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Breakfast, lunch, fresh baked bakery items, homemade pasta, soups, sauces, hors d'oeuvres, prepared food and frozen takeout meals. Whether you are in need of a last minute lunch for five, a hot dinner for 50, or hors d'oeuvres for 500, we can accommodate all your needs. Whether it's a summer gathering, business reception, bar/bat mitzvah, or wedding reception, we share your desire to make it the very best.

For half the day, it's the place the locals choose for comfortable atmosphere, great food, and a home away from home - if Mom is a gourmet cook. Breakfast, sandwiches, and soups, yes, but also daily hot lunch specials, fresh salads, a large variety of tasty dishes. By night, the atmosphere transforms with linens and candlelight to an unexpectedly sophisticated oasis.
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Refreshing Effen cucumber vodka and St Germain Elderflower Liquor, lemon, topped with club soda. Drink like you own the place, Al's favorite concocktail: vodka, soda water and a splash of OJ. Our own pineapple-infused vodka, pineapple juice and St. George Raspberry Liquor mixed to perfection. Pretty light pink, never passe when perfectly made: vodka citron, Cointreau, fresh lime juice.
The Cafe at Via Lago features distinctive regional dishes, traditional comfort food, and international bistro fare made from scratch every day. Additionally, Via Lago offers fresh baked bakery items, homemade pasta, soups, sauces, hors d'oeuvres, prepared food and frozen takeout meals. DINNER: At 5:00 pm our Cafe transforms.
Call 781-861-6174 for our daily hot lunch and dinner specials. Stop in to check out our daily changing pasta salads, seasonal vegetable medleys, side dishes, and ready-to-eat main courses.

