Ode To A Gilford Restaurant

[Half A Wake]

My son wanted a place
With a table for eight
Looking out at the Lake
Where we could eat late
And the day after turkey
Well, perhaps, a small plate
He’d happily pay for whatever we ate.

The menu and setting blew our resolve
Should we order it all?
Was the puzzle to solve
We did.

Freshly baked rolls settled our qualms
Then the Caprese Salad was as good as The Palm
And why go to Surf?
That drive is a hurdle
My fried oysters were better
Where is that girdle?

The Crab Cakes put 82 Queen to the test
And we easily rated
The Lyon’s Den “Best”.

Hannah, our waitress, was equally super
So we left Lyon’s Den in a full family stupor
Forever spoiled.