This was one of the first places my family and I went to when we were relocating to North Idaho. In…read morefact, we met with the previous owners of our home over breakfast at Connie's to discuss the purchase of what is now our house and ten acre lot in Bonners Ferry. That aside, Connie's has become something of a standby for us, particularly in the summer months when we frequent the nearby City Beach. The atmosphere is reminiscent of vintage Denny's and Lyon's restaurants (when I was growing up, my family either owned or managed both, so this place feels like home when I'm there). Like the Hoot Owl, my favorite menu item is their Ranch Burger, which mixes barbecue sauce with a red wine vinaigrette (as opposed to ranch dressing at Hoot Owl), and served on a toasted sourdough roll. Their bacon is very thick and very crispy, with a dash of black pepper around the edges for added flair. Prices are reasonable to what you would expect and portion sizes are generous, with lots of steak fries or hash browns or whatever your pleasure. I'm not big on breakfast, but fortunately they seem to serve lunch all day. Service has always been very friendly and efficient, although if you go on weekends (particularly Sundays), they can be obscenely busy and once or twice this has meant longer waits for seating and service. They're very kid friendly, and have been very accommodating when our son occasionally picnics his McDonald's Happy Meal to the table. Parking can be a little tricky out on the street, but they're very well situated on the corner on Cedar Street, adjacent to and actually connected to part of the eponymous Cedar Street Hotel, and there's plenty of parking on adjacent streets and lots with a short and relatively pleasant walk to the premises. I'm usually reliant on cellular data for any internet needs while I'm there, but chances are you're there for the food more so than lightning fast upload/download speeds so head on over and enjoy your meal!

Service the last 2 times we were in was beyond bad. The…read morefirst was for dinner a week ago. We waited 6 minutes to be seated while 2 waitresses were at the cash register trying to figure something out. Once seated after another 5 minutes of being ignored, the busser brought us coffee and apologized. Another 10 minutes went by before we saw a waitress to take our order. 30 minutes later we finally got our food which was barely warm. We got a refill of our coffee 15 minutes before our meal and nothing after that. Today we went for breakfast. We were seated immediately and our waitress never showed up nor did we get our coffee for 9 minutes. She took our order right after. It took 20 minute after our simple order was taken before we received it, and once again no refill of coffee. I know Lost in the 50's is 2 weeks away, and if service remains like it's been, you'll have a bunch of upset customers.

Eichardt's looks like a total dive from the outside. The main thing that drew me in was that the…read moreoutdoor sign advertised coffee and a beer house. Interesting. Well, turns out it is no longer a coffee house, except that they do serve drip coffee, but I was told that they used to. However, the inside is warm and cozy With a touch of dive and a ceiling full of tchotchkes. It looks pretty cool. Despite looking like a dive bar, kids are welcome and the server was very warm and friendly. We were only there for an appetizer and a drink while waiting for our Thai food to-go order to be cooked around the corner with a 45 minute wait. The four of us ordered the Caesar salad and my son, the chicken strips. We were in for the surprise of our life. We discovered the best Caesar salad ever made. Ever. I'm not sure how they do it, but it was so delicious we all said we'd come back just for that salad. My son reports that the chicken strips were also really good. We just never would have expected the great quality of food we were served here in this "dive bar". The beers we had were also really good. I unfortunately do not recall the names, but my wife, oldest daughter and I all loved our drinks. We are so glad we ducked in here on a cold night. It made for a type of progressive dinner and we discovered something exciting that we look forward to returning to.

Servers extremely rude. No server came to the table in 15…read moreminutes then when trying to be served at the bar was told if I sit at a dirty table we will not be served. When asked why Ithe response was "I was told what I was told" I have never been been treated as poorly by staff in a restaurant for no apparent reason in 50 years.