Bulkie Roll, French, Lite Rye, Dark Rye, White, Roll Up, or Whole Wheat bread add American, Boursin, Brie, Cheddar, Mozzarella, Provolone, or Swiss cheese top with Avocado, Carrots, Cucumbers, Hot Peppers, Lettuce, Onion, Pickles, Red Peppers, Sprouts, and Tomato and finish with Balsamic Vinegar, Basil Oil, Chutney, Cranberry, Honey Mustard, Mayonnaise or Mustard.You will never tire of our constantly changing international bistro fare.
Whether you are in need of a last minute lunch for five, a hot dinner for fifty, or hors d'oeuvres for five hundred, we can accommodate all of your needs. Via Lago provides generous portions of fresh innovative fare at reasonable prices, presented tastefully, and delivered on time. This menu presents an overview of our offerings.
Actually, we are about YOU. Your vision and tastes help us create a truly memorable occasion for you and your guests. Our 20+ years of experience handling every detail means that you can step back and enjoy your event with stress-free confidence. We treat what we do as "event choreography" - combining food, service, timing, and ambiance into a well orchestrated presentation.
Reviews (25)
Aysegul Ergin
Aysegul Ergin
Dec 09, 2021
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A great local spot.Never had a bad meal in here. One of my all time favorites. 100%recoomended if you are in the area.
Richard Beach
Richard Beach
Nov 01, 2021
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Visiting Beautiful Town of Lexington Massachusetts. Ran across a AWESOME restaurant that delivers food to your table that makes your TASTE BUDS SING!!!
Lisa Marquis
Lisa Marquis
Aug 14, 2021
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Nice menu, outdoor seating in Lexington center. I had an appetizer and glass of wine which was enough for dinner along with a delicious roll. Generous pour for the wine. I'm looking forward to returning soon!
Jeffrey A.
Jeffrey A.
Aug 09, 2021
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My favorite restaurant in Lexington. Gourmet food very reasonably priced. Great environment. Sole meunière best we ever had.
Doron Bracha
Doron Bracha
Aug 03, 2021
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Very nice restaurant in a great location. Pleasant atmosphere and interior decor, comfortable outdoor seating. Fresh food in generous portions. Pity they use disposables instead of real dishes and utensils. Good service, fair prices. Very good experience overall :-)
Brian G.
Brian G.
Jul 04, 2021
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I really enjoy going here. I start with an espresso martini which is great. Lot of great choices and the menu changes over time so new things are showing up to try. Bartender was pleasant to chat with.
Steve M.
Steve M.
Jun 05, 2021
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Hometown disappointment. Usually a predictably positive experience. Food was just ok. Service was lacking. But when we ordered a bottle of wine and was served glasses of the same wine instead...and then charged extra for the waitress error, defiant manager insisted the up charge was justified. Not cool. Zero awareness of customer care. Aargh...do we go back and support our local establishment or shift elsewhere?! Chagrined.
Lori
Lori
May 26, 2021
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I am not greeted at the door. A bartender yells, do you have a reservation. I say yes. A woman who looks like she just came from the gym comes over and I give her the name of the reservation. A good friend made the reservation and she goes there twice a week. They can't find it. The bartender and the lady in sweats talk. Then I am not walked to a table but point to a table.."take that one". Then I hear the bartender Louis and the sweat lady talk about the next reservation. FYI...there are 8 people in the restaurant. It is 5:30. Louis comes to the table and with his back to me says that there is
Trevor B.
Trevor B.
May 26, 2021
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So this was my first time come here to celebrate a 88 year old man birthday.... the service was the slowest I ever seen arrived at 7 pm got served hour and half later.... I would not recommend anyone to come here unless you want to starve .... the food was not that good .... no one offered refill water .... had to ask twice to put the heat on .... needless to say ... after take bite of the cheese ravioli it was cold ..... the pasta was raw ... and the ricotta tasted old...the tomato sauce was watery no flavor might as well eat raw tomato.
Dan O.
Dan O.
Feb 26, 2021
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This is my wife's and my go to place to dine out. We ordered two Ruben sandwiches for takeout the other night and they were by far the toughest corn beef we've ever had! I didn't want to call them but I hope they see this. Couldn't even eat the corn beef, but on another note the bread & sauerkraut was delicious!
Joao M.
Joao M.
Dec 05, 2020
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Had dinner there before, food was good. Called Friday night to order take out, attendant informed they were busy and it would take an hour. We agreed and ordered anyways. One hour and ten minutes later I arrived, waited to inform that I was there to pick my order. Person behind the counter was extremely rude, said they told me it would take 90 minutes and needed at least 20 more mins to be ready. I was nice and informed they told me one hour, person still yelling and being rude in front of several other people. I cancelled the order. If you do not want to be yelled at for no reason in front of
Karen F.
Karen F.
Dec 05, 2020
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Just want to say how delicious our dinners were last night at Via Lago. We ended up doing take out and enjoyed the Duon peppercorn rack of lamb, 18 hour herb crusted pork roast and the weekend special pan roasted mahi mahi and some delicious salads too! Everything was cooked to perfection! Thank you very much
Bonnie B.
Bonnie B.
Oct 25, 2020
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During COVID!
The perfect place Lots of choices & specials
Lots of Outside seating with heating & distancing
large stylish interior plenty of 6 ft. spacing
Huge bar when able to go
Extensive comfort food lunch menu and very interesting dinner and bar menu
Service fast & friendly good price for excellent quality
All 4 of us loved our sandwiches and soup and service
Also really nice location to walk around and a park next door if you prefer to take out..
Highly recommend especially during covid no
worries ...staff wears masks and gloves
need reservations for dinner seatings
Nicole L.
Nicole L.
Jun 20, 2020
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Via Lago used to be my go-to sandwich shop in high school and I would go easily 3 times a week but then I had a few not so amazing experiences and stopped going for a while. I decided to revisit for take out with my mom today and it was mediocre at best.

