If I could leave no stars I would. I've been here several times and its always been great. I always buy a hoody or shrit everytime I visit because I really enjoyed the place. Tonight was a different story. I understand with Covid there's limited seating etc. I got there at 6 to eat dinner and the place was pretty dead. The hostess went to seat us at a dinner table in the game room, we asked to sit in a booth with several open and were rudely told no. Thats for bigger parties. Mind you the table we were being seated at sat 4 people also. We were treated like nobodies. The other people sitting in the game room had kids running around etc. We were there for a date night, not to hang out with other peoples children. We'll never go back. Thanks for the good times Daikers. If you're looking for good food and good service in Old Forge check out The Mill or Billy's! read more

Daikers is one of my favorite places to go, whether it be a bite to eat or to just chill on the outdoor patio and drink a beer. Went here today (4th of July) wicked busy.. when we got there they said we would have about a 45 minute wait , no biggie. The only down fall is (usually) during the summer months they only have out door seating with minimal tables. They have an indoor and outdoor bar, which over looks a beautiful lake. You can dock your boat and come up and grab a bite. They also have live music & entertainment all year round. read more

What a great place to just chill out. We stopped in for a break from the cold and had worked up an appetite snow mobiling. The fire pit warms the core instantaneously. The service was a lil slow, but no one was in a rush. The chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks were pretty typical. But then came the heart attack fries and tots. The heart attack fries were covered in cheesy goodness and bacon. The tots should have been called artery cloggers because these were more amazing than the fries as they were covered in gravy and havarti cheese. I'm looking forward to coming back in the summer and playing some pool and shuffleboard. read more

I went to Daikers with my girlfriend on my first trip up to their lake house. I feel like rating this a 4 out of 5 stars may be a bit generous but the food was very tasty so I didn't want to short change it. We all had the Fish Fry which was outstanding! Yes, its a simple meal but I literally ate everything on my plate. The three of us ate and had drinks for less than $40. In fact, I believe the drafts were $2.25 each which compared to Philly prices is a damn steal! So, that was definitely a plus. The staff was friendly as well and our waiter wasn't afraid to crack a few jokes in my direction for licking my plate clean. The bartender was nice as well but served up what will probably remain as the worst bloody mary I've ever had. It was a shot-in-the-dark order but some of the best bloody mary's I've ever had were from places in the sticks so I was hoping that Daikers wouldn't let me know. Sadly, they did in the regard. Oh well, the bartender was still friendly so I have no complaints there. Finally, you NEED to check out this place if only to do some people watching. Some of the other patrons were definitely a sight!!! It added to the experience of eating out in the Adirondacks. read more

Artery Cloggers...we have enjoyed our beer/dinners at Daikers, but I was shocked that the 10 wings for 10.99 was up charged to 17.99, with celery and blue cheese up charged from 1.00 to 4.00. When I asked why, we were told wings were in short supply...I've never heard of market price for wings read more

Terrible service and rude staff! Many tables available but no one allow to seat and eat except the bar or outside wait is more than one hour. Have been here for many years and the last two years haven't been satisfied at all. Won't be back again! read more

Daikers has solid bar food, a great view, and you can dock your boat right off of fourth lake. Service leaves a lot to be desired, so don't go if you're in a rush. They messed up my drink order but the bartender was really cool about it and basically gave me a double for free! They have live bands on the weekends sometimes, pool tables and tons of gambling games if you're into that sort of thing. Northwoods is another place similar to this but with KARAOKE! read more

Daikers - View from the deck - New American Near Me - Old Forge, New York

If you offer tables for over 40 dinners...you should be able to serve over 40 dinners. Sat out in patio, where everyone was sitting, and received great service but horrible food. Table.of 10 sat before us..still sitting when we left. Server told me, steak is hard to cook. No, you are offering steak on your menu, should be able to cook it. Do not go during busy season. I'm guessing that's summer. read more

We have come here two times this week. The first time that said that it was past 9 so they couldn't serve There heart attack fries. We came again tonight at 8 to find that they said that the cheese fries are only for there winter menu. This should be online and easy to see as we drove 30 min both times to get these. The food as good but simply the communication is not there. The food you see online is not what you may get when you show up at the restaurant. read more

First time eating there. Started with the mozzarella sticks and the marinara was burned. I got the steak and my girl got the chicken quesadilla. The food was ok at best but for what they charged, I would've thought it was going to be quality food. Very expensive for what we got. Over $60 and that's with just sodas to drink. I'd probably got there again to drink, but not eat. read more

