This vintage motel was just right for an overnight road trip stay. I loved the large grassy picnic area with barbecues and a swing set right in front of the motel! Perfect for families traveling with children. The lake view from the room was lovely. Rooms are clean and large with 80's lodge decor. The price reflects the older vibe. If you want new and fancy, drive on! We didn't use the restaurant or casino facilities but were offered nice drink and dining coupons upon check in. read more

We moved here in March and some people told us it was a good steakhouse but every time we go up there, it's closed Apparently, it's been closed for quite a while and they have no plans on reopening read more

This historic gem of Lake Topaz deserves a resurrection. As a local (I live in TRE, just down the road...) I would love to have a casual fine dining restaurant nearby. This just isn't the case with the steakhouse currently. The food is okay. Just okay. The ingredients are quality and the portions aren't lacking - but there's no heart in this restaurant. From the overworked yet still jovial & down to earth waitress to the kitchen. Everyone is just tired and getting by, and the experience you have here reflects that. The menu prices need updating as badly as the decor. How is the steakhouse supposed to be profitable when only open 3 days a week serving lobster for 30% under market price?! No wonder there's no money going back into the place. read more

Great service, great food and great view made for a excellent dining experience. We love it here!

Service was good. BUT the steaks were overdone and dry, the baked potato was fine, but the butter and sourcream made the potato cold..the portion of Alaskan King Crab was a joke.. Definitely not worth the money. That will be our last visit. read more

Thank you so much.My Dinner last night was perfect and was not pushed or rushed.They always remember me and know that iam having hard time right now.Hard to eat alone but not here.Please thank them for me....upstairs too a couple times a week. read more

Went there for breakfast. Hashbrowns were soaked in grease as were the eggs. Ham was dry. The food tasted terrible.

The service was great, but the food sucks. And now they don't have any blackjack tables or three card poker tables no live dealers.

The Ono special was overcooked and chewy. Very pricey for a mediocre meal. The shrimp and Scallop scampi had way too much garlic. Great view of the lake. read more

Topaz Lake is a quaint small little place. It is not south shore Lake Tahoe, or Las Vegas. Keeping this in mind, I give them a 5 star rating for many reasons. 1. There is a sign posted on the door reading "Please be nice. We are short on help. Please be kind to those who have actually shown up" Two women were working the entire steakhouse. Each handled roughly 6 tables and did all their own bartending. Wow. 2. Our server was very busy when we arrived, it took about 10 minutes to be seated at a clean table. Not bad. She really was so nice and professional. Wish I knew her name. She's an angel. 3. We immediately told her we would make it easy, we would both get the exact same thing (filet mignon med-rare) and whatever else she suggested as far as sides and so forth. She did indeed like us. 4. The place slowed down a bit after a while, and I overheard the other server talking to some other passers-through and she too was very engaging and took an interest in them also. They only hire good humans. 5. Food was exceptional! Filet mignons were huge! we thinly sliced our leftover steak to make steak sandwiches with on our 9 hour drive home the next morning. She was happy to bring a small box and some extra butter for said sandwiches for the next day. Asparagus was cooked right, as was the garlic mashed potatoes, and the french onion soup was surprisingly well made. 6. Our bill was reasonable and we over tipped our server for her exceptional service. Looks can be deceiving. Give this place a try with a relaxed open mind if you're passing on down that long 395. It's a welcomed haven. read more

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The service was good. No problem with that at all. The 1 star is for the food/pricing. This place is a very amateur attempt at fine dining. I had the Gilroy Fields Chicken. It had an overwhelming amount of garlic. I like garlic, but every bite had large pieces of garlic. It was not very appetizing to chew chunks of garlic with each bite. After the meal I felt a little queasy from so much garlic. This dish was almost $30. That's too much for what it is. The salad was also somewhat wilted and very small. It was a very disappointing meal and we won't be back. This place is comparably priced to CV Steak and CV Steak has much better food. read more

