All around wonderful. Couldn't have asked for a better experience! The staff was a little slow so they gave us a complimentary appetizer. So good. Our waiter was phenomenal and the food was outstanding - except for the fish tacos (pretty ew) but we also tried the burgers and pasta - highly recommend. Go outside for the sunset, you won't regret it! read more

Lighthouse Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Lake, Indiana

What a great find, our party was craving surf and turf and this place had it all. If you make a reservation online you get seated inside but outside is first come first serve and on a beautiful day it's perfect. We sat outside about 30 feet from the water and it was one of the most relaxing enjoyable meals we had in awhile. The staff was super friendly and knowledgeable about the menu items and drinks. Everything we ordered tuna tartare, filet, lobster tails, lobster bisque, asparagus, crab dip and crab cake was cooked to perfection, but we did also order the tomahawk steak (one of the most expensive menu items) and it actually lacked flavor and kind of disappointed us, but it was cooked to perfection med/rare. Overall it was a great night with great food and a little live music and the beautiful afternoon air. Definitely will be back if ever in the area again. read more

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Fabulous food and atmosphere! Comes with a big price though. But worth it in special occasions

I had my daughters bridal shower at The Lighthouse Restaurant recently. Dana Hernandez, Director of private dining sales planned our event. The day of we came 2 hours before to set up. The staff headed by Renee were spot on with any help needed constantly during the shower. Our brunch was outstanding, tasty and served hot. Mimosas were great! Clean up was a breeze. Waitress crew packed up extra food to bring home. Our view of the lake was the perfect backdrop for pictures. Thanks to all who worked that day, it all was worth it! My daughter and guests were very pleased with service and food. I highly recommend this venue Dana Hernandez was easy to work with. Connie read more

The Lighthouse has recently changed ownership and it appears to be for the better. The food has always been good and it still is. The service used to be the issue and had been for years. They've raised their game with service for sure. Our server's name was Ryan and he was top notch! Attentive and accurate, quick to get us what we needed. The lobster bisque and fantastic! It had a ton of buttery flavor and was smooth as liquid silk! It could have used some more actual lobster, but no matter how much you give me, I'll want more! I enjoyed the very large Belly-On Pork Chop. It was way more than I can eat. Super tender and very flavorful. It came with brussels sprouts, sweet potato, sous vide bacon, brown butter vinaigrette. I can't wait to eat my leftovers! It was so nice to dine in a restaurant that was at 100% capacity. It was bustling and full of energy and it felt like old times! read more

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Excellent food beautiful place Our server Lauren K was over the top outstanding.From start to finish explained drink specials. Recommended dinner entrees. Couldn't of been any nicer didn't rush us Very sweet,efficient just great service Made our dinner very special Sat by window overlooking the water-magical. Can't wait to return Pauline read more

Wow - beautiful setting, great service and delicious food and drinks. My boyfriend and I's new favorite restaurant. I've never had a dessert that literally made me smile and laugh because it was so unbelievably good (the warm butter pie). read more

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Wow! This place was great. We made a reservation and grabbed a drink at the bar when we arrived. The bar staff was amazingly helpful in choosing a wine. We were seated within 5 mins of our reservation. Our waitress was super friendly and helpful in choosing food items and drinks. Our dinner was delicious. The atmosphere was cozy and had a great view of the lake. We didn't feel rushed at all considering how busy it was. We will definitely be back! read more

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This restaurant has a beautiful view with great service. The only thing I dislike is they have two menus (one for indoor and one for the patio). I love sitting out on the patio, but prefer the indoor menu. read more

Stopped in for a quick bite last night and I was really turned off by the cleanliness of the place. Our meal was served on top of the bar, basically over a foot hold from the boat top bar. I would suspect it wasn't cleaned in quite sometime. Asked to speak to the manager and they never bothered to come by.... it's bad enough that the problem was there in the first place, disappointing that they didn't seem to care. Oddly enough, the second we got up they sat another couple at the same place. The food isn't that good people! read more

Lighthouse Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Lake, Indiana

Visiting the area and my family brought me here. Idyllic location, fabulous food and cocktails. The staff were friendly and gracious.

