I forgot to take a picture of my lunch. But I did take a great picture of the view. The food was good and everybody enjoyed it very much. read more

Proprietor's Lodge - Hotels Near Me - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Best part of this place was probably the beautiful views! Worst service ever and food was just sub-par. The best part of it was the drinks and the appetizer. We ordered fairly on time. No water, no bread. Had to ask for water. Our appetizers came quickly. The caprese salad was delicious. Then about a half an hour later our waitress comes out advising they were out of the venison. My husband had ordered it. She left to get the menu (when she should have had it with her) came back, my husband ordered the haddock. She said ok, left and came back about five minutes later advising that they were out of that too. At this point my husband had to look at the menu. Our waitress apologized for the inconvenience and explained how more than several dishes were not available and that they had to close the restaurant an hour earlier due to this. My husband settled on the salmon. By the time we got our food, it was cold. I ordered scallops. And I should have taken a picture - it was pathetic. It looked like an appetizer it was so small. The asparagus was cold, and the scallops had no flavor. I ate a few bites but it was so disappointing. The salmon was also just ok. Nothing special. Our waitress assured we would get dessert fast if we wanted it but we didn't wanna bother considering everything. She apologized again, saying she would talk to the manager and that he would come over to talk to us. He never did come over. They took off my scallops from the bill at least. But this was by far the worst experience ever. A few small suggestions and the experience may have been better - provide water at the beginning, we shouldn't have had to wait 1/2 an hour to get some, bring us the bread, we shouldn't have to ask for it and during the wait it should have been offered as a courtesy for the absurd long wait and frustration for not having the meal my husband wanted, and if you say a manager would come over, they should come over. The meal started out ok but it just got worse and worse. My husband and I paid our bill quickly and left. He had to get me food elsewhere as I was still very hungry. read more

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Nice place to visit in the summer to eat outside lakeside. Menu is basic but good. Drinks are good as well. Beautifully renovated ITAM lodge. read more

Went for mother's brunch and for the outrageous price you would expect quality food to match the cost. Not even close the advertised prim rib was not prime rib. Table service almost non existent. Just another holiday brunch to pack in as many people as possible for maximum profit while cutting there usual quality. Been there for normal dinner service on Friday & Saturday nights and had nothing but great service and food. read more

I really enjoyed the food here and the atmosphere, ambience and beautiful. Burke show view are wonderful here. Top rated great hair, I can't wait to return. read more

I'm shocked that I have not yet written a review as I spent quite a few lovely days & evenings here since I learned of it's beauty over the summer. !0 stars for the setting : the view of the exquisite Pontoosuc Lake, wide & lush, for the very caring service & the entire set up including plenty of parking & wide spaces inside, outside & lakeside. Drinks are fabulous, they had an extensive summer menu that included 2 full pages of BMD The food ? a bit of another story. Decent enough, often very good, sometimes disappointing. Order something that you know will be ok even if it is not the best version or exactly as expected. You are here for the warm setting & view, drinks. The food is an added benefit. Great is the Ahi Tuna, nice & rare with seaweed salad, pickled ginger & some drizzle to swipe. Mussels = good. Entrees such as the Pork chop on Spätzle & the Flat iron Steak served over a mound of delicious masked potatoes (no mention of them in the description, but they were great). Some of the sandwiches are ok, the burger. Not recommended is the Cesar Salad, really poor dressed with Kens dressing for something like 12 dollars. Fried Calamari. Out of the bag frozen rings, is unfortunate. The Nachos sound exciting but arrive as an unappealing heap. Keep it simple, when you return you can branch out a bit. It is my favorite venue in the Berkshires, just being able to sit on a huge patio with this view is amazing. Moon rise is beautiful right over the homes & trees in the distance, watching the jet ski's & pontoon boats in the summer. Nothing like it. Reservations in season a must. Great place to have a wedding too.. read more

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I had brunch at the proprietary lodge. The food was okay but the ambiance was amazing. Looking over the lake was peaceful. The service was great. Overall had a good time. read more

