Restaurant review: Lake Chalet, Oakland


	Restaurant review: Lake Chalet, Oakland

Lexica

8-27-2009 2:29 PM

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oakland, restaurants, reviews, food, drinks, lake-merritt

Lexica says:

Sounds like Tuesday is the night to check it out.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/837772c5-ab94-457d-8db1-aff18ef282c0/E9D7D38D-00FF-4D47-A89F-94E99390EFF3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html" href="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.38thnotes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.38thnotes.com/img/EFE4ADF9-16CA-4391-A481-A76367D25586" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html">This is the first restaurant on the Lake that we've seen in our lifetime, and though the food isn't top flight, the ambiance and view more than make up for it.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.38thnotes.com/img/18A5728C-1FFA-4638-B8F9-27A2D16EAB4E" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html">The Chalet is not the place to go if you want a great affordable meal.  Most likely you will end up with an above average meal, but you'll leave with a pretty light wallet.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html">FYI: Us 38thNotes' boys are not foodies by any stretch, so take our pedestrian review with a few grains of salt.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.38thnotes.com/img/5551173A-5B6F-436F-8BA0-755240EEBD41" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.38thnotes.com/img/7C10ECA1-819D-4B3A-8A58-93E3FBF71A51" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html"><DIV>Given the steep prices, their Taco Tuesday promotion is going to be our calling card. From 4-9p on Tuesdays, tacos are $2.50, margaritas are $4.50 and pints are $3 at their outdoor dockside bar and kitchen. They also have an indoor 80 foot marble bar, a private 30 seat dining room for events and conferences, and a 100 seat hall available for wedding receptions and other large events.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html">Our final verdict? Though the food gets a B, the ambiance and location make the overall rating an easy A.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.38thnotes.com/2009/08/barrestaurant-review-lake-chalet.html">See you on Tuesday. 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