The Cedars Floating Restaurant

I have no idea what restaurant some of these people ate at but our visit was fantastic. The salad bar had a great variety of fresh veggies. Our coconut shrimp was great. The clam chowder was like living back on the coast and the steaks were great! Our visit was on Valentine’s Day, which I’m sure is busier than normal. I couldn’t have asked for better service from any of the staff. The view of the river is second to none (on the river). Give this place a try.

Not sure where the «Nay-​Sayers» went, but this place was wonderful. Great food and great service. Stakes were done perfectly, and the clam chowder was among the best I’ve had. (…and I’ve had a lot…) Will definitely be coming back!

Cedars Floating Restaurant stood out to us as out-​of-​towners this past week, so my husband and decided to give it a try.
Located on the lake, the setting is quite pretty and the restaurant appearance inside was very nice.
The food, however, was a different story.
We ordered entrées which both came with the salad bar. Upon making our salads, I found that the croutons bowl was full of hairs. My husband had already made his salad — with croutons — so I quickly alerted him to the problem. He made another salad, sans the croutons, as did I. We also warned other guests in the salad bar line since it took the staff several minutes to replace the bowl. Oh, and the romaine lettuce was brown and nasty… we avoided that too.
My husband sipped his coffee while we ate our salads and waited for the rest of our meal, which he said was terrible and never finished. We weren’t off to a good start. He was going to complain, but we ended up getting caught up in the hair-​in-​croûton situation first and foremost, so we never got to mention the coffee.
When the entrées came out, my husband’s steak was rare, not cooked medium well as he had asked for. My dinner, a salmon platter, was okay… but the potato wedges were so salty that I couldn’t even finish one! They were visibility COVERED in ground salt. As my husband waited for his steak to come back more cooked (the server took it back to the kitchen), he tried one of the potato wedges from my plate and also couldn’t handle them.
Do the cooks even taste what they are making?! We were skeptical.
Our server was very apologetic and kind, but we had so many problems with our meal that we got to the point where we just stopped complaining because it was just problem after problem. It wasn’t improving.
Cedars needs new kitchen staff, 100%. Keep your nice servers and find people who can make a decent meal! Then maybe, you’ll actually get more than 4 tables filled at dinner time.
2 stars for the nice server and the view. The view is great, but is it worth hairy, undercooked and oversalted food? We vote no, and we won’t be back again.

This place was a little over whelming at first but I was out on a work dinner so I wasn’t paying. We had the smoked trout appetizer. It was amazing! Sooo good!!! We also had the asparagus it was good! I had the salmon Oscar which was amazing also. It’s great the the place is actually rocking along with the waves. If I was rich I would go here all the time

They are currently running a «birthday special». If you make a reservation the entire menu is half price. Called to make a reservation and the «birthday» special is «sold out». What a joke.

The food seems to have gone downhill here. Our ribeyes were way overlooked. To their credit, the manager comped both of our meals when we showed her. The view from this restaurant is second to none!

I wanted to and hoped I could give a better review. Unfortunately I can’t.
I don’t mind the décor, it is traditional and fitting for an in the water restaurant.
My issue the price of the food compared to the quality. Many entrees in the high $ 20s and mid $ 30s. My expectations go up with the price!
Service was fine.
The prawn cocktail was very nice with large prawns. The clam chowder was rich and creamy but blah with little taste of clams.
We had special of the day surf and turf and the steak was very chewy to tough.

We come here once or twice a year while staying at Blackwell Island RV park. Usually we have a pretty good meal but this year it was a joke. We sat down and wasn’t approached for about 15 mins. (they were not very busy) we ordered the prime rib med and med rare. The med was rare and the med was raw. After we sent back 3 times (the chef just boiled them in ajus) the beans were tough. She didn’t bother asking why all of our plates were still not even half finished. After dinner we were waiting because we wanted a box so we could bring one on the prime ribs with us but after about 20 mins we just left… poor service and bad good…

Outdated but charming with fresh food and good prices. Prices a bit higher, but this is a nice H20 front experience. Haven’t been there in a while but would like to again soon.

We were in Coeur d’Alene for a family vacation, there were 11 of us. Went there for lunch one day before 4 of us played golf. Food was good by all, however even though there was other staff there not looking busy, no one helped our server get our food to the table, so some were almost done prior to everyone getting there food.
Returned for dinner another night and at least three meals were wrong, one meal didn’t come and had to ask for it, by the time he got it everyone was done.
Salmon was dry, Alfredo was greasy, fries and Tuna overly salty. Our server seemed to hustle and wasn’t her fault as seemed like the kitchen had some major issues. It was not busy at all, so that could not be an excuse. They did comp. the meal that arrived late.
Would not go back, sorry…

We made reservations several weeks in advance for a group of 12. We even called the day of the dinner to confirm our reservation and special requests. We were assured everything would be set. Our table was ready but that was it. The service was terrible. I can’t blame it on the server. For a Saturday in July the staffing was severly lacking.
The kitchen totally screwed up several of our orders. One plate wasn’t served for almost 30 minutes after the everyone else was finished. The dinning room also had a heavy smoke issue from the kitchen. Several people left or were moved upon request.
We spoke to the manager who had no excuse. It was very apparent management and staffing was wasn’t really important ownership.
I had been here several years ago. Great food, good service and of course great view. The view is still there through the smokey kitchen. But thats it… I hope they wake up. From the looks of the comments we aren’t the lone complaint.

