First thing I noticed was that the outside of the building has a great look, I like the decor and overall there's a good ambiance. Our service was disappointing, the food was incredibly average, and overall I definitely wouldn't return. Our server had no personality and it was like we were wasting his time. I sat there with an empty drink for 15 minutes which is always disappointing. I ordered fish and chips and they didn't serve it with tarter sauce, even though the menu says it is included, it lacked flavor and lots of it was soggy. The place has potential, but right now it's not worth a visit. When a restaurant serves food that is boring and unsatisfying excellent service might still bring me back again. Unfortunately this place didn't nail either of those aspects. read more

So my husband and I came in for dinner. This place is beautiful. We where seated right away. Amanda was our waiter and she was AMAZING! The food however was not...I ordered the chicken piccata and my husband ordered the 50-50 burger. His fries were so salty that he couldn't even eat half of them! The chicken piccata smelled like old dishwater and so soggy I couldn't eat it. The drinks were good and the view is outstanding. I hope management can address the food because this place has so much potential. read more

WTF. Beautiful location in no way made up for atrocious service. About four people in the restaurant. Waited so long for service that we finally went up and asked our bartender to get our food. Anthony, our server, didn't know the menu and spent the majority of his time on the phone outside. Staff appears unaware of COVID's existence. The crab cakes and fries were cold. They would have been fine when warm but they sat forever while..... nothing happened. I would only recommend this place when they get new ownership. read more

There was live music and great a view of the lake at dusk. We were tired and hungry. It was not the cheapest place we could have found but it was beautiful. I understand they are under new management or ownership whatever it is, it was a good time. I had their special of the night and it was very yummy read more

This was my first time coming to this restaurant. I absolutely loved it! It was close to the Airbnb. There is amazing views, amazing food! And the staff Mattie, Travis, and manager Tiana make me want to keep coming back! The Live music was better than Seattles dive bars! This place is unique and one of a kind I would drive 12 hours just to come back to this restaurant! read more

The Shoe - Mattie, Tianna, ash - Steakhouses Near Me - Polson, Montana

Drove by this place many times and never knew it was a restaurant/bar. Stopped in and had great burger and apps, potato skins and artichoke dip. Friendly staff and great view of of the lake! read more

Had a wonderful dinner on the patio, had the chicken piccata and husband had the carnivore pizza. Both were delicious. Really enjoyed being here with no masks, was a slice of life. read more

Very average food. The "fresh fries" were lukewarm, and the 50:50 burger was pretty bland and seemed store bought not handmade. The wings were also lukewarm. I wouldn't eat here again. Great view of the lake and a good place for drinks is all. read more

The Shoe can get really busy really fast with the summertime crowd. Went on a Wednesday night and got right in and it was packed. Dinner was good. Went on Sunday for the early dinner 2-6 and was packed. When we left they were telling people that they could be seated, but couldn't order food from the kitchen for a 1/2 hour or more, due to the kitchen being back logged on orders. We did experience a longer wait time for our food on Sunday. Prime rib was offered on the Sunday special dinner menu. Husband and daughter-in-law said it was wonderful. Burgers were over cooked and extremely dry, waitstaff compensated our check. Our appetizers were late, but our waitress brought a kids cheese pizza out before our main meals to make my granddaughter happy, that was a plus. There are staff shortages that make things a bit slower , and also you are on Montana time and they just do things at a slower pace than a regular 20 minute ticket time that most restaurants do. Expect to have a leisurely meal. read more

The views and the restaurant itself were amazing. However, the food for our visit was not as good as the aesthetics of the restaurant. We ordered the bison NY strip which was great however my side of potatoes was cold and it took the waitress a while to check on us. My girlfriend ordered a bison sirloin and was served a beef sirloin and her potatoes were also cold. The restaurant has the potential to be amazing however for us it fell short. read more

The Shoe - Outdoor patio - Steakhouses Near Me - Polson, Montana

The restaurant had great service! The view was amazing. We ordered 3 kids meals and then 3 appetizers. All were very yummy. Mojitos on special were delish. read more

The Shoe - Mojitos on special were great. Crab cakes were yummy. Their salsa they make from scratch every day. - Steakhouses Near Me - Polson, Montana

The best thing is the view. Our waitress was new and I'd say she needed more training... so much to complain about here but I'll just say I put that on management, although two or three tables seemed to have complaints and each had a different waitress. Plenty of staff and management running around but not very efficient. The prime rib special was over cooked as well as the burger. Saw the pizza from another table and it didn't look good. Service was slow and not attentive to patrons. Entrees seemed a bit over priced for the quality you receive. read more

