Laughing Loon Tavern - Inlet

This bar is closed. We stayed at the Inn for the weekend and the bar was completely shut down and appeared as if it has been for awhile.

The Bartender on this Saturday night is the absolute worst I have ever seen. He didn’t greet 1 single person when they walked in. Keeps his head down and makes no effort to make eye contact. We sat there 15 minutes without even so much as a hello or I’ll be right with you. What pissed me off is when a couple walked in after us got their drinks within a few minutes. It’s not like they were that busy. Upstairs dining was dead…send someone to help the pathetic bartender downstairs! Customer Service for him is a big fat ZERO. Too bad because the food sounded good.

Arrived at 8:20 pm for dinner service. Food arrived at around 8:50 except for my daughter’s pizza. Asked around 9 about pizza and ordered more drinks. 9:15 everyone is done eating and asked where the pizza was again. The bartender was very inattentive and kept saying sorry while being very argumentative but no real answers. It was after 9:30 before the pizza arrived overdone. The best part was when the bartender decided to talk about us literally behind us with the owners. Very unprofessional and RUDE.

Tucked inside the lower level of the Woods Inn, the Laughing Loon is a warm, cozy place for food and drink. There are six taps and I enjoyed one of their IPAs. The soup de jour was a grilled corn chowder with tender chunks of chicken which was excellent. The pulled pork sandwich was nicely spicy and served on a crisp artisan roll. All in all, a comfortable dining experience.

We had reservations for six of us 5:30 on Sunday. The place was empty in the dining area. We unfortunately could not be seated in the enclosed deck area overlooking the lake because only parties of two or four were seated out there. What a shame as the views were stunning. I chose to order two appetizers for my dinner since I was not very hungry. I ordered the Original Tapas tray and the Stuffed Portobello Mushroom. My Honey ordered the Beet Salad. My Tapas consisted of three of Crab Rangoon, Fried Pork Dumplings and several Grilled Marinated Bourbon Steak and all were all very good. The Stuffed Portobello Mushroom was even better. Very tasty indeed. My Honey did not enjoy her Beet Salad as much, as her experience this time did not meet her expectations/memories of when she had before. Also there was not enough beets for her. The rest of our party seemed to enjoy the Grilled Prime Rib, the Salmon and Veal very much. Our server Alexis was very friendly, helpful and attentive. The gentleman that seated us didn't seem very friendly nor enthusiastic but that did not deter us. The place started receiving more diners as the evening went on. The adjacent room had a large private party celebrating a special occasion. The dinner was very Delicious and if we were able to be seated on the enclosed deck I would have given then a five rating. We were very happy with our choices and we recommend.