Lakeside Cafe

Went for breakfast with my wife and 88 year-old mother in law. We called ahead to see what food offerings there were for breakfast because mom is on a soft food only diet because of her age and condition. She can't chew food so I have to mill everything for her. We ordered her a scrambled egg and wanted to just order a single pancake but the server said "No, we aren't doing that, you have to buy a stack." We explained why we just needed one pancake and offered to pay for a stack but she refused saying, "No, we don't do that." So we get a stack and the pancakes are huge. Big enough to make 9 servings for mom if we cut them into 1/3's. She eats about 6 oz. of food per meal as she weighs a whopping 88lbs and is 4' 8" tall and in a wheelchair. I think the menu should allow for a true "Child's or Senior" menu. It was a complete waste of food since we ended up throwing half the egg and 2 & 1/2 pancakes in the garbage so we could walk around and enjoy our day. The food was tasty but the unwillingness of the young lady behind the counter to simply help us in avoiding such a waste of food give us pause to eat there again. It's a big deal, food waste, and simply allowing someone to order a smaller portion of food would be a good practice. I don't care what the cost is but I don't think everyone walks around with a cooler full of ice to store leftovers in for 5 hours while walking around the zoo while pushing an 88 year old around in a wheelchair.

Lines are a bit disorganized. One line had 2 cash registers for it, but you won’t notice that until you get to front of the line. Staff did clean up a spilled soda pretty quickly but they’re not here to be your best friend. Sandwiches/burger are cooked already (and wrapped up) so all of your toppings are on there, whether you want it or not. Everything was hot though and did taste good.