April 18th a friend invited me to the Steakhouse at Topaz Lake NV. We have been several and have had great food and service. Not on this visit. He ordered Swordfish, it was a frozen than microwaved chunk of some kind of white fish that was still cold. I ordered the 10oz Filet Migon medium rare. I received something that was served medium and had also been microwaved, it was still cold in the center and VERY gray in color. The butter for the bread was rancid and the coconut shrimp was the frozen ones from Costco that were also microwaved. Needless to say it was not an enjoyable meal. And prices...well not what we paid for. Sorry guys you have to do better! read more

Delicious steaks. The lobster was the best my friend has ever had. Service was great even when my husband asked for his steak to be cooked a bit longer. No one sighed or rolled their eyes. The ambiance was nice and quiet too. read more

We ate at the steak house for Valentines dinner, THE WORST STEAK IVE EVER HAD,!! The service was horrible. The butter that came on my baked potatoes was still FROZEN which made the baked potatoes cold. The bread was served cold and the butter that came with it was FROZEN. The best part of the meal was the water and the Andes mint afterwards. WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!!! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!! If I could give this a negative rating I would. The view was OK, there is a lot of not so nice houses on the lake. read more

We had New Years eve dinner here after a long absence (due to covid) I have to say New Years dinner was AMAZING. I highly recommend the steak house at Topaz lodge. read more

The worst restaurant I have ever visited. The food was just so bad. I don't understand how you can serve such bad food. How can you work in a restaurant or manage a restaurant without understanding anything about cooking, without any basic understanding or basic experience. We got terrible dishes and left hungry. The service was lazy. (We even had the thought that maybe there is no cook at all, and the sad waitresses are somehow also responsible for the food ) I seriously recommend whoever runs this place to stop for a moment and think if this is what you want to continue doing. Right now you are serving the worst food in the world. Looks bad, smells terrible and tastes like hell. Your spinach salad is hell. Your steaks are hell and the highlight - the vegetarian pasta - hell on earth read more

Location it's nice ,nice helpful personal Expensive food Who's looking to have quality food for the price it's probably wrong on place it was not my taste and not my expectation Not elk ribs It's bisson read more

Topaz Lodge Steakhouse - Meat and potato - Steakhouses Near Me - Gardnerville, Nevada

my family and I went to have dinner, the seafood plate was horrible it tasted really bad I believe it was old it had a slimy texture to it. my grandson and I ordered ribeye steak I ordered it medium rare and they made it well done, the steak was dry and the salad was wilted and old. the potato bread was chewy and hard, they use to have really good bread before with there dinners I don't know what happened to this plac. the clams that I always use to order didn't taste the same the food had no flavor at all. I complained to Chris he said he couldn't do anything about it, that Rob the chief had final say so. he charge us 103 for a ribeye steak and 7 dollars for an old salad just lettuce. I am calling my credit card co. see if they can reimburse me my money, my Son and Grandson and I all got sick with Diarrhea for 4 days. read more

We have been coming here for years and the Topaz steak house was always a favorite stop. We came on the last week in May 2024. All the food was OK, I had elk chops, a little less sauce would have been better. We order Lemon/lime cheese cake. Diaster! Served partially frozen and very hard. Resembled more of a rock than cheese cake! Ubable to cut it. A desert to avoid. Not sure if we will return, maybe another chance??? No desert for sure. read more

A little spendy but the nicest place within twenty miles. Beautiful view of the lake. Small casino upstairs that has movie type charm. read more

Amazing food, view, and service. If it's your birthday be sure and tell them to get a slice of chocolate cake the size of your head.

