Jenny Lake Dining Room — Restaurant in Wyoming

Would have left zero stars if I could. The idea that this place could possibly be a 4 diamond AAA restuarant is absurd based on the service, or lack there of, we recieved. We called the reservation number listed on the website to book a reservation. Was told no problem we are all set for 9:15 AM this morning. We make the 1:30 drive (to the lodge hungry and ready for a good breakfast). When we arrived we were told sorry we cant seat you by Greg the assistant manager. I asked why and his answer was the tables are reserved for guests only. When I showed him on my phone the number I had called to make the reservation he acknowledged that it was indeed the right number I called but insisted there was nothing could do for us. Mind you I have 5 hungry children with me! We tried pleading him for several minutes and he would not do anything for us. The whole time (at least 20 mins) we were there there were no more then 3 parties in a restaurant that looks like it could hold 20 to 25 parties. Did I mention there were 8 adults as well and the bill would have been several hundred dollars and a very nice tip for the server? But no Greg wasn't having it apparently so he sent 5 kids,who hadn't had breakfast and who had been up for almost 2 hours already, out the door. By the way there is no place to eat within 30 mins of here. This ordeal completely through off our whole day in Grand Tetons. Our kids went hungry until we finally found somewhere else to eat and by then we had lost so much time we had to eliminate several of the stops we were hoping to make. My hope is that AAA reads this and seriously reconsiders their designation and that others are not treated as...

Atmosphere and service were incredible but the food itself ranged from awful to mediocre. I will give credit to friendly staff and nice live music.

The amuse bouche was bizarre- flavorless “cowboy caviar” served in a Japanese soup spoon.

Bread was somewhat stale but overall good. The herb butter was the best part of the meal.

This was followed by an appetizer of tempura cauliflower with honey and the saddest looking micro-greens I’ve ever seen. No sauce, just honey. We also had the venison which was really only fine.

The soup course was also a disappointment- a spinach soup contained approximately 2 leaves, and a vegetable soup which would have been better if it came from a can. None of the vegetables were cooked. They were crunchy and generally awful.

The salads came out with wilted lettuce far past its prime. Only one of the two options had a dressing with any discernible flavor.

Then came the mains. The fish was one of the worst things I’ve ever been served and by far the worst at this price point. It was as if it was coated in sawdust and then baked for 2 hours. It was dry, flavorless, and an absolute insult to the poor fish that gave its life to end up on my plate. We also had the steak which was cooked well but lacked flavor and came with under-cooked carrots and a potato which was inexplicably simultaneously raw and burnt.

Dessert was underwhelming. The cookies were the most edible part of the meal.

I am generally more lenient when a restaurant is so remote, but considering we ate much better food deeper into the park, not even the location...

Tl;dr version: ignore the bad reviews, it’s wonderful!

After reading some of the recent reviews, we were a little worried about our decision to make reservations for the 5 Course Price Fixe dinner here. Especially since it was 30 minutes from where we were staying at Colter Bay, so it was an hour round trip after a long day. HOWEVER - our concerns were completely unfounded! I have no idea what they experienced, but we’ve eaten in Michelin 1 & 2-Star restaurants in Europe, and this was wonderful food. The ambiance was amazing, and we really wish we’d know about the Lodge when making reservations for our Yellowstone/Tetons vacation. It’s expensive, but we definitely plan on coming to stay in the future. BTW - make reservations far in advance if possible. Dinner is included when you stay here, so there aren’t many extra tables, and we snagged the only open table for the next 2 weeks, and it was at 8pm. Every course was quite good, and I’m comfortable saying that this was by far our best meal all week. The photos should quite reassure anyone who’s thinking of coming to eat. My 2 favorite dishes were the chilled lobster (tasted like it was straight from Maine!), and the prime rib was cooked perfectly for medium rare. Terrific...