Shibley's on the Pier

[bclaker]

My wife and I went to Shibley's on the Pier for lunch today. We had the best Rick Wraps, we ever had. We were Lucky to get the only parking space open, the handicap space, right in front of the door and the only table not occupied, in the dining room.

[Just Sold]

I was there last Wednesday for lunch and had the All American wrap with waffle fries and as always it was a great lunch!

BTW for those who knew Meredith who waited tables there before leaving after her college graduation a few years ago - I was told she is expecting a baby soon.

[GBGX2]

We have lunch there often and eat at the bar. Service and the food are always great. It is a pleasure to support a local business like this one.

[Barbara]

Went over by boat for lunch yesterday. It was a beautiful day on the lake and we were astounded by how few boats we encountered from W inter Harbor into Alton Bay. The Alton docks were almost empty. We had a great lunch out on the back deck.

[Misha888]

The Lady Slipper. If you're not driving, of course.

[GBGX2]

My wife and I just had dinner at the bar. We split an order of Calamari and split a vegetarian pizza....both were wonderful and we brought a third of the pizza home. Service was outstanding and the food delicious. Great value as well.

[ishoot308]

We went there this past weekend with friends and sat outside on the deck. Service, food and view were all fantastic!

Shibleys is always a great stop by boat!!

Dan

[MikeF-NH]

My wife and I hit Shibley's last weekend for the first time. The food was fantastic and the view and atmosphere were great.

Our waiter unfortunately was "below average". I only point to the waiter because I watched the other waitresses working their butts off and visit their tables 5 times for each time we got visited. I only saw our waiter working 2-3 other tables (certainly not overloaded) and never really checked in on us. We had to flag him down for more water and for my wife's refill on her drink. I think we were there for an hour and a half.

I think the "one bad egg" is something every restaurant faces and not reason to consider the restaurant to have a reputation of poor service. We will certainly be back. Worth the boat ride all the way down to Alton Bay.

[Billy Bob]

Stopped in Sunday for a little lunch.
The service was fine , very attentive waitress .
Food was acceptable ,
The dock was full so we ate inside. The place looks like it hasent been cleaned in years ! Walls are a mess , Windows dirty with bugs trapped between the windows and screens, table dirty and the carpet in this place is unbelievable . It hasent been cleaned in years . Drop anything on it and you don't want it back .

[Just Sold]

Originally Posted by Billy Bob

Stopped in Sunday for a little lunch.
The service was fine , very attentive waitress .
Food was acceptable ,
The dock was full so we ate inside. The place looks like it hasent been cleaned in years ! Walls are a mess , Windows dirty with bugs trapped between the windows and screens, table dirty and the carpet in this place is unbelievable . It hasent been cleaned in years . Drop anything on it and you don't want it back .

I was there a week ago and saw nothing like this so I do not understand this post at all. When we arrived an inside table was being cleaned and reset. All the tables, carpet, deck were clean. I did not inspect the windows as we ate on the deck. Food was excellent. We even talked with the owners on our way out.

[GBGX2]

Originally Posted by Billy Bob

Stopped in Sunday for a little lunch.
The service was fine , very attentive waitress .
Food was acceptable ,
The dock was full so we ate inside. The place looks like it hasn't been cleaned in years ! Walls are a mess , Windows dirty with bugs trapped between the windows and screens, table dirty and the carpet in this place is unbelievable . It hasn't been cleaned in years . Drop anything on it and you don't want it back .

My wife and I eat at Shibley's regularly and I could not disagree more with the above comments. Amy and David are diligent and attentive concerning all aspects of their business and they work extremely hard to create a great environment for their guests. I know from speaking with both of them that during closedown after the winter months and prior to reopening, they spend a great deal of time deep cleaning the entire restaurant. I am confident that sidework and cleaning are an ongoing part of running their restaurant.

While I have no personal "dog in the hunt", I care deeply about all of our Alton restaurants and know many of the owners who all work very hard at running their businesses.

IMHO, it is unfortunate when a mischaracterization of what I know to be true is presented that may very well impact others from visiting that establishment. As to Billy Bob, I might suggest that in the future, you take a moment, search out the owner/manager of the property and let them know personally about your concerns....a much more constructive approach, I believe.

[Slickcraft]

I don 't have an opinion re Shibley's, I did notice that Billy Bob appears to have some general issues with NH. See post #30 here:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...d.php?p=262938

[smith point boater]

I could not disagree more with the negative comments above. My wife and I regularly visit and dine at Shibleys. Its a fantastic restaurant with hard working attentive staff. The food is great ( I can't begin to list all our favorites). The owners appear to continually put money back into the business - just look at the new outside deck. We look forward to when they reopen in January every year after some well deserved time off. One of the best on water restaurants on the lake!!!

[Long Pine]

I wanted to echo the positive comments above about Shibleys. We go there often and have never been disappointed - the food and service are always great and when combined with the ability to sit outside on the deck overlooking the water, make for a great experience. We always take company there by boat and it has gotten to the point that our out-of-state guests now routinely ask to go to Shibleys when they visit. The only challenge you have when you go there is figuring out which of the great items on their menu to choose.

[Bigstan]

JFYI - the homemade bacon / blue cheese wasabi potato chips are awesome, as is the Reuben egg roll. We never get to order a main course.....

[noreast]

It's extremely rare to go to a restaurant many times and never be disappointed, But that's exactly what Shibley's has been for us. Never has even 1 person in our party had a complaint. I've been with some picky jerks too.

[SIKSUKR]

Cant remember the last time I dropped food on the floor of a public restaurant and wanted it back. Wow.