Great place to get ice cream! So many unique flavors! Got the 'dirty water' it is coffee ice cream…read morewith brownie chunks and chocolate chips they also have a full food menu. The ice cream is Giffords from MA. So nice tucked back in the woods. Tables with umbrellas to sit at, and if you walk down the path, there are chairs by the river!! So peaceful to sit and eat. The server taking our order could have been friendlier, especially when not understanding something, but would definitely go back!!

What a great place to stop for cold treats and hot foods too!…read more Balthazar's Ice Shack is a small food shack located in the woods near the banks of the Sugar River (South Branch) along NH 31. It sort of feels like a cozy campsite in the woods. They offer 24 flavors of Blake's Ice Cream (cones, sundaes, frappes, floats), shaved ice, protein drinks, soft drinks, water. For hot foods, they offer sliders, hot dogs, quesadillas, chicken strips, chicken drums, fries, chili cheese fries, nachos, clam cakes, banana fritters, poutine, and a daily special item. The prices here seem pretty reasonable. There is ample seating and places to enjoy your cold treat and hot foods here including umbrella round table seating (near the shack) and wood chair seating down the small hill along the river bank and also chair seating in the river (river seats), great place to cool off! I stopped here recently while driving through Goshen. I ordered a Pina Colada Shaved Ice ($3), which was a very nice cold treat with a good amount of pina colada juice and surprises at the bottom of the treat, plenty of chewy colorful gummy bears! After looking at the hot foods menu, I decided to order some food to go! I ordered the Saturday Special which was a Lasagna and a piece of soft Italian bread ($6) and an order of Clam Cakes (6 for $4.50). The piece homemade lasagna was very good, similar to what I make at my home, which had layers of noodles, cheeses, ground beef, and tomato sauce. The clam cake balls were deep fried golden, which had a soft chewy texture with minced pieces of clam in the dough with tartar sauce on the side. The last time I had enjoyed clam cakes was two years ago at a fair in CT. Overall, this place not only serves great cold treats and hot foods, but also offers a unique experience of enjoying your treats very close to or in the Sugar River.

Very nice server, beautiful view, decently broad menu. 4…read moreof us had clam chowder, seafood chowder, nachos, steak & cheese, and a burger. Everything was good, onion rings were awesome. Did didn't love the nachos but otherwise everything was worth ordering again.

What a funky and cool place!! Note: My perspective is that if a Bostonian. I'm a little bit of a…read morefoodie snob. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed this place. We stopped in for lunch and you absolutely cannot beat the view of Lake Sunapee, the food was very good, and the service was excellent! We will definitely be back the next time we are in the area. The thing crust pizza that we saw at the other tables looked amazin !!!

A wonderful family business. The food is great the service is welcoming and friendly…read more We know the long time owners. For personal reasons they are moving on. We wish them luck. They will always be in our prayers.

Jean knows cooking! She and her staff always serve freshly made food promptly. They are always…read morefriendly and do a job to be proud of. We are always eager to stop by!

We've been several times and enjoyed it. I particularly liked their escargots but it wasn't on the…read moremenu last visit. We shared an Asian flavored calamari dish that was delicious but my main course of steak tips was a huge disappointment. They were dry, tough and overcooked. The food is plentiful .. perhaps too much. My wife could only manage a quarter of her shrimp pasta. Desert was excellent.

My entree was interesting (chicken marinated in pickle juice, fried, over a waffle, and truffle…read morefries.) My partner had what the waitress referred to as a "restaurant staple" which was short rib stroganoff. He got food poisoning and was vomiting for 16 hours starting the next morning and had a 102° fever. Not going back.

Excellent food. I typically get the Tuna salad. Large portion made to perfection. Veggies are all…read morefresh and crisp. Their pizza, I sometimes order the cheese and a veggie pizza, both delicious. Service is courteous and timely.

Pizza was lacking on all aspects, just not very good. I was wondering if this was a premade frozen…read morepizza bought by the case.. After approaching the front counter person to ask why there is a discrepancy on the bill (charged more than the menu price) I was met with "yea, some of our prices are wrong" response ". Seems with the ease to change the pricing on their system this could be handled quite easily. Between the god awful pizza and the overcharging there has to be something better. We're done here.

Great little general store. Love the penny candy counter, the old fashion register and the ice…read morecream bar. Employees are very friendly and you can find unique gifts there.

Went here for 6 sandwiches. There were 7 people on staff and it took over an hour for them to make…read moreour sandwiches. One of the turkey sandwiches was made without turkey and my friend's ticket was lost so he had to dictate his order. Initially they had asked him to get back in line to place his order again (they assured him he would not have to pay again - as if he lied about his sandwich order). Miraculously they found his ticket and were able to make his sandwiches. * Poor service *Sub par food presentation * Disorganized staff * The food was just OK, nothing to write home about

A very nice dining establishment. Great brunch and Italian buffet. Dinner is early, and it can be…read moreprefixed. Check out their website http://www.backsideinn.net/dining/D-home.htm for the time that they are open/ closed. Its also a BYOB restaurant. While you are in the area, enjoy beautiful lake Sunapee nearby. Only minutes from the Mt Sunapee resort chairlift. Thanks to my friend Alan Cooper, CPA for pointing out this fine BYOB establisment. See my list off more BYOB restaurants in the New England area.

A real treat of a restaurant - Will change it to 5 starts when the new owner has been there for a…read morewhile. Sunday Brunch is awsum and the location is both quiet and beautiful.

An older couple with an elderly gentleman with them asked the staff who were serving ice cream why…read morethey weren't wearing masks and they responded that masks are not required. It seems clear that staff in retail establishments in close contact to customers (less than 2 feet through the ice cream window) are required to wear masks per NH law. And even if they weren't can't they care enough about their customers to do so? They dismissed these folks rather rudely. Not impressed.

Great go to for a yummy lunch, a quick pick me up and some of the best gas prices around. Deli…read morestaff are awesome.