Food is great! Service is great! Bar staff needs some work in kindness, but they at least look the part ‍ View is wonderful. This is our go to. Wait is never too outrageous. If it is, sit at the bar read more

We had Ladies night and Jillian was amazing. She said she was new, but she did a great job. The drinks and food were amazing. Especially the bacon slab on the wedge salad. 10/10 would recommend. Everyone was so kind and very accommodating. We definitely will be back. read more

Lighthouse Restaurant - Ladies night - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Lake, Indiana

Great food, better service. Highly recommended and we'll go again! Wife and I really enjoyed it

Great place for date night. Food was amazing!! Service was great as well. Silly to have a word limit on reviews.... Don't you think?

Very hit or miss. Great pecan crusted fish if they don't saturated that particular night. It's usually a 50-50 shot on that one.

Food is delicious, the dining room is clean with nice views of the lake! They have a great menu and we had excellent recommendations from our waiter! We love it here! read more

I don't know what you guys did, but you all went down hill. Better figure out something soon or get a good investor cuz the cheap party atmosphere ain't going to last long. You got a great location, but the atmosphere needs too change. Get some professional cooks and bartenders read more

Delish food and atmosphere. We had the crab dip and I had the wedge salad and it is the best I've ever had. We sat at the bar and that was really nice. read more

One of my favorite places to go out and relax. Food is amazing and the ambiance is great. A must try!

The best experience eating in a restaurant in a very long time. Food and servers were so amazing. We will definitely be going back. A bit pricey but well worth it. read more

We celebrated my dad's 70th birthday this past August at this place. I was pleasantly surprised; the staff was great. I had some thoughts when my family announced where this place was. I expected eye rolls and on purpose bad service. I have never been so glad to be wrong! The waitress was great. I loved the view! It was not as expensive as i thought it would be $80 was not bad. read more

Lighthouse Restaurant - Garlic house salad...LORT! Look at those pieces of garlic yummy yummerson - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Lake, Indiana

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Luv the atmosphere being g right on the lake.food Is delicious,many choices ,service has always been very good when my wife and I dine here. Summer nice out door seating.great place make your reservations buy wensday though.very popular and great bar too. read more

We were on our way home (Grand Rapids, MI) from West Lafayette, Indiana and wanted somewhere nice to go for dinner but that was outside of Lafayette...there isn't much in between but we took to Yelp to help us out! A little bit out of the way but definitely worth the trip! We got an appetizer of shrimp cocktail and they were very large and tasty; the cocktail sauce had extra horseradish in it - just how I like it! I had the perch with a baked potato - the portion was decent and it came with homemade coleslaw (I don't care for coleslaw so I didn't eat it). My fiancé had the filet with Parmesan on top and really enjoyed it. He was supposed to get mashed potatoes but they had run out and forgot to place them on his plate first so they offered to give us free dessert but we were just too full. The view is stunning! Right on the lake - who could ask for more? read more

Always impressed.. My wife and i had two anniversaries here not to mention several random nice dates Wet love it... Everything we order is great. Unless you head to Chicago this takes the cake I. Any restaurant or there. Prices expect to spend money.... But you get what you pay for read more

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This is my parents favorite place to go for a nice dinner. Located right on the lake, it lends itself to some beautiful sunset dinners. The food here is pretty good but not out of the ordinary. They have your standard steaks, seafood, and chicken. They also host parties and events. read more

Lighthouse Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Lake, Indiana

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This was our first time at the Lighthouse. We made a reservation the day before and were sat within minutes of arriving. Our waitress Michelle was AMAZING. Will definitely request her for future visits. We were there celebrating our anniversary and both got filets cooked medium rare (I got mine Parmesan crusted- highly recommend). My husbands came our way over cooked but Michelle noticed right away and put in for another for us to take home. While we were waiting, management came and apologized and told us they would comp the steak AND give us free dessert. On top of dessert, Michelle brought us a free anniversary dessert that was so cute. They definitely aim to please and that they did. Definitely will be returning. read more

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Quality of food is low very overpriced. Pretty place but tried Macadamia crusted Walleye. Almost puked

The food is consistently good and the service is excellent. We always request Kelli as our server as she is super knowledgeable and attentive. read more

Awesome food and service! The Christmas decorations are fantastic. I cannot wait to come back!

