Christmas Island

Woodsy · 01-05-2012, 11:56 AM

Most places that have a "Wing Night" special are for 'Dine In" only. When your selling them for .25 a wing the profit margin is pretty much non-existant. Restaurants run specials like this to keep people in the restaurant drinking (high profit) and possibly ordering something to eat that is more profitable off the menu. No restaurant is in business to give the food away...

Woodsy

PS: I go to the Christmas Island a lot for Wing Night and have nothing but a great time and great service!

CGI3 · 01-08-2012, 02:37 PM

After reading the few posts I decided to try it out for the 1st time in a long time this past Fri. night. I thought the food was fantastic, and very reasonable. Worth giving the place a try if you have not already.

angela4design · 01-09-2012, 03:58 PM

I think that is a "dine in" special, too. And the best thing I can say about Christmas Island Steakhouse is "CHAR-GRILLED PRIME RIB". Is your mouth watering yet? It's ah-mazing. And Thursday nights, they have an AYCE Prime Rib buffet for only $13.95! Check out the Facebook page for specials, they post them alot. Dee-lish!

AC2717 · 01-09-2012, 06:45 PM

any mention of the hotel closing down and selling as condos
is the restaurant in the same boat??

Belmont Resident · 01-09-2012, 06:50 PM

I went with friends this fall when they had their lobster festival. My friends was great he got surf and turf with boiled lobsters but both his wife and I got twin baked stuffed lobsters and they were like rubber, both of ours.
They were friends of the owners so I didn’t say anything but told them I definitely would not get lobster there again. But the rice pilaf that came with it was great so it wasn’t a total loss.

jetskier · 01-10-2012, 07:05 AM

I gave Christmas Island Steakhouse a try during the summer and the food was horrible. I ordered chicken and it came out charcoal. It was not edible.

In addition, the place is completely run down and musty smelling.

Jetskier

Bracey · 01-11-2012, 03:20 PM

I think any place can have a bad night, or serve a bad meal. It has happened on very rare occasion for me at CI. But have gone back and been completely impressed. And overall, I like the place, very much.

That has even happened to me at Harts. But will never keep me away from there, or anywhere else for that matter.

NBR · 01-12-2012, 10:24 AM

I've gone to CI for over 30 years nd never had a bad meal. Some have been great.

SIKSUKR · 01-12-2012, 11:25 AM

This is pretty standard for a cheap wing night. Its almost like going to an AYCE night and asking to load up a doggy bag to go. The cheap wings are to get you there to spend money on other beverages. If you go in and order 40 wings to go that wouldn't fly at 25 cents.

trfour · 01-13-2012, 02:49 AM

I haven't been there for a while. However, I used to live right across the street for many years and they always took good care of me, family and friends... Never any complaints from us, the food and service was always AWESOME! Prime Rib, Sea Food, Filet Mignon, and many other ( Melt In Your Mouth ) delicacies!

Do not Liston to the j's, out here as they tend to run their motors way too rich and breath in too much carbon monoxide...

Terry
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dpg · 01-19-2012, 07:28 AM

Hold on now I do sort of agree what's the difference what you do with your order??? I mean I can see not ordering 4 dozen of the things eating 6 and taking the rest to go that would be wrong. However having a few left over should be no big deal. The first thought that comes to mind is that their re-serving them to someone else. I mean if their throwing them away anyways what's the diff? I do realize all that's thrown out in business's like that and it's a shame.

Belmont Resident · 01-19-2012, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by trfour

I haven't been there for a while. However, I used to live right across the street for many years and they always took good care of me, family and friends... Never any complaints from us, the food and service was always AWESOME! Prime Rib, Sea Food, Filet Mignon, and many other ( Melt In Your Mouth ) delicacies!

Do not Liston to the j's, out here as they tend to run their motors way too rich and breath in too much carbon monoxide...

