A Diamond in the Rough! If you want to take your children or…read moregrandchildren to a "real" ranch, K-Diamond-K is the place to go ! The ranch was founded by hard-working Stephen & veterinarian June Konz in 1961. The present gorgeous large log cabin lodge and all its furniture was self-built by the Konz family between 2000-2008, and is now run by their eldest daughter Kathy (Konz) McKay, husband Brian McKay, and son Stephen McKay. This is the real deal when it comes to western ranches. They raise their own longhorn cattle. You couldn't ask for more ! My wife and I took two of our grandchildren to the ranch planning to spend three days from Thursday, July 31st 2025 to Sunday August 3rd 2025, and ended up extending our stay to August 4, 2025 because our grandchildren had so much fun. What can kids do at K-Diamond-K ? Read the signs and look at the pictures included with this review. This is "real" ranch life with a host that is brimming with smiles and spirit. Kids can rise at 7 am (Don't worry, your excited kids will be waking you up !) to feed the baby animals and gather some fresh eggs from the chicken coop. Then they can accompany owner, Kathy, on her ATV to the ranch's lower valley to milk Kathy's cow Rosebud. Rosebud delivers 3 gallons of milk every morning and every evening, and you will become an expert milker after a short time. Then around 7:30 am, the kids can accompany Kathy on her ATV to round up the ranch's ~50 horses that have been grazing in the lower valley overnight and herd them back to the corral by the lodge. Breakfast is served at 8 am. After breakfast, your kids can brush and love-on a horse and go for a horseback ride on the ranch's 1,600-acre property at 9:30 am or enjoy a completely different ranch activity. Lunch is served at 12:30 pm. Each day is spent doing "exactly what you want to do". The ranch has all the facilities and gear you need for any activity you desire (riding boots, hats, gloves, ropes for roping, biking, fishing, archery, a pickle ball court and a basketball hoop, or just plain relaxing on one of the ranch decks, or on the front lawn lounge chairs). You get three delicious meals a day and will never be hungry. Kathy, cook Chloe, and wranglers Madeleine and Evelyne truly worked as a team during our visit. By the way, the cream in your coffee and the ice cream dessert you enjoy at meal time all come from Rosebud ! So, if you haven't made ice cream before, you can see how its done ! Our grandchildren immediately loved feeding the miniature pigs, milking Rosebud twice a day (they had never milked a cow before), and accompanying Kathy on her daily ritual of herding the horses to the corral in the morning and back to the valley in the evening. They also very much enjoyed the large outdoor trampoline in front of the lodge. We went horseback riding, fishing at Swan Lake, visited the ranch's abandoned gold mine, panned for gold, spent time in the petting zoo, and enjoyed mountain biking. We also played many fun games in the lodge. The kids particularly liked scrabble and the foosball and air hockey tables in the basement. Every evening after dinner, the kids would go to the outdoor trampoline, play games, and sit around the large outdoor campfire to make smore and identify the planets and constellations with the help of our phone's "Skyview" app. Our grandchildren also made some new friends at the ranch and exchanged emails with them to hopefully see them again on a future visit !

We came as a large group during a lull part of the year and allowed to take double rooms as…read moresingles. Halfway thru our stay another large group came without reservations and wanted to stay, we were asked to go back to the original room assignments which we did. During our stay, food was mediocre at best, as the weeks progressed, less and less of it was cooked at dinner time, good choices decreased. At check out time, the owner then decided that the negotiated price for the stay was not enough and tried to raise our final payment. This due to the fact that for half our stay we used twice the rooms. The main hall was dusty and there were a lot of flies. Garbage cans were rarely emptied. Disgusting place. I did notice that Yelp deleted my original review of this dump so I had to post again.

The place to go if you need: An epic lunch. Really…read more Tons of organic food and healthy products. Good coffee, beans, and brewed. Cool people hang out there, and the conversations are good. Ask Anika where the tomatoes come from.

