Wolfeboro Inn

[Tir Na Nog]

I had dinner at the Inn Saturday night to try the Prime Rib special. First the good. The hostess was pleasant and seated us right away in what she referred to as the last table, other than high tops. (There was another empty table nearby, but it had to be cleaned.) We took a quick look at the menu and then ordered the special. The prime ribs we both had (my brother an I) were nice and tasty cuts of meat, but nothing overly special. The potatoes were OK, referred to as garlic mashed, but little garlic flavor, and this was also served with nice fresh green beans.

Now for the bad. We ordered our drinks and meal at the same time and then went to the salad bar. I fully understand that the salad bar is limited and described as such by management and new what to expect from earlier visits. However, some things cannot be excused. First, the only green was spinach, no mixed greens or lettuce. And the spinach was near the bottom of the bowl mostly sitting in water (possibly melted ice). We were able to get a few dry pieces, enough to make a very small salad. The rolls were a bit stale and there was barely enough soup to get out a partial cup. I would suggest either get rid of the salad bar an just offer a garden salad with the entree or learn how to maintain what is offered. Problems with the salad bar seems to a recurring theme. Then we had barely started on the salads when our meals were brought out and we had not yet received our pre-dinner cocktails. Such fast delivery makes one wonder how long before service everything was just sitting around. Although the cut of meat was tasty, the way it was served did not seem consistent with the menu description. It had a thin coat of some kind of brown gravy on top and no horseradish sauce. In my view, prime rib should be sever au jus and with some form of horseradish sauce, which I thought I would get.

Bottom line, it was OK, but the poor timing on delivery of the meals and drinks took away from the enjoyment, as did the poor salad bar. I want to like this place and it is not bad, but there always seems to be something off with the service or food each time I go back. It is too bad that the Wolfeboro Inn just cannot seem to get I right. Well it is back to the Restaurant from now on until the memory of this last meal fades enough to try again.