Lot 88 Steakhouse — Restaurant in North Bay

My wife and I decided to try Lot 88 for the first time for our 50th anniversary. We used the online system to book a Thursday evening 6:30 p.m. reservation. We asked for a quiet spot. When we arrived at 6:30 the restaurant was surprisingly near capacity and there were only a few tables empty. We were seated at a small 2 seat table which really wasn’t suitable. After getting our drinks another nearby table for 4 opened up and we asked to move to that even though it was beside the full glass window/door to the patio. There are some very quiet booths along one wall and they have small fireplaces. There was almost no one that came in after our 6:30 p.m. arrival.

My wife ordered the Lamb with rice and I chose the 10 ounce rib-eye steak with a Caesar salad and baked potato with brandy peppercorn sauce on the side. The vegetables were superb and served in a small bowl. Both mains came on the extremely hot stone. We thoroughly enjoyed cooking our food on the stone and found it to be both fun and an excellent way to ensure your meat choice is hot and cooked as you choose. My wife heated her rice on the stone and found that was a good idea. Both meals were delicious and we would certainly order the same again.

Unbeknownst to us, Thursdays are half price wine night and we chose the Wayne Gretzky 99 Merlot which was only $21 on Thursday. This was a definite plus and a great choice. Alisha was our very pleasant and attentive Server.

All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our evening despite the seating snafu and we will definitely return again. Tuesdays are a 2 Can Dine for $70 with a couple of meat choices cooked on the stone and we will likely try that too.

The only negative is that the bar is in the centre of the restaurant with the attendant big screen tvs which can certainly be distracting and does not provide the dark, quiet atmosphere available at several other higher end North Bay restaurants. Our table at the large window overlooking the patio was too bright and...

I had such a bad experience here that I felt it necessary to write a review. And I rarely ever write a review on here .

First of all me and my family showed up at 4pm, when it was pretty well empty, only 3 tables of others who seemed to of all been served .

We ordered our food at 4pm and it did not come until 5pm which was confusing as we seemed to be the only ones waiting.

I ordered a medium rare ribeye, just to receive what was a well done rib eye after an hour of waiting. Also, my poutine on the side was cold cold... After mentioning this to our waitress, she got the manager. The manager told me that they could make me a new steak, but that either way it wouldn't be charged on the bill.

I got the new steak, which was literally lile 60% fat and tasted worse than any steak I've cooked myself at home. At 57 dollars for a steak, I'd expect a good cut cooked proper, but nope. We also got charged for bbq sauce which is crazy after paying that much for a steak...

What really upset me though, was when the bill came, I was still charged FULL PRICE. After literally an hour wait the first time, then another 25 minute wait the second time, and after the manager said I wouldn't be charged, I still paid full price.

Me and my partner were so turned off by the lack of flavor in the food and all of this mentioned above that we definitely will never be returning to this place.

It was our first experience at lot 88, and I really don't understand how they even have the Google rating they gave because I've heard bad things from this place before, and it was a terrible experience.

Definitely a huge regret spending almost 200$ here on our meal , I later went to wendys as I was still hungry and the spicy chicken burger there tasted way better than the steak from lot 88, how...

We only come here for the Steaks-on-the-Stone. I have had many of the other offered entrees and they are not the stars of the show by any means but the steaks are king. Finishing an otherwise lightly seared steak yourself on a hot chunk of marble is quite a unique experience. The prices are somewhat appropriate for the meats which are good quality. Although as a long time lover of the 10oz Cali Peppercorn, I often wonder where all the peppercorns went that used to adorn the exterior, it needs more distinction. Maybe its the Peppercorn sauce that is the only distinguishing factor now. The sides are very expensive for what you get. $6 for a twice-baked potato that could fit within the palm of my hand-the waitress thought it looked "normal"; looked more like a ripoff to me. They often skimp on the portion sizes (like sides and sauces) from time to time although its not a consistent behavior. On that note, service is the biggest complaint as it's very inconsistent. The restaurant could have a handful of tables full or 3/4's of the whole place full and the service is the same speed. It took nearly 30 minutes just to get apps once. Sometimes it takes as long as 2 hours for a group of 6 to eat, pay and leave. Unlike the Keg this place tries to offer a Keg-like experience but the enormously large bar and jumbotron TV's ruin a lot of its ambiance. I wish it was more of a fine dining establishment (something that N.Bay lacks) but instead its a casual...