Chef-driven, wine-list-considered, view-when-the-light-drops. Reservations recommended at all of them; required at three.
The white-tablecloth option on Squam, inside the Van Horn estate on Manor Drive — reservations run through the property's online system, not a phone call, and the dining room doesn't seat guests under 12. A wood-burning fireplace anchors the main room, with a terrace for warmer nights and a wine list that earned the estate a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2025. Open Wednesday through Sunday only.
The more relaxed sibling to Van Horn Dining Room, inside the same Manor Drive estate — a bistro-and-pub menu instead of a tasting-menu pace, with its own fireplace and a patio that opens at 3 on summer weekends, earlier than the formal room next door. The move for a couple who want the property's wine list without the reservation pressure of the main dining room.