If you read the reviews, you might notice some really negative reviews. BUT...keep in mind that was 7-9 months ago! And all the recent reviews, plus my experiences recently, have been wonderful! Last night my boyfriend and I went out for lunch and had great service, fantastic food, and a wonderful view to compliment it. My past experiences were great as well. Give these guys a try! :-) Good job staff for turning everything around and creating a killer place to eat at! I will recommended to my friends. read more

So delicious! My fiancé and I split a bottle of champagne I had the Fall River scramble which was amazing and he had the Bach Burrito which he loved! Amazing view and happy service! Next time your in Sunriver OR def go here! The manager was so friendly also :) read more

Lodge Kitchen - View from our table! - New American Near Me - Sunriver, Oregon

The ambience is great. Great view, nice a clean. Nice server too. But the food, that's another story. It is NOT worth what you pay. Everything needs to be about half the cost. Dry steak skinny ribeye that wasn't cooked right. Don't bother wasting your money here. There are better options around for way cheaper. read more

We were sat in the living room. The first server, from some town south of Salem, sensed greener pastures at her other tables I assume and never returned, leaving a kind, but clearly stretched server (probably much newer) to fend for herself. The job she was put up to by the rest of the staff was admirable. She should find a better job. The food was ok-- a prior night was better, hence two v one star. Steak was over cooked and uninspired. Go to river bend bistro or Marcellos or sun river brewing company. read more

This used to be my absolute favorite place on the planet to eat; my happy place. My only complaint about Carson's is that the service has never been that great. They typically seem very understaffed and it takes a long time to get seated, your order taken, anything you might need...etc. But growing up in Sunriver, I always tolerated that part just because I love the atmosphere of the lodge and the memories I have there. About three weeks ago my mother was in town visiting, so we decided to treat ourselves to breakfast at Carson's. I haven't been there in a few months and was really looking forward to it. I usually go into great detail about my experience, but I will keep this one short. I was appalled at the price increase and the service was just as poor as it always has been. I understand that Sunriver is not exactly inexpensive, but $20 for a breakfast burrito? Seriously? Breakfast here used to be affordable, and was something we were able to do once or twice a month. Not anymore. A breakfast that cost us $50 six or so months ago, now cost us over $80. What? When a restaurant jacks up it's prices that much, it feels to me like they are purposely excluding the average income customer. This particular visit was the very sad end of 30 years of being a loyal customer at this establishment for me. I won't be back. read more

What ever th do no matter how close dont eat here . Drive anywhere but here . They can talk a big game but they can't cook an egg . Go to the pub it's much better! read more

What used to be The Meadows restaurant is now Carsons. Really love the decor. We just had breakfast there, and it was amazing. We've been coming to Sunriver for more than twenty years, and this new design and menu is a welcomed, refreshing change. We enjoyed the lobster eggs Benedict and loved it. The little donut holes were a tasty precursor. We're coming back for dinner! Thank you, Sunriver, for embracing a new look for the lodge while still keeping the lodgey feel we've come to know and love. Oh, and the Owl's Nest is now the Twisted River Tavern. We'll try that too! read more

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We had lunch at Carsons, it was not very busy but we were seated promptly. Service was good as was the food. My wife and I shared their Ceasar salad and flatbread with fried apples, garlic and other goodies. My parents each had soup, a beef barley and a 5 onion soup. The negative reviews I read I disagree with them. Perhaps it was busier or the reviewers are more picky than me. Give Carsons a try, our server was Kelsey. read more

We recently stayed at the resort and thought we'd try out Carson's. Both breakfast and dinner were beautifully plated and tasty. Service was prompt, friendly and professional - we especially liked Lauren! The only thing we were both disappointed with was the Caesar salad. Though it looked like a yummy Caesar salad, it completely lacked the zing of lemon and anchovy in the dressing. I was really craving a good Caesar and left disappointed. Other than that, the food was excellent - we can totally recommend the flat iron steak, the fish and chips and charcuterie cheese platter! Enjoy and bring plenty of $$! And as a side note, there's plenty of coffee in the coffee! ;) read more

25.00 for very sub par chicken pot pie. For sure will pass on this next time. I would have expected a bit more.

