Fabulous dinner, service, drinks and ambience! This is one of our favorite restaurants with an enchanting courtyard, fireplace, and water fountain. Drinks were excellent: tried the manhattan, aperol spritz, glass of Malbec..all fantastic. Chips and salsa were great...made there. Dinners amazing: Baramundi, Chicken, Pork Chop. Then desserts: Tres Leches and Raspberry Cheesecake...WOW!!!,
J Bader
Overall, bad experience! Poor service, no bartender at 9:00pm on a Sat nite. Waitress were terrible. No atmosphere what so ever and had to wait for food. I would never come back, ever!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
P Ca
Absolutely wonderful experience at this place for our first time. The staff on every level was kind, accommodating and helpful. The manager who I interacted with Dave was the epitome of an outstanding person and runs a very tight ship. The atmosphere is intimate, clean and the food was excellent! The service was beyond exceptional! Would recommend anybody try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brussels Sprouts, Surf and Turf
r5lr
Underwhelming, was expecting more of a top rated restaurant. Out of 2 of the main courses on a fairly short list. Caesar salad and pasta were ok but nothing subtle or particularly exciting. Wood tables and chairs inside without table coverings made me feel like I was in an inexpensive family restaurant. Server couldn't be bothered to replace used knives after salad, and just placed them back on the table with food on them.
P C.
Absolutely wonderful experience at this place for our first time. The staff on every level was kind, accommodating and helpful. The manager who I interacted with Dave was the epitome of an outstanding person and runs a very tight ship. The atmosphere is intimate, clean and the food was excellent! The service was beyond exceptional! Would recommend anybody try this place!
SteveL
This place is a hidden gem. We went for Valentines Day. Making a reservation was easy on Open Table, and our outside table was ready when we arrived. They were offering a limited special menu for the day, and it was very diverse. Service was quick and professional. Food was amazing. We will go back.
Pinky MarKC
We had an outstanding dining experience at the hotel's restaurant. The limited lunch menu was a refreshing touch, eliminating the overwhelm of too many choices. Our server was incredibly pleasant. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food, and the outdoor seating next to a lit-up fireplace created a relaxing ambiance. A perfect combination of great food and a serene setting – highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rosabell M.
We had an outstanding dining experience at the hotel's restaurant. The limited lunch menu was a refreshing touch, eliminating the overwhelm of too many choices. Our server was incredibly pleasant. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food, and the outdoor seating next to a lit-up fireplace created a relaxing ambiance. A perfect combination of great food and a serene setting - highly recommend!
AuraM
The restaurant is located on the grounds of The Lodge on the Desert hotel so it's a convenient option if you are staying there. In warmer weather the patio dining is probably very nice - the indoor dining space is meh. Our server was very pleasant but was serving too many tables to be very attentive. The food was okay - overpriced for what it was.
Monica Capovilla
Beautiful place, great food, fast and friendly service. Normal prices for restaurants of a certain level.
We held a retirement dinner here for about 30 people. The Manager, David, and staff were wonderful to work with and very helpful. Not only did David arrange for us to use a beautiful and more private room with a fireplace, but he also gave us personalized menus. The service was timed correctly and very friendly. My salmon dish with risotto was very tasty and others enjoyed their dishes. Only positive comments from our party!! Nice job!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary J.
We held a retirement dinner here for about 30 people. The Manager, David, and staff were wonderful to work with and very helpful. Not only did David arrange for us to use a beautiful and more private room with a fireplace, but he also gave us personalized menus. The service was timed correctly and very friendly. My salmon dish with risotto was very tasty and others enjoyed their dishes. Only positive comments from our party!! Nice job!
Kala J.
Here for dinner on a Monday evening, a great patio with a fireplace and heat lamps. It's a part of the Desert Lodge Hotel but you can easily make a reservation. Amanda was our server, she was a peach but service was really slow. I ordered the lamb chops to start, they came out cold... and the shady lemonade or something along those lines and it could've used a bit more sugar. I also ordered the short rib which came with potatoes, with brussel sprouts and it came with a wine like reduction sauce. I nibbled but I'm hoping it'll be better as a leftover lol.
Rick M.
Wife and I stopped by the bar on a Saturday evening for a light dinner and drinks. She got the Fundido ( a cheese dip with tortilla chips, $15) and I got the Jackknife Tacos (2 well stuffed tacos with no sides, $12). Wife ordered the Lodge Margarita ($10) and I got a Gin and Tonic ($12). Service was slow. We sat in the small/half empty bar for 5 minutes prior to being acknowledged. It turns out the bartender is waiting the 6 tables in the bar as well as mixing drinks for diners in the much larger outside seating area. Drinks arrived promptly after ordering. Both drinks were served in approximately 8oz. cocktail glasses with LOTS of ice. My gin and tonic was weak with little taste of gin. The food arrived after a short wait. Both items were luke warm at best. Wife's cheese dip had started to harden. Guessing the orders had sat on the kitchen counter waiting for the busy bartender to get to them. Atmosphere in the bar is brightly lit and totally unromantic. Two huge TV's hung on the small bar's walls. Suggestions..... lose one of the TV's. Lower the warehouse like lighting. Have one of the numerous waitresses I saw cover the bar area also. Knock off filling the mixed drink glass to the rim with ice. Despite hopeful expectations, our experience was not worth the price.
Angela P.
Christmas Eve. Started with great martini. Then it took 45 minutes for an appetizer. And we waited and we waited. To make time pass they gave us complimentary nachos... and then bread. One hour later the main dish came. I was served burnt Brussels sprout leaves, the ones you scrap off the pan. I asked for my check and we left. I want to give a half a star.
