Sandy Point Restaurant 2018

upthesaukee · 03-13-2018, 08:42 AM

The Sandy Point Restaurant will be opening the first week in May. The sign at the resort has been advertising "now hiring" for some time. Glad to see that the restaurant should be able get an early start on the season that was missing last year.

Here is a link to three Facebook post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...59439537912385

Now if we can keep this thread focused on 2018, and not on past years.

Dave

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TheTimeTraveler · 03-13-2018, 09:26 AM

Does anyone know if this will be run by the same people that ran it in 2017 ???

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ghfromaltonbay · 03-13-2018, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

Does anyone know if this will be run by the same people that ran it in

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Same guy as last year.

Chef Tony · 03-15-2018, 11:56 AM

Yes I will be back again this year. I am working on revamping the menu including adding weekend breakfast. I have spoken to some of the lobster suppliers already and it looks like wholesale prices should be down compared to last year which means lower menu prices on them.

And we are looking to fill kitchen and server positions for the summer so that we can be open every day.

Mr. V · 03-16-2018, 06:01 PM

Have looked into hiring overseas workers on a contract, like I've seen at the T-shirt store at the Weirs?

MBNeckguy · 03-18-2018, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. V

Have looked into hiring overseas workers on a contract, like I've seen at the T-shirt store at the Weirs?

Are you referring to the J-1 Student Visa Program?

That market is the most competitive it has ever been this year. More and more employers are trying to take advantage of the great program / opportunity. The number of available J-1 Visas is capped each year, making it harder to hire these great students.

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Mr. V · 03-18-2018, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MBNeckguy

Are you referring to the J-1 Student Visa Program?

I don't know the name of the program, I only know, based on conversations with a worker or two, that you'd wind up with a "captive" employee for the summer season.

Given the difficulty in hiring help during the summer it might make sense to explore that avenue.

Chef Tony · 04-14-2018, 06:18 PM

With that program you have to keep them for the season.

phoenix · 06-10-2018, 04:27 PM

Anyone visit this summer and how was it. Looking at maybe returning for my annual group lobster dinner

Chef Tony · 06-10-2018, 09:42 PM

Check our Facebook page, https://m.facebook.com/Sandypointalton/ we've had lots of happy diners so far this year.

PENIVISA · 06-11-2018, 05:58 AM

Went with a friend on Friday for lunch and my buddy says there clam chowder was the best. I had a burger and fries with no complaints. Waitress was friendly and efficient. Definitely worth the boat ride.

Resident 2B · 06-11-2018, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Chef Tony

Check our Facebook page, https://m.facebook.com/Sandypointalton/ we've had lots of happy diners so far this year.

Great start to the season, Chef! Best wishes for continued success!

R2B

eyenotall777 · 06-12-2018, 08:51 AM

My family went appox 2 weeks ago on a Saturday evening and they were satisfied w/ their meals and also the added options of sides (such as asparagus).

Looking forward to venturing there again w/ them soon.

Mr. V · 06-12-2018, 09:48 AM

This all sounds very encouraging; "what a difference a year makes."

Descant · 06-13-2018, 11:59 AM

Did I miss a post? Are they back to being a top notch lobster place or just another restaurant? Web site says "restaurant" but no link to menus.

GodSmile · 06-13-2018, 12:06 PM

We went in just a few days after they opened. Food was great. Service not so much, but they had a lot of servers there who were trying very hard and obviously learning the ropes. We will go back.

Chef Tony · 06-13-2018, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Did I miss a post? Are they back to being a top notch lobster place or just another restaurant? Web site says "restaurant" but no link to menus.

here's a menu link

https://www.facebook.com/Sandypointalton/menu/

We are working on a new website

Mr. V · 06-14-2018, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Chef Tony

here's a menu link

OK, where's all the lobster on the menu?

I only see it as part of a macaroni dish; what, no baked stuffed lobster?

Why not?

People know of Sandy Point due to it's heavy sea food offerings, with lobster at the top.

In keeping the same name it implies (perhaps not fairly, but there it is) that whole lobster would still be featured.

Would a name change be appropriate since the spiny critters are now MIA?

joey2665 · 06-15-2018, 05:24 AM

Give them a chance. The lobster is clearly on the menu there have been reviews but none of the patrons reporting have had the lobster. Hopefully someone will. If not why not just give it a try anyway then report back.

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smith point boater · 06-15-2018, 06:52 AM

My wife and I have been there 4 times this year .. The food and service have been excellent. We had the lobster and steamer $25 special once and it was excellent. The Sunday $8 steamers are a favorite. Chef Tony advertises on Facebook almost weekly

You shouldn't be so quick to criticize if you haven't been there ( and yes I realize there have been mixed reviews over 2 years but our visits have all been good)

KPW · 06-15-2018, 07:49 AM

I had the surf & turf and it was awesome. The sides were great. Smothered mushrooms and onions, asparagus, and the best restaurant mac & cheese I have had. The lobster was cooked perfectly. The facebook picture is actually my dinner! I took the leftover mushrooms and onions and prime rib and made an awesome beef stroganoff. The Chef even let me take home the mac and cheese in the dish it was cooked in.

