We are visiting family for the first time in McCall. We wanted to take them out to say thank you. After reviewing some local menus we decided on Lardo. It was exceptional food, service and dining. From our server Kayla, to the restaurant itself, to the food, everything was on point. The ribeye was moist and flavorful. The lasagna was so good. My Ruben sandwich needed a little more thousand island dressing, she quickly brought us. My littles loved the unique fries cut like round coins. The garlic toast was so flavorful. The hot cocoa was rich. And the molten chocolate cake with ice cream was enough for us all to share. Rich and sweet. I don't know how this place doesn't have a higher rating. #impressed +++ read more

I think there are a lot in f haters out there. This place is across from lake payette rustic mountain restaurant. Super cool inside, hosts 6 taps from local breweries. It's worth being a place to have a drink plus bar is open later than most in McCall. Haven't eaten here but cool, full bar and prioritized local beer. I am looking forward to trying the food read more

We tried it again!! What a mistake!!!! Hardly anyone there and we were seated quickly. Minute or two later took our drink order. Brought the drinks and took our order. That when things went SOUTH!! Another table came in. Had there ordered taken. Had there order brought to them. Ate half of it and then our waitress finally came back to ask if we wanted to order. You're kidding right?!?!? Then she went to the back we waited another five or so minutes. Left five bucks on the table to pay for the drinks and left. We will NOT be going back. That was beyond ridiculous. read more

I grew up going to Lardo's since I was a kid. I have always loved it! I love the rustic vibe and that their service, menu and food quality have remained consistent over the last several decades- until recently.... I know the restaurant has new ownership- I appreciate that they haven't changed much of the decor and at least some of the food is the same. It might be growing pains but since new ownership there has been some noticeable changes, not for the good. There are the little things- my kids are soooo disappointed that they don't have coloring sheets for menus and they cut the jello cup desserts- this was iconic for Lardo's as no other place we have ever been to offers that dessert for a kids menu. I grew up with Lardo's jello cup desserts.... Thank you for keeping the fries the same! Aside from that, despite a few sad changes on the menu- that are easy to deal with- the service has took a huge dip. Last time we came a few months ago the service was extremely slow- due to dietary restrictions I have to make a few changes to menu items- like no mayo on sandwiches... I had to return it twice to get it right... Tonight we had service like we had never experienced before. We were expecting to be kind of busy, but not terrible at 5pm on a Friday. We had my in laws with us- we go here every time they are in town and we have never had problems. Today was a doozy. It was slow as we kind of expected. We ordered our drinks and half our party of 6 got them relatively quick, not the rest of us. My daughter got her lemonade when she was 1/2 way done with her meal, I received my glass of wine just about when the check came out at the end of our meal. My husband and mother-in-laws sandwiches arrived with no sides on the plate. The salads came significantly after the sandwiches. My father in law never got the cheese burger he ordered. I asked for no ham or mayo on my sandwich. I noticed when she brought it to us immediately that it was not what I ordered- it had ham and mayo. The waitress took it back, brought a 'fresh' sandwich within moments. It still had mayo and ham on it. With how quick the return was on that sandwich... I'd hate to think that she just walked away with it and brought the same plate right back, but that's what it appeared to have happened. I hope the new owners can get through these growing pains and changes because I want to still love Lardo's and continue my multigenerational family tradition of going there every time we visit McCall. Please bring back the jello cups and bring back the level of service and food quality that we have experienced for decades! read more

Inside out: decorated in a fun, eclectic, and homey way. I love the humor, the local art, the old things that are just neat accents. The tables are older, custom wood, and show some wear in the best ways. Parking is easy and at least not during peak times- not too bad. Service: fast, friendly, no complaints. I would even go so far as to say personable and kind. Food: the prices are fair for the massive and tasty portions of rather traditional fare. This isn't fine dinning, it's the experience of a classic (truly, some dishes may not wow your socks off but you're going to leave full with leftovers.) Over all: this place is essential to any McCall visit. I've been coming to McCall since I was born and this place has never let me down. It's not going to blow your mind, but it might be a fun place to make some memories over a meal. read more

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Service was TERRIBLE. Food was bland. Drinks came as awaited for our check. Total waste of $$$. AVOID.

