6. Lake Arrowhead

The Nest is a 4 star restaurant nestled in the romantic Saddleback Inn, Lake Arrowhead, CA. After waiting 20 minutes past our scheduled reservation, we were seated at a quiet booth that was available the entire time. Soon a family of 4 with a tired 2 year old crying to go home was seated behind us. After 10 minutes of non-stop crying, we spoke with a waitress about the disturbance caused by the child. The owner refused to speak to the family and we were to be moved to a louder part of the restaurant if we didn’t like the noise. Since the romance for the evening was ruined, we decided to move. I was too upset to accept any compensation, but still shocked that they even charged me a $10 corkage fee on my bottle of wine. The food and service is worthy of 5 stars, but owner is a horrible manager and will sacrifice your romantic evening at the expense of a crying child. BE WARNED!