The ambiance was great beautiful view of the lake. But the food was not good at all!! Service was ok waitress a bit slow but not worth the money at all. read more

Views nice and all. Fish was spoiled. Offered a dessert as compensation. "I'm sorry, sir but I just gagged and almost vomited on your table. What makes you think I'd want a "free" dessert? I've definitely lost my appetite." read more

Had a great time, weather was perfect to sit outside. Our food was good. We got the sprouts. Wasn't a fan since they were drowned in oil and over cooked. But our dinners were good. We had crab cakes, shrimp, and perch. All were good. Key line pie finished us off right. Service was great. We will be back. read more

Highly recommend. We just had our parents anniversary dinner and Michelle was so sweet and attentive. Absolutely loved the experience, it was absolutely worth the 1.5 hr drive and we will definitely be back soon. read more

It was very great food. I enjoyed my nice juicy burger with delicious french fries and also had a nice tea. I also enjoy the Caesar salad would recommend read more

Why I won't go back to lighthouse... Waited at bar for the bartenders conversation to be over with her friends to order drinks for 7 ppl. Had to ask for plates to put the bread on. They forgot an appetizer. Had to ask for waters. Had to ask for steak knives. The med rare ordered steaks came out well done. The medium ordered steaks came rare. We had to clean off the table ourselves when we were done eating. Seriously. Had to ask for a dessert menu. Never came back for the dessert order. Waited almost 20 min for the check. The steaks were tasty, but it's been hit or miss every time we go. But maybe that's what you get nowadays for $500 dinner tab. read more

Great Christmas decor, and, location. We were greated promptly by hostess and told a 45 minute wait we said fine 5 minutes later our beeper was going off. I never understood why you would tell someone such a long wait taking a chance they will go to a different restaurant. Per our server. Our water glass was full of grit from dish soap The health department needs to let them know your water needs to be hotter . That will correct your big problem Our table received the side salad not the dinner portion salad. They need help in the kitchen Our wedge salad had 3 chips of bacon 1 thin slice of tomato I found it to be very skimpy. The marcella chicken was not breaded in a very thick brown heavy gravy with one mushroom sliced and a sliver of onion.let a lone no flavor. Will not return. read more

Lighthouse Restaurant - Chicken marcella over cooked bake - Seafood Near Me - Cedar Lake, Indiana

5 star view from our seats!! But the food lacked a little bit. My husband ordered a medium rare burger and it was cooked/brown all the way through so either we have different definitions of medium rare or it was a mess up. Overall, I think the experience was nice. But I think that some of the Service could be improved! read more

