TUNDRA Restaurant — Restaurant in Hailey

Update: We spent 3 days in the Valley during Christmas and decided to have dinner here twice. Tundra once exceeded our expectations. The food, service, and value are unmatched anywhere. Just go there.

This is a special restaurant in the making. We didn’t know this when we made reservations but hearing that it was relatively new (two years) we asked several locals about their experiences. We received great reviews. I’m summary, the service, food and experience exceeded our expectations by far. The menu is excellent, wine list unique and reasonably priced and the setting perfect for any occasion. The calamari was amazing and when we thought that dinner couldn’t be better the trout simply blew us away. As for dessert, well, it was a perfect ending to a superb evening. We can’t wait until we return. It’s warm and casual and so it poses little threat to a fine dining experience but it may just be one of the top restaurants in the entire Sun Valley area. Relatively small, go now before it becomes difficult to obtain a reservation. It...

Where the patrons are judged... not the menu. Rolled into this establishment just having freshly landed into Hailey. The restaurants downtown are close from the airport and we were hungry. After stepping into ‘Tundra’, we were met by the owner Joel, who suggested that we dine elsewhere. He took one look at us and said, “If you don’t like what’s on the menu I can suggest some other great places to eat.” That was the worst sales pitch I have ever heard in my life... especially coming from the owner. Clearly a couple of flannel-wearing old school skaters were not the type of clientele he was seeking to entertain that evening and we were judged immediately. We sized him up and decided the clown wasn’t worth the effort nor did we want to patronize his prissy establishment, so we took his advice and left, I suggest you...

We have been here 3 times now, this year alone. Going closer to opening is much slower and quiet. The first time we visited was around 9PM and every table full.

Amazing atmosphere. Great wines. Cozy. By far my favorite foods. We've had the Artisan Bread starter, as well as a Bruschetta. The Trout has been our FAVORITE SO PERFECT every time. The Gnocchi while a lighter dish/starter is what won me over my first visit, and brought us back the second time.

Menu usually has the same dishes available. It does change sometimes.

Creme Brulee - Perfection Carrot Cake - Unlike anything I've ever put into my mouth.

Most expensive visit was this latest one at $63 before tip, and that was with a starter, a glass of wine, entree, and desert.

Will...