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    The Float House

    3.9 (15 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Tre F.

    Location is epic, the food was very good and the cocktails are top notch. Honestly the pic doesn't do it justice, the meatloaf was the best we've ever had. So delicious. Make a reservation they book up.

    Grilled Ribeye with compound butter and smashed potatoes.  This was an evening special feature.

    The only reason I have rated the experience a 5-star is I cannot rate it 10+ stars! We just returned from dining at The Float House. In my humble opinion, we had the most spectacular restaurant dinner we've enjoyed in a very long time. My cousins live in North Idaho and we're visiting. They picked the restaurant as it is one of their favorites. Back home in Columbus, OH, I'm known as a fairly decent cook, but first and foremost I'm a foodie when we travel. Life is too short to have a mediocre meal!! The food prepared by Eddie and the staff in his kitchen thoroughly impressed me. So let me tell you about the experience. The ambiance at The Float House is fabulous. We dined outside on a lovely late spring evening. Danielle was our lovely server and did a good job answering our questions and making suggestions. Her service was excellent and she checked on us from time to time to see how we were doing. Audrey is a doll and she seated us and later took our photo outside the restaurant. Now for the food...we started out with the calamari which was delicious. No mini squids and rings, these are meaty calamari fingers! The sauce was delicious. We also had a rosemary buttered baguette with garlic, accompanied by whipped bleu cheese, incredible smoked onion jam and pickled tomatoes. Throw carb counting to the wind and order it!! My husband loves pork and the grilled pork ribeye dish topped with a corn relish and served with green beans and smashed potatoes was perfect for him. The smashed potatoes are absolutely delicious. My cousins chose the blackened salmon salad and a nightly special of rib eye steak and smashed potatoes. She didn't choose to have green beans as she cannot eat legumes. I had the other nightly special of Ling Cod with garlic scape pesto, lemon beurre blanc, pickled tomatoes and scallion rice and perfectly prepared green beans. OMG!!! It was incredible and I am not exaggerating!! We enjoyed the "adult" version of Huckleberry Lemonade with Tito vodka. Dessert was creme brulee and a blueberry crumble with vanilla ice cream. We may not be back this way soon, but if ever we are, we are definitely going to dine at the Float House. Good job Eddie and the staff of the restaurant. (I took photos but unfortunately Google is giving me trouble and won't let me post them. I'll try later when I figure out what is going on with that!

    We enjoyed an amazing Sunset evening dinner at this floating restaurant on Pend Oreille Lake in Hope yesterday. I enjoyed the steelhead salmon in my wife loved the steak. Atmosphere is amazing and the sunset over the lake was spectacular, but very very peaceful and enjoyable place to have a romantic dinner. Maybe someday we will come here by boat

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    Great food and atmosphere. Their food is better with the new owners. Their Pad Thai was amazing.

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    The location is wonderful! Food and service were spectacular! We were a table of 6 and everyone loved their meal! Get the bread!!!!

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    The Hydra Sandpoint's Original Steakhouse - Chocolate cake

    The Hydra Sandpoint's Original Steakhouse

    3.8(207 reviews)
    12.8 mi
    $$

    We spent the weekend in Sandpoint for our 35 anniversary. Went here for our celebration night out…read more Great choice by chance. We did not know about this little gem. Very unique inside with lots of tucked away booths and cubby's. Nice friendly service. Lots to choose from on the menu. We had the tenderloin ( which was huge) with seafood medley (on the special menu). Came with choice of potato and a huge pile of yummy green beans. Lots of food. You won't go hungry. To top it off our server brought us a complimentary mud pie dessert in celebration of our anniversary. It was huge!!! And delicious too. We had a very nice time and highly recommend stopping in here for a great meal.

    I've never felt the need to write a review until now. Last night was the absolute worst steak my…read morewife and I have ever had in our life. We have been to many, many steakhouses. Unfortunately, we were having dinner there for our 30th anniversary. She ordered the filet mignon and I ordered the peppercorn New York. Both were ordered medium, and they both came out well done, like leather. Mine had one hint of redness in one spot, so I decided to go ahead and eat it. Her filet was $57, and there was no way I was going to pay that for leather. We sent it back, and by the time I had finished what I was going to eat of mine, hers came back out. This time the center was basically raw, and the outer surface was again overdone, like leather. I don't know how anyone can possibly cook a steak this bad. It would take a lot of effort. I don't know if it was because it was Memorial Day and the regular cooks were off. Let's hope that's the case, but I'm definitely not giving them another chance. I dropped $150 on the worst steak ever. It'd be one thing if they were selling something else and happened to also make a steak, but in this case they described themselves as a steakhouse. I would definitely not give them your money. By the way, the ambience wasn't great either, and to think we drove quite a ways to get there for that dinner. Two thumbs down.

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    The Hydra Sandpoint's Original Steakhouse - We sat by the fireplace

    We sat by the fireplace

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    Fisherman's Market & Grill

    3.9(275 reviews)
    42.7 mi
    $$

    Updated 5.13.26: Absolutely love Fisherman's Market & Grill! The seafood is always so fresh and…read moretheir consistency is well-established. Today's visit was no different and was deliciously fresh and yummy. I planned on getting a poke bowl and when I walked in, one of the specials of the day was a wasabi ahi tuna poke bowl...cha-ching! That's exactly what I got and with a side order of 2 crab cakes. The wasabi ahi tuna poke bowl was simple and fresh, yet packed with ahi tuna and the perfect amount of rice. Poke bowls are my go-to for a protein packed meal that's healthy and leaves me feeling full. Now the crab cakes!? If you've never tried them from here and you're a crab cake lover, then do yourself a favor and order some. They were perfectly cooked with a crisp outside and stuffed with a good amount of tasty fresh crab. The 2 sauces of my choice to go with the cakes are: traditional tarter sauce and then take your lemon slice and squeeze the juice on top and mix it in and the Cajun tarter sauce--it has great flavor with a little bit of spice. My pics don't do justice--the flavor is where it's at! My roommate got his favorite Shrimp Po Boy Sandwich with fries and he was a happy camper. I will say, their fries are authentic and actually taste like real potato. We arrived at lunch hour and the ambiance was definitely busy, which is normal. Service was great and food came out fairly quick. Every employee I saw stayed busy, either helping people, cleaning, or chef'ing it up.

    As a customer of over 10 years, I can safely say the customer service and quality of food has never…read morewained. The folks who work here are always so kind and delightful. Our favorite is the Hali-bites and kids menu specials for our littles. The atmosphere is always filled with the clatter of a bustling business, and yet channels the coast (even though we are far inland). We also love to grab some fresh fish, crab, scallops or other seafood to make at home. I will say, they make everything fresh to order and are often slammed, so don't plan on coming in and expect your food to be out in a flash; however, it is worth the wait. The only reason I didn't rate is because of the price, however everyone knows you get what you pay for when it comes to seafood.

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    Part of the dining area and fish counter.

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