I went with a friend for a birthday dinner on a Saturday night. First of all, the new decor is beautiful! It's classy without being pretentious. It's nice enough for a special occasion, but casual enough for family dining. The menu has been trimmed down, keeping some old favorites, and adding some new offerings. The staff was welcoming and very professional. The waiter (Joey) was attentive, yet not intrusive. The "Smoke on the Clearwater" cocktail presentation was stunning! I'm just sorry I didn't think to take a photo. It wasn't my standard drink, but I liked it very much. My friend ordered a custom cocktail and was very pleased with it. My friend ordered the Seared Sea Scallops served with Risotto, which she enjoyed very much. I ordered a Ribeye Steak. It was cooked exactly as I requested, but unfortunately, it was not tender, so I hardly ate any of it. After offering a substitute entree, (which I didn't accept because I was already pretty full), the waiter took it off the bill with his regrets. For dessert: The House Carrot Cake, and a Lemon Bar, both of which were beautifully presented with a sprinkling of gold foil. Generous portions and quite good. I hope the word gets around that this updated version of an old favorite is worth checking out. I am looking forward to my next visit! read more

Modern upscale renovations that highlight the bar area instead of the amazing view. The prices are extremely high, not just for this area but in general. I could forgive the high price if the food quality matched, but it doesn't. It's possible that the handheld items are better than the entrees, since customers seemed to be happy with their onion rings and sliders, but the entrees were disappointing. I tried the steaks, which were over cooked and lacked salt. The best thing on the plate was the potato cake, and for a $56 -$52 price range i was left disappointed. The server explained the steaks are sous vide and all come out the same temp. Not everyone likes the same temp, and at the prices listed you should have an option to choose. Hopefully the menu is worked out and food quality improved, but if I were to go again I think I would stick to the bar and grab a cocktail. read more

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Good and bad. Decent for where they are and how far away you are from everything. The bread served with dinner was so hearty and delicious a highlight for sure. Just okay service. They were busy yet we did have to keep getting our servers attention to bring us more drinks. Then my prime rib that I ordered was way overcooked. It took a long time to get it and they had run out of other things on the menu so I didn't want to risk sending it back to wait for them to cook me another one. But I ordered medium rare and it came out very much so medium well. So I ate it anyway. I will come back and give them another try when I am up in the area. read more

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Fantastic meal and great atmosphere! We enjoyed dinner on Valentine's Day 2026 and had a superb experience! Food and service is good, pace of service was not rushed and appropriate for a fine dining experience. The specialty menu for the day had delicious options and the beverage menu was full of creative signature drinks and mocktails! We can't wait to go back and enjoy the regular menu and sit on the deck this summer! 10/10 recommend. New owners, new chef, new bar tender and interior remodel. Well done and thanks for elevating options in Orofino! Looking forward to all the cool things planned for the future too! read more

Ambiance - 10 stars. Service may have been great IF we had stayed to eat. We didn't wait to find out. The server / bartender was hanging out with the other servers on a slow day (September in Idaho). All I could hear from my table was fuck this and fuck that from said server. I am not a prude and the "f word" is one of my favorite words...however there is a time and place. I told my friend I wanted to leave. The menu was not impressive so there was no loss there. Go for the view but wear ear plugs. read more

We actually loved this place!! Our Hostess Connie was excellent ask her about her Italian heritage!! Our waitress Brenda was also very nice!! Great location on the river, Brenda has worked there for 19 years! That tell you something right there. The salads & clam chowder were excellent. Definitely be back again while in Orofino!! read more

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It's all about the location, the patio non the river. Food was okay and a bit expensive for the quality. We shared the Prime Rib we ordered Medium, it was well done, so a bit dry. The baked potato, vegetable and house salad were average, but fine. The bread loaf was burnt, so the bread was not edible, it's a darker whole grain, so it may be good if it wasn't over cooked. The Coulter Creek wine was delicious and modestly priced. Our server Brenda was excellent, very kind, helpful and accommodating. I'd go back if we were in the area, probably just wine and appetizers on the deck, with Brenda as our server, would make a lovely evening. read more

