Wow. That was great! The Golden Arrow Restaurant is a must! Service was great and the food spot on. Make sure you try the burgers but the smoked chicken is worth it too. read more

First off, 4 Stars is for the food. We had the pretzel with the cheese and mustard sauces. Small Casear salad and a small house salad. We both had the chicken salad sandwich special for the entree. Everything tasted great. Now for the bad, everything was served at the same time. Granted it was July 4th, but wasn't overly busy. Also, there were three waiters serving the outside deck as well as tables inside. Our waiter seemed to be keeping his table in the bar happy while neglecting his tables on the deck. We will definitely give it a second chance when we return. read more

This place is huge. A lot of seatings inside and out. I loved seeing fresh herbs on the roof. Our server was very friendly. We had to wait a while for our food but was not disappointed. We started off with pear salad the dressing complimented the greens, candied walnuts were a nice touch and the cheese was very creamy. Then we had fried green tomatoes with fresh mozzarella and a pepper aioli sauce. This didn't disappoint. The tomato was perfectly cooked and the aioli added a nice flavor. I had the salmon which was grilled perfectly . It came with vegetables and mash potatoes that were good. It was topped with fried onions which added a nice crunchy texture but onions aren't for me. The burger was a nice size cooked perfectly. The French fries were thick and fried perfectly. The pork chop was ok I didn't care for the glaze and i think it was cooked a little too much but the portion was huge. The roast beef sandwich was in a pretzel hero and a dippping soup to go with it. No complaints here and the French fries were great. Would definitely come back. read more

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We were seated right away. Food was very good and service was excellent. The view of the lake was incredible.

Finally, a restaraunt that provides good food and good service. We ate there for lunch and were pleasantly surprised by the good tasting food from the grill we received. It was simple fare, but compared to the simple food and poor service we experienced in most other Lake Placid dining establishments, Generations was a pleasant surprise. We went back for dinner with a party of 13 and 12 people in the party were happy with their meals. The service was excellent and I definitely will be returning on my next visit to Lake Placid. read more

Walked in with my family and was relieved it wasn't packed. Saw front half of restaurant with no diners and the back half with about 3 open tables. Walked up to hostess and she said it's going to be a 45 minute wait. I was dumbfounded thinking they had tables reserved or something. Then I asked about the bar stool tables and she said they can't sit more people because the kitchen is overwhelmed. I told her this is the most absurd experience I ever had at a restaurant. Then when I started to leave, I see three wait staff in the service area watching tv and one of them drinking either wine or Coke from a stemmed glass. I also saw over 6 tables with dirty plates that was not cleared. On top of this, the hostess was just sitting there doing nothing except telling potential customers it's a 45 minute wait to a half empty restaurant. Awful service and awful training. They need new management. I took my family out of there and spent our money at a place where customers felt welcomed. read more

We should have known when every restaurant in town had a 45 minute wait and we had our pick of seating at Generations. To say it was mediocre would be generous. Our waiter was clearly stoned, barely remembering the specials as he tried to make eye contact. Asking for the "boot" of beer, which the menu said would serve four beers, he looked bewildered and walked off without further question. Upon return a few minutes later, he presented us with a giant glass boot of beer, two glasses and instructed us to pour forward. When asked to do it for us, he said he wouldn't - he had never done it. When I tried, the beer spilled all over the table. The waiters response was to throw napkins on the table and walk off. The boot of beer was supposed to come with a pretzel. When my wife asked about the pretzel, he said "Yes, you just need to cook it" (I heard "Yes, you just need to ask"). He scampered off and returned in a few quick moments with a pretzel that was Luke warm at best and mustard and cheese spread that had been under the heating lamp so long they had formed a skin on top. At this point my wife and I were laughing so hard at the service we just tried to enjoy the rest of the meal. The French onion soup was good, the pizza ok, and the steak tip salad was a few tough pieces of meat over undressed greens. To top it off, my wife and I joked about what it would take to bring the Boot home at less than the $25 price listed in the menu. When asked what would happen if it had broken, the waiter replied "You're not the first person to ask that, are you telling me it is broken or something?" Not sure anyone would have noticed if we walked out with it as the table next to us wasn't bussed in the entire time we were eating. Only recommend this place if you are looking for dinner and a show..... read more

I would never recommend them. I had made a reservation and confirmed it twice. When I arrived for my reservation - and waited 45 minutes on line (despite many open tables) they informed me they lost my reservation. When I offered to wait for the only dog friendly table - which I had requested they informed me someone was waiting almost 2 hours for that particular table (with no dog) . No apology just "to bad". read more

Overpriced and poor quality food. Ordered a medium steak and was burned to a crisp. Wait staff was good. Skip this when in town, far better options. read more

This place is great! Food is awesome - recommend Burger with BBQ ! Service staff is very friendly and professional! We will be back !

