Willow Creek Restaurant at Evergreen Lake

One cannot take away from the ambiance and view from this quaint restaurant/bar. It's beautiful and peaceful. We sat in the bar lounge area which was a pretty tight fit, but manageable. The menu is full of options from seafood to land food. We ordered some wine/cocktails with the Gnocchi and Burrata appy's.Gnocchi was dressed in a broth sauce, with pancetta, mushrooms and truffle peelings. This dish itself was oddly not very flavorful.. Cannot put my finger on it, but it was just like.. meh. Burrata, was fresh and flavorful. Onward to the entree's and the specials. I chose to go with the Halibut special and the wifey the Fall Risotto add Salmon. My Halibut had a crispy outside and overall I liked the dish. I will make a small remark and that is at $56, I would think a 6-8oz portion would be in order here. Then again, I live in Austin, where there is an abundance of restaurants and this price may be on point for Evergreen. Suzie enjoyed her salmon and pushed the risotto around, but didn't finish the dish. I had a bite and enjoyed the richness/earthiness of dish. For her, it was a little to much. Not terrible or anything like that, just very punchy.After dinner sweets and drinks where ordered with the Creme Brulee and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup. These were both a great way to end the evening. Very Creme Brulee indeed. My overall impression of the evening was, they may not of been on their A game. Our friends, who we were visiting, are frequent diners and like it very much. One item of note. There is a 3% surcharge for using a credit card. This is listed on the menu at the bottom and perhaps standard practice in Evergreen. I wasn't aware of it and neither were our friends. I had not noticed this until the next day. Not a huge deal, but I had a couple of hundies/20's in my wallet and could of saved myself a small charge. It isn't something I have seen in a very long time and just mentioning as an fYI.I would like to add that our server, Jennifer J was delightful. She was informative and helpful with our orders. I only had two glasses of wine to drink this evening and when she brought the second one, I didn't even notice her bringing it and found it on my right. Very stealthy indeed. I noticed it looked a little short after I took my first swig and just chalked it up to my enthusiasm of drinking it. About a minute later, she popped back by and topped me off and apologized that she had grabbed the original glass before the bartender had finished pouring it. Nice one Jen! If we happen to come and visit our buds again, we would drop back by.

Phenomenal meal at Willow Creek. Chose the Blood Orange Spritz for my cocktail, then had the butternut squash soup (yum) and the oysters to start (so fresh & perfect texture). The Idaho Trout entree was ahhhh-mazing- loved the trout roe garnish and the lemon pepper beurre blanc sauce was so flavorful. If I lived in the area I'd dine here all the time!

Absolutely delicious spot for brunch with an incredible view! Our waitress Rose was great, and immediately brought out a big water bowl for the pup in our group on a hot 90+ degree day.I got the burger which comes with truffle garlic aïoli and caramelized onion. It was an absolutely outstanding burger. I usually take the top bun off of my burgers, but ended up eating most of the top bun + aioli which made it taste like a delicious piece of garlic bread! I opted to upgrade to the beet salad rather than the fries, and it was a great decision. So so fresh and tasty.The outdoor patio was fun, had ample shading, and gorgeous views. Can't wait to visit this place again next time I'm in Colorado!

The view was amazing! It was such a nice day for eating outside. The service was great. Our server was attentive. The bacon Benedict was amazing and I was halfway through before taking a picture! My guy had the smoked salmon Benedict which looked so so yummy.I ordered the Smokeshow cocktail. It was not very tasty for me unfortunately.Also, make sure you don't order anything sweet the bees come out in numbers!

Best meal I've ever had in my entire 42 years of life. Homerun! How else can I put this? Amazing. Phenomenal. I think the first part sums it up. BEST EVER!!! I didn't get pictures of drinks or dessert but everything from start to finish was superb. I WILL BE BACK.

A spectacular view and deck, and a great restaurant.Wow!We love this place.Looking out over the lake, hawks flying overhead, great food.

My mom and I dined here today for lunch / brunch and it was absolutely incredible. I had the bison burger with truffle fries and although it was quite a messy burger it was the most delicious burger I've had in a long time! My mom had the special -- filet mignon breakfast hash and I can confirm the meat in her dish was the best filet I've had in a VERY long time. Everything was cooked to perfection. Chef's kiss! The service was great, and the view of the lake is always lovely! I did have the Italian peach soda and it was way too sugary for me personally, but everything was incredible!

My wife and I visited Willow Creek last night for the first Sushi Night. We sat at the bar which we prefer and started with cocktails. My wife had the Cosmo while I had the Lemon drop. Both were excellent. Our food order started with a half dozen raw oysters and then Salmon Sashimi, eel nigiri, tuna nigiri, smelt egg nigiri and the Colorado Roll. The sushi was fresh, cold and very good. We finished with our favorite creme brûlée and a double espresso. We had a great meal and the service, food and drinks were excellent. I hope that they continue to serve sushi.

The food was wonderful, the service from Marylynn was amazing. The only downside was the hostess Jackie and Rose. Maylynn was having a hard time taking a ToGo order she was openly ridiculed and laughed at by the two ladies. As the lady helping me was older and was not aware the register in their gift shop was not working we tried to use the register at the bar. Rather than help the scoffed shook heads laughed and walked away, leaving Marylynn flustered . I had to speak up to get help from a waitress. It is sad that this all happened in front of a customer that order two cheeseburgers at $50. Hopefully we can treat our older generations better that did not grown up with computers sometimes need a bit more grace.

The food was a 5/5, incredibly delicious and came out quickly, aside from the bread which was a bit old and stale tasting. The gnocchi app, risotto, and elk were all perfect.The service on the other hand was a bit of a joke. We waited 12 minutes to be seated (we had a reservation for 7:30), then waited a while for waters, waited for drinks and even had to ask about a cocktail that was sitting on the bar for a while. After ordering and enjoying apps we had to approach the bar to ask to order dinner. We saw lots of staff walking around and standing around, but it seemed like they had no clear system. It was comical. I would only go back if I could sit at the bar and guarantee service.