Fabulous dinner, service, drinks and ambience! This is one of our favorite restaurants with an enchanting courtyard, fireplace, and water fountain. Drinks were excellent: tried the manhattan, aperol spritz, glass of Malbec..all fantastic. Chips and salsa were great...made there. Dinners amazing: Baramundi, Chicken, Pork Chop. Then desserts: Tres Leches and Raspberry Cheesecake...WOW!!!,
Overall, bad experience! Poor service, no bartender at 9:00pm on a Sat nite. Waitress were terrible. No atmosphere what so ever and had to wait for food. I would never come back, ever!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Absolutely wonderful experience at this place for our first time. The staff on every level was kind, accommodating and helpful. The manager who I interacted with Dave was the epitome of an outstanding person and runs a very tight ship. The atmosphere is intimate, clean and the food was excellent! The service was beyond exceptional! Would recommend anybody try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brussels Sprouts, Surf and Turf
Underwhelming, was expecting more of a top rated restaurant. Out of 2 of the main courses on a fairly short list. Caesar salad and pasta were ok but nothing subtle or particularly exciting. Wood tables and chairs inside without table coverings made me feel like I was in an inexpensive family restaurant. Server couldn't be bothered to replace used knives after salad, and just placed them back on the table with food on them.
Absolutely wonderful experience at this place for our first time. The staff on every level was kind, accommodating and helpful. The manager who I interacted with Dave was the epitome of an outstanding person and runs a very tight ship. The atmosphere is intimate, clean and the food was excellent! The service was beyond exceptional! Would recommend anybody try this place!
This place is a hidden gem. We went for Valentines Day. Making a reservation was easy on Open Table, and our outside table was ready when we arrived. They were offering a limited special menu for the day, and it was very diverse. Service was quick and professional. Food was amazing. We will go back.
We had an outstanding dining experience at the hotel's restaurant. The limited lunch menu was a refreshing touch, eliminating the overwhelm of too many choices. Our server was incredibly pleasant. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food, and the outdoor seating next to a lit-up fireplace created a relaxing ambiance. A perfect combination of great food and a serene setting – highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had an outstanding dining experience at the hotel's restaurant. The limited lunch menu was a refreshing touch, eliminating the overwhelm of too many choices. Our server was incredibly pleasant. We thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food, and the outdoor seating next to a lit-up fireplace created a relaxing ambiance. A perfect combination of great food and a serene setting - highly recommend!
The restaurant is located on the grounds of The Lodge on the Desert hotel so it's a convenient option if you are staying there. In warmer weather the patio dining is probably very nice - the indoor dining space is meh. Our server was very pleasant but was serving too many tables to be very attentive. The food was okay - overpriced for what it was.
Beautiful place, great food, fast and friendly service. Normal prices for restaurants of a certain level.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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We held a retirement dinner here for about 30 people. The Manager, David, and staff were wonderful to work with and very helpful. Not only did David arrange for us to use a beautiful and more private room with a fireplace, but he also gave us personalized menus. The service was timed correctly and very friendly. My salmon dish with risotto was very tasty and others enjoyed their dishes. Only positive comments from our party!! Nice job!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We held a retirement dinner here for about 30 people. The Manager, David, and staff were wonderful to work with and very helpful. Not only did David arrange for us to use a beautiful and more private room with a fireplace, but he also gave us personalized menus. The service was timed correctly and very friendly. My salmon dish with risotto was very tasty and others enjoyed their dishes. Only positive comments from our party!! Nice job!
Here for dinner on a Monday evening, a great patio with a fireplace and heat lamps. It's a part of the Desert Lodge Hotel but you can easily make a reservation. Amanda was our server, she was a peach but service was really slow. I ordered the lamb chops to start, they came out cold... and the shady lemonade or something along those lines and it could've used a bit more sugar. I also ordered the short rib which came with potatoes, with brussel sprouts and it came with a wine like reduction sauce. I nibbled but I'm hoping it'll be better as a leftover lol.
Wife and I stopped by the bar on a Saturday evening for a light dinner and drinks. She got the Fundido ( a cheese dip with tortilla chips, $15) and I got the Jackknife Tacos (2 well stuffed tacos with no sides, $12). Wife ordered the Lodge Margarita ($10) and I got a Gin and Tonic ($12). Service was slow. We sat in the small/half empty bar for 5 minutes prior to being acknowledged. It turns out the bartender is waiting the 6 tables in the bar as well as mixing drinks for diners in the much larger outside seating area. Drinks arrived promptly after ordering. Both drinks were served in approximately 8oz. cocktail glasses with LOTS of ice. My gin and tonic was weak with little taste of gin. The food arrived after a short wait. Both items were luke warm at best. Wife's cheese dip had started to harden. Guessing the orders had sat on the kitchen counter waiting for the busy bartender to get to them. Atmosphere in the bar is brightly lit and totally unromantic. Two huge TV's hung on the small bar's walls. Suggestions..... lose one of the TV's. Lower the warehouse like lighting. Have one of the numerous waitresses I saw cover the bar area also. Knock off filling the mixed drink glass to the rim with ice. Despite hopeful expectations, our experience was not worth the price.
Christmas Eve. Started with great martini. Then it took 45 minutes for an appetizer. And we waited and we waited. To make time pass they gave us complimentary nachos... and then bread. One hour later the main dish came. I was served burnt Brussels sprout leaves, the ones you scrap off the pan. I asked for my check and we left. I want to give a half a star.