Rainbow Lodge

Lots of fun for the whole family!
First of all, if you’ve never been there, you won’t believe where it is! Waaaaay out of the way and up a slightly paved road — you’re in a clearing with a large pond on top of a hill with heavily wooded mountains around. Simply beautiful! There are Koi and ducks to feed, which kids will enjoy. A great place for a reception — in good weather, that is. Good substantial food and a woodsy lodge atmosphere. We recommend it!

Try the chicken wings! Not huge but some of the best I’ve had.

This restaurant and tavern has a strong sportsman’s theme. Yeungling on tap. The large dining room has a centrally located salad bar. A nicely landscaped path leads down to a trout pond with outdoor dining area and space for live music performances. The crowd skews toward middle aged. The servers are nice and the food is a cut above what I expected in a place like this. If a fried shrimp basket or a burger is what you want they have you covered. The roast beef au jus is exactly like that found in famous LA sandwich joints. A few slightly more upscale offerings are available on the three page menu as well. No gourmet anything here, but everything I tasted was both delicious and very fairly priced. The cheddar & mushroom burger ($ 5.75) was a standout.
The Rainbow Lodge is not out to fleece their customers, as evidenced by the number of locals hanging there on a Friday night. The place might not be a magnet for folks in young 20’s, but they would be unlikely to have any gripes with the food and prices. If a place like this existed in the city patrons would be likely to love it in an ironic way, but there’s not even a trace of irony here. No need for it.
The Rainbow Lodge gets a fourth star for value, plain and simple. Yes, it’s a theme restaurant/​bar serving the kind of food such places typically serve. It’s the good idea so many chain restaurants have taken and ruined, jacking up the prices in the process. The food here is good, the setting is great, service is friendly (thanks, Barbara!) and the prices are very reasonable. It’s not the kind of place I’d typically go to, but I’d happily return. They’re doing what they do very well here!