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    Lavelle's Bistro

    3.7 (433 reviews)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Fat
    Rafael R.

    rdered a prime rib and literally 75% fat. Talked to the manager and she said "since most people get a good deal on our prime rib we don't feel we need to anything for for what you got" she was rude and angry. NEVER AGAIN!!!!

    Side Steak Salad*
    Denise C.

    Bar staff was amazing and number one reason for the 3 star review- friendly engaging bubbly and informative! Definitely took care of everyone and kept a great vibe! The food.... I was here just over a year ago and had the most amazing pork with apple dish ever.... So I have this honey apply halibut a try and was quite disappointed! The fish was flavorless the apple dressing was good but not great and the asparagus was both raw and burned the bottoms burned the rest so raw it was hard to cut. If the food had been as good as the service this would have been 5 stars. Sadly I can see why this place has dropped off the must eat at list for Fairbanks- it can't compete with some of the other innovative places. And at the 43$ price you would like to be way more impressed.

    Menu
    Seth L.

    Went here for dinner with friends. They have bar like seating area and booths as well. The menu is diverse with specials to choose from. We started the spinach artichoke dip which was good and flavorful. Also had the Brie cheese that tasted AMAZING, highly recommended! For entree I tried having the prime rib special which turned out to be an end cut and wasn't able to be cooked as medium. Our server was able to swap it out with the delmonico special. For me there's a bit too much cheese on there so I had to scrape off some of it in order to make it more enjoyable. The meal also came with salad or soup and I went with the tomato bisque - delicious!

    Filet Mignon
    Janrose S.

    Definitely call to make a reservation as they're constantly full for the night, but you *might* get lucky and get seated within 15 minutes like me and my mom were! The food was delicious, especially the seasonal chili (though it was a little spicy for my mom but perfect for me). We both got the filet mignon: I got mine medium and my mom got hers well done. Unfortunately my mom's came out medium rare so we had to let the server know, but he was super apologetic about it and quickly got us another one that was actually well done. When we got the bill, we saw that he had made the two cups of chili we got complimentary to make up for the steaks, which was kind of him. Overall, I can see why this place is constantly packed: delicious food, a nice ambiance, and nice servers. The food does take a while to come out, though, so consider getting appetizers and drinks to help sate your appetite and be prepared to be there for at least an hour, even as a party of two.

    Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
    Cindy C.

    This restaurant is a gem in downtown Fairbanks. Best downtown patio!!! The food is quite good. We ate meatloaf with mashed potatoes and trout on risotto cake. The chocolate lava cake was delicious. They have an extensive menu. The service is responsive. The bartender was very attentive when we ordered drinks to take to the patio (the second night we visited). Even though the host wouldn't seat us on the patio for dinner (because he didn't have enough staff), our waiter served us dessert on the patio. (Might check with your wait staff if the host won't seat you on patio. There were several tables eating on the patio even though we were told they wouldn't serve us.) We highly recommend as a downtown destination. Don't be put off that it's attached to a hotel.

    Pizzas my kids wouldn't eat

    I've been here before and it was fine, but today I was blown away at the horrible service and food. We waited for almost two hours for our meals and the waitress made a comment about how it hadn't been that long. She was very rude. I was shocked. I never even complained about the time, I just wanted my kids to get their pizzas they ordered. It shouldn't take two hours for that. Extremely disappointed with the food we did get and the treatment. I'm very unhappy. I had to order my kids McDonalds.

    Prime rib
    Richard O.

    Prime rib is amazing. They were busy. Always love the atmosphere. Server tried, but I finally got me second beer after my meal was done. Other than that it was great.

    Eric B.

    This review is for the Bar only. Lavelle's is connected to the Springhill Suites hotel, but is not affiliated. Gayle and I stopped in for drinks (including carrying wine up to our room) after arriving from the Fairbanks train station. Bar service was friendly, welcoming, and efficient. Looking around the room and subsequently walking most of Downtown over the next couple days, I can understand why this could be one of the nicer places to gather in this section of Fairbanks.

    Baked Brie - delicious!!
    Bianca J.

    The food, service and ambiance here are one of the, if not THEE only, best in Fairbanks! The food has been good consistently every night that we went and we always looked forward to going back. The Thai Spice martini is to die for and the steak is great quality. Service was always great and the employees are very attentive. Highly recommend this place and make sure to make reservations ahead of time to ensure you don't have to wait long.

    Double Chocolate Mousse

    Wonderful experience, wonderful service, wonderful food. A splendid job by all.Food was excellent, staff was perfect; it was all just well done. What better way to spend a late Sunday afternoon then sitting and watching sunlit 2nd Avenue, with good food and accommodating staff?

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    Gitta B.

    Device is great. fills up quickly after 19:30 jade the crispy duck on field greens with goat cheese, husband had the alaskan salmon provençal in garlic soup. Great wine selection

    Lollipop Pork Chop

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    Was very good but pricey but everything is expensive in Fairbanks Service very good as well Ambiance was very nice !

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