Go Back   Winnipesaukee Forum > Winnipesaukee Forums > Restaurant Information & Reviews
Home Forums Gallery Webcams Blogs YouTube Channel Classifieds Calendar Register FAQDonate Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-04-2021, 10:10 AM   #1
MeredithMan
Senior Member
 
MeredithMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH
Posts: 862
Thanks: 233
Thanked 768 Times in 302 Posts
Default Sawyers sold...

...read in LaDaSun this morning that Sawyers has recently been sold. The buyers are the folks who bought the old Cherrystone's in Gilford and whom also own another restaurant in Hampstead. The article mentioned that they plan to keep Sawyers as a Dairy Bar/Fry Shack and that they have submitted a plan to the Town of Gilford for the renovation of Cherrystone's into a new restaurant.

Sadly, the paper also had the obituary of the the previous owner of Sawyers who apparently died suddenly shortly after the sale. How sad...
MeredithMan is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to MeredithMan For This Useful Post:
AKADQ (09-15-2021), Kneedeep (05-27-2022), Waterbaby (09-19-2021)
Old 09-04-2021, 06:31 PM   #2
XCR-700
Senior Member
 
XCR-700's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 1,333
Thanks: 744
Thanked 533 Times in 310 Posts
Default

Interesting that I has been in there twice this summer and there were people looking it over and wondered if it would end up sold.

Used to see the owners in there all the time.

Hope it doesnt change much, its been a favorite pit stop for me for almost 60 years,,,
XCR-700 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2021, 11:09 PM   #3
LoveLakeLife
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 529
Thanks: 75
Thanked 197 Times in 130 Posts
Default

Where was Cherrystones in Gilford?


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
LoveLakeLife is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-05-2021, 05:14 AM   #4
winniwannabe
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 139
Thanks: 113
Thanked 45 Times in 31 Posts
Default

It's on the road that Patrick's pub is on, after meadowbrook but before Parafunalia. Glad something's going in there. It's been empty for years.
winniwannabe is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to winniwannabe For This Useful Post:
Waterbaby (09-19-2021)
Old 09-05-2021, 01:00 PM   #5
LoveLakeLife
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 529
Thanks: 75
Thanked 197 Times in 130 Posts
Default

Ohhh the place with the parking in back. I went there once and had forgotten the name of it. It’ll be a nice commute for them between the two places.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
LoveLakeLife is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to LoveLakeLife For This Useful Post:
Kneedeep (05-27-2022)
Sponsored Links
Old 09-05-2021, 04:12 PM   #6
gillygirl
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 733
Thanks: 749
Thanked 299 Times in 198 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by LoveLakeLife View Post
Ohhh the place with the parking in back. I went there once and had forgotten the name of it. It’ll be a nice commute for them between the two places.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
It was Juniors Crush House for a couple of years.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
__________________
GG
gillygirl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2021, 11:20 AM   #7
dpg
Senior Member
 
dpg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,559
Thanks: 149
Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts
Default

Hmmm maybe their prices will come down a little. Last time I was there I could of bought an economy car for what I paid for a tray of food.
dpg is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2021, 03:42 PM   #8
Mr. V
Senior Member
 
Mr. V's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton
Posts: 1,319
Thanks: 61
Thanked 234 Times in 158 Posts
Default

Sawyer's has a great location and properly run should be a real money maker.

Memo to new owners:

Keep your prices fairly low, hopefully a tad lower than the competition.

Continue to make your own ice cream: focus on making it the best possible.

Stay on site to oversee operations.

Rake in the dough...
__________________
basking in the benign indifference of the universe
Mr. V is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2021, 03:10 PM   #9
fatlazyless
Senior Member
 
fatlazyless's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 8,506
Blog Entries: 1
Thanks: 291
Thanked 950 Times in 692 Posts
Default

Totally agree that Sawyer's is a super great place to go for an ice cream sundae. Understand they offer low interest, ice cream loans, to finance your ice cream purchase, there.

