Lighthouse - Gardiner

Truly amazed that this place gets five stars. We went there at opening time (5:30) and was seated quickly. The host/waitress was very friendly but had limited English (which was the norm while traveling in Yellowstone). Overpaid for a squeezed from scratch strawberry lemonade ; the drink was most definitely a powder concoction. Salad was fine. No alcohol served there, but that wasn 't a problem. I ordered a shrimp over penne with vodka sauce, and it was just OK. Bland, nothing special. My husband ordered a fish meal that was served over potatoes. After he took a couple bites, he stated something was off and he moved the fish aside to find rotten potatoes under the fish. I would stay far away from this joint.

I had the jalapeño burger and it was delicious. We also had the Osaka rolls and the presentation of the dish was above than what I expected. All the prices were very reasonable. We got in just before before they had to start a wait list. It was just before 6 on a Saturday. They did not want to overload their wait staff, a wise choice. The service was fast and VERY attentive. I overheard our waitress offer another table an entree on the house because something very minor was incorrect with the order. They refused the offer and went on as normal. That is some great customer service. I would definitely go back again if I was in the area.

We drove 13 miles out of our way to eat here yes, we were that sick of park and WYS food. Loved the water in Ball jars. House made strawberry lemonade. Pasta with sauce and shrimp very good. Seafood basket steamed a delight after all the greasy and meat, meat, meat fare everywhere else. Thai curry had fresh veggies and the chicken was not stinky. They were out of the Taj curry. Garlic bread was too heavy imo. House made desserts we didn't get to try since we were very, very full. Service well meaning, but our server forgot to tell us about the kids' menu even though we had our son with us, forgot to mention quite a few things. The garlic bread was too heavy according to me they could easily serve plain bread.

This restaurant is absolutely amazing. Quite the variety of food choices anyone would be able to find something to their liking. Such an incredible find.

In a nutshell: this place has interesting menu options at a reasonable price, but execution is hit or miss and service is slow. After having gross hockey puck burgers at some cafeteria inside Yellowstone for lunch, my family and I were looking forward to some real food for dinner. We ordered quite a bit here, so it was a good sampling of what they have to offer. My parents both got clam chowder because the menu stated that the chef worked at Pike Place Market in Seattle for 10 years which inspired his recipe. We fondly remember having delicious clam chowder in Seattle, so it sounded promising. However, it was just incredibly salty, and nothing like the clam chowder we enjoyed in the past. My mom and I got side salads with huckleberry vinaigrette, which we've never tried before. Huckleberry tastes kind of similar to blueberry. It was pretty tasty. We got two appetizers for the table: escargot and wildfire Mac cheese (it has bacon and jalapeños mixed in . I've never had escargot before, but it was cooked very well it wasn't rubbery like I was afraid of, and the garlic butter sauce and grilled ciabatta bread was a great complement to it. The wildfire Mac had a nice kick to it from the jalapeños and was tasty. We all got different entrees: chicken crepe, Bacalao au gratin (Portuguese cod dish , seafood linguine, and NY steak. My crepe was delicious for the most part. It was stuffed with spinach, bacon truffle cheese, and chicken. The chicken was not fresh they used those precooked chicken strips that you can get at the grocery store...I could tell by the distinct taste and texture. That kept the dish from being great. Bacalao was solid the cod was not fishy, and the au gratin scalloped potatoes went well with it. Seafood linguine was pretty good too the ingredients were all fresh. The NY steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare, but my dad didn't like it because they had some kind of sweet sauce on it (red wine, maybe? that was not listed in the menu description. I personally thought it tasted great, but my dad is very basic about his steaks just dry seasoning. Our waiter was pretty friendly and polite, albeit kind of slow. On a couple occasions, he also brought stuff to our table that we didn't order. Two of his other tables adjacent to us also happened to be full of Asians, so I wonder if he couldn't tell us apart. I wasn't offended or anything, but thought that was funny. This place is pretty good, and I'd take this over the Yellowstone cafeteria food any day!