Always good food, and great view. Maybe a little high priced. Beyond that, I will just keep writing, is this says my review is too short. Pretty average American food otherwise. read more

What a great find!!!! Just for some help, it's located at the end of the street, inside (what looks like a hotel) the resort!!! I had the ribs which did fall off the bone and the view was spectacular!!!! We will definitely be back there!!! The waitress was lots of fun and had a great personality!!!! (Her name escapes me but she did share the name of Carson's wife! (If memory serves correctly!!!!)). See everyone again soon! read more

The procedure for on line ordering is not very clear. There is no explanation of how to pick your order up. I was glad they called to tell me it was ready when I drove up, to be able to ask. It is NOT curbside pick up, as advertised. When I put the order on the table, we realized that half of the sides were missing. This is not an inexpensive meal, I would have hoped for better attention to detail. The food did not live up to the price. read more

If you are lucky enough to get Sandy as a server, you are lucky enough. I could not have expected a better experience. Great food, delightful service and a beautiful view of the snow blanketed landscape. read more

Food was great service was amazing blood Mary bar was brought to the table just a little on the pricey side

Good service and enjoy the space/decor. Can't get over the ridiculous resort prices. Grossly overpriced. Food quality is actually pretty good, but just way, way overpriced. Seems like they play only to the corporate guests and not others visiting Sunriver. They may do way better in terms of capacity if they dropped prices a little. $27.50 for fish tacos? $19Burger? read more

I'm torn about this review. We had a wonderful experience here on Saturday morning (Sept 16) with Sandy as our server. She was super sweet and made us all feel right at home. Food was excellent and beautifully plated! So good in fact that we returned for dinner the same night. Unfortunately, dinner was a very different experience. Our dinner server (didn't get her name) was inattentive and the food was extremely bland. We waited 20 min after finishing our meal and finally had to track down another employee just to pay our bill. Had dinner been our first experience, we would definitely not have returned. Please clone Sandy!! read more

Overpriced mediocre food. The salmon sandwich had really burned bacon and several dry pieces of overcooked salmon. The fish and chips were two pieces of overcooked halibut. For the same price we could have had a really good lunch at Anthony's. But the view really is spectacular. read more

I'm a longtime Sunriver resident so I've seen the 'Lodge Kitchen" change its name and menu many times, most recently from 'Carson's American Kitchen' to the 'Lodge Kitchen'. If only it were that simple. The Lodge is a stunning building but the restaurant has always had difficulty deciding what it wants to be. Breakfast is the most reliable meal and the smaller crowd allows the staff a fighting chance. Dinner can be loud, confused and a crap shoot with overworked staff who can struggle to keep orders straight. Recently, the excellent elk meatloaf came off the menu and a $70 Waygu steak added. Really? At that price, I couldn't trust the kitchen to get that right. There are better and more reliable fine dining options in SR. I want the Lodge Kitchen to be a great place to take friends. It needs a consistent identify and a menu it can serve despite staffing issues and casting such a wide and potentially leaky net. read more

We had a couple meals here during our stat. The staff was helpful and we really enjoyed the food!

This place really brought the thunder when it came to breakfast. Biscuts and Gravy was great! Francesco was an awesome server, he was extremely friendly and excellent at his job. Thanks Francesco, we'll make sure to come back just to see you. Food was pricey but worth every penny. read more

Soooooooooo yummy!!!!! This is our go-to place for date night. Tip: Try to make a reservation so you can get a window seat with the most beautiful view ever! read more

Waited for 1hr and they gave our table away and then got coffee and took them 5 people to ask for creamer 2-3times before they gave it, them took another hour for our food and it was all cold, I'd give 0 stars if I could read more

