The Slate Restaurant

Ended up eating here at the Marriott after a terrible experience at a local Italian food place. Had a lunch, a dinner, as well as breakfast. Surprisingly delicious healthy food at the hotel — very reasonably priced. Good atmosphere. Excellent staff. Cedar plank trout as well as rigatoni with mushrooms instead of sausage were very good. So was the goat cheese spinach omelet. Thanks Slate! You saved our Provo food experience.

When our Thanksgiving plans fell through at the last family, my husband and brother-​in-​law were scrambling to find a place open, and this was recommended to me by about three people. I’m so glad we went!
Every single thing was great — no complaints. Between the three of us, we had the cedar plank trout, mushroom risotto, Marriott burger, bison burger, scones, and ginger peach cobbler. The appetizer was a pretty awesome charcuterie board involving pepper jack and apricot wensleydale cheese, olives, bread, and meats. Needless to say, we were stuffed at the end. Everything is fresh and homemade, down to the jam for the scones. The menu was big enough to have options and too big for those of us who wanted to try everything.
It is on the expensive side ($ 10 – 16 a person with sides a la carte), but it was worth it for a holiday. I’d come back anytime for the scones by themselves, which are about $ 4 for a plate of 4.
It’s located in the lobby of the Provo Marriott hotel and it was a quiet and attractive place to have a meal. Service was very good.

The Slate restaurant is my go-​to on what would typically be a busy evening to eat out. Located in the Marriot Hotel in downtown Provo, it is easily accessible and off of the beaten path. I have now eaten here 3 times, and have finally decided to write a review about it.
The service takes a little longer than usual, which is fine. But being I am usually the only person in there, I would expect the food to taste a little more fresh than it did. It always comes out tasting a little too lukewarm, and somewhat soggy for some reason. The prices are also just a tad bit high for the quality of food that you are getting.
However, the scones are incredible. They are listed as a local favorite on the menu, and for good reason. They are delicious. Although you have to pay $ 4 for four of them, the honey butter and home made jam that accompanies them is delicious. In fact, next time I go I will probably just order three plates of those and have that be my entire meal.
There is one plate that I do enjoy there — the BBQ chicken flatbread. Lots of flavor, good portion size, and pretty reasonably priced. I have tried nearly everything on the menu, and it is all a solid ³⁄₅. Not terrible, but not incredible.
Bottom line — if you want a very low key quiet spot to eat on a busy friday or saturday evening, come here and grab some scones and a few small plates.

A nice quiet spot for lunch. Tucked away inside the Marriott, The Slate is an enjoyable lunch with a delicious menu that has a variety of fun and tasty options.

Typical overpriced hotel food. The average buffalo burgers are great when you are tired and hungry. Service in the bar is slow.
Breakfast is good. The omelets are excellent. The fresh fruit is delicious. The pastries are typical boring hotel stuff. The buffet is uninspiring. Skip the hotel coffee and go to the starbucks in the lobby.

Everything we tried off the dinner menu was delicious! The steak was excellent and had the onion strings on top which made it even better. The trout was also fresh and really great. I definitely recommend this restaurant even if you are not staying in the hotel!

I ate there this past November with a couple of colleagues and I must say that this place was exceptional! I was lucky enough to indulge in a good portion of the menu, starting with the Crispy Buffalo Shrimp, the Smoked Bacon Cheddar dip, and the deliciously soft Mountain Scones. All completely delicious and shareable, especially the scones. For the main dish I had the Bison Burger which was pretty amazing. I would recommend adding more of the horseradish ranch sauce, I definitely couldn’t get enough of it. If your feeling pretty daring you can even add a fried egg to it. By this time I was stuffed but my colleague had a great looking Ginger Peach Cobbler which he completely polished off.
The prices didn’t break the bank and the service was exceptional. With the new lobby and restaurant renovation, I would say this is the best place to eat in town!

LOVED the smoked salmon salad! Service and staff were as friendly as can be! Bar tender Mr. Hunter is a MUST to converse with. Great people great food amazing décor. I’m a fan!

It’s a small and simple hotel restaurant. The buffet is standard fare (waffles, french toast, bacon, oatmeal, milk) plus an omelet/​egg chef. The chef is nice in theory, but I never find omelets to be worth the wait. Anyway, the food was fine. The scrambled eggs had that out-​too-​long congealed look and the waffles were turning stale, but the fantastic french toast, bacon, and hot syrup made up for it. At $ 11 something for the buffet, I made sure I wouldn’t need lunch. Snake-​mode: ENGAGE
But I really appreciated the service. It was amateurish in a thuroughly well-​meaning way. For example, when I was leaving the maître d’ noticed that I was still carrying a small cup of coffee from the lobby and asked if I would prefer one of their larger ones. This set off a cascade of activity as the staff hurried about trying to find cups and hot coffee. Then, standing awkwardly outside the kitchen as she filled my cup, another two staff asked me if I needed anything. Friendliness and goodwill in the extreme.