Tamarack

ripley · 04-09-2010, 10:56 AM

I see that the Tamarack opened yesterday for the summer !

mg2107 · 04-10-2010, 08:02 PM

I quit going 2 yrs ago the food was so bad and the portions so small.
Let me know if it has changed for the better.

ripley · 04-10-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mg2107

I quit going 2 yrs ago the food was so bad and the portions so small.
Let me know if it has changed for the better.

I don't know which restaurant you went to but the portions have always been very large -huge..
Its possible you didn't care for the food . That is an opinion for each of us to have ,,,but the portions ??? I have never been able to eat more than 1/2 a fishermans platter. They are huge !!

sa meredith · 04-11-2010, 08:48 AM

We stopped going a few years back, because I felt the prices were outrageous. Now, maybe it was just us, and we were ordering the wrong things...but it seemed the few times we went, I could not get out of there for under 30/35dollars for 2 people. And I remember the fries being less than good. But, to be fair, this was two or three years back.

winniplayhouse · 04-11-2010, 01:53 PM

Sampled the Tamarack-Out-Back's pizza today and it was very good. Thin, crispy crust, tangy sauce. Lots of bubbles (which the kids enjoyed!). I chatted with Jim (the owner) and his wife. They've only owned it for a couple of years so those of you who had commented about having been disappointed in the past might want to give them a try. Probably was the previous owners.

mg2107 · 04-11-2010, 06:48 PM

The last time I went I got a friedclam dinner and got about 4 Little clams.

sa meredith · 04-11-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by winniplayhouse

Sampled the Tamarack-Out-Back's pizza today and it was very good. Thin, crispy crust, tangy sauce. Lots of bubbles (which the kids enjoyed!). I chatted with Jim (the owner) and his wife. They've only owned it for a couple of years so those of you who had commented about having been disappointed in the past might want to give them a try. Probably was the previous owners.

The pizza shop, and main food stand are two different businesses, I believe. Not the same deal.

itchin for fishin · 04-11-2010, 07:57 PM

Unless I got my facts wrong, I believe the same owner owns both businesses. He is looking to make Outback year round will the Tamarack as we have known it is seasonal.

gonetoolong · 04-11-2010, 09:05 PM

Hi folks, yup, they're both mine. Actually can't really say 'both' since it's really just the same place. We added the pizza & subs to expand the menu a bit and to put the dining hall to some additional use. I'd love to keep 'Outback' open year 'round so I think I'm gonna give it a try this year if I can build the pizza biz up. MG, sorry you had a bad experience. Please stop by again and ask for me.

Sincerely,

Jim Clayton

dpg · 04-12-2010, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gonetoolong

Hi folks, yup, they're both mine. Actually can't really say 'both' since it's really just the same place. We added the pizza & subs to expand the menu a bit and to put the dining hall to some additional use. I'd love to keep 'Outback' open year 'round so I think I'm gonna give it a try this year if I can build the pizza biz up. MG, sorry you had a bad experience. Please stop by again and ask for me.

Sincerely,

Jim Clayton

Hi Jim thanks for responding and straightening us out.

Sorry to say I also used to like the Tamarack of old. Not sure who owned it but the last time I stopped by (maybe 3-4 summers ago) I felt the prices were quite high for what I was served. For me (many) years ago that place used to be a must-stop for my onion ring fix. Will try it again this summer and see what I think.

phoenix · 04-12-2010, 08:23 AM

Jim I also stopped going a few summers ago when they started mixing other adders to the lobster roll. Will try you again this summer

gonetoolong · 04-12-2010, 09:33 AM

Hi Phoenix. Just as an FYI, we use 100% North Atlantic (you can tell by their accent & Red Sox hats) lobster. No langostino(sp?) & just a little mayo. Just outta curiosity, how do y'all think lobster would go on a pizza?

