Trail Break At Schroon Lake

We love the food at Trail Break! This is the place to go for upscale quality food at fairly reasonable prices. The duck is fantastic, crispy, and flavorful, with a not too sweet orange sauce. The Bang Bang Shrimp appetizer is huge, delicious, and always spot on. I've also enjoyed the curry vegetable entrée. It's a bit spicy in a well-balanced way. The bar has a really good selection, too. The owner is friendly and helpful. Meal type: Dinner Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp

We had a large group and so we made reservations several days in advance. I understand that for a group of 20, expectations should be different. However that is why we called in advance and also promised to pay all in one bill, not separate. Despite our efforts, we had the slowest service ever. There was one waitress serving the entire restaurant, and it was her 4th day on the job. They excused the slow service with staffing issues, but that shouldn’t be my problem. The food was actually very good, although overpriced. We spent $1000 in one bill but it took us 3 hours to be served. It was exhausting. Not recommended for large groups. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 3

Food was delicious, atmosphere inside was nice. Outside appeared “deserted” upon arrival. Service was very very slow. Especially for menu pricing and the restaurant not being busy upon arrival (only one other table). Up charged for soup that was supposed to come with the meal. Asked waitress what the “soup of the day” was that was supposed to come with the meal Alfredo, she told me they only had French onion available at the time I placed my order, So I agreed to have that. Placed order at about 3:30, was told only upon receiving my bill and seeing the $4 up charge that they started having a second soup available at 4:30 pm, so I get the up charge because I’m paying my bill after 4:30 pm? There was live music, that was nice! Food: 5 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 3

Horrible experience! Ordered a baked potatoe with cheese, cheese had mold all over it. Took over an hour for food to come out. Grilled cheese didn’t have melted cheese on it. We were charged items that we did not order- when asked to correct the bill the manager on was rude and downright disrespectful. The entire atmosphere was NOT good. Save your money and go elsewhere. They should be out of business or the health department should close them down. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 1 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1

The reason for the two stars is because of the kitchen. Our waitress was exceptional ... in fact, if she had not told us she was new we would have thought she had been a waitress for years. The bang bang shrimp and the pretzel rolls were delicious. However, the fried calamari was more bread than meat, it was very thin and not cooked well. I had the filet mignon which I ordered medium rare and it came out very rare. They did take it back to cook it more but it still came back rare but this time the outside was almost burnt. The meat itself was tender and did have a good flavor. Another person in our party also had to send back their steak as it was undercooked. The biggest problem was the wait for our food. We arrived at 6pm and our dinner was not served until about 730pm. A few of the serving staff kept apologizing and one even informed us of the difficulties they have been having with the kitchen staff. I feel that many of the items on the menu do not fit the skill levels of the chefs. Overall, the amount of money spent on our meal was not equivalent to our experience. To end on a positive note ... the mixed drink I had (Madori Sour) was one of the best I have ever had. I would recommend the bar and some of the appetizers but would caution people on eating there for dinner. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 2 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp