The Dock on Wallenpaupack

The Dock on Wallenpaupack

Water-inspired dishes and inventive twists on classics, with sweeping lake views, an extensive wine list, and weekly live music. The seafood-forward menu draws on the restaurant's lakefront setting, and the deck seating is genuinely one of the better sunset spots on Wallenpaupack. Between the wine program and the live music nights, it works equally well as a proper group dinner or a more relaxed evening spent lingering over drinks.

Set in Hawley, this is an American seafood kitchen in the mid-to-upper price tier ($$$) — a step up from a casual bite, but not a jacket-and-tie affair. The atmosphere stays lively and casual rather than hushed, which makes it a natural fit for a table of friends, a birthday or anniversary that wants a view rather than a formal dining room, or a long, unhurried summer evening on the water.

This is a busy, high-volume waterfront spot where the setting is the main draw — worth going for the lake and the music, and worth reserving ahead on live-music nights or a clear-weather weekend when deck tables go first.

Hours, menus and prices change. Call ahead or check the venue's own site before you go.