The Shoe - View from patio at The Shoe. - Steakhouses Near Me - Polson, Montana

Beautiful interior and nice views. Food was cold for 4 people burgers and fries and took over an hour to come. The waiter's excuse was that the first burger was burned so they redid it.. and waited to serve all burgers.. but the redid burger was also cold. The manager offered an inadequate 10% off of our bill. Will not be coming back. read more

Very disappointed! In town visiting came to take some friends out for a special dinner. Shrimp scampi the fettuccine noodles were like mush, sat in the pot way too long no vegetables no garlic bread it was just very basic plate...Way over priced for what it was. My friend had the Caesar salad it came with no dressing,no croutons, no Parmesan cheese and the chicken was a gray color did not appear to be even grilled. My husband steak and garlic mashed potatoes came out and they were cold. Did speak to the manager she wanted to comp us 10% for this meal! Go elsewhere! read more

I just want to add, it says on here "has many vegetarian options" who ever put that there needs to look at the menu again.

The food was good, but the service was extreeeemely slow. Only 7 tables and the food took forever to come out! My husband did not order iced tea, but was given and charged for it. He ordered no tomatoes on his sandwich, yet appeared with tomatoes! Nice atmosphere though. We were there shortly after opening and the ladies bathroom trash was overflowing and a stall out of toilet paper. It was obviously not restocked or taken care of after a busy Saturday night. Some things need to change before we will come back ( we live locally in the Flathead) read more

I had the shrimp scampi, delicious! My husband had the prime rib, also delicious. But..... everything on his plate was cold when he first got it , so he sent it back. I was almost done with my dinner when the waitress finally brought his plate back to him,it was colder than when he sent it back . Sooo back again. So much for eating together on our date night! read more

Great view, I liked my food. Salsa is pretty bland try this. Roma tomatoes Cilantro Jalapeño White onion Garlic Lime juice Green onion Salt Crushed red pepper read more

The worst service I've ever experienced! Our table was dirty upon being seated, and the waitress never came back to wipe it. In fact, she never came back at all. This might be somewhat understandable, but the place was almost empty. read more

Awesome place! Loved the patio! My wife and I recently moved here and wanted a nice evening out. Service was awesome. The menu item I wanted was out so the server made sure I got something I wanted even though it was off the lunch menu. Drinks were great food was amazing. Can't wait to return. read more

Great food, great service, GREAT view! They also brought our dog water and ice (she loves ice) and it was all very affordable. Highly recommend! read more

Very disappointing service. Initially, we had to wave down our server for drinks, our friends arrived later and we waited for 20 minutes without sight of our server. I went inside to try to get someone to take a drink order. The server was not knowledgeable about dinner menu items at all. Food was a "C", nothing special. This was my first time to The Shoe and i was looking forward to a good locals restaurant for repeat visits. Disappointing. Also, NO masks worn by any of the wait staff that I could see. I rarely go to a restaurant during this pandemic and I was surprised to see this. If we weren't sitting outside on the deck, we would have left because of no face masks. read more

I was not at all impressed with my meal. For the price I expected much more than what I received. The steak was tough and the baked potato was not completely baked enough. Our server was delightful and the view of the lake was fantastic. read more

The service was very slow. Whatever you do, save yourself the horror of ordering the pizza. I don't even know what the crust was made of but it was by far, the worst pizza I've ever attempted to eat. It was disgusting, and I'm being kind. Save your money. read more

Service was slow and untrained for this kind of price and property, Steak was low quality with a sauce that tasted like flour water. Served the wrong vegetable.Waited 15 minutes for the first drink to be served! Old Fashion was not good! It has a Great view! read more

Lathered is no place like this in the lake! The view is AMAZING! The food is really good and just a few days after opening, the staff is in top of it! Great service with a smile! Definitely a new fave and we will visit several times this summer while at our Flathead cabin. The fish tacos were stellar - a must try! The coconut shrimp was yummy and my husband enjoyed his shrimp scampi. Margaritas were fresh and enjoyable. Don't miss it! Stop for a drink with a view from r stay and have lunch or dinner - you won't regret it! read more

This is the most overstaffed/understaffed restaurant I've ever seen. There were staff members walking around talking but didn't know what to do. There weren't enough menus or kid menus. It took 20 minutes for a waitress to come to our table to ask what we wanted to drink. After 20 more minutes we got drinks in duplicate. Pizza was good, but the steak ordered was medium rare, but got well done instead. Watched people consistently walk out both from the entrance and away from their table because they did not get service. We were super disappointed. Very cool atmosphere, just mismanaged. read more

Enjoy the food there. JD is good but not every Thursday night - need some variety. Service needs improvement and staff needs to be more friendly (smiles); act like they are doing us a favor by waiting on us, but we are the ones who pay their salary and/or tips. Beautiful view of the lake and mountains. All in all, I would recommend it to visitors!!! read more

