When one of the greatest – and free! – amenities Tahoe restaurants have to offer their patrons is the world-renowned view, it stands to reason that outdoor dining is a thing here. Many Tahoe restaurants will have porch areas that are heated, extending their season.
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Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
400 Brassie Avenue, Tahoe Vista, CA
Spindleshanks Restaurant is housed in a modern lodge on the Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach. Decks out back and around the side provide alfresco dining with a view of the golf course. Inside it’s cozy and light with high ceilings, wood floors and a couple of fireplaces. Dinner options are eclectic with oysters, Berkshire pork shank and nightly seafood specials. Notables are the Asian spring rolls and Seafood Linguini that comes with mussels, calamari, scallops, fresh fish, prawns, garlic, tomato and cream. Spindleshanks is well-known for its weekday happy hour featuring discounted wines, well drinks and appetizers. It is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s a great place to fill up before golf in the summer or to enjoy an après-ski or après golf happy hour in the winter.
Spindleshanks Restaurant is housed in a modern lodge on the Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach. Decks out back and around the side provide alfresco dining with a view of the golf course. Inside it’s cozy and light with high ceilings, wood floors and a couple of fireplaces. Dinner options are eclectic with oysters, Berkshire pork shank and nightly seafood specials. Notables are the...read more
Spindleshanks Restaurant is housed in a modern lodge on the Old Brockway Golf Course in...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
Stoked Oak BBQ is a great place for enjoying a little protein while snowboarding or skiing Alpine Meadows. A restaurant that offers open-air grilling of nice-sized portions of tri-tip, locally made sausages, pulled pork, veggie kabobs and cast iron trout, Stoked Oak is certain to fill your belly and revitalize your energy stores. The secret to the tastiness is the zangy BBQ sauces that enhance...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
Sunnyside Restaurant and Lodge is one of the best lakeside dining options in Lake Tahoe. The lodge itself is pretty small, with only 23 rooms available to guests. Each room is situated perfectly to take advantage of swimming, boating and enjoying lovely Tahoe sunsets. The rooms are directly connected to the extensive dining room. The restaurant is two different entities with two different kitchens. When...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
One way to really enjoy your time on the beach is with some comfort food and cold drinks, and at Zephyr Cove Beach the Sunset Bar and Grille fits the bill. Open spring through fall, this lakeside spot offers beverages and specialty frozen drinks as well as traditional pub food such as burgers, wings and fish tacos. Seating is available inside, on the deck or...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
Sushi Pier Tahoe in Stateline is an outpost of the popular sushi restaurant in Reno. It offers all-you-can-eat sushi seven days a week and a large selection of lunch and dinner entrees. The rolls menu includes hand rolls, long rolls and dinner long rolls and a special section of Reservoir Rolls, a nod to the Quentin Tarantino cult-classic film. As one of the few restaurants...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet, a family-owned restaurant since 1977, is one of the favorite local places for getting a cup of tasty coffee or a freshly made sandwich. Their Swiss coffeemaker creates each cup of coffee for the individual. The bakery has the freshest bread around, with the bakers rising at 2 a.m. to start the different styles of breads that are part of...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
A few select businesses establish themselves to the point that you can't imagine what it would be like if they were to close up shop. The Cork & More, a Tahoe institution for nearly 40 years, is one of those places. Smack-dab in the middle of the South Shore community, it has been described as a Napa Valley-style market, and that term goes a long...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
The Grid Bar and Grill wears many hats. It is first and foremost a bar. If sports are going on, it becomes a sports bar, broadcasting games on the 20 TVs. On a Thursday or Sunday night it’s a karaoke bar. If it’s Saturday or Sunday morning, during football season, The Grid is a breakfast joint. Any other night of the week it’s probably a...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
You don’t have to be a golfer to stop in for a bite at The Grille, located inside The Chateau at Incline Village on the Incline Village Championship Golf Course. With an indoor dining room and an outdoor deck overlooking the 18th green, it can be hard to decide what’s better – the food or the amazing view down the golf course of Lake Tahoe...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
If you’re looking for the quintessential Tahoe lodge with vaulted ceilings, natural wood and stone interiors and expansive windows looking out over mountain evergreens, The Lodge Restaurant & Pub in Tahoe Donner is the place. The Lodge perfectly pairs the Tahoe look and feel with classic menu offerings. Depending on the season and one’s mood, the evening could be spent with a dinner inspired by...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
If you are enjoying the beauty of the west end of Donner Lake and are in need of some tasty food and drink, then you are in luck. New to the scene, The Pub at Donner Lake is a fantastic offering of American pub fare, crafty cocktails and a full bar ready to serve. Their menu offers an enticing array of fun recipes, but the...read more
Beach Retreat & Lodge at Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
The Tiki Hut & Beach Club brings a full-service lakefront bar to Lake Tahoe. Accessorized with personalized cabanas, lounge chairs and umbrella rentals, the beach club lets relaxation and fun intertwine into any Lake Tahoe beach day. Located on one of the most beautiful strands of sandy beach, the Tiki Hut & Beach Club rents out beach accessories while at the same time offering tasty...read more
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Dining
On the Nevada side of South Shore, once you get past the casinos, things are pretty much spread out and sparse with a couple of small centers of commerce such as lower Kingsbury and Round Hill. This can be to the savvy diner’s advantage, because the really good restaurants are tucked out of the way and you don’t have to fight the crowds of tourists...read more