The service sucked, The food was terrible. For a tourist town and the prices, I would expect a little bit more. $50 and under three bites later, everything sucked. I miss the last owners read more

Food, service, ambiance and locals. Great bar and pub food! Ate the Cobb salad and Philly- both were huge and excellent. read more

Terrible Service! Took over an hour to get our food. We had to ask to get water and our drinks. When the food came, it was cold and part of our order was wrong. Our waitress was young and really didn't seem to care. This place needs a reset with a new owner and management or, needs to shut down. read more

Rough start with service issues and it was frustrating. Manager acknowledged it and sought to make it right. Food was good.

The service here is slow and the food was just meh. The only thing your party enjoyed were the fried mushroom minus the weird sauce and I actually enjoyed the Philly otherwise the food was bad. The wait for our main entrees also took forever. Don't get the spaghetti it has no flavor at all. read more

This is an old school restaurant. Love these places. Ratings way low for quality of food and beverages. Our group had the prime rib with salad, spaghetti, toast and au jus. So tender and tasty. Also the rib steak with spaghetti, toast and a fresh salad. We had a bottle of chicken dinner red blend . Cheesecake for desert. Service was fantastic. read more

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Country music. Nice decor dining room / bar. Good food. Ordered the sampler platter came with fried cod fish, chkn strips, buffalo wings, finger steaks, 4 different sauces. Dbl shot burger with loaded fries Everything was delicious. Good service. read more

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We frequented Lardo's prior to the new ownership. Service was always great, great drinks and good food. We have noticed since the new ownership, the restaurant lacked customers. We decided to give it a try. Now we know why. We were seated by the bar that was empty at the time. Ordered drinks, then food. Had to remind server to grab the drinks. Ordered loaded baked potato and a dinner salad. Salad was just lettuce and a couple of beets. Dressing was watered down. The others ordered burgers. One of them with a gluten free bun. The bartender brought out the food, burgers were cold. One not GF bartender took it back came immediately out with the burger on an almost frozen GF bun. Asked if we could order another drink but bartender said we had to ask our waitress which has been MIA....she finally came back and asked if we had paid yet??? We took that as time to go. Horrible food, poor service and many cranky customers. New ownership lost a great local clientele. read more

The service was great, but there's a manager lady that's very mean, no customer service.

As always, another fabulous time at Lardo. This restaurant is seriously underrated. There's nothing quite like one of their 1/3 pound, 100% ground beef patties with their signature Lardo fries (the best cut EVER) dipped in delicious house made fry sauce. On my most recent drop-in, husband and I ordered the Ranch Hand Burger (fried egg, Canadian bacon, salsa, $15.49) and the Jalapeño Burger (with Swiss, $15.49). He said his burger was delicious. There was a decent amount of salsa, so it was pretty messy but the combination of the egg and bacon with juicy burger was unbeatable. My jalapeños didn't quite pack the punch like it had previously, but overall it was still very, very yummy, especially with a lil dab of their fry sauce. I swear this is the best version I have yet to have. Can't wait to be back again very soon! read more

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We were in McCall on vacation, and people said this place was an institution. The service was really good, and the food was what you would expect at a local place like this: solid, hearty portions, and fairly priced. The kids loved all the animals and stuff on the walls. read more

