Restaurants in Lakewood

“Love this place. Cozy in winter sitting inside in the lodge or on the covered patio with the heaters on. Summers are always a good time with the lawn, fire pits, and live music. Family & pet friendly, attentive staff, and great food and drinks.”

“Amazing food and service. Very friendly and professional.

Wheelchair accessibility: Handicap parking and wheelchair accessible tables and entraces.”

“Patricia * Dined 6 days ago Overall 5 • Food 5 • Service 5 • Ambience 5 This was our first time dining at Stella and the experience was beyond our expectations! Everything was just amazing....from the service to the food, we could not have been more impressed! The comfortable ambience and the perfection to which our food was prepared made for a wonderful dining experience! We will definitely be returning! Thank you!!”

“Hands down the best food for the price in the area. Great food, great atmosphere and first class service. Smokin J and the crew do a phenomenal job and take pride in doing what they do. You’ll be glad you stopped and will certainly leave with a full belly.”

“Food was delicious. Atmosphere nice, dividers gave some privacy and reduced noise around us. Server, Karen was awesome. Gave us recommendations as it was our first time. Very friendly, honest and timely.”

“Absolutely dynamite. I'm visiting from out of town, and as somebody who lives next to the ocean: the fish here is *fresh*!

I'll admit it, I'm picky about sushi. I was spoiled by being introduced to the cuisine by a family of Japanese immigrants from the Kobe region. But I'll break down exactly how this place knocks this out of the park.

A lot of places will charge you an arm and a leg for a roll that's mostly rice. Not the case here. The rice is the binder that holds and compliments the contents, not the main star of the roll. These folks go easy on the rice (which is the perfect tangy flavor you want from proper sushi rice) without shortchanging the full-mouth feel and sweet vinegar taste. The rice is also properly sticky, without being practically glue-textured.

The nori is another part lots of places will short the customer. A poor-quality nori will act more like leather, making you chew through stringy seaweed to finally swallow the bite. This place uses an excellent quality nori that adds a very mild "seabreeze" flavor and flakes apart readily when you chew, but doesn't fall apart when you're trying to pick up your food. Absolutely perfect.

So not only is this place not skimping on flavor or texture or freshness, it's also not charging you for mostly filler: each roll has generous portions of fish, veggies, sauces, and tempura.

Oh! The tempura! A lot of tempura goes overboard, either slathering the items in batter or overcooking them to either rubbery consistency or ground-glass-shards sharp. This place has the perfect crispy crunch without it being the Extra Crispy Recipe from KFC, and cooks the contents to perfection without heating them to death. 10/10.

Also: the miso soup? Gotta be made in-house. Rare is the restaurant that goes through the effort to make miso soup beyond a dried packet in hot water, but this place does. The broth is smooth without a trace of the grittiness that gives away the just-add-water shortcut. The tofu is obviously fresh, soft but holding its form, not brittle or mushy. The seaweed is, again, top-notch nori. And it isn't over-salted, either. If this amazing soup isn't made in-house, I'll eat my hat.

ROCKED this first impression. A definite stop on my list anytime I'm back in town. Flawless.

Way to knock my socks off!”

“Andrew was amazing in setting up a personalized tour with Mike. Even though it wasn't a regular tour day, Mike went out of his way to accommodate us as newlyweds. The tour was informative, the flights were delicious, and the food was fantastic. The brewery's beautiful grounds were the perfect finishing touch to our memorable experience.”

“First time we’ve been there what a awesome time We will go back”

“Amazing pizza and great wings! Cup & char pepperoni pizza is hard to find in the local area and the pizza itself is far from bland or soggy. Wings are an average price but generally larger in size than other places .. and the medium sauce is perfect. ?”

“Found the employees very helpful and kind. Loved ringing the bell as I left!”

“We were at our vacation rental on the Chautauqua Lake and we're looking for somewhere to grab a bite, and Group Ther-Happy was recommended, and it did not disappoint.

Let me start with the service, it was great. Shaq was quick, whitty and made the experience there that much better.

The food was good. The cheese and pepperoni pizza was loaded with cheese (way above average anywhere else), so it is filling. Quality cup and char pepperoni too! The Fungi pizza was good, but seemed a little lean on the mushrooms. The burger was reported to be tasty, although if you opt for the beer cheese, it can be on the heavy side. But you can always pull some off.

They do have anb patio, nice bar area and TV's to follow sports etc. A spot we'd recommend if you are in the Lakewood area.

Bonus. The women in our group found the Expresso martinis to be above average. They also enjoyed the sign for the bathrooms. In the pics...”

“We try to eat here a few times a year. You have to be a member. The food is good and the staff is friendly. It's a great place to go to by boat. It's family friendly, has a really nice playground for the kids to play at before you eat. If you go there on a Friday or Saturday, make sure you have time for the wait. Sometimes it can be quite long.”

“So far so good. They are quick and on the ball. The food has been made in a timely manner and is good.Glad to have this location back. So much better than the Foote Ave location.

Vegetarian options: Veggie pizza.

Parking: Sometimes the lot is pretty full.”

“Popped in randomly for an early dinner and all I can say is YUM! From the margs to the food to the amazing server we had a wonderful experience!!!! Look forward to visiting again when we're in the area!!!!! BEST salsa I've ever had! (ps they sell it to go!!)”

“Good cinnamon rolls too! Nice quiet atmosphere to have a conversation”

“The variety of coffee here is of impressively high quality. They were kind enough to work with my daughter’s school for a fundraiser. 100% would recommend!!!”

“I asked for a recommendation for a milkshake and one of the ladies pointed me in the right direction with a mix of Peach and Vanilla. It was delicious. Thanks so much.”

“The BEST coffee we’ve had between Angola to Lakewood! Nicest staff too! We will absolutely be back! ❤️”

“Food is outstanding. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for a good meal.

Vegetarian options: Salad

Parking: 40

Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp”

“Only reason only 4 stars, it cost me $240 to take my wife, daughter, and 3 grandsons to dinner!

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly

Wheelchair accessibility: Very good”

“Every other time I’ve been a customer been very good... last time was not great experience, but everyone has an off day.... good manager nice staff always clean”

“My wife and I go there every Saturday night and of course we ask for Paige. She is great. She is part of the friendly atmosphere and we really enjoy the food. I do like Will the manager since he goes around and asks customers if everything is OK.”

“Joshua made sure we were well taken care of even though we came in so late. He made mine and my boyfriends night great and the best we couldve asked for on top of amazing food!! Highly recommend!”

“The number of dishes were not that many. Food definitely was cleaner and fresh compared to other Asian buffets. The place is huge with a lot of seating. Clean restrooms. Service was not that great. I had to wave to the waitress so I could get drink ordered after waiting 10mins, the place wasn't even busy.”

“Best Doughnuts I have ever Tasted 🥰😍😁”