For the off-season, from Labor Day to Memorial Day while Sawyer's is closed, there's always the $1.79 hot chocolate or hot caramel sundae at the Meredith McDonald's which is open all year, 'round.
__________________
... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!
fatlazyless is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to fatlazyless For This Useful Post:
Jeanzb1 (09-12-2021), TKD (09-11-2021)
Old 09-11-2021, 03:48 PM   #10
8gv
Senior Member
 
8gv's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,002
Thanks: 61
Thanked 700 Times in 455 Posts
Default

I would not expect them to lower prices.

1) The cost of EVERYTHING continues to rise.

2) The new owners are likely to be carrying debt on the property. That debt service is a additional cost that their predecessors likely no longer had.
8gv is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2021, 06:24 AM   #11
thinkxingu
Senior Member
 
thinkxingu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,939
Thanks: 1,152
Thanked 1,959 Times in 1,210 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 8gv View Post
I would not expect them to lower prices.

1) The cost of EVERYTHING continues to rise.

2) The new owners are likely to be carrying debt on the property. That debt service is a additional cost that their predecessors likely no longer had.
Though I wouldn't expect them to lower their costs per se, I do wonder how much the pricing and "tourist trap" rep might begin/are beginning to hurt them.

I know we've been by it half a dozen times this summer and have skipped over it in favor of other options.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
thinkxingu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2021, 07:09 AM   #12
swnoel
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 527
Thanks: 83
Thanked 194 Times in 118 Posts
Default

I personally have never gone there and by what so many have said about them, I won't... thanks for alerting me
swnoel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2021, 07:28 AM   #13
VitaBene
Senior Member
 
VitaBene's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Moultonborough
Posts: 3,527
Thanks: 1,561
Thanked 1,599 Times in 820 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by swnoel View Post
I personally have never gone there and by what so many have said about them, I won't... thanks for alerting me
Who are you referring to? The new owners, who with a quick search have 519 reviews on their other restaurant with a 4.4 rating?
VitaBene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2021, 08:08 AM   #14
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. V View Post
Sawyer's has a great location and properly run should be a real money maker.

Memo to new owners:

Keep your prices fairly low, hopefully a tad lower than the competition.

Continue to make your own ice cream: focus on making it the best possible.

Stay on site to oversee operations.

Rake in the dough...
Very unrealistic expectations. Your asking for low prices possibly lower than the competition while making their own ice cream from scratch for a seasonal business open Memorial Day to Labor Day. That’s a recipe for failure.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to joey2665 For This Useful Post:
garysanfran (09-12-2021), Kneedeep (05-27-2022), TheRoBoat (09-12-2021)
Old 09-12-2021, 04:47 PM   #15
Descant
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Merrimack and Welch Island
Posts: 4,004
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,498 Times in 975 Posts
Default

We stopped today for ice cream. Previous owners and the ones before that used to close on Labor Day. I asked and was told they expect to stay open uyntil October, maybe just weekends. Sounds like they're working out the details. Small dish of ice cream was $3.82 including tax. If that's $0.25 or $0.50 high or low, I wouldn't know. I don't go or not go someplace for penny differences. I go because I want their product at their location, right now.
Descant is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Descant For This Useful Post:
joey2665 (09-12-2021), Kneedeep (10-10-2021), XCR-700 (09-14-2021)
Old 09-12-2021, 05:14 PM   #16
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Descant View Post
We stopped today for ice cream. Previous owners and the ones before that used to close on Labor Day. I asked and was told they expect to stay open uyntil October, maybe just weekends. Sounds like they're working out the details. Small dish of ice cream was $3.82 including tax. If that's $0.25 or $0.50 high or low, I wouldn't know. I don't go or not go someplace for penny differences. I go because I want their product at their location, right now.
That’s good news. If we could only get pops to stay open a few weekends after Labor Day.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to joey2665 For This Useful Post:
garysanfran (09-12-2021), lakelove (09-30-2021)
Old 09-12-2021, 06:18 PM   #17
thinkxingu
Senior Member
 
