We were so excited to try the Lakeview Bistro at Sanctuary Lakes but were sadly disappointed when we did. Our booking was at at 7pm. It took 45 minutes just to get drinks in a 75% empty bistro on a Saturday night and that was AFTER I had to go up and complain! When the drinks finally came - they only brought out half. The champagne one of us ordered took another 10 minutes to come out and once again, only after complaining.

We had 2 little ones with us and so they were getting VERY tired & cranky with no food. We ordered a bottle of wine & it came in glasses - waitress advised they don't offer bottles, even though it said so on the menu. A neighbouring table got a bottle a couple minutes later so my friend piped up about it and next thing you know, another waiter is coming out with a bottle of wine on the house, saying they found one "out the back".

There were only THREE main menu items to choose from for dinner, pretty sad. One of them was a chicken parmy!? The parmy was below average. The calamari was far from "salt and pepper" and wasn't as described on the menu. One of the wait staff spilled an alcoholic drink on my friend's dress and they didn't even offer to replace it or offer it for free for the inconvenience.

Needless to say, we will never go back unless we hear of a MAJOR improvement in service and food quality. We had such high hopes, too.

Approximate cost: $25