Shore Lodge

The bar, especially the appetizers have improved since our last visit about 6 months ago. Especially recommend the ribs (very meaty, sweet sauce) and the Brussels Sprouts. Special seasonal drinks were excellent.

The Shore Lodge location is hard to beat. Situated right on the lake, the entire bar and relaxed seating areas overlook the lake through huge glass panels. It’s built and looks like a true lake lodge. Very welcoming. Our room had a balcony on the lake which we recommend. It was spacious with a separate sleeping a sofa/seating area with TV’s in both locations. Bathroom was a bit small but very adequate for two of us. Bed comfort, important to us was just perfect. The staff was great, very relaxed and friendly. The gift shop is unique with international lines of clothing from jackets, vests, sweaters, dresses and much more. It was a little chilly for us to use the heated pool but they do have a nice swim area. Prices at the bar and restaurant are expensive; there are other eating establishments you can visit. Overall our stay was delightful and we can highly recommend. Only reason for four and not five star review is that a stay there, using bar and restaurants is quite pricey.

The Cove Spa is fantastic & enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the Narrows Steakhouse to celebrate my daughter's birthday! We only stay at Shore Lodge when visiting McCall!

This is review of the service at the Shore Lodge Bar for a birthday dinner. Arrived around 6 pm. Few customers in bar. Sat at a high table for eating with great view of the lake. Little did we know that was the only “great” of the evening. Water and menu’s arrived after 10 minutes. “Server will be with you”. Ha! Another 10 minutes. Caught the water guy again and asked for the wine menu. Leaves, see him consult with bar tender. Comes back and says it is in the back of menu he gave us. We say, “No, this only has wine by the glass. We are looking for “bottles”. He scurries around looking at menus on other tables and then back for more consultation with bar tender. All the while I see what I think is the wine menu standing up at the end of the bar. Just as I am getting ready to go get what I think is the menu, it appears. And then the long lost server appears. We ask for a glass of rose for me and a bottle of Grgich Merlot for my husband and for dinner. He returns with glass of rose and a glass of red wine. “No, we want a bottle”, we say and point to menu. More time elapses, he returns and says, “no Grgich”. We had planned a back up and asked for a bottle of walla walla Tempernillo. Again point to menu. He disappears again, even more time elapses, and he returns with a bottle of Cabernet from the bar. So, at this point we surrender, deciding he doesn’t know where the wine cellar is located, and accept the bottle. Wait. The saga continues: server returns and asks about dinner. We order. He disappears for another 5 minutes. Returns with his order pad and asks again what we would like for dinner. We order again. He appears to write order down. Salad comes. We finish it. Time elapsed. Kitchen server arrives with husband’s entree. Places it between us. Bad sign. Another long wait. I tell husband to go ahead and eat. Flag different server and ask about my entree. Original server reappears. He asks surprised. Hurries off. Time elapsed. Kitchen server arrived with another of husband’s entree not mine! “No, we say we ordered steak and fries.” Husband finishes his meal. Time elapsed. Finally, my steak arrives. All this time original server walks by and makes no eye contact. Bar tender comes by to clean table and offers a take away box. We decide against dessert and ask for bill. Husband goes to bar, consults with bar tender and he goes and gets the manager. Manager excuses. Goes away and returns with new bill that removes glasses of wine and reduces entrees by 50%. The end of our fine dining experience. Laugh ourselves silly all the way to the car. Recommendations: 1. Don’t plan a birthday dinner on Monday during the shoulder season at Shore Lodge 2. Just go to Salmon River Brewing

A great experience overall. We had a lake front suite and it was great. Spacious, clean and comfortable. The sleep quality was great. Everyone there was very friendly. The only downside was the food service. We were going to have dinner in the hotel dining room. However after reading negative reviews of the restaurant and experiencing very slow service and mediocre food for breakfast we opted out of that. A resort of this caliber should have consistently high standards for its food service. The spa is also great. We did a couples massage and then enjoyed a couple of hours in the spa's retreat area. It was an exceptional experience.