West Lake Asian Cuisine in Wolfeboro

Mirror Lake's BB · 06-18-2011, 03:35 PM

A friend of mine is visiting and wanted to know of a good Chinese restaurant in the area. I've never been to West Lake. I did recommend East of Suez. Has anyone been to West Lake recently or do you have any other suggestions?

Thanks

camp guy · 06-18-2011, 03:53 PM

Never been to West Lake, but I can strongly recommend Seabird Asian Cuisine in Wolfeboro. Seabird is on Rt 28, just over the tracks past Wright Museum (you know, the big brick building with the tank in the front left corner). The owners are fine people, and I have never had a poor meal there.

Fishing · 06-18-2011, 07:12 PM

I had always felt NY had the best Asian food. Period. Welllll....then came West Lake!! You cannot beat it! Their house special soup for 2 is outstanding....great fried rice...wonderful chicken and broccoli...in fact, my whole family believes everything is the best there!! The prices are so reasonable and the food is great. Sit back and enjoy

jack1706 · 06-18-2011, 07:23 PM

don't like it...

went to Sea birdbird...MUCH BETTER !!!!

period...

mg2107 · 06-18-2011, 07:35 PM

No comparison,West Lake 's food is 100 times better than Seabird's and the dining room is much nicer. Like comparing Mise en Place to Mc Donalds.

patman · 06-18-2011, 08:10 PM

I've only been to West Lake a couple of times...and only because Sea Bird closes for vacation sometimes! I'll grant you that the seating is nicer at West Lake, but the Sea Bird food wins hands down in my opinion.

Barbara · 06-18-2011, 10:01 PM

I much prefer West Lake to Seabird. I guess it's a matter of taste. opinions seem pretty evenly divided here.

Patiently Watching · 06-19-2011, 04:55 AM

Have been going to both for the past 15-20 years. For the longest time and up until recently, I went to Seabird exclusively when I wanted chinese food in Wolfeboro, but about 2 weeks ago was invited to have dinner at West Lake and I'm glad that I did. I had not been there in over 5 years and at last visit I had not been impressed - that is until recently.
I have had West Lake food 2x in the last month and both times everything has been spot on.
I agree with Camp Guy that Seabird does a very nice job and is indeed run by some great people, but I think West Lake is worth another try (or a first if you've not been there before).

camp guy · 06-19-2011, 10:15 AM

My experience with Asian food is relatively little, but I have come to realize that like many of the ethnic cuisine restaurants so much of how much you like the food depends upon who is cooking. Any ethnic food is "a little of this, and a little of that", a "flip of the wrist, an extra pinch of something" and if you go there regularly you get used to that particular restaurant's style of cooking; whereas, if you go to another same-ethnic cuisine restaurant you may order the same dish you regularly order, but it may taste slightly different due to the vicissitudes (I love this word) of a particular cook. So, what does this all mean ? - listen and read what people have to say, but make your own choice of restaurant based on trying it. Bon Appetit

Fishing · 06-19-2011, 12:33 PM

So true. For all restaurants...People should look at the menus and decide if that is what they want and give a place a fair try.

But for West Lake - we look forward to our dinners there....which in a 1 week period can be 2 or 3 times!! Yummmmm

Grady223 · 06-20-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishing

I had always felt NY had the best Asian food. Period. Welllll....then came West Lake!! You cannot beat it! Their house special soup for 2 is outstanding....great fried rice...wonderful chicken and broccoli...in fact, my whole family believes everything is the best there!! The prices are so reasonable and the food is great. Sit back and enjoy

Agree, like the West Lake very much.

06-18-2011, 03:35 PM	#1
Mirror Lake's BB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wayne, PA & Mirror Lake Posts: 150 Thanks: 117 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	West Lake Asian Cuisine in Wolfeboro A friend of mine is visiting and wanted to know of a good Chinese restaurant in the area. I've never been to West Lake. I did recommend East of Suez. Has anyone been to West Lake recently or do you have any other suggestions? Thanks

06-18-2011, 03:53 PM	#2
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,169 Thanks: 298 Thanked 516 Times in 288 Posts	West Lake Asian Cuisine in Wolfeboro Never been to West Lake, but I can strongly recommend Seabird Asian Cuisine in Wolfeboro. Seabird is on Rt 28, just over the tracks past Wright Museum (you know, the big brick building with the tank in the front left corner). The owners are fine people, and I have never had a poor meal there.

06-18-2011, 07:12 PM	#3
Fishing Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19 Thanks: 3 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	West Lake - it doesn't get any better I had always felt NY had the best Asian food. Period. Welllll....then came West Lake!! You cannot beat it! Their house special soup for 2 is outstanding....great fried rice...wonderful chicken and broccoli...in fact, my whole family believes everything is the best there!! The prices are so reasonable and the food is great. Sit back and enjoy

06-18-2011, 07:23 PM	#4
jack1706 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft.Laud.,Fl & Winter Harbor Posts: 150 Thanks: 40 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts	uh huh ro westlake don't like it... went to Sea birdbird...MUCH BETTER !!!! period...

06-19-2011, 10:15 AM	#9
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,169 Thanks: 298 Thanked 516 Times in 288 Posts	West Lake Asian Cuisine My experience with Asian food is relatively little, but I have come to realize that like many of the ethnic cuisine restaurants so much of how much you like the food depends upon who is cooking. Any ethnic food is "a little of this, and a little of that", a "flip of the wrist, an extra pinch of something" and if you go there regularly you get used to that particular restaurant's style of cooking; whereas, if you go to another same-ethnic cuisine restaurant you may order the same dish you regularly order, but it may taste slightly different due to the vicissitudes (I love this word) of a particular cook. So, what does this all mean ? - listen and read what people have to say, but make your own choice of restaurant based on trying it. Bon Appetit

06-18-2011, 07:35 PM	#5
mg2107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	No comparison,West Lake 's food is 100 times better than Seabird's and the dining room is much nicer. Like comparing Mise en Place to Mc Donalds.

06-18-2011, 08:10 PM	#6
patman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NH Posts: 379 Thanks: 56 Thanked 156 Times in 78 Posts	I've only been to West Lake a couple of times...and only because Sea Bird closes for vacation sometimes! I'll grant you that the seating is nicer at West Lake, but the Sea Bird food wins hands down in my opinion.

06-18-2011, 10:01 PM	#7
Barbara Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 251 Thanks: 48 Thanked 113 Times in 64 Posts	I much prefer West Lake to Seabird. I guess it's a matter of taste. opinions seem pretty evenly divided here.

06-19-2011, 04:55 AM	#8
Patiently Watching Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 184 Thanks: 2 Thanked 42 Times in 34 Posts	Have been going to both for the past 15-20 years. For the longest time and up until recently, I went to Seabird exclusively when I wanted chinese food in Wolfeboro, but about 2 weeks ago was invited to have dinner at West Lake and I'm glad that I did. I had not been there in over 5 years and at last visit I had not been impressed - that is until recently. I have had West Lake food 2x in the last month and both times everything has been spot on. I agree with Camp Guy that Seabird does a very nice job and is indeed run by some great people, but I think West Lake is worth another try (or a first if you've not been there before).

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06-19-2011, 12:33 PM	#10
Fishing Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19 Thanks: 3 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	thank you! So true. For all restaurants...People should look at the menus and decide if that is what they want and give a place a fair try. But for West Lake - we look forward to our dinners there....which in a 1 week period can be 2 or 3 times!! Yummmmm