The food was great, but sitting in the deck means ...

The food was great, but sitting in the deck means your have to wait for the wait staff to basically ruin marathon to serve you. So for example, if you need a spoon for your soup, you have to wait and wait. There is no bar service on the deck if the bar on the deck isn't open, so order your own drinks from inside and bring them with you to the deck. They have nice fire pits of it's cold where you can wait for a table- it's first come first served to sit it there. The booth style tables look comfy, but the benches are low and bolted down, I felt live a little kid stuck in a high chair; it was hard for 6 of us people to get in and out. They probably do that so no one will vandalize or throw their furniture in the lake, what a shame. Still a beautiful place with generous portions and a great view of Lake Merritt.