Jim C

sa meredith · 04-12-2010, 10:46 AM

Lobster Pizza???? For me, not so much. Strange mix of flavors. Who knows... Give it a bid.
Jim...I'm curious...are you the same owner from a few years back when that whole deal about the kid who needed the weekend off, and then got fired, thing went down.
As a disclosure, I state that I fell on the side of the restaurant in that debate.

gonetoolong · 04-12-2010, 11:46 AM

Hi SA. One of the same owners (the last one) but not the managing partner at the time. That was one of my brothers who are no longer involved. As an FYI, one of them posted using my logon as he didn't and still doesn't have one.

CGI3 · 04-12-2010, 01:53 PM

I have not been there in quite some time. But whats a pint of fried clams going for now a days?

Tiger Lilly · 04-12-2010, 03:30 PM

A summer is not complete for us without at least one trip to Tamarack's for onion rings, fried clams, and chocolate frappes - yum! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

MaidenCove07 · 08-22-2010, 01:48 PM

Let me start this by saying that for 30 of my 40 years, Tamarack had been my favorite seafood stop. Service was fast and friendly and the food was outstanding. They no longer curry as much favor as far as I'm concerned and I'm confident I'll not be back. What a shame.
I knew of the new ownership and gave them a while to work out the kinks.
Went twice this summer and it was horrible both times.
The coating on the onion rings was so bitter and soggy - and I know they were fresh out of the fryer because I saw them flipped then boxed. The onions themselves weren't yet cooked all the way on the thicker slices either.
I ordered fried clams as well and the coating was the same soggy bitter yuk as the rings. The small ones usually promise a sweet and tender clam, but not this batch. My guess is that they were frozen. The smallest clams were as chewy as the larger ones - and for $12.9 per 1/2 pint???
I had hope for my lobster roll which was absolutely 100% lobster meat, but the lobster was warm, not like cooked in butter warm, but like it had been sitting out of the fridge too long

I took it home and got it nice and cold before eating it, but the serving temperature surely is well above acceptable ranges for a meat and mayo item.
Anyway, I feel a sense of loss at the poor quality. The new owners are SO far removed from the old Tamarack gang that really cared about the product, that they've removed all of the signs about lake and restaurant history and such, leaving holes and fade marks on the building. I should have discerned the level of care from that alone when I pulled up.
Too bad really, I have a lot of good memories there.

RailroadJoe · 08-22-2010, 05:40 PM

If you want good fried clams, I recommend the Dipsy Doodle Ice Cream shop in Northfield just south of the Tilton center.

04-09-2010, 10:56 AM	#1
ripley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Tamarack I see that the Tamarack opened yesterday for the summer !

04-11-2010, 08:48 AM	#4
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	$$$ We stopped going a few years back, because I felt the prices were outrageous. Now, maybe it was just us, and we were ordering the wrong things...but it seemed the few times we went, I could not get out of there for under 30/35dollars for 2 people. And I remember the fries being less than good. But, to be fair, this was two or three years back.

04-11-2010, 07:57 PM	#8
itchin for fishin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 105 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Believe same owner Unless I got my facts wrong, I believe the same owner owns both businesses. He is looking to make Outback year round will the Tamarack as we have known it is seasonal.

04-11-2010, 09:05 PM	#9
gonetoolong Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 40 Thanks: 12 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	Tamarack & Tamarack -Outback Hi folks, yup, they're both mine. Actually can't really say 'both' since it's really just the same place. We added the pizza & subs to expand the menu a bit and to put the dining hall to some additional use. I'd love to keep 'Outback' open year 'round so I think I'm gonna give it a try this year if I can build the pizza biz up. MG, sorry you had a bad experience. Please stop by again and ask for me. Sincerely, Jim Clayton

04-12-2010, 08:23 AM	#11
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,537 Thanks: 60 Thanked 272 Times in 191 Posts	Jim I also stopped going a few summers ago when they started mixing other adders to the lobster roll. Will try you again this summer __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

04-10-2010, 08:02 PM	#2
mg2107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I quit going 2 yrs ago the food was so bad and the portions so small. Let me know if it has changed for the better.

