Cascades - Sidewinder

What a beautiful location which made for a wonderful evening. We ate outside as weather was perfect. Unfortunately, our fire pit did not work which would have been even better. The cobb salad my husband and I shared was outstanding! We got a sampler of steaks and sauces which was fine. I have had much better, but it was fine. Our side dish of mashed potatoes was forgotten, so arrived about half way through dinner. The servers seemed a little overwhelmed and disorganized, so evening meal took a long time. We were not in a hurry, so OK for us but might not be for everyone.

We waited over 30 minutes before we even had a waiter assigned to our table. The food was not cooked thoroughly and then cold because it took so long to get it to our table. Such a disaster. The Stanley has seen better days.

We arrived to our reservation about 10 minutes early and were seated right away, without any issue. However, upon sitting, the staff informed us that most of the drinks wouldn't be available due to distributor issues. No problem, we chose from what was available and moved along. (The table next to us had more trouble ordering drinks; no triple sec, out of multiple bourbons and whiskey options, wine, etc. We ordered a really nice cheese plate that came out promptly but that's where our pleasant was derailed.... Our server was spending 10-15 minutes chatting with other tables and didn't return to check in or take our meal order for over 45 minutes. Then it took another 45 minutes for our food to come out. We finally just got it packed to go because at 2+hrs we were over it and wanted to get home. The food was okay but probably below what I'd expect for the prices if I wasn't on vacation. Overall, what was supposed to be a special 40th birthday meal for my husband wasn't. If it had been a non celebratory meal would I have been less critical? Maybe. Would I go back? Probably not.

Expensive for what we ordered (salmon and pasta) Waitstaff overwhelmed, beer was warm , the wild rice was something that I could have bought in the freezer section at Walmart, the asparagus was tough

I asked for a table outside but in the shade as I have had skin cancer in the past. We were seated at a table in the sun where I only had partial shade, despite there being tables available under cover. I ordered the Ribeye steak $80) and duck fat fingerling potatoes. The ribeye steak was overdone and lacking of any flavor. The potatoes were likewise bland. My son had the Wagyu steak $100) and it was likewise lacking in flavor. My wife had the cheese plate which consisted of multiple cheddar cheeses. No other options. It is clear that this restaurant can't produce high end food, but it is charging as if it is.