Terry
__________________________________

Not sure how closely you have been following but it is new owners running the place and from what I understand the old owners have stayed on to help with the transition.

surfnsnow · 12-08-2012, 07:37 AM

drove by christmas island yesterday around 2:00pm and saw alot os fire trucks and police in the parking lot, i couldn't tell if the place was on fire. anybody know anything?

PaugusBayFireFighter · 12-08-2012, 03:10 PM

Chimney fire...

BroadHopper · 12-08-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Not sure how closely you have been following but it is new owners running the place and from what I understand the old owners have stayed on to help with the transition.

I talk to Tony who owns the Steak House, He has a general manager running the show so he can retire from the business. He did not say he sold the property.

As for Tommy, who owns the motel, he sold the motel to a developer who is creating a condominium complex.

I bet Phil is rolling in his grave.

WakeboardMom · 12-08-2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I bet Phil is rolling in his grave.

I hope Phil is/was a visionary who sees how times change.

Broadhopper, please come to my house for a cocktail, a meal, or just to hang out for a bit. We are the future of the lake.

Belmont Resident · 12-09-2012, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I talk to Tony who owns the Steak House, He has a general manager running the show so he can retire from the business. He did not say he sold the property.

As for Tommy, who owns the motel, he sold the motel to a developer who is creating a condominium complex.

I bet Phil is rolling in his grave.

We have a friend who loves the place, is very friendly with the owners, that is just what I was told by him.
Our last visit was our last visit. We went for the prime rib all you can eat with our friends who love the place. We got there early but one of our party decided to order off the menu. We decided to wait and all eat together so we nibbled on one of the appetizers while we waited and waited and waited.
When our friends meal came we all went up to get ours but not much was left, we waited and waited and finally after she was done eating were told that they were out of food.
In the end it was just a really bad experience and because of it we will not return. There were a lot of other things about the way it was handled that brought this on. Attitude is everything!
I understand it can be hard to plan for a buffet but the cook who obviously though we should have no reason for having not eaten and the owners husband were not happy with us at all.
I guess they assumed that 3 of us should have eaten while the 4th sat and waited for her meal to come? They offered to grill up some steaks for the 3 of us and by the time they were done our friends wife was sitting there watching us eat way overcooked steaks.
In the end my wife who hasn't been there since the year we met has no interest in venturing back.
One thing we both have noticed of late is it seems like the further you get away from the lake the better the service quality gets. The food isn't always much better but the whole attitude is more professional. IMHO
I guess that is why we tend to gravitate to Concord when we want to go out to eat.

BroadHopper · 12-09-2012, 09:00 AM

I don't know Phil that well, my Dad was close friends since high school. My Dad was one of the builders of the cottages on the island during the late 40's and 50's. Phil was quite the visionary at the time.

I do know he wants his siblings and grandkids to enjoy the profit of the land for years to come. He did very well for himself from the resort and went on to building a horse farm on Cotton Hill and raised famous harness race horses such as 'Yankee Bambino'.

Tommy lives at the farm for many years. Before Phil gave him the motel, he was a builder of many fine homes around the area. I quess inn keeping is not his bag.

Tony managed the bar and grill for years. he had his ups and downs through the years, emotionally and financially. I quess life is getting to him and he wants to get away. Finding a general manager is no easy task. Many wannabees out there who don't take pride in the work or business. Those that do are taken.

I wish the boys well. They fell on hard times.

