Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in West Islip

The restaurant is pretty and the area we dined in was cozy. The food was delicious and our server was attentive without being overbearing. I made the reservations through OpenTable and the server took the time to read my diet preferences. She knew I am a pescatarian and made recommendations on the specials that I would enjoy. There even was a surprise visit from Santa!! We will definitely be going back.

Another fantastic night! We went for my husband's 50th birthday and brought the kids (12,11,9) for the first time. They did opt for the children's menu and had the chicken fingers, burger, and pasta dishes. All 3 loved their food. The adults shared the seafood appetizer special and baked clams. My MIL and I had filet mignon, FIL and husband went with strip steaks.

I was searching for a restaurant with warm holiday ambiance for my wife’s birthday and decided on ITA. Not to toot my horn but it was a great decision! Parking can be tough on a Friday night in Bay Shore but we managed to find a spot quickly around the corner. Once we arrived, my wife loved the warmness of the main dining room. We were greeted and seated promptly. But not in the main dining room but their climate controlled holiday room. It was a short walk outside to the rear patio. It was decorated beautifully. We were seated and right away greeted by our server, Antonio. Right away he introduced himself and even made small talk with my 2 toddlers. My wife ordered the Jingle Juice holiday cocktail and I had a peroni. Boring but gets the job done. For dinner, we ordered calamari, chicken parm with vodka sauce and chicken picante. Antonio read my mind and offered to split the chicken parm for the kids in separate plates. Food came out quickly! My boys, who can be a bit picky at time, just loved the chicken parm and pasta. The servings are large and they managed to finish nearly th entire plate! My wife and I split the calamari, chicken picante and what was left of the chicken parm. We were impressed at the flavors of each dish. Antonio checked on us a few times during our meal. As it was my wife’s birthday, I mentioned it and Antonio said he knew and will take care of us. And that he did. He brought out a birthday dessert with ice cream and fried rainbow cookies, large enough for the 4 of us! Overall, the restaurant was lovely, food delicious but what made this experience perfect was the service Antonio provided. We will definitely be back!

Lake House is always wonderful. Ambience, service, food, everything was great.

They didn’t pack all of our food to go and didn’t realize it until I got home. Other than that, everything was amazing as always.