Roman Nose State Park Lodge - Watonga

Not the best service at the restaurant but a amazing park and hiking trails and springs but the food service isn't the best

With so many great state parks, our family has decided to get out there and enjoy them. We stared with Roman Nose State Park, as it is a quick drive from OKC and it has and on-site hotel with the Lodge. Book online through the Oklahoma tourism site; they request that you book two days, and you once you are there you will want to book more. We have a 4 year-old, so camping must involve electricity and plumbing. More on the actual park in a separate review on the park, but the location is just down the hill from the golf course. The lobby is cheerful and Covid protocols are followed. Check in was easy. The rooms are lovely, wifi, TV, lots of storage, and a view of the park. We had a queen with a twin in the room. Good for sleeping 3. We ate at the Foggy Bottom cafe for dinner on both nights. Dinner is where this place shines. They great you with apple fritters. I had the catfish dinner on night one; the hubby had the burger. Both were very good and filling. The 4 year-old had chicken nuggets (made from white meat tenders) and fries both nights. Night two, the hubby had the prime rib and I had the bone in pork chop. The chop was the winner...thick, and juicy. Amazing. The hubby was having dinner envy. We finished the evening with ice cream. Vanilla and Huckleberry...(sans Val Kilmer). Friendly staff, but a bit under experience or overwhelmed. I would not eat breakfast here again. The 4 year-old loved her scramble and pancakes... the pancakes were very good. But the big issue was the service. I ordered, then I ordered for the 4 year-old, and then hubby ordered (he and I ordered the same thing)... only 4 year-old and hubby received food. Minutes dragged on... the waiter thought we ordered only one breakfast between hubby and I. It took another forever to get my breakfast, which was nothing like the description and lacked any and all flavor. We had better luck at the daylight donuts in Watonga. The room has a mini fridge, good for water, fruit and a quick meal to be stored for hiking and picnicking. However, there is no microwave in the room... odd? The pool is not heated (not a complaint, just a fact). The playground is pretty nice. Overall, nice rooms, good location in the park, good dinner option, the rate was reasonable and we enjoyed the overall experience so much we can't wait to come back. I would like to see a fire pit (safely done) in the back area by the pool or something for gathering in the evening or early coffee outside.

Oklahoma State Parks need to get their act together. This is a jewel of a park that has gone through renovations and it looks lovely but the infrastructure is a mess. The staff is trying their best to compensate for broken air conditioning in the lodge, tepid water NOT HOT in the showers, bugs (centipede in the restaurant, ants and scorpions in the bathrooms) and the service in the restaurant is awful. The wait staff are trying and are pleasant but the kitchen is a mess. Took 2 hour to get a hamburger. We also rented the Turkey Roost dining hall for a large family reunion. Apparently the AC went out two weeks prior to our event and we weren't told. They brought in fans and a portable unit only because we made a polite but insistent request that the contract we signed was for air conditioned space. I don't know what you are doing with all your casino revenue but out some money and management back into your state parks.

Absolutely fantastic food, ambiance, and service! The restaurant looked new, had a lot of menu options and the staff was very knowledgeable. Kudos to Brooklyn for recommending the best chicken sandwich I've had in years! I plan to be back in a few weeks to try a few more options...and the pizza!

The lodge is a nice building with literal lodge rooms inside. There is a small gift shop and I spent too much money there (LOL). They have tons of brochures abs books about travel in Oklahoma. There were chairs and couches to sit in, a nice restaurant, a help desk, etc. I definitely would enjoy coming and staying here