Inside, the vibe feels like a vintage steakhouse that has seen some better days, otherwise known as a pretty perfect atmosphere for a Dallas dive bar. The building is deceptively large upon setting foot inside, a number of different areas providing perches to drink from. To the right, an area that looks like the old dining room half of that classic steakhouse from the 1960s, red booths with little lamps at every table to add a splash of ambiance. Wood siding gives way to mirrors half way up the long wall just above the booths, the classic visual trick to make the space feel a bit bigger. Low tables complement the booths, all of it sectioned off from the more serious drinking area of Lakewood Landing by wooden spindles atop a half wall.
Naturally, a classic cigarette vending machine serves as the demarcation signal between dining and drinking. A long slender bar runs along this second half of the bar’s opening room, a small L-shape bend at one end providing a bit of a drinking alcove toward the front of Lakewood Landing. The space here is skinny, the hallway of sorts supported by those wooden spindles about the depth of a bar stool, of which a handful of collected here to provide access to the liquor display in back. Christmas lights run along the top of the bar area, of course, the classic mirrored liquor display treatment given here to a stretch of bottles and glassware.
And if Lakewood Landing stopped there, this would be a nice little Dallas dive bar tucked away in an otherwise nondescript building, but a short hallway (and merch display) leads back to a pool room that looks like it has seen a bit of renovation over the years. Thin wooden paneling runs the length of the space to keep that dive bar charm alive, a stuffed fish and a few framed photos making this room feel like the man cave extension of Lakewood Landing proper up front.