The "nachos" were not nachos. It was a Mexican salad with mostly lettuce and no cheese. I specifically asked about the nachos and it was described as enormous and delicious. I went home hungry after my awful salad. read more

20 minute wait - not bad at all for a Saturday night. Sat at the bar which needed a wiping and three fairly unfriendly bartenders stared us down before a nicer gentleman wiped it and struck up minimal conversation. Waitress was never at table to check on us. Someone in our party ordered the pork tenderloin bites and they came cold. My buffalo chicken pasta had clearly been sitting around awhile before delivered to table too. Took the bites back to kitchen and they came back - the same basket because one had been cut into. They were still cold in the middle, but now covered in an excessive amount of warm BBQ sauce in an attempt to heat and barely chewable. 20 minutes and the waitress still hadn't come back to check that the original issue had been resolved. She did eventually take the charge for the pork off the bill without being asked. Overall, the atmosphere is great and the food was pretty good too (besides the pork). We probably just got an awful waitress. Restaurant has an amazing view and is constantly filled with many people. read more

The view was amazing! It was pretty packed we only had two people so we didn't have to wait to get a table outside. It was a great atmosphere everyone was nice. The food was good the drinks had a weird flavor to it. I was able to switch the sauce in my wrap from hot sauce to bbq. When it came to the check we waited 20 minutes to pay because he was paying with his debit card so we walked up to the hostess and paid that way. Be prepared to stay for at least an hour and a half. read more

Daikers - Buffalo chicken wrap - New American Near Me - Old Forge, New York

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This place is perfect for coming in from the cold, warming up by the fire, and eating your weight in delicious, artery-clogging fried food. Who needs to eat healthy when you're wearing snowmobiling gear, though... That stuff hides everything. You can't leave here without trying the havarti tots, and these fried broccoli cheesy things that were to die for. They also had an apricot lager beer that was one of the best beers I've ever tasted. The service here is always a bit slow, but the food and the experience is well worth it. Oh and our waitress was hilarious. read more

service has not been very good last two times. really gone downhill. dirty table and unhappy waitress.

Great place on Fourth Lake. Amazing views, great food and friendly people. Just outside downtown Old Forge, away from touristy hustle. Large deck for summer and warm open fire during winter. read more

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Great place have a Drink very cozy view of the lake waiters are very friendly food is good the wings are delicious

After waiting 45 minutes to be seated, okay busy Friday night I'll give them that. We ordered a dozen clams 12.99$ not worth the 13$ if you ask me.. A member of our party ordered the NY strip, rare, and received it medium - medium well. Decided not to send it back because we had already waited an hour and a half for our food. Waitress promised him a drink and after he asked for it 3 times she finally said "I'll just take it off". And the most appalling thing of all, was our waitress chasing my boyfriend down because her tip "wasn't even 10%". She questioned him for 5 minutes about it. Will not be back unless we swing in for a drink on our way to much better bars. read more

Stopped at Daikers after a quick Fathers Day hike. Beautiful day, got to sit outside on the deck, catch a tan, have a beer, pet a dog. The view of the lake itself is great. Boaters can dock below and come up to eat and drink. I got the burger and it was good! I've heard other people say they don't really care for the food here but they got a wrap. The crispy chicken sandwich was good as well. Service was friendly. Cool place to hang out and catch some rays! They seem to have a lot of rules posted around though haha. read more

Up from NJ and wanted to stop in here for coffee and dessert and the view. Had to wait an hour but they were busy it was OK we went inside played Pool, had a drink. When they seated us we asked for a table closer to the rail and the view and they said no as they were going to pull 2 tables together for 10 people the needed that table. No problem. So we order all three desserts on the menu and i ordered a coffee and bailey's. OK here we go.... The coffee was cold and tasted old I asked if she could heat up thought it just might be that it was cold. She brought it back so hot that I burnt my hole tongue and still tasted old. I gave it back to her. Then our dessert came out I order the carrot cake, was not fresh and was still partially frozen, my friend ordered cheese cake that was gritty and tasted like everything that was probably in the cooler next to it. Also was crushed like a box was on top of it. The third desert was chocolate lava cake which her daughter ate but was not good, she was just so hungry. It was edible. We told the waitress and she said she would of never suggested that we get the desserts as they are in the Adirondacks and no one ever gets the deserts----makes no sense. Meanwhile they sit the table we wanted with a family of 4 and did not pull any tables together - - - they lied. She took the carrot cake off the check not the cheesecake - so asked to talk to a manager who seemed very young and did not know how to handle this. VERY COCKY ATTITUDE. He said the dessert is fresh they serve it all day long..... Sure you do. We stood our ground and made him take off the cheesecake. Bad management and the waitress was rolling her eyes she didn't think we saw it. Will not go back and will not recommend to our friends. The place seems like it's being run by teenagers Skip it read more