If you are looking to get the worst bar side service of your entire trip this is the spot for you. The bartender completely ignored my friend and I upon arrival, forgot to bring our order until I reminded her twice and forgot to bring the check until I again, reminded her twice. Overall I felt unwelcome. Poor place. read more

We read the reviews on Yelp for this place and were a tad bit skeptical about going here. We still went ahead as they had outdoor seating and the day was fantastic. It really helped that there is a public parking lot just steps away from here, and we didn't have to worry about that. We walked out two hours later - happy with the beverages, food, and most importantly the service. We were puzzled at the negative reviews that we had read before we entered Generations. It's definitely worth visiting. We will go there again when we are back in the Lake Placid region. read more

My fiancé and I were staying at the Golden Arrow resort and had dinner at Generations on our first night there. Being people who don't really drink alcohol, our go to beverage when we are out is unsweetened iced tea. We've had good and we've had bad. Their iced tea was very good. Any place that serves bread while you are waiting for your meal gets a thumbs up from me. Especially when it's fresh, warm and soft. Their bread was delicious and the butter just melted right on. Next, our entrees. We both decided to order the surf n turf, I wanted a little bit of a variety. The meal consisted of a 4oz filet mignon, a crab cake and 2 grilled shrimp on a skewer, as well as mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables. The filet mignon was so tender and the generous sized crab cake was delicious and was full of crab meat. I could have done without the shrimp, they really didn't have much flavor. The mashed potatoes were really good and the vegetables were tender, buttery and very tasty. Overall we were definitely satisfied with our meals and would definitely eat there again. They also serve breakfast and lunch and would love to try something from those menus. read more

HAVE BREAKFAST HERE!!! You get a free breakfast for staying at the Golden Arrow. I checked Yelp and was reallllly worried it was going to be terrible but figured what the heck it's free. Let me tell you. DELICIOUS. One of the top breakfasts I've had in a while. I can't speak on any other meal, but I had to add 5 stars, because this place was delicious and the staff was SO accommodating. read more

Terrible experience all around. Food was ok at best and the service was awful. With so many great choices in Lake Placid, I would stay away from this one. read more

Had breakfast here one morning and loved the patio seating. They also have a great happy hour with $5/glass of wine and $3 beer. Sipping wine on their patio was a lovely way to spend a part of our afternoon. Very relaxed and casual. read more

We stayed at the golden arrow resport on our honeymoon. This was the restaurant attached to the resort. we tried it becausewe both wanted to drink and not drive. Itwas just ok. Food was good but atmosphere stunk. It was cold and very cafeteria like. With all the other choices there you think they would of made the place warm and rustic. Good place if you r staying there but not so good if you r just looking for a place to eat. We would not eat there again unless we stayed at the golden arrow. read more

We haven't had any issues. It's a nice big restaurant overlooking the lake. Service can be slow at times, but food is ok. It's not our must stop place but it does its job. It's comfort food. What do you expect. read more

We stayed here for hockey tournament and was extremely surprised how great the food was.. Oh the drinks are fabulous as well...

Had dinner here as part of an organized event. The menu was fixed, I had the trout. It was pretty good, though a fillet was a bit light on the stomach. I should have gone with the steak, which looked substantial. It's a nice-looking place, with windows on Mirror Lake. There's a lot of space inside. It's clean, service is fine, seems like your standard vacation-area fancy restaurant -- prices a little higher than normal, no great adventures on the menu, but a decent choice. read more

I found the exterior of Generations to be very pretty with its holiday lights. Our waitress was the opposite of friendly and the appetizers/ main course took a while to be served. The taste was good, but I've experienced better. read more

This is my second time here for dinner and Im happy. First time here we had a buffet and we were very satisfied. Second time around we had entrees from a menu and were pleased as well. Nice service, nice atmosphere. The only minus to my opinion is the place a little bit pricey. read more

Absolutely beautiful bar and restaurant with plenty of room. We did not feel crammed in even though they were busy. We sat at the bar and had wonderful service and three different appetizers. We look forward to visiting again. read more

Excellent food! Delicious Brie cheese and pretzel appetizer and salad. Good service. Reasonable prices too.

We were hesitant to go there because of the previous negative reviews but our experience was excellent. Service was prompt and friendly. The omelette and coffee that I had was very good. read more

Great restaurant. Visited during Ironman week/weekend and they went out of their way to accommodate the athletes and their families while in town by having a great build your own, all you can eat, pasta bar. Full with proteins, veggies, different sauces, and noodle types. Great idea! I had the key west lemonade martini to accompany my soba noodle and tofu entree and they both were fantastic. I usually order a lemon drop, but this martini took a lemon drop a step further. It has je ne sais quoi, which kept me wanting another! read more

Came in with low expectations but it turned out to be not that bad. After a weekend of roughing it in the Adirondacks, a burger and a beer is all I wanted and that's what I got during my visit to Generations. There was a good selection of beer, not terribly priced and our waitress was nice. They managed pretty well to accommodate us, a group of 7 guys coming in out of nowhere, on a fairly busy day. I'd probably go back when I'm in the neighborhood again. read more

Been here several times before. You think I would learn. This was the best experience thus far. I had the Thai Chicken Lettuce Wrap, and it was great. Others had crab cake sandwich and panini and we equally pleased. read more

Good food, but as usual a bit overpriced for main street. The ambiance is great though. Sit outside in the warmer months if you can.

