Al Lago Restaurant - Takeout Available

3110 Sumner Tapps Hwy E, Lake Tapps
(253) 863-8636

Recent Reviews

Eibhlin

Went in to have a nice birthday dinner for my husband, was essentially turned away by the host. We came in a party of five and a baby, who mind you, was sound asleep in his car seat. We offered to sit on the patio, which they said no to, because they weren’t serving it this evening, even though it was one of the nicest evenings in weeks, hardly a cloud in the sky, no wind, temperate. But she said no, and then made a pained face at us over and over again, saying it was going to be a long wait, maybe even 30 minutes, which we didn’t mind she could clearly tell that we didn’t mind this so then a few sentences later said it was now going to be a 45 minute wait, even though nothing had changed, she hadn’t left to ask anyone, she just decided it was going to be longer. When we said we wanted to put our name down, she set aside the waitlist paper and grabbed a piece of scratch paper to write our name on. It was pretty awful. She clearly did not want to seat us. When we told her, it’s okay we don’t need her to seat us anymore, she smiled and gave the fakest apology I’ve ever heard.

Service: 1

Grace Grace

We were there for an event and were in an area split up/divided. Made it harder for connection with the group. The food was great. Service seemed overwhelmed or not organized with each other but friendly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Blackened Ahi

Gator Bone

This Place has potential based on location and lack of dining options in the area. However, dirty bathrooms with no hand soap, overworked wait staff, and pricey/poor food items leave this place needing much improvement. FOOD: FRIED ARTICHOKE HEARTS- Great!, FRIED CALAMARI- Great!, FETTUCCINI ALFREDO W/ PRAWNS- Small portion, box noodles w/ canned sauce, Not worth it($47), INSALATA AL LAGO- Filled with Romaine stems, drowned in dressing, chicken was dry.To top off the bad food, the server brought the wrong drinks, beer was completely flat.We will not return until we see marked improvements on reviews.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Kelly Elizabeth

Busy night, live music was very nice. The spaghetti squash puttanesca was a complete disappointment. I caution against ordering it.It came looking like it was an afterthought, all separated layers. The bland, average tasting marinara with a few capers and olives looked like it was just ladled on top in a great big plop. The spaghetti squash was perfectly cooked but the zucchini and cauliflower underneath were raw. The bottom of the bowl was completely covered in a layer melted butter. This is not an exaggeration, I wish I'd taken a photo. I'm not one for returning a dish that I've ordered unless a mistake had been made. Here the mistake was thinking this establishment knew what puttanesca was.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pizza

Isaac

Great place for a wedding

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shauntel Young

This is a great date night spot! Loved the burrata salad!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Elk Chops, Tiramisu Cake Slice, Bruschetta, Chicken Parmesan

Andrea Peyton

We came on the weekday evening. Food & drinks are pricey but it's a visuallt pretty place. Food is light on seasonings, bread was hard sourdough, butter was good, waiter was nice, atmosphere was good, music was awesome oldies! Tip was auto-included for future references. Overall experience was good. Spent around $60 for one plate, one lemonade and one soda.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Robert

Not one good thing about the experience. Had to go looking for the host. Sat us (party of 3) at a 4 top not a booth, didn’t ask our preference (we moved) Waitress brought our food, nothing more nothing less. Zero personality.Had to ask for bread (at an Italian restaurant?!) it was cold and stale. No olive oil, no balsamic. Cauliflower was good but served with buffalo dipping sauce (at an Italian restaurant?!) which was predictably awful. Clams were ok, meatballs and sauce were awful. Salmon and filet were not terrible thank god.Waitress did not box up leftovers just brought me boxes and a $177.00 bill. I tipped 15% on top of that because I’m a sucker but almost always tip 20%. You have to go out of your way to suck to get 15%. I will never go back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jim Bouchard

The best. Drinks, cauliflower appetizer, steak, blackened ahi. Server very attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blackened Ahi

Michael Lindsey

It was our anniversary dinner, 26th year. We had a fireplace reservation. Our best friends Tom and Terry joined us. Evan was our server. The food was remarkable, the atmosphere was perfect, and the service was excellent. Thank you, George, for your high standards in quality and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiramisu Cake Slice, Garlic Cheese Bread

Stacy Adams

Love this place. The service is always great, and so is the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blackened Ahi, Chicken Parmesan, Pizza, Chicken Marsala

Bela Konya

The Terra Mari is Awesome. Kim and I were married there Nov 18,2023. We were super happy with the service and the food. Tad was Amazing. He should get a raise. We just picked up some takeout tonight, Dec 1. The service and the food always top notch. Thank you George for hiring great people. By the way, your restaurant looks so good with the holiday lights and music.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blackened Ahi, Pizza, Lobstergasm, Chicken Marsala, Garlic Cheese Bread

Lisa Branson-Garcia

It's pricey $32 for chicken alfredo that didn't have much flavor. The server was very nice but super slow!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Briauna Bartholomew

We watched our food and other peoples food sit in the window for over 5 minutes… my husbands food was there for about 10 minutes. For the price of the food at this establishment I would think they would have all the food coming out at one time and not sitting…

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Nickki Burbank

Went to watch a friend sing! It was such a fun time. Customer service was great even with it being a very busy Saturday night! I'll definitely come back to try some other things! My flatbread wasn't my favorite but I will try something new next time.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

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Al Lago Restaurant - Takeout Available

3110 Sumner Tapps Hwy E, Lake Tapps, WA 98391
(253) 863-8636