4th Tavern Lake House

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   Melissa

   Detroit

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Cute place! They did well with ambiance and decor for holidays. Friendly hostess. Every food item was cold and seemed prepared in advance. It all came out oddly quick. The French onion soup was mostly bread, very little broth and was sweet, like from sugar. The small amount of broth was cold. The whitefish was fishy and anyone who knows fish knows that’s…wrong. Something was wrong. Fries, veggies, even the bread basket was all cold. The fountain pop was flat. Our server was cordial and quick, but we felt she rushed us. With each visit to the table she told us “no rush”, which in a weird way made us feel super rushed. This happened at least 4-5 times and that’s way too many. Lastly, the ventilation was poor. The air was stagnant which is not appropriate for a place serving sizzling platters and meat cooked on rocks. All our clothes and hair were permeated with the smell of meat. Yikes.
   

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   Cathey

   VIP

   Detroit

   16 reviews

   4.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on December 11, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Whit is an excellent server! We always request a table in his section.
   

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   Melissa

   Detroit

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 8, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We chose the outdoor covered porch, so that we could see the lake. It was for a birthday brunch. Very nice!
   

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   Mark

   VIP

   Dallas

   32 reviews

   5.0

   32 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   At brunch and limitless mimosas. Excellent prime rib and carrot cake
   

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   Peter

   VIP

   Northern MI

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   First off the restaurant probably shouldn’t have been open, both bathrooms were out of order. Second we got seated in the patio area where a large table of rowdy 10-12 year olds were sitting with their “parents” and I couldn’t even concentrate to pick a dish it was so loud, parents just let them scream. Thankfully we moved inside which others were doing but maybe politely ask them to tone it down. Food was just like 5th tavern (decent) and service was a little slow but she was attentive
   

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   Bryan

   Detroit

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on November 9, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Would recommend, good food nice staff generous portions. Little load but other than that have been back and will return
   

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   sonia

   Detroit

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The service was good. The music was loud. The chicken Marsala was globby and cold and couldn’t find a mushroom. Wouldn’t get it again. My husband got shrimp and pasta and that was great.
   

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   Michelle

   VIP

   Indiana

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 30, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   This WAS one of our favorite restaurants but this time everything was off…First, we both ordered Lemon Drop Martinis. We didn’t get them until after the appetizers and one was very yellow and the other was almost clear. We pointed this out and they made us fresh ones, but they took a very long time. On the food, I ordered the Jumbo Shrimp Scampi with the Bruschetta on the side, and we both ordered salads. My salad arrived at the same time as entree, and the Bruschetta was not on the side it was mixed in, and my husband never received his salad. I asked to speak to the manager and told him of the issues and he didn’t seem that concerned. My husband and I have both worked in the restaurant industry and we think the waitress needed much more training that she received. It’s going to be a few months before we dine there again.
   

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   Linda

   Detroit

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The view was spectacular, but things went downhill after that. Our drinks were good. Wine list is mediocre. Our server tried to be attentive, but there was a table of about 20 people celebrating a birthday near us and they diverted most of her attention. Our nachos were described as being layered, but they were really just a massive pile of chips with a bit of lukewarm chicken and cheese on top. Very disappointing.
   

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    Jodie

    Detroit

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    Consistently Good food and good service Lots of options to choose from as well and nice fall cocktails!
    

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