Amazing service. Great food. Huge portions. Reasonable pricing. At-Home charm and ambiance. If I lived in town, I'd be a regular. Definitely make a reservation. We were just passing through Santee SC for an overnight and sought out the Prime Rib dinner at the Lake House. It definitely did not disappoint! All the wait staff were super friendly and helpful. They pride themselves on scratch cooking (as do I!). Be sure to save room for dessert and plan on not being able to finish it. I gotta say, the OMG Carrot Cake just might be the best carrot cake since I got married so many years ago. Each slice is 4 layers tall and so massive that it's served on a dinner plate. read more

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Overrated. Too expensive. The price-performance ratio of tasty, quality offerings for the cost just is not there. This place benefits from its co-located relationship with the RV park. RVers are a "captured audience" since onecan walk from his or her RV to the restaurant. This is quite convenient. As well, the restaurant is located in a scenic environment. These are the two big pluses. As stated earlier, offerings are not tasty. They are way overpriced for what is delivered. One in our party had Yaya's cut of steak for 35 bucks. Take a look at the picture below and ask yourself a question: would you pay 35 bucks for this? The taste was not there. The portion size was not commencement for the price. Salads are not delivered as salads, but rather a bed of greens slathered with so much dressing that one can barely taste the salad at all. This place is a huge disappointment and a waste of your dollars. Don't bother stopping by. read more

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While in Santee on golf trips, we consistently choose The Lake House as our top dining option. To avoid wait times, we suggest making reservations in advance, and for karaoke fans, Friday nights are an excellent choice. My personal favorites on the menu are the ribeye sandwich and collard greens, and I have yet to experience a disappointing dish. For exceptional service , fun dining experience and an expert for management of golf guys! Request Juicy as your server she is the best! read more

The Lake House - Prime Rib - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

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Food and service were good. I had the whole fried fish which was cooked well and tasted great. Other people in my group said their fried items were overcooked. They have a lot of fun drinks to order. Server was friendly and efficient. Make reservations if you can. It can look emptier than it is as they seem to get large groups. They must get a lot of dumb customers as there were a lot of signs and notations in the menu about acting stupid. read more

Saturday is prime rib. Cooked perfect. Entire staff seemed to care how our meal/time is. Drinks were poured the same each time. Wife had catfish. Again, cooked perfect. Suggest going early. Fills up quickly read more

This place was hopping! Great ambience and views! The staff were friendly. The crab cakes were delicious as was the clam chowder. The fried green tomatoes were tasty especially with the Cajun mayo. The fried pork chops were great especially with the creamy garlic mashed potatoes. And let me tell you about the CARROT CAKE. The best I ever had! Generous portions too! read more

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I'll start with a "positive" - the drink was good. I ordered the mahi-mahi special that was recommended by the waitress. I had to cut the piece of fish with a knife! I've never had fish that rubbery. So, why didn't you return it you ask? It's just something I never do because of stories about what happens in the kitchen when you do . It was a busy evening so the noise level was high. I can say I've been there twice - first and last time. read more

Let's start off with - make a reservation!!! They will be ready for you and you won't have to wait. The Lake House is a family owned restaurant that over looked Lake Marion. You can watch the sunset in the evening. It has a dock for parking on the lake. The set up is very nice. We had reservations so we were seated quickly and were greeted promptly by Jessica. She was very sweet, very helpful, and checked on us often!!! Top notch service! Two meals caught our eyes. One was the catfish. It was noted that it was from Lake Marion and swimming earlier in the day. We had to ask Jessica about it. Sure enough she confirmed it was fresh!! The second one was the Prime Rib only served on Saturday starting at 5 pm. We enjoyed both dinners. I loved the PRIME RIB. To finish the meal we had to try one of there many cakes. We tried the carrot cake and it tasted really good! It was a great finish to our meal. We walked down to the dock just before we left. It was a very enjoyable dining experience. read more

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This was a pleasant surprise! I'm not from the region, but glad my family suggested this place! Saturday night, crowded, but worth the wait! The lakefront was nice for the kids while waiting, the food was excellent! The scallops tasted as if the were caught within the hour of serving them! Our server was amazing! And the adult beverages, yes!!!! The adult beverages that don't taste like the premade syrupy stuff! My new go to spot in the region! read more

Very good food and a view of the Lake. Very open and full of people enjoying themselves. Our server Eve was wonderful, sweet n kind! She was very efficient. I had a catfish filet that was large, hot n good, fried perfect. My husband had the grilled thick cut pork chop, he said was amazing! We also had onion rings, red onion battered n fried to perfection they were so good, I ask for ranch with them! We were way too full for dessert so I took a piece of banana pudding cake home, omg never had a piece of cake so good!! We really enjoyed our entire meal!! We will def return if we come back this way again!! read more

Venus our server is so great! She is patient and answers all your questions and needs. Shrimp po boy sandwich delicious. Bread was very fresh and Cajun mayo sauce nicely spicy. Prime rib a bit pricy. Clean restaurant and they aim to please. read more