For my taste I would consider this mostly a German restaurant. But! They are so accomodating. I had changes twice we went there. The chef did exactly what I asked for. Burger was very good. The porkchop I had I was very particular about what I wanted. Because of my order being different the chef put the sauce on the side so it would be my choice to use it or not. Wonderful! It was like au jus! Excellent! Casual atmosphere. Help friendly. More options for dessert would have been nice. I would recommend this restaurant. read more

We came here for breakfast after a 5 mile run on a Saturday morning. The service was awesome and the food was amazing. The french toast was delicious especially with a hint of orange. The maple syrup, however, was very liquidy and lack the maple flavor, which I found absurd. read more

This place treated my girlfriend and I much better than a lot of the other places in the area, but aside from attentive service and great attitudes, it left little to be desired. The place is so tired, like many of the establishments in the area, but the food was inedible. There was some brown sauce on my vegetables that was so sour I only ate the steak (which had no flavor at all). We ordered pecan pie for dessert assuming it would be frozen and hard to mess up, however, the chef thought it needed a thick intricate pattern of white chocolate and chocolate in the shape of a spiderweb covering the entire plate. It kind of ruined the only thing that I thought they would get right. read more

Average place - nothing out of the ordinary. There are many other restaurants I would rather visit - other places that might have something new/different to offer. read more

Close to our motel, arrived at 720pm for dinner we were seated and waited on in a timely manner. The server was pleasant, however forgot to ask what we would like to drink, and didn't inform us of the specials. We ordered apple bisque as an appetizer it was lukewarm when arrived, and resembled a creamy apple pie in taste,salad was very good however. Started our order at 725pm and the appetizer and salads came at 745pm. I ordered the Jagerschnitzel and she ordered forever wild with shrimp. Our entrees arrived at 0800pm, our entrees we warm not hot, on the Jagerschnitzel the Brussel sprouts could have been cooked a little longer, potatoes and tomatoes we nicely cooked the pork was average in taste not much in seasoning. The forever wild was warm very little if any pesto , shrimp was plumb and tasty. Didn't order any dessert no room, atmosphere was nice, little on the chilly side. read more

Generations offers a wonderful view with a menu that doesn't live up to the portrayed atmosphere. The menu was mediocre and standard. The group we brought in had one plate that was forgotten altogether. No apologies were offered. Service was basic and slow to a medium pace. It took an hour for the fog often plate to arrive, so forget the medium pace mentioned earlier, it was downright slow. Lake Placid offers a lot of competition for your dining dollar. Do yourself a favor. Spend it elsewhere. read more

Perfectly average food. Good for groups and an interesting selection of beers available in pitchers.

We went here twice. Notice I didn't say "ate" here twice. The first time, in 2012, we walked out after sitting unattended for 20 minutes (I looked at my watch - it wasn't "like" 20 minutes, it was twenty minutes). We ate here in August 2017 for dinner. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. The hostesses told us the deck was closed because it had been raining. There were people sitting on the deck, and it wasn't raining. But whatever, sitting inside wouldn't kill us. We waited over five minutes before we saw a server, and our water glasses were filled by someone else after that. We ordered, and the second wait started. I did not look at my watch, but it was way too long. The young woman who brought the water forgot the pitcher on our table (for which I was thankful) and it was completely empty by the time our food came. The food wasn't bad, but it was not memorable in any way, and was overpriced (even by Lake Placid standards, which are generally high anyway). We were so bored, and had been there so long, by the time the check finally arrived we left cash so we wouldn't have to wait forever to get our card back. We gave them a second chance because there was no line to get in...in retrospect that should have been our warning. Next time we will wait in line somewhere else, the total wait time will still be shorter, and the food will be better. And cheaper. Don't waste ("Generations" of) your time with this one. read more

A single piece of corn tastes like an entire burrito. Amazing experience. I ordered the Cajun shrimp appetizer, which had grilled shrimp on a skewer with vegetables. One of the vegetables was corn. I was at first hesitant to eat the corn, because I really just wanted the shrimp. I took one singular kernel and popped it into my mouth. I was blown away. read more

A nice looking restaurant, but the soup, the calamari and the rainbow trout were less then stellar. There's better food elsewhere in Placid. read more

Great food and great service. They go out of their way to take care of you. They had a farm tour specials that were wonderful. The little extra price is worth it for fresh ingredients and wonderful atmosphere. I have made this place a regular stop for breakfast or dinner. read more