Loving the feminine energy, smiley faces and willingness to try new ideas with the current team!read more

I think this is the only restaurant in Keremeos now and that is really unfortunate. When we're…read moretravelling we usually like to stop in Keremeos for breakfast but I think that we'll have to change our routine now. They were very busy but I think that is because there are no options. Service was okay. Food was disgusting. I had a basic breakfast of bacon and eggs. The hashed brown potatoes were the worst that I've ever had. They were mushy and tasted rancid. The bacon was tough and tasteless. I left most of my breakfast on the plate. It was baad. My husband's breakfast was no better. Would definitely not return.

Traveling through town we stopped here for brunch. When we showed up it wasn't too busy, but it was…read morepacked by the time we left. The staff were nice and it was a basic meal.

Great value! Good portion of entree and sides. Toasted buns,…read morewell grilled burger, and nicely crisp veggies. Aioli sauce was underwhelming -- ketchup paired better. Amazing and beautifully presented steak salad --16oz steak was cooked to medium doneness as requested. Mac n Cheese was cheesy and mildly salty. Crispy crunchy tots completes the meal. Good selection of cocktails and beers Appropriately paced service in the afternoon Spacious dining space, booth seating, round table seating, bar seating, and private fenced outdoor seating.

1/5 Unfortunately,…read morethis was one of the worst restaurant experiences I've had in a very long time. We specifically stopped at The Iron Grill because I wanted my dad to try the wings, which I had enjoyed in the past. From the moment we sat down, however, our server was extremely unfriendly and seemed irritated by even basic questions. We asked him to explain a few items on the menu, and he either didn't know the answers or acted as though we were inconveniencing him simply by asking. We ordered three orders of wings, and approximately 10 minutes later our server returned to tell us they were out of wings except for enough to make one order. We went ahead with the one order, and unfortunately, they were terrible and nothing like what I remembered. The biggest issue, though, was the flies. I am not exaggerating when I say there appeared to be well over 100 flies inside the restaurant. There were easily 20+ flies gathered along each side of the backs of our booth, and throughout the meal we were literally trying to protect our food and drinks from flies landing on them. It was extremely unpleasant and raised serious concerns for us about the cleanliness of the establishment. We also weren't given silverware or napkins until we asked for them. The drinks were another disappointment. I ordered a Pendleton and Coke, my dad ordered a dirty martini, and my girlfriend ordered a Washington Apple. All three drinks tasted watered down and were poorly made. What really sealed the experience for us was the service at the end. Our bill was approximately $120. I am normally a very good tipper and would typically leave $20-$25 on a bill like this. Despite how poor the service had been, I still left $10 because I have never been comfortable leaving nothing, and I also didn't know whether tips were shared with the kitchen or other employees. Our server then came back to the table, rudely tossed the receipt and change down, and said, "Here is your receipt and change." There was no thank you or anything else. The three of us just looked at each other in disbelief because it seemed very obvious that he was unhappy with the amount of the tip. After being treated that way, I picked up the $10 I had left and we walked out. This became the first time in my life that I have left a restaurant without tipping. As we were leaving, it also appeared that our server was discussing us with another waitress and other staff members, which was a fitting end to an already terrible experience. I don't enjoy leaving negative reviews, especially for a place I have previously supported, but this experience was unacceptable from beginning to end. Between the attitude from our server, the lack of basic service, disappointing food and drinks, and an unbelievable number of flies throughout the restaurant, I can't recommend The Iron Grill based on our experience. I understand the restaurant is under new ownership, and I sincerely hope the owner takes feedback like this seriously because there is a lot that needs improvement. Unfortunately, after this experience, we will not be returning or giving this establishment our business again.