Winnisquamguy · 01-09-2013, 08:14 AM

LACONIA — The Planning Board gave a green light last night to the Lakehouses at Christmas Island project which will see a complete redevelopment of the Christmas Island Resort.
All of the existing 47 motel units will be demolished with only two large cottage units and the Christmas Island Steakhouse left from the original development, which dates to the 1950s.
Developer Romeo Lacasse plans to have 18 condo units, two two-story, 4,000 square foot cottages and 16 new condo units, each with about 2,400 square feet of space, which would be located in eight new duplex units.
The duplex buildings will be spaced along the 1,000 feet of waterfront, providing each unit with views of the lake. Each of the units will include a garage for one car and space for a second in the driveway while visitor parking would be provided along the access road behind the buildings.
Lacasse, who developed Nature's View, a residential subdivision in Lakeport, said the units will have a lakehouse style and said after the meeting that he was very pleased with the board's decision.
All of the new units, with the exception of a small utility building, will be built behind the 50-foot wetland buffer and decrease the need for some of the current pavement, reducing the amount of impervious surfaces on the 3.2 acre lot by more than 20 percent according to Jon Rokeh of Rokeh Consulting, LLC, who is engineering the project.
Rokeh said that the project will see all of the utilities upgraded and placed underground while all of the trees in the shoreland area will be retained.
The properties closest to the water will be built on slab and the ones that are set further back will have full basements.
Rokeh said that currently storm water flows across the pavement into two direct discharge pipes that flow directly into Langley Cove. He said drainage conditions will be improved through the use of catch basins containing snouts, the use of rain gardens, which will collect roof water from the buildings, and the creation of a swale which will help contain runoff, as well as additional vegetation in the 50-foot buffer area.
Attorney Regina Nadeau, who represented the developer, said that legal issues remained with the roadway known as Prescott Avenue and who actually owns it. She said that creation of a sidewalk requires that easements be obtained from the heirs of Prescott Farm.
'The board attached several conditions to its approval, including the resolution of the roadway status, expressed support for a wide shoulder rather than sidewalks along the roadway and a prohibition against the storage of boat or snowmobile trailers on the property.

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...board-approval

PaugusBayFireFighter · 01-09-2013, 02:35 PM

Langley Cove is tiny. I'm curious if these units will have any boat slips. I'll miss my old launch.

WakeboardMom · 12-08-2012, 11:13 PM

Why is Phil rolling in his grave? Is it possible that you are speaking for yourself, that Phil might not agree completely about what you think the legacy should be? Perhaps Phil is not spinning in his grave.

My husband's family has been vacationing here since the 40's (much of that time across the street from Christmas Island..back when Jayne Mansfield was a guest...lol) Although I've only been here as a part of that family since 1980 so I'' a newbie...but times change. Life goes on.

I might venture a guess that Phil might be happy that folks are still enjoying his little piece of the big lake.

(No lectures, please, about economics. I come from nothin'. You gotta have more than "working-class people can't afford to be here." Thank you. : )

Waterbaby · 01-18-2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by angela4design

I think that is a "dine in" special, too. And the best thing I can say about Christmas Island Steakhouse is "CHAR-GRILLED PRIME RIB". Is your mouth watering yet? It's ah-mazing. And Thursday nights, they have an AYCE Prime Rib buffet for only $13.95! Check out the Facebook page for specials, they post them alot. Dee-lish!

No kidding it's delish, I think Tony Roux invented that years ago! Hubby and I have been to restaurants wanting prime rib grilled and it is so not as good as CI's is!

Winnisquamguy · 12-07-2013, 09:04 AM

I just got the news that Christmas Island Steakhouse will be closing on January 5, 2014. Not sure where Wendy and Tom are going to end up. Not sure what Tony is going to do with the building I know it was for sale so maybe he finally sold it. I will find out.

BroadHopper · 12-07-2013, 10:59 AM

I knew Tony since high school. He had a tough life. I do know he hired a business manager to run the business two years ago and that why there have been a lot of changes.

Tommy ran the motel, he sold out a while ago. I am not sure why Tony would sell out is that is all he knows. I do know Tony is getting tired, hunch the manager, but he never expressed selling the business.

I will see him tonight at a party in Tuftonboro. I will let you know.

pjard · 12-12-2013, 07:41 PM

We went there tonight for dinner and our waitress confirmed they are closing on January 5th.

AKADQ · 12-12-2013, 10:55 PM

What is the reason for closing ? Because the building is for sale mls#4320539...