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We stopped in for an after-work drink, which we hoped to enjoy on the terrace which was ninety-percent unoccupied at the time, (4:00 p.m.) However, once we informed the hostess of our intention to simply enjoy a cocktail or two, we were basically informed that having just a drink apparently didn't qualify to sit with the guests on the patio. Instead, we (and our drinks) were banished like Cinderella to the "lawn area" where we had our choice of occupying either three broken, dirty, spider-infested wooden chairs (one with a cracked armrest and screw sticking out) or a jacked-up metal lawn seat sporting filthy, moldy-scented cushions (one of which was missing), adorned with aged spider webs which was tossed out onto a patch of bumble bee-filled grass. We could clearly see that more than enough available seating on the patio, but since we weren't shelling out the minimum expected, we were seated like we were the help instead of paying patrons. Tacky, unrefined, and low brow. Plus, the place smells moldy, just sayin'! Won't be returning any time soon. read more

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The view is great. We ate inside on Monday with a party of 6 adults. It took 45 minutes to get 5 drinks that came out one at a time after several inquiries. Lemon drop martini was not what I expected - watermelon special drink was watery. We were told they were short staffed. They were out of the special (stuffed shrimp) which ended up okay since the one order was dry. Calamari came out cold, covered with peppers (had a pepper allergy at the table) not mentioned on the menu. Sent back and the next order was so drenched in soggy with grease it was inedible. Shrimp scampi was over cooked and not a lot of flavor served with two piece of bread that were soggy. Butternut ravioli were okay but 1/2 of ravioli had no filling. Out of half of the dessert selections. Our waitress did the best she could! read more

The food is mediocre at best and even when there's no one there they won't take you unless you have a reservation. Problem is you can't make a reservation because the phones are always off. Loose loose go to GB eats In great barrington! Wonderful food the staff are friendly and the food is reasonably priced. I've never had a bad meal there. Only issue is that it's a lunch spot so they close fairly early. read more

Lakeside ambiance is beautiful but it ends there. Food sub par and overpriced. Service extremely slow. Don't come here unless you're prepared for a simply dinner to be a 2-3 hour event. read more

I had lunch at Proprietor's Lodge Memorial Day weekend. What beautiful place and it has a wonderful veranda overlooking the lake with the Berkshire mountains in the background. Service was excellent and our server was very attentive. Lunch was serviced warm and our food was excellent. My girlfriend ordered a glass of wine at the end of meal and we walked down to the shore and sat in Adirondack chairs provided by the lodge, taking in the view and warmth of the sun. I will be back and this is a wonderful restaurant with a 11 out of ten view. I highly recommend! read more

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Sadly, the food was warm, not hot. Took forever for the waitress to get our order, then it took a long time to get our order. A simple pretzel, a pizza and an order of Mac and cheese. The pizza was missing a topping and they asked if they wanted to add it to the top after the fact. Needless to say I asked if they could remove it, even though the waitress said it was already in the computer. She never came back to ask how anything was or if we needed anything else. The food was subpar sadly, even though I have had good food there in the past. In case anyone asks, it was not busy. Took almost 2 hours total from the time we walked in to the time we left. Not worth the $65 it cost me. read more

Two of us went to Proprietor's Lodge on a Friday night at least an hour before they close. The hostess took her time wandering over to assist us. When we asked for a table, she rolled her eyes and said they were closing soon. Guess they would rather go home early than have a thriving business read more

Went there once and it was horrible. I had prime rib and wifey had some chicken dish. We were a party of 5 and no one liked their meal. How do you make prime rib flavorless? read more

The location is amazing! Right on Pontoosuc Lake! Our party sat outside which was beautiful because of the spectacular lake view. It took quite a long time to get drinks but once the waitress came over she was really great. I was surprised at how many things they had run out of which is discouraging when you are looking forward to having a particular meal. It also took a long time for our food to come out and I could see that being an issue for other patrons. All was fine though because the food was really really good! The clam chowder was a 10 out of 10 and the tuna was amazing! Oh, and the bathrooms were super clean which is always important to me. We will go back and give it another try in hopes the service is a bit better. read more

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Institutional ambiance striving to be someplace that doesn't belong in The Berkshires. Includes mediocre food and terrible pizza.

