Lake Theater & Cafe

My hobby is dinner with a view. Sitting on their lakefront patio gives this 5 stars to start. Perhaps just the day we were here but service was slow and we were not really impressed with the food. It was pricey and just okay. Our orders also came out wrong. We will try again though because we’ve heard great things.

Nice remodel, and the trays for use in the theater work great! I had a very good seasonal grilled cheese, the drink selection is good, and the service is patient, friendly, and helpful. My wife’s cuban sandwich was okay but not as memorable as the sandwich I had.

Nice! First time here since the remodel and I’m impressed. Theater is comfortable and good stadium seats. Terrific menu and they serve it on these cool trays that fit right inside your drink holder. We’ll be back.

Many of us go to a movie for an escape. Tonight we stopped in to get lost in a story, «bridge of spies», and ended up feeling like we were in a nightclub. WTH was with all the music/​base thumping? Seems the café was having a party so during the movie the loud music competed… WTH hell a second time? After dropping $ 30 plus tip for a movie and a beer I want what I’ve paid for please. You dropped the ball guys…

This place continues to be one of my favorites. The drinks are delicious, often seasonal, (and strong), the food is consistently wonderful (disco fries. Get them.). The popcorn tastes like home-​made gourmet and the theater is comfortable, not too loud, and clean. In the summer the lake side deck is beautiful and in the winter the fireplace is cozy. I feel really lucky that I can walk here.

Super great food, and their cocktails are really amazing. You’ll likely go to Stickman, get blown away by the horrific service and ghorry nasty food and end up at the theater for dinner and drinks.
I only gave it 4 because I’m so terrified of the poor service and food from next door at Stickman. The theater has awesome chefs and bartenders who know their craft and truly care about their customers. Super fun place to go in Lake Oswego!!!

Really great remodel and fresh menu. This is our favorite place to eat off the boat, but if you are in downtown LO, it’s a great option. I love the asparagus pizza. Healthier options than next door at Stickman’s.

We traveled from Vancouver to check this place out on a recommendation. It was worth the trip. We started with A bit o this & that. A meal within itself. All the meats were sliced paper thin, just right. The mozzarella was light and fresh. Full from the starter the pie came out. Amazing! Fresh. Original. I highly recommend the Kona pie. Delish. I ordered a specialty cocktail called the cucumber gin fizz. Again, amazing. I can’t find one negative thing about this place. Its worth a trip from just about anywhere. Oh. In closing we found the staff to be thorough and sincerely enjoying what they do. One of the chefs named Bobby even came out to check on our meal. Class act all the way.

Everything’s good, but the pizza is the best. Favorite meal = the soprosatta pizza with a field greens salad. If you want a little spice get the fennel sausage, the kona pie is good too. Margherita is always a good choice. Burger made with local meats is filling.

I like there was pizza, grilled cheese, French fries and there popcorn is really good.

My family was thrilled when the Lake Theater opened and we could go to the movies closer to home, we were even more excited about the food, drinks, and events. The Lake didn’t disappoint us and now it’s our go-​to movie theater. The other reviewers have done a nice job summing up the place, it’s got great popcorn, food, and wine and beer on tap (that’s right, on-​tap wine by the glas, half carafe, or carafe). The Lake shows the better, more art-​house style movies and also blockbusters, has live music, and will rent out event space. I’ve always had great service, particularly considering that this is primarily a movie theater. The kids movies for $ 1 at noon every day is a great family diversion.
A couple minor suggestions:
Service: a theater in Eugene offers a «text-​a-​beer (and food)» service, allowing people to eat and drink more and stand up in front of the screen less often.
Food: delicious pizza, offering it by the slice – even just on weekends – would be awesome for those of us with smaller appetites who don’t want to order a whole pizza. Also, I want to order food that I can easily eat and share in the dark. That means I’m generally inclined towards appetizers like the «little of this, little of that» plate – but it’s really hard to eat in the dark because it comes in a paper box and I can’t see the food. It would be much easier to eat if it were served on a plate and if the food was cut in slightly smaller chunks, especially the bread. Related, I would love to see more options for snackable/​shareable appetizers that we can eat in the dark. Although they sound completely delicious, the baked brie sounds like something I’d need to cut into and spread onto bread, which is tricky in the dark, and the gravy fries sound like they’ll spill on my lap. Even the hummus seems risky, but that’s what I’m going to try next time. I’m thinking things like gourmet popcorn, mixed nuts, sliders, crudités, fruit plates… anything that we can eat without utensils and without making a huge mess of our laps if we’re not sitting at a table.

