On the shores of Ballston Lake NY
"The Only Thing We Overlook is the Lake"

(518) 399-9976




Banquet Room

Our Private Banquet Room
Welcome to our private, panoramic lake view banquet room

The GoodTimes banquet room is perfect for those special events when the intimacy of the occasion requires a private room with a hardwood dance floor to wine & dine large groups of  30 - 120 people. Smaller groups are catered in our first floor lakeview dining room.

Let us give you one reason to have us host your next event: service, service, service. It begins the minute you call The Good Times for customized menus, special requests and meeting tight buget needs. We have 25 years experience and are ready to put it to use on your next function.

We cater to Rehearsal Dinners, Receptions, Showers, Birthday and Anniversary Parties, as well as Business Dinners and luncheons, tour buses and interactive dinner shows.

Custom menus made to order are available for all banquets...please call for more information
Planning a Event? Use our Planning Guide to see the top 10 must ask questions to think about before deciding to book a function. 


Weddings By The Water- is here

 
Weddings By The Water package price is $350.00 for 2 hours of service which includes:
  •   Your private assistant to help you with special requests
  •   On site parking
  •  Private room and bathroom
  •  You can decorate any time it's convenient on the day of event
  •  Emaculately groomed landscaping with 10,000 impatien
  •  Use of Gazebo for beautiful waterfront pictures
  •  Choose from 2 different beautiful locations on our outdoor grounds
  •   You may rent a tent or chairs for additional convenience
$500.00 deposit on all weddings
$350.00 for wedding ceremonies on grounds
Linen charge $170.00 for entire room( burgandy linens free)
3 hour blocks of time - $250.00 for each additional hour
Bring your own dessert charge- $1.00 per person



Theme Weeks
Theme weeks enable our team of chefs an opportunity to express their creative talents. We feature different foods from around the world and throughout the United States. The month of June we will feature authentic cusine from Puerto Rico.




BANQUET MENU

Gift Certificates available

PASTA PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA
"All You Can Eat"
$27.00 per person includes tax, tip and 1 soft drink or $19.95 per person plus tax and tip: Select 3 entrees
*served with fresh garden tossed salad, secret recipe semi-sweet Italian dressing, home made sweet-sour dough rolls and all you can drink coffee and a variety of herbal tea.
Selections
Entree selections are served on tables family style. "We don't clear a plate until every guest is happy."

Santa Fe Chicken
Fresh diced onions, tomatoes and herbs in alight and spicy chardonay sauce served over angel hair pasta
Penne Pasta Alexander
Ham and caramelized onions in our tasty light cream sauce
Seafood Alfredo "Special family recipe".
Served in a light creamy cheese sauce
Ziti with Meatballs
Home made meatballs topped with our marinara sauce
Eggplant Parmesan "An all time favorite".
Served over penne pasta
Angus Beef Stir Fry
Tender beef strips sauteed in our brown sauce tossed with mixed vegetables and served over el donte penne pasta                                                                                                                             
Mixed Sauteed Vegetable Platters
Tossed in our scampi herb butter...$3.00 per person

Ask About our additional choices on buffet menu.



CUSTOM BUFFETS: Minimum 30 people


*Check "Good Times Buffet" main entree section for more entree choices and for the pasta party menu.
All Italian buffets include garden tossed salad with our world famous creamy herb ranch dressing, sweet sour dough rolls (made fresh daily) and 100% columbian coffee and herbal teas.

Make Your Own Menu


Smaller parties of 10 to 30 guests are invited to our catered dining area in the lake view dining room. Guests can create their own "pick three" selections menu. Ask for an appointment with Desiree between 10:00AM - 3:00 PM daily.

Make your own Good Times Buffet... $20.95 & up for 30 to 100 people
Family Style Pasta Party... $19.95 per person
Soup & Sandwich Buffet... $12.95 per person
Ala Carte pick 2 Beef, Fish or Chicken... $19.95 & up per person
Beautiful Ballston Lake Brunches... $18.50 & up per person
Appetizer Buffet... $10.95 & up per person - See our all you can eat appetizer section
Special $20.95 Menu... $20.95 per person for parties under 30


CREATE YOUR OWN GOODTIMES BUFFET
Includes 2 homemade breads, 2 fresh salads, 2 hot entree`s and 2 extra side dishes. Coffee included....$20.95

Breads --Select 2
Homemade Corn Bread
Focassia
white pizza pieces with tomatoes
Hot Sliced Italian Bread
Cinnamon Rolls
Made fresh daily with Grandma's recipe.
Garlic Sour Dough Bread Sticks

