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La Torretta
Lakeside restaurant & Bar
By staff writer
Tucked away on the Western shore of Lake Conroe at the end of La Torretta Boulevard is
one of Montgomery County’s best kept culinary secrets.
Formerly the home of Chez Roux, the new Lakeside
Restaurant and Bar is quickly building a local fan following with
its casually elegant euro-styling, exceptionally high food quality,
glass walled wine cellar, award worthy plating, and impeccably
personalized service.
Lakeside’s home is a freestanding contemporary single story
building located at the water’s edge, just past the world class La
Torretta Resort and Spa. The restaurant provides a small onsite
parking area and is within comfortable walking distance from the
resort. Upon entering Lakeside, the cozy reception area opens to
an intimate cocktail lounge where a glass walled wine cellar divides
the lounge from the main dining area. The indoor dining area offers
an open floor plan with contemporary seating, elegantly set tables
and a wall of glass to frame the immense lake views. The euro-style
design uses dark woods, warm colors and a nice blend of natural
elements and textures to anchor the space. Natural light washes
over the dining room by day and as the sun sets on Lake Conroe
the restaurants ambient evening lighting illuminates a space that is
clean and casually elegant. Lakeside also offers Al Fresco dining
on their beautiful waterfront patio.
At the helm of the new venture is industry veteran and service
centric host Heath Lagrone. Under Lagrone’s care, he and his
staff deliver a level of gracious hospitality that transcends the
normal suburban dining experience. VIP treatment at Lakeside
is palpable and pervasive. “Our goal at Lakeside is to provide
a unique dining experience that truly focuses on the individual
needs of each and every customer. Most resorts reserve dining
experiences like those found at Lakeside to resort guests only, but
we have the distinct pleasure of serving resort guests and local
patrons with our “open table” concept. It truly is our pleasure to
spoil and pamper our clients with great food, drinks and service.
“Says General Manager - Heath Lagrone.
The menu selection is diverse but not overwhelming and the
thoughtful selection of entrees, sides, soups, salads, appetizers
and desserts are mouthwatering and well balanced with something
to satisfy all palates. For meat lovers, Lakeside offers a fine
selection of hand cut filets, New York strip and rib eyes. Every
Monday evening Lakeside also hosts a king sized prime rib dinner
special with house salad, baked potato and house wine. Not a
steak lover? Lakeside’s brined double pork chop bathed in sautéed
apple with smoked bacon butter is out of this world and their pan
seared chicken breast served with caramelized onion and shitake
jus will make your taste buds sing.
If seafood is your pleasure, Lakeside has a wonderful
assortment of fresh catch items with ocean kissed entrees ranging
from sautéed flounder to pan roasted, spiced Texas red fish with
lemon-lime beurre blanc sauce. If big delicious Gulf shrimp are
on your bucket list, don’t miss Lakeside’s sautéed Gulf shrimp
slathered in sweet chipotle lime glaze with mango salsa. It’s hard
to imagine that a menu needs more than great Steak, Chops,
Chicken and Fresh Catch Seafood but Lakeside tosses in a couple
of beautifully prepared pasta dishes for good measure. The
penne alfredo pasta and garlic penne pasta are authentic, creamy,
perfectly cooked and seasoned dishes that can be enjoyed in all of
their creamy pasta glory or combined with grilled chicken or jumbo
shrimp to turn a delicious pasta dish into a stellar pasta adventure.
To accompany your main course, Lakeside has an amazing
selection of traditional and non-traditional hand crafted side dishes.
The braised forest mushrooms, horseradish mashed potatoes
and sweet potato puree are stand out sides that lift and inspire
any entrée. Not to be left out, Lakeside also serves great soups,
salads and appetizers. Here is a synopsis for your review - Texas
sweet soup – wow, La Torretta Salad – baby spinach, feta, grape
tomatoes, lemon-olive oil and herb crostini – yum… and on the
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