Wolfeboro Inn

[dpg]

Huh?? Big Stan and SIKSUKR totally lost me, I missed something in the translation - oh well...

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by dpg

Huh?? Big Stan and SIKSUKR totally lost me, I missed something in the translation - oh well...

My bad dpg. I had a post that I pulled down that stated Mr Soderbergs post#12 rubbed me the wrong way. Stan asked what was wrong with it. I pulled it thinking it seemed I was stirring the pot. Mr Soderberg posted after that that he indeed thought his post was out of line so What you read between Stan and I is in regard to that.

[Lakepilot]

We went again to the Wolfeboro Inn. It was Sunday night and there wasn't much of a crowd. We were seated promptly and the service the rest of the evening was good. The salad bar was fresh and full. Not what it was in the old days but good. The 6 of us all had Prime Rib. 5 medium rare and 1 medium well. The orders came out in a timely fashion and each was cooked perfectly and tasted great. I hope it continues to be good in the future.

[Barbara]

The Wolfeboro Inn, along with almost every other restaurant and food provider in town, had a table set up at the Festival of Trees Gala on 12/8. Their food offerings were outstanding. I had a great conversation with the new chef. I will be at the Inn next week for a Christmas party for a local organization and hope to find it to be wonderful.

I was in the IGA this AM, admiring their wonderful salad bar. Maybe someone from the Inn should go over there for some pointers on what makes a great salad bar!!!!

[Pineedles]

Sorry Barbara but there is no way a restaurant can duplicate a supermarket salad bar. A grocery store has such a divergent and large crowd that it must put out EVERYTHING. A restaurant has a limited number of people perusing their salad bar, they can't offer the same number of choices.

It looks like the WI has turned the corner. Good luck!

[Barbara]

I've been to fabulous salad bars in restaurants. Maybe it won't work in Wolfeboro with the number of patrons on any given night. On the other hand, a fabulous salad bar might attract more patrons.

[Pineedles]

What would you consider a fabulous salad bar? Please elaborate as to the contents. Thanks.

[NoBozo]

I'm just wondering. The last few reports seem to indicate the WI is improving. But they seem to have been Buffets.

Now I would ask for input from other restaurant managers:

Is it Easier to put up a Buffet...OR ...serve individual tables with orders from the menu. Again: Just wondering. NB

[Bluebell]

We hadn't been to the Tavern for a while because of sometimes good, sometimes bad, dining experiences. Well, we went back this past summer because our out-of-town visitors really wanted to go there. Both the food and service were excellent. It was so good that we went back the very next night and had another great meal. Since July, we've been to the Tavern at least a dozen times for dinner or breakfast and have been very pleased with the food and service each time. Wolfe's Tavern is back!

[Sandy Island fan]

We serve about 250 people, between campers and staff, and have a salad bar for lunch and dinner, as well as a fruit bar at breakfast. The salad bar includes (at a minimum): lettuce (romaine, iceburg and spring mix), spinach, cukes, tomatoes (chopped and grape), celery, broccoli, onion, shredded carrots, and carrot sticks, mushrooms, zuchini, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, olives, sunflower seeds, tofu, cottage cheese, feta cheese,and shredded cheddar cheese, hummus (made onsite), egg salad, tuna salad, croutons and bacon bits, pickles, pickled beets, and pita bread wedges. There are usually 6 salad dressings and cruets of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. There may also be specialty offerings, such as a tomato/cucumber/basil salad, taboule, pasta salad, rice salad etc. There is always a bowl of fruit, as well. I may have missed an item or two, but you get the idea.
Not trying to brag, but I do think it's a "fabulous" salad bar.

[Pineedles]

Having an egg and tuna salad in a bar is pretty over the top as I would imagine some people could make a complete meal with those two items added to the other items. Just curious, what do they charge for the salad bar alone?

[rockythedog]

It is $7.00 for soup and salad bar.

[Pineedles]

That seems like a fair price. In fact a deal.

[Sandy Island fan]

At Sandy Island Family Camp, food is included in the price to be there. Campers come for the week, and the cost per camper is based on their age. Because we do have campers of all ages - from babies to seniors - we do try to provide reasonable options for all. Many of our campers bypass the hot foods offered at the lunch buffet, and just visit the salad bar.
We generally have two of the kitchen staff that work primarily on the salad bar prep, and keep very busy keeping the salad bar stocked during meal times. I don't know how that would play out at a restaurant. (We know exactly how many people will be eating with us!)
We have a high return rate of families coming back year after year, so we try to make our campers happy!

[George Soderberg]

Thank you all for trying us again and for all the positive responses we have received so far. We will never stop striving to improve and reach even greater heights. As I have been hoping for, some of you have summoned me to meet you in the Tavern after a meal and I have received phone calls as well – which I truly appreciate – all have been positive. Last night we received another comment card: “Have not been happy with the Inn since renovation. Have stayed away for quite some time. Came back to give it another chance FABULOUS!!!” As one contributor wrote, “the Tavern is back”. We hope so, we want nothing more. We won’t be perfect and we will make our share of mistakes, but we are all dedicated and committed to the success of the Tavern – especially as we approach 2012 and our 200th anniversary. Keep your eye out for events throughout the year. I will do my best to communicate them to you.

