The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn

Full-Service Restaurant and Inn Hospitalityoldsaltnh.com

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie's Inn is a privately held, family-owned hospitality business in Hampton, New Hampshire, operating a full-service seafood restaurant, a 23-room colonial inn (built 1740), event catering, and packaged stay experiences for local Seacoast diners, tourists, and wedding and corporate event hosts.

Company typePrivate
Founded1976
HeadquartersHampton, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn does

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie's Inn is a family-owned dual-entity hospitality business operating from a single combined location at 490 Lafayette Road (Route 1) in Hampton, New Hampshire. It consists of The Old Salt Restaurant, a full-service American and seafood restaurant with tavern, dining room, function rooms, and a Sunday brunch buffet, and Lamie's Inn, a 23-room colonial-style hotel built in 1740. The business was founded by Nancy Higgins in 1976 as a guesthouse on Hampton Beach, expanded into a restaurant in 1986, relocated to the current Lamie's Inn property in 2001, and was sold to John and Lori Guertin in 2020 after nearly 40 years of Higgins-family ownership.

Revenue is generated through four streams: on-premise restaurant dining (lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, tavern), overnight inn accommodations with seasonal and themed packages, on-premise and off-premise catering for weddings, corporate events, and milestone celebrations, and gift cards sold through the front desk and the ToastTab e-commerce platform. Pricing follows a unit-pricing model for food and beverage and a bundled-package model for inn stays, with discounts for AAA, AARP, and returning guests, and an 8.5% NH Rooms and Meals Tax. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the company website, phone reservations, walk-in traffic, and event-driven sales to wedding and corporate planners, supported by an Instagram presence and email newsletter.

The underlying technology stack is conventional hospitality infrastructure (direct-book.com for hotel reservations, ToastTab for gift cards) with no proprietary AI, software platform, or technology product. Distribution is regional, focused on the New Hampshire Seacoast and broader New England tourist market, and customer segments are horizontally diversified across local diners, destination tourists, overnight guests, and event hosts. The business is incorporated in New Hampshire as The Old Salt Restaurant and Lamie's Inn, Inc., remains privately held with no institutional funding or public listing, and operates with up to approximately 150 staff across management, culinary, housekeeping, and service roles.

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn firmographics

Firmographics

Name: The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn
Legal name: The Old Salt Restaurant and Lamie's Inn, Inc.
Website: https://oldsaltnh.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1976
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie's Inn is a privately held, family-owned hospitality business in Hampton, New Hampshire, operating a full-service seafood restaurant, a 23-room colonial inn (built 1740), event catering, and packaged stay experiences for local Seacoast diners, tourists, and wedding and corporate event hosts.
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The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn industry classification

Industry

Product category: Full-Service Restaurant and Inn Hospitality
NAICS: Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Caterers (722320), Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191)
SIC: Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Hotels & Motels (7011)
akta.pro primary industry: Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB), Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Hotel Bars & Rooftop Bars (CRANACAL)

Keywords

Restaurant dining services
Hotel accommodations
Event catering services
Private event venue
New England seafood cuisine

Where The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Hampton
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Restaurant Dining: Full-service restaurant serving lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and tavern offerings. Revenue from food and beverage sales including cocktails, beer, wine, and menu items. Specialties include fresh seafood, prime rib, and local New England cuisine.
Hotel Accommodations: Lamie's Inn offers guest rooms with various amenities including continental breakfast. Revenue from overnight stays with rates varying by season and availability. Offers packages including romantic getaways and retreat experiences.
Catering Services: Off-premise and on-premise event catering for weddings, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, and celebrations. Catering menu includes various buffet options and plated dinner services.
Gift Cards and Retail: Sale of gift certificates and merchandise. Physical gift cards available at front desk and e-cards purchasable through ToastTab platform.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Sunday Brunch Buffet - Adults
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Sunday Brunch Buffet - Children
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Winter Retreat Package
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Valentine's Package
Subscription	Multi-year contract	St. Patrick's Day Package
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Weekend Brunch Package
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Roast Prime Rib Dinner
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	AYCE Fish & Chips
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Early Bird Menu
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Early Bird Dinners
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Room Enhancements

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie's Inn operates a full-service American and seafood restaurant and a 23-room colonial-style inn under one roof at 490 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH. The business also offers an award-winning Sunday Brunch Buffet, off-premise and on-premise catering, private event hosting for weddings and corporate functions, and gift card retail through the ToastTab platform.