What a fabulous lunch. We were greeted upon entering by two people and were allowed to choose our seat. About half of the restaurant seats are by the window with a perfect view of the river. They have a full bar but as it was lunch, so we both ordered iced tea. We shared the French onion soup and a salad. I ordered the New York steak with fries and my spouse ordered the salmon "sandwich" which just meant the salmon was served on bread. Both were prepared to perfection. For dessert we shared a cheesecake that was home made. It was better than most. I'm so happy we found this place. Kim was a great server and we would come back in a heartbeat. read more

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Very solid place to eat in Orofino. Porch offered great views, and the edge burger and Cobb salad were both nice dishes. Prices were a little higher than what I found listed online, but still reasonable. Service was nice, but it wasn't busy at all so that probably helped. Would definitely recommend giving it a shot. read more

Clean, friendly place with outdoor dining. We had the taco salads. Positives.. lots of meat, and a nice variety of items. My husband and I both had one and our first comment as we left was (old people food). Yes, we too are old people, but I think the better comparison would be hospital food. All the ingredients were there to be a great salad, but no spices, bland. Even the salsa was bland. Side note: some like it hot, others like it cold, their taco meat in the salad was cold. Not my personal preference, I prefer it steaming hot and very spicey. The staff were very nice, serving sizes were huge, and of course only a few feet from the hotel/lodge. Great views of the river no matter where you are seated! This was the only thing we tried, so can't comment on savory dishes other than they smelled good as the waitress walked by! read more

Dining On The Edge - Taco salad - Seafood Near Me - Orofino, Idaho

Great food, very nice staff. Fantastic view of the river. Choose from seating indoor or outside on the patio

We stopped by for dinner and it was so good. The Mushroom Swiss Burger and the Pesto Shrimp Flatbread were awesome. Food, Service and Atmosphere were great! read more

The ambiance is wonderful, our table was overlooking the Clearwater River. Restaurant empty early on a Thursday evening. We ordered halibut with fries and shrimp Cajun fettuccine. Halibut was a 10. Fettuccini was a 5. Very bland and tasteless. Couldn't have identified it as Cajun if I had to. Some of the shrimp in the dish still had tails. Service was wonderful and our server recommended great red blend wine. I will be back and try something different. read more

If you can Find the service here maybe you could sample what looked like a solid menu. No go! Never got an order in. Nothing but Ghosts at our end of the restaurant. Was warned and they were right. Too bad Go down a couple blocks to the Shotglass for some good bar food and quick service. Better atmosphere too read more

Wonderful service and good eats! The menu has so many intriguing choices, we want to come back this way soon!

literally the slowest service i have ever experienced. it was just my husband and i and it took over 2 hours. our waitress was extremely inattentive and all tables around us filled and left twice before we were able to leave. the food tasted good but dang that was a long time!!!!! read more

Dont expect them to be open within posted hours on a Saturday night. They closed more than 2 hours early after we repeatedly attempted to make reservations and verify that they would be open at 7pm on a Saturday night. we payed for the most expensive suite in the hotel next door and got shrugs and excuses for why it wasn't anybodys fault for the restaurant closing 3 hours early on a Saturday night, but at the same time we were told they "do this all the time". We drove home that night without staying and will never return to Orofino. Best Western and this "restaurant" could not care less about our experience. We were formerly yearly customers but never again. avoid this town and these businesses. read more

The team here is super friendly, attentive, and gives the restaurant a super upbeat personality. Decent wine selection and our server was incredibly patient with our (possibly overzealous) menu questions. The salmon was great! Highly recommended. read more

Husband and I hoped for a nice dinner...the artichoke dip was a fabulous start...it was tasty! Sadly the dinner went downhill from there. Our server's children arrived and we were no longer a priority. We watched two tables being served by another server arrive/eat/depart while we waited for our seafood entrees. Next her kids' food arrived. They ate and she boxed their leftovers. After the children left (90 minutes after ordering) our food arrived COLD. She said they'd warm it, but its return was tepid at best. At the point we'd invested two hours and opted to leave. Server seemed sweet, and food looked appealing, but our experience was disappointing. read more

Had A great dinner at the Edge this evening. Food was excellent and priced fairly for the service I received. The waitress Destiny and the rest of the staff were very professional and timely despite of how busy the restaurant was. Hands down the best dining experience I've had in Orofino. Would highly recommend! read more