Salads --Select 2
Three Bean Salad
CreamyCole Slaw
Potato Salad or Potato Egg Salad
Macaroni Salad- Choice of mayonaise or oil/vinegar
Fruit Jello Salad
Caesar Salad (add $2.00 per person)
Fresh Fruit Salad (add $3.00 per person)
Antipasto with Salami, Pepperoni, & Cheese (add $2.00 per person)
Home Made Soup (add $2.00 per person)

Hot Entrees --Select 2
Vegetarian Ravioli
Home made vegetable stuffed raviolis in our tomato basil sauce
Chicken Cacciatore
Julienne chicken sauteed with onions, mushrooms, and peppers in our home made marinara sauce
Fettuccini Bolognese
Fettuccini with our classic Italian meat sauce
Pasta Primavera
Broccoli, carrots, onions, mushrooms, and zucchini in our wonderful cream sauce over penne pasta
Baked Ziti & Meatballs or Sausage 
An all time favorite
Stuffed Shells
A blend of international cheeses, gently seasoned stuffed shells topped with home made marinara and cream sauce
Egg Plant Parmigiana
Tender eggplant hand breaded and topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese
Garden Vegetables and Rice Stir Fry
Fresh seasonal vegetables julienne,  then scrumptiously seasoned served over rice pilaf
Chicken Picatta
Grilled and julienne chicken in our lemon butter and wine sauce served over pasta
Seafood Alfredo
A blend or shrimp, chirimi and broccoli gently tossed in our famous light creamy cheese sauce served over fettuccini or penne pasta
Cider Marinated Chicken
wonderful cider marinated julienne chicken served over linguini
Manccotti
A delightful blend of cheeses, gently seasoned, stuffed in our manicotti shells, then topped with home made marinara and creamy cheese
Lasagna
Home made traditional lasagna, a blend of four international cheeses layered between pasta and marinara sauce topped with mozzarella cheese then baked to perfection...Fresh ground sirloin add $1.00

Chicken Scampi
"All time favorite."  Tender chicken breast julienne and tossed in a secret recipe butter garlic sauce
Hand Carved Roast Beef
Add $4.00
per person
Oven Roasted Sliced Turkey
Add $4.00 per person
Hand Carved Ham
Add $4.00 per person

Cajun Catfish
Served over pepper penne pasta... Add $3.00 per person
Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry
Choice of rice or pasta...Add $3.00 per person
Chicken Parmesan
Served over penne pasta...Add $3.00 per person
Baked Scrod
With lemon butter sauce...Add $3.00 per person
Hand Carved Sliced Roast Beef
Hand Carved Sliced Ham
Oven Roasted Sliced Turkey


Extra SideDishes --Select 2

Hot Sauteed Vegetables
Butternut Squash
Au Gratin Potato
Boston Baked Beans
Real Mashed Potatoes
Rice Pilaf

Twice Baked Potato

Baked Cinnamon Apples
Heavenly Pudding with Vanilla Cake
Jello



Soup, Salad Sandwich Buffet Luncheon
Available before 4 P.M.
$12.95 per person and up. Minimum of 30 people.
*Buffet includes: Choice of two sandwiches, choice of three salads, soup du jour with crackers, home-made sour-dough rolls, saratoga chips and coffee service.
Sandwiches (Pick 2)

Open Faced Baked Cheese Topped With Fresh Sliced Tomatoes (Little Pizzas)
Cold Roasted Turkey
Turkey Salad
Tuna

Honey Ham
Egg Salad
Seafood Melt
Ham and Cheddar Melt
Turkey Club (add $2.00)
Ham and Turkey Club (add $2.00)
Hot Meatball Parm (add $2.00)
Roast Beef (add $2.00)
Sausage and Peppers (add $2.00)

Salads (Pick 3)
Garden Tossed Salad With our Own Home-Made Italian Herb Dressing
Pineapple Coleslaw
Potato
Potato Egg
Macaroni
Tomato (In Season Only)
Three Bean (In Season Only)
Fruit Jello
Caesar (add $2.00)
Fresh Fruit (add $3.95)

ALA CARTE--Select 2 Choices
*Includes garden tossed salad, home made sweet-sour dough rolls, coffee, tea, or decaf

CHICKEN
Classic Chicken Cordon Bleau
Stuffed with ham & Swiss cheese, rolled and served with our supreme sauce... $19.95
Country Road Chicken Normandy
Stuffed chicken breast with home-made apple stuffing and supreme sauce... $19.95
Ramonas Chicken Calvados
Sauteed boneless breast with muchrooms & apples in our apple brandy cream sauce... $19.95

BEEF DUJOUR
Sauteed Beef & Broccoli
Tender sirloin strips sauteed with broccoli florettes and julienne pepper strips in a tangy brown sauce served over rice pilaf... $20.95
Brothel Style Grilled NY Strip Steak
Char grilled to perfection and served with a cabernet red wine demi-glaze... $23.95
Fireside Prime Rib
Tender rib eye served medium with a roasted garlic au jus with baked potato and seasonal vegetables (minimum 10 orders)... $25.95 12 oz.
Lakeview Fillet Mignon Au Poivre
Pepper crusted filet seared and served in a creamy green pepper corn demi-glaze with a hint of dijon (minimum 10 orders)... $28.95

