not sure Nolans does

The restaurant dock has a sign indicating for RESTAURANT and it is adjacent to the small swimming beach in the aerial view. The long right side of the dock and across the front are the 3 spaces reserved for the restaurant. The shorter finger docks on the left side are for leasees staying at Sandy Point for the season. Perhaps they let you dock there before the leasees put their boats in for the season. I know last week there were 3 boats (including ours) that were still not in and 2 of those docks were used for the restaurant. Now those boats are in for the season. Last weekend there was a wait for dock space for the restaurant. In past years, the restaurant would advise people to drop off their passengers and then dock down at the public dock. The restaurant provided a shuttle to the public docks. Don't know if Nolan's is doing the same. If business picks up, they really need to have a dock valet again.

As far as the 3 spaces for the restaurant, the water is more than 6 feet deep off the end of the dock and there are no rocks, just a nice sandy bottom. The inside dock on the long side is okay right now, but gets a little shorter as the lake level goes down. But, the bottom is just soft sand, no rocks.

[phoenix]

we are getting ready for an annual group dinner in
August. We usually go to sandy point for baked stuffed king lobsters. Has anyone tried this dish under the new ownership

[Reilly]

Originally Posted by phoenix

we are getting ready for an annual group dinner in
August. We usually go to sandy point for baked stuffed king lobsters. Has anyone tried this dish under the new ownership

I dont think they offer this anymore

[Chefjarrod86]

Hello everyone, we are serving our baked stuffed "king" lobsters with our delicious seafood stuffing which has fresh lump crab meat, lobster, shrimp and scallops. come give it a try you won't be disappointed.

[TheTimeTraveler]

Originally Posted by Chefjarrod86

Hello everyone, we are serving our baked stuffed "king" lobsters with our delicious seafood stuffing which has fresh lump crab meat, lobster, shrimp and scallops. come give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Chef Jarrod; I would like to recommend that you cook (steam) the claws separately from the lobster itself, and then add this claw meat to the stuffing.

I recently ate your Baked Stuff Lobster and it was excellent except for the attached claws themselves as they became very dried out when baked in the oven with the lobster itself.

Thanks for reading!





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[DanM]

On the website for Nolan's @Sandy point doesn't work.

http://nolansbrickovenbistro.com/sandypoint/

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by DanM

On the website for Nolan's @Sandy point doesn't work.

http://nolansbrickovenbistro.com/sandypoint/

We noticed that this morning. Also the weekday hours of 7am to 11pm must be for Wolfeboro only. A call asking about lunch resulted in the answer of dinner only.

[jeffk]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

We noticed that this morning. Also the weekday hours of 7am to 11pm must be for Wolfeboro only. A call asking about lunch resulted in the answer of dinner only.

Yes, I called Nolan's Sandy Point yesterday and was told they were open from 11am to 11pm. I went there today and a sign on the door said "Opening at 4pm, no more lunches". Bummer.

I can't speak to the food quality because I didn't get to eat anything but it's pretty annoying to call to check hours and to be given wrong information.

I went to Shibley's and had a great lunch.

[Reilly]

Originally Posted by jeffk

Yes, I called Nolan's Sandy Point yesterday and was told they were open from 11am to 11pm. I went there today and a sign on the door said "Opening at 4pm, no more lunches". Bummer.

I can't speak to the food quality because I didn't get to eat anything but it's pretty annoying to call to check hours and to be given wrong information.

I went to Shibley's and had a great lunch.

Nothing ever wrong with Shibley's

[Chefjarrod86]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

Chef Jarrod; I would like to recommend...

I appreciate any feed back I can get good or bad it just makes me a better chef. me and my culinary orchestra do indeed cook fresh lobsters and pick meat for our seafood stuffing. The only problem I can see with that is it would be hard to sell a whole fresh stuffed lobster with no claws, to me that is the fun for the lobster to come to the table basically looking almost as "natural" as can be. Again thank you for your feed back, hope to be serving you time and time again cheers. happy summer to you all.

[gnemiccolo]

Been to nolans at sandy 2 times this summer, food was very good. I had the calamari and a salad. The first time. Calamari was very good cooked just right. Had spaghetti and meat balls the second time still very good. Service needs some tweeks but I think that can be said everywhere. Over all very good. Much better experience than the past few years at Sandy point. Went there last night thought we'd drop in but was full there. Not problem though. Hope it continues to improve.

[Sammy]

Went to Nolan's on Tuesday 7/5 for the first time, had a very nice waitress Kayla but... Waited an hour and 15 minutes to get our meals after we ordered. Kayla kept apologizing to us for the wait. Usually the meals at Sandy Point are large so we don't order appetizers. BTW rolls and bread are considered an appetizer and are a separate charge. When the food finally came, my plate contained 5 scallops and a dozen fries, $26. The scallops had so much lemon on it that was all you could taste. My wife's lasagna was uneatable. Went down the bay after for ice cream. We always look forward to our meals at Sandy Point but as long as it's Nolan's we won't be back. Don't mind paying well for a good meal but this wasn't one.

[Mr. V]

OK, cross this one off the list.

Where is the best place for lobster near the lake?

[Reilly]

Originally Posted by Mr. V

OK, cross this one off the list.

Where is the best place for lobster near the lake?

Home

[NanaMac]

Went to Nolan's this evening. Was not sure what to expect after reading the comments here, but was very pleasantly surprised! We ordered the calamari for an appetizer and it could have been a meal. It was fresh, lightly battered, and plentiful! Hubby ordered the fried clams which came with very delicious hand-cut fries and cole slaw. I had the fried scallops (10) with onion rings ($2.00 extra but worth it!!) We traded a few scallops and clams. All were delicious and fresh! Our neighbor had the 2 lb. stuffed baked lobster (same as "king" in former establishment) which looked yummy! Next time for sure!
Glad to welcome Nolan's to the Bay! Continued success!!

