There aren't a whole lot of dining options this far out in the boonies, so finding the Lakeside Lodge, only 15 minutes away from our rental cabin, was a blessing. Their operating hours...not so much: by the time we realized we were hungry, we had to book it over there to grab a table before things started to wind down (their closing time was 8:00pm, which makes the Lakeside Lodge a lunch place, in my opinion). True to its name, the lodge has gorgeous views of the water, and a welcoming, rustic aesthetic. We didn't order anything fancy or particularly adventurous: a bison burger for myself, and some surf-and-turf sturf for me wurf (sorry, the Swedish Chef in me took over there for a moment!). Everything was good, if not particularly remarkable, but it certainly did the job. Expect hearty, homestyle cooking, not haute cuisine, and your expectations will surely be met to your satisfaction. Service was present, attentive and friendly, and if it weren't for that passive sense of anxiety that comes with being the last served table in a closing restaurant (not their fault; that's my own hang-up), I would have felt more at-ease. I wish we'd had more time to check out the restaurant and the resort, but I guess that'll have to wait for a return trip, sometime in the future. read more

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As others have noted, the food is pretty great, the service less so. The restaurant has indoor and outdoor tables with a nice view of the lake. There is also a bar downstairs that had a live band. It is a very casual place, they serve your water in disposable plastic cups on the table. The portions here are large and each entree comes with a soup or salad so you won't leave hungry. There were only two waitresses when we sat down to dinner and that was not enough for the number of tables they have. It was hard to get a waitress to place our order and the food took forever to come out and when it did, everything came out at once (appetizers and entrees). We had hoped the soup or salad that come with the entrees would at least come out quickly, but it did not. We tried the bison burger (pretty good but nothing special), trashcan nachos with chicken (delicious) and I got the bison short rib which was exceptional with the chicken noodle soup (I liked that it had a few pieces of potato in it, we were in Idaho after all). The bison was cooked nicely and came with a generous portion of mashed potatoes and zucchini. I really enjoyed it and would happily eat it again. The prices are reasonable given the portion, but they need to work on the timing of the food and getting more help or more attentive help. read more

Love the location. Great views of the lake. Service was excellent. Our waitress was very attentive. Food was good. French dip and tater tots were tasty. read more

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Good food and service. Great Bison burgers and cold beer. Very local feel. Fun place in Island Park read more

I went there on a Tuesday night and was greeted immediately. We opted to sit outside as the weather was cooperating. Our waitress was extremely polite, informative and gave us some tips on her favorite menu items. We ordered the Ceviche Tostadas as an appetites. The balance of flavor was spot on and I was extremely impressed on the freshness, as I know how difficult it is to get fresh produce and seafood this far away from any major city or interstate. I seen they had a full bar but we just had soft drinks. Couldn't have asked for a more beautiful sunset to gaze at while enjoying our meal. I ordered the ribeye, seasonal veggie, baked potato and tortilla soup. The steak was great and I had no complaints with my sides. My Lady had the Fish & Chips with a salad. We both loved our meal and the kind waitress. I know how hard it is to work in customer service but she did a fantastic job. I live in the local area and always look forward to an experience at Lakeside. The prices are extremely reasonable and the food is awesome. Everything in IP is expensive, so at least get your money's worth at Lakeside read more

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Lakeside Lodge is great Lakeside steakhouse with a casual bar and outside deck overlooking the lake Food is very good and the service has been consistently good I have never used the lodge or campground but they look well maintained Rental boats and snowmobiles available as well read more

We rented a two bedroom cabin and my sister rented a one bedroom. the cabins were clean and well stocked. The restaurant was an added bonus. We loved being right on the lake and the all the rental opportunities. The location was great and staff were friendly and accommodating. We would have liked some better comfortable chairs in the living room. Other than that everything was great!, read more

We stopped here after hiking Mesa Falls and we absolutely loved this place. The food was amazing. We sat outside on the deck and enjoyed the lake views. Service was really good as well. Highly recommend!! read more

Amazing place! Amazing food. Best beef dip sandwich in the known Universe. Go There!

Always a great place for a drink and a meal If you are there in the summer, the sunset views over the lake are amazing. They have live music on the weekends which is great even though some of the bands are not always the best, it's always a fun time. read more

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We stayed in a one bedroom cabin. Only con was the sofa was soooo uncomfortable. Otherwise it was great. Restaurant had great food. Wi-fi sucked. Everyone we interacted with who works there was super nice. Expensive but so worth it. We will definitely be back! read more

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Great food! Great views! Great service! In town for Yellowstone and tried this place. Very satisfying.

