The Landing

This is our summer eatery. Service, food, and being on beautiful China Lake cannot be beat!! We have been going here for years and its always a delight!!

Great location, especially with the kids. "It's all good" The chicken burger and fried mushrooms is my go-to.

We love the food here
Everything is delicious
Friendly staff
Beautiful view to look at while eating

Me and my son had a great time. Love the ducks that hang out around us. Photos are from my drone over the lake.

The staff was delightful and set the mood for a relaxing meal. Our food was ready quickly and was delicious. We sat lakeside and enjoyed the view.

Great food. Beautiful view of the lake while eating. Picnic tables to eat at. Prices are good. The apple turnover is amazing and the Fried Oreo Sunday is unbelievable.

This is an update to a review I posted several years ago.

And here's an addendum (added one week later) with more great news! The new owners have done a marvelous job in taking over at The Landing! This is my new GO TO PLACE!

1) 🦞 LOBSTER ROLLS!
Get the Lobster 🦞 Roll!! It's a BARGAIN, full of fresh, sweet, juicy lobster packed into a (properly split-top) toasted roll. They ask if you'd like mayo or butter, which is grest.👍 I am thrilled with their lobster rolls, excellent value for the money! Spend $25 here or twice that at the place down the road....choice!
2) DAILY SPECIALS ARE A BARGAIN!
The daily specials are indeed a great value, so check the outdoor sign for what's being offered that day.
3) MUCH BETTER THAN McD, and MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE!!
CHICKEN BASKET + FRIES
Today's special was a chicken basket with French fries, for $8.95. This chicken sandwich is out of this world delicious! I am sorry I didn't take a picture for you, but it was SO tasty I refused to get up and go get my phone -- I just wanted to keep on enjoying eating it. The breaded breadt cutlet is GIGANTIC -- way bigger than the large bun it is served on -- super tender, moist and fried to crispy perfection. (The last chicken sandwich from McD was all tendon and completely inedible, I fed it to the dog it was so lousy. Complete waste of $!)
Ask for it just how you'd like: I got mayo, real fresh tomato slices that tasted like tomatoes!, fresh large whole leaves of iceberg lettuce -- not that shredded mess of limp lettuce. I added raw onions, but if you want sautéed onions, all you have to do is ask!
4) FRENCH FRIES!!!!!!
The accompanying French fries (no extra charge w/ basket deals) are...CRISPY! Hot! Delectable! Not one flabby,, dead, soggy fry. Worth the price of admission right there.
5) SERVICE IS GREAT!
The service has always been great, even when the lines are long. The lines do move quickly so don't despair, it goes FAST!
6) LOUDSPEAKER TO CALL YOUR ORDER IS READY
They will call (announce) your order # is ready via loudspeaker. So, do NOT stand beneath the damn loudspeaker, or you will be sorry. The loudspeaker is located on the very lefthand side roof edge overhang. People congregate there, underneath the speaker. It is so damn loud, beware! You have been warned!
7) ICE CREAM, SERVING SIZES
And the ice cream servings are huge, so again the value is there. I only get soft serve, so I cannot speak to the huge variety of hard flavours they carry. Supposed to be incredibly delicious!!
8) DOGS + ICE CREAM!!
My dogs are trained to put their front paws up on the counter to order their own "Pup Cups" of soft serve ice cream crowned with a milkbone biscuit. Bella B could fork over the cash or credit card to pay for her order, Aspen is still learning how to do that part. Both of the dogs know how to TIP your server!

DOGS
Dogs are welcomed with open paws, uh I mean arms. They should be on a leash or under very good voice control. Please don't let the dogs attack the ducks along the lake's edge, especially when there are ducklings about. (And please don't feed the ducks!!)

A word about TIPS from a former wait staff person:
Please people , TIP!! The workers are performing 99% of the work you receive at a sit-down restaurant. Waitstaff workers are not paid well, their income is dependent upon tips. Owners of eating establishments structure the pay rates, to include the anticipated tips! as how they determine how little they can get away with paying workers. Just because I put your food on a tray, or into a bag -- doesn't mean i didn't work on your order, that I didn't do my best to enhance your dining experience. So please TIP! Think about it -- an extra $5 or $10 to you isn't that big a deal. But to a waitstaff worker, it really means a lot. Becharitable, makes your ❤ feel sooooo good. Thank you!!

***LOCATION ON THE LAKE!***
Plus you can't beat the location!! Right on the edge of China Lake, come on! Water! Ducks! People! Doggies! It's wonderful!!!

We ate there this week. Juicy burgers, and delicious ice cream shakes, pleasant and accommodating staff, very quick service and great picnic area view. We will certainly return.

10/10. The coleslaw here is the best thing on the menu. Great ice cream good food the burgers are absolutely delicious The fried shrimp is very good but the coleslaw is the best.

It was pouring!! Mr Right had 2 hotdogs plain, he was perfectly satisfied. I had fried dough, it was awesome, served with butter, cinnamon & sugar.

Great food, friendly staff, great views of lake. Have had most of menu and everything is good. Don’t forget the ice cream.

Nice location on the lake. Staff was friendly. As some one with a sensitive stomach I normally get ill after eating fried food, but I did not with the food from the landing, really happy to have found onion rings I can eat! Food was delicious we will be back.

I love The Landing, to me, The Landing is summer. I heard they have new owners and they don't disappoint. My finance and I had chicken burgers and they were delicious! She also had a milkshake, and I had a taste of it and had wished I had got my own. Great customer service, delicious food and stellar location. I'm looking forward to this summer at The Landing.

The food is great, and the owners were a pleasure to meet. Definitely recommend stopping by if you’re in the area.

This is such a cute little place from a bygone era. Come by car or boat (China Lake). There are ample boat slips and car parking. It is walk up window ordering with numerous picnic tables right on the lake. There is no dining room. The food is typical of such types of places. Lots of (mostly) fried foods specializing in New England seafood, including whole belly clams. The fried pickles are a must try. They also have lobster rolls, pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, and several other types of sandwiches. The steak bomb is the “bomb”. Also a not bad choice if watching calories is the grilled chicken sandwich. The portions of everything are quite generous. Forget about calories and enjoy a very large selection of Gifford ice creams. They have both hard and soft serve, cones, cups, shakes, splits, and sundaes. The ice cream alone is worth visiting. Don’t come here expecting fabulous food. Come for the adventure, the quaintness, the nostalgia of when there used to be so many places like this little gem. Enjoy some good food and ice cream while enjoying great lake views and incredibly friendly service.

Have never ordered food but a great spot for ice cream by car or boat.

We just visited again by boat last week. Great little place, ice cream was fantastic!!

Very neat place to have lunch. Plenty of dock space to pull up by boat.

Lovely day with friends. Fiod was very good!

Great chicken baskets, chicken burgers (aka friend chicken sandwich), seafood baskets. The sausage sandwich is made with breakfast sausage which is... odd. Skip the steak and cheese, theirs is somehow too dry and too wet at the same time. Overall, great place. Were locals and in the summer go every week or two as an easy dinner.

Very good food! If you want a Haddock sandwich don't say Haddock basket or you'll get Haddock nuggets with your fries, still good but the sandwich is awesome!