thinkxingu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,939
Thanks: 1,152
Thanked 1,959 Times in 1,210 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Descant View Post
We stopped today for ice cream. Previous owners and the ones before that used to close on Labor Day. I asked and was told they expect to stay open uyntil October, maybe just weekends. Sounds like they're working out the details. Small dish of ice cream was $3.82 including tax. If that's $0.25 or $0.50 high or low, I wouldn't know. I don't go or not go someplace for penny differences. I go because I want their product at their location, right now.
Depends on what a "small" is. Hodgies and Dewey's are very different in terms of that measurement, though the price is similar.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
thinkxingu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2021, 08:38 PM   #18
Descant
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Merrimack and Welch Island
Posts: 4,004
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,498 Times in 975 Posts
Default Agreed

Quote:
Originally Posted by thinkxingu View Post
Depends on what a "small" is. Hodgies and Dewey's are very different in terms of that measurement, though the price is similar.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
When we stay at the AMC Cold River Camp, we go to the Stow Store for ice cream. A "Baby" is at least three scoops. Then a high carb dinner. Climbing mountains is a great way to burn carbs.
Descant is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-14-2021, 05:54 PM   #19
XCR-700
Senior Member
 
XCR-700's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 1,333
Thanks: 744
Thanked 533 Times in 310 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Descant View Post
We stopped today for ice cream. Previous owners and the ones before that used to close on Labor Day. I asked and was told they expect to stay open uyntil October, maybe just weekends. Sounds like they're working out the details. Small dish of ice cream was $3.82 including tax. If that's $0.25 or $0.50 high or low, I wouldn't know. I don't go or not go someplace for penny differences. I go because I want their product at their location, right now.
That is outstanding news!
XCR-700 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to XCR-700 For This Useful Post:
I.C.Isles (09-15-2021)
Old 09-15-2021, 12:36 PM   #20
Mr. V
Senior Member
 
Mr. V's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton
Posts: 1,319
Thanks: 61
Thanked 234 Times in 158 Posts
Default

Maybe the new owners would benefit by a "gimmick:" offer one product at a real low price with the hope / expectation that purchasers will also buy one or more items at regular price.

Probably the best item would be soft drinks because it is so cheap to source and produce, but french fries might also work.

Bottom line is sales is a volume business, you need to get people through the door.

Best of luck to them, I look forward to having a cone.
__________________
basking in the benign indifference of the universe
Mr. V is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 02:23 PM   #21
Taz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 345
Thanks: 3
Thanked 68 Times in 46 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by XCR-700 View Post
Interesting that I has been in there twice this summer and there were people looking it over and wondered if it would end up sold.

Used to see the owners in there all the time.

Hope it doesnt change much, its been a favorite pit stop for me for almost 60 years,,,
Hope it changes alot! SAWYERS has been awful for years.
Taz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 04:26 PM   #22
MeredithMan
Senior Member
 
MeredithMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH
Posts: 862
Thanks: 233
Thanked 768 Times in 302 Posts
Default Respectfully disagree...

I realize everyone has their own sense of taste and smell, but I respectfully disagree. We go there once or twice a summer....twice this season...and the fried clams, onion rings, & fries were very good, (to our tastebuds anyway). Ice cream was, (and always has been), very good.

Now Tamarack...that has been awful for years...
MeredithMan is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to MeredithMan For This Useful Post:
Charlie T (09-22-2021), XCR-700 (09-22-2021)
Old 09-22-2021, 04:54 PM   #23
Charlie T
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 302
Thanks: 248
Thanked 178 Times in 84 Posts
Default Sawyers and Tamarack

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
I realize everyone has their own sense of taste and smell, but I respectfully disagree. We go there once or twice a summer....twice this season...and the fried clams, onion rings, & fries were very good, (to our tastebuds anyway). Ice cream was, (and always has been), very good.

