The Helm - West Milford

I've passed this place a hundred times intending to stop. After finally doing so I'm not sure what the fuss is. The service was slow/inefficient/non-existent. The food was overpriced, cold, and tasteless. A Miller Lite was almost $6 and was served in a can! A soda in a cup was almost $5. Come on. Out door dining is thoughtless and uninspired. The parking lot sits on a slope and with the prices they charge you think the owner would improve the seating area outside. You are literally seated up against 40mph traffic on a slope in ancient furniture. Parking situation is hurtful. The owner parks his personal truck and unused food truck right at the front basically bottlenecking any incoming traffic. Spending $90 on a tab for bad food and service is a sin.

My favorite restaurant of all time. The every day menu is incredible and their specials are amazing! We come here a lot! Also, the view if you’re sitting near the window or outside is great.

Everything we ordered tasted great and staff were very friendly. Atmosphere had a cool lakehouse vibe, a little rickety but not in a bad way. Would go back.

The staff was very friendly. No problems there. The place was descent...across the street from the lake. Bar atmosphere. What got us was the prices. $23 for a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, croutons and buratta cheese and worse...Lobster roll special was $41! Can't confirm if it was frozen or fresh lobster but it was small and just okay. $41 for lobster roll and fries. Insanity. Won't go back again unfortunately.

Waitresses were super attentive and wonderful. View was wonderful. Wish they had better wine choices. They had literally no choices for vegetarians. Definitely need to get more choices instead of just a salad. Their barata salad was amazing.