The food and service was great. We would highly recommend Lakeside Lodge. We were able to sit on the patio. We looked over Island Park reservoir. read more

Gas hours no longer accurate in 2025. Fuel deck gas now closes at 5pm on weekdays 6pm on weekends (even busy holiday weekends). If you show up at 6:02pm they're happy to sell you a $50 gas can you can haul up and down the steep ramp to the parking lot gas pump. Your arms will be jacked after the workout and you'll smell like gas for a week after using the eco-friendly lid. Just make sure you have a credit card on hand. No tap pay with cellphone. Gas hours are not posted anywhere. "It's subject to change" according to employees. At least the employees were super friendly. I'd just rather tip them for working hard than give this place another $50 after already spending $1000 with them this week. We still made the most of our night and enjoyed a nice view at the restaurant. Overpriced as you would expect at a remote lakeside restaurant, but the live music and sunset were great. Servers were very friendly. read more

Beautiful seating by the lake, exceptionally friendly service, great locally sourced food. We had a Bison burger, steak fajitas and onion rings. One of our best meals in Montana read more

Our experience was one unfortunate incident after another. After a long day in the park we wanted to sit down to a good meal with a scenic view. The lodge definitely has a great view. It's hard to beat a meal while overlooking a lake. The food and the service is where things took a detour. When we arrived there were 4 tables seated and two waitresses working. We walked up to an empty podium and waited to be seated. A woman who would soon be our waitress noticed us and continued processing the cards she received. No big deal. She took the cards to the table and then grabbed another card to process while we still stood there. Seating was taking so long two women came up at different intervals and told us they would find us a waitress. After close to 10 minutes we finally got seated. We should have taken the hint and left but we were tired and just wanted to eat and go rest. Anyway back to the story. Our waitress dropped off water and then took back off to tend to a few other tables which had now grown to five between the two waitresses. Table number 5 came in after us. Our waitress didn't come back for almost another 10 minutes at which point we just ordered food and drinks to speed up the process. Food ordered; chicken fried steak, western burger, bison burger on a gluten free bun and marmalade on the side, classic burger and fettuccine alfredo. Two of the meals had side salads. Our food came out and the waitress had to be reminded of the salads. As she was addressing the salad issue, we noticed the marmalade on the bison burger was not on the side. Again given the delays my daughter just decided to try it and ultimately ended up scraping off the sauce. By this time one salad made it to the table with the statement that another one was being made. Long story longer, the salad never showed up. A quick call back to table number 5 that came in after us, they got their drinks, food and left while we were still dealing with our struggling waitress. If you've made it this far, I'll wrap up by offering maybe it was just a bad night and not common for the dining area. It was unfortunate our experience was so bad. If you happen to go, I hope your experience will be better than ours but I can assure you, we won't be back. read more

Dylan was amazing! Every food item and drink was perfect. He was very pleasant. Service was nice and fast and he helped get us under patio when it started raining. read more

Beautiful location with great views of the lake. Cocktails were great and the food was good. Disappointed in the Trashcan nachos served with canned, not real/shredded cheese, but the chicken parm was delicious. read more

We came here for their Valentine's Day dinner and it was delicious! We started with the Cajun shrimp stuffed mushroom caps and the special was a filet wrapped with bacon, lobster tail and mussels. The atmosphere was warm and cozy, they had the fire place going, and our waitress was amazing! Incredible food and incredible service. read more

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Food was great, service was amazing, atmosphere was cool, we will be going back for sure! Prime rib sandwich was legit! Off the beaten path and amazing views! read more

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We have seen a decline in this restaurant the last 3 years. Busy place but the food has gone down hill. We paid $34 for prime rib it wasn't even hot. I will not be going back. read more

We came here for a late lunch. It was not very busy at the time so we were able to pick our seats from the litter. The outdoor seating area is nice with plenty of seats and covered and uncovered options. Great views! I got the bison burger, my better two-fourths got the chicken club. One of our friends got the jalapeno burger and the other also the bison. We got the Cajun shrimp/ shrooms appetizer to round off the meal. The food was not bad but the burgers were on the dry side, all around. The accompanying sauce was needed and together made for a good meal. My onion rings were pretty good and the kettle chips wich was another side option were awesome. The Cajun shrimp appetizer was really good. Shout out to the staff for great service and friendliness. In short, the food was fine, the views divine. I would rate the service 9.9. it's worth a visit for the setting and ambience. read more

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My steak meal was delicious. The wait staff was very kind and attentive. It was a very friendly atmosphere.

The burger was amazing. One fry was sooooo long. My 6 yr old loved it. Katie, our server was fantastic and very helpful and the view was great. read more

View is stunning, services is memorable and food is so well cooked. The best experiences ever in US. read more

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4-25-22 Quality food for take out when other places were sold out or closed. Doc provided dinner for grandpup's birthday party. We had fried calamari, Buffalo wings and hucklebrrry ice cream and huckleberry bread pudding to share Doc got a bison burger. Hubs had a classic burger. They chose Surf and Turf for me with skewered shrimp and steak. Grandpup had a chicken entree I stayed back with Grandpup in the 2 story log cabin and figured out the fireplace and plugged in the heater All entrees were boxed in waxed lined cartons with generous amounts of vegetables, fresh salad and mine had a baked potato with the works. The food was definitely prepared and seasoned just right, we had enough leftovers for part of another dinner. A perfect choice for a celebration dinner. read more

