Lake House Restaurant and Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant

Address: 825 S Lake Blvd, Mahopac, NY 10541, USA

Phone: +18456215200

Rating: 4.2
based on 148 reviews.

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "5 stars for atmosphere at this pleasantly scenic lake front spot."
  • "Beautiful dining room with lots of light and floor to ceiling glass doors that open right on Lake Mahopac."
  • "The view and ambiance on the floating deck are superb."
  • "The lake view is unbeatable, raw bar is always fresh."
  • "The atmosphere was welcoming and the owner bought us dessert."
  • "Great place to unwind. Right on the lake with beautiful views."
  • "Views of sunset were breathtaking. Classy and elegant."

Cons:

  • "The doors stay open so it’s fresh air throughout. Well hot evening and the sun going down blared on us leaving us hot, sweaty and squinting."
  • "Just not a fan of the yellow lighting after the sun goes down, made it hard to see what I was served and gave me a bit of a headache."
  • "The restaurant is attractive but has a cold feel to it."
  • "The place is crammed with artificial branches, plants, hanging greens... missed the mark totally."
  • "Then the menu's came and they were dirty and sticky."
  • "No 6ft between tables we were all crammed into the outside area."
  • "It’s a nice location and the big sign says Farm to Table... but the entree that we ordered that was Scallops with fresh corn Polenta for $32 came with canned corn on the plate."

Service

Pros:

  • "Jude, Ryan and Matthew took great care of us, and the apps, drinks, and main courses did not disappoint."
  • "Klejvis was our server and he was the best… we had such an amazing experience."
  • "The management and staff were helpful and friendly!"
  • "The person attending us was good. The appetizers came fast and were good."
  • "The bartender was so friendly and personable and insisted we try his espresso martini, which was one of the best I’ve ever had."
  • "Victor was amazing. Wait staff was amazing. No one waited for a drink."
  • "The waitstaff was professional, friendly and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Service not in line with price point of high end fine dining."
  • "Manager was made aware and did nothing. We left."
  • "We waited quite a while for a waiter to take our order, were never offered bread."
  • "It took 20 minutes for someone to take our drink order."
  • "We sat for 15 minutes before finally getting our waitress attention."
  • "Throughout the meal, the service was incredibly slow and disorganized."
  • "We waited 30 minutes for a waiter to come over, he took our drink order and we waited another 30 minutes before my husband got up to get our drinks from the bar."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The meatball app was just as good as was the fried chicken and bacon sandwich we all shared."
  • "The mouth-watering lobster ravioli can satisfy and seduce your taste buds."
  • "Delicious food, and a beautiful atmosphere."
  • "The Caesar salad is delicious. The dressing is such a unique flavor it’s my absolute favorite."
  • "NY Strip Steak: 10/10 cooked perfectly with great portioned side dishes."
  • "The food here is consistently delicious, and the atmosphere is great."
  • "The food was great and the staff was great, especially our waiter Rob."

Cons:

  • "They served my husband his chicken COMPLETELY RAW."
  • "The risotto was undercooked therefore very crunchy."
  • "The other dinners that came out were seafood and apparently tasted like rubber."
  • "The gnocchi were very heavy and gummy and tasted like frozen store bought."
  • "Pasta was overwhelmingly salty and fish was tough and dry."
  • "The shrimp was like paste, the mussels were empty and the clams were tough to chew!"
  • "The food had no flavor and my friend's food was cold."

Price & Value

Pros:

  • "A little pricey but very nice and eloquent."
  • "The seafood is absolutely fresh, service great."
  • "Very reasonable too!!"
  • "The portions are good for the price so you get what you pay for."
  • "The prices were very good (we did the fixed price), the ambience was fine."
  • "Seafood linguine fra diavalo: 10/10! Great flavor."
  • "Absolutely the best food. Sweet potato hummus was great."

Cons:

  • "Not worth the price."
  • "Its really super overpriced."
  • "The food was not bad but overpriced."
  • "Service was great but food is over priced and it’s not the same after they changed management."
  • "The prices have become ridiculously high while the portions are becoming lunch sized."
  • "Manhattan prices with small town chef taste."
  • "The price of food for 4 people was over 300 dollars for lunch insane amount of money."

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