Restaurants near Emigrant Gap Historical Marker

I love Friar Tucks. It's a great getaway for a nice night out and my friends love it as well. The food is consistently outstanding, the wait staff are competent and very welcoming! We enjoy the entertainment as well. It's a personal favorite!

We had so much fun! Our server was so attentive. We ordered like 6 appetizers and some Ragu for my husbands birthday. She asked us if we wanted it all at once or one or two at a time. She did great. Brought the salad with the ceviche, the sliders with the Mac n. Cheese.. saved the entree for last. We were so full by then so we let her know before it was time so she could have it boxed so they didn’t waste dishes. They brought an adorable tiny treat for my husbands birthday. Everyone was on top of drinks and food. We came when they first opened a while back and it was good then but it’s way better now. Thank you for the lovely evening! I’ll edit this when I find my receipt so I can add her name.

Our meal for four at the Dining Room @ Village Lodge was very good. The setting is beautiful, the service friendly and professional, and the food was solid-some terrific, some disappointing. The dining room is quiet, relaxed, and friendly. Our pretty table looking out on the snow was pretty and comfortable. We ordered cocktails while looking over the menu, and it took a while to deliver from the bar. In the mean time, home made incredible Parker rolls and a tasty amuse bouche from the chef arrived. Salads were fresh and terrific - one baby lettuce, and one chicory. Our three appetizers - hamachi crudo, scallops, and octopus- were worthy, especially the crudo and octopus (tender, with charred edges). All fantastic so far. The entrees were slightly disappointing. Fresh California halibut was fine but so overcooked that it was dry and tough, too bad! The risotto was a bit bland and starchy, probably because the flavoring ingredient was pumpkin. Mushrooms, asparagus, or other veggie would have been less novel but tastier bases. We asked for parmesan, which our server brought quickly with no complaint. Last, we got the duck breast, which was advertised as "confit" but was more like a regular duck breast (I am used to duck confit as the leg slow-cooked and tender, so may not understand what "confit" means with breast). Anyway, the duck was solid. We did not try the Brick Chicken or fresh sugo pasta, but neighboring diners commented favorably about them. We skipped the $95 australian wagyu steak. On a menu where other entrees are $30-$50, a $95 steak stuck out. And from 10,000 miles away? A $60 California or Nebraska steak would have been snapped up. The high price and superrich flavor of wagyu didn't excite us. Overall a good meal. More simple California comfort dishes would be better for us. The wine list is an "A" by the way. Short and with many excellent whites and reds for normal restaurant prices (and a few over the top prices).

Beautiful restaurant, they recently expanded it and it’s huge! For it being Christmas Eve in a packed restaurant our food came out amazingly quick. Our drinks were constantly filled, our waiter was outstanding in always checking with us. Food 10/10. It is pricey and definitely a splurge but compared to the other restaurants in harrahs/harveys this is by far the best. Don’t waste your money elsewhere, it’s worth the splurge. The cheesecake and the butterscotch pudding were the best desserts we’ve ever had.

We had a terrific meal in a refined, cozy, and quiet dining room. There was a fire in the central fireplace, a view over the snow covered golf course, and the food was excellent. 2 of us shared a starter of grilled octopus, my wife had beef stroganoff, and I had prime rib, accompanied by a Nero d’Avola from Sicily. Although the room was nearly full, it was pleasantly quiet which was relaxing and made it easy to talk Our server, Michael, is outstanding! He is pleasant, attentive, and very knowledgeable about both the food and the wine list. He has taken care of us before and always makes dinner at the Lodge a great experience.