Hawley: The Boat House (June 2019)



My spouse and I dined at the Boat House for lunch on a Saturday afternoon in June 2019. The Boat House is open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations are not accepted, although diners can call ahead if you have a large party.

The Boat House opened in May 1999 in Hawley near the shores of Lake Wallenpaupack. (We mistakenly thought that the restaurant was perched lakeside; instead, only a small glimpse of the lake is visible down the boat access road.) The restaurant is operated by the Woodloch Pines Resort, although it is located 20 minutes away. Back in the 1950s, an ice cream stand/miniature golf course was located on this site, and later the Sunset Grove Restaurant. 

Indoors, guests can sit in the open bar area, with seating at the bar itself or at adjacent high-top tables. The main dining room offers seating at regular-height tables in an L-shaped room painted pale yellow above the chair rail and bright blue below and hung with nautical decor. Outdoors, a small awning-covered deck offers seating at about six tables (both high-tops and regular height), as well as at a small L-shaped bar that seats about 6 people. Plenty of parking is available in an adjacent surface lot.
The Boat House serves American and international cuisine. As a starter, we shared the potato skins, followed by the Korean pork belly sandwich on a steamed bun (with choice of side, which in our case was macaroni salad) and the fish and chips. A full liquor license is available.

We enjoyed our al fresco lunch at The Boat House.









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