Horrible service had to go to the bar to get our own drinks. Waiter was sitting at end of bar having a drink. Oh and specials we were told of one! However a table next to us who had a different waiter had multiple specials. Oh had to get our own silverware from another table. Waiter came gave us water and one drink. Five tables in the place and it took over an hour for our food! Ridiculous!!! read more

Properly prepared favorites, with emphasis on pasta+. Notable effort to use local ingredients in season; not much but commendable. Nightly specials a truly good deal. Friendly staff, plenty of space. Patio or enclosed lake-view room, classic bar attached, good wine by the glass. Reasonable price, reliable. We ate there 3 nights out of 5. read more

we walked in from the hotel where we stayed " Golden Arrow" we walked through the upper dining room with about 10 empty tables. when we asked to be seated "upstairs" we were told that there are currently no tables free..?? we waited 15 min and then were seated on one of the 10 empty tables. my dinner was ..ok trout with mashed potatoes and veggies. my friends dinner ..sirloin steak was good...my wife had the Schnitzel and it was pretty nasty.. not so much the schnitzel but the demi glaze tasted like someone mixed it up with a 5 year old chemisty set... very fake taste.. like fresh out of the tube... but when you scraped off that nasty sauce you could eat it.... the place has a nice touch to it, the staff ( except the head waiter ) is pretty friendly and are trying to make your stay pleasant... BUT there are plent0 of y BETTER restaurants in town read more

Had a really good meal here in may then a crap one this past week. The food in may was just perfect steak cooked perfectly. Had a burger here this past week that was burnt and the server was terrible. Didn't come back to the table till after food had been eaten. Did not refill water glasses. There was no consistency in the service, not sure will ever return here. read more

Can't beat the happy hour special 10 wings and any draft for 10 bucks and the happy hour is 3-7 even on Saturdays that's awesome wings weren't bad but not the best I've ever had bit we had two. Specials plus to mixed drinks for only 28 bucks what a steal u should stop by at least for drinks read more

We had breakfast here on a Wednesday. The food was excellent, my wife and I had omelets and my son had French toast. The portions are large, the atmosphere is nice; if you sit upstairs you can see mirror lake. If we had any complaints it would be that the service was a tad slow and unresponsive. We would go again for sure! read more

Very nice place to have a bite or a dinner. Server was very attentive and friendly. Food came out in a timely manner and was hot and good. Prices are very much within a couples budget. $4.50 export bottles. Can't wait to come back. The jalapeños are good and hot. read more

I experienced the buffet which was apart of a group and I must say that the food was borderline inedible. A child even vomited in her plate after eating and the wait staff saw it and looked at each other they did not seem surprised at all. They did not offer to assist the mother with the vomiting child not a napkin and no one walked over to see if she was okay. The wait staff had to be asked to bus the vomit plate off the table. I witnessed a man who had a wine bottle and two Solo cups on the table that contained wine. A hostess ran to the table and spoke very sternly to the man "you need to get that out of here we could lose our liquor license! And those two cups I see they have wine I will dump them unless you get up right now " the man said okay and started to gather his things and she grabbed the cup. He said hold on I'm leaving. I understand it wasn't BYOB but that is no way to handle a situation like that. The man didn't give any sort of a hard time to be spoken to like that. It's really ashame. When I think of lake placid and the quaint town I think the staff would be warm and welcoming unfortunately this is not the case. They seem annoyed that we were there. As for the Buffet it was very difficult to eat because some of the food was way too over cooked and dry including the kids food like pizza and hamburgers. read more

Delicious wings, great drink prices, and cool staff

I was here with five relatives and we all enjoyed our dinner. Five of those in attendance got pasta and fish for dinner; I got the vegetable tofu. Everyone raved about the quality and quantity of the fish dishes. I'm a vegetarian and prepare my own meals at home. I found the vegetable tofu dish quite appealing and tasteful. The service was excellent by our young waiter. read more

Staying at hotel & decided to try it due to convienence. Some reviews were so, so, but all in all the food was very good. Earlier in day one of the kids was hungry so we needed something quick and close. Went here & ordered kids steak (Med.). W/ fries. Was cooked more Med Rare, but tasted great. Juicy & had good flavor. Decided to try dinner & was not disappointed. Had fried Mozz., Ceaser Salad w/ grilled chicken & Shrimp Scampi w/ linguine. There were a good amount of shrimp (6?) and we're cooked perfectly (Goods size ones also). The only complaint would be the salad was heavy on the garlic & had a bit of a kick. Staff was very friendly & helpful. read more

ok so I will start by saying the food was pretty good. Got eggs over easy that were cooked to perfection. Yet, it took us 30 minutes to get seated because they didn't have tables set up. once we were seated it took about 10 minutes for the waitress to come and ask us about drinks. We finally put in our order after sitting for 15 minutes and it took us about 10 more minutes to get our drinks and then 35 minutes to get our food. mind you I was in a time crunch and this was not the best place to go. Overall, the food was pretty good yet the service was not the best. read more

Good food and great service. We had so much I had to bring it back to the room with us.