The prime rib was fabulous and the service was stellar. Get there early because the prime was almost gone by 7:15 on a Saturday night. All of the side dishes were very good and the desserts were exceptional! read more

Definitely a fun place to go. Highly casual. Large portions. I should have taken a photo of the baked sweet potato. It was bigger than my two fists together. We had a huge laugh. Steak Alfredo was better than expected. Pork chop was sizable. Service was very friendly. It was our first time, but not our last. read more

Staff is always friendly and the food from a large wonderful menu is always delicious. The location is right on the water and absolutely beautiful. There are cats that hang out outside, which only makes my experience better. I highly recommend visiting! read more

Friday night w/ party of 10. Two tables (4 top & 6 top) together. Waitress Eve was fabulous. Food came out together in timely manner. Very flavorful. Live music- very talented but volume did inhibit conversation a bit (we were in farthest corner). Lake House is an excellent choice and must be included during any visit to the Santee area. read more

Grandmas gravy comes in a small to go container. All sauces come in to go container. They don't even make cocktail sauce. So, service was excellent, food was good. But so close to next level. read more

Food, service and views are all spot on! The only thing that wasn't perfect was the hostess, she seemed very upset about life!! That's a slippery slope too because she's the first impression! Thank goodness for Jess, our server, she was phenomenal! She made very good recommendations, super friendly and very efficient. She checked on us periodically, kept our drinks filled and was genuinely interested in us as her customers. The food was delicious! Steak was cooked perfectly as ordered and well seasoned, shrimp were succulent and super thin coating, the baked potato was hot and baked nice and soft and the twisted shrimp was addicting! Did I mention house made blue cheese dressing?!! Definitely a five star establishment and highly recommended! read more

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The employees were very friendly and the timing of the food was fast. The food was average at best. The drinks were terrible and the options of wine need to improve. Woodbridge is very low quality. The faculty could use better attention to cleanliness. The floors were filthy and windows need a deep cleaning. read more

What a great location! Right on Lake Marion. The staff was friendly and very professional. The food was good and the beer was very cold. We will definitely be having some future Holistic Wealth Planning TM event here. read more

The Lake House - The 2024 Holistic Wealth Planning TM Tour was holding events in Santee and Summerton SC. What a nice area, with nice people. - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

Was staying in Santee overnight and found The Lake House for dinner takeout. Really enjoyed the dinner. Talked with the owner while waiting. She was very sweet and down to earth. Everyone was so nice. My wife got the tenders. They were moist and tasty. I got the wings and enjoyed them very much. The okra and squash were very enjoyable also. Definitely will be back. Next time we'll be getting one of their drool worthy desserts. read more

Food was good and the staff were super friendly. Fun spot to get fresh catfish from the nearby lake. read more

The Lake House - Blackened catfish - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

One of the best restaurants I've been to in a long time. Great service at the bar. Great beer selections. By far the best chicken wings I've ever had. Parm garlic was out of this world. For once they said the wings were large and they were.....like Buffalo NY, that good. Friendly people, great ambiance, and view of the lake. 5 star all the way. read more

We had the best server, Caroline. She was fantastic. She anticipated our every need. She was "on the ball" from the time we arrived until the time we left. She was friendly, personable, and attentive. I highly recommend her. The food was delicious. I have an allergy and the staff went out of their way to accommodate my food allergy. I had grilled scallops and they were delicious. The garlic mashed potatoes were clearly homemade. The French onion soup was perfect. 10 out of 10. The food and the service were both excellent read more

Expansive menu that's well executed and delivered by a friendly staff. It's also right on the water. Stop by for Friday night karaoke for a real treat! read more

Outstanding! Excellent food and service! The cakes are out of this world. The atmosphere was good just alittle loud.

Really bad... food got me very sick... dont get the twisted shrimp whatever you do. Also dont get the chicken quesadilla. The place is bad. I would just uber eats. The manager just sits outside, while they are "understaffed". Cats are outside eating off of plates. Its just mayhem... read more

Had Sat night Prime rib, handmade onion rings, side salad and wife got clam chowder soup. Everything was great. Couldn't get came for dessert just didn't have room after that big prime rib. Highly recommended, come try it for yourself They are busy and it's a little loud when packed. read more

The warm welcome, coupled with the instant service, the attention to detail on my amazing scallop meal, followed by warm and loving farewell made this one of my best meals outside of someone's home. Perhaps I could make it better by coming here when the weather is warming up to sit outside on the patio. read more

The Lake House - From the entrance of the bar area, looking out across Lake Marion, Summerton, SC - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