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This was a disappointment and turned into irritating. Decided for old time sake to go here as we used to stop when traveling as kids years ago. The place only had a handful of customers and for a Friday @ 7:30pm. We now know why. To start, we were seated with many open tables, sat down, the table was sticky. I didn't say anything and the waiter was curtious, but I got an uncomfortable vibe. I wanted to order a reuben, fish, or chicken sandwich but switched to a burger and tots because of my uneasiness. Also, the pricing looked a little steep. This is a tourist town so I wanted to be ok with the pricing but ordered accordingly. Went to the restroom. I will just leave it at they hadn't updated much. A restroom along the highway would have been nicer. The waiter said the order would be 10 mins. My husband just received his beer and said we were in no rush. I had water which came in plastic cup advertising the 1973 opening, maybe the cup was original? We both ended up ordering burgers. His had mushrooms & cheese, mine was Canadian bacon, cheese and mushroom, both came with pickles, tomato and onion on the side.No condiments other than ketchup on the table. As i said I got tots, he ordered the loaded potato so a surcharge would be added. The burger tasted like the good Costco sirloin burger, just slightly under cooked. Tots were warm. My husband's loaded baked potato had a few bacon bits, chives, and the cheese was nuked so bad he had to be chiseled out of the dish it came in. He's not picky, but when I saw he put ketchup on it to finish it I concluded it wasn't great. Now is when it got interesting. No itemized bill, just the total with the tip credit card machine. There was only 4 items to be added. We could do it in our heads. I wondered if they had incorporated a tourist tax? Asked for itemized list; Its not right. Three charges now as the upgraded potato charge is shown as one charge $10 more than our identical priced burger and $2 extra on a pint of beer. The waiter, a grown adult, just says "its in the machine, I can't do anything about it", even after my husband shows him the menu where the prices came from. My husband concludes he can't do math and is forced to asks to see the manager. She finally takes an extra $10 off. He nicely tipped the waiter and we leave in shock. read more

What happened to this place? Both of our meals, the spaghetti and the chicken fried steak, were not good. The service was weird. The host didn't say anything to us other than asking how many in our party. We felt rushed and it was not busy. Bad food, weird service. This used to be a go to in McCall. I won't be back unfortunately. read more

Phenomenally bad!!! Cold potato slices with no salt. Cold burgers. Spaghetti sauce with celery. Noodles were water saturated. Non-existent service. Overpriced. read more

The place is just ok. The table service was great however it took a while to get seated and the theme of the inside is unique, there's food was nothing special we got burgers and buffalo chicken wings. I wouldn't stop here again. read more

Large portions. A little bit pricey, but McCall is a tourist trap. Unique artwork on the wall of the men's restroom. Worth the trip just to see it. Unless you think it's too dumb or too dumber. Hint!​ read more

Great old school McCall restaurant that hasn't really changed much in a long time. But no need to fix up something that works. Had the burger with tots and man on man did it hit the spot. Delicious and cooked perfectly. I'd go back just to have another one with a cold beer. read more

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I usually don't complain but this time I have to I ordered the bacon cheeseburger w/cheese it had no flavor at all the hamburger bun was over toasted & the Jamaican waiter needs to be Trained he never came by to ask how my food was or check on my water & he left pitcher of water out on a wood ledge where somebody could throw something in the water, I know this is Idaho, but still, you just never know so I wouldn't order the hamburger, but my wife had the cheesesteak sandwich and that was pretty good. I would recommend that over the Burger. Also, he should know the beer list. Hope this helps read more

First time in we only hung at the bar. Waitresses were quick and made them STIFF! Next time in we sat at a table. Wife got the spaghetti and I got a double cheese with Canadian bacon, and tots on the side. W also split a side of the loaded fries. Everything was delicious besides the spaghetti to be honest. We both didn't like it too much... It has a strong celery taste so if that's your thing, you'll love it! See pics read more

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Food and service were excellent! Drinks were strong! I had the spaghetti and meatballs with salad and blue cheese dressing. The meatballs were forgotten but that was quickly rectified by the waitress. All their dressings are house made and taste very fresh. The meat sauce was just like my grandma used to make. It was so heart warming. The meatballs were tasty but not necessary. There was plenty of meat in the sauce. My husband had the finger steaks and those were delicious as well. read more

Lardo Grill & Saloon - Spaghetti and meatballs with side salad - Bars Near Me - McCall, Idaho

Food. Ordered a ranch hand hamburger with an egg. Now every where else in the world the egg is summy side up. Here they cook it which is wrong. That bronto burger was not worth the price . Luckily I ordered tots other folks were dissapointed. Flat soggy silver dollar. Buyer beware. The Ruben was lackluster as well. Sorry my host was there in the past but apparently it's a bust read more

Service was not good and two of four orders came out incorrectly. Food was okay, nothing I would recommend. All and all I would not go back to this restaurant, there are so many other places in McCall with great food and service. read more

Nice place... good food. Great watching the snow fall while sitting at a comfortable environment.

