Wolfeboro Restaurant Week started Fri, Apr 14

BrownstoneNorth · 04-15-2023, 07:36 PM

Several participating restaurants, with $30 per person prix fixe 3-course dinners or other specials. Wish we were up there!

Menus:

https://www.wolfeborochamber.com/wol...estaurant-week

mcdude · 04-15-2023, 07:53 PM

What a wonderful idea. Thanks to the Chamber for putting it together. Wish I was up there! Glad to see Trenta participating. Would've been nice if Mise en Place had joined in (maybe they're closed in the Winter?}

BrownstoneNorth · 04-15-2023, 08:13 PM

Alas, Mise en Place permanently closed as a restaurant a year or so ago and became strictly a catering operation.

The Trenta menu and the Wolfetrap Fish Market's 20% off lobsters would be my picks.

Heaven · 04-18-2023, 06:29 PM

Bistro 19 and Garwoods would be my choice!

Mr. V · 04-18-2023, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BrownstoneNorth

Alas, Mise en Place permanently closed as a restaurant a year or so ago

Whoa, bad news, that.

That was my "go to" place for "fine dining" at the lake.

What else compares in the lakes region, anything?

O was good but not quite at the same level.

Triboro · 04-20-2023, 11:42 AM

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.

FlyingScot · 04-20-2023, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. V

Whoa, bad news, that.

That was my "go to" place for "fine dining" at the lake.

What else compares in the lakes region, anything?

O was good but not quite at the same level.

La Boca, just a couple of blocks away

Major · 04-20-2023, 02:54 PM

"Fine dining" is such a subjective phrase. When I think of fine dining I think of exceptional services. Others may think of haute cuisine.

I think this topic has been beaten to death, but in the Lakes Region, the consensus is that there are few if any "fine dining" establishments. This doesn't mean there are not any good or great restaurants, there are. My wife and I have our favorites (O's, Canoe, Ledge Water, Bernini's, Fratello's, T-Bones/Cactus Jack's, and even the Brick Front). However, the true fine dining restaurants are south of the border.

Merrymeeting · 04-21-2023, 06:47 AM

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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?

FlyingScot · 04-21-2023, 07:18 AM

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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

Triboro · 04-22-2023, 03:02 PM

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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 · 04-24-2023, 07:52 PM

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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 · 04-25-2023, 04:23 AM

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

Steve Di. · 04-09-2024, 03:43 PM

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.

04-15-2023, 07:36 PM	#1
BrownstoneNorth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 209 Thanks: 107 Thanked 117 Times in 69 Posts	Wolfeboro Restaurant Week started Fri, Apr 14 Several participating restaurants, with $30 per person prix fixe 3-course dinners or other specials. Wish we were up there! Menus: https://www.wolfeborochamber.com/wol...estaurant-week

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mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,361 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,044 Times in 490 Posts	What a wonderful idea. Thanks to the Chamber for putting it together. Wish I was up there! Glad to see Trenta participating. Would've been nice if Mise en Place had joined in (maybe they're closed in the Winter?} __________________

04-15-2023, 08:13 PM	#3
BrownstoneNorth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 209 Thanks: 107 Thanked 117 Times in 69 Posts	Mise en Place is no longer a restaurant Alas, Mise en Place permanently closed as a restaurant a year or so ago and became strictly a catering operation. The Trenta menu and the Wolfetrap Fish Market's 20% off lobsters would be my picks.

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Triboro Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Fine Dining 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.

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Major Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Laconia Posts: 1,056 Thanks: 435 Thanked 1,000 Times in 415 Posts	Fine Dining "Fine dining" is such a subjective phrase. When I think of fine dining I think of exceptional services. Others may think of haute cuisine. I think this topic has been beaten to death, but in the Lakes Region, the consensus is that there are few if any "fine dining" establishments. This doesn't mean there are not any good or great restaurants, there are. My wife and I have our favorites (O's, Canoe, Ledge Water, Bernini's, Fratello's, T-Bones/Cactus Jack's, and even the Brick Front). However, the true fine dining restaurants are south of the border.

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Steve Di. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wolfeboro, NH Posts: 60 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	The Pavilion..... 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.