The coconut shrimp, onion soup and porterhouse steak are my favorites. If you like cocktails, Denise has special drinks that she has created, just for the steakhouse. The staff is really good and clean. You get a really nice view of the lake. read more

It is what it is... Simple diner food with good flavors. It has become tradition for my family to stop and eat there every year on our way to Mammoth. We are never disappointed. The walk through the casino may seem strange if it's your first tim, but just take it in as part of the experience. read more

Worst restaurant I have been to in a while! Overpriced, disgusting food, horrible atmosphere, dirty dishes and unprofessional staff. Waited for over an hour to be seated, they don't take reservations (which would help cut down on wait time and over working staff/kitchen staff). They offered us two beers on the house after the hostess skipped our party twice. No one manning the bar to get offer drinks, passed by multiple staff members without even a greeting. The food was terrible! Bread served cold, dirty water and wine glasses. Our waitress was less than thrilled to serve us. My husband's steak was nothing but gristle and slapped on his plate with no seasoning. The salads were nothing impressive, oil and vinegar jars covered in a sticky substance,s o were our wine glasses. My elk chops were unseasoned and drowning in a salty sauce. We ordered scallops as an appetizer and asked if there were five or six scallops in the dish. We were told with a confident answer that there were six when there turned out to be four. They were swimming in a mayonnaise Mandarin sauce and thrown onto our table right in the middle of our salads. They tasted as if they were microwaved scallops The texture was disgusting. The atmosphere of that restaurant is loud dirty and it feels like an '80s diner. Nothing close to being a steakhouse would not recommend my worst enemy. You'd be better off putting salt and pepper on a sandal and eating it for dinner for the price that they charged for a couple over $120 with the worst service, worst atmosphere and worse for food I've ever had in my life. read more

Great food and cute little restaurant, however expect service to be rather slow. Very nice servers, just on the slower side.

This is our go to fancy dinner place, we've enjoyed special anniversaries and birthdays. The views of the lake are great and the service and food are excellent! read more

Nice restaurant with an amazing view of Topaz Lake off CA395. We stopped for breakfast and were not disappointed. The eggs perfect, gravy yummy. All good with full bellies! read more

I want to start with the good... The food and our wait service was great. They said the food was good here, and I couldn't agree more. We got Elk chops and ribs, and we were very happy! Our waitress... very friendly and made up for a very rough start to this evenings meal. While trying to inquire about a table, I could see that the very small venue was full, and everyone was hustling. It was clear that it was going to take a bit, and that was understandable. What I could not understand is how a hostess could treat a customer so poorly, for simply asking to leave my name for a table. There were others that had the same experience, and it became a good joke to pass the wait time. Frankly, I've never had a worse hostess experience, and the only reason we stayed was, well, there wasn't another option. That being said, I am glad that we stayed, as we did end up enjoying the meal and wait service. We will definitely be back, but our hope is that we're not treated like crap by the "hostess". read more

A little out of the way steakhouse.. Don't let that fool you.. We've been there a few times.. The menu is superb.. The chefs and waitresses attention to detail and service are 5 star... We had the steamed clams for a appetizer and I chose the Elk chops for my dinner.. Absolutely wonderful.. On top of the cuisine, the views of Topaz and the Sierras are spectacular... read more

Terrible service and mediocre food. only happy we were just passing through and don't need to experience this mess again.

We ate at the Coffee Shop upstairs, not the Steakhouse downstairs. Food is very good, fairly reasonably priced, and the service was truly excellent. Heard the Steakhouse is also very good, although a little more expensive, as you would expect. Very nice backdrop for you meal also, as the Lodge sits above Topaz Lake. Making things even better is that the Lodge has a bit of a retro feel to it - made me feel like I was back in the 60's and early 70's. Highly recommended. read more

Topaz Lodge Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Gardnerville, Nevada

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Worse steak, I have ever had no flavor at all, and I had to use steak sauce. A good steak should never need steak sauce. Service was slow and seemed to be bothered when asking for water or bread. Got the water, no bread. When they came to refill drinks, the ice had already melted. Instead of new glasses, it just poured the soda into the same glass. Could have saved myself $400 and just went to the cafe upstairs. I understand being under staff, but when you do come and check, make sure you give service at the table. read more

Gorgeous view and good food, friendly staff. Always enjoy a meal here. Honors senior citizen prices.

