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Lakeview On Crystal Lake
Category: Restaurants American (Traditional) American (Traditional) [Edit]
4 Old Rt 66Averill Park, NY 12018
(518) 674-3363
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
8 reviews for Lakeview On Crystal Lake
8 reviews in English
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Review from Ari H.
Newburyport, MA
7/9/2008
After picking up my cousin at Albany International Airport and driving back on Route 43 toward a family retreat at the Jiminy Peak mountain resort in the Berkshires, we sought a casual restaurant for dinner.
Driving along the county highway past scores of pizza joints and nondescript bars in Defreestville and West Sand Lake, Lakeview screamed at us from its perch above Crystal Lake. The sign alone had an air of homeliness that begged us to try it out.
We skipped the air conditioned bar (broadcasting the Mets game) and walked past the huge dining room (I'm guessing 40 tables and booths) to the outdoor deck (that overlooked the parking lot more than the lake, but at least we could see the sun about to set on the horizon).
With three other family members in my dining party, two of us ordered the salmon caesar salad which was to die for; my aunt was especially astonished that the Alaskan salmon was farm-raised as it tasted more like the wild variety. The romaine lettuce was crisp and dark green, and the dressing was creamy.
My cousin, the one who just flew in, said the scala bread was delicious. Sitting next to him, another cousin ordered a burger and enjoyed it, too.
Apparently, Lakeview is a convenient restaurant due to its juncture as the median point between Albany and western Massachusetts mountain towns. As proof, we overheard three women at at adjacent table who said two of them lived in Albany and one lived in North Adams and they met at Lakeview once a month for catch up and dinner conversation. -
Review from Kate H.
Castleton-on-Hudson, NY
12/10/2011
I'd been here a few times when my In-Laws lived in Averill Park but haven't been back in a while. I went here for a party in the upstairs banquet room. The space is pretty, nothing gorgeous, but a step up from the VFW or the Elks. I got a club soda and a glass of wine from the bar they had set up. Both were served in plastic cups - really tacky on their part. This was not some wild party group but a fairly sedate dinner, most attendees were over the age of 60. The wine I got was served out of a carafe, not even a bottle and was pretty bad. If I'd walked down the stairs to the bar I could have gotten a half way decent wine in a real glass for close to the same price. Dinner was fairly unremarkable - some kind of beef in brown gravy with mushrooms, some kind of chicken in sauce with mushrooms, sloppy eggplant parm, undercooked carrots but decently cooked green beans and scalloped potatoes that were a tad undercooked and gloppy. It definitely wouldn't be my first choice for a banquet or party.
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Review from Butter P.
Manhattan, NY
10/25/2011
Hit or miss. Prefer sitting at the bar. Very nice bartenders and waitresses. Bad experiences seated in the dining area every time. You will wait forever and people that come in after you will be served before you receive your order! Got food poisoning from the wings twice.
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Review from Melanie E.
Averill Park, NY
7/23/2011
Went last night with my family (my husband, our two kids and my mother). My meal was $16 chicken parm, and the breading on the chicken was burned. After having soup and appetizers I wasn't very hungry anyway, so when the waitress asked if I wanted it replaced I declined and said I would rather have money taken off the bill. They took $6 off of the $16 meal. At our previous visit, the waitress forgot to bring my salad out before the meal and when I mentioned it she replied "Oh, they forgot to bring it to you?". Last I knew, my waitress was responsible for bringing the food to the table. I also had chicken parm at that visit, and it was very good. They are hit and miss. However, it was in poor taste to not remove the entire meal from the bill at our visit last night. That has turned me off from them, and we will likely go to Uncle Marty's or the Towne Tavern next time.
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Review from Cheeseball M.
Brooklyn, NY
3/23/2011
I always like to get out of the city for a spell and having dinner here hit the spot. The seafood chowder was loaded with seafood. Perhaps a slightly crazy concept to some restaurants but here it was no problem. I also had a the 12 oz sirloin cooked just as I wanted with a a dozen of steamed littlenecks, all for a mere $26.95. Yum! A decent beer, wine, and mixed drink selection to boot! I miss having a real meal for a decent price in a cozy, unpretentious joint. It probably wouldn't wow Tony Bourdain but I know I left happy.
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Review from Robbin D.
Rensselaer, NY
2/3/2011
Not bad, but not outstanding. Some things are better than others - pizza is decent, but "Mexican night" is worth avoiding. Owners are very nice and do their best to make it up if something goes wrong, but I'd really rather just not have things go badly. I've had cold food, burned on the bottom food and overcooked steak. I've also had amazing pizza and terrific meals in the banquet room upstairs. Hit or miss.
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Review from Tara C.
Los Angeles, CA
8/6/2010
I used to live a block away from the Lakeview and I've gotta say, this place is mediocre at best. Don't ever get pasta or pretty much any entree; you'll wait an hour and a half and pay too much for dried out meat or over-cooked noodles with no creativity or spice in any of it. Lakeview is one of the only restaurants in Averill Park which is probably why they can get away with the crap service and slightly above crap food. If you go there get takeout and order a pizza: the pizza is good. Also, the mozzarella stick are good and come with raspberry sauce, yum. Everything else is just a sad waste.
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Review from Connie B.
Waterford, NY
10/11/2011
I visited a friend who lives right on Crystal Lake and she suggested we have lunch at Lakeview. There were three of us. BIG MISTAKE!!! What a surly waitress we had. She acted like she was doing us a favor to wait on us. We were the only ones in the restaurant although there was a table occupied on the porch. Two tables came in after us. Service was slow, VERy slow. The other two tables were served BEFORE. We ordered off the special menu. We asked where was our lunch she gave a surly reply "it's coming up". Well it probably was waiting a while as it was cold and congealed. She threw it at us and ran away. We did ask for separate checks, of course, this didn't happen. If you continue to have this waitress there your business will be going downhill. I know we will never be back!!!! We had to take most of our lunch home so we could reheat it. She got a dollar tip which was too much. Don't bother eating there.