We stopped in around 8 o'clock on a Tuesday night. The food was great and the drinks were delicious! We sat outside and it was gorgeous at night time. read more

Good location, spacious when not flooded with can/am...has running water and a roof but that's about all I can say on the positive side. I visit the area frequently and have been a few times hoping the next time will be better than the last, mainly because it is conveniently located to where I stay and reasonably priced.... This last Saturday, the 6th I returned for what is most definitely our last visit. Although the hostess was much friendlier than previous ones and it wasn't over crowded. The bartender, who I have to say I have heard had several inappropriate conversations during previous visits really took her lack of professionalism to a new level. For that night I witnessed a young lady walked in barely got the words 'can I have a beer' before the bartender flipped out...By the way I used to really enjoy the lady behind the bar years ago. I saw that the young woman left her own review and either yelp removed it, highly doubtful, or from what I've heard through the grape vine this young lady was pressured into removing it. Small town gossip? Maybe but still I screen shot it for my wife to see that day and ever since felt compelled to repost it for her. Two main reasons: 1)0because of how out of control and unprofessional she was by humiliating that girl and quite frankly I think she had a buzz on. 2) after the young lady left, she made half the patrons there uncomfortable by explaining how there is a legal case against the girls friend? The nail in the coffin was having to hear about beating some girl up with help from her BOYFRIEND.my family and I will not be returning nor will I advise anyone to neither. read more

We had a delicious breakfast here both mornings we were in Lake Placid. Great service too. We had the same experience last year. Consistently a good place to eat. read more

Service was nice and prompt and the food was pretty tasty. Their lunch menu is very good and reasonably priced and the dinner menu was good but a little overpriced in my opinion. read more

Ate lunch there mid week, 2 pm, had the place to ourselves. Yes, turkey club comes without mayo, but was offered it on the side right away. Salad with maple dressing was wonderful, fresh. Also had clam chowder and nachos, both very good. We sat by window, $1million view. Staff treated us well, but then, they weren't busy. read more

Went for lunch today. I was greeted and seated by the hostess immediately. I had the Caribbean Jerk Chicken Sandwhich (very good) and a few Bear Naked Ales (best beer ever). Renee waited on me and she was very sweet. I might go back tomorrow. read more

I go here quite often and I always end up leaving frustrated with the service. We asked for hot sauce and butter but never got it. We watched the server walk right by the hot sauce right after we asked and he never showed up again. Also, we never got an order of pancakes. The food is usually good but this time we got pancakes that tasted like they were sitting under a heat lamp all morning. In conclusion, food is good but the service is horrific. This review is based off several meals at the restaurant. read more

We had a great experience at this restaurant. The food was excellent! We had the lobster ravioli, German Onion Soup, Cheese tortellini, and the wolf burger. Everything tasted amazing and was cooked to perfection. Highly recommend! read more

Had a great experience at Generations! They were incredibly accommodating to our very large party. The food was great for the kids and adults! Many of the adults had the daily special which was very delicious! read more

Went here for breakfast. Not impressed at all. Looks very nice, but my eggs where undercooked, the hash brown where over seasoned, and my toast was burnt. read more

The service and atmosphere were fine. They have a great location in Lake Placid. Unfortunately, the food didn't measure up. The food was overall bland and overpriced. My biggest issue was the restaurant touting fresh food and farm to fork when it was closer to Applebee's. We ordered a salad that came wilted. Then, a steak that came grey accompanied by a microwaved baked potato and microwaved half piece of corn on the cob. The next dish was a three cheese ravioli, which seemed straight from freezer to fork with ricotta cheese and a bland tomato sauce. It wasn't a horrible dining experience, but definitely left something to be desired. If looking for a sit down dinner, look to one of the other choices in town. read more

