Smith Flat House

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   Paul

   Tahoe

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Waited about 15 minutes after our reservation time and would have appreciated a quick comment to my date and I that the table was almost ready as they seated others that arrived after we did . I know it was very busy , just a little extra tlc would have been nice .
   

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   Christy

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Food was meh….room was very cold. I understand it’s a cellar but we had to wear our coats to even be comfortable. Food was rushed main entrees came out before salad and soup were even half way eaten. Very underwhelming.
   

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   Jim

   Hawaii

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   We have been here many times in the past. This was a fixed menu for Valentine’s Day so a little bit different than normal. My wife had the fish, it was very dry, salad that accompanied it no dressing and not good! She did not eat it. The soup for was very salty. I had the steak, it was raw. We were seated up stairs, very small tables, chairs uncomfortable. Just overall not the experience we expected for the price we paid.
   

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   Jeff

   Sacramento

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Overpriced, tiny portions, slow service—very disappointing.
   

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   Jamie

   Sacramento

   5 reviews

   1.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Valentine's Day dinner was arguably the biggest rip off of a dining experience l've ever encountered. Shoving people into their event room in lines of tiny cheap tables with folding chairs and serving a mass produced terrible meal and charging $190 per couple was insulting. I should have trusted my gut and left when I arrived and got seated. We were greeted with a surprise of the special holiday menu - the restaurant website made no mention of the fact that they weren't serving off the normal menu. The room was lit up like a conference room and the chairs felt like they would collapse. The appetizer was inedible and mostly made of salt. The lobster bisque had maybe a hint of lobster at best. The filet mignon was a hockey puck. The carrots that accompanied it weren't cooked enough. I will never darken the doorway of this place again and I hope this review discourages anyone else giving this place their business. The one star I gave was just because zero stars wasn't an option.
   

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   Anna

   Exclusive

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A very unique and special environment with great attention from the staff, wonderful food and over all a fantastic experience.
   

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   Lydia

   Sacramento

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Bruschetta was soggy and made with tomatoes that weren't ripe (no flavor). Two meals had to be sent back because they were cold. The $60 steak was overpriced for the quality of the meat. They took them back to reheat and never offered to compensate us in any way. After we asked, they compensated us by not charging us for one of the risotto meals and took half off the bruschetta. Unfortunately, we will never return to this restaurant.
   

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   David

   Tahoe

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was amazing and staff attentive without overdoing it. Great historic setting and ambience for a wonderful evening out.
   

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   Thomas

   Puerto Vallarta

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Quite a dining experience. A limited menu which is fine with us. Wonderful spirits enjoyed by all. Great service, lots of attention. This was our first dining experience there, and we would definitely return.
   

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    Suzanne

    Denver

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Smith Flat House is an outstanding restaurant. It is in the middle of nowhere, but great food served by friendly staff. The ambiance in the cellar or the glass house is amazing. You get what you pay for…. it is a little pricey, but worth it. We save it for special occasions.
    

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