My very dear friend Lisa took me for my “Birthday Celebration” I chose to go to Valentine’s on The Lake. It was my first time eating here. Everything exceeded my expectations. The food, the atmosphere, and the owners Cheryl and John were all wonderful.This place is definitely down to earth and it’s comfy cozy. My kind of place. I definitely recommend that everyone check it out ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brad Pettit
Quit atmosphere. Excellent polish food cooked by a great polish woman. Small indoor area., but a large outside deck for outside duriING the warm summer months. Plenty of parking, and steps away from shops on Lake Ontario. Handicap assesable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike O
A cozy, simple restaurant with a lot of home cooked specialties, including the best pirogis I've ever had. Very good homemade soups too. What amazed me was going in recently and seeing ribeye steak on the menu. I had to give that a try. Wow. Cooked medium-rare to perfection, and it was tender, juicy, with no gristle and very little fat (ribeyes always have some fat). The price of the steak dinner was low enough that I thought it was a mistake on the specials menu.If you're expecting some t.v. chef flagship restaurant with a wandering violinist, linen tablecloths, and a wine steward, don't bother, you won't be happy. Leave this restaurant to people who can appreciate a nice couple trying to serve very good food to folks at a very reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, Polish Platter
Scott Pearson
Amazing food and staff and owners. Real homemade food. You will love this place.
Paula Banks Dahlke
Quaint AtmospherePleasant and ComfortableFriendly Service (Thank you,John)Excellent Food! (Thank you, Cheryl)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup or Salad, Polish Platter
Violet LPS
All homemade food. ? Frequent this restaurant, Great food and great owners!
Staff is and has always been amazing.... nothing but props to you all..Service work is terribly difficult.. in my opinion I think every single person that ever frequently goes to a restraunt should have to do no less than 6 months of Customer service/relations to get the full understanding that no matter what you do even if it's perfect there is always gonna be some grumpy man/woman regardless. Keep up the good work, nothing but love for u guys and I have no dog in the race so I have no reason to say this or the opposite.. all love guys God bless all those that work there as well as all the patrons see ya in a few weeks
The food was absolutely amazing. So comforting and home cooked it was some of the best food i have eaten in a while. Bursting with flavor in every bite. From the golumpki stoup which was a thick delicious stew filled with amazing flavor to the homemade old fashioned pierogis which beat legit any store bought ones you can ever buy. I usually dislike pierogis cause the ones in the store are just bad but these were incredible. Perfectly crisp and fried filled with a delicious buttery and seasoned potato. Legit out of this world. Not only that but the two owners are some of the most nicest individuals i have ever encountered. They are so down to earth and kind and also gave us a whole container of homemade cookies for FREE! just because they're so sweet. Which also were very delicious and reminded me of when i would make cookies with my grandma as a kid. The restaurant is super cute inside and has cute little homey decorations and makes you understand where they come from and their values. Also the pricing is extremely cheap considering how high the quality and taste of food is. PLEASE TRY THIS PLACE YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT
Tim and Meagon shanley
Everything about this place is amazing. The owners the service and the food! The owners are super friendly and offered us tasty treats!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Stew, Polish Platter
Hayden Jeffries
Visiting Youngstown from WV with my girlfriend. Ordered the Polish Platter with potato cheddar pierogi and Golumpki soup. She ordered the Shrimp quesadilla with fries and the Golumpki soup as well. We absolutely loved the soup, it was amazing. We both loved our entrees as well. The handmade pierogis were fantastic as well as the lazy pierogi, my favorite part of the meal was the sausage. My girlfriend loved her meal as well. We had a fantastic conversation with the owners and they even gave us some homemade cookies. Such an awesome little place with deep roots. Would absolutely come here again if ever in the area, 100% recommend.
Cheryl and John have amazing food! Everything that comes out of her kitchen is delicious. I'd especially recommend her Polish dishes.Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Polish Platter
James Tokotch
Our favorite place to go. The owners make you feel so welcome. Great food every time we go.Parking: Plenty of places to park
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup or Salad, Salad, Polish Platter
Tonya C.
Not a place I would go to again. They only had outdoor seating. You had to walk by the smelly dumpsters to get to the patio. We were seated near the dumpsters and had to move because the smell was so bad. The waitress was very nice. The soups were good. The Pierogis were dry, the pierogi salad was also dry. There were three of us and we each ordered a different kind. When served they were mixed up. They offered to get us the correct ones but since we didn't like them we decided not to get them.
framed30
Highly recommended. Outstanding food and service. Personally the best flavored Ruben I've ever had. Try the soup, wow. Try the polish beer. You will love it. We will definitely be back on our next fishing trip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ajay Butcher
Great couple running a business together with great hearts and delicious food, place is a very positive atmosphere with a touch of class and decorative makes you feel at home this place is a must go to and the definition of a family restaurant.