Now Tamarack...that has been awful for years...
I have to say I agree that Sawyers has not been good for quite some time, My home is very close to them and I found the quality went way down and prices way up with the prior owners. The original owners built a great business and we loved it before the sale 15-20 years ago. I hope the new owners bring its standards back up. As to Tamarack, Again the original owners built a fabulous business but it went down hill quickly when it was sold. If I'm not mistaken its been sold 2-3 times over the past 10-15 and I've seen no improvement during our once every 1-2 seasons visits.
Charlie T is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 09:16 PM   #24
Taz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 345
Thanks: 3
Thanked 68 Times in 46 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
I realize everyone has their own sense of taste and smell, but I respectfully disagree. We go there once or twice a summer....twice this season...and the fried clams, onion rings, & fries were very good, (to our tastebuds anyway). Ice cream was, (and always has been), very good.

Now Tamarack...that has been awful for years...
McDonald's fish sandwhich is much better than the last fish sandwhich I had at Sawyers. I'm not joking.
Taz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2021, 09:56 PM   #25
XCR-700
Senior Member
 
XCR-700's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 1,333
Thanks: 744
Thanked 533 Times in 310 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Taz View Post
Hope it changes alot! SAWYERS has been awful for years.
WOW, thats a totally different experience than we have. We go there every chance we have.

I dont compare it to a fancy steak house or other high dining, but we enjoy it for what it is, and 50's style burger joint.

We count the days every winter until they open, go as often as possible, and are sad when they close for winter.

Just thinking about it makes me want a bucket of their coal slaw and a coffee shake.

Sorry it doesnt hit the spot for you,,,
XCR-700 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-23-2021, 05:41 AM   #26
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default Sawyers sold...

Quote:
Originally Posted by XCR-700 View Post
WOW, thats a totally different experience than we have. We go there every chance we have.

I dont compare it to a fancy steak house or other high dining, but we enjoy it for what it is, and 50's style burger joint.

We count the days every winter until they open, go as often as possible, and are sad when they close for winter.

Just thinking about it makes me want a bucket of their coal slaw and a coffee shake.

Sorry it doesnt hit the spot for you,,,
Did they have fried clams and fried chicken this year ? Also way back they use to have soft serve ice cream that was pretty good but the got rid of the machines.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-23-2021, 06:54 AM   #27
MotorHead
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 281
Thanks: 53
Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by XCR-700 View Post
WOW, thats a totally different experience than we have. We go there every chance we have.

I dont compare it to a fancy steak house or other high dining, but we enjoy it for what it is, and 50's style burger joint.

We count the days every winter until they open, go as often as possible, and are sad when they close for winter.

Just thinking about it makes me want a bucket of their coal slaw and a coffee shake.

Sorry it doesnt hit the spot for you,,,
What other eating establishments would you recommend?
Not limited to restaurants.

Thank you
MotorHead is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-23-2021, 07:34 AM   #28
MeredithMan
Senior Member
 
MeredithMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH
Posts: 862
Thanks: 233
Thanked 768 Times in 302 Posts
Default Yes to Fried Clams..

Quote:
Originally Posted by joey2665 View Post
Did they have fried clams and fried chicken this year ? Also way back they use to have soft serve ice cream that was pretty good but the got rid of the machines.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
Yes, we had fried clams there twice this past summer. They have strips and whole belly. Not sure why anyone would even bother with clam strips, as it's basically just fried batter, but I guess some folks find the fried belly gross. Anyway, we thought they were very good, as always. I'm pretty sure they had fried chicken as well, but then again, we weren't looking for it.

I remember their soft serve that they used to have and I agree with you, it was very good. I don't believe they have it anymore.
MeredithMan is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to MeredithMan For This Useful Post:
XCR-700 (09-23-2021)
Old 09-23-2021, 08:11 AM   #29
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
Yes, we had fried clams there twice this past summer. They have strips and whole belly. Not sure why anyone would even bother with clam strips, as it's basically just fried batter, but I guess some folks find the fried belly gross. Anyway, we thought they were very good, as always. I'm pretty sure they had fried chicken as well, but then again, we weren't looking for it.