This place is great. Only if you love peas. We came on a Thursday night and were told they were out of a lot of things. My friend had the special, of which they only had 4, and it came out totally cold. It was gross. My daughter ordered the chicken, and she loves to eat, and texted me "this chicken is so gross!" While we were eating. And my nephew ordered the chicken which came with one piece of chicken and a farm's worth of peas. I have honestly never seen so many peas on a plate anywhere. I will say, my fish tacos were very good. And our waitress was great. Maybe we just go a bad night but it was not a good dinner. read more

Lodge Kitchen - New American Near Me - Sunriver, Oregon

Excellent service by our servers Angela and Shawn. They made our dining experience an amazing one!!

Beautiful place , super modern and classy . I came here for a birthday dinner and the service is just phenomenal , music soft not too loud, and lighting very romantic . Food is also really good! I got the stealhead sandwich which was very good . Definitely coming back here and recommend everyone to go here when visiting in sunriver read more

My wife and I were here for the osteopathic conference and wanted to have a steak for dinner after the conference. We decided to eat here instead of driving into Bend. We both ordered the flat iron steak, medium and medium well and it was cooked to perfection. The appetizer (Hummus plate) was very satisfactory, strawberry lemonade was very fresh and tasty. After dinner we ordered the Marionberry dessert, with hot chocolate to go, which was also amazing. The waitress was very attentive, knowledgeable and efficient. We were very pleased and look forward to having breakfast and dinner again tomorrow. read more

We live locally and decided to give this place a try last night. There was only one other couple in the restaurant so we received excellent service from a very pleasant lady. The food, however, was disappointing. I ordered the fish and chips and received two pieces of fish that would fit together in the palm of my hand for $27. My wife ordered the $18 hamburger, cooked medium. When it arrived it had a sauce on it that was so hot that my wife couldn't eat it. The waitress graciously offered to replace it and assured her that the CHEF would be cooking the replacement. It came out well done to the point of shoe leather and he had substituted tartar sauce for the hot sauce - a strange choice she thought. She could only manage to choke down about half of it. We enjoy dining locally, but won't return to this place. read more

There I was, having my first dinner here last month. We shared a Cesar salad, I had the beef stroganoff, he had the rib eye. Fantastic meal. Great service. There I was last week. A bit late to join my group- which- seemed to make me something akin to a leper. The waiter would not approach me, addressed me while moving, took my order from the other side of the table, in a huff, over the heads of other guests rather than standing beside me at the end of the table AND to top it off.. I was given the wine menu by rapping me on the shoulder with it. A perplexing experience. I again had the beef stroganoff, this time it missed the mark with overcooked pasta. I was not offered another drink- remember folks, this is where they make big buck, alcohol mark up. Always offer your guest another drink, especially when its clear the wine has become my meal and I'm filling my mouth with it rather than pulling you aside to discuss your poor skills. So, these damned stars. Do I give them a Ya! I'm a fan for my first visit or a Meh!? Fall somewhere in between with an A-ok? Damn these stars making choices so difficult. p.s. rapping me on the shoulder with a menu would normally garner the manager requested to the table post haste. But as I said above, we were a chillaxed group and it needed to stay that way. read more

Just had breakfast. Food was incredible especially the Peanut Butter and Granola Pancakes. However, Sandy our waitress was awesome! Very nice friendly and she went out of her way to make sure my wife's dietary needs were addressed. read more

WAY overpriced and VERY underwhelming resort food. To put it in perspective, our meal (prices aside) at the Deschuttes Brewery in Bend was far, far better. Deschuttes actually has surprisingly good food. Back to Carsons... - beef stroganoff - offensively priced for almost no beef and way too much sauce - fish and chips - WAY over battered and overcooked to the point I almost sent it back (and should have). The fish was greasy and hard. Fries were greasy and soft. Clearly oil wasn't hot enough. - chicken - could have been ok if they hadn't used a whole salt shaker. Overall just terrible. Even if the prices were 50% less. I hope they read this and fix the problems. Sunriver should be able to do better. read more