Been through McCall a few times now em route to the glorious burgdorf... and each time I've passed by here the outside appearance has intrigued me, along with their talk of spaghetti. Well I wonder no more. I give high marks for the service. Our staff member was delightful and prompt, despite clearly getting her AZ handed to her. I give the food, to the extent I've tried it, a 2.5 out of 5 stars. Now mind you I had their biggest burger and fries. But it could just be that they don't really hang their hat on their burgers. Or it could be that I'm a picky bastard with dead taste buds, and I such as a result. But more likely is the food was sure to be somebodies favorite, even if not mine. Whatever the case.... I'm still coming again to try other food items. Next time it's the spaghetti! read more

Great spot across from Shore Lodge. Food was good, great for kids, rustic interior. Multiple tvs with games on. Servers were friendly. If you're in McCall you should give it a try. True story. read more

It had been a long time since we had been at Lardos. Used to be a regular stop on our McCall restaurant rotation when our kids were 20 years younger. We were able to introduce our 3 1/2 year old grandson to a cheese burger and fries this weekend. Brought back fond memories. read more

The Prime Rib was awesome. Prepared the way I wanted it along with a fully loaded Baked Potato.

We stopped in yesterday for lunch. Someone in town told us it was great and had great food. We were highly disappointed. We were a group of 9, all ordered different things. I give this two stars for the clam chowder alone. Everyone had some version of a burger and fry. Food was not very hot, definitely frozen not freshly made. I had a half soup and sandwich. Ordered the Rueben since I assumed it was going to be awesome since it was on the same page of the menu twice. It was a soggy mess with meat that was so hard I could not chew it. I can only assume it was made months ago, then frozen, then reheated then frozen again and again. The bread, kraut and dressing were soggy messes. I are a few bites and left it on my plate. My soup came 20 min before anyone received food, ordering as a combo I wanted it on the same plate but I awkwardly ate it as everyone else chatted. The place is very tchotchke and dated. The table and chairs were super sticky even tho we watched someone spray wand wipe a recently vacated table across from us. It was dark and gloomy. The menu was like 5 pages with all ranges of food types. It seems they aren't sure what to claim to be...a saloon? An Italian restaurant? Burger joint? The menu was all over the place. Pick a theme, stick to it and attempt to perfect it. Bathrooms inside. Parking outside. Cash and card accepted. read more

heck yes. a local, down home, idaho establishment with great food, nice people, and cool stuff all over the walls to look at? i'm so in! we stopped for the first time on our annual trip to mccall. party of 6 and they sat us immediately. our server was super nice and so sweet to my toddler, despite the fact that he was a little grouchy when we got there. our food came out so fast. like, I was very impressed how fast. here's what we all got: *jalapeño burger- my husband said it was really good. *turkey club croissant with onion rings- so dang good. the sandwich was huge and the onion rings were perfection. excellent ranch too. *philly cheesesteak sandwich- my mom absolutely loved it. she got a side of au jus with it and said it was great. *cheeseburger and lardo fries. those little fries were delicious. I might have stolen a few from my toddler. loved the whole experience and look forward to coming back again. read more

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This place was really fun. It gives off red neck bar vibes, but still some how seems family friendly. The food was good, and they accommodated our large group as a walk in. The staff is very helpful and made the experience even better. The Buffalo fries were awesome! read more

This place was an awesome stop on our trip. Cozy and warm with a ton of stuff on the walls to see. Wood burning stove right when you walk in. Nice workers and amazing food. A must stop if you're in the area. It is a saloon but the food is 10/10 "luxury" good luck!!!! read more

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Good food, you won't leave hungry. I was impressed by how many large groups were able to use this establishment. Our waitress was not overly personable, and I know some people enjoy that. She was not bad in any way, just very matter of fact. For those that like this, definitely go here. Good overall experience. read more

Great food. Good place to come after skiing or sledding. I recommend it. Comfortable. Great customer service.

We like to go to Lardos whenever we're in McCall, but drinks prices are ridiculous! Last time they charged us $11 for a House Wine, $15 Long Island! Shore Lodge across the street have more reasonable prices....just saying.. read more