The Lodge Club Bistro & Lounge

We came to the Lodge Bistro for a birthday dinner. Honestly, it was the best. We’ve eaten at Franck’s in SLC and this meal was as good — from the soup to the salad to the braised short ribs — delicioso!

Second night in a row. Tonight the beef short ribs. Are you kidding, after an incredible romaine wedge like heavenly salad, I dove into the beef short ribs. No ribs, just an orgasmic chunk of fall off the bone meat with just the right amount of balsamic reduction. I was in heaven. This chef is clearly one of the top. Still dreaming of the romaine with the fresh blue cheese, most tasty thick bacon chunks and the sun dried but still most (not too dried) tomatoes. YUM! The sauce with the chunk for shot rib was perfect. I have no reason to eat anywhere else on my stay here Please, just try, you will be hooked.

We came with a large party. We made reservations weeks in advance and had to wait for a table. Once we were seated it took 15 minutes for our server to greet us. It took 20 minutes after that to get our drinks. The food was sub-​par. I had the «glorified grilled cheese» it was under seasoned and cold by the time it got to the table. Other members of our party complained of dry burgers. Our server was rude and unhelpful. I always try to give servers the benefit of the doubt but he was not fabulous. I won’t be coming back.

Meh. I had the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich. Under-​spiced batter soaked in some herb-​ey kind of aioli to make it sound fancy on the menu. It was a chicken sandwich covered in mayonnaise, and it was $ 14. Maybe the chicken was home-​schooled or fed only gold nuggets and champagne or something.
Our waiter was very nice, but couldn’t outweigh the mediocre food.
Seriously you guys, you can’t just throw aioli on everything, and when you do use it it’s not supposed to squirt out the sides.

Seriously this place is ridiculously amazing. No joke, the pork chop special with the potatoes is literally the best pork chop I’ve ever had. I forgot what kind of sauce was on it but but I’d put it on everything. I’d drink it straight. I’d like to have it hooked up directly through an IV. It was so good that I made sure to sit down and write about how life-​changing it was as soon as I returned to my room.
Our server, Dave J, was really friendly, and was a cool dude, all around. He knew the menu, and steered my party in the right direction for what to order. I ordered a Manhattan and he asked if I’d prefer it up or on the rocks, which is something that almost nobody does. Spot on with that, too. Very few servers anywhere do that, so it’s super rad when someone asks that. You couldn’t ask for a better server. Really though, it was A+ service all around from everyone from the hostess to the person who kept our drinks full.
Seriously though, let me get back to that pork chop for a minute. I’m going to be dreaming of it tonight. I’ll be craving it for weeks. I’d eat it every day if I lived around here, was rich, and could do so without weighing 500lbs.
This place ruled with the fury of 1,000 suns and I’d shout from the rooftops about how good the food & service is. You all killed it tonight, so thanks for a great meal and great service!

love the sunday night all you can eat mussels! not the freshest mussels, but for $ 10 it’s not bad. comes with fries, which were decent. white wine garlic sauce the mussels were cooked in was also average to below average, but again, for the price, not bad at all.
as with other places @ snowbird, the beer list is lackluster, and steer clear of the utah local brews. that stuff must be brewed by mormons who aren’t allowed to sample their product, otherwise they would know that the flavors are completely unbalanced and off.

When we asked for the best burgers in Snowbird, we were directed to the Lodge Bistro and Lounge. We sat in the bar area, which is on the same level as the pool and hot tub in the property. The bar area is pretty no-​frills in terms of décor, but made up for it in pretty good food. Our party ordered the black and blue burger and regular burger, and they were great. Huge in fact, so could easily share with someone if you’re not too hungry. The only disappointment was the ‘sauteed’ calamari which we ordered as a starter, and after each of us had a bite, we sent it back. It was pretty much rubber bands of squid in a bland garlic sauce — inedible in fact. The waiter took it off the bill, but not to be ordered in a hurry if you are expecting flash pan fried calamari. All in all, quite good.

I was staying at Snowbird for a church women’s retreat and this was our Friday night dinner spot. My friend and I were seated on the patio with breathtaking views of the mountains. It was a nice evening, not too chilly and I love to eat outdoors.
Our waiter was attentive, almost too attentive. Since we had not been here before, it took awhile for us to read the menu to make a decision. Plus we were talking so that also delayed the process. After checking with us about 4 times, I think he got frustrated and suddenly we had a new server. This one was perfect; pleasant and patient. We both decided to get just appetizers since we weren’t too hungry.
My friend got the coconut shrimp with jalapeño dipping sauce. She’s not too crazy for spicy jalapeño dips, but she loved it so much. She said the shrimp was perfect also.
I had the Goat Cheese platter and a cup of French Onion soup. I love goat cheese and this one came with a tomato chutney and some pesto. Plus, it had these large crackers that I think were pita bread. Anyway, I usually HATE chutney but this was amazing good. I was suprised since I usually brush any chutney off my food. 3 stars alone just for the tomato chutney. The goat cheese and crackers were awesome too.
My soup was made the usual way: with bread and cheese on top. It was flavorful and somehow the bread still had crispy edges even after sitting in the soup awhile. I was impressed.
Great place. Would have given it 5 stars if that original waiter hadn’t been so impatient and frustrated.

This place tries to be a bit more upscale than they have the ability to pull off. The food was definitely disappointing. The mussels were fishy and the lamb ribs were gamey. I enjoyed the salami plate though. And although the steak I had was cooked very well, everyone else at the table complained that theirs were not — most of them were considerably under done. To top things off, the skin on the «Crispy Skin Chicken» was not even close to crispy. Rubbery was more like it. A definite let down in more ways than one.