Kevin's Cafe

Rattlesnake Gal · 10-18-2009, 05:21 PM

After hearing everyone rave about the all you can eat fried clams at Kevin’s Café, I just had to try them for myself.
We stopped in on Friday, October 2nd after a fun day of leaf peeping.
They were fantastic! Among the best I've ever had!!!

I even managed to snap a picture for you before I dove in.

This was the first helping! As you can imagine, there were no seconds for me! They are exactly as ILoveWinnipesaukee and others describe.

Rattlesnake Guy had the chowder, which he said was wonderful. He also got the calamari, and a Caesar salad with chicken.
All items were excellent and the rolls... they were out of this world!

Our server was our Forum friend, Meredith Lady. Laura was awesome as usual and is a real asset to Kevin's Cafe.

Kevin also made the rounds the night we were in to check on his patrons. He is a very personable man and knows how to treat his customers.

There was only one thing regarding our meal, in my opinion that could use improvement - the French fries. The few that you see peeking out from under the clams were not on par with the rest of this excellent meal. I didn’t say anything at the time because I was just enjoying my delicious clams and couldn’t fit them if I tried.

The French fries that Laura made for us this summer on several occasions at the Pier were incredible. Kevin should find out what she did and always do it!

Her fries were golden in color, light and fluffy on the inside and crispy on the out - fantastically delicious!

I think she should train the whole staff because she is the French Fry Master!

I am happy to see that Kevin's Café will be returning to The Weirs Pier in May.

Yum!

RI Swamp Yankee · 10-18-2009, 09:07 PM

Rattlesnake Gal, that just ain't fair ..... I am drooling on the keyboard wishing I could drive up there right now and that Caesar salad with chicken isn't one of those you have to search for the piece of chicken.

Thanks for the picture

dewitt · 10-18-2009, 09:33 PM

The food looks and I'm sure was awsome. Just curious though, is that a turkey leg or a hairy forearm in the top right corner, looks good enough to eat as well, sans the hair.

Rattlesnake Guy · 10-18-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dewitt

The food looks and I'm sure was awsome. Just curious though, is that a turkey leg or a hairy forearm in the top right corner, looks good enough to eat as well, sans the hair.

I am laughing so hard, my laptop almost fell off my lap. Fortunately, the hairy "turkey leg" caught it in time.

Redwing · 10-19-2009, 11:17 AM

Closed camp this past weekend

and had Kevin's take-out on Saturday night. Delicious, as always. The huge slab of swordfish was succulent and fresh, and the chicken gorgonzola was spot-on. In fact, I ate half of the chicken and brought it back to New Haven yesterday and enjoyed it for dinner last evening. To top off Kevin's meal, I bought the last remaining bottle of Mateus on the shelf at Heaths on Saturday night (I know, I know, I am a very simple soul and like very simple "vintage" wines of yesteryear. Son always teases me about the Mateus).

Meredith lady · 10-19-2009, 09:51 PM

Thank you all so much for your kind words. We appreciate your patronage and your thoughts about Kevin's Cafe. It is true...we will be returning to the Weirs in May. Until then, see you in Moultonboro!

Kevin (Chef Fisk)
Laura (Meredith Lady)
and the staff of Kevin's Cafe and Kevin's Cafe on the Pier

dpg · 10-20-2009, 07:16 AM

First thing I thought when I looked at the pic was that the Fries looked a little funky. A bit too brown and dry looking for my liking however everything else looks awesome.

Argie's Wife · 10-21-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dpg

First thing I thought when I looked at the pic was that the Fries looked a little funky. A bit too brown and dry looking for my liking however everything else looks awesome.

I hate to ask... but what's good about "wet" fries?

dpg · 10-22-2009, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

I hate to ask... but what's good about "wet" fries?

There always needs to be one!

Lucky1 · 10-24-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dpg

There always needs to be one!

For the all you can eat lobster and prime rib with a group of friends. Kevins will be one of my first stops next year for sure. One comment from someone in all of these reviews is OK. I cannot wait to go to Kevis for sure.

EricP · 10-24-2009, 09:05 PM

It is impossible to determine if the fries are wet in that picture. I wasn't aware that you were supposedto eat them, I thought it was just Kevin's way of serving the AYCE clams on a bed of fries.

who'd eat fries anyway when there's more clams to be had!

Argie's Wife · 10-25-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dpg

There always needs to be one!

And lucky for you, it's always me.

phoenix · 05-29-2010, 07:09 AM

made it back to the lake for the summer. We went to Kevin's last night for dinner. Wife had lobster and i had the fried clams( all you can eat on friday's). We both loved our food and great service from Meredith Lady and Kevin.