My family and I were staying at the Golden Arrow while on a ski trip and loved the hotel. The area was beautiful, and the first night we got there we asked the front desk where they recommend is good food in the area and we couldn't figure out why they didn't recommend Generations, sitting directly inside the hotel. We found out why. We didn't want to go out, the weather was frigid, so we decided to give it a try. The place was barely filled when we walked in, though it was difficult for us to get ourselves a reservation, which we didn't get seated in time either. We finally got seated and it started off promising seeing our waiter within the first few minutes to take our drink orders, appetizer, and food orders. Now we ordered at 5:30. Once he brought out our drinks, at about 5:45, we didn't see our waiter for another 30 minutes when he finally brought our appetizers. We Thought it was a long wait but we were finally happy we got some type of food. We waited some more time and our meals, SANDWICHES, came out at 6:30 an hour after we ordered them. Once we finally go our food we were content and I take my first bite into my "medium-well" cooked burger and saw my burger raw, after an hour of waiting for it. My mother also took a bite into her chicken to find her chicken breast raw as well. 2 of our 4 meals got sent back, and we told my brother and father to eat because their food would get colder than it already was. After a 15 minute wait, our food came out again, and my brother and father were finished with their meals. My burger then tasted fine, but my mother looked at her chicken again and STILL one of her four pieces of chicken was raw. We were going to complain to a manager, but there weren't enough workers around to even find one. So we decided to just get our bill and leave. The only plus side to this meal was that they took half of the price off of our bill because of the wait. As we were leaving a family that came in 20 minutes after we did still didn't have their meals either. Awful service. Would not go here again and would not recommend to ANYONE. TL;DR We waited an hour without barely seeing our server for raw food, we sent it back, and when it came again parts were still raw. Awful service and would not recommend to anyone. Only plus side was half off the bill. read more

The service was very slow, we waited 45 minutes for our sandwiches, and the restaurant was not busy for lunch. My "Blackened Ruben" with sauerkraut was nice but the melted cheese overpowered my trout and once congealed ruined the fish. Mom's "River Runner" could have had more than 1 thin fillet of smoked salmon for a $15 sandwich. The onion rings were delicious. The kids chicken tenders had way to many French fries, and I would have preferred some fruit. The "Olympian" had immature, hard avocado. Disappointing. I think the chef might be over worked. The wait staff was friendly & helpful. The view of Lake Placid with the mountaintops from our table was beautiful. read more

Stayed,at the attached hotel Tuesday Wednesday Thursday. And couldnt even seat us... The whole entire,other dining area was available and they wouldnt seat us.... What? read more

This place was very accommodating of our large group. The service was good and and all of our meals came out just as we ordered. The restaurant is very spacious and we could actually hear each other talk which was nice! We ordered the soft pretzels, pork belly poutine, and the buds and spuds to start and they were all very tasty and great appetizers to share! Would definitely recommend for larger groups! read more

Said they only had seats outside in the sun, even though there were many tables available?? Confusing

Service sucks! Waited over an hour to see our waitress to tell us the kitchen was backed up. Did not tell us anything. Did not come to refill drinks. Did not offer to get us chips or bread or anything to hold us over. So angry! Then we had to ask over 3 separate people to even find out waitress. She was completely unapologetic like we should've known that the kitchen was backed up. Conveniently moments after looking for her she comes out and our food is delivered shortly after but only 3 of 4 meals. One being the fennel salad with only 3 pieces of mixed greens in the bowl. Also it was the half size delivered and instead of remaking the proper size they bring out another half with NO mixed greens! What a disaster! If this place keeps this up they won't be in business long. read more

Second time to Generations restaurant. This time invited son and his family to join us on our trip to Lake Placid. You can read my initial review of Generation rest. in June/2015. We stayed at Golden Arrow where they give you two complementary breakfasts with your stay. Service was SLOWER than SLOW. Was told that they were under-staffed. Some walked out while waiting to be seated. We would have as well if it had not been for the complimentary breakfast. First time at Generations in June, we were treated like kings and queens. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for this visit. I have never been treated so rudely by someone in a restaurant. We had a total of 6 adults and one six year old at our table. We are friendly and personable to all. Both times that we had been at Generations (back in June) and on Oct. 13th we had been informed that along with the complementary breakfast we also could get juice and coffee. We asked and they informed us that there were free re-fills on both the juice and coffee. In fact, since we are coffee drinkers, they put a pitcher of coffee on our table. So, on our second morning having breakfast, we expected no less. That being said, during the course of our breakfast on our second morning, our server was told by Victoria (management) to tell us that we would have to pay if we wanted anymore pineapple juice, because I think she said that normally people don't get that many re-fills. WOW!! For Victoria's information, I personally only had ONE re-fill. My daughter only had ONE re-fill, and the other adults had TWO refills. I appreciate the high cost in food and waste in the restaurant industry, but REALLY?????? If you don't want customers to have free re-fills then you should inform those working in your restaurant of your policies. It's so absurd.....like telling someone at a dinner buffet that they went up to the buffet line too much and if they do so again that they will be charged for another dinner. Without tourists and guests, I might add, you wouldn't have a job. It is going to cost you much more than the cost of a pineapple, because I will think twice about going back to Lake Placid, or about staying at Golden Arrow, and I will definately not want to return to Generations. I am not accustomed to being treated in such a demeanoring manner. Learn to treat others the way you would like to be treated. Perhaps you should change job careers and work as a warden in a jail with prisoners. There was no excuse for the manner in which you addressed the situation. I am making every effort to post what happened to my family and I on every site, so that I may warn unsuspecting guests of what they may encounter should they choose to dine in your restaurant. Secondly, insult to injury, my son's egg's benedict was cooked incorrectly, and it had to be sent back to the kitchen. My egg's benedict was also cooked incorrectly, but I said nothing and just ate it. My daughter's pancakes were cold, and on top of that, even though she told the server that she was a vegetarian and wanted the bacon on a separate plate so that she could give it to her niece, they had it on the same plate as her cold pancakes and so it was sent back. I can deal with the slow service, but the rudeness and attitude and how you treated us, is appauling. Our waitress didn't expect a tip, and was aghast when we offered her the hefty tip that we did. She wanted to give it back to us, perhaps out of regret because of how rudely we were addressed over the re-fills, and also because of the food not being up to par and having to be returned. Whatever her reason, we told her to keep it, she deserved it, because she did serve us. Perhaps she lied, and blamed it on Victoria. Maybe she was just tired of serving so many guests while being under-staffed and perhaps she made up a story about no more re-fills. It really doesn't matter. It happened, and it shouldn't have. Brian, Logan, where were you? John, are you still a supervisor? If so, I hope you read my review so you know what happens to your customers. read more