[phoenix]

Did your neighbor have any comments on the baked stuff with the new seafood stuffing

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by NanaMac

Went to Nolan's this evening. Was not sure what to expect after reading the comments here, but was very pleasantly surprised! We ordered the calamari for an appetizer and it could have been a meal. It was fresh, lightly battered, and plentiful! Hubby ordered the fried clams which came with very delicious hand-cut fries and cole slaw. I had the fried scallops (10) with onion rings ($2.00 extra but worth it!!) We traded a few scallops and clams. All were delicious and fresh! Our neighbor had the 2 lb. stuffed baked lobster (same as "king" in former establishment) which looked yummy! Next time for sure!
Glad to welcome Nolan's to the Bay! Continued success!!

Just wondering if you wouldn't mind discussing the cost of the meal. The menu shows most seafood items as "Market Price".

[Rinkerguy]

Baked Stuffed Scallps are $25

[StardogChampion]

The menu link is still broken. This link says it can't be found.

http://nolans.truecapturemedia.com/w...int_menu-1.pdf

I was hoping they might have brick oven pizza to order for takeout like the spot in Wolfeboro.

I sent them an email to let them know it's broken.

[NanaMac]

Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

Just wondering if you wouldn't mind discussing the cost of the meal. The menu shows most seafood items as "Market Price".

Both clams and scallops were $22.00 (as stated earlier, onion rings $2
additional)

[Bigstan]

$22 for whole clams, not strips ?

That is cheap!

[phoenix]

Six of us went last night for our annual losbster dinners. First the place has definitely been cleaned up but for a Friday night was not very busy. I was very surprised even when we left at 8 it was still only half full. Now the lobsters. First they were all a little undercooked and mine at least appeared to be less that two lbs. the stuffing was good but far less than last year in fact usually we would eat the stuffing and be able to bring much of the lobster home. I was able to eat it all very easily . Prices were similar around 55 for baked two pound stuffed but for that price I certainly would have expected a better meal. Looking at the menu the restaurant is primarily Italian and I am sure that food is excellent so I shouldn't have expected the lobster dinners would be as good as the old Sandy point which was their specialty . So if I was going again I would not order the lobster at least the stuffed at those prices. We will need to find another place for our annual lobster dinners.

[salty dog]

My wife and I were up last week for one of our week-long stays in West Alton and decided to try Nolan's. I had probably the best chicken saltimbocca I've ever eaten. They actually did it in a masala sauce (probably because they offer chicken masala). Boy, it made my night. My wife had the chicken and eggplant parm, also yummy. We both took ample surplus back to the cabin for dinner the next night. Can't wait to go back when we're up for 10 days, the end of August!

[livefreeordie]

I have been going to Sandy Point my whole life, we look forward to Prime Rib and King baked stuff lobster. We went once this year and the meals were far from what we expect from Sandy Point. I think Nolan's would do a lot of good if they take the time, contact Wally and Jean to get the recipes for the Sandy Point signature meals.

If the word got out that they are doing Lobster and Prime rib like the old days the place would be full every weekend all summer. Hopefully someone is listening....

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Originally Posted by livefreeordie

I have been going to Sandy Point my whole life, we look forward to Prime Rib and King baked stuff lobster. We went once this year and the meals were far from what we expect from Sandy Point. I think Nolan's would do a lot of good if they take the time, contact Wally and Jean to get the recipes for the Sandy Point signature meals.

If the word got out that they are doing Lobster and Prime rib like the old days the place would be full every weekend all summer. Hopefully someone is listening....

I too have been going there all my life....I totally agree Wally & Jean were the best!

[Acrossamerica]

And New Hampshire was a better place before all of the Interstate highways began to bring in the flatlanders. Wally and Jean retired and the second new group is doing their own thing. If YOU want Wally nd Jean, then open your own restaurant. and do Wally and Jean. Could even call it that.

[Alton-Acton]

Went to NSP last night hoping to experience a little of the charm, service and great food we've had time and again in Wolfeboro. Really bummed, we got none of that. It is a total head scratcher that the folks running a successful restaraunt (Nolan's Wolfeboro) would put their name on a place where they didn't have menu control. The result is big plates of below average food with no freeshness or personality... Food which bears no resemblance to the name on the sign.

Our dinner included seafood, steak, a sandwich and a pasta dish... So a wide cross section...Maybe we got the wrong dishes but ours was a diner I'll quickly forget. I have to say that I don't understand the quest for nostalgia, things may have been great in that different time, but forcing a menu on the new operators of the restaraunt will be the reason this location doesn't work for more than a season or two at a time.

I was told that last night was the last night of the season... What... on August 28th... That's nuts. Earlier this year NSP stopped serving lunch... Unfortunately things don't appear to be going that well. My prediction is that it'll be hard for NSP to succeed with the menu they've had forced on them.

We desperately want NSP to become a crazy success... I want to complain about long weekend waits. I don't think that'll happen until the menu is completely rebuilt around Nolan's style fare. I don't think that'll work until people want to go there twice a month... Not just once in a great while. I don't think that'll happen while folks are still trying to capture a great meal they used to get way back when. The old kitchen and team were great, the new kitchen and team (Nolan's) are great - but they are NOT the same, it's crazy to say they have to be.

Let Nolan's be Nolan's.

My two cents.