I remember their soft serve that they used to have and I agree with you, it was very good. I don't believe they have it anymore.
Thank you I appreciate it I’ll try to stop by before they close for the season. Yeah they remove the soft serve machines quite a few years ago unfortunately there’s not a lot of good soft serve around here you really have to go to Bailey’s bubble


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to joey2665 For This Useful Post:
XCR-700 (09-23-2021)
Old 09-23-2021, 08:21 AM   #30
codeman671
Senior Member
 
codeman671's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,343
Thanks: 206
Thanked 759 Times in 443 Posts
Default

Kalley and I work in the same industry. I can tell you that she is well funded to make a go of this. Provided that they can get help/labor I am sure they will do fine.
codeman671 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to codeman671 For This Useful Post:
joey2665 (09-23-2021), XCR-700 (09-23-2021)
Old 09-30-2021, 06:01 PM   #31
fatlazyless
Senior Member
 
fatlazyless's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 8,506
Blog Entries: 1
Thanks: 291
Thanked 950 Times in 692 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Taz View Post
McDonald's fish sandwhich is much better than the last fish sandwhich I had at Sawyers. I'm not joking.
.... all about the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filet-O-Fish fish sandwhich!!!

It says that as of May 2020 it contains a battered, fried fish fillet made from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_pollock ..... the "national fish" of Korea.
__________________
... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!
fatlazyless is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-25-2022, 11:31 AM   #32
BroadHopper
Senior Member
 
BroadHopper's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Laconia NH
Posts: 5,504
Thanks: 3,113
Thanked 1,089 Times in 783 Posts
Default Sawyer's ice cream

I decided to give the new owners a try. The dining area is wholly remodeled more like an ice cream parlor taste.

Help was friendly and efficient. The ice cream was good. There is no sugar-free selection for diabetics or frozen yogurt. Limited flavors which I expect early in the season.

May try again. I wish them luck.
__________________
Someday may never be an actual day.
BroadHopper is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to BroadHopper For This Useful Post:
XCR-700 (05-25-2022)
Old 05-25-2022, 03:05 PM   #33
TiltonBB
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Gilford, NH and Florida
Posts: 2,881
Thanks: 637
Thanked 2,147 Times in 894 Posts
Default

It must be ice cream day.

I drove by the Laconia Dairy Queen about 3:30 PM today and there were 7 cars in line for the drive through. That is pretty good for a mid-week day in May!
TiltonBB is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to TiltonBB For This Useful Post:
XCR-700 (05-25-2022)
Old 05-26-2022, 11:55 AM   #34
hape2da
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 10
Thanks: 5
Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts
Default Sawyers sold...

YIKES! SAWYERS DAIRY BAR: Just spent $14 for 5 scallops (only one of them was a decent size) and $21 for a tiny portion of fried clams. No sides!! My husband and I are heading home hungry for lunch lol.
hape2da is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2022, 12:14 PM   #35
Fritoman
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 15
Thanks: 69
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hape2da View Post
YIKES! SAWYERS DAIRY BAR: Just spent $14 for 5 scallops (only one of them was a decent size) and $21 for a tiny portion of fried clams. No sides!! My husband and I are heading home hungry for lunch lol.
What was your total bill?
Fritoman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2022, 01:45 PM   #36
Descant
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Merrimack and Welch Island
Posts: 4,004
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,498 Times in 975 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hape2da View Post
YIKES! SAWYERS DAIRY BAR: Just spent $14 for 5 scallops (only one of them was a decent size) and $21 for a tiny portion of fried clams. No sides!! My husband and I are heading home hungry for lunch lol.
Sawyers for ice cream. Pops for fried clams, only a few miles away.
Descant is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Descant For This Useful Post:
Slickcraft (05-27-2022)
Old 05-26-2022, 04:54 PM   #37
Mr. V
Senior Member
 
Mr. V's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton
Posts: 1,319
Thanks: 61
Thanked 234 Times in 158 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Descant View Post
Sawyers for ice cream. Pops for fried clams, only a few miles away.
Thing is, Sawyer's used to be a viable opition for food as well as ice cream.

