Lala's In The Lakes - New Franklin

Second year my employer has had our Christmas party here. Food is excellent and highly recommended. Preston and Courtney took excellent care of us at the table and bar. Thank you for your hospitality and delicious food!

If I could give an extra star I would because I was blown away even when compared to fine dining establishments I have given 5 stars in the past. This place is a class act when it comes to atmosphere. It's fancy, it's romantic you can come casual, you can come dressed up in your best attire, either way you will fit in. There was a gentleman playing a big white grand piano all night. It was simply amazing. The service was excellent. They were down a server so the manager was on the floor hustling, taking orders and delivering food all with a smile behind her mask. The food was beyond amazing every bite had my wife and I saying omg this is delicious. The Italian sausage dip was unlike anything I have ever had. Our steak was cooked to perfection, and we just had an amazing time sitting on the fancy red love seat next to each other. We will be back again. My compliments to chef Dino, the floor staff and the kitchen staff. Outstanding job.

We are from Upstate NY and came here for a Valentines weekend get away. The food was some of the best, you could taste the love the chef put into the food. The staff was great and we felt so welcomed as soon as we came in by Gretchen the host. The special Valentine?s Day menu was great. Pictured is the creamy chicken special with roasted tomatoes and mozzarella. We took dessert to go and it tasted like your grandmas special family cake recipe!

Had a fantastic date night. Unexpectedly arrived to live jazz in the lounge area. We were seated in a corner table by the stairs with two cute oversized chairs. However, the chairs were entirely too low for the table for eating. So I asked for normal chairs which they accommodated immediately. The dining room was full and there was lots of bustling activity. Person that brought our water informed us our waitress was running behind so he'd get us water and an appetizer. He turned out to be our waiter because they were a little bit short-staffed. Also learned that they were rolling out a brand new menu so that probably caused a little bit of a bottleneck in the kitchen. For an appetizer we ordered tuna nachos which were good. Then I had a salad goat cheese and berry with grilled shrimp on top which is to die for and my husband ordered the Korean BBQ pork shank with risotto. Entire meal was delicious and I would highly recommend for a romantic evening. The crowd seems to skew a bit older FYI. Our time from being seated to getting the check was about an hour and a half. Our bill with no alcoholic beverages was about $80.

The food, atmosphere, and service are all amazing here. We ate outside. It was a beautiful night. Their drinks are great. The salmon salad was amazing. The short rib dish was also amazing. Dessert was top notch. We will certainly be back. Most likely sooner than we thought! What a great place!