Just got one of the Shane's barnyard burgers that was on special, it was an A+. I tell you what…read morethat is a burger that needs to be on the menu permanently because every topping that was on it all came together perfectly and was insanely tasty! And also their fries are top-tier

Don't no why its called a BBQ resteraunt . VERY limited menu,only one BBQ meal (brisket) which was…read moreOK. But beer was cold and great service. Typical limited pub menu

GREAT experience here. Had just got done with a day of skiing and came over for lunch and a couple…read morebeers with the family. Honestly had zero complaints at all. Great food, hospitality, restaurant, and beer. I ordered a flight off of the drink menu and I ended up just ordering all four of their ciders since I was very interested in the flavors. My favorites were the Bluebird and huckleberry but all four were great. I also got the PBJ burger which was one of the most unique burgers I've ever had and also one of the best. It has a super interesting dynamic with the peanut butter and jalapeno jam. I didn't have any beer myself but everyone in my family loved their pecan porter, so order that for sure. I wasn't able to see the entire brewery but it looks really cool from the inside. Definitely come here.

A local favorite for our friends and it did not disappoint, variety of house crafted beers served…read morecold by a very friendly helpful staff. Great atmosphere with plenty of TV's to enjoy baseball and the Olympics. Great selection of food, we started with the pretzel and beer cheese sauce. All our entrees came out hot and were delizioso. Sat inside because we had showers but all n all a great spot for beer and food. Don't miss out on this local place. Ciao

Everything was great! Went there for my birthday. Steak was delicious, service impeccable…read more Delicious dessert. Had ribeye for dinner and a giant slice of mud pie that was shared by all. I will be back!!!!!

We spent the weekend in Sandpoint for our 35 anniversary. Went here for our celebration night out…read more Great choice by chance. We did not know about this little gem. Very unique inside with lots of tucked away booths and cubby's. Nice friendly service. Lots to choose from on the menu. We had the tenderloin ( which was huge) with seafood medley (on the special menu). Came with choice of potato and a huge pile of yummy green beans. Lots of food. You won't go hungry. To top it off our server brought us a complimentary mud pie dessert in celebration of our anniversary. It was huge!!! And delicious too. We had a very nice time and highly recommend stopping in here for a great meal.

love their food...friendly and efficient! sorry their truck isn't open this…read moresummer, but will call them for catering.

Daannngg! This is some killer BBQ! As someone that travels all over and has had killer BBQ I was…read morepleasantly surprised how amazing this awesome BBQ food truck is way up North here in Sandpoint, ID. I had the Brisket plate and it was exceptional. Definitely part of the rotation from here on out! YUM!!!!

We were pleasantly surprised how good the food is here and the friendly low-key vibe. Several…read moreunexpected items on the menu for an Irish Pub and so glad we took the risk because everything was delicious. Pale ale was very tasty and the kiddo got a huckleberry Italian soda that was quickly sucked down. I'll be daydreaming about the Nashville hot chicken sandwich for awhile- it was perfectly spicy with a hint of sweet honey and the pickle brought it together on a light, soft bun. Hubby loved his garlic-butter compound sirloin which was a special item. And topped it off with a dreamy, warm gooey brownie topped with ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate syrup.

20% auto gratuity warning!! Slow service. Not great for large parties. Careful what you orderread more

On this trip to Sandpoint, we decided to visit some new spots. Baxters on Cedar looked promising,…read moreso, we gave it a whirl. The atmosphere was warm and inviting. They do not serve hard liquor at the bar, just beer and wine. We had a couple champagne flutes and perused the menu. Our appetizer was a clam and mussel combo in broth. It looked so good we attacked it before getting a photo (as you'll see). Our main course was the steak plate, which was done to perfection. Dessert was a slice of in-house made pumpkin spice pie. We both liked "Hydra", another steak place in town. The food here was a cut above. Everything from staff to food preparation had a warm personal touch. GO!

Salmon special was super delicious My husband that hates…read moresalmon loved it Ahi tuna was excellent Very generous portions Service was decent, it's a very busy place The dessert was a DARK CHOCOLATE pot de creme that tasted more like instant jello and not DARK on top were big chunks of Lemon zest