Chef-driven, wine-list-considered, view-when-the-light-drops. Reservations recommended at all of them; required at three.
Stone mansion on the western shore about two miles north of the Village, built to look like it belonged on the French Riviera and now the lake's most serious dining room. Farm-to-table menu that changes with the season, most of it sourced within an hour's drive. Book the table by the window — the room was built around that view.
Bolton Landing's most-named restaurant when locals get asked where to spend the special-occasion dinner — seafood and steakhouse fare, pricey, and worth it according to nearly everyone who's been. Small room, so the wait for a Saturday table runs long without a reservation. Book the week you book the rental.
Restored 1800s home in Bolton Landing turned into a French-inflected dining room with Italian-sized portions — the kitchen doesn't believe in small plates. Featured on the Food Network and still runs like a neighborhood place rather than a destination. Organic meats and lamb are the strength of the menu.
Upscale Adirondack menu — herb-roasted trout, filet, calamari — on Green Harbor in Diamond Point, with the kind of water view that makes the prices make sense once you're seated. Quieter than the Bolton Landing dinner scene. Reserve for a Saturday; walk in on a Tuesday.