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Lots of places close early or are closed for the season, so we were so lucky to have found Lakeside Lodge still open at night. We arrived just before closing and they were able to help us with a take out order. Pros: -great view of the lake that this business looks out onto -helpful staff -good food! -open late Cons: -n/a Other: -it's a bar, so there's pool tables, and dollar bills attached to the walls -it gets dark here late at night. Remember how you drove in. We got a bit turned around as we tried to exit and found ourselves by some cabins and had to retrace our steps. -road has a few dips/pot holes. Drive slowly. read more

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Small business. Busy. Customer service was ok. Food was pretty good. The sauce on the bison steak was salty otherwise food was great. read more

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Views are amazing. The menus are greatly reduced from those posted. No pasta. Service was okay (we had to ask several times for them to bring my grandson's meal which finally arrived with the bill). Food was okay (the fries are seasoned well and my chicken fried steak with Yukon gold mashed potatoes and sautéed squash was the best entree; my husband's steak salad wasn't good; the trash can nachos were bland; the supposedly regular Coke fountain drinks were flat and diet; my son-in-law liked his bison burger but not the tater tots). They charged us for fry sauce even though the portions were small. So definitely a mixed experience. read more

A friend recommended Lakeside Lodge to us, and we are sure glad we listened. Consider me your friend, and take this as a recommendation! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by the hostess, Michelle, who has the most beautiful smile! Checkin process was smooth and quick. We got to our spacious 1 bedroom cabin, and were pleasantly surprised how nice it was. After getting settled, we went back to the main lodge for dinner. Who would've guessed we'd get five star dining on a lake in the middle of nowhere in Idaho?! The food was amazing, the service was fantastic, and the view over the lake was stunning--until a crazy stormed whipped up from out of nowhere, and the staff quickly helped us move inside. Katherine was our friendly server, and chef Rick is a cool guy who came around to the tables to make everyone feel welcome. We ordered the trash can nachos, stuffed mushrooms, and bbq buffalo wings for appetizers. For main course we had Bison NY steak, seared ahi (sorry didn't take a pic), and bison fajitas. All of the food was amazing. We will definitely be back!! read more

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This was not an excellent lunch experience. Although the view was incredible from the deck overlooking the lake, my burger was brought out to me in raw condition. And when they remade my burger, it was half medium-rare, and half well done. I don't understand how that could happen. read more

Amazing experience it was a beautiful experience by the lakeside. They had a wide variety of vegetarian options as well.

Best food thus far on our vacation. Ali our server was awesome, and the food was all very good.so good that we'll be back tomorrow. read more

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I'm not someone who usually leaves reviews but I had to after experiencing terrible customer service and hundreds of dollars in hidden fees! On top of all that, the house was dirty when we arrived! read more

The young lady at the front desk was so incredibly rude. I was shocked that she was even working in a front desk position. Everybody else in the facility was amazing. It's too bad. One person can ruin your whole experience. read more

Lakeside Resort and Restaurant is a gorgeous place, sitting right beside the water. Staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating. The food was brought out fresh and hot. Our only issue was everything we ordered was terribly under seasoned. We had the Prime Rib Grilled Cheese, Buffalo Burger, the Mushroom Swiss Burger, the Kid's Cheese Burger, and an order of Onion Rings. We wanted to like the food so much, but most of us only ate about half of our meal bc it was lacking seasoning. Otherwise, a beautiful and welcoming experience. read more

It's a wonderful resort with a very great buffet! The staff is very friendly and the small cabins are adorable. read more

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We had an amazing 3 night stay!! Everything was literally perfect (except the wifi, LOL). The staff was awesome in every department: check-in, restaurant, grounds, boat and utv rentals... very friendly, helpful and accommodating! The restaurant's food was excellent, the location is beautiful, the RV sites are wonderful and very quiet. One of the best trip/vacation experiences we've ever had! Lakeside Lodge is officially our favorite spot that we will be visiting often from now on. THANK YOU!!! read more

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I highly recommend Likeside Lodge for its amazing food and hospitality. They go out of there way to make sure you are completely satisfied. I am the area manager for all the national campgrounds in Island Park and we are up here for the summer months and this is our number place to eat. read more

Horrible experience! We reserved a specific Rv camp site in person and they subsequently without notifying us move us to a site we didn't choose or want. When we did find out what they had done they refused to remedy the situation. After several feeble attempts over a two day period to talk to a manager and without receiving a call back, we asked for a cancellation. We were told they would only refund 85 percent of the purchase price. Our printed receipt promises a specific site and they failed to meet reasonable expectations. Never again! I would suggest saving yourself potential headaches and spend your money elsewhere! They put us in a very precarious situation and caused an extreme amount of undo stress as we were attending a family reunion and we only found out about the switch by chance last minute and not by any notification provided by Lakeside Lodge! The lack of integrity from this business is now obvious! Imagine renting an apartment having your moving truck loaded and ready and on move-in day you discover the apt you have documented proof you rented was given to someone else and you're expected to take another apartment you did not want and would not have chosen ...and then having a portion of your deposit retained as an inconvenience charge by the rental company! read more