Aging restaurant. View is amazing which the restaurant banks on.
Server friendly. Drinks were ok. Food mediocre. Filets were ok but kind of flavorless. Green beans were extreme al dente to raw. Prices are premium for a sub par experience. Normally look forward to this restaurant. The weather was hot and completely overwhelmed any attempt at cooling the restaurant. It was warm to almost hot in the restaurant. Ice in the water glasses melted. Was disappointed this time

Little sickening to sit outside when the lake is choppy. Inside has a great view as well though. The crab artichoke dip was amazing, but my meal was way over cooked. Still a nice place. Desserts looked amazing, but don’t they always!

Yes… It is dated. Yes, it’s not chic or modern or cool. But… It’s a floating restaurant with great staff and good food and the slight lake rise and fall if eating on the patio.
All the food was tasty. Fish and chips. Not greasy or heavy. Prime rib done perfectly. Steam clans in a wonderful garlic butter broth. Crispy salad and fresh moist halibut. No rush eating. Server was attentive. Welcome was wonderful. Watching a duck swim by while enjoying dinner… Priceless.

Beautiful views, attentive staff, great wine selection but a totally dated restaurant with mediocre food.
The restaurant looks like something from the 1970’s and not in the «hip retro» type but in a «this restaurant looks dirty and worn» type of way. The views are some of the best and they have installed heaters on the patio so you can sit out there during the colder months /​nights.
I had the pan-​seared scallops and they are «dry packed» which means they are not injected with preservatives upon harvesting. This also means though the scallops are a lot saltier and they paired the scallops with a sodium rich bacon underneath and very salty mashed potatoes and my mouth burned!!!

My friend and I came to Coeur D’Alene to visit one of our best friends for the week. She took us to this restaurant, which we were all very excited to try. Immediately after dinner, two of us got severe food poisoning and were vomiting all night. They’ve been under the weather all day today as well. We think it was their seafood that caused it. I ordered chicken and luckily didn’t get sick. One of my friends ordered the steak with crab and my other friend ordered the scallops. We are quite frustrated that our last night in Coeur D’Alene ended on a bad note :/

We thought maybe the food would make up for the service-​nope– out of prime rib and they substituted a sirloin– not even cooked as asked. They also should have asked me to cut into it when they brought it to the table to make sure it was cooked correctly. Clam chowder my wife ordered as average.
Glad we came here for restaurant week because I would have asked for my money back if I had had for such bad food and service.

5 star view with 4 star food. Gotta try their Clam Chowder! Best in town. Prime rib and salmon were great, along with the Crème Brûlée and huckleberry puff we had for dessert. Definitely will come back here for dinner. Don’t know why we haven’t tried this place sooner.

Went to Cedars for the second time recently. People in town always mention it as a place for a special occasion. It was a mix between am attempt at upscale vs buffet. Everything banks on the view, which is quite nice.
We started with drinks, 2 off the 4 had to be sent back. Strawberry daquire tasted like fizzy water? And the sofa was flat. The server was kind and accommodating. We the ordered steak, prime rib, 2 seafood trio type deals.
The prime rib was alright, the steak was good, although the patato cake was actually described as «gross» by my dining companion. Both of us eating the seafood were disappointed. I figure if your going to spend premium rates, you should get a good meal. All the food was warm, barely. I only ate part of the lobster, and gave up on the shrimp and crab cakes. I took the rest home and never ate it. That says something in itself. The other seafood orderer only ate 2 pieces of shrimp and opted pass on the rest. Surprising, since he is a good eater. Terribly disappointed in the experience. For the money, I’ll head out to Churchills in Spokane next time.

We just spent our 16^th wedding anniversary in Northern Idaho. The grandparents watched the kids and suggested we go to Cedars Floating Restaurant. Glad we did.
The staff and manager were very friendly in welcoming us for our anniversary dinner. We made reservations and they sat us at a window seat to enjoy the view of Couer’dalene lake.
I had the prime rib, which my family raves about. It was delicious and came with the incredible salad bar. This isn’t your normal salad bar. It includes blue cheese, artichoke hearts and candied nuts. Yum!
Hubby had the filet and it was so tendered. You also get to choose 1 of 4 ways to have it prepared. Nice touch
Cheesecake with huckleberry sauce was also to die for and big enough to share.
Our server was a little on the slow side filling bar orders and getting us the check, but that’s just nitpicking. We watch the polite bus boy do the work of several employees very efficiently.
All and all a great anniversary and we will return again on our next trip.