Four Seasons by the Lake 51 Old Springfield Road, Stafford, CT 06076

"Went to see a band and had appetizers. Food was good but people stood right in front of the band so it was impossible to see anything. Not good if you are paying a $20 cover charge!! You expect to see them play not just hear the music. Could put in a cd at home and hear the music. Very.disappointed and waste of money. Management should have told them to sit. Only the 20 people that were standing got to see the show. Now the crowd of 150 begins to stand around all the tables so they can somewhat see. Very uncomfortable and will not return!!"

"We went tonite because we heard a band was playing. We had such a great time!!! The band was fun and very talented!!! We ordered a few things; burger meal, fries, calamari, and Philadelphia egg rolls. All were cooked perfect, well plated and tasted great!!! I will definitely be back! Our server was also very nice and prompt. This was our first time here. Definitely not our last!"

"Came here on a weekday for the first time for lunch. It was not busy. My party was easily able to get a table. We decided to sit outdoors, which had nice scenery. Indoor not so much. I had the philly cheesesteak. It was ok. The other meals order was the chicken taco and the French dip sandwich. I believe they enjoy their meal more than me. But I thought the fries were tasty."

"The Four Seasons is a nice lake-side place serving great burgers and salads with a smile and efficiency. This is ultra-casual with a deck overlooking the small lake. There is a big bar and main room with a small stage. The deck is dog-friendly. The 8 oz. Cowboy Burger was excellent, including the fries. Fish tacos were tasty as was the salad w grilled chicken. This restaurant is associated with a private lake community but the restaurant is public."

"Wanted to leave a review since it was our first time trying this restaurant and first impressions matter some. We were looking for a local place to go out for dinner in Stafford and found this restaurant on Google, the website looked inviting and the menu seemed promising so we decided to try it out. Overall I have to give this restaurant a 2-3 star rating for several reasons. First, when you enter the restaurant we stood at the door which is poorly lit next to a stage with a sign saying “Please Wait to be Seated”. After waiting a bit we were about to leave when a server had yelled over to us we could just pick a place to sit anywhere. That’s where second issue came. We walked around a wide open restaurant with lots of tables and booths but none were clean at all. Dirty dishes, sticky spills on them and overall not inviting. We finally sat at one of the booths that was the least dirty, the server came over to place down menus with silverware and we had to ask the server to wash it before she did. The server was very friendly and did a great job taking care of us, she was great! We ordered two Long Island ice teas and wow, by far the worst we have ever had. They were definitely not made right at all, very bitter and it was very noticeable it was incorrectly made. We then just ordered their special drinks on the table tent (Shark Bite and Green Iguana) and those were really good. After looking at the menu we ordered an appetizer (Chicken Cordon Blue Balls) and they were fantastic. Highly recommend these. Next, the dinner. We ordered the Chicken Broccoli Alfredo entrees. They came with a salad which came out with browned lettuce. The entrees themselves were definitely not worth the $20 price tag for each. It was a large portion of pasta, barely any chicken and broccoli in it at all. The cheese was more like a Mac & Cheese than an Alfredo sauce. The dish was still good, but not what was expected and absolutely not worth the price. I would recommend if you are looking for this same dish there is another local restaurant Basil’s in Stafford that makes it fantastic and definitely worth the price. Overall not the experience I had hoped for and not the best first impression. It was not the worst, but definitely needs some improvements. Please support local family owned businesses though, even if it isn’t the best it is great to look out for our communities instead of big corporate enterprises. Thanks for reading."