PaugusBayFireFighter · 12-13-2013, 08:17 AM

Anybody who buys that property will have to put a ton of money into it and I believe they lost a lot of parking spaces to the new development. There was talk of the new developers converting the restaurant into a clubhouse for the new condos. Guess not.

upthesaukee · 12-13-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

Anybody who buys that property will have to put a ton of money into it and I believe they lost a lot of parking spaces to the new development. There was talk of the new developers converting the restaurant into a clubhouse for the new condos. Guess not.

You owe me a new laptop. I broke my screen trying to get at that little bug running around in your signature area.

I am

, so back to the regularly scheduled program of Christmas Island.

Waterbaby · 05-10-2014, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I knew Tony since high school. He had a tough life. I do know he hired a business manager to run the business two years ago and that why there have been a lot of changes.

Tommy ran the motel, he sold out a while ago. I am not sure why Tony would sell out is that is all he knows. I do know Tony is getting tired, hunch the manager, but he never expressed selling the business.

I will see him tonight at a party in Tuftonboro. I will let you know.

Hey BH - just came across this post, did you ever get any info from Tony? I miss him and Bonnie, my husband and I were great friends with them for years but lost touch a few years ago.

PaugusBayFireFighter · 08-25-2014, 03:09 PM

Would love to see someone buy this property and bring back the steak house. Parking is an issue but the price is right. Great location too!

BroadHopper · 08-25-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Waterbaby

Hey BH - just came across this post, did you ever get any info from Tony? I miss him and Bonnie, my husband and I were great friends with them for years but lost touch a few years ago.

I haven't heard from him since he left for FL. I will check with his brother Tommy.

PaugusBayFireFighter · 08-25-2014, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I haven't heard from him since he left for FL. I will check with his brother Tommy.

Tony was flipping steaks all summer down the Weirs. The man can cook a steak!

01-05-2012, 11:56 AM	#1
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Most places that have a "Wing Night" special are for 'Dine In" only. When your selling them for .25 a wing the profit margin is pretty much non-existant. Restaurants run specials like this to keep people in the restaurant drinking (high profit) and possibly ordering something to eat that is more profitable off the menu. No restaurant is in business to give the food away... Woodsy PS: I go to the Christmas Island a lot for Wing Night and have nothing but a great time and great service! __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

01-08-2012, 02:37 PM	#2
CGI3 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 91 Thanks: 135 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	Great meal! After reading the few posts I decided to try it out for the 1st time in a long time this past Fri. night. I thought the food was fantastic, and very reasonable. Worth giving the place a try if you have not already.

01-09-2012, 06:50 PM	#5
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Lobster I went with friends this fall when they had their lobster festival. My friends was great he got surf and turf with boiled lobsters but both his wife and I got twin baked stuffed lobsters and they were like rubber, both of ours. They were friends of the owners so I didn’t say anything but told them I definitely would not get lobster there again. But the rice pilaf that came with it was great so it wasn’t a total loss. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."

01-10-2012, 07:05 AM	#6
jetskier Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Reading, MA and South Down Shores Posts: 851 Thanks: 57 Thanked 183 Times in 114 Posts	Awful I gave Christmas Island Steakhouse a try during the summer and the food was horrible. I ordered chicken and it came out charcoal. It was not edible. In addition, the place is completely run down and musty smelling. Jetskier

01-12-2012, 11:25 AM	#9
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	This is pretty standard for a cheap wing night. Its almost like going to an AYCE night and asking to load up a doggy bag to go. The cheap wings are to get you there to spend money on other beverages. If you go in and order 40 wings to go that wouldn't fly at 25 cents. __________________ SIKSUKR

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01-09-2012, 03:58 PM	#3
angela4design Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 353 Thanks: 45 Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts	I think that is a "dine in" special, too. And the best thing I can say about Christmas Island Steakhouse is "CHAR-GRILLED PRIME RIB". Is your mouth watering yet? It's ah-mazing. And Thursday nights, they have an AYCE Prime Rib buffet for only $13.95! Check out the Facebook page for specials, they post them alot. Dee-lish!

