Dancing Bears

Step into the rich history of Dancing Bears Restaurant in Lake Placid – affectionately known by the locals as DBL – and enjoy a modern atmosphere that has been charming visitors to upstate New York since opening over 40 years ago just before Lake Placid hosted its second Winter Olympic Games in 1...

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2404 Main St (at Saranac Ave) Lake Placid , NY 12946 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Cocktails
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burgers happy hour breakfast food nachos pizza great value rooftop scenic views chili turkey club carrot cake beer coffee brunch food dinner salads music friendly staff lunch lakes
Melia G.

They have gluten free bread available for the sandwiches and burgers . Several other menu items are safe, too.

Mary Jasen

Great service Elizabeth is an asset to your restaurants . Sliders are great , carrot cake the best ever!

Joy Anderson

A staple when we are here for the NYSFAP conference . Good food, friendly and attentive waitstaff . Yummy coffee drinks!!!!

Mike Walpole

The burgers were cooked to perfection, we ordered the half Nachos and they were huge, just a half order was enough for 4 people

Jason Jones

Greetings from the Longtime Foursquare Mayor of Lake Placid's Celebration Destination! We are delighted to have you here! Enjoy the amazing food and the great staff !

Bryan Miller

The food here is so delicious and the workers are so friendly !!!the place is so cozy !!!!!!!!!!!!

Catherine Wroclawski

The bayou burger is excellent! And don't forget to make it a bison burger for only $4!

KeLLy <3

Probably the best nachos i've ever had. Order the half size classic with chili , perfect for two people!

Seline Jung

Great breakfast and friendly service !!

Nicole

Clam chowder BEST I'VE EVER HAD!!! But Caesar salad wayyy to soggy!

Sandra Foyt

Tremendous breakfast portions will leave you well fueled for the Iron Man, or any other sporting challenge.

Lee Rosenberg

Beautiful view of the lake by the windows in the bar & the best turkey club I've ever had!

Mark McC

Come expecting to stay a while. Slow service but friendly and the food is good.

DJ O'Neill

The chicken and pasta is delicious

Ivana Jotic

great food and great service!

Ron Mathewson

Good menu but service is uneven. Walked out twice due sitting over ten minutes after seating with zero check in from sever. Sad.

Grant Castner

mac and cheese was on point. milk was good too!

Rob Clark

Pizza is amazing! $2 drafts from 4-7!!!

Jayma

Can't go wrong with $2.50 draft beers during happy hour !

Shashank Jain

Mergherita Pizza was awesome.

Kari Holliday-Hoffman

I love the fajitas here...they are piping hot and really good!

Tony Benshoof

Dont order the bloody. 9 dollars and Diane even have a pickle

Sarah Wilson

The rooftop deck is great!

Brian Powell

Suprisingly the wings don't suck. Limited but OK beer selection . I did not see any bears dancing ...at all.

Swag Yolo

Chicken pot pie wasn't a pie . Fries were cold. Applesauce was bad. Service was extremely slow. Salt is too big for the shaker. Took forever to get a table. Not coming back.

Steven Preston

Only went to see Jamie!

Jon Castner

Wings weren't very spicy but they had a good amount of meat on the bone

Michael Bailey

Great burgers !

Katrina Kuhn

Ordered the chicken blt - came with cold fries , and burned bread . It was a Thursday when I dined here, and super crowded and loud . I probably would not dine here again.

fittypop

service is very slow, but folks are nice!

Thierry Giroux

Great music

James Davis

Slow service great food

Rho Z

Service is so slow! Allow a couple hours for lunch .

Tricia B.

Loved it!!!

Simon Bonnallie

Bonne ambiance!

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