Delightfully Dissatisfied. A tourist attraction at the very best. Like many other Yelpers we showed up and saw that the parking lot was surprisingly full. I drove to the front of the building to drop off my party. A guy came to my truck and pointed to a few open spots very close to the front door and then told me he works off tips. It was a valet your own car of sorts. But I didnt want to park all the way down the hill so I gave the guy a few bucks after I parked my own car.
We walk up and yes there is a live steer roaming a stall right by the front door. Hey kids this is where your steak comes from.
When you walk into the restaurant it is all about the wood beams and cowboy country decorations. We were seated immediately despite the overcrowded parking lot.
The view was absolutely the best part of the evening. We arrived right at sunset and the view over the valley is great. But that's where it ends.
The food is terrible. I ordered a steak that was supposed to be a filet cooked to medium and it was just bad. I've purchased better filet from the grocery store. And then this is where it gets kind of weird. They dont let you choose your sides. all meals come with corn sweet potatoes and carrots. first I dont care for those sides and even if I did the potatoes were mushy and gross and orange (sweet potatoes are orange) and I didnt touch the unappealing orange carrots strictly from a visual point of view it was unappealing..orange potatoes, orange carrots and red steak (ordered medium got rare) and then the taste was even worse than the look. Its too bad because this place could be really really good but they have screwed it up and basically made it a cafeteria with a view. I would be scared to see the kitchen because I can just imagine large vats of mushy sweet potatoes and carrots. Everything tasted and looked as if it was prepared the day before. It was just a shame because like I said earlier, This place could have been amazing.
And then there is the entertainment. When we were dining a balloon animal guy interrupted us keeping in mind we were dining with two 14 year olds. Last time I checked 14 year olds were not into balloon animals. and then there was the magician. he interrupted us twice before clearing the table to make room for a card trick. OK i will give credit where credit is due. The card trick was pretty cool. But not in that environment.
Sorry Rooste I will not be coming back!
Oh and lastly it is really expensive for junk food.