Lark Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service is always great."
• "The server was super attentive, respectful, and thorough."
• "The service is attentive and friendly."
• "The service was exceptional."
• "From the owners to the hostess to the servers, the entire restaurant staff was professional, responsive, warm, and welcoming."
• "Every Lark team member we met was so kind, thoughtful, attentive, and personable."
• "The staff is so friendly and professional, they made us first timers feel like complete VIPs."

Cons:

• "We also received horrible attitude from the hostesses when asking when we’d be seated."
• "Service was not just lacking but almost rude."
• "This experience really left us disappointed and sad."
• "The service on an early Sunday evening during the football playoffs was a little slow."
• "The wait staff were great, but management handicaps them badly."
• "Anytime we needed anything we could never flag anyone down because no one paid attention to us."
• "The service was incredibly frustrating tonight. While our waitress was kind, our table was visited by a different person every 3-4 minutes asking if we were finished with our plates."

Food

Pros:

• "Absolutely amazing food and fantastic drinks."
• "Every single dish was phenomenal."
• "The oysters with uni were incredible, the pasta was delightful, the steak was perfectly done, and the cocktails were perfection."
• "The desserts were a perfect assortment of cookies and petit fours that complimented the meal exquisitely."
• "The food as you can view by my many pictures was melt in your mouth amazing & beyond words to describe the burst of flavors in your mouth & just to die for!"
• "The pasta dishes were fantastic as was the branzino."
• "The food was delicious. We can’t wait to go back."

Cons:

• "For the price and reputation, this place was a huge disappointment. Definitely no need to go back."
• "The sirloin steak special was good but chewy and a little forgettable."
• "The pork Milanese was run-of-the mill."
• "The food itself was fine, but did not reach the same heights as Laurel Restaurant IMO."
• "The octopus proved to be a hint fishy and too tough."
• "The sweet potato cake, which we once loved, was dry and underwhelming."
• "We had dirty utensils and burnt, flavorless food."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is curated well. The decor, plants, and architecture make this space well worth a visit alone."
• "Beautiful setting here at river's edge with great views from their outdoor terrace."
• "There's an outdoor terrace with lovely views perfect for lingering over glass of wine paired with one of the scrumptious desserts."
• "Sophisticated and welcoming, this gorgeous restaurant presents inventive, artfully presented food that is lick-the-plate-clean delicious!"
• "Ambiance is second to none."
• "The atmosphere is laid back, a bit swanky but still very casual and very inviting for all."
• "The setting was elegant, romantic and simply gorgeous! The ambiance and the view was more beautiful than we could have imagined."

Cons:

• "If you are looking for a romantic date place and the atmosphere you may try this place. If looking for good and tasty meals I wouldn't recommend Lark."
• "The table we sat at was in the middle of the restaurant (not a booth) and it was small and very close to the next table so it was more of a fast food layout design."
• "Like many restaurants these days, there are too many hard surfaces that do not absorb sound and make conversation difficult, thereby affecting our dining enjoyment."
• "The place is very nice but noisy."
• "The chairs are constructed to keep you at a distance making conversation over the noise even more difficult."
• "The noise level is worse than an artillery firing range."
• "All that wood and metal with their flat surfaces do nothing with the sounds bouncing around the restaurant."

Value

Pros:

• "We loved all of the drinks we ordered, and they definitely pour them with a good amount of alcohol per the price."
• "Parking is easy given there's a lot."
• "The price was decent for the quality of food we got."
• "It was priced just right as well."
• "Good selection of wines awesome service as well."
• "This restaurant is expensive but worth every penny."
• "All-in, with tip, the meal was about $280 for a meal for two."

Cons:

• "Not worth the money."
• "Never been rushed out like this before and it certainly does not excite me to revisit."
• "We paid over $400 for this meal and the end felt like a slap in the face."
• "For the price they are charging it really is not worth it."
• "Really good food but expensive and put server continually tried to upsell us which was annoying."
• "I tried the Cheshire cocktail, the presentation was vibrant and beautiful but it was rather weak for a $17 price tag."
• "Seared Dry Aged Sirloin, while tasty, was a miniscule portion."

Location

Pros:

• "The restaurant is located in an out of the way place in Bala Cynwyd in a small hotel on the second floor, a bit hard to find but well worth the effort."
• "A true gem in Philly! EAT HERE!"
• "Truly a magnificent space, overtop food and service."
• "The location was perfect, easily accessible from both city and suburbs with plenty of parking."
• "The outdoor balcony has a view of the river, footbridge, and Manayunk."
• "Lark comes with a view as it sits on top of the Residence Inn, in Bala Cynwyd, Pa."
• "The atmosphere here is incredible. Rooftop bar with a great menu and interesting decor."

Cons:

• "Taking an elevator to come up."
• "A bit hard to find, but you take an elevator up to this restaurant."
• "We made a reservation for 7:30, showed up just a couple minutes late, but weren’t seated until 8."