SEAFOOD DUJOUR
Baked New England Scrod
Prepared with butter, wine, lemon and New England style cracker topping... $19.95
Scallops Gloria
Tender baby scallops and fresh seafood stuffing with lemon and butter then baked and topped with fresh bread crumbs... $23.95
Sea Captains Salmon
Succulent fresh salmon fillet cooked to perfection and topped with a lemon and dill cream sauce
... $21.95

Champagne Poached Salmon
Fresh salmon topped with dill and finished with a lemon wine sauce...$21.95
Maryland Crab Cakes
A delicate mixture of crab meat, fresh bread crumbs, dill and cajun spice all topped with a garlic pesto tomato couli... $22.95


New! $12.95 Banquet Special Luncheon Menu

*Looking for a special place to gather that fits everyone's budget?
Select two of six luncheon specialties for only:
$12.95 per person
Served between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM for groups of 10-80 guests.

-Sliced roast pork served with real mashed potatoes, applesauce and vegetable medley
-Baked scrod served with rice pilaf and vegetable medley
-Apple stuffed chicken with homemade mashed potatoes and vegetable medley
-Hot roasted turkey sandwich with gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetable medley
- Linguini and meatballs in our homemade marinara sauce
-Boneless southern fried chicken served with corn salsa and mashed sweet potatoes
*All meals include our homemade rolls and coffee


ALL YOU CAN EAT HOT & COLD APPETIZERS

You can choose 2 cold and 3 hot ($10.95 per person) for one hour unlimited

COLD
Fresh Vegetable Crudite
By the platter... $3.95 per person
Fruit & Cheese Platter
With fruit dip, mustard & crackers... $3.95 per person
Whole Bread & Dip
Fresh baked Boulle with our house dip, by the platter... $2.75 per person
Cheese & Cracker Platter
By the platter... $3.00 per person

HOT

Bruschetta

Fresh tomatoes, herbs, & mozzarella cheese baked on fresh Italian bread... $2.95 per person
Mushrooms with Seafood Stuffing
Fresh Daily... $3.95 per person
Cheese Caruszo
Gourmet garlic fried cheese bread... $2.95 per person
Saratoga Chips
Fresh cut potatoes, fried & lightly salted... $2.75 per person
Franks in a Blanket
Wrapped in our home made sweet-sour dough... $2.95 per person
Mini Gourmet Pizzas
Cooked on our sweet & sour dough rolls... $2.50 per person
Boneless Chicken Wings
All the flavor & none of the bones... $3.75 per person
Cocktail Meatballs
Home made... $3.25 per person
Home Made Nachos
Large platter, serves twenty guests ...$3.50 per person
Home Made Wontons
Served with our own sweet & sour sauce... $3.50 per person
Fresh Fried Mushrooms
Served with home made herb dip and marinara sauce...$2.95 per person

Pick any two cold and 3 hot appetizers for $10.95 per person

BEVERAGES
Pitcher Soda
64 oz. Pitcher... $7.50
Pitcher Lemonade/Iced Tea

64 oz. Pitcher... $7.50

Full Caraffe Wine
1 1/2 bottles...$20.00
1/2 Caraffe Wine
18 oz....$11.00
Chardonay
White Zinfandel
Cabernet
Merlot

Pitcher Beer
Michelob Light... $8.00
Labatts... $10.75
Coors Light... $8.00
Sam Adams... $11.00
Good Times Ale...$10.75

Champagne
Toast...$2.95
By the bottle... $20.00
Coffee Bar
Specialty coffees with real whipped cream...$2.95 per person
Hot Apple Grog Bar
With or without alcohol...$3.75 per person
Fresh Fruit Daiquiri Bar
...$5.00 per person


DESSERTS

Gourmet Dessert Platters (Perfect for cocktail parties or luncheons)
Sampler platter of our best homemade pies and cakes
Served family style... $3.95 & up per person (ask for more info)

French Vanilla Ice Cream $2.95 per person
Topped with chocolate sauce and real whipped cream... $3.50 per person
Hot Home Made Apple Crisp
Served over vanilla ice cream and real whipped cream...$3.95 per person
Home Made Fruit Pies
Topped with real whipped cream... $3.75 per person
Delicious sheet Cakes
Choice of chocolate, vanilla and marble with personalized message... $2.95 per person
Carry in Dessert - Available for 30 or more guests
$1.00 per person


The Good Times Restaurant (518) 399-9976
Wholesome homemade selections...from lite to hearty
Last Updated: 7/7/08