Product overview

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie's Inn operates as a dual-entity hospitality business consisting of a full-service restaurant and an inn. The Old Salt Restaurant (est. 1976) offers American and seafood cuisine with multiple dining areas including a tavern, main dining room, and private event spaces. Lamie's Inn (built 1740) provides colonial-style hotel accommodations. The business also operates Sunday Brunch Buffet (award-winning, Best Brunch in NH), off-premise catering services, private event hosting, and various inn packages including seasonal offerings. Gift cards are available through Toast Tab platform. The operation provides approximately 150 local jobs and serves the greater seacoast community of Hampton, NH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

The Old Salt Restaurant Full-service restaurant offering American and seafood cuisine with a tavern, dining room, and private event spaces. Open Monday through Thursday 11:30am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-10pm, and Sunday brunch 9am-1pm followed by regular menu service. Designed for individual diners, families, couples, and groups in the New Hampshire Seacoast market.
Lamie's Inn Colonial-style hotel built in 1740, offering 23 guest rooms with modern amenities. Located at 490 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH. Features continental breakfast, free WiFi, private baths, and in-room amenities. Targets travelers, couples, and families visiting the New Hampshire coast.
Sunday Brunch Buffet

Quantifiable outcome

Voted Best Brunch in New Hampshire multiple years running
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Companies that use The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn

Customer profile

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
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The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

The Galley Hatch: Long-running family-owned Hampton restaurant serving American fare with banquet facilities. Closest same-town peer in terms of family-run, multi-generational identity and private-event hosting.
Sea Ketch Restaurant: Hampton waterfront seafood restaurant with seasonal deck seating and banquet facilities. Local seafood-dining competitor with overlapping wedding and rehearsal-dinner clientele.
Cruiseport Grill: Hampton-area casual seafood and grill restaurant. Competes for local weeknight dining traffic in the same geography with a similar mid-priced, family-friendly positioning.
The Regatta Bayside: Casual seafood and American restaurant on the Hampton/Seabrook border. Direct competitor for dining-only traffic in the same micro-market, with similar menu positioning around fresh seafood and New England fare.

Direct peers

Wentworth by the Sea: Historic New Hampshire Seacoast resort hotel with multiple restaurants, banquet/wedding facilities, and a similar heritage-driven positioning. Comparable full-service hospitality model at a slightly larger scale.
Ashworth by the Sea: Historic oceanfront hotel and restaurant directly on Hampton Beach. Closest like-for-like competitor, combining lodging with multiple on-site dining venues and wedding/event space serving the same Hampton, NH Seacoast customer base.
Exeter Inn: Independently owned historic inn with on-site restaurant near the NH Seacoast. Closest comparable in business model — small historic inn paired with a full-service restaurant — though located in Exeter rather than Hampton.

Broad incumbents

The Hotel Portsmouth: Boutique hotel in the broader NH Seacoast market with on-site dining. Overlaps on the hotel-plus-restaurant combination but serves a more urban Portsmouth clientele than Hampton Beach tourism.
The Common Man Family of Restaurants: Multi-unit NH hospitality group operating inns, restaurants, and event spaces across the state. Competes for both lodging guests and private-event business across the broader New Hampshire market.

Emerging players

McLoon's Lobster Shack: Iconic local lobster/seafood shack on the Hampton causeway. Competes for casual seafood lunch/dinner traffic in the same geography but operates in a counter-service, low-overhead model versus The Old Salt's full-service format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn financial estimates

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The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn

What does The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn do?

Is The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn a public or private company?

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn founded?

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn was founded in 1976. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn based?

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn is headquartered in Hampton, United States, in the North America region.

How does The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Restaurant Dining is the primary driver. The others are hotel Accommodations, catering Services and gift Cards and Retail.

Who are The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn's main competitors?

Regional players on record are The Galley Hatch, Sea Ketch Restaurant, Cruiseport Grill and The Regatta Bayside. Direct peers are Wentworth by the Sea, Ashworth by the Sea and Exeter Inn. Broad incumbents are The Hotel Portsmouth and The Common Man Family of Restaurants. McLoon's Lobster Shack is listed as an emerging player.

Does The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn have an API?

No public API is recorded for The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn.

What industry is The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn in?

The Old Salt Restaurant at Lamie’s Inn's product category is Full-Service Restaurant and Inn Hospitality. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFACAH, Hotel & Resort Restaurants, with a secondary code of THAFACAB, Casual Dining Restaurants. Its NAICS code is 722511 and its SIC code is 5810.