Mr. V · 06-15-2018, 10:55 AM

Ah, thanks, I didn't see there was a second page to the menu.

Sorry, my bad.

All is right with the world.

JEEPONLY · 06-15-2018, 03:35 PM

FlyingScot- well spoken!

03-13-2018, 08:42 AM	#1
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,596 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,452 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Sandy Point Restaurant 2018 The Sandy Point Restaurant will be opening the first week in May. The sign at the resort has been advertising "now hiring" for some time. Glad to see that the restaurant should be able get an early start on the season that was missing last year. Here is a link to three Facebook post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...59439537912385 Now if we can keep this thread focused on 2018, and not on past years. Dave Sent from my SM-T580 using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-16-2018, 06:01 PM	#5
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,388 Thanks: 63 Thanked 253 Times in 172 Posts	Have looked into hiring overseas workers on a contract, like I've seen at the T-shirt store at the Weirs? __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

06-10-2018, 04:27 PM	#9
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 60 Thanked 273 Times in 192 Posts	Anyone visit this summer and how was it. Looking at maybe returning for my annual group lobster dinner __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

06-12-2018, 09:48 AM	#14
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,388 Thanks: 63 Thanked 253 Times in 172 Posts	This all sounds very encouraging; "what a difference a year makes." __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

06-13-2018, 11:59 AM	#15
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,335 Thanks: 1,338 Thanked 1,620 Times in 1,052 Posts	Lobster? Did I miss a post? Are they back to being a top notch lobster place or just another restaurant? Web site says "restaurant" but no link to menus.

03-13-2018, 09:26 AM	#2
TheTimeTraveler Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 873 Thanks: 276 Thanked 283 Times in 174 Posts	Does anyone know if this will be run by the same people that ran it in 2017 ??? .

03-15-2018, 11:56 AM	#4
Chef Tony Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 39 Thanks: 7 Thanked 47 Times in 15 Posts	Yes I will be back again this year. I am working on revamping the menu including adding weekend breakfast. I have spoken to some of the lobster suppliers already and it looks like wholesale prices should be down compared to last year which means lower menu prices on them. And we are looking to fill kitchen and server positions for the summer so that we can be open every day.

04-14-2018, 06:18 PM	#8
Chef Tony Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 39 Thanks: 7 Thanked 47 Times in 15 Posts	With that program you have to keep them for the season.

06-10-2018, 09:42 PM	#10
Chef Tony Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 39 Thanks: 7 Thanked 47 Times in 15 Posts	Check our Facebook page, https://m.facebook.com/Sandypointalton/ we've had lots of happy diners so far this year.

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06-11-2018, 05:58 AM	#11
PENIVISA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 51 Thanks: 29 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Went with a friend on Friday for lunch and my buddy says there clam chowder was the best. I had a burger and fries with no complaints. Waitress was friendly and efficient. Definitely worth the boat ride.

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06-12-2018, 08:51 AM	#13
eyenotall777 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 154 Thanks: 39 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	My family went appox 2 weeks ago on a Saturday evening and they were satisfied w/ their meals and also the added options of sides (such as asparagus). Looking forward to venturing there again w/ them soon.

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06-13-2018, 12:06 PM	#16
GodSmile Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 190 Thanks: 91 Thanked 57 Times in 37 Posts	Earlier in the season We went in just a few days after they opened. Food was great. Service not so much, but they had a lot of servers there who were trying very hard and obviously learning the ropes. We will go back.

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06-15-2018, 05:24 AM	#19
joey2665 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY Posts: 3,222 Thanks: 1,219 Thanked 1,009 Times in 649 Posts	Give them a chance. The lobster is clearly on the menu there have been reviews but none of the patrons reporting have had the lobster. Hopefully someone will. If not why not just give it a try anyway then report back. Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

06-15-2018, 06:52 AM	#20
smith point boater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Alton,NH Posts: 209 Thanks: 335 Thanked 94 Times in 53 Posts	My wife and I have been there 4 times this year .. The food and service have been excellent. We had the lobster and steamer $25 special once and it was excellent. The Sunday $8 steamers are a favorite. Chef Tony advertises on Facebook almost weekly You shouldn't be so quick to criticize if you haven't been there ( and yes I realize there have been mixed reviews over 2 years but our visits have all been good)

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06-15-2018, 07:49 AM	#21
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 397 Thanks: 732 Thanked 118 Times in 59 Posts	I had the surf & turf and it was awesome. The sides were great. Smothered mushrooms and onions, asparagus, and the best restaurant mac & cheese I have had. The lobster was cooked perfectly. The facebook picture is actually my dinner! I took the leftover mushrooms and onions and prime rib and made an awesome beef stroganoff. The Chef even let me take home the mac and cheese in the dish it was cooked in.

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Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,388 Thanks: 63 Thanked 253 Times in 172 Posts	Ah, thanks, I didn't see there was a second page to the menu. Sorry, my bad. All is right with the world. __________________ basking in the benign indifference of the universe

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JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 701 Thanks: 360 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	FlyingScot- well spoken!