Not impressed with the food or the service team here, its way over priced and the manager is very rude too. Obviously no respect for some people. I will NEVER suggest this place read more

We had the Sunday breakfast buffett. The food was at best mediocre and Luke warm. The desserts were stale - leftovers from their dining room a day or more before would be my best guess. tried a bite of 3 different desserts- all very stale! $25 per person for what anyone would consider below average diner food. Highly dossapointed. read more

The food was delicious and the view of the water was spectacular .The service was superb and the drinks at the bar were excellent. Highly recommend read more

Sorely disappointed with our 2nd visit here. We were a party of 18 seated in the "fish bowl" found out they call it that after the manager ran out to our party as we were leaving to let us and everyone else in the immediate area know that we didn't leave a tip. Our host has worked there as weight staff in the past and he just assumed the policy was the same, you know, "Parties of 8 or more will be charged an automatic % gratuity added to the bill". We were seated at 3-6 foot folding tables, my plate balanced on a "bubble" of this plastic table. The filet mignon had a very distasteful demi glace and was not cooked to my liking (the food took an hour so I ate the whole thing anyway, I was very hungry) I'm most dissatisfied with the vegetables on my plate, why oh why would you serve frozen mixed vegetables at such a fine establishment??????? My husband threw away his leftover pizza as soon as we got home, who does that?? I understand short staff, supply chain and all that but frozen mixed vegetables??!!??!!! read more

Beautiful setting right by the lake, but mediocre food. Service was friendly and efficient. Not too many vegetarian options.

My wife and went there last Friday and I thought everything was good. Our Bartender was great and promptly on top of our beverages and food order. The Ambiance is great because they have a beautiful patio out by the lake tremendous views. Just wanted to tell everyone it is a great place to eat... read more

The Proprietors Lodge is a very unique venue that sports one heck of a view of Pontoosuc Lake. Come by and experience the wonderful hospitality of the Lyons family who run the front end of this fine establishment. The food is great, the banter is even better and views are second to none. You will love this place as much as I do. read more

Quality of food at Sunday brunch was below par with a school cafeteria. All seemed to be stale, luke-warm 2 day old leftovers.

We had a wonderful dinner there back in October. Great service, great food and a beautiful setting we ever find ourselves back in Pittsfield. We will make sure to stop by again. read more

Very scenic views while dining. It's a nice restaurant and food is pretty good. And the live music fits the atmosphere. read more

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service was so slow even though there were approximately only 3 other tables. on top of that my boyfriend order a chicken sandwich which tasted like it had gone bad. also we ordered a 45 dollar steak (medium) and it came out rare, at best! not a good experience for the high prices of food! read more

The biggest pro is its beautiful location on the lake. The sunset is magnificent. So, if you go, try to time your visit. The biggest negative is that it is incredibly noisy. I went with a small group of friends. In total, we were six people. I could not clearly hear what was being said unless the person was right next to me. And that was before the musical duo started. I was across the room and the sounds just ricochet. Some sound proofing would do this place a world of good. Next time I go, I will surely bring aspirin. But food is the main reason to go. They had a very interesting list of appetizers. However, with a salad bar, I skipped them. I think that was a mistake. The salad bar had really fresh lettuce and some nice vegetables, dolmades, and a few interesting items. Nothing spectacular, but pretty good. I ordered the grilled calamari in a pomodoro sauce. There sauce was excellent and delicious. But, there were hardly any calamari. And, that was a consistent complaint. The portions are very small. The swordfish was tiny and should be avoided. My wife's shrimp had six very large shrimp on it. So that seems to be a good choice. Itt looks like the steaks and chops are enormous. One of my friends had the pork chop special, which was enormous and I am told one of the best chops ever. So, I would send to go that way. It is a pity because the sauce on the calamari was so good. I have to say that I am not excited by this restaurant, yet. But it has promise. Maybe some drapes on the wall and some more time in the kitchen would help. read more

