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The wharf patio · seasonal

Dinner over the water,
first come, first seated.

Twenty-eight seats on the old freight deck, on pilings that used to take sternwheeler cargo. You can hear the lake under the boards, which is the whole point.

The wharf patio at golden hour: weathered deck tables over the water, low lanterns, the far shore of Sorrel Lake catching the last sun
The freight deck, about seven on a July evening.

The season

Opens when the afternoon wind, the evening temperature, and June’s tomato starts all agree, usually mid-May. Closes with the first storm that flips a chair, usually early October. There is an argument every year about which night that was. How we call it is written down.

The rules, such as they are

  • Never reservable; the deck goes to whoever walks up.
  • Dogs yes, under the table.
  • Blankets live in the crate by the door.
  • Full board and full cellar, same as the room.
  • When the sun drops behind the ridge it gets cold fast; the fireweed steamer exists for exactly that half hour.

If weather turns

We move you inside if there is room, and there usually is. If there is not, dessert comes wrapped for the drive and your next coffee at the morning board is on us. That policy has cost us eleven coffees in 5 years.

The room takes bookings. The wharf is walk-up only.

Book the room instead