(This review is only for the café, we have not attended a movie here, yet)
What a great place! Super friendly staff, creative, delicious, fresh food and drinks, gorgeous view of the lake. This is our new, favorite spot!

Have had dinner at the Café three times since it has been remodeled.
The good: food tastes great, serving staff professional.
The bad: there has been a problem with all three meals. 1^st time, order was wrong. 2^nd time, order was lost. 3^rd time, order was wrong. Manager is a jerk!
The two star review is prompted due to the following: on our 3^rd time to the Café, when or order was wrong again, the server offered to comp our dinners. It was a very nice gesture and we accepted; however, the manager refused to honor her offer. He told us that she (the server) had no right to make the offer and since we ate the food we should be satisfied. This is when we told him that this was the 3^rd time our order had been botched. Basically, the manager was a jerk to the server and to us, the customers.

We desperately wanted to see Whiplash. I said the only places it is playing is downtown and in Lake Oswego. Have you been to the theater in Lake Oswego the YS asked. No, I haven’t but I heard they remodeled. Let’s give it a shot I said.
We walked in and they have a lovely little dining area (they serve food there, pizzas, etc.) complete with a full bar.
We saw Whiplash in the Event Center which had table and chairs and some regular movie seats above. I kind of liked sitting at the table with a place for your pop corn and water.
They serve popcorn that tastes like you made it at home (huge plus) in a plastic reusable tub and no bottled water but plenty of water coolers around and actual glassware to get your water.
Love this place and they have local musicians during the week. What a great venue, I’m glad we stopped in. I’ll have to try the food next time.
I will be back to this fine establishment.

Since the remodel this place had gotten very nice. Great concept having good food in a theater. Seats are nice and the café seating is a plus. We will be back for sure.

We sat here for drinks and watched basketball. I’ve never been to a movie here, but I will be back if they’re playing a good one at a good time. It’s just never worked out.
Their hot buttered rum drink is so good! The bartender was great! So good! We got the burger, which was good but a little salty. Other than that this place is great. We got some good food and drinks for a decent price.
In the summer they have a great outdoor area, it’s the place to be in Lake Oswego!

LOVE this place!!! Sooo happy they revamped and made it a viable movie theater again! Excellent food (don’t bother even going next door to Stickmen — these guys have award winning chefs at Lake Theater!
Beautiful venue!
Lots of space, you can sit in front OR in summer on the balcony w lake view!!! Fab date place. Happy Hour $ 5 pizzas that change all the time.
Now a great competitor for Cinetopia! Only w/​o the drive. The management has really gotten their act together. It’s SO great to have thus in the quaint Lake O now!!! Bravo!
PLUS there is an event room you can rent reasonably, too. Check out their trivia nights there. Fun for all!!!
Yipee! I will be back again and again!

We just returned from trivia night here. The food was excellent (for a movie pub, we are not talking fine dining) and the service was fantastic.
Our family enjoyed the varied menu (a fish dish and pizza on the same menu!) and the quality of the food was great. The beer and wine offerings were good as well. So often such establishments have poor service but we found the staff to be enthusiastic and efficient.
A nice outside deck, movies, a full house for trivia night, good food, good service. We will be back.

This place is awesome! In a really beautiful location right on the lake. It’s alot like a cinetopia! But better. It’s not commercially. The screens are huge and the tickets are the average price. I will not be going back to any centuries or regals any time soon. Love it.

Three stars. Here’s why:
– Excellent new menu! +1
– Excellent new stadium seating! +1
– Great beers on tap and full bar +1
– New outdoor, lakeside seating +1
– FINALLY RE-​OPENED! +1
– $ 10 for movies?! Come on. You only have one new movie playing at a time and your beers are expensive. –2