Got the Munchies in Alton Bay?

mcdude · 11-26-2007, 11:52 AM

Well if you've got the munchies in Alton Bay at this time of year (and you want dinner) you are pretty much OUT of LUCK. I was surprised to see this past Friday that the Dockside, with its' new pub, was CLOSED. Main Street Cafe is no longer serving dinner. Sandy Point and Shibley's Victoria Pier are closed for the season. Drove by the William Tell Inn in West Alton and it was in darkness. The only place to have dinner, apparently, is at J. P. China's unless you want to head to the next town for Johnson's Steack and Seafood or in the other direction, over to Ellacoya Barn and Grille.

Does anyone know whether the Dockside has closed for the season?

idigtractors · 11-26-2007, 04:01 PM

Even if they were all open, this person couldn't go as I can't afford them after I pay my taxes. It's hot dogs and beans at home.

upthesaukee · 11-26-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mcdude

Well if you've got the munchies in Alton Bay at this time of year (and you want dinner) you are pretty much OUT of LUCK. I was surprised to see this past Friday that the Dockside, with its' new pub, was CLOSED. Main Street Cafe is no longer serving dinner. Sandy Point and Shibley's Victoria Pier are closed for the season. Drove by the William Tell Inn in West Alton and it was in darkness. The only place to have dinner, apparently, is at J. P. China's unless you want to head to the next town for Johnson's Steack and Seafood or in the other direction, over to Ellacoya Barn and Grille.

Does anyone know whether the Dockside has closed for the season?

Things have slowed down from summer time, and they first cut back to Wed to Sun. Still a little slow, so they are taking off about six weeks and the last I heard, was they plan to reopen after the new year, when hopefully we will have skiing and other sports going on.

mcdude · 05-03-2008, 11:58 AM

Pop's Clam Shell opens today....May 3rd! (Week-ends ONLY until July.)

nj2nh · 05-03-2008, 02:05 PM

We used to go to Pop's all the time. The onion rings were to die for. But we stopped after going one evening and finding literally thousands of spiders in the rafters of the porch that is over the order/pick-up area. It was really, really gross.

I know it was a long time ago (years), but we can't quite get past it.

Kind of pricey, too, but not necessarily out of line with other similar places.

Great scallops, too.

nj2nh

Pepper · 05-04-2008, 09:52 AM

I am a person who finds spiders to be very "Icky". Therefore, I am always on the prowl for them. Which has led me to discover that there are apparently "Spider years" when the spiders are seemingly out of control, and yet other years when they seem to have vanished. They perhaps respond to humidity levels or something, I'm not at all sure, and almost don't want to know, but I can tell you this ...

There were summers where I would literally patrol the entire inside and outside of our old location, with a long-handled brush every day at 4:00PM. I did this at that exact hour because the sun was in the right spot to show the webs. Every single day I would remove literally hundreds of webs!

When I was satisfied that I'd gotten them all, the brush would be dropped into a bucket of extremely hot soapy water until I was sure anything in it was dead. Next day same exercise, same result. It nearly drove me mad.

On the other hand, there were years when I would not find a single spider or web. Go figure.

So, in defense of the fine folks at Pop's I suspect that you happened to have come upon those spiders during a "spider year" and even the most diligent hunting wouldn't have kept them at bay.

KBoater · 05-04-2008, 10:56 AM

Pepper do you rent out for spider patrol?

I have a few.

05-03-2008, 11:58 AM	#4
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Another Sure Sign of Spring! Pop's Clam Shell opens today....May 3rd! (Week-ends ONLY until July.)

05-03-2008, 02:05 PM	#5
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	We used to go to Pop's all the time. The onion rings were to die for. But we stopped after going one evening and finding literally thousands of spiders in the rafters of the porch that is over the order/pick-up area. It was really, really gross. I know it was a long time ago (years), but we can't quite get past it. Kind of pricey, too, but not necessarily out of line with other similar places. Great scallops, too. nj2nh __________________ Last edited by nj2nh; 05-03-2008 at 02:05 PM. Reason: typo

05-04-2008, 09:52 AM	#6
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	"Spider" years I am a person who finds spiders to be very "Icky". Therefore, I am always on the prowl for them. Which has led me to discover that there are apparently "Spider years" when the spiders are seemingly out of control, and yet other years when they seem to have vanished. They perhaps respond to humidity levels or something, I'm not at all sure, and almost don't want to know, but I can tell you this ... There were summers where I would literally patrol the entire inside and outside of our old location, with a long-handled brush every day at 4:00PM. I did this at that exact hour because the sun was in the right spot to show the webs. Every single day I would remove literally hundreds of webs! When I was satisfied that I'd gotten them all, the brush would be dropped into a bucket of extremely hot soapy water until I was sure anything in it was dead. Next day same exercise, same result. It nearly drove me mad. On the other hand, there were years when I would not find a single spider or web. Go figure. So, in defense of the fine folks at Pop's I suspect that you happened to have come upon those spiders during a "spider year" and even the most diligent hunting wouldn't have kept them at bay. __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

05-04-2008, 10:56 AM	#7
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Spider Patrol Pepper do you rent out for spider patrol? I have a few. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

11-26-2007, 11:52 AM	#1
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Well if you've got the munchies in Alton Bay at this time of year (and you want dinner) you are pretty much OUT of LUCK. I was surprised to see this past Friday that the Dockside, with its' new pub, was CLOSED. Main Street Cafe is no longer serving dinner. Sandy Point and Shibley's Victoria Pier are closed for the season. Drove by the William Tell Inn in West Alton and it was in darkness. The only place to have dinner, apparently, is at J. P. China's unless you want to head to the next town for Johnson's Steack and Seafood or in the other direction, over to Ellacoya Barn and Grille. Does anyone know whether the Dockside has closed for the season?

11-26-2007, 04:01 PM	#2
idigtractors Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 248 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Even if they were all open, this person couldn't go as I can't afford them after I pay my taxes. It's hot dogs and beans at home.