A ribbon cutting marked the soft opening of The Taphouse Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor on Friday afternoon. The new 150-seat restaurant will have its official opening on Friday, May 2, following soft opening days on Wednesday and Thursday, April 30-May 1. The new eatery will have a 100-seat biergarten overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. They'll offer comfort food, a selection of craft beer, wine and cocktails, with three full bars. The restaurant will also have live entertainment Thursdays through Sundays, from May to October. The taphouse occupies the Coe House, an 1800s Victorian mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Owner Sam Schwartz, a Massachusetts native, brought more than 20 years of hospitality experience to New Hampshire to open The Taphouse.
Rossi Import owners Simon Hokayem, left, and Pamela Parker, center, talk with Paul Nardone, an owner of the Coe House in Center Harbor, the building where the new Taphouse Winnipesaukee is located. The taphouse, opening next month, will serve Rossino wine. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Sam Seeley, interim director of the Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce, left, holds a ribbon with Ted Fodero of Meredith Insurance Agency, right, as Sam Schwartz, center, owner of The Taphouse Winnipesaukee, cuts it during the soft opening of the new restaurant on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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Beverly Wolf, left, and Beverly Dieterich drink wine during a ribbon-cutting event at The Taphouse Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Attendees enjoy conversation during a ribbon-cutting event for The Taphouse Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Server Jess Proulx carries a tray of margaritas for attendees of a ribbon-cutting event at The Taphouse Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Taphouse Winnipesaukee owner Sam Schwartz speaks with Amber Marceau from HPM Insurance during a ribbon-cutting event on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Food is laid out for guests during a ribbon-cutting event at The Taphouse Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Rossi Import owners Simon Hokayem, left, and Pamela Parker, center, talk with Paul Nardone, an owner of the Coe House in Center Harbor, the building where the new Taphouse Winnipesaukee is located. The taphouse, opening next month, will serve Rossino wine. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Servers Jess Proulx, left, and Clay Becker read about the background of The Taphouse Winnipesaukee. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Sam Seeley, interim director of the Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce, left, holds a ribbon with Ted Fodero of Meredith Insurance Agency, right, as Sam Schwartz, center, owner of The Taphouse Winnipesaukee, cuts it during the soft opening of the new restaurant on Friday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The Taphouse Winnipesaukee is seen during its soft opening in Center Harbor on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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