On a beautiful night we sat outside by the lake - very nice view! I ordered the lobster newberg pot pie, my husband had meatloaf and my daughter had a steak. An hour and 20 minutes later we got our food! I don't blame our waiter Anthony but the kitchen was WAY backed up and the food was just so-so. Not much lobster to be found in the pot pie (mostly mushy potatoes, carrots and celery with a nice puff pastry crust!), my daughter's medium rare steak was medium well, and the meatloaf came out 5 minutes after the other two dishes! We won't be rushing back! read more

Delicious food. The patio is a gorgeous dinner spot with lovely lake and Mountain views. We had nachos with pulled pork (no photo) and they were very tasty. I had the Prop Trop Punch cocktail and then the braised pork Osso Buco as an entree. It was great. My husband had fish and chips, which is his *go to* meal most places- and he said it was very good. The wait staff was friendly and attentive, and our waitress worked to take our appetizer order as soon as we were ready (noting that the kitchen was a little backed up and she didn't want us to wait too long.) No complaints about it the wait at all- it was very reasonable, and we enjoyed drinks and the lake breeze while we waited! read more

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Birthday celebration dinner with friends. First came our cocktails, all delicious and good sized (especially a fan of the pumpkin White Russian) we ordered appetizers, chips and French onion dip, the dip was more of a stiff spread and it didn't work with the homemade chips. Pretzel with cheese sauce was the BEST!!! Huge pretzel and the cheese sauce was absolutely delicious!!!! Want the recipe dinners, Mac & Cheese, a huge bowl full of cheesy richness , Pulled Pork BBQ pizza wasn't a fan, it was a strange combination of flavors that no one was a fan of, chicken almondine was delicious, mashed potatoes good, vegetable wasn't a fan roasted Brussels sprouts with some carrots, the dish was good but the price was high $25) my friend got the filet mignon and it was cooked perfectly and had great flavors, random vegetables again not a fan, this dish was the winner of the evening. Excellent waitress, she was friendly and very attentive. Kudos!!! read more

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While in the area after a relaxing day at the lake, we stopped at Propietator Lodge for a bite... The restaurant offers patio sitting with gorgeous view of the lake.. Atmosphere is relaxed. We enjoyed Martini cocktails along with Mussels. The service was slow but we did not mind... The mussels were so, so... Overall, a bit dissapointed but alright place to spend time enjoying outdoor. read more

This place is an amazing find. We are visiting from Southern California and was referred to this restaurant. There are not enough words to describe how fantastic this place it. The food is top notch, our server, Tanya, is lovely and this place is charming . We wish we lived in the area as it would be one of our go to places. read more

We've been here all summer and didn't know about this place! The view is so good and the food is excellent! We had such a nice time at this hidden gem! They don't have a great presence online, but I'm trying to change that!! read more

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A local brought me here. This is a large restaurant/bar/venue. Indoor and outdoor seating. The outdoor seating was nicely spaced out. I do wish the outdoor seats were bigger as they were uncomfortable on the sides for a curvier person. The view was great!! The food was pretty good and decent prices. Average portions. Will go there again. read more

The food here is amazing. The staff is amazing. they are very friendly, and my food has always been perfect 100% recommend the best food ever! read more

Service and food was great. Our only issue was it's really loud inside to the point it's hard to have a conversation.

Fantastic lake-side lunches!!! Great BLT; good selection of beers and wine. A hidden gem.

Beautiful place, really great waitstaff, Maria! The wait ? Outrageous. We had 7pm reservations, and there was no way we were getting seated. Around 745, we were seated. They were over booked, not enough staff, and ran their waitstaff ragged. The food came around 900pm. They completely overextended themselves to make as much as they possibly could, and it severely backfired. We won't be back. read more