Lakehouse

This Restaurant is in a beautiful lakeside location, we were seated in a comfortable booth, and we appreciated that the music was turned down a tad when requested. Drinks were served promptly by the friendly staff. After giving us time to look over the menu our orders were taken: the dozen ribs (I didn’t want to wish I’d ordered more after eating 6 of them!), the sirloin hot plate, the prawn pizza, and a half serving of fish and chips. It wasn’t long until our meals were delivered, all arriving near the same time. We were all delighted with our meals. There were certainly more than a dozen ribs on my plate, and they allowed me to take the leftovers home. 2 double ribs didn’t make it home, I shared them with 2 street people. Even the fries were tops, lovely and hot, not greasy. My friend that ordered the hot plate was allowed a side of tomatoes even though they weren’t one if the options on the menu. Needless to say, that while the other 3 with me ate all on their plate, we were all too full to think of dessert. I would Definitely dine here again, and would recommend you try this restaurant for yourself.

Great idea for those on lower budgets to go out and enjoy a night off cooking ...and enjoy the views and company.....it was great ....and affordable....keep it going !!!!

This place is amazing! The staff are all so friendly and they play good music

So yummy! Great food and great atmosphere!

Chowder disappointing. Rest of meals excellent. Friendly service.

The beer is exceptional and we enjoyed our mixed platter of bits and pieces to go with it. Friendly staff and good service.

Great value

We loved the Lakehouse the food was amazing!!! Atmosphere is pleasant and great for a family.

It was ok

Lastnight was our first time going to Lakehouse, atmosphere was great, offered colouring in books for children, meals were yumm and we will definitely be back, thank you for a great experience.

From the time we arrived we saw our table clearly signed. We were waited in straight away. We had the most amazing food!! Couldn't fault it ,right from the children's meal to the adults.bloody wonderful. Thankyou Lake house.

Loved it. Service was quick and food was great. We will be back!

Perfect

This was our first time with First Table. When we arrived at Lakehouse our reserrved table was all laid up for us with our name posted which was a nice touch. We ordered the hot stone meals - one steak meal and one mixed meat taster. We had a selectionof sides, mushrooms, roast veg, etc and you get to choose a sauce too. The quality of everything was superb. Highly recommended!

Relaxed place to dine, and enjoyed the cook your own steak to your liking at the table. Choice was good, so will need to return to try the pork belly.

Awesome menu and staff, food was yummmmm and everyone went home happy

Excellent food and great service. Thank you :-)

The four of us had terrific service from the young waiting staff, who coped with our somewhat whacky sense of humour. for one young lass it was her first day on the job. These girls were polite, engaging and provided excellent service. It is the second time I have dined there with friends and we'll certainly go again.

The food was delicious and we didn't have to wait long before it arrived.

We arrived at Lakehouse to a warm welcoming atmosphere starting the evening with craft beer tasting and we were pleasently surprised very happy we proceeded with a tasting platter which was delightful the pork ribs are so delicious my partner decided she would have them for her main, everything was well presented and the staff were very attentive and lovely, I had the 200g scotch fillet on the stone grill for my main which was perfect the curly fries you can't go past, no room for desert. We thoroughly enjoyed Lake House and would highly recommend dinning here this would be our top pick for Taupo.

100% everything we love this place x

Warm inviting quiet evening out with my partner. Super quick service and the setting was clean and quiet for an intimate diving experience. Highly recommended

Great team, great food! Will be back again.... And again

The moment we walked in we were welcomed by the very friendly staff. The staff continued to be very helpful even though it was a busy evening, nothing was too much trouble. The food was great, we ordered the stone grill for our main and it was a very generous portions. It was nice to have a proper salad served with the steak. Overall a very pleasant dining experience. Highly recommended

Good

Great service. Nice ambience. Food plentiful.

Our first experience with First Table, faultless :)
Lake house was amazing food, our eyes were too big! Great relaxed atmosphere and the service was super friendly and efficient, thank you

Excellent service, friendly and fast. We shared the Camembert starter this was really good; hubby had the hot stone sirloin and was really impressed; I had the lamb shank which was good but nothing to rave about. Dessert was spectacular, we had the chocolate fondue and should really have 4 people sharing rather than 2! Great place, well be back, I want to sample their pizza

Fabulously friendly from our arrival to our departure! Excellent cafe food and hubby kept us amused as he dealt with cooking his own steak on a sizzling platter [he doesn't cook!]...chowder was, I am told, just perfect! My shrimp/prawn dish was a chilli'd as I would want :-) and with our overseas visitors we shared bruschetta and a million laughs as we caught up: Our young waitress made sure, without 'being in our faces'...that all was as it should be and frankly we cannot fault the service - the food and the lovely friendly cafe atmosphere.....DO go visit!

A great place to go always enjoy our time at Lake House
Can not fault the place good food ,priced right,and very friendly and attentive staff

Great service, amazing food! Was a really great night.

The food was great as well as the service will definitely be back

Fabulous staff, delicious food and fast service. Such a good way to finish an awesome day.

Food was tasty and a good selection of craft beer and ciders to choose from.

Was an awesome evening. Took my friends who were first time diners. They loved the amazing quick service and the beautiful food. The atmosphere was just right.

Food first class with a good menu to choose from. Would go again.

Another lovely dining experience at Lakehouse. Food was awesome, service was tops :-)

Once again terrific service and great food!

An amazing meal with incredible customer service. Would recommend this restaurant to everyone who wants a yummy meal and drinks at a fraction of the price

Food was delicious.. We recommend the pork belly it was prefect. Great service and we love the range of craft beers on tap... What a wonderful evening.. Thanks so much

Was amazing food. Had the restaurant to ourselves. Excellent for our first 1st Table experience.

Excellent place for a relaxed meal. Our 3 boys all enjoyed their burgers, and we loved our steaks. Will definitely come again.

We have dined here previously & were not disappointed. Had the taster on the hot stone. Delicious. Highly recommended.

Great experience table had our name.was shown to the table by staff who are very friendly. We would recommend to anyone to go there and we were happy with the discount too.

Great service and food. Was my birthday and they were so lovely. Great with my 2 boys and baby girl. Fast and yummy

Great food. Wonderful staff. Good experience.

We had starters and a main each. Both were generous portion size and we left very satisfied:)

The food was delicious and service was prompt and friendly

Great dinner meals were all very nice and good service Cheers

This place was hands down our favourite place we dined out in over the seven nights we stayed in Taupo (and we dined out every night).
The brewed on-site beverages were amazing and the menu very appealing to all members of our family. Can’t wait to return soon.

The food was great and the service was top notch BUT.....
It was too loud and noisy and no respect for other diners. So, staff should have stepped up...
Otherwise 10