This would be a great place if the staff didn't suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!! Very cool bar with games to play, great deck, and a view that is second to none. However, I would not recommend coming here for dinner. I have tried that twice in the past 2 years and both times the service was so bad that I thought I was part of some hidden camera reality show. Visit 1 was with a friend and we decided to eat at the bar in hopes of quicker service. After waiting an hour for our food only one of our orders came out. Do one of us watch the other eat? I asked a couple times for updates and was told that one of the wait staff took the wrong order and they we remaking it. 20 min later we both had food. It was that bad They comped our meal Most recent visit was with 2 couples. We were told our wait time would be 20 min. We waited at the bar for 45 min then were seated at our table. The host walked away and we sat for another 20 min with no wait staff. We asked another server who was a couple tables away and she told us she was not our server. We went and found the host and she said she would send someone. Almost 10 min later our server arrived. He asked how long we had been waiting. Over 30 min was the ans. He said they never told him we were seated.... Long story short the staff here leaves a lot to be desired. Management is absent I guess... who knows? Food is average at best. Potential is here and the view is great but the service is so bad that I will not be back. read more

We stood at the hostess stand for several minutes without being acknowledged with employees standing there. We had to ask to be put on the list. Once we were seated we waited fifteen minutes without being greeted by a server. We flagged one down and asked for drinks. 10 minutes later, still no drinks so we left. They weren't even that busy. read more

Our party of 3 women came for good food and a beautiful view. After giving hostess our name and were told a 30 minute wait we went to the inside bar as the outside bar was full. We found a spot at the bar that had been previously vacated. After the "cute little blonde girl " looked at us an just walked away, we were finally greeted by a very hard working young man tending a busy bar apparently singlehanded, we were served. After being seated 45 minutes later, we ordered. An hour and a half later we were served. (No explanation OR apology!!!). Our food was good. When we received our check, we asked our waitress, Sarah, what the problem was with our dinner. We were told that the cooks were thrown off by ordering the stack house burger with Swiss instead of cheddar and that the seafood platter was given to another table... Really??? Good food...TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!!! read more

When deciding where to go for lunch I would ask my visitors, "Do you want good food, or a good view? No, you can't have both". Daikers is where you go if you want an amazing view, or just drinks. They are also the best venue for live music. In the winter they have an indoor fire pit, and are a major snowmobiler hang out. You can expect to hear loons, and watch boats from their deck. read more

I'm sorry I can't give it zero stars. For some reason on a busy Tuesday night they were only serving food outside on the patio. Our 45 minute wait turned into an hour and a half and they still never sat us. Plus the bartenders are awful. They had enough of them but they were really bad at serving. We tried to get pizza to go and they didn't know how that worked. Will never return. read more

I stopped in a little bit past the lunch hour on June 28, 2014. Even then, the patio was crowded because of the great lake views, but there were a couple of small tables and I was seated right away. I ordered a chicken caesar wrap, and thought it was extremely plain tasting and average, but I really enjoyed the cole slaw on the side. My waitress was very nice and also quite attentive, especially given that I was a single diner, and probably easy to forget or ignore. I would go back - and based on these reviews would like to experience the place in winter, but I would not order the chicken caesar wrap again. read more

good food, even better view. come by land, sea or air it's worth a visit.

I was at this establishment I was double charged on my credit card have not been reimbursed to this day management was less than helpful good advice to anyone that visits here is pay attention to your credit card and debit card statements read more

We have tried it many times. The shaved steak sandwich was overcooked and dry. Tasteless. The only thing I ever had good was fried mixed chicken, onions, fried, mozzarella. Not exactly the best food we have ever had. We quit going 10 years ago because bad food and shitty service read more

