You walk in and the décor is definitely 1960s Americanized “Swiss/German” – a tad dated. And one thing we noticed: we were the youngest diners in the restaurant. The hostess seated us In the main dining room and our server, Amanda, was quick to take our drink order.
We both started our meal with the baby spinach salad. They dressed it with a honey based dressing, with feta cheese, almonds, orange sections and bacon. It was incredibly delicious. Sometimes the spinach can be a little bitter, but the way they prepared it with the dressing, it was just right and not at all bitter.
For our next course, we both ordered the French onion soup. Normally, French onion is on the salty side, but however the prepared it, it didn’t have that “salt lick” effect.
For my entrée, I ordered the Pepper Steak – a NY strip covered in a peppercorn sauce. The cut was very generous – I had leftovers to bring back for breakfast or a snack on the road. It was very peppery…which I like, but I imagine that some people might be put off by the amount of pepper, but if you like that, this is the dish for you.
Phil had the wienerschnitzel with lingonberry sauce. He was pleasantly surprised with the combo, and said it worked very well together.
Neither of us much cared for the mashed potatoes included with our meals. Phil said his were very salty, and mine tasted almost sweet in an odd way.
Overall, we had a good experience and very good meal. We both rated it about 3.5 to 4 stars. However, it is not cheap. Entrees run from $24 to $36. Expect a meal for two like we had, including wine, to run you just over $100 – so it would likely be a treat meal rather than a normal night out. It was a nice way to end our vacation in Tahoe, which we are sad to leave. I think we both will come back, perhaps in the spring or later summer/earlier fall before the snow so we could do more of the outdoor activities.
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