To be fair, we were a group on 16 that came in on a Saturday night. There were a lot of empty tables, so it wasn't super busy. They put tables together for us in the bar, which was great. We were there 2 1/2 hours before our meals were served. We should have left, but had to keep waiting because we had drinks from the bar and had no business driving. I had the bbq chicken flatbread, which was ok - there was plenty of bbq sauce and not a lot of chicken, pineapple, or onion. My husband had the pistachio encrusted halibut, and he said it was really flavorful. Then we waited another 20 minutes for the bill. Get it together, people - it's Labor Day weekend on a beautiful stretch of highway. You're going to get groups. If you can't serve groups in a reasonable period of time, then turn them away. read more

I was traveling through Orofino and spent the night at the Best Western, which is next door from this affiliated restaurant. It is a nice setting overlooking the river, with both in door and outdoor seating. After being seated for several minutes, my server arrived and apologized for my wait. His explanation was that the person that seated me, did not inform him that he had a new customer. The good news was by now, I had able opportunity to go over the menu several times, and after over hearing the rather attentive waitress take the orders of the two couples at the table next to me, I already knew what the choices of salad dressings, vegetables, etc. where. I ordered a cocktail and my meal at the same time. Much to my surprise the salad arrived before my cocktail. The cocktail glass had a rather large chip in the glass, so big that it was surprising that a place that is this "pricey" would even use such a vessel. I ordered the filet mignon, which was quite tasty. However, although I had ordered it medium rare, it came out medium well done, just barely pink. Had the server followed up after the food runner served it, I may have sent it back, but, after a long day on the road, I just ate it. About half way through, I did have the opportunity to ask Jacob " in what universe is this considered medium rare?" He did apologize and did provide a 15% discount on the entree, as well as buying me an after diner Gran Mariner to make up for the over cooked main course. IMHO, this place has the potential to be good. read more

Dining On The Edge - Is this medium rare? - Seafood Near Me - Orofino, Idaho

Both the food, and the service were excellent! Although, Orofino is a small town so there are not many options, that does not always equate to a delicious dinner. Dining on The Edge is true to its name, as it is literally dining on the edge of the river. I had the cheeseburger and it was quite good, as were the fries, which had a nice seasoning to it. The staff was great, no complaints at all. Definitely worth the money spent to dine here! I don't think you can go wrong. read more

My husband and I arrived late in Orofino one night during Labor Day weekend. There was no room availability in the area. We were exhausted after driving all day and decided to get something to eat and figure out what to do. We then asked our server, Francy, if she knew of a place we could stay. She went completely out of her way and called all over town for us. The room she found was really nice and comfortable. We were so grateful and continued to talk about her for the remainder of our cross-country trip. Every time something bad would happen we'd say, "I wish Francy were here!" .......the fish tacos were yummy too! read more

Dining On The Edge - Lochsa River, Idaho - Seafood Near Me - Orofino, Idaho

My husband and I came in for dinner on a rainy Monday night. I ordered the French dip sandwich along with a shrimp cocktail appetizer. My husband ordered the mahi-mahi street tacos and a side of onion rings. The French dip sandwich was piping hot and the shrimp appetizer was quite yummy. The street tacos were excellent as were the onion rings. The waitress recommended the Clearwater 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon which was very smooth and exceptional. Our waitress was friendly, attentive and the food was delivered in a timely manner. We had a relaxing dinner and a great view of the river. We would definitely visit here again. read more

The restaurant was next door to the hotel, and it was recommend by a local as the best option in town. I was in the mood for a steak & I ordered the Filet Mignon. I noticed the price was pretty high for a small town, but I rolled the dice. I confirmed that their medium was pink & not red. Unfortunately, what I received was purple and cold in the center. It was a nice cut of the loin, but being so thick, they should have considered a butterfly cut & cooked it that way. In the end, the setting was nice, the rest of the meal was nice, and my friend, who ordered the stuffed chicken, and said it was a wonderful dish. I would revisit the restaurant as it was the nicest the town had to offer, but I will definitely look at other menus choices. read more

Not just seafood! Prime Rib tough and not much flavor though. Coconut shrimp was excellent. Sides dishes were great. Quiet and wonderful setting. read more

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The atmosphere is nice and the staff are attentive, however, I feel like the food isn't as good as it was a few years ago. I've ordered the artichoke dip a couple times recently and there was about an inch of oil to get through before you get to the dip. It's not a place I would go on a regular basis due to the price of drinks and food. I understand it's fancy dinning and that's great for a once in a while visit. I'll continue to go but not on a frequent basis. read more

For the local region this is the premier place to enjoy a high end meal. Service is good, and as expected the local atmosphere includes kind personable flavor. I recommend this to anyone that is looking for a nice time out with a spice of elegance. read more

Our waitress was very scatter brained and forgot our appetizer. She had to ask what I order was multiple times because she couldn't remember. The clam chowder was good and the view & atmosphere was amazing!! I wasn't very impressed with the fettuccine I ordered. read more

Wonderful food. Friendly service. Great experience. Both outside and inside dining areas are open. The outside terrace overlooks the River.