We visited on Friday night at 7:30 pm. Restaurant had a couple of tables of parties that included 4 guests and 6 guests. Additionally, there was a group of 2 in a booth and 1 gentlemen in a booth by himself. We waited so long to even be acknowledged that we assumed there was only one waitress. Not the case. We ordered the spinach dip appetizer which came with some unappealing dip that had some coagulated substance in it and 4 pieces of barely toasted bread. The salads were almost all chopped lettuce amounting to about 1/3 cup of lettuce and a few croutons. Two of our party of three ordered the fish special which was supposed to consist of a flakey white fish with a tropical sauce. What arrived was fish that was so unbelievably dry as to be ruined covered in a gross, chunky sauce that tasted like poorly made applesauce. The third member of our party had the elk chops which were adequate but nothing special. The waitress never offered dessert or coffee afterward but asked, "you don't want anything else, do you?" Overall, we had a very sad meal at a price of $187.00 for 3 people without dessert or coffee. We were entirely unimpressed and won't be back. read more

I wouldn't eat here service is shit and to top it off our waitress straight up told us "sorry I'm on crack" my girlfriend and I looked at each and and was did we just hear that right.! Straight up shit ass service read more

Topaz lodge steakhouse is small and busy. Nice views. Staff is friendly. I had French onion soup which was ok. Husband had shrimp scampi and wedge salad. Neither of which was good. Oh well. read more

Uggh I don't know why my husband decided to give this place another chance when we came last year we had a bad experience and this time was even worse. The service was horrible i ended up sending my food back and just ate a salad the pasta was under cooked and flavorless the shrimp was over cooked and boiled . My husband steak was tuff and he didn't even eat it . when I told the waitress I assumed she went back and told the chef because she came out and looked at use and went back to the kitchen. She didn't even come over to apologize or anything read more

It was closed and we went to the diner. Service was terrible. Their "Fresh vegetables" were canned corn. My steak was okay. I just kept drinking the wine. View was pretty, though. read more

I've been here several times. Most laces don't have game meats like elk or bison but they do. I've eaten here and it be amazing. The very first time was just ridiculous. I had a mountain of shrimp a bison ribeye veggies and a mushroom cap that was just the best meal I've had. I've also eaten here and it be good but nothing to make it stand out. The server is solo and hustles his ass off and does a great job I'll say. The only downfall of that is when you have a 3-400$ (for 7 people including tip) bill you expect some sort of personal attention with your server. I'm not complaining. Everything is great he just has a lot on his plate being the only one taking orders serving entrees and appetizers etc. Overall it's worth it. They open at 5:30. read more

OMG! So good! And there are no other restaurants at this level of cuisine in between Carson City and Las Vegas. I had the filet mignon and lobster and my husband had the Wagyu Ribeye steak. EXCELLENT! Cooked rare to perfection and the quality of meat literally dissolved on the tongue! The lobster wasn't the best I've ever had, but very good. They have an extensive wine list with mostly Central California vineyards. The Topaz Lake view window seats fill up quick so you have to make reservations to get a good seat. We didn't try it, but they prepare prime rib in salt crust slow roasted for 10 hours. This will definitely be a dining destination for special occasions. $165 for two meals, 2 beers, 3 glasses of wine and cheesecake to go. Very casual atmosphere- shorts are ok, suit and tie or cocktail dress- NO. Service was better than my initial impression. I did not give it 5 stars because of the following: Ambiance and decor are outdated for the price and level of cuisine. Bread is baked there, but very stale:( They use the wrong course utensils. My filet mignon was supposed to be wrapped in bacon, but was not. The filet mignon was cooked beautifully rare for my taste. However, I ordered it "medium/medium rare" and it was served rare. The lobster tale was very good, but needed to be just a bit more juicy/tender. Waitress was outside the building entrance smoking on a break when we left the building. I would not comment on any of these particulars if they did not charge the same as 5 star restaurants. read more