The Lakehouse - Bellevue

This was my first time at the Lake House and I loved it. We were early to meet friends so sat at the bar for a drink-both drinks were amazing and unique. The bar tender was very knowledgeable and passionate about mixology. They infuse their own alcohol and create great seasonal drinks. The atmosphere was comfortable clean and bright. We sat at one of the tables in the middle, I was a bit jealous of the cozier looking chairs next to the wall tables but other than that it was fine seating and easy to hear each other. The food was really good, we order the shareable filet meal and it was cooked perfectly, I make kale almost daily at home and the side of kale was delicious and a really big portion so I was very happy. I had bites of everyone else's meals as well and they were equally as delicious. The black cod melts in your mouth and the flavors they chose to put with the black cod complimented it wonderfully. I only gave value a 3 because it is Bellevue....you pay Bellevue/Lincoln Tower prices no matter where you go. But it was worth every penny.

The menu seems to be very energetic and different so we were excited. The best thing we had was the cauliflower. We had the octopus, it was ok, nothing new. One of the guest had the salmon she seemed to like it. My scallops started off good, but there was a hair in it . My husbands steak and the other gentleman’s steak were over cooked. Now these issues were solved pretty rapidly. We ended up buying another bottle of wine, and adding dessert. We also ordered the grits to go with the meal, but was forgotten until the end and was boxed up for us. The grits and scallop meal was comped. For the amount we spent just disappointed that it wasn’t all that great of a meal.

It was our first time and we did not know what to expect. The service was excellent and the server explained the menu thoroughly and was very passionate about the food and the chef. We ordered the roasted Cauliflower appetizer which was amazing. Followed by a ragetoni and seafood pasta dish that was Extremely flavorful an satisfying. We shared the scallops and it was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had. Everything was so tasty that we did not half to add any salt. The only problem I have is that every dish is very pricey and for those prices you would think you are in a fancy, high-end restaurant which lake house does not look or feel like. So, it’s amazing food and diner style seating and it’s priced like an expensive restaurant.

Was perfect! Everything was great! The food was amazing. Definitely coming back!

Christian provided excellent service. The food was the highlight. A great mix of unique flavors prepared perfectly.