Friends Lake Inn

4.5

154 Reviews

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Great for fine wines

The Friends Lake Inn restaurant offers their guests two different choices for their dining experience. The man dining room creates a fine dining experience. Featuring organically grown and locally sourced ingredients, the seasonal menu might include a starter including a pan seared foie gras. For the entree, a diner at Friends Lake Inn can choose from a spring cioppino made with sea scallops, Maine lobster and mussels. For a more casual experience, there is the Tap Room. Here guests will find an Adirondack rabbit stew or a Sheppard's pie to their liking. The Friends Lake Inn Tap Room features regional microbrews to compliment its menu. There are also occasional "beer pairing events," which includes five courses of food paired with the perfect microbrew.

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, International
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm, Sunday: 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Phone number
(518) 494-4751
Website
http://www.friendslake.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Scott Dewar
Private party facilities
The Wine Collection takes center stage at Friends Lake Inn. The Inn's wine collection has earned many awards including Wine Spectator's Grand Award 15 times. The cellar boasts around 10,000 bottles of wine with over 1000 selections from around the world.The Wine list prices range from house wine selections at $22/bottle to prestigious vintages of Bordeaux and Burgundy in the thousands. The wine list features a very extensive selection of Cabernet Sauvignon, Meritage, Pinot Noir, Bordeaux, and Burgundy. However, the Inn is most proud of the array of high-quality reasonably priced California Wines that grace the selection.Policies: All parties of 5 or larger require a credit card at the time of booking. There is a $25.00 per person fee for a party cancelled after 4:00pm on the day of the reservation. For our guests’ convenience, a standard 18% gratuity will be added to parties of 5 or more.Please call for reservations (518) 494-4751
Private party contact
Paul DiCresce: (518) 494-4751

Location
963 Friends Lake Road, Chestertown, NY 12817
Neighborhood
Chestertown
Cross street
Murphy Road
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 154 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
0.1Value

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154 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Philadelphia
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My wife and I cannot wait to come back.
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kimm
New York City
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Was really disappointed, our waiter was great but it took forever for our food and when we did get it it was not as good as we have had in the past
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Lisalab
New York City
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The lobster bisque and turkey and rabbit stew were so delicious! Our meal wasn't rushed-the roses, lit fire, and candles added to the ambiance. Our servers were friendly and profession. It was a perfect evening.
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Mprov113
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 21, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The Inn is secluded and very well maintained. The rooms are spotless and incredibly comfortable. The entire staff seemed to go out of their way to make out stay as relaxing as possible. Although it has to charming feel of a B&B or lodge, it is equipped better than a top tier hotel with far better service and unmatched privacy. Although it's not a massive resort we managed to spend an entire long weekend at the inn and never see any other guests aside from in the dining room. The chef went far out of his way to accommodate my partner's food allergies and the quality and taste did not suffer in the least. I would highly recommend the Inn for a romantic getaway, special occasion or just a wonderful night of dining. Their wine cellar is well stocked and they have something for all tastes. We will be making this spot an annual get away and visit from time to time for dinner. We have already recommended it to several friends and excpect to hear similar reviews from their stay. If you are on the fence, there is no need. The Inn is more than you will expect and all you desire. Enjoy!!! We did.
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Kath
New York City
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
We had reservations for 7:30, arrived early, checked in with the hostess and went to the bar to enjoy a cocktail. Busy in the bar and took a while for the bartender to take our order as he was serving tables in the bar area. Our cocktails were excellent. Went to be seated in the dining room and sat at a table for 2 in front of the fireplace (which was not on). The waiter appeared and told us the specials and gave us a wine list and then became fairly busy serving other guests. The dining room was not at capacity and other guests who were seated after us were being waited on prior to our waiter returning. When the wine we ordered arrived I noticed it was not the bottle we had chosen before he opened it. The waiter eventually brought our second choice. Outstanding selection of wines although we were cautioned that not all were necessarily available. At this point my husband was becoming somewhat anxious and was feeling like we were being ignored. Once our wine was opened, we both ordered Lobster bisque as an appetizer which was great. Curiously it had a lobster ravioli as the lobster meat for the dish. I ordered the seafood ciopiano which was served out of half an acorn squash shell along with some delicious risotto. The meal was excellent! My husband ordered the NY Strip steak special which was accompanied by shrimp which he also really enjoyed. For dessert we ordered the banana's flambé which we loved. We will definitely return, hopefully they will increase their number of wait staff. The wine, appetizer, main course and dessert were excellent!
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carebear222
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 11, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My wife and I recently got married and spent our honeymoon at Friends Lake Inn! This place is amazing, the food, the atmosphere, the people, everything was perfect! We will be telling everyone we can about our experiences at Friends Lake and are already looking to go back for our anniversary. The entire 3 days that we were there we did not have a meal that we didn't like. Everything was cooked to perfection and entrees like the wild boar pulled pork burger and the venison chop were out of this world!
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creampuff
San Francisco
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on October 7, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Beautiful room, very classic fine dining experience. Filet was perfect. Duck was wonderful, as were all the sides. Wine list as large as a phone book. Bananas Foster made tableside was a real old-school treat! Service was outstanding.
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BobC
New York City
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on August 30, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Pretty place. 30 minute drive from Queensbury. Worth every minute. Great food and service excellent wine list. Looking forward to heading back to the Adirondacks to have dinner here again.
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OpenTable Diner
Charleston
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on August 28, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great service with amazing food, can't go wrong here.
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EveZ
VIP
San Francisco
39 reviews
5.0
39 reviews
Dined on August 4, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Every dish was delicious. Mixed Green salads, bean appetizer and ravioli appetizer were devoured. Entrees of seafood cioppino and filet mignon were perfect. Not a drop left on anyone's plate. I only wish I'd had room for dessert!
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963 Friends Lake Road, Chestertown, NY 12817

Additional information

Cross street
Murphy Road
Neighborhood
Chestertown
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm, Sunday: 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, International
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Scott Dewar
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.friendslake.com/
Phone number
(518) 494-4751
Private party facilities
The Wine Collection takes center stage at Friends Lake Inn. The Inn's wine collection has earned many awards including Wine Spectator's Grand Award 15 times. The cellar boasts around 10,000 bottles of wine with over 1000 selections from around the world.The Wine list prices range from house wine selections at $22/bottle to prestigious vintages of Bordeaux and Burgundy in the thousands. The wine list features a very extensive selection of Cabernet Sauvignon, Meritage, Pinot Noir, Bordeaux, and Burgundy. However, the Inn is most proud of the array of high-quality reasonably priced California Wines that grace the selection.Policies: All parties of 5 or larger require a credit card at the time of booking. There is a $25.00 per person fee for a party cancelled after 4:00pm on the day of the reservation. For our guests’ convenience, a standard 18% gratuity will be added to parties of 5 or more.Please call for reservations (518) 494-4751
Private party contact
Paul DiCresce: (518) 494-4751

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Beverages

Choice of Juice

Freshly Ground Colombian Coffee

Lipton Tea

Extras

Espresso or Café au Lait$3,050.00

Cappuccino or Latte$4.00

Herbal Tea Selection by Divinitea

Black Teas$4.00

Green Teas$4.00

Herbal Teas$4.00

Entrées

Frittata du Jour

Eggs

New York Belgian Waffle

Cinnamon Raisin French Toast

Old Fashioned Oats

Sides

Oscar's Bacon

Smoked Sausage

Mountain Corn Beef Hash

Home Fries

Sourdough or Wheat Toast

English Muffins

From the Breakfast Table

House Made Granola

Yogurt

Fresh Fruit

Pastries

Raisin Bran

Smoked Salmon

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