Lack of reservations

[LakeDad]

Originally Posted by camp guy

For what it's worth, the guiding principle of a restaurant is to fill the seats, and, if they can fill their seats from walk-ins, and avoid the hassles of reservations and potential no-shows, particularly in the summer, then I can't fault them for going that route. I have a feeling that if a customer needed a reservation for a specific party (anniversary, birthday, etc), and called and spoke with the manager, the restaurant would accommodate the patron.

I tried on numerous occasions to make a reservation well in advance and they won’t hear it. “Walk in only”.
Locals support the economy here all year, so I’ll spend where I feel wanted.
If you only want my business when it’s easy for you (slow), I’ll grant it to someone else who tries to accommodate me during the more difficult time of the year.

I ate at Wolfetrap 25+ times last year.
Zero times this year. I’m over the crapshoot.

O’s does reservations. So does Dockside and Ellacoya.
If the others want any of my business at all, they’ll come up with a way that locals can reserve in season.

This isn’t tough to do in 2021 and there are apps that manage it.

[BoatHouse]

Originally Posted by LakeDad

I ate at Wolfetrap 25+ times last year.
Zero times this year. I’m over the crapshoot.

I ate at the Wolfetrap 4 or 5 times this year. Weekends and weekdays. Waited 30-40 mins. It was worth the wait. We live in Wolfeboro so a couple of times I went down and put my name in before the rest of the group came. Had a drink sitting by the docks while we waited.

Earlier in the year, they would take a limited number of reservations, but that stopped at some point.

Give it another chance. I think if you don't mind sitting in the bar area, you can get in quicker.