Walter's Basin - American restaurant in Holderness - 859 US-3, USA

We had such a nice time. Friendly service. Food arrived fast and was truly delicious. Atmosphere and the lake view is wonderful. We loved the scallop and pork belly appetizer.

We had dinner here and did not have reservations. Had to wait about 30 minutes, but that gave us time to walk down to the dock below. This restaurant is on little Squam lake. It is connected to big Squam lake, which is where the movie “On Golden Pond” was filmed in 1981. Everyone was extremely nice, and we ended up with a table directly overlooking the lake. Our server was wonderful and the food was very good. Would recommend this restaurant to others.

The restaurant is very popular on the weekend, if you do not want to wait, a weeknight would be an easier time to get a table. Parking is mostly limited to street parking. The restaurant has really nice seasonal decorations giving an inviting vibe. If you come before dark, there's a nice view of the lake. The ahi tuna wontons were a good appetizer with a nice wasabi aioli drizzled over with the sweetness of the seaweed salad. The steak tip salad had a really nice dressing and a good portion of steak. There was a little too much gorgonzola cheese that overpowered the flavor for my tastes. The seafood paella was really good with a good amount of seafood overall, it did only come with one shrimp.

We’ve been going to this restaurant for several years but this was the first time since they reopened after renovations. Everything was still spot on! Keep it up!’

Service was amazing. From the front door to the gentleman lighting the table 🕯. Wait staff (Alex) was attentive professional and not over hovering. Just right! The view... second to none. Think "on golden pond" My only complaint (which is my fault) is I left my leftovers at the table and went to the bathroom and I wish someone had mentioned it to me cuz I had so much pork schnitzel left that I was looking forward to eating. As well as dessert.

Wow!! Great evening at Walter's. Food was outstanding and service was professional. Drinks are to brag about.

After hearing a friend declare that this was his entire family's favorite restaurant, it has been on my list of places to try for years. It was worth the hype. The food was excellent; the seafood paella was amazing. Great cocktails and a worthy beer list. The staff was incredible and the view of Squam Lake was truly unique and beautiful. We'll be back.

We went there in mid-October and the place had a gorgeous view of the lake and the mountain with fall colours at the back. The food was tasty and the staff was very polite and helpful.