Forget this place. Waitresses are rude, food is low quality, basic, and not as pleasing as we expected. When I said my meal was burnt and didn't taste good, instead of apologizing and fixing the problem the young brunette waitress claimed that's the way it's always served and walked away and didn't check on us just dropped off the bill ten minutes later. read more

New menu since visiting during the Summer of 2016. Happy Hour offerings and great soups, tender calamari, 'Ginormous' pretzel appetizer with beer cheese & ground mustard dips. Great signature cocktails and coffee's. Loved it! Generations can be walked to within the hotel if staying at the Golden Arrow Resort which is an Adirondack treasure! read more

Decided to go here after seeing a sign for live music....who doesn't love live music. We were a group of 6 and place wasn't very busy. The Hostess wasn't very pleasant and didn't great us warmly, she scurried off to put together a table for us in the back, so we politely asked to placed near the live music. she put together the table and we sat down and waited for ten minutes and no one ever came over. we finally waved down the waitress which seemed scared of us ha. She took our drink order and walked away...ten minutes passes still no drinks (not even water). she rolled her eyes when we asked for water...she gave us the water didn't say anything about our other drinks and didn't ask if we wanted to place or order...it has no been 30 mins that we were sitting there and it was already 830 at night. NO ONE was even paying attention to us, no host, no manager. We got up and left and went to the BBQ place down the street which also had live music.....don't waste your time. read more

Went there this weekend and waited over 40 minutes to be served. Waitress kept blaming the kitchen but other tables seated after us got served. Seemed as though the waitress forgot to put the order in but she did not seem to care or even to admit it. We got up and left. It will be "generations" before someone in my family goes there. read more

Ate twice at Generations. First time for dinner second time for breakfast. Dinner was okay but breakfast was great! Very nice view of the lake. Loved the carpentry work inside the restaurant. Staff was pleasant. read more

We just had a great meal here. I had the onion soup and the honey siriacha wings and my wife had a salad with salmon. Food came very quickly and was very tasty. We'll make a point to come back the next time we're in Lake Placid. read more

We stayed at the golden arrow resort for 4 days and therefore, we went to this restaurant for breakfast as it is a part of the complex. Anyway, first breakfast gave us a sense of the bad service but at that time we had no idea. We thought that the waitress (blond young girl) partied too much the night before explaining why she looked aslept...and therefore why we had to wait 30min to get sugar for our coffee and tea and maybe an additionnal 10 min to get our food. Of course no coffee refill... Second Day, same old, except the waitress was not the same one...meaning that the previous young lady was not the issue but clearly, the service of the restaurant is... Third Day, not too bad, service was very good but we had to wait like 45min to get our food again...just an omelette...maybe they were run out of eggs but thing is that the entire expenrience was bad with no improvement during our stay. Not to mention, the food was ok but not great...and having this noise because of construction in the room next door was somewhat the cherry on the cake...especially when you are in vacation. read more

Advertised "hot cider with rum". OMG. Gag!!! Our party of 4 all found this drink to be undrinkable. I left mine and drank water.

We read all of the recent negative reviews, but decided to give Generations a try anyway. I'm glad we did. The restaurant is very clean and bright. We were greeted quickly and seated by the hostess. Table service was attentive. Food was good. It's not cuisine by any means, but it was good. The soup du jour (minestrone) hit the spot on a rainy day. Buffalo wings were excellent, highly recommended! read more