Comments on: The Lark Creek Inn: Reviews

By: John

John — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:46:09 +0000

Food was fantastic - some of the best I've ever had. Beautifully crafted dishes presented on lovely white dishes. Their apple-Arugulo salad was superb. The service , however, was less than par, and I don't understand this, because there was an abundance of waitstaff there. Positives: we were seated right away, given water & bread right away, and the busboys filled our glasses as soon as they were empty and brought bread as soon as the plate was empty. All well and good. But then we waited 10 minutes for our waiter, and then another 25 minutes before we got our salads. We had arrived at 8:15 PM, the restaurant was winding down on a Saturday night, and I don't think there was still a rush in the kitchen by the time we got there. And after the salad it was another 15 minutes before the entrees. I had to ask the busboys to get us a waiter three times for a glass of wine, twice for "where's the food", and finally the manager came over (I didn't ask for him) to check on how we were doing. "We'd like any food you could get us as soon as possible", I said. He disappeared and 10 minutes later the food came. It took an hour and a half all told to dine there, and about 45 minutes for us to get the entrees. I was ready to eat the tablecloth. The waitress looked peeved at me for asking for our food so many times. I don't get it. I've worked in all aspects of kitchen/ wait staff for several years, most of it at two award-winning French restaurants. It's easy and enjoyable to serve people at table, to engage them in the meal that's to come, and to explain "the rules of the road" for expectations. I would give the restaurant an A on food and a C- on service. The food is very good, it's a pity someone doesn't train the waitresses in the art of serving. The burden should not be placed on the customer to access good service; but rather it should be freely given. The server is the one who represents the restaurant's attitude towards its customers.

By: martha

martha — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:05:25 +0000

Lark Creek Inn – no service whatsoever. We had a res in mid Dec.07 for 4 – arrived at 7pm and were seated, and completely ignored by the waitstaff – the managers stood with their backs to the dining room chatting. At 7:24 we walked. I wrote LCI asking what happened, and expected the standard 'we're sorry' letter, and I was really hoping the disinterested manager would be spoken to by the higher-ups – and I never received even the courtesy of a reply – so we'll never know. Doesn;t make us want to back……..

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:32:35 +0000

My husband and I recently celebrated our 11th anniversary at the Lark Creek Inn. I have to say that the evening was perfect. We started the the Caeser Salad, which featured Romaine Hearts, perfectly dressed and garnished with lovely buttery croutons. The bread which was served before the salad was so fresh and delicious. I had sturgeon fish, cooked perfect, no fishy flavors. It melted in my mouth. My husband had a steak, cooked to perfection and perfectly seasoned. For dessert we enjoyed Butterscotch Pudding and also a Chocolate Espresso Ice Cream. Amazing all the way around. The service was top-notch. We will definately return and encourage others to give it a try.

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:41:44 +0000

My boyfriend and I also experienced a pretty bland meal there last weekend. We had a reservation, but had to hover in the entrance for a good 5 minutes before anyone appeared to help us and then had to wait another 10 minutes for our table. The veal dish I had (breaded scallopini) was nothing more than a veal cutlet with some capers. His steak was cooked to his liking, but again, very bland. Sadly, we won't be going back, either.