The Backyard Bar & BBQ

We went to the NYE buffet gala at The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, and the food was terrific, especially the caviar and oysters, which were plentiful and delicious. Overall, a great night and beautiful setting. Drinks were a bit underwhelming for the price, and a couple of items listed (like the pasta bar and raclette) weren't in the buffet, but it was still a fun way to ring in the New Year.

couldn't have been worse. Went here for the new year's eve buffet and beyond the fact it was set up like an awards ceremony with no decor.. the food was arguably inedible. After waiting 30 minutes for them to “restock” the oyster bar.. i put some on my plate and add the cocktail sauce labeled adjacent to it to the oysters just to come and find out that they labeled it wrong and it was actually barbecