Drift Lakeside Kitchen and Bar — Restaurant in East Hope

Good to have local. Nice people. Convenient location. Not much to choose from in Hope area. Just wish they had down to earth food & pricing for the everyday locals. The food is above average, mostly... but the prices far above what you get (It averages $75+/person per visit for us with a couple beers, app, dinner, Tax-Tip) It just seems so focused on the 3-month summer tourism business that they forget that us locals would LOVE to have a place to be called regulars for the other 9 months a year. Good quality, real food at normal prices for us normies to hang for a tid and catch up with locals over a beer and a game perhaps. Maybe this isn't that kinda place... and I get that. I guess. For now, it's my 3-4x a year with a couple of friends,...

Drift Lakeside is in a location that my family and and I have been dining at for years - we just didn't know it was there! The previous owners closed down a year ago, and even in this super-small town, where everybody seems to know everything about everyone, this restaurant has escaped notice. This is especially odd since it's one of only two restaurants within 15 miles in any direction that stayed open in the winter. (Note to management: promote yourself, you deserve it!) The facility is beautiful, the views are amazing, the staff was super friendly. Only had the happy hour menu, so I can't really testify to the quality of the full menu, but what we had was very good. ...

I was excited to dine here given the glowing reviews. Unfortunately, the only thing we enjoyed was the drinks. My wife got the rockfish, which she was enjoying, until she found a hair in the risotto. I ordered the Bison burger with a side Caesar salad. The salad was pretty good, but the burger I ordered medium well was closer to medium rare. They took the burger back to the kitchen, and I assume they threw it in the microwave as it was at least warmer but still wasn't cooked in the middle. Overall, it was very disappointing. At least the view of the lake on the...