Salmon River Brewery - MCCALL

We went to Salmon River brewery for dinner on a Friday night in McCall at the beginning of May, so it was quite easy to get a table. It was so loud in there, just from the acoustics and the background music was so high that we couldn't talk about the table. My wife had what we think was the SRB Burger, and I had the Elchburger, and we shared the baked macaroni and cheese. It was all very good.

Great location. Many possibilities for sitting outdoors. The roof was great, with perfect views of the lake. The food was delicious. I had the iceburger with French fries. It was perfectly cooked. The peach Kobler Dessert was delicious, and had 3 cups of ice and caramel sauce. The beer was good, many different styles, from standard ipas to 10% stouts and Belgium triple. The cherry tree was unique, but the Fairy Dust strong Ale was the best.

Our server was nice, no issues with staff. Beer was excellent, enjoyed a flight. The gold star beers are worth a try for sure. We shared appetizers. The cheese curds are excellent! Beer pretzel was very soft and melts in your mouth. The pub fries were disappointing. Otherwise, had a great time.

There was confusion from the beginning. We asked if we could go to the bar and wait an hour. I repeated bar, but the hostess looked confused so that we turn around to go and she said we can go to the terrace bar and get drinks, but no food. We went up to the terrace bar and the sign said here is a menu ordering food with the bartender. Finally, we set ourselves and enjoyed drinks an incredible view of the lake and the best cheese curds I had ever had(I had a lot) seriously excellent. Maybe we have a new employee. I'll go back for at least the cheese curds.

WOW! We walked up to Salmon River Brewery 2 hours before closing time and approached the hostess station and one of the hostesses asked how many and my wife said “Two please” then the other hostess without even looking at us said, ummmm we’re not taking any more on our wait list. It may take us to closing. I didn’t see anyone waiting and there were several empty seats inside and at the bar. I can’t rate the food because we didn’t have a chance to try it, but as a Hospitality Executive I would be very disappointed if any of my 30+ hostesses addressed one of our guests in the rude manner that we encountered. The hostesses seemed to be very involved in their own world and not really concerned about creating a welcoming environment at all. We walked across the street to Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant and had a completely different experience with quick and friendly service, pleasant welcoming attitudes and speedy service followed by great food. Glad we ended our experience with Salmon River Brewing before it got any worse. I really don’t even feel like giving them a second Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1