Bullwinkle's Bar & Grill

twoplustwo · 08-25-2008, 05:49 AM

We finally took a trip up to Ashland to check out Carol Perl's Bullwinkle's Bar & Grill (on Main St) last night, and I am still stuffed. Those ribs!! If you ever frequented The Broken Antler or have stopped in to The Antler in Meredith, the menu at Bullwinkles will be familiar to you. Lots to choose from and great prices. The building she bought used to host 'some dive bar'

according to my husband, but there's nothing dive about it. Beautiful brick, such a pretty view of the water; my teen fell in love and decided that's where we're having her birthday dinner in a couple of weeks.

We started with a huge plate of Sandwich Notch-O's, which had nice, fresh tomatoes, onions, and green peppers on it. Three of us were splitting it and couldn't finish if that's any indication of the size. If you have kids, there are several options for the little ones - mine happily munched on chicken fingers and they have coloring books and crayons right at the front desk to keep them entertained if need be. For entrees my teen had a terriyaki steak that was done perfectly medium rare, and my husband and I each had a full rack of ribs that were delicious and fell right off the bone. I ordered a full rack thinking I'd take half home for lunch today. Somehow, there wasn't anything to take home

. Having been a fan of Carol's ribs for a long time now, I still can't figure out if it's the meat or the sauce that makes them. I think I'll have to continue eating them until I can decide for sure

. The fries, baked potatoes and cole slaw that accompanied our meals were all excellent. Who had room for veggies? I don't need no stinking veggies! My teen declared her veggie medley delicious, so you'll have to take her word on that. Our server was lovely, attentive, and got everything perfect including making sure those chicken fingers got there ASAP to keep my 6yo content.

I don't know why I waited so long to get up there (maybe my insane work schedule, 2 kids, too much life had something to do with it!) - such a pretty and quick drive, such a beautiful old building, and ribs to die for. Make the trip to Ashland, I know I plan on pointing us in that direction more often now that summer is coming to an end.

Old Hubbard Rd · 08-25-2008, 08:01 AM

I have never heard of this place. When did it open?? Is it located along the river across from a war memorial?? My family grew up in the late 60's early 70's with a vacation home near Ashland and we spent lot's of time in Ashland. I wonder if Billwinkles is located in the old Luff's Corner Cubbered building?? Luff's was a really cool old convenient store that had everything.

twoplustwo · 08-25-2008, 08:16 AM

The address is 19 Main Street - we took a left at that oddball intersection onto Main, and it's around the corner on the right hand side, right on the water. It's a pretty old brick building, they have a bar downstairs which I would bet has a gorgeous view, too, just didn't take the kids downstairs to find out. The war memorial is immediately on the right when you take the left onto Main St, right? It's down the street a bit from there, on the same side.

I'm not sure how long she's been open, I know it's been months that I've been trying to get up there (and I'm glad we finally did!)

Overlake97 · 08-26-2008, 08:05 AM

TWOPLUSTWO wrote:

"The building she bought used to host 'some dive bar' according to my husband,"

It was also a tex-mex restaurant called the Purple Armadillo for a short time. I'll have to try Bullwinkles, as I often drive right past it to and from work.

twoplustwo · 09-09-2008, 08:06 AM

So we headed back to Bullwinkle's for my daughter's 16th birthday dinner/party on Friday. A group of ten ranging from my 6yo, a load of teens, and us old folks all found something delicious from appetizers to entrees. Carol had the room set up with a long table just for us, and our server Siobhan couldn't have been more attentive. We all stuffed ourselves and had a wonderful time. The restaurant was all ours, but the lounge downstairs seemed to be quite rocking by the time we left, so it looks like a fun place to stop for a beer or two if we're ever out without a 6yo and a pack of teenagers

. Thank you Carol and Siobhan, my daughter was thrilled with her party!