VitaBene · 05-29-2010, 07:33 AM

We love kevin's- have they re-opened at the Weirs Pier yet?

Meredith lady · 05-29-2010, 08:51 AM

Phoenix-the pleasure was ours! Welcome back to New Hampshire! Kevin's on the Pier is open and we look forward to seeing all of our Forum friends. Stop by to say hi if you are in the Weirs!

nightrider · 07-20-2010, 08:50 PM

The wife took me to Kevin's last Friday for my birthday. I had the AYCE clams. They were fantastic. After hearing the birthday lady at the table next to us say the original plate portion was all she could eat, I ate the plate AND 3 reloads. Delicious and very reasonably priced. Question....can one get there by sled? I'd love to try the clams some Friday night from the sled. BTW...the room on the left is preferred.

Happy Gourmand · 08-03-2010, 01:57 PM

Wife got the crab cakes...they are everything everybody talks about...I got the fried scallops...tender, juice and delicious...and plenty of them! I have to say though that the fries were not good at all...seemed like they were reheated....tough and what I call leathery.
Now the service..... The waiter was Kevin's son....what a nice young gentleman...very personable. BUT, the service he provided was horrible. long waits between everything, he was very inattentive. We waited forever after we were done for him to come out from wherever he was "hiding" and we had to ask for the check. I actually asked him to not take so long to process my payment.
Kevin, if you read this...the food was excellent as always ( except for the fries) and your son is a really nice kid. If he was filling in in an emergency, then disregard my negative comments. But if you plan to use him on a regular basis, please let him train under some of your more experienced staff.
P.S. I'll be calling to make a reservation for this Friday night...my daughter is here from FL and is dieing for some great fried clams!

Marko · 08-03-2010, 07:30 PM

we were at the Weirs all last week and tried out a lot of places and would have tried Kevins....
especially after all the great raves on here.......
but there wasn't a dining room? or did we miss it........as we couldn't see one?
didn't see any signs either where to sit and enjoy your meals........
wish someone would have posted that there wasn't a dining room and that Kevins was a take out place......
and I don't really count the seats on the boardwalk there with a zillion people walking by a good place to enjoy a meal......

Marko
St. Petersburg, FL

Pepper · 08-03-2010, 07:36 PM

Marco, it sounds like you found "Kevin's on the Pier" which is a second, seasonal-only location. Kevin's Cafe is actually in Centre Harbor, and indeed has a dining room. Sorry you didn't find the one you were really seeking - you missed a really great place.

10-18-2009, 05:21 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Kevin's Cafe AYCE Fried Clams! After hearing everyone rave about the all you can eat fried clams at Kevin’s Café, I just had to try them for myself. We stopped in on Friday, October 2nd after a fun day of leaf peeping. They were fantastic! Among the best I've ever had!!! I even managed to snap a picture for you before I dove in. This was the first helping! As you can imagine, there were no seconds for me! They are exactly as ILoveWinnipesaukee and others describe. Rattlesnake Guy had the chowder, which he said was wonderful. He also got the calamari, and a Caesar salad with chicken. All items were excellent and the rolls... they were out of this world! Our server was our Forum friend, Meredith Lady. Laura was awesome as usual and is a real asset to Kevin's Cafe. Kevin also made the rounds the night we were in to check on his patrons. He is a very personable man and knows how to treat his customers. There was only one thing regarding our meal, in my opinion that could use improvement - the French fries. The few that you see peeking out from under the clams were not on par with the rest of this excellent meal. I didn’t say anything at the time because I was just enjoying my delicious clams and couldn’t fit them if I tried. The French fries that Laura made for us this summer on several occasions at the Pier were incredible. Kevin should find out what she did and always do it! Her fries were golden in color, light and fluffy on the inside and crispy on the out - fantastically delicious! I think she should train the whole staff because she is the French Fry Master! I am happy to see that Kevin's Café will be returning to The Weirs Pier in May. Yum!

10-18-2009, 09:07 PM	#2
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	...drool.... Rattlesnake Gal, that just ain't fair ..... I am drooling on the keyboard wishing I could drive up there right now and that Caesar salad with chicken isn't one of those you have to search for the piece of chicken. Thanks for the picture __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

10-18-2009, 09:33 PM	#3
dewitt Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Kevin's Cafe The food looks and I'm sure was awsome. Just curious though, is that a turkey leg or a hairy forearm in the top right corner, looks good enough to eat as well, sans the hair.