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01-09-2012, 06:45 PM	#4
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,575 Thanks: 753 Thanked 354 Times in 266 Posts	any mention of the hotel closing down and selling as condos is the restaurant in the same boat?? __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

01-11-2012, 03:20 PM	#7
Bracey Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think any place can have a bad night, or serve a bad meal. It has happened on very rare occasion for me at CI. But have gone back and been completely impressed. And overall, I like the place, very much. That has even happened to me at Harts. But will never keep me away from there, or anywhere else for that matter.

01-12-2012, 10:24 AM	#8
NBR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 119 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	I've gone to CI for over 30 years nd never had a bad meal. Some have been great.

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01-13-2012, 02:49 AM	#10
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Christmas Island SteakHouse I haven't been there for a while. However, I used to live right across the street for many years and they always took good care of me, family and friends... Never any complaints from us, the food and service was always AWESOME! Prime Rib, Sea Food, Filet Mignon, and many other ( Melt In Your Mouth ) delicacies! Do not Liston to the j's, out here as they tend to run their motors way too rich and breath in too much carbon monoxide... Terry __________________________________ __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

01-19-2012, 07:28 AM	#11
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 153 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Hold on now I do sort of agree what's the difference what you do with your order??? I mean I can see not ordering 4 dozen of the things eating 6 and taking the rest to go that would be wrong. However having a few left over should be no big deal. The first thought that comes to mind is that their re-serving them to someone else. I mean if their throwing them away anyways what's the diff? I do realize all that's thrown out in business's like that and it's a shame.

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12-08-2012, 07:37 AM	#13
surfnsnow Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 173 Thanks: 133 Thanked 52 Times in 29 Posts	drove by christmas island yesterday around 2:00pm and saw alot os fire trucks and police in the parking lot, i couldn't tell if the place was on fire. anybody know anything?

12-08-2012, 03:10 PM	#14
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Chimney fire...

12-09-2012, 09:00 AM	#18
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,576 Thanks: 3,214 Thanked 1,103 Times in 794 Posts	Phil's vision I don't know Phil that well, my Dad was close friends since high school. My Dad was one of the builders of the cottages on the island during the late 40's and 50's. Phil was quite the visionary at the time. I do know he wants his siblings and grandkids to enjoy the profit of the land for years to come. He did very well for himself from the resort and went on to building a horse farm on Cotton Hill and raised famous harness race horses such as 'Yankee Bambino'. Tommy lives at the farm for many years. Before Phil gave him the motel, he was a builder of many fine homes around the area. I quess inn keeping is not his bag. Tony managed the bar and grill for years. he had his ups and downs through the years, emotionally and financially. I quess life is getting to him and he wants to get away. Finding a general manager is no easy task. Many wannabees out there who don't take pride in the work or business. Those that do are taken. I wish the boys well. They fell on hard times. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