I created a Yelp account just to review this establishment. To preface, myself and my fiancée both have 15+ years combined in the food service industry. We made a reservation here at 7:00 the day after Valentine's Day. We arrive at 6:45 and check in with only one other couple in the lobby. We stand off to the side, and as we do, 5 other couples come in... "reservation at 7:00 for two". All 6 other couples in the waiting area get sat before we do. Around 7:20 I ask the host why we haven't been sat yet and they say "because you requested a booth". Odd, considering I watched 2 of the other 6 couples get directed to a booth. I return to my fiancée's side and we wait another 5-7 minutes. Around 7:25 we get called to get sat. We are walked to the table by a friendly host. However, upon reaching our table the busser is still cleaning off our table. About a full minute passes of us standing in the middle of the aisleway waiting for the busser to clean the table. We then sit down, and there is wet residue and lettuce in my seat from the bus tub. I use a napkin, wipe it away and call it a day.... We are waiting and talking. After about 5 minutes I look down at my watch.... After 7:30.... Still have not been greeted. My fiancée and I agree that if another 5 minutes passes we will leave... it does, and we were never greeted so we get up and leave. I stop at the host stand and admittedly in a passive-aggressive tone say "if it takes you 45 minutes to sit someone that is early to a reservation, maybe at least make sure they are greeted in time at their table" and we walk out. About 20 minutes down the road we receive a call.... Shane, the GM, calls me. Long story short, we talk, he sends me a gift card, and against our better judgement we return three weeks later on March 5th. We show up 5 minutes early to our reservation. We are then sat immediately at a table that is pre-set with menus and waters and is immaculately clean. (Please note, this is at 4:45 pm on a Saturday, so still very early). Our waitress is giving the table next to us a spill on steaks and specials, but greets us in a timely manner. No specials were explained to us, nor were any of the steak types explained to us. No upcharges were offered to us. I expect it is due to our age (25 and 28 respectively) which is unfortunate, but did not deter us from ordering several things. Our meals: Hers - 8oz Filet cooked rare with mushrooms, onions, and the cognac peppercorn sauce, Caesar salad, asparagus, and Mac and Cheese Mine - 14oz bone-in Filet cooked Medium with the cognac peppercorn sauce, fries, asparagus, and Mac and Cheese We then shared an Oreo bread pudding for dessert. Her Opinion: "Steak cooked exactly how I wanted it. However, depth of flavor not worth the price point at all. The mushrooms were good, but the onions were underdone and the sauce was terrible (we make peppercorn sauces ourselves at home all the time and peppercorn sauce is our go-to at most steak restaurants). The Caesar salad is worse than your typical chain restaurant and the Mac had a cheese combination I really did not care for. The bread pudding was hard and cold on the outside and extremely hot on the inside" My Opinion: "My bone-in filet was cooked unevenly and the flavor was non-existent. For a dry-aged, bone-in filet at $75 this was extremely disappointing. My fries were standard and nothing to complain about. The mac and cheese was probably one of the worst combinations of cheeses I've ever tasted before. Asparagus was decent. Bread pudding redeemed only by the ice cream topping" Shane came over multiple times to check on us and we informed him we were okay through most of the meal. We expressed our discontent for the macaroni and he comped it from our bill. Final comments: Service on busy nights sucks. Service varies based on how the servers perceive you. Shane as a GM is fantastic and the only redeeming quality of the restaurant from a customer perspective. Quality of food for the price point is extremely below par. All in all, I gave 3 stars. I would have given 2 if not for Shane. Food quality and pricing needs to be revisited and organization based on reservations needs to also be examined. 6.1/10 overall. read more

Not the same place. Don't blame covid because there were plenty of workers. This is a bad management problem and you ruined our wedding anniversary meal. We had to wait 40 min past our reservation to get finally seated. As we were getting seated we heard they cut off taking walk-ins finally since that was the first issue we noticed was causing long wait times. We got to our seats and ordered drinks. 25 min later we finally got our drinks and we had to ask for bread when the waiter finally came back. The bread was even bad, super hard and about an inch around in circumference. 20 min later we finally got our cold soups and warm salad. My salad was less than half the size it used to be. Terrible. Almost an hour and a half later we finally got our food. My steak was over cooked, room temperature, and super dry. My wife had the chicken "Marsala" and it had literally one mushroom. Her broccoli which she substituted for the mashed potatoes, for a $5 upcharge which wasn't told to us until we got the bill, was not cooked so we requested broccoli to be remade. We also asked for Parmesan cheese on it and it wasn't on it the first nor second time. The second time the broccoli was not cooked again. We ended up just asking for our bill and leaving half the food uneaten since it was basically inedible. We have been coming here for birthdays and anniversaries for years and this has gotten so bad. A lot of eager works with no leader. All the tables around us had to wait for over an hour for our food and complained to the manager. The only ones that got their food in a normal rime was the table of 12+ next to us. You ruined our evening with your poor service and terribly prepared food. We won't be back. read more