Lakeside Dining Room

Great venue, food, vibe and service. It’s a unique Kelowna experience. I always have a pint of Back Hand of God. So good

A definite 3 stars, borderline 2.5 stars. Yes the view and staff are great but the food is just mediocre at best. Couple that with high prices and you’ve got yourself 3– stars. Something that stood out for me in the wrong way was the steak’s quality that was basically sub par — kinda shocking for a place like this. The mussels are great though. In any case i wouldn’t recommend it to foodies for sure… Before I forget, one of the worst coffee I’ve ever had in my life.

Food: 3.5÷5
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Ambiance: ⁵⁄₅
Value: 3.5÷5
Came here for a late dinner (around 8pm on a Saturday night) to find the place packed! Apparently there were 3 wedding receptions there that day, and 1 of them was still going on. Not a problem as there was still tables available on the gorgeous boardwalk/​patio overlooking the water and hills. It got quite chilly that night and the patio is not equipped with any heaters. They did give me a blanket which helped a lot!
Onto the food. We started with the shrimp cocktail and steamed mussels. The appetizers came out quickly (much to the appreciation of our hungry stomachs). The jumbo shrimps were fresh and nicely garnished with pea shoots and cocktail sauce. The Thai-​style broth for the mussels was perfectly flavoured with coconut milk, lemon grass and white wine — not too salty either.
Our entrees took a long time to come out and we were starting to get really hungry and more cold as the night went on. We waited about 15 – 20 minutes until our server brought over some complimentary warm kettle chips with lime and Siracha dipping sauce. She apologized for the long wait and told us that the kitchen was a bit backed up for the night. She brought us hot water and lemon to help warm us up. All definitely appreciated!
For our entrees, we had the steak frites and the seafood linguine. The seafood linguine pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and there were plenty of shrimps, scallops, and mussels within. The dish could have used more of that delicious sauce.
The steak and frites were disappointing. There was still a strip of gristle and fat along the side of the steak that was not stripped or rendered down. The steak was also under-​seasoned and lacked quality in the cut. Plenty of fries on the plate and some stale crispy onions. This dish was unfortunately a total miss.
Our server was incredibly friendly, attentive and did her best to keep our hunger at bay during the long wait for our entrees and warm on a cool night.

We walked in with no idea that this was a terrific spot. On the water. Great patio. Terrific food and service. A perfect evening with two young children. The food was terrific but the ice cream dessert really stood out.

This place has it all, right on the lake, beautiful ambience, excellent, well informed staff. If you get Vince as your waiter you are in for a treat, he is hilarious!
I had the beef tenderloin, it was done perfectly on a nice bed of spring vegetables, will definitely be back many times.