01-09-2013, 08:14 AM	#19
Winnisquamguy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winnisquam, NH Posts: 613 Thanks: 419 Thanked 163 Times in 115 Posts	Christmas Island Makeover Gets Planning Board Approval LACONIA — The Planning Board gave a green light last night to the Lakehouses at Christmas Island project which will see a complete redevelopment of the Christmas Island Resort. All of the existing 47 motel units will be demolished with only two large cottage units and the Christmas Island Steakhouse left from the original development, which dates to the 1950s. Developer Romeo Lacasse plans to have 18 condo units, two two-story, 4,000 square foot cottages and 16 new condo units, each with about 2,400 square feet of space, which would be located in eight new duplex units. The duplex buildings will be spaced along the 1,000 feet of waterfront, providing each unit with views of the lake. Each of the units will include a garage for one car and space for a second in the driveway while visitor parking would be provided along the access road behind the buildings. Lacasse, who developed Nature's View, a residential subdivision in Lakeport, said the units will have a lakehouse style and said after the meeting that he was very pleased with the board's decision. All of the new units, with the exception of a small utility building, will be built behind the 50-foot wetland buffer and decrease the need for some of the current pavement, reducing the amount of impervious surfaces on the 3.2 acre lot by more than 20 percent according to Jon Rokeh of Rokeh Consulting, LLC, who is engineering the project. Rokeh said that the project will see all of the utilities upgraded and placed underground while all of the trees in the shoreland area will be retained. The properties closest to the water will be built on slab and the ones that are set further back will have full basements. Rokeh said that currently storm water flows across the pavement into two direct discharge pipes that flow directly into Langley Cove. He said drainage conditions will be improved through the use of catch basins containing snouts, the use of rain gardens, which will collect roof water from the buildings, and the creation of a swale which will help contain runoff, as well as additional vegetation in the 50-foot buffer area. Attorney Regina Nadeau, who represented the developer, said that legal issues remained with the roadway known as Prescott Avenue and who actually owns it. She said that creation of a sidewalk requires that easements be obtained from the heirs of Prescott Farm. 'The board attached several conditions to its approval, including the resolution of the roadway status, expressed support for a wide shoulder rather than sidewalks along the roadway and a prohibition against the storage of boat or snowmobile trailers on the property. http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...board-approval __________________ "I'd rather be ridin than rolling"

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01-09-2013, 02:35 PM	#20
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Langley Cove is tiny. I'm curious if these units will have any boat slips. I'll miss my old launch.

12-08-2012, 11:13 PM	#21
WakeboardMom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NH X 2 Posts: 508 Thanks: 595 Thanked 113 Times in 92 Posts	Why is Phil rolling in his grave? Is it possible that you are speaking for yourself, that Phil might not agree completely about what you think the legacy should be? Perhaps Phil is not spinning in his grave. My husband's family has been vacationing here since the 40's (much of that time across the street from Christmas Island..back when Jayne Mansfield was a guest...lol) Although I've only been here as a part of that family since 1980 so I'' a newbie...but times change. Life goes on. I might venture a guess that Phil might be happy that folks are still enjoying his little piece of the big lake. (No lectures, please, about economics. I come from nothin'. You gotta have more than "working-class people can't afford to be here." Thank you. : ) __________________ MarieM

12-07-2013, 09:04 AM	#23
Winnisquamguy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Winnisquam, NH Posts: 613 Thanks: 419 Thanked 163 Times in 115 Posts	I just got the news that Christmas Island Steakhouse will be closing on January 5, 2014. Not sure where Wendy and Tom are going to end up. Not sure what Tony is going to do with the building I know it was for sale so maybe he finally sold it. I will find out. __________________ "I'd rather be ridin than rolling"

12-07-2013, 10:59 AM	#24
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,576 Thanks: 3,214 Thanked 1,103 Times in 794 Posts	Tony I knew Tony since high school. He had a tough life. I do know he hired a business manager to run the business two years ago and that why there have been a lot of changes. Tommy ran the motel, he sold out a while ago. I am not sure why Tony would sell out is that is all he knows. I do know Tony is getting tired, hunch the manager, but he never expressed selling the business. I will see him tonight at a party in Tuftonboro. I will let you know. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

12-12-2013, 07:41 PM	#25
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 636 Thanks: 493 Thanked 194 Times in 101 Posts	We went there tonight for dinner and our waitress confirmed they are closing on January 5th.

12-12-2013, 10:55 PM	#26
AKADQ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Meredith Posts: 89 Thanks: 47 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	What is the reason for closing ? Because the building is for sale mls#4320539...

12-13-2013, 08:17 AM	#27
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Anybody who buys that property will have to put a ton of money into it and I believe they lost a lot of parking spaces to the new development. There was talk of the new developers converting the restaurant into a clubhouse for the new condos. Guess not.

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08-25-2014, 03:09 PM	#30
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Would love to see someone buy this property and bring back the steak house. Parking is an issue but the price is right. Great location too!