Oh well, everything is more expensive; I now pay four bucks for an artisan baguette that cost two bucks pre-covid.
__________________
basking in the benign indifference of the universe
Mr. V is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2022, 07:05 PM   #38
Steve C.
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nashua, NH
Posts: 50
Thanks: 9
Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts
Default

We tried it last weekend. Much better than last time 2 years ago. 3 of us, chicken tender plate, clam strip plate and chicken parm sub and an onion ring. Plenty of food, and with 3 fountain drinks came to $70+. All food was very good, but maybe a once a year visit.
Steve C. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2022, 08:51 PM   #39
phoenix
Senior Member
 
phoenix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: phoenix and moultonboro
Posts: 1,518
Thanks: 58
Thanked 264 Times in 185 Posts
Default

i wonder if we are reaching the breaking point with restaurant prices that people will stop going and lack of staff won't be a problem
__________________
it's tough to make predictions specially about the future
phoenix is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2022, 10:02 PM   #40
John Mercier
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2021
Posts: 2,905
Thanks: 2
Thanked 523 Times in 431 Posts
Default

Lack of staff is still a problem for us....
Between now and July 4th... I'm just praying to keep my head on straight.
John Mercier is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 05-28-2022, 03:26 PM   #41
brk-lnt
Senior Member
 
brk-lnt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: South Down Shores
Posts: 1,937
Thanks: 532
Thanked 568 Times in 334 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hape2da View Post
YIKES! SAWYERS DAIRY BAR: Just spent $14 for 5 scallops (only one of them was a decent size) and $21 for a tiny portion of fried clams. No sides!! My husband and I are heading home hungry for lunch lol.
I heard a rumor the new owners are offering 90 day financing for lobster rolls.
__________________
[insert witty phrase here]
brk-lnt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-28-2022, 04:20 PM   #42
camp guy
Senior Member
 
camp guy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro
Posts: 1,129
Thanks: 284
Thanked 480 Times in 271 Posts
Default Sawyers sold

Good answer!
camp guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2022, 11:40 AM   #43
hape2da
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 10
Thanks: 5
Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
I realize everyone has their own sense of taste and smell, but I respectfully disagree. We go there once or twice a summer....twice this season...and the fried clams, onion rings, & fries were very good, (to our tastebuds anyway). Ice cream was, (and always has been), very good.

Now Tamarack...that has been awful for years...
Pops down the road serves a ton more than 5 small scallops and 6 clams for $36


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
hape2da is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-09-2022, 12:52 PM   #44
Rockslider
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 52
Thanks: 5
Thanked 37 Times in 12 Posts
Default Pleasant surprise

Stopped at Sawyer's last night for the first time under the new ownership and was pleasantly surprised. We don't go there often -- usually just on the way to a concert -- and the food seemed to be much improved. Not cheap -- $35 for a Turkey Club, Baked Haddock, and two Cokes -- but the sandwich was very good, and my wife was happy with the amount of fish (she was expecting a couple of pieces buried in french fries -- it was a generous portion).

What really impressed me was that when we drove by after the concert their hours were posted as 12 to 12 -- and at 11:55 PM they had a sizeable line for ice cream. It's encouraging to see that they are seizing on the opportunity to make some money off the post-concert crowd, something often overlooked by other businesses (we have seen ice cream stands in Wolfeboro slam down their windows as the Cate Park concert crowd starts to disperse -- missing out on money they could have made by staying open an additional ten or fifteen minutes). We wish them well, and will be back.
Rockslider is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Rockslider For This Useful Post:
DotRat (07-09-2022)
Old 07-09-2022, 01:15 PM   #45
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default

They also now have a satellite location on the Winnipesaukee Pier in the Weirs for ice cream. Great addition to the pier.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to joey2665 For This Useful Post:
DotRat (07-09-2022), misty4me (09-04-2022)
Old 07-10-2022, 09:53 AM   #46
WJT2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Foxborough MA
Posts: 175
Blog Entries: 1
Thanks: 4
Thanked 50 Times in 31 Posts
Default

George Sawyer had a Chris Craft SeaSkiff or maybe a Lyman Islander named MILKYWAY and brought dairy products to island residents. Nice man and always an event of excitement when he pulled into your dock. Good luck to the new owners.
WJT2 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to WJT2 For This Useful Post:
misty4me (09-04-2022)
Old 09-06-2022, 10:40 AM   #47
MeredithMan
Senior Member
 
MeredithMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH
Posts: 862
Thanks: 233
Thanked 768 Times in 302 Posts
Default Only Ice Cream...ugghh....

