Lake House Restaurant

Improvement over previous visits

We have tried this restaurant a number of times over the years and have found the food - but especially the service - mixed. On our last visit I can honestly state that they seem to have their act together and the "hostesses with attitude" have gone. Our reservation was honoured (rather than a previous time when they claimed we had made a reservation for a different time - as if); we choose the table on the deck after trying one inside with no complaint from the waiter when we decided to move; the food was a wonderful surprise both in quality and quantity (the waiter promised three large shrimp for my appetizer - there were in fact four, wonderfully done in garlic butter); the delivering waiter went back to the kitchen to get an answer to a question we had about the food (we were pleasantly surprised to have scalloped potatoes with ham in the centre; our section waiter was unobtrusive with few interuptions; and to top it off, a surprise sizeable frozen yogurt dish was given to the person whose day we were celebrating (with two spoons and a candle on top!). My only complaint was while our waiter was solicitous, her eye failed to see our wine glasses empty each time she came to check on the table. Why bother checking to see if everything is alright when you should notice that glasses are empty. This is a question of training; not of attitude or capability. The bottom line is that at $140 for dinner (including tip and tax) I think you can expect just a bit more and not expect the customers to fill their own glasses. All in all a nice dinner with a great view on a clear evening across the lake to the big city.

Loved it!

Went here for the first time and loved it! We would definitely return. Great service, great food. Person at our table had the rib eye steak and I had the whole wheat linguine. Love the variety of little deserts. Just enough after a big meal.

Dropped in around 5:00pm with no reservation. No problem: had lovely table for two where we could enjoy the view over the lake. Service was excellent. Malcolm was a very courtious server. the owner matre de came to ask us if all was well with the meal and the service; most attentive staff. The clam chowder was hot and excellent and so was the escargot served in filo pastry. Arctic char was tasty and neatly cooked just right. Serve with gnockies it was too much to eat but it sure was good. The NY strip steak was also excellent. Great surprise find on our way home from Niagara Falls. We will go there again for sure.

We dropped in the previous night(Aug 20) - to reserve a table for the next night - which was a celebration of my husbands 70th birthday. Our waitress was not very attentive to us, never mentioned specials and didn't ask us if we were interested in appetizers. She returned to our table only when we were able to get her attention. Apparently our waitress had been advised of a special chocolate sundae which we never received - We also had a problem with being charged for 3 ice teas for $9.25. Unfortunately, celebrating my husbands 70th birthday was not a memorable occasion. We live within 5 miles of the restaurant - in Heritage Village.

Great Night Out!!

Took my daughter and son-in law out for their anniversary dinner. It was a great evening. We were seated immediately upon arrival and the service just continued from there. Our server, Cynthia, was able to offer us any guidance we needed with the menu and what specials were available. We started with a lovely glass of wine and paired that with the basket of bread. We all loved our entrees, with 2 of us ordering off the fixed menu and 1 from the main menu. The min desserts were just the right amount of decadence to finish off the meal. We all left feeling satisfied but not stuffed as so often happens. It was a great night and we would go back again.