Woodshed

jetskier · 07-11-2023, 09:39 AM

Hi all,

I am typically reticent to share any negative experiences about dining as I know that it is really challenging to make a go of it.

About 2 months ago, my wife wanted to try Woodshed as we had not been there since prior to the fire and rebuild. We called in advance and were told that there was no reservation required, just come in early which we did.

When we arrived, we were told that they could not seat us in the dining room (which was completely empty) and we would have to sit at the bar. OK, not a big deal.

I ordered a steak and it was pretty much inedible...tough as nails. I brought it home for the cat, who would not eat it either.

The waitress did offer to put another steak on when I pointed out the issue, but at that point I was not particularly interested. Paid the bill and left.

There are some really good restaurants in the lakes region and this could be one of them. It is unfortunate.

Jetskier

VitaBene · 07-11-2023, 10:46 AM

We frequented the Woodshed and New Woodshed pretty much weekly as we live a mile away. My brother could have written the original post- the same thing happened to him. We have not been back in a year due to this and reading similar stories here and on FB. The manager is Greg, he is also an owner so he is not going anywhere.

We tend to stay out of restaurants in the summer, but try Lemongrass for a great meal!

phoenix · 07-11-2023, 11:09 AM

We use to view Woodshed as our twice a summer go to place. WE went about thee years ago and all four of us though the steaks were poor quality and high prices. We haven't been back and likely won’t . By the way lemon grass is a now our go to restaurant

07-11-2023, 09:39 AM	#1
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	Another Poor Experience Hi all, I am typically reticent to share any negative experiences about dining as I know that it is really challenging to make a go of it. About 2 months ago, my wife wanted to try Woodshed as we had not been there since prior to the fire and rebuild. We called in advance and were told that there was no reservation required, just come in early which we did. When we arrived, we were told that they could not seat us in the dining room (which was completely empty) and we would have to sit at the bar. OK, not a big deal. I ordered a steak and it was pretty much inedible...tough as nails. I brought it home for the cat, who would not eat it either. The waitress did offer to put another steak on when I pointed out the issue, but at that point I was not particularly interested. Paid the bill and left. There are some really good restaurants in the lakes region and this could be one of them. It is unfortunate. Jetskier

07-11-2023, 11:09 AM	#3
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,557 Thanks: 61 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	We use to view Woodshed as our twice a summer go to place. WE went about thee years ago and all four of us though the steaks were poor quality and high prices. We haven't been back and likely won’t . By the way lemon grass is a now our go to restaurant __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

07-11-2023, 10:46 AM	#2
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,595 Thanks: 1,640 Thanked 1,641 Times in 844 Posts	We frequented the Woodshed and New Woodshed pretty much weekly as we live a mile away. My brother could have written the original post- the same thing happened to him. We have not been back in a year due to this and reading similar stories here and on FB. The manager is Greg, he is also an owner so he is not going anywhere. We tend to stay out of restaurants in the summer, but try Lemongrass for a great meal!