So on Sunday, we decided to make the trek over to Sawyer's for our first, (and last), Fried Clam fix of the summer. As we pulled in to the parking lot, we saw on their big sign, "Only Serving Ice Cream Today". UUGGHH!!

The fried clam fix turned into a cup of seafood chowder and a caesar salad at Patricks!
MeredithMan is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 11:54 AM   #48
XCR-700
Senior Member
 
XCR-700's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: MA
Posts: 1,333
Thanks: 744
Thanked 533 Times in 310 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
So on Sunday, we decided to make the trek over to Sawyer's for our first, (and last), Fried Clam fix of the summer. As we pulled in to the parking lot, we saw on their big sign, "Only Serving Ice Cream Today". UUGGHH!!

The fried clam fix turned into a cup of seafood chowder and a caesar salad at Patricks!
And with Pops usually shutting down now, you are in a tough spot to get good clams for short money. Well not that any of them are inexpensive any more,,,

Good Luck.
XCR-700 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 01:07 PM   #49
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
So on Sunday, we decided to make the trek over to Sawyer's for our first, (and last), Fried Clam fix of the summer. As we pulled in to the parking lot, we saw on their big sign, "Only Serving Ice Cream Today". UUGGHH!!

The fried clam fix turned into a cup of seafood chowder and a caesar salad at Patricks!
Town Docks clams have been pretty good this year and they are open on the weekends now
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 03:05 PM   #50
Major
Senior Member
 
Major's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Laconia
Posts: 1,043
Thanks: 429
Thanked 995 Times in 412 Posts
Default Johnson's

Johnson's in Alton/New Durham on Route 11 is good too.
Major is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 05:10 PM   #51
pondguy
Senior Member
 
pondguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 231
Thanks: 543
Thanked 177 Times in 119 Posts
Default

Red Hill Dari may still be open.
pondguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 05:39 PM   #52
thinkxingu
Senior Member
 
thinkxingu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,939
Thanks: 1,152
Thanked 1,959 Times in 1,210 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pondguy View Post
Red Hill Dari may still be open.
Meh. I got a seafood platter there a couple weeks back and won't be doing that again. Not horrible, mind you, but $27 for an unimpressive plate with baby shrimp and small clams.

Bob House is much better for that same area.

Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk
thinkxingu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 05:41 PM   #53
bman60
Member
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 29
Thanks: 14
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Default

Would anyone know if The Breeze will honor a gift card for the Lions Den? We will be staying in the area this weekend for concert and would like to use it. Thanks for any info!


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
bman60 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 08:44 PM   #54
Dad207
Senior Member
 
Dad207's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Summer home at Echo Shores, Minge Cove; home in Baltimore MD
Posts: 101
Thanks: 182
Thanked 60 Times in 27 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 8gv View Post
I would not expect them to lower prices.

1) The cost of EVERYTHING continues to rise.

2) The new owners are likely to be carrying debt on the property. That debt service is a additional cost that their predecessors likely no longer had.
Yup: That, and if you want quality, you are going to pay for it. Cheap is, in fact, cheap.
Dad207 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2022, 08:48 PM   #55
Dad207
Senior Member
 
Dad207's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Summer home at Echo Shores, Minge Cove; home in Baltimore MD
Posts: 101
Thanks: 182
Thanked 60 Times in 27 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bman60 View Post
Would anyone know if The Breeze will honor a gift card for the Lions Den? We will be staying in the area this weekend for concert and would like to use it. Thanks for any info!
My guess is not: the old owners got the money, the new owners did not. New owners are not likely to give you a free meal -- unless they stretch really far for good customer service, or unless it was part of the deal when they sold; sometimes that is the case on the transfer of a business. Some states have laws about that, you might want to check.

