Good Times Lakeview Restaurant

This place, oh boy where do I start. The staff has no clue as to what they're doing, mainly because the owner cuts corners like its nobodies business! Personally I've seen them put boxed wine in their $30 bottles and sell it to customers. I will never attend this place again. Food is lack luster at best and they don't have any beer on tap. Goodtimes is anything but a good time. TRUST ME!

Um, when in doubt, stay out! Not good.

This place has been around forever. Its located right across the street from Ballston Lake with tremendous views. I love the feel of the restaurant. Rustic yet refined. Its just the kind of Old-fashioned homestyle restaurant you want to love, but the food just doesn't live up to the high prices. And the restaurant is suffering. The place was empty. Only about 4 tables for a Friday night dinner.

The building is set atop a hill so you get a great view of the lake. There are bird feeders and bird houses right outside the sliding glass doors and a big wood burning fireplace inside to make you feel cozy alongside knitted placemats. Not much more to ask for as far as feeling welcomed. And the service is just as inviting.  So what is there not to love?

The menu is somewhat confusing and leaves a lot to be desired. Its hard to say what type of cuisine they specialize in. Many of the dinners are Italian dishes but then they have steak, sandwiches, and burgers. Its all over the place especially for a country restaurant. They should be focusing on comfort foods.

Now when you put a title on a dish such as "French Onion AMAZING Soup" it had better live up to it. In reality it was below average. Not enough to be bad but nothing to boast over. For dinner I got The Ghosts Crazy Alfredo which is described as "sweet Italian sausage, tender shrimp, broccoli, bell peppers and marinated tomatoes", and my gf got the Stuffed Shells with meatballs. Now I can tell you one thing the ghost isn't crazy about; Shrimp. There were only two average sized pieces in the whole dish. It's almost not worth mentioning. The sausage however was excellent and plentiful. The pasta on the dish was very under cooked. I like al dente pasta but this was only about half cooked and barely hung over my fork. I really should have sent it back but I ended up just taking most of it home and eating the leftovers which were decent once cooked longer. The Stuffed Shells were much better. The sauce was admirable and the cheese filling was first-rate. The meatballs couldn't live up to the wonderful sausage though.  Dessert was the high point of the meal for me. They have homemade pies and cobblers as well as a few other things which are all fairly priced in comparison to the rest of the menu. I tried the Raspberry crumb pie which is served warm and you can add either whipped cream or ice cream. YUM! The only disappointment was the top being somewhat mushy as if they had used a microwave to heat it up.

If the entrees were priced about $5 cheaper and included a salad it would be a good value and I could justify going back. Its a shame because there isn't a ton of competition in that area but they are pushing away customers with high priced entrees that don't deliver.

They also other items such as a homemade draft Root-beer; and a homemade dressing that they sell, which would be another good reason to include a salad with their entrees. It would help promote the dressing, if it really is good enough to take home.