The Lakehouse Grille — Restaurant in Culver

People actually eat here? Walked in, dirty tables everywhere. Someone walks through and says something about how much is going on in some back room. Eventually comes back and seats a couple in front of us and totally blows off their request to sit at a nice table by the window. Instead she puts them at a high table against a brick wall under the TV in the bar. I would say quite haughty she was. We left. Good luck Lakehouse.

Response: Mark, Your focus seems to be the dirty tables. Although it was a pretty bad first impression with dishes sitting in front of empty bar stools as well as tables in both the dining area and bar. The place was not busy at all, I would say dead (which we thought was strange on a summer weekend at lunch) The biggest issue was the hostess if that is what she was. The couple in front of us were unhappy when we arrived and had been waiting a long time per our discussion with them. When the "hostess" finally did arrive she still did not seat anyone. All she did was complain about how much was going on someplace in the back and continued walking to the kitchen. By this time we knew the couple in in front of us wanted to sit at one of the dirty tables along the windows. They were all available in both dining areas except one. Eventually the "hostess" came back and the couple communicated their wishes which seemed very reasonable. The "hostess" without even looking at them said something to the effect of " no there is a better seat in here" and walked into the bar expecting them to follow , seating them at the high table in the back under the TV. Maybe that was the only clean table. That was the tipping point. Everything up to that point we could have overlooked but she obviously did not care at all about the people she was seating. All she had to do was bus the table and seat them where they wanted like any decent restaurant and hostess would do. Or at least get a busser, wherever they were, out there to clean a table. Maybe even apologize for the wait. Luckily she still did not come back to seat us and disappeared in the back again because it gave us a chance to reconsider and escape before being subjected to her attitude which it sounds like you have as well. We drove a long way to eat at your restaurant based on the impression you give on your website which seems to be exaggerated, only to be treated at best as an afterthought. It is not my first restaurant and not the first in Culver. It was a terrible experience. I think your response explains much. Once again good...

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