Wolfeboro Inn and Tavern has a new owner

chasedawg · 10-05-2026, 11:57 AM

The Wolfeboro Inn and Tavern have a new owner, and things are looking up for the Inn. The deal was rumored to be closed this past week. VTT Property Management is the new ownership. They are already signs of sprucing the outside property. The good news is the new owner is local and has a home in Wolfeboro and I'm sure he will be taking pride in bring back the Inn and Tavern.

WinterHarborGuy · 10-05-2026, 04:32 PM

I hope this is good news…so many rumors that a “new owner” has arrived in the last decade. The place has gone downhill since COVID. I would love for the place to rebound…fingers crossed.

tis · 10-05-2026, 06:55 PM

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I hope this is good news…so many rumors that a “new owner” has arrived in the last decade. The place has gone downhill since COVID. I would love for the place to rebound…fingers crossed.

Six of us had dinner there a few weeks ago and we were all very pleased. Service and food was very good. Very different from the last time we were there years ago.

FlyingScot · 10-05-2026, 08:17 PM

Great news! The tavern's always felt to me like it should be better/a bit more creative.

chasedawg · 10-05-2026, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Six of us had dinner there a few weeks ago and we were all very pleased. Service and food was very good. Very different from the last time we were there years ago.

We also had dinner there recently. Everyone thought the dinner we the best they ever had there. Hoping that it will even get better. The new owner VTT Property management will be having a welcome back party. The CEO lives right down the street.

tis · 10-06-2026, 05:11 AM

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We also had dinner there recently. Everyone thought the dinner we the best they ever had there. Hoping that it will even get better. The new owner VTT Property management will be having a welcome back party. The CEO lives right down the street.

And others are saying the same so they are finally trying again. The menu is limited. Interesting, he lives down the street from you?

bobkatfly · 10-06-2026, 06:21 AM

Are the mugs still hanging from the ceiling? I have one there but haven't been since 2015.

FlyingScot · 10-06-2026, 07:45 AM

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And others are saying the same so they are finally trying again. The menu is limited. Interesting, he lives down the street from you?

The menu is my issue. It looks good...for 1985. But if they land a good chef and zip it up with just a bit of creativity, make it a gastro pub, I agree they could do well

TheTimeTraveler · 10-06-2026, 10:12 AM

I wonder if Patti Edson and her husband are the people taking over the Wolfeboro Inn Restaurant?

Patti used to own Birch & Vine in Tuftonboro. Prior to that she was the restaurant Manager at the Bistro (at the Inn on Main).

Does anyone happen to know what is going to happen with the former Birch & Vine location in Melvin Village? Nothing has seemed to happened since she left that location in 2025.

FlyingScot · 10-07-2026, 09:51 AM

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Does anyone happen to know what is going to happen with the former Birch & Vine location in Melvin Village? Nothing has seemed to happened since she left that location in 2025.

All in limbo after a failed attempt at an AirBnB makeover. So we had a nice convenience store and great restaurant welcoming to all, then no convenience store and a restaurant that was much less welcoming to locals, and now no store and no restaurant, just a shell. Have not met the owner, but will not be nominating him for Melvin Village Man of the Year

barefootbay · 10-07-2026, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingScot

All in limbo after a failed attempt at an AirBnB makeover. So we had a nice convenience store and great restaurant welcoming to all, then no convenience store and a restaurant that was much less welcoming to locals, and now no store and no restaurant, just a shell. Have not met the owner, but will not be nominating him for Melvin Village Man of the Year

The restaurant was very welcoming to locals and frequented by a great many of us

tis · 10-07-2026, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingScot

All in limbo after a failed attempt at an AirBnB makeover. So we had a nice convenience store and great restaurant welcoming to all, then no convenience store and a restaurant that was much less welcoming to locals, and now no store and no restaurant, just a shell. Have not met the owner, but will not be nominating him for Melvin Village Man of the Year

Why a failed attempt? Do you know what happened?

FlyingScot · 10-07-2026, 03:49 PM

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The restaurant was very welcoming to locals and frequented by a great many of us

It may have gotten better over time, IDK, I stopped going. As you may know, in the early days they took pizza off the dining room menu, upped prices in other ways, and made a significant number of the blue collar regulars feel less welcome.

FlyingScot · 10-07-2026, 03:52 PM

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Why a failed attempt? Do you know what happened?

I don't know all the specifics, sorry

tis · 10-07-2026, 04:00 PM

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It may have gotten better over time, IDK, I stopped going. As you may know, in the early days they took pizza off the dining room menu, upped prices in other ways, and made a significant number of the blue collar regulars feel less welcome.

I heard that too, it's too bad.

SAB1 · 10-07-2026, 04:58 PM

For sure the Pine Cone was great. Nice casual spot to hang and nice folks. Stilll miss it.

SAB1 · 10-31-2026, 04:51 PM

Any new updates to Wolfeboro Inn ? Menu still limited?

chasedawg · 11-07-2026, 02:15 PM

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Any new updates to Wolfeboro Inn ? Menu still limited?

The new owners of the Wolfeboro Inn have made a few management changes. The General Manager and Kevin the taverns executive chef were let go. I would assume the new chef will bring changes to the menu.

If you have driven by The Inn lately will probably saw the stone wall was moved and a larger one is being built. The new wall will have a terrace on top and new stairs.

secondcurve · 11-08-2026, 09:47 AM

I’m looking forward to seeing what can be done to restore the Inn to its former glory.
I am still amazed at how the last owners took the restaurant from arguably the number one place in Wolfeboro to a virtually ghost town. It’s hard to inflict that much damage without actually trying to destroy something. I think one of their big mistakes was blowing up the quaint bar area to capture more room. Space did expand significantly but the uniqueness of what replaced the quaint bar was lost. Sort of like urban renewal in the 1970s.

I wish the new owners the best of luck and am optimistic something can be done. The location is fabulous and parking is ample. Hopefully, the old owners are getting into another line of work because they are incompetent with respect to dining and lodging.

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chasedawg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melvin village Posts: 530 Thanks: 522 Thanked 319 Times in 151 Posts	Wolfeboro Inn and Tavern has a new owner The Wolfeboro Inn and Tavern have a new owner, and things are looking up for the Inn. The deal was rumored to be closed this past week. VTT Property Management is the new ownership. They are already signs of sprucing the outside property. The good news is the new owner is local and has a home in Wolfeboro and I'm sure he will be taking pride in bring back the Inn and Tavern.

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WinterHarborGuy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 132 Thanks: 29 Thanked 65 Times in 41 Posts	I hope this is good news…so many rumors that a “new owner” has arrived in the last decade. The place has gone downhill since COVID. I would love for the place to rebound…fingers crossed.

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FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,620 Thanks: 1,458 Thanked 1,088 Times in 679 Posts	Great news! The tavern's always felt to me like it should be better/a bit more creative.

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TheTimeTraveler Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,000 Thanks: 310 Thanked 307 Times in 191 Posts	I wonder if Patti Edson and her husband are the people taking over the Wolfeboro Inn Restaurant? Patti used to own Birch & Vine in Tuftonboro. Prior to that she was the restaurant Manager at the Bistro (at the Inn on Main). Does anyone happen to know what is going to happen with the former Birch & Vine location in Melvin Village? Nothing has seemed to happened since she left that location in 2025.

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