We love coming here. Never had a bad meal! Excellent food. Friendly service, relaxing atmosphere. read more

We had been on vacation for almost a month and we were ready for a nice dinner. They did not disappoint. Food was terrific especially the scallops. Our waitress and other staff members were so kind with our 7 month old. I definitely recommend trying them out, btw the view is incredible!!!! read more

Our son came home so we decided to go for a nice dinner out. The hostess seated us was not very friendly in fact rude and it took 18 minutes to get a waitress to come to take our drink order. Another 15 to get the drink and our food order. There was a table with 4 people at it and no one else in the dining area. The staff standing around whispering and not doing thier jobs. Oh two meal were right but one was wrong. I order steak and got chicken. The waitress didn't even asked to take it back . The vegetables were over cooked my potatoes were cold. By this time I wouldn't of sent it back in fear of how long it would take.This was not the only time this has happen. My family and I do not plan on having dinner there anymore. I heard it had changed manager so that why I thought I would try it again but no more. read more

I have been here several times before and had a fairly nice meal but what a disappointment for dinner tonight. My husband was taking me out for a nice dinner. Even with a half full restaurant, we waited for 20 minutes for drinks. Menu prices were all inflated but we picked prime rib and stuffed mushrooms appetizer. Waitress came back - no prime rib. Ordered halibut - one broiled and one panko crusted. Had to ask for our bread - after our soup and salad finally came. Appetizer of stuffed mushrooms was over cooked and dry. Finally got the entree only to find the broiled halibut so overcooked and dry it was inedible. Tried to get waitress's attention to get some sauce. Finally after the fish was cold the waitress came over. I requested tartar sauce but the fish was still so dry, it was hard to swallow. Rice pilaf was flavorless. Waitress offered to give a discount but I know businesses are struggling. I would just like to pay for edible food. Nice green salad but the cook is definitely not putting out meals worth coming back for. I understand there are challenges due to the current situation, but this went beyond what should be overlooked. Waitress was very nice and apologetic but she didn't cook the the meal. I hope the kitchen makes changes. I won't return any time soon. read more

Yummy food and great service. My husband and I recently dined here for our anniversary. I love, love the fresh bread they served as a starter with maple butter. It is on the pricier side but the portions are very generous. I had crab legs and my husband had a full rack of ribs. The only thing I can ding them for is my husband said the ribs were a little on the dry side. My meal was perfect and our server was really attentive. Our drinks never ran out and she checked on us frequently without being over bearing. Definitely enjoyed this place. read more

Picked up some great meals, had some amazing bacon wrapped prawns, nachos, crab & shrimp melts, and burgers. Great bar staff.

Our server was very helpful, pleasant and did a great job. Food was prepared perfectly. Our food was good. I had bite size steak. Wife had chicken Oscar. It was my parent's 50th anniversary and I think the staff went above and beyond to make their dining experience special. Thank you!! read more

What a fantastic meal! Everything was fresh and cooked perfect. The veggies and salad were fresh and amazing! The entree was cooked perfect and very flavorful. The staff was very attentive, friendly, and helpful. Everything we had was delicious!! The view is amazing, as well. We will be back when back in the area! read more

Fine dining in a community of 2,500 people? Most people think that's not possible but Sandy has created just that on the Clearwater River and Lewis-Clark trail. Personable wait staff and you can choose privacy or enjoy the views and socialize with other diners in the main dining area, deck or bar. The only reason that I didn't give 5 stars to this review is because for my palate, last time I perused the menu, the pasta dishes appeared to dominate the menu. However, I've not been back in awhile & that may have evolved as all good restaurants do! Full bar, and if you're a loyal customer, nicely ask if there's a particular libation that you know and can attest to, then it may show up. In fact, husband and partner Michael may just bring it from across town. Good food, good fun, good people...you can't ask for more than that! read more