Stayed at the ranch house for 5 nights with a group of 6 (a 21-mo toddler, husband and me, in-laws…read moreand sister). Ranch house was very spacious, clean and comfortable. Food was delicious! Coffee starts around 6a, and we brought our own wine for pre-dinner drinks. No free organized activities, but I really enjoyed the kayaking tour; we also rented an ATV for the day to tour the valley w the whole family (visited orchard, old schoolhouse, etc), I did horseback riding half-day, took the blue bus (free for ranch guests) upvalley to hike the Agnes Gorge trail, and did a lot of reading, hanging out w the toddler, and digital detoxing (although the ranch house did receive the WiFi in the parking lot during our visit!) Husband and in-laws found great fly fishing in the river across the street from the ranch, and enjoyed the easy option to rent a bike from the ranch to head to other fishing spots. Toddler-specific info: she loved walking around the ranch and seeing the pigs and horses, playing on the playground, talking to other kids. We brought our own toys (magnatiles, crayons etc) for inside time which was helpful. Wish I had brought blackout curtain alternatives to keep the downstairs bedroom darker for naptime, although it was fine. Washing machine in the ranch house was out of order (we didn't plan to use). Bus ride to ranch from ferry landing to ranch was 30 min (entertainingly bumpy for toddler). Emailing ranch was very helpful for answering Qs!

A slice of heaven that you always want to get back to. Stehekin is a rare and special place. And…read morethe Ranch is the best way to experience the Stehekin way of life.

They write that pets are welcome! Yeah right. For a "small fee" of $75 a night per pet. RIPOFF!!!!!…read moreStay someplace else where they don't gouge pet families trying to have a fun vacation. There is no justification for a fee that large except greed.

Sold in 2022, new hotel management arrived in 2026 with an attitude similar to what you might…read moreremember from the movie Goodfellas - "Have an emergency? Pay Me!" "Need to leave early? Pay Me!". Because of the Spokane fires, we had to evacuate and found a room a long way from home at Sun Mountain Lodge. We booked two nights, though decided to leave early as an emergency to return home and try to save what we could despite the risks involved. When checking out after the first night, we were hit with an "early departure fee" equal to the second night's rate. Front Desk couldn't help. So I wrote the general manager appealing this fee and asked for some consideration and empathy for our situation. Crickets. Nothing. Not even the simple courtesy of a response. Sometimes a business must decide if it will do the right thing. Failing to respond in any way, Sun Mountain management demonstrated doing the right thing is an illogical and unwelcome facet of their business philosophy of "We don't care. Pay Me!". So hold onto your wallet if you ever stay there. Though located in a beautiful environment, Sun Mountain Lodge and its business practices are far from hospitable.

This is a horseback riding business affiliated with Sun Mountain Lodge. I came here with my family…read morelast summer for a trail ride and we had such a great time that we all came back again this summer to do it again. The trail rides are led by Debbie, who is wonderful with horses and people. She take a lot of time to make sure everyone is comfortable on their horse and that the stirrups are just right. The trail ride goes through some beautiful country with breathtaking views, and Debbie knows a lot about the local plants and history which is really interesting.

From the owner: We focus on providing quality horseback experiences. We offer horsemanship lessons, guided trail…read morerides, wagon rides, and hopefully in the future sleigh rides again. We take each individual's level and provide an experience suited to their experience and learning style. We know the personalities of our horse herd and what unique qualities they each have. Come and experience JD Outfitters for yourself:) we look forward to meeting you. Sincerely, Debbie 'Red' Schrock

Lovely winery off the beaten path. It's a short drive from OK Falls, and overlooks the valley…read more Nice setup with plenty of seating, tables, and games. They do tasting flights, which is different than most wineries that do each wine individually and talk you through it. I prefer this more casual approach. They're happy to explain and discuss anything but it's less pressure. You can buy a bottle to share and drink it on the patio. Anything you don't finish, just take it home with you Very dog friendly.

This is a well known winery with an extensive set up. They have multiple seating areas, including a…read morelarge patio deck and love sized games like comment 4 down on the greenery. The vineyards are extensive and there's a great view. It's a bit off the beaten path so to speak to get here but it's a popular place. The gift shop is very large with a huge selection of wines plus cookbooks and other gifts, including pet items. There's a selection of flights. The waiter was also really nice and brought us some glasses of sparkling that we wanted to try that were off the menu.

Awesome food! Great service! What more could you want! Good prices also for quality food!read more

This place hits the spot every time. The steak was perfectly cooked to medium rare as requested…read more Fries substituted instead of potato jacket. Excellent friendly service 3/3