Mountain House Tavern and Grill Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was friendly."
• "Our bartender really was a star. The service was fantastic."
• "Our server Bailey was great."
• "All of the waitresses with respectful polite and knew the menu and how to explain menu items."
• "The wait staff is friendly and accommodating to your needs."
• "The staff are absolutely wonderful here as well."
• "Our waitress (McKenzie) was so personable."

Cons:

• "The waitress claimed that the chef went home earlier because his wife was having a baby."
• "Our first stop in we sat at the bar and all of the staff was sitting and they were on their phones, huge pet peeve."
• "The waitress got very loud and obnoxious and told them they could not order any food making a huge scene in front of all the other customers."
• "The waitress claimed she thought we were being helped by someone else."
• "Mentioned it to the waitress and she could care less."
• "Both employees did not even offer an apology."
• "The female bartender / waitress was not around at all and when she was, she was very short with us and rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is good."
• "The specials are always top notch."
• "Gourmet food at a reasonable price."
• "Food always reliable with good portions."
• "Food was amazing, service was very friendly and prices are very reasonable."
• "The wood-fired pizza at Mountain House Tavern and Grill was an absolute delight!"
• "The food is fresh and the portions are decent."

Cons:

• "Food was very bad. Ordered the pastrami sandwich. Came with some sort of soggy brown sauted onions that were oily."
• "It's way too cold and loud and they have the smallest most expensive menu."
• "The fish was frozen and thrown in a fryer leaving it over cooked and a good portion inedible."
• "Very salty and enough pepper to make it unpleasant."
• "All the burgers were well done. Meat was tasty, but dry."
• "Small portions, hard pork chops, tasteless fish tacos, half cooked pasta, even the burger was small and greasy."
• "Was literally hard chicken (that hard that I’m having little cut under my tounge), felt like it was rotten."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A true feeling like you are having a meal in a cabin out in the woods!"
• "Liked atmosphere, eating by the lake."
• "It is a great view, and it was very peaceful and relaxing."
• "Beautiful new decor!"
• "Indoor is really nicely decorated restaurant and bar."
• "The decor was very welcoming even from the outside."
• "The restaurant and bar has a very comfortable ambiance- country lake house meets modern farmhouse."

Cons:

• "It was chilly inside so left our jackets on."
• "The place wasn't packed and there was no line so 600 reviews doesn't mean squat."
• "Parking lot is too small."
• "The noise level was so high that my wife and I couldn't carry on a conversation."
• "There were a quite a few flies which was the only draw back."
• "It's way too cold and loud."
• "Probably not the place for hikers to eat."

Value

Pros:

• "Amazing for the price."
• "Food was amazing, service was very friendly and prices are very reasonable."
• "The food was absolutely incredible. Gourmet food at a reasonable price."
• "Creative recipes, great flavor, prepared well, and extremely reasonable prices."
• "Worth the price: me and my boyfriend split it and enjoyed it."
• "Food was really good, servings are big, and very affordable."
• "The food is excellent! I had the grilled salmon with pea puree, barley and roasted brussel sprouts, and it was the best salmon dish ever."

Cons:

• "The house salads were good but too small for $12 each."
• "Careful ordering soft drinks. They charge $3 for each one. No refills."
• "I think the full dinner selections were a bit on the high side $12 for a Kale salad and additional $4 for chicken is steep."
• "Not expensive, but since portions and food sucked, not worth it one bit."
• "Portions not great for those prices."
• "Delicious, but pricey, at $11.00."
• "Kind of pricey too for what it was."