We ordered a mozzarella tomato basil on french bread. The basil is pre chopped and soaked in oil so it was brown and a bit bitter. I always remember them chopping the basil but this was much less fresh than usual. I use lots of fresh herbs in my cooking and this basil definitely wasn't prepped today. It seemed unusually not fresh for June
Allyla Y.
Allyla Y.
Feb 24, 2020
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I was gonna let this slide because I enjoy their food but today I place a lunch order Whoever took my phone order was extremely extremely rude. It was a woman. I still place the order Because it was for me and my coworkers. From now on I will be taking my business elsewhere. This lady does not need a job!
Jamie B.
Jamie B.
Feb 21, 2020
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Perfect lunch spot. Food was great and a great value. It was a bit crowded, but it was lunch time and I still found a place to sit. Street parking was available nearby without much of a walk. The staff was incredibly kind and helpful. Not in area often, but if I am around lunch time I am going to stop here!


- Amazing, coming here whenever I can! Food, service, ambiance, value and restrooms on point.
Nikk S.
Nikk S.
Jan 07, 2020
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I love stopping by this spot for lunch. I can walk into the back at the counter and order something to go. The only thing I don't like is how there are no descriptions for the food in the lunch area. So they typically have 3 different types of quinoa salad, etc. and it is hard to know the difference. Sometimes the staff isn't sure either. I usually just grab a bowl of the chicken soup to go on my break. The staff is friendly and they have lots of regulars and always make nice conversation and seem genuine. The prices are very reasonable too!
Carolyn G.
Carolyn G.
Nov 05, 2019
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Great lunch spot! I've met up with friends and clients here many times and have never been disappointed with the wait time or food. Great sandwiches, soups and salads. Friendly staff and the gentleman ringing up your order is a riot! Place your order, fine a seat and they bring your meals. Street metered parking or in the lot behind the restaurant.
Erin Byrne Maness
Erin Byrne Maness
Sep 08, 2019
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We dropped by this little place after shopping at the nearby Wilson Farm. The food was great, ingredients were top notch, service was very personalized. They paid careful attention to my food allergies.
Will return.
Shannon T.
Shannon T.
Jul 09, 2019
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I've been coming here since the 90s. I don't remember the service ever being super friendly but I thought it's cuz I was a teenager. I would definitely quantify the service as surly now. On top of that, the toasted bagel wasn't toasted and he "Meat Omelette" did not have any meat! Normally I would brush aside oversights from the kitchen but add on pissy servers and I'm done with you.
Yo P.
Yo P.
Jun 10, 2019
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Great Italian restaurant!!!
There is great foods.
I love the beef chilly and shrimp chilly bowl.
The staff are kind. They make a place for us our English conversation class.
Thank you so much!!!
Taeminn S.
Taeminn S.
Apr 13, 2019
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This is a great place and I do come here often but this morning I just ordered an egg sandwich and a bagels to go. I was told to seat and wait as it would take 15-20 minutes. really? Perhaps my order was too challenging to cook to? but I am out in less than 5... cool
Taya A.
Taya A.
Nov 30, 2018
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Via Lago is an excellent catering service with fresh and great food! I
have tried the Hummus & Vegetable wrap as well as the Mozarella, Tomato, Basil Sandwich and enjoyed both very much. The food is much better quality than other catering services I have tried.
Tay J.
Tay J.
Aug 12, 2018
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This restaurant is a great spot! Came here for dinner and got the Special Filet and Lobster pizzette. Both delicious. The sauce on the filet with the brussel sprouts on the side tasted awesome.

Our waitress was friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed and nice.

Would definitely recommend!
Delilah A.
Delilah A.
May 18, 2018
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FRUSTRATING!

I come here for lunch 2 to 3 times a week with my husband and I actually enjoy it. Even though the set up is a bit strange it works and the day staff are lovely.

However, for dinner......I wont be coming back. We came here 2 weekends ago with another family and 4 tweens. We had a nice waitress but the moment the clock hit 10PM the busboy came over and stuck his fingers in all our drinks (that we were drinking) and started clearing up. He told us it was time to go and literally rushed us out of the door. We had ordered food, were still drinking when this was going on.

And