Sonata Lake Mary

Reviews

• JB

  J Berg

  Nov 12, 2025
  4.0
  My Mom is new to Sonata Lake Mary. Her 'efficiency' style room is very bright and nicely laid out with comfortable and attractive furnishings. The staff seems very friendly and and the facility is very clean, bright and modern with many residents happily sitting out front on the white rocking chairs greeting folks as they come in. We were very impressed with the food quality, quantity and taste her first night there when we all sat down for dinner. The only downfall, and one that is apparently a daily occurrence as noted by my mother and many other residents she's come to meet, as well as from staff member feedback, is the very evident understaffing of the wait staff. There are only two servers in one dining room and one in the other. Being a former server myself, there are way too many tables per server and the tables are not assigned, so each server just goes to whichever table they 'may' have seen seat themselves. Additionally, the three servers have to bus, prebus, clean and run food for all the tables. This is WAY to much and significantly detracts from the resident experience. Our first meal there, with a party of four, took close to ONE HOUR to be served. While we waited, we saw a resident couple have to sit at a dirty table, because it was the only one available, for an extremely long time before either of the two servers even approached/greeted them to simply clear the table, let alone get a drink order. They were visibly upset, but what could they do? There's no place else for them to eat there??? My immediate suggestions are to have assigned tables for the two servers in the one dining room so there's no question as to who's waiting on whom, hire at least one preferably two more servers, and/or hire a food runner/busser to fill in the gaps. For some residents, the meal in the dining room is the only thing they have to look forward to and to have to wait for such an unacceptable amount of time is not good for their emotional state, nor is the understaffing of servers good for the moral of the wait staff. This is a big problem that needs to be addressed quickly. We would like meal time to be an enjoyable time for our Mother and the other residents, not a source of frustration when they're already hungry.
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  Charlotte Sporkia

  Nov 8, 2025
  5.0
  Sonata Lake Mary is fabulous!!! The residents are engaging, the staff is wonderful and the food is delicious. ( Okay I think the mac & cheese could use a little more cheese but everything else has been perfect. ) We moved my father in law in today and could not be happier. The residence is perfectly sized for one person and includes a washer & dryer. The grounds are really nice and there are activities galore. Just trying to figure out when I can move in!!!
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  Judy voisard

  Oct 31, 2025
  4.0
  Great place except for the food experience. Need to get a better person in charge of the kitchen. Running out of food is inexcusable and he thinks he is god’s gift to sonata. Bring back Brandon.
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  Dennis Roberto VAZQUEZ

  Oct 30, 2025
  5.0
  Visited friend who lives in Sonata. She loves her new home. The personnel are friendly and attentive to the needs of the guests and the persons living in the facility.
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  Martha Rivers

  Oct 18, 2025
  5.0
  The staff here is super friendly and always accommodating. Even the residents smile and are friendly!

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