Anyway, good luck-- hope you enjoy the Breeze, I certainly have, it is a good operation.
Dad207 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2022, 08:23 AM   #56
SAMIAM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Moultonborough
Posts: 2,834
Thanks: 326
Thanked 1,625 Times in 561 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MeredithMan View Post
So on Sunday, we decided to make the trek over to Sawyer's for our first, (and last), Fried Clam fix of the summer. As we pulled in to the parking lot, we saw on their big sign, "Only Serving Ice Cream Today". UUGGHH!!

The fried clam fix turned into a cup of seafood chowder and a caesar salad at Patricks!
Should have gone to Red Hill Dari in Center Harbor
Sorry for the shameless plug but Micki had some beautiful fresh clams this week.....a little on the small side but I don't like the bellies if they are too big.
SAMIAM is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to SAMIAM For This Useful Post:
pondguy (09-07-2022)
Old 09-07-2022, 06:59 PM   #57
Island-Ho
Senior Member
 
Island-Ho's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 176
Thanks: 19
Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts
Thumbs down Mixed review

Stopped in Sawyers a few weeks ago. Service and ice cream was good, burger and fries were terrible. Once you have the ingredients it does not take much more to make them tasty and cooked properly. Maybe next year a new cook can improve the food. Until then I drive by often, but won’t stop.
Island-Ho is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2022, 08:33 PM   #58
garysanfran
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: San Francisco/Meredith
Posts: 1,488
Thanks: 602
Thanked 629 Times in 320 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bman60 View Post
Would anyone know if The Breeze will honor a gift card for the Lions Den? We will be staying in the area this weekend for concert and would like to use it. Thanks for any info!


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
Usually outstanding gift cards are considered a contingent liability on a business balance sheet. Buying a business usually includes those obligations.

I'd call them and ask.
__________________
Gary
~~~~_/) ~~~
~~~~~~~~
garysanfran is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2022, 09:22 PM   #59
bman60
Member
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 29
Thanks: 14
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Default

Thank you and yes i’ll call them.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
bman60 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2022, 06:37 AM   #60
TiltonBB
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Gilford, NH and Florida
Posts: 2,881
Thanks: 637
Thanked 2,147 Times in 894 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bman60 View Post
Would anyone know if The Breeze will honor a gift card for the Lions Den? We will be staying in the area this weekend for concert and would like to use it. Thanks for any info!
Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
The Breeze will not honor Lyons Den gift cards.

However, they will give you the phone number to the former owner, Lauren Lyons. She will offer you a check or a replacement card to Patrick's Pub. Your choice.
TiltonBB is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to TiltonBB For This Useful Post:
Dad207 (09-08-2022)
Old 09-08-2022, 06:53 AM   #61
SAMIAM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Moultonborough
Posts: 2,834
Thanks: 326
Thanked 1,625 Times in 561 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by TiltonBB View Post
The Breeze will not honor Lyons Den gift cards.

However, they will give you the phone number to the former owner, Lauren Lyons. She will offer you a check or a replacement card to Patrick's Pub. Your choice.
Interesting. When we sold, I wrote a check for all outstanding gift certificates so that the new owner could honor them.
SAMIAM is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-08-2022, 06:56 AM   #62
joey2665
Senior Member
 
joey2665's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY
Posts: 3,220
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 1,007 Times in 648 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by garysanfran View Post
Usually outstanding gift cards are considered a contingent liability on a business balance sheet. Buying a business usually includes those obligations.

I'd call them and ask.
That really isn’t true. Most times when a business is sold it’s just the assets not the liabilities. I this case the “business” wasn’t sold, Lyons den’s location was taken over by the Breeze and certain assets such as equipment were purchased.


Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app
joey2665 is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:31 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.

This page was generated in 0.34675 seconds