My very dear friend Lisa took me for my “Birthday Celebration” I chose to go to Valentine’s on The Lake. It was my first time eating here. Everything exceeded my expectations. The food, the atmosphere, and the owners Cheryl and John were all wonderful.This place is definitely down to earth and it’s comfy cozy. My kind of place. I definitely recommend that everyone check it out ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quit atmosphere. Excellent polish food cooked by a great polish woman. Small indoor area., but a large outside deck for outside duriING the warm summer months. Plenty of parking, and steps away from shops on Lake Ontario. Handicap assesable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A cozy, simple restaurant with a lot of home cooked specialties, including the best pirogis I've ever had. Very good homemade soups too. What amazed me was going in recently and seeing ribeye steak on the menu. I had to give that a try. Wow. Cooked medium-rare to perfection, and it was tender, juicy, with no gristle and very little fat (ribeyes always have some fat). The price of the steak dinner was low enough that I thought it was a mistake on the specials menu.If you're expecting some t.v. chef flagship restaurant with a wandering violinist, linen tablecloths, and a wine steward, don't bother, you won't be happy. Leave this restaurant to people who can appreciate a nice couple trying to serve very good food to folks at a very reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, Polish Platter
Amazing food and staff and owners. Real homemade food. You will love this place.
Quaint AtmospherePleasant and ComfortableFriendly Service (Thank you,John)Excellent Food! (Thank you, Cheryl)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup or Salad, Polish Platter
All homemade food. ? Frequent this restaurant, Great food and great owners!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burntalo Chicken Mach Chuse, Soup or Salad, Beef Stew, Clam Chowder
Staff is and has always been amazing.... nothing but props to you all..Service work is terribly difficult.. in my opinion I think every single person that ever frequently goes to a restraunt should have to do no less than 6 months of Customer service/relations to get the full understanding that no matter what you do even if it's perfect there is always gonna be some grumpy man/woman regardless. Keep up the good work, nothing but love for u guys and I have no dog in the race so I have no reason to say this or the opposite.. all love guys God bless all those that work there as well as all the patrons see ya in a few weeks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Benedict, Linguine WL Clamsauce, Harvest Salad, Breakfast Burrito, Soup or Salad, Sausage, Salad, Beef Stew, Polish Sausage, Polish Platter, Clam Chowder, Funnel Cake
The food was absolutely amazing. So comforting and home cooked it was some of the best food i have eaten in a while. Bursting with flavor in every bite. From the golumpki stoup which was a thick delicious stew filled with amazing flavor to the homemade old fashioned pierogis which beat legit any store bought ones you can ever buy. I usually dislike pierogis cause the ones in the store are just bad but these were incredible. Perfectly crisp and fried filled with a delicious buttery and seasoned potato. Legit out of this world. Not only that but the two owners are some of the most nicest individuals i have ever encountered. They are so down to earth and kind and also gave us a whole container of homemade cookies for FREE! just because they're so sweet. Which also were very delicious and reminded me of when i would make cookies with my grandma as a kid. The restaurant is super cute inside and has cute little homey decorations and makes you understand where they come from and their values. Also the pricing is extremely cheap considering how high the quality and taste of food is. PLEASE TRY THIS PLACE YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT
Everything about this place is amazing. The owners the service and the food! The owners are super friendly and offered us tasty treats!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Stew, Polish Platter
Visiting Youngstown from WV with my girlfriend. Ordered the Polish Platter with potato cheddar pierogi and Golumpki soup. She ordered the Shrimp quesadilla with fries and the Golumpki soup as well. We absolutely loved the soup, it was amazing. We both loved our entrees as well. The handmade pierogis were fantastic as well as the lazy pierogi, my favorite part of the meal was the sausage. My girlfriend loved her meal as well. We had a fantastic conversation with the owners and they even gave us some homemade cookies. Such an awesome little place with deep roots. Would absolutely come here again if ever in the area, 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Polish Platter
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Cheryl and John have amazing food! Everything that comes out of her kitchen is delicious. I'd especially recommend her Polish dishes.Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp available
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Polish Platter
Our favorite place to go. The owners make you feel so welcome. Great food every time we go.Parking: Plenty of places to park
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup or Salad, Salad, Polish Platter
Not a place I would go to again. They only had outdoor seating. You had to walk by the smelly dumpsters to get to the patio. We were seated near the dumpsters and had to move because the smell was so bad. The waitress was very nice. The soups were good. The Pierogis were dry, the pierogi salad was also dry. There were three of us and we each ordered a different kind. When served they were mixed up. They offered to get us the correct ones but since we didn't like them we decided not to get them.
Highly recommended. Outstanding food and service. Personally the best flavored Ruben I've ever had. Try the soup, wow. Try the polish beer. You will love it. We will definitely be back on our next fishing trip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great couple running a business together with great hearts and delicious food, place is a very positive atmosphere with a touch of class and decorative makes you feel at home this place is a must go to and the definition of a family restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5