This establishment did a very poor job with food allergies. Would highly recommend avoiding if this matters to you. Not only were the waiter and the menu unclear about what the real food content was, but the story changed before and after ordering. This creates a huge trust issue with the food. When confronted, the manager was good at excuses and unable to utter a real apology. Very disappointing.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100+
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
The decor and facade are beautiful. The vibe is welcoming. Once you enter the door, the ambiance is classy yet not pretentious.
I am just disappointed with the food. The menu is great but the food doesn't match the elegance of the restaurant. Drinks are also mediocre. I hope they can revisit their menu. The place is very upscale, it just need to elevate their food.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 2
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Fried Rice
Reservations a must. Arrived early and were directed to wait in the bar area. At 7 our party of four were seated. Lovely room but the music level was too loud. Hard to have conversations. Service was very good. Staff were professional, attentive and friendly. The food was outstanding! Really enjoyed our Shaking Beef and Curry Chicken. Other dishes we very good also. Dessert is a must!!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
I was solo for dinner and was able to get a seat at the bar. The bar staff was very attentive and polite, and the drinks were great. Food was really great, fresh and spicy, and it was the perfect size for one person. I've been to le colonial in the city and wanted to try the lake forest location; it didn't disappoint. Would recommend!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Let's Get Saucy 💃🏻
Le Colonia Lake Forest lets each and every single dish dance with flavor. The staff is wonderful, but the food is simply perfection. The flavors dance in your mouth, leaving you with a high note with every bite. If you want different and wild flavors in your dishes, then Le Colonia is your place to shimmy on down, too!!!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Spring Roll
Nice atmosphere, great service and lots of delicious food to pick from. I highly recommend it.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Crispy Brussel Sprouts
I’ve been at the Chicago location many times and I’ve never been disappointed. Tonight, my friends and I came out to Lake forest for dinner, The food was good minus the papaya salad, the restaurant is beautiful and our server was nice. However, after being there for an hour we realized they needed our table and the manager/host made it very obvious by telling the bus boy to flip our table into a 4 top loud enough so we could hear, as we were still eating dessert. They also kept trying to take the food off the table when we were clearly still eating.
I understand the need to turn tables, however, on a saturday night you can’t expect your guests to leave after an hour. I thought it was very rude and will not be back.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
Inexperienced, unprofessional staff.
My napkin had holes and when I showed it to the so called Monday manager - his response,
“Do you want a new one “?
No apologies or a charming way to smooth things over
Rude and oblivious to the level of service expected at an upscale restaurant.
I called the Oak street location to complain and was told - it’s a different management group and we have nothing to do with how they run the Lake Forest location. Well done. !
Food: 5
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 5