The Lake House is a lakefront restaurant and bar that opened in Summerton, South Carolina in 2017. It was founded by husband and wife restaurateurs Dennis and Melanie Turner. The restaurant is located on the banks of Lake Marion: the largest lake in South Carolina. Melanie grew up near the lake and often went fishing/camping with her family. Dennis grew up in the Florida panhandle and often went fishing with his father at a nearby lake. The two decided to open a restaurant that captured the comfortable and cozy feel of an "old lake cabin". My family and I visited the Lake House while we were on an East Coast Road Trip. We were relaxing in Santee for a couple of days in a hotel located right on Lake Marion. Locals told us that the Lake House was a good restaurant in the area, so we drove over the Francis Marion Bridge into Summerton and stopped for dinner one night. The interior of the restaurant is decorated with several mounted animals. The most impressive one was a nearly 13-foot, 809 pound alligator: one of the five largest ever caught in Lake Marion. After looking over the menu, my wife and I decided to order some lake cocktails. She ordered the "Boat Drink" (Crown Apple, Peach Schnapps, special blend of juices, and a dash of Sprite) while I ordered the "Live Well" (Coconut and Vanilla Rums, special blend of "Lake Water", Pop Rocks, Swedish Fish, and Gummy Worms). The candy in my drink was meant to simulate the sandy bottom of a lake; it was an amusing touch. For our food, my wife had Scallops with Sweet Potato Fries, our son had the Boneless Wing Basket with Fries, and I had "Sam's Catfish" with a Baked Potato and "Dad's Baked Beans". We really enjoyed our food and we loved the beautiful views of the lake. We would definitely go back if we find ourselves in the area again. In the meantime, we'll watch out for the alligators. read more

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What a busy place on a summer Saturday night! We called too late for a reservation, they weren't taking anymore. We were told we could still come in and wait. We arrived and were told there was a 2+ hour wait. Then the hostess found us three seats at the bar right away. We could order from the full menu, plus the bartender was fabulous despite being so in the weeds. She didn't get every right, but made it right. Who says you can't have an appetizer for dessert? Grouper bites are awesome regardless of when they arrive. Flounder, shrimp, dads baked beans and macaroni and cheese were enjoyed by the guys. My wedge salad with steak was a real treat--great combination! The steak was cooked perfectly medium. A bit heavy on the dressing for me, but I "suffered" thru every bite. The view at sunset really capped off this special Father's Day eve. This is a hard working crew. Be patient, kick back and relax at the Lake House. No regrets on taking a chance with our first visit to the area. read more

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Great food and ambience, we would go back next time we are in Santee. Beautiful view at sunset

If I could give this place more stars I absolutely would. For the Ambiance, Service and Food. Our waitress Whitney was very attentive and friendly. I had the pork chop dinner and my husband had the hamburger steak dinner. Both came with two sides. The sides for both of us were fresh vegetables and he had real mashed potatoes with gravy with his meal. I don't understand why Yelp has this restaurant marked as $$$ because it absolutely is not. It is such a down to earth place (located in the middle of two Campgrounds lol) that you actually think you are driving into a campground. The road to get there is a dirt and bumpy road but don't let that deter you. Your gut will tell you that there is No way a restaurant could be down this way but it certainly is!! You will not be sorry. read more

The Lake House - Check for our meals plus 6 drinks! The wines were at least 10oz each! Great Prices for food and drinks. - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

Excellent fish platters, sides, homemade desserts and dockside views that can't be beat! read more

The Lake House - View from the deck - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

We enjoyed a filet Mignon with a Woodridge Merlot. We got handcut fries. They were fresh and not oily. We found the crabcake appetizer to be tasty. I took home a piece of khalua cake. The restaurant was on the Lake. Our server, Lori, was attentive and on top of things. This is a gem in the Santee area. read more

A great find, that is if you can find it! We are not locals, so found the place on Yelp in the evening, very much off the beaten path! Right on the water, so we will have to come by in the daylight. Very casual waterfront spot, excellent and welcoming service, great seafood menu - loved the catfish!! Well worth the 5 minute drive off of 95! read more

The Lake House was outstanding. Greeting at front door by hostess who sat us immediately and servers was outstanding. Eight guys on a golf trip ate here twice. Had ribeyes, chopped steaks, catfish , Philly cheesesteak, Pork Chop, and Chicken dinners....salads were great. Tried the peach cobbler and coconut cake. Both great. A little hard to find (exit 102 off I-95) but well worth it....Go, you won't be disappointed.... read more

They have a lot of staff so you are really taken care of. Crab cakes I will skip next time...mushy and would have been better with a light dill sauce. Cat fish was cooked perfect and great flavor. Hand cut fries were a thumbs down no crispness at all very soggy. read more

Freshest catfish, delish sides, appetizers, drinks and desserts. Service was excellent, very friendly and attentive. Beautiful views of the lake. read more

The Lake House - OMG chocolate cake and OMG Carrot cake - Seafood Near Me - Santee, South Carolina

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The food was incredible! And the view was just gorgeous. Definitely a bar scene as it was very loud and a group of people kept yelling. It was a Friday night and they had karaoke. We had seafood and really enjoyed that. Prices were a tad high as our bill was over $100 without alcohol. We had two entrees and an appetizer. read more

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Great food and service. Friendly staff. Love the location on Lake Marion! Beautiful area with boat dock so boaters can stop and eat. Nice camp park with water park is beside restaurant. Camp is shaded with trees with Spanish moss gently swaying in the wind. read more