The View Restaurant

Such a cute restaurant for a romantic dinner date when you are in the lake placid area. Even though the restaurant is not right on the lake, it has great views of mirror lake. The meal is served in 3 courses and uses many local ingredients. You don’t have to order all 3 courses if you’re not hungry though. The first and second courses were excellent. The final Entree dishes were huge and I probably could have just ordered one entree and been satisfied. The wine list is extensive and very good. Service was excellent as well.

Came here to celebrate a milestone birthday over the weekend and everything was absolutely perfect! Atmosphere, our waitress, service and even a surprise birthday photo momento and a complimentary dessert of macaroons. Being a new parent of twins this was the first outing my spouse and I have had since the our babies were born, and it was a really beautiful time getting to reconnect over amazing wine and food. Thank you so much to our waitress Katie for a lovely evening and to everyone at The View. Your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed. This is our second time dining here and we look forward to coming back for another date night when we visit Lake Placid again. I had a wonderful birthday celebration.

Food was refined and delicious. Had the daily special duck appetizer, highly recommend. The salmon entree was simple but superb, and the filet mignon was cooked PERFECTLY and cut like butter. Apple crumble had tasty ginger ice cream with it - honestly, would have just been happy with the ice cream! Very pleased with our dining experience, our waitress Amber was really lovely. Prices reflect the quality of the meal.

Service was extremely below average. Definitely not the white tablecloth service they are trying to give the impression of. Server didn’t know the menu, didn’t clear between courses, didn’t replenish our water glasses. The restaurant was nearly empty and the server walked by our table repeatedly and still dropped courses without clearing silverware or filling out empty glasses. It was strange honestly. There was a no cell phone policy and the place was very quite. The service just didn’t match the environment or the menu. I’ve had better service at diners honestly. The food was plated well, hot, fresh and balanced. But it felt uncomfortable to enjoy a 4 course meal when you are sitting at a dirty table and pouring your own bottle of water while your server just glances by. I know service has changed since the pandemic, but they have a strict dress code and reservation policy. $50 per person once you reserve, cannot cancel or reschedule. Also a dress code. How can you hold your guests to a higher standard than your staff. Such an unfortunate experience. The cost of the menu with the poor service was a waste of money and time.