Restaurant Reopenings

[Winilyme]

Checking in on our place this past January, on the recommendations of this forum, we stopped in at Gusto in Center Harbor for lunch. Great food and atmosphere. Nice conversations with a couple of 'locals'. Fun time at the end of a long drive and the perfect place for my better half who is a vegetarian.

Gusto is a relative newcomer on the scene. It's these types of fledgling start-ups that I worry about the most.

[baygo]

Originally Posted by Winilyme

Checking in on our place this past January, on the recommendations of this forum, we stopped in at Gusto in Center Harbor for lunch. Great food and atmosphere. Nice conversations with a couple of 'locals'. Fun time at the end of a long drive and the perfect place for my better half who is a vegetarian.

Gusto is a relative newcomer on the scene. It's these types of fledgling start-ups that I worry about the most.

I love this place! And it’s just my opinion but I think that in someways a start up has a better chance of surviving this. Restaurants tend to run in a very frugal manner in the beginning to build a clientele, as things get better the wallet loosens up and the owners tend to start enjoying the fruits of their labor. I’ve had to dial back a little bit on my lifestyle (get used to tunafish again) to wait out the storm.

In the end I believe it’ll come down to mental fortitude, be it a start up or established.

[Susie Cougar]

Originally Posted by baygo

I love this place! And it’s just my opinion but I think that in someways a start up has a better chance of surviving this. Restaurants tend to run in a very frugal manner in the beginning to build a clientele, as things get better the wallet loosens up and the owners tend to start enjoying the fruits of their labor. I’ve had to dial back a little bit on my lifestyle (get used to tunafish again) to wait out the storm.

In the end I believe it’ll come down to mental fortitude, be it a start up or established.

One restaurant that I think about is the Corner House in Sandwich.
The long time owners sold about a year or so ago and I can’t imagine the new owner with such a big mortgage payment and no business.
I haven’t heard anything about this place. Anyone know anything?

[Mr. V]

Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

One restaurant that I think about is the Corner House in Sandwich.
The long time owners sold about a year or so ago and I can’t imagine the new owner with such a big mortgage payment and no business.
I haven’t heard anything about this place. Anyone know anything?

Their website says they're open and serving to-go / curbside pickup only on Fri and Sat.

see: https://www.cornerhouserestaurantandbar.com/

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

One restaurant that I think about is the Corner House in Sandwich.
The long time owners sold about a year or so ago and I can’t imagine the new owner with such a big mortgage payment and no business.
I haven’t heard anything about this place. Anyone know anything?

I don’t know from personal experience, but a friend of mine yesterday said that she has been getting takeout on weekend....trying to support the new owners of Corner House. If I learn anything more, will post.