If you are a foodie or really know good food forgetabout Carson's. I am a retired Chef and restauranteur so I am jaded. But this place should have been created for families not for nice dinners. The menu is a mix of stuff for families and wanna bee creative selection. They should just stick with the fried chicken, meatloaf , steak selections and not try to do the creative stuff. ** I had the worst BBQ sauce and the worst food pairing I have ever had in my life of eating. A CHOCOLATE BBQ SAUCE WITH SHRIMP IN IT PAIRED WITH SALMON. OMG it was like hot fudge and smelled like it and pairing that with Salmon soooooo wrong. Also came with lobster mashed potatoes. Did not taste of lobster and whatever was in the potatoes was not lobster. This was uneducated creativity on the cooks part. Also the delicate piccata sauce that was on the trout was over cooked and became a brown butter sauce. So what I'm saying ...stay plain if you go here to eat . Order something safe. Stay away from the creativity at this restaurant. The cook or Chef isn't culinarily talented enough. read more

My family and I have been coming to Carson's for breakfast since they took over the restaurant and it's always been a pleasurable experience. The service is excellent, regardless of the server you get, whether you are a local or visiting the resort. I'm a big fan of their blueberry pancakes with lemon curd and their lavender cream earl grey is to die for! If you're in Sunriver, definitely consider Carson's for a breakfast on the fancier side with a panoramic view of the golf course and Mount Bachelor. read more

My family and I were staying in Sunriver and decided to stop in here. If I could I would give no stars. This place is way over priced and there are not many options on the menu. The waitress did not offer to refill drinks and wasn't very nice. I highly recommend going into Bend for a nice meal rather then coming to this place and being disappointed. I'm not impressed at all with this restaurant and will not be returning. The price for a burger and a tiny basket of fries is 16$ and for beef stroganoff is 24$. How ridiculous and the service was just as bad. This place is not up to my Sunriver expectation. Don't come here!! read more

So bummed based on the reviews. We were very hopeful and it was not up to par at all. (No pun intended). The service was awful. It took her 5 minutes to just deliver water. Then another 15 minutes to order drinks. The food was overly priced for the portions and was not that great. The halibut and chips were greasy and the Caesar salad was dry. The best part was the view. The food below at the bar was better than this. (Fake cheese nachos). I'd go to the Sun River brewery every day over this restaurant. read more

Carson's, truly an amazing classy restaurant. My wife and I had dinner here tonight, and the service was amazing, the food was cooked to perfection. One thing I highly suggest, make reservations! read more

Uninspired muck. This place should be ashamed of themselves. Management needs to rethink what it actually takes to operate a decent restaurant. As of now, this is the most expensive cafeteria food I've ever had. Two stars for the incredible view and setting. We love Sunriver!! read more

Carl's jr has better burgers. Service was inattentive. Nice view but way over priced

Danielle is a great server. She made our dining experience great. The food was good. It is very pretty in Carsons!! We will be back for sure! read more

I didn't have a good experience at this place. I went for the first time on 9/1/18 and got there at 7:50pm or so. They had a lot of reservations but said my husband and i could wait outside on the lounge chairs and as soon as a table opened up we could sit there. I asked "how would we know if a table opens up if we're outside where we cant see whats on the inside?" And the hostess just stared at me in confusion and said "well... um.. i can go get you". So we waited ouside on the lounge area and a waitress came by 20 min later with water saying "im so sorry we didnt know you were outside!" By that time i had seen a table where no one was sitting so i asked if we could move there to sit and the waitress said "sure!". Two minutes after we sat down the waitress said "im so sorry but can you guys get up? This table was actually reserved for someone else and i handt noticed, im so sorry". I got so upset! It completly ruined our night knowing the waitress did that in front of everyone. That is something very disrespectful and embarrasing that should NEVER be done or said to a customer in public. I think this place needs to be more organized and aware of all customers at the restaurant. The food was good but my experience was ruined due to the service at this place. read more