10-19-2009, 11:17 AM	#5
Redwing Deceased Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Haven, Connecticut and summer resident of Moultonborough, NH since 1952 Posts: 216 Thanks: 324 Thanked 43 Times in 27 Posts	Kevin's take-out Closed camp this past weekend and had Kevin's take-out on Saturday night. Delicious, as always. The huge slab of swordfish was succulent and fresh, and the chicken gorgonzola was spot-on. In fact, I ate half of the chicken and brought it back to New Haven yesterday and enjoyed it for dinner last evening. To top off Kevin's meal, I bought the last remaining bottle of Mateus on the shelf at Heaths on Saturday night (I know, I know, I am a very simple soul and like very simple "vintage" wines of yesteryear. Son always teases me about the Mateus).

10-19-2009, 09:51 PM	#6
Meredith lady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 217 Thanks: 290 Thanked 138 Times in 26 Posts	Thank you so much! Thank you all so much for your kind words. We appreciate your patronage and your thoughts about Kevin's Cafe. It is true...we will be returning to the Weirs in May. Until then, see you in Moultonboro! Kevin (Chef Fisk) Laura (Meredith Lady) and the staff of Kevin's Cafe and Kevin's Cafe on the Pier

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10-20-2009, 07:16 AM	#7
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,600 Thanks: 155 Thanked 230 Times in 167 Posts	First thing I thought when I looked at the pic was that the Fries looked a little funky. A bit too brown and dry looking for my liking however everything else looks awesome.

10-24-2009, 09:05 PM	#11
EricP Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 329 Thanks: 28 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	It is impossible to determine if the fries are wet in that picture. I wasn't aware that you were supposedto eat them, I thought it was just Kevin's way of serving the AYCE clams on a bed of fries. who'd eat fries anyway when there's more clams to be had!

05-29-2010, 07:09 AM	#13
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,559 Thanks: 61 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	made it back to the lake for the summer. We went to Kevin's last night for dinner. Wife had lobster and i had the fried clams( all you can eat on friday's). We both loved our food and great service from Meredith Lady and Kevin. __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

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05-29-2010, 07:33 AM	#14
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,597 Thanks: 1,642 Thanked 1,642 Times in 845 Posts	We love kevin's- have they re-opened at the Weirs Pier yet?

05-29-2010, 08:51 AM	#15
Meredith lady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 217 Thanks: 290 Thanked 138 Times in 26 Posts	Kevin's on the Pier Phoenix-the pleasure was ours! Welcome back to New Hampshire! Kevin's on the Pier is open and we look forward to seeing all of our Forum friends. Stop by to say hi if you are in the Weirs!

07-20-2010, 08:50 PM	#16
nightrider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: winter harbor Posts: 200 Thanks: 4 Thanked 33 Times in 18 Posts	Kevin's AYCE Clams The wife took me to Kevin's last Friday for my birthday. I had the AYCE clams. They were fantastic. After hearing the birthday lady at the table next to us say the original plate portion was all she could eat, I ate the plate AND 3 reloads. Delicious and very reasonably priced. Question....can one get there by sled? I'd love to try the clams some Friday night from the sled. BTW...the room on the left is preferred.

08-03-2010, 01:57 PM	#17
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	Kevin's on Sunday night.. Wife got the crab cakes...they are everything everybody talks about...I got the fried scallops...tender, juice and delicious...and plenty of them! I have to say though that the fries were not good at all...seemed like they were reheated....tough and what I call leathery. Now the service..... The waiter was Kevin's son....what a nice young gentleman...very personable. BUT, the service he provided was horrible. long waits between everything, he was very inattentive. We waited forever after we were done for him to come out from wherever he was "hiding" and we had to ask for the check. I actually asked him to not take so long to process my payment. Kevin, if you read this...the food was excellent as always ( except for the fries) and your son is a really nice kid. If he was filling in in an emergency, then disregard my negative comments. But if you plan to use him on a regular basis, please let him train under some of your more experienced staff. P.S. I'll be calling to make a reservation for this Friday night...my daughter is here from FL and is dieing for some great fried clams!

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08-03-2010, 07:30 PM	#18
Marko Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Dining Area? we were at the Weirs all last week and tried out a lot of places and would have tried Kevins.... especially after all the great raves on here....... but there wasn't a dining room? or did we miss it........as we couldn't see one? didn't see any signs either where to sit and enjoy your meals........ wish someone would have posted that there wasn't a dining room and that Kevins was a take out place...... and I don't really count the seats on the boardwalk there with a zillion people walking by a good place to enjoy a meal...... Marko St. Petersburg, FL

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08-03-2010, 07:36 PM	#19
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Marco, it sounds like you found "Kevin's on the Pier" which is a second, seasonal-only location. Kevin's Cafe is actually in Centre Harbor, and indeed has a dining room. Sorry you didn't find the one you were really seeking - you missed a really great place. __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

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