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| - This place reminds me of a yacht club my parents belonged to in Minnesota on the Mississippi river. I really like the overly dark, over the top nautical theme. They have an AWESOME patio area right on the lake- one of the best patio places on the lake.
I've been here a few times, and agreeing with the other reviews, the hostess often has an attitude (like the snotty "my dad made me get a job while I'm in college, but I hate it!" attitude that is rampant around lake area establishments). I think they were different girls each time, and they were literally polite, opened the door, etc, but you could tell she was mad we were there. I didn't actually expect the "local attitude" here though being its a nicer place. I guess the higher pricing doesn't really translate into better customer service here.
The food is great. The portions are huge and they use really quality ingredients. Also cute presentations and awesome grilled veggies. The waitstaff and bartenders are all really nice, but they just kind of go through the motions of what they're supposed to do (like they became a blank server robot upon getting to work). Maybe the staff aren't supposed to display personalities or something, or maybe they all just need some redbull, but I wish there was more of a genuine-personal feeling from the staff. No joking, no content, no nothing, just an empty bartender/server spitting out their lines.
They also have $4.50 martinis on Mondays and amazing desserts. Try the creme brulee (the menu says its butterscotch flavor, which I hate, but I didn't taste butterscotch, more like a really rich vanilla. Soooo good).
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