Very poor service. We called ahead to ask if we could make reservations since it was a Friday night but was told it was first come first serve. We then asked if they could tell us how long the wait was and we were told "I don't know you'll just have to come down and put your name on the list..." We had a party of 12 and were willing to split our group up to make it easier. The host was very rude and snapped at us "ugh a party of 12...it'll be at least an hour and a half" we said that we would be willing to sit inside because we could see a lot of empty tables but he again rudely said "those arent for people who just walk up, those are for all the people on the deck in case it rains." We were diappointed in this experience since daikers has always been a staple for our annual trip to Old Forge. The food and view are great but we will not be back after this visit. We felt as though we were putting the host out because we were a group of 12. We asked him why he couldn't tell us the wait time over the phone and he responded "I don't think the girls who answer the phones know what they are doing." Not welcoming at all! read more

Daikers is a familiar place for locals and tourists in the Old Forge area. There is a nice outdoor deck for lunch / dinner overlooking Fourth lake, however the seating is limited and it is usually full. They are not fast at Daikers and they actually advertise it so don't expect your food 15 minutes after you order. The wings here are quite good - the rest of the menu is hit or miss overall. read more

Well, all things considered (being in the Adirondacks), this place was not bad. I really enjoyed the bartender and the decor. The food was good from what I recall, but by the time it got there, I would've eatin anything. It was crowded, I'll give them that. But it was also one of the only places in the area that appeared to have a pulse, so they should be readily prepared. I recall there being about 3 bartenders on, which seemed necessary and about... well i dont know a half of a waitress? I know they? must've been stressed but not once did we get an i'm sorry you're waiting 45 minutes for food, i'm sorry i forgot half your table's plates or a smile. We were a large group of easy going people and so we didn't want to complain or leave or give her a hard time. We would've appreciated a little smile here and there or an appology though. We still enjoyed our time there and hung out at the bar after dinner. There is not many options and I still recommend this one in the backwoods of the Adirondacks. read more

The view is great! The food is average at best and the waitstaff is... My biggest issue is that they don't have Molson Canadian. Sort of a family tradition to have 1 lunch there when vacationing in ADK but other than that I don't go out of my way. read more

I have been going to Daikers for years! This year during our family vacation, I tried to call ahead so they could accommodate 13 of us. I was told they don't take reservations and "they would be packed" this evening. We arrived at 7:00 pm and first noticed that they were not busy at all. The front deck was not being used but I asked if we could sit there anyways because there were so many of us. I was told, "we are not seating outside because our kitchen staff gets overwhelmed." I inquired as to why it would matter if we sat inside or out. I tried to understand because it would have been 13 meals regardless. My family ended up leaving and going to the Screaming Eagle instead! I can't understand how a restaurant that gets as much business as Daikers, could not accommodate a party of 13 people on an empty front deck on a Wednesday evening in July! I will certainly think twice before going there again! Perhaps they need training on hiring adequate staff and as well as customer service! read more

Visited Daikers, for the first time after being an avid visitor of old forge/north country for many years! What a view off the back deck! Overall it was a great experience, food was great. Was better than your average bar food. It wasn't to busy being "off season" and there was a wide age range of guests. Love that type of atmosphere.... Only piece of constructive feedback I would give, is that upon initial arrival, there seemed to be a lack of organization when it came to seating people. There were people everywhere just waiting for a table and none of the wait staff seemed to know what was going on. I will definitely be back. The food, beverages and the view are worth it. read more

Worst Food. Worst service. Nasty hostess:. Food was raw and cold. No utensils. No return service. Overcharged for drinks and failed to remove the food returned. read more

Delicious food! Great service and the view is stunning! We sat outside so beautiful, we will def be coming back!

No substitutions, one check per table, everything is extra, including fries with a sandwich. This is a vacation spot so people can't always do one check per table. Very inconvenient for our group. They also refused to move tables for our group of ten so we had to be split up. We arrived at the same time and one table didn't get their food until the other table was finished. Took 25 minutes for our drinks. Very small portions of pasta salad. Literally 2 bites. One person ordered a chicken parm sandwich and it was burnt. Overall, I have nothing good to say. Would rather eat a pbj on the boat read more

Charged a 4% NON CASH FEE because I charged my tab on American Express? Come on Tal Daiker. You have a wonderful place, great food and atmosphere. Our server Jamin K was a super guy how took care of us. It's 2018 and this type of fee turns me off. What % of your business is done with credit Cards; 50%? What is the bank transaction fee, 3%? Add a nickel to every item on the menu and wallah! Please correct me, I like to learn. read more

Great place! We loved the indoor fire pit. Typical bar food is all we had. Service was great. Food was as expected.