I listen to you and you have been instrumental in helping us make many positive changes here. I appreciate the comments on the salad bar. We continue to try to make improvements. We have now added 12 items you can put on the salad (just in the past 2 weeks). Your comments in this regard are all right on. We are trying to find the balance between better than what we had and not quite the IGA, which is not possible. Contact us directly and keep the feedback coming. We’ll make adjustments. Sandy Island fan our circumstances are different but I agree you salad bar sounds terrific!

I will be taking some time off around Christmas so I won’t be on line until 2012. There are a few things I would like to communicate to you however. The Inn & Tavern adopted two needy families this Christmas. All of our employees contributed to the Christmas fund which included 9 children. Many of our regular patrons wanted to contribute as well and the money we raised not only bought the necessities they asked for (mostly clothing) but allowed us to buy them toys as well. If any of you were a contributor, we just want to say thank you and to let you know how successful it was. In 2012, we will be creating a volunteer team at the Inn and Wolfe’s Tavern called the “Wolfe Pack”. The Wolfe Pack is dedicated to Community, Service and Integrity. We will donate our time to help the most needy in the community on a quarterly basis. We are already committed to participate in the local food pantry in May and looking for other suggestions.
We have also decided to extend our food service hours on New Year’s Eve to Midnight. If you find yourself wanting to go someplace at a later hour we’re open. It’s all hands on deck so I will here and hope to meet some of you if your plans allow.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you from all of us! We look forward to earning and holding your trust and confidence in 2012!

[Barbara]

Hey, George, that was me who wrote that comment card last evening. My husband and I decided to give the Inn another try last evening and it was great! Food was delicious, great presentation, and the hostess and our server were wonderful. They were efficient, friendly and attentive. I will spread the word to all my friends and hope to go to the Inn on a regular basis.

I'll be attending a dinner there on Tuesday that is a Christmas party for a local organization. Hoping I'll be thrilled by the food then too, although I recognize that food at a banquet type event is often not the same as what's ordered in the restaurant.

By the way, I've been to restaurants that have had salad bars as wonderful as that described at Sandy Island Camp, but they have been in more urban areas. As far as chain restaurants go, Ruby Tuesday has an excellent salad bar. My first exposure to the Wolfeboro Inn was about fifteen years ago, and frankly I have never thought the salad bar was much to speak of under any ownership over the years.

[Tir Na Nog]

Iwas up this weekend for a quick trip to pick something up at the house. Arrived around 7PM and decided to stop as we drov through town. We (son and I) ate at th bar just wanting to have a quick bite. As much as I would have liked to try the prime rib again, just was not hungry enough that night. However, I did see someone else with the prim rib and it looked good, without the heavier sauce and with the traditional au jus. I will have to get back another Saturday to try it with the change. I ordered chicken quesidilla (sp?) from th bar menu and they were good. I prefer mine with grilled onions and peppers, which is not how they are described on the menu. Nonetheless, I asked and the bartender said it would be no problem adding the onions and peppers. The food came out fast, which was OK for us as far as timing goes and somewhat expected from the bar menu. My son had the chicken tenders and thought they were OK. One minor glitch was that my son ordered a second drink and the bartender seemed to get distracted/bust and forgot. Would have been easy enough to remedy, but by the time we realized it I was close enough to done to have him pass on the drink so we could get going. Overall, a reasonable experience. As I said in my initial posting, I do want to like this place as it offers a nice setting and another potentially good alternative. My favorite still is the Restaurant, but like a change now and again. I was convinced to come back sooner than I otherwise would have by the positive posts after mine and George's responses. I will have to try table service again to see if the timing of delivery is better than my last time.

[RLW]

My wife and I went to the Inn to give it a second try after going to church across the street. We had a wonderful meal and excellent service. (Bobbie server. Not a single complaint) I am not going into the whole evening and what we had and try to critique the whole ding dong meal as that can be very boring. Just saying it was a good or bad time is good enough.
I missed seeing CateP and her parents. I did look around, but it was an early (6:30) reservation and left about 8.
We defiantly WILL go back for another dinner.

[George Soderberg]

Thank you Barbara. Thank you all for giving us another opportunity. We won't be perfect but we do have some very good employees and culinary team. I have said it beofre and I'll say it again, your comments helped me (us) a great deal.

Happy New Year everyone.

George

[ishoot308]

My wife and I had business in Wolfeboro today so we decided to have lunch at the Inn. Service was excellent and food was very good. No issues whatsoever and we definitely will return.

Welcome back Wolfeboro inn!

Dan