Restaurants near Shutes Branch Recreation Area

Branson was our server and he was the best I’ve ever had. From the moment my wife and I entered the restaurant and confirmed our reservations. The hosts immediately greeted my wife and I and wished her happy birthday. We then were quickly sat to our table which was in the back by the archway looking over everyone else. It felt like a private little space which was awesome. My wife got a special birthday menu with her name wishing her a happy birthday. The manager came by and gave use champagne for us to toast to. Branson our serve was extremely professional and personable and very active and engaged. I’ve also never seen a server in all my years of hospitality experience who was as excellent as Branson. His menu knowledge was also incredible and gave very good yet excellent recommendations for the menu and knew everything that went into the dishes themselves. He was the absolute best! The food was some of the best food I’ve ever had in my life. However, the experience and level of care and hospitality my wife and I received was truly unmatched and Branson made our dinner an experience we will always remember. We will definitely be coming back in for another meal! Can’t speak highly enough about our server and Harper’s in general for truly going well over above and beyond for my wife’s birthday.

The service and the food was awesome Like Always .

Four of us attended Geist on Valentine’s Day for dinner. We were seated in the outside area which has a beautiful ambience but the evening was quite cold so we wore our winter coats throughout the dinner. The outside area has two fireplaces and one standup propane heater but it was still cold. Perhaps they could procure one or two more heaters? The service was fantastic and the fixed menu excellent. Three of us ordered the scallops starter and the filet mignon main. Excellent! One of us ordered the salmon which he said was very good. The dessert menu was limited to two items which were good. Maybe next year they could add a chocolate dessert option? Geist is excellent and we would definitely go back. Considering how very busy the restaurant was, the service and kitchen staff delivered! Great job!

Our server, (forgot his name, but a tall and polite gentleman), took great care of us and brought us a free dessert and savory dish, as we were celebrating my girlfriend’s birthday and our five year anniversary. Something I enjoyed about him too, is he was informative, guided us through how the menu works, but was not overbearing in his delivery or presence at the table. I’ve been to so many places where you can tell the server is being a bit performative and will drown you in details instead of reading the room and giving people time to process lol. What really stood out as well, was the fact that every staff member we interacted with, (the host, server, and THREE other employees on the floor), all knew we were celebrating and made a point to congratulate us. You could tell they pay attention to special details here. My partner and I are both in the service industry (fine dining), so we notice the small stuff and had no complaints! Even our water glasses never dropped below 3/4ths full. Also worth noting — the value you get for the delicious food, great ambience, and service is WELL worth the price. A wonderful dining experience without breaking the bank. Would highly recommend this place 👍🏻

The food was good as always, delicious BBQ. The service was very prompt; one who seated us, waitress and manager contact. We will definitely visit again since that they are now with Open Table