Bullwinkle · 09-11-2008, 09:54 AM

It was nice having you two plus two.The cake from Love Bites was out of this world!Thank you for sharing.
Carol

08-25-2008, 05:49 AM	#1
twoplustwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 456 Thanks: 51 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts	Bullwinkle's Bar & Grill We finally took a trip up to Ashland to check out Carol Perl's Bullwinkle's Bar & Grill (on Main St) last night, and I am still stuffed. Those ribs!! If you ever frequented The Broken Antler or have stopped in to The Antler in Meredith, the menu at Bullwinkles will be familiar to you. Lots to choose from and great prices. The building she bought used to host 'some dive bar' according to my husband, but there's nothing dive about it. Beautiful brick, such a pretty view of the water; my teen fell in love and decided that's where we're having her birthday dinner in a couple of weeks. We started with a huge plate of Sandwich Notch-O's, which had nice, fresh tomatoes, onions, and green peppers on it. Three of us were splitting it and couldn't finish if that's any indication of the size. If you have kids, there are several options for the little ones - mine happily munched on chicken fingers and they have coloring books and crayons right at the front desk to keep them entertained if need be. For entrees my teen had a terriyaki steak that was done perfectly medium rare, and my husband and I each had a full rack of ribs that were delicious and fell right off the bone. I ordered a full rack thinking I'd take half home for lunch today. Somehow, there wasn't anything to take home. Having been a fan of Carol's ribs for a long time now, I still can't figure out if it's the meat or the sauce that makes them. I think I'll have to continue eating them until I can decide for sure. The fries, baked potatoes and cole slaw that accompanied our meals were all excellent. Who had room for veggies? I don't need no stinking veggies! My teen declared her veggie medley delicious, so you'll have to take her word on that. Our server was lovely, attentive, and got everything perfect including making sure those chicken fingers got there ASAP to keep my 6yo content. I don't know why I waited so long to get up there (maybe my insane work schedule, 2 kids, too much life had something to do with it!) - such a pretty and quick drive, such a beautiful old building, and ribs to die for. Make the trip to Ashland, I know I plan on pointing us in that direction more often now that summer is coming to an end.

08-25-2008, 08:01 AM	#2
Old Hubbard Rd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 462 Thanks: 141 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Bullwinkles I have never heard of this place. When did it open?? Is it located along the river across from a war memorial?? My family grew up in the late 60's early 70's with a vacation home near Ashland and we spent lot's of time in Ashland. I wonder if Billwinkles is located in the old Luff's Corner Cubbered building?? Luff's was a really cool old convenient store that had everything.

08-25-2008, 08:16 AM	#3
twoplustwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 456 Thanks: 51 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts	I'm not much of an Ashland specialist... The address is 19 Main Street - we took a left at that oddball intersection onto Main, and it's around the corner on the right hand side, right on the water. It's a pretty old brick building, they have a bar downstairs which I would bet has a gorgeous view, too, just didn't take the kids downstairs to find out. The war memorial is immediately on the right when you take the left onto Main St, right? It's down the street a bit from there, on the same side. I'm not sure how long she's been open, I know it's been months that I've been trying to get up there (and I'm glad we finally did!)

08-26-2008, 08:05 AM	#4
Overlake97 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford Posts: 246 Thanks: 146 Thanked 58 Times in 42 Posts	Was also mexican for short time. TWOPLUSTWO wrote: "The building she bought used to host 'some dive bar' according to my husband," It was also a tex-mex restaurant called the Purple Armadillo for a short time. I'll have to try Bullwinkles, as I often drive right past it to and from work.

09-09-2008, 08:06 AM	#5
twoplustwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 456 Thanks: 51 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts	fun party So we headed back to Bullwinkle's for my daughter's 16th birthday dinner/party on Friday. A group of ten ranging from my 6yo, a load of teens, and us old folks all found something delicious from appetizers to entrees. Carol had the room set up with a long table just for us, and our server Siobhan couldn't have been more attentive. We all stuffed ourselves and had a wonderful time. The restaurant was all ours, but the lounge downstairs seemed to be quite rocking by the time we left, so it looks like a fun place to stop for a beer or two if we're ever out without a 6yo and a pack of teenagers. Thank you Carol and Siobhan, my daughter was thrilled with her party!

The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to twoplustwo For This Useful Post:
ironhorsetim (08-25-2008), jeffk (08-25-2008)

09-11-2008, 09:54 AM	#6
Bullwinkle Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 12 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bullwinkle's Bar and Grill It was nice having you two plus two.The cake from Love Bites was out of this world!Thank you for sharing. Carol