04-11-2010, 01:53 PM	#5
winniplayhouse Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205 Thanks: 32 Thanked 58 Times in 41 Posts	Sampled the Tamarack-Out-Back's pizza today and it was very good. Thin, crispy crust, tangy sauce. Lots of bubbles (which the kids enjoyed!). I chatted with Jim (the owner) and his wife. They've only owned it for a couple of years so those of you who had commented about having been disappointed in the past might want to give them a try. Probably was the previous owners.

04-11-2010, 06:48 PM	#6
mg2107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	The last time I went I got a friedclam dinner and got about 4 Little clams.

04-12-2010, 09:33 AM	#12
gonetoolong Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 40 Thanks: 12 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	Hi Phoenix. Just as an FYI, we use 100% North Atlantic (you can tell by their accent & Red Sox hats) lobster. No langostino(sp?) & just a little mayo. Just outta curiosity, how do y'all think lobster would go on a pizza? Jim C

04-12-2010, 10:46 AM	#13
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Lobster Lobster Pizza???? For me, not so much. Strange mix of flavors. Who knows... Give it a bid. Jim...I'm curious...are you the same owner from a few years back when that whole deal about the kid who needed the weekend off, and then got fired, thing went down. As a disclosure, I state that I fell on the side of the restaurant in that debate.

04-12-2010, 11:46 AM	#14
gonetoolong Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 40 Thanks: 12 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	Hi SA. One of the same owners (the last one) but not the managing partner at the time. That was one of my brothers who are no longer involved. As an FYI, one of them posted using my logon as he didn't and still doesn't have one.

04-12-2010, 01:53 PM	#15
CGI3 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 91 Thanks: 135 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	I have not been there in quite some time. But whats a pint of fried clams going for now a days?

04-12-2010, 03:30 PM	#16
Tiger Lilly Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melvin Village & West Virginia Posts: 42 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	A summer is not complete for us without at least one trip to Tamarack's for onion rings, fried clams, and chocolate frappes - yum! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

08-22-2010, 01:48 PM	#17
MaidenCove07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Manchester in Winter, Weirs Beach in Summer & Fall Posts: 132 Thanks: 29 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts	How incredibly disappointing Let me start this by saying that for 30 of my 40 years, Tamarack had been my favorite seafood stop. Service was fast and friendly and the food was outstanding. They no longer curry as much favor as far as I'm concerned and I'm confident I'll not be back. What a shame. I knew of the new ownership and gave them a while to work out the kinks. Went twice this summer and it was horrible both times. The coating on the onion rings was so bitter and soggy - and I know they were fresh out of the fryer because I saw them flipped then boxed. The onions themselves weren't yet cooked all the way on the thicker slices either. I ordered fried clams as well and the coating was the same soggy bitter yuk as the rings. The small ones usually promise a sweet and tender clam, but not this batch. My guess is that they were frozen. The smallest clams were as chewy as the larger ones - and for $12.9 per 1/2 pint??? I had hope for my lobster roll which was absolutely 100% lobster meat, but the lobster was warm, not like cooked in butter warm, but like it had been sitting out of the fridge too long I took it home and got it nice and cold before eating it, but the serving temperature surely is well above acceptable ranges for a meat and mayo item. Anyway, I feel a sense of loss at the poor quality. The new owners are SO far removed from the old Tamarack gang that really cared about the product, that they've removed all of the signs about lake and restaurant history and such, leaving holes and fade marks on the building. I should have discerned the level of care from that alone when I pulled up. Too bad really, I have a lot of good memories there.

08-22-2010, 05:40 PM	#18
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	If you want good fried clams, I recommend the Dipsy Doodle Ice Cream shop in Northfield just south of the Tilton center.