Second visit in a row where food and service was marginal. Wait staff is friendly and hustling but owner needs more staff working. Second time the entire table didn't get their food together. First time,over a month ago , we had a table of four, three people had their food delivered and nearly finished before I pointed out to the waiter a table which had come in long after ours, had received the food I had ordered and was waiting for. Went to breakfast today as a table of three. Two ordered the same plate. Only one order was delivered and she ate nearly all of it before the other two plates arrived. Owner needs to focus on customer services and a kitchen that can produce a table of orders at the same time. Outstanding view from a nicely done remodel. read more

This beautiful newly remodeled restaurant isn't hitting the high mark for me. I've been 3 times. They were not meeting any of the standards for the coronavirus. They would pick up condiments on one table and put them on another without wiping them down. They weren't wearing masks. There was zero social distancing in the place. We had dinner once and lunch twice. Dinner was OK but we all felt overpriced. Lunch was same as anywhere. I'm really hoping they step up on their food. Train the wait staff. This place is too beautiful to not make it. read more

The dessert chef here is amazing!! The hummingbird cake is out of this world! The atmosphere was super fun and the service was good. We will decimate this a stop when we come to town! read more

Was here a couple months ago, food and service were great! Decided to come back again, clam chowder was barely Luke warm and side salad was so small...very disappointing!! Prior Mgr was on top of it this Mgr just blew us off, I will not be back!! read more

I hesitated to give five stars, but considering the overall experience, I think it deserves five stars. We have visited twice this summer and will return soon. Nice menu selection. I tried the salmon and prime rib and both were good. Service is friendly and trying hard to please. Ambiance is fabulous and love the new deck. Finally , we really appreciate the owner updating the boat docks. read more

Called to see if there open because it's a holiday. The girl who answered the phone immediately gave me attitude "ya uh I answered the phone we are open" and laughed. Would have been my first choice to eat, but because of her rude demeanor now my last choice to get food in town. Not my first time getting rude service. read more

Finally Opened and the wait was worth it. The best place on Flathead Lake to enjoy the views of the Mission Mountains and the Lake. New outside open but covered patio to take in the grandeur of the Lake. Booths inside the remodeled restaurant have large windows with lake and Mission Mountain views. The refurbished doc has moorings for 12 or more boats to cruse up for drinks and great food. Yes, we were impressed and loved the food. Tonight we had the Alfredo Pasta a 10! Leaned each order is individually prepared and contents are reduced in pan for each order and makes it super flavorful and unique. Add the Chicken. Our other dish of Chicken Picatta with capers and wine sauce, vegetables and potatoes instead of pasta; it was excellent! Great environment, great location and views, had very good service and pricing is reasonable. read more

Love this place - looked for restaurants on Flathead Lake that have outdoor dining on the lake. This is one of the few. Food was quite good - had the chicken fried chicken- and service was excellent and friendly. read more

Great place to stop in for lunch while enjoying the lake. Dock and dine is the way to go! Amazing views while enjoying ice cold beer. Good fish tacos and chicken sandwich. Cool vibe on the inside as well. Super friendly staff! read more

They were short on waitresses. Makes sense based on difficulty finding help. Although, lots of people working, running around. With a bit more organization they could have ensured drinks were filled and customers were happy. We left prior to ordering. read more

In normal circumstances I would say that the staff was great, the food was tasty and the view on the deck is amazing. BUT I WAS VERY ALARMED to see that not a single one of the staff was wearing a mask as a safeguard for covid-19. When they took your order they were breathing straight down above your head and when they were bringing drinks to tables it was held up near their shoulder again with them breathing on to it. Not even the bartenders were wearing masks while they were making drinks. I finally just asked if my server would please put on a mask and she looked surprised by this request but said that she would. I never noticed whether she did or not. Again my server was perfectly friendly, as well as the rest of the staff. But to be surprised that someone would want them to wear a mask while standing in close proximity to them and holding their food is strange to me and makes me wonder what the owner of that restaurant is thinking. Polson is not immune to the Coronavirus. This thing is real and it kills. Please, try to do better to keep your staff and your customers safe, not to mention the whole population of Montana. Everything counts. Please take this seriously. read more

We have been loyal supporters of the restaurants at this location for more than 10 years and were excited to see the remodel of the small space. Unfortunately, while the service was acceptable, the food was not. The Margarita Pizza was hands down the worst pizza I have encountered. After choking down a couple pieces the remainder went in the trash. My wife's crab cakes were dry and greasy. We are looking for a new go to dining place in Polson. Doubtful this place will survive the winter. Prices are too high for most locals. read more