Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
5305 Almaden Expy, San Jose
(408) 786-9594
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First time there, waitress took lots of time explaining the details of the menu. She was right on with her recommendations. After she took our order the manager came over with complimentary parmesan potato chips. He said the waitress had informed him it was our first visit. They really seemed to care and it was Friday night and the place was packed. Food was great. Fried deviled eggs laced with their candied bacon was crazy good! We will be back.
The manager at the Boca Raton location is not customer friendly. Service in the patio is consistently very bad. When he is approached, he always says "it's a busy restaurant" with a bothered facial expression. Today, it was half empty. I come here to take my dog out and have a nice time. Never again.
Went for birthday dinner. Horrible service. Seated us but server on a break do took forever to order drinks. Someone came over with a few drinks and just set them in the middle of the table and walked away and we had no idea what drink was what Appetizers were cold when served. We were there over 2 hours just have dinner for 7 on patio. Then someone turned the heaters back on so we were roasting. Birthday person waited extra 5 minutes for her food after everyone else had theirs We went there because we thought parking would be easier than Cupertino. Parking better hut service sucked.
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is the perfect spot for casual dining with your dog. Their menu features a variety of dishes, from classic burgers and sandwiches to innovative options like the Campfire Pot Roast and their fan-favorite TV Dinners you can take home. And don’t forget to try their house-brewed beers for the ultimate Lazy Dog experience.
Ordered takeout (burger/fries/soup) last night and the order took 20 minutes longer than the pickup time provided...after waiting all that time the fries were cold and burger was barely warm (saving grace was soup was good!!).
I must admit the name threw me off for years, but today I went for lunch and enjoy every bite of my meal. The service came with recommendations and the manager James was on point 📌 with his hospitality. I will be going there again soon.
Taizia was my waiter and was super nice/helpful/problem solving. I ordered the nachos and had them remove the sour cream and replace with black beans. I tried to limit dairy but if you’re going to have nachos, you know there’s cheese sauce which is part of what makes it taste good. When the nachos came out, I realized there was also some crumbled cheese on top, which was extra dairy for me. When Taizia checked in on me and she said how are things going and I let her know you know next time I would probably not get the crumbled cheese. She’s like let’s fix it now.
So know I am a compost everything - zero waste - don’t throw out food part of me had a little bit of a panic attack (cause I know how much food waste happens in the US 40%), but sometimes I need to let myself be taken care of properly. So it was nice to sit at the outdoor fire with my dog at my feet and have someone Advocate that THEY do better for me. That’s not the norm and luckily this experience here was. Also had the apple berry tart (minus the scoop of ice cream) was warm, delicious and not too sweet! Trent was nice too. The hostess was helpful as well - maybe her name was Ashley.
This place has tons of ambience and very spacious seating areas with high ceilings so it goes far for making you feel like comfortable and rustic. I don’t drink distilled alcohol, but there is a pretty ample bar and they do have other beverages that they can leave the alcohol out or do a mock tail. Been here probably about five times now and it’s always super easy to bring our dog. He is also well-behaved so that’s important obviously. They immediately bring a bowl of water for our dog and they do have a dog menu as well.
Vegetarian options: I had the Nacos. There is not a lot that is “vegetarian” but they are very easy and open to adjust a dish. So if you are strictly vegan - vegetarian then they are a normal kitchen so cross contamination is possible. However, if you wanna be able to eat at a place, you can take your dog and relax in the afternoon for lunch. Flexibly vegetarian really works.
Parking: Lots of spaces front & back.
Wheelchair accessibility: Very accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Be careful when ordering the Ahi. I got food poisoning from it
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
The waitress was the worst! She brought my kids food and nearly 45 minutes later I stopped her and told her I hadn’t gotten my food. She said she had to bring another table their food and then she would get mine out of the window. I ordered before that family arrived. The manager, Bob Ortiz was not much better. First he said I could just pay for the alcohol beverage I ordered and he would comp my children’s meals. Then he walked away but came back and said I need to pay for the kids but he would comp my appetizer. I spent almost an hour there and didn’t even get to eat dinner after coming off the highway from L.A. I will NEVER return to this location.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was tasty! I would return to dine at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar when I'm in town again.
Parking: Coming in to eat at 5:15 pm was a good time for parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Service was slow...food was over cooked...offered dessert instead of refund...ridiculous
PB&J burger was delicious. Rum punch cocktail was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food options are hit or miss. Sometimes the food is very good but the portions are small. Other items are not so great but served as a large portion. Deserts are great, especially the marshmallow brownie. Service is as good as the server you get and how they manage. I've been here four times and tried something different each time and had 2 great experiences of the 4. We will continue going.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bacon Candy, All-American Burger, Brussels Sprouts
Bison Burger cooked medium - Yes
BBQ Brisket sandwich - Yes, but tiny
Sweet Potatoes Tots - No, bites of sweet potato and oil (all fries and tots are frozen, I asked)
Really good service, and a delicious fresh cooked brownie with vanilla ice cream and whip cream is enough to come back for alone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bison Burger
Fun place, busy but not a long wait. People were really nice, drinks were good and had a pleasant time. Thanks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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