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| - My most recent visit to the Lakeview must have been an off day for the kitchen. Popped in with the gf and her parents (the latter eat exclusively at big chain type restaurants, Red Lobsters, and the like)...
Gf had steak and mash, which was solid -- steak cooked medium rare as requested, tender, and good.
Dad had wings and fries, which he enjoyed.
Here's where things derailed a bit: Mom had pancakes, two of which were burnt on the bottom. Still, she said they were tasty and was pleased with her meal (I suppose if you're used to eating Golden Griddle pancakes, even burnt real ones are an imporvement).
Finally, I had mac 'n' cheese w/ poutine. I ordered the poutine extra to share, but the server misunderstood and "upgraded" my side. No biggee, but I REALLY needed the side salad. Anyway.
Poutine was barely lukewarm, with undercooked (and stale) fries and cheese curds that were more like crumbled white chedder. Definitely not authentic curds, despite what the menu promised.
Mac 'n' cheese was almost identical to Kraft white cheddar mac with the slightest dusting of bread crumbs on top. Very, very disappointed in this. Very bland, overcooked, and just plain wrong. So bad, in fact, that I covered it in pepper and ketchup and just pretended I was 8 again. I then ignored the price and enjoyed some nostalgia.
And, for the record, the $4 Cobblestone Stout almost made up for everything. Can't beat that price for a pint!
Anyway, past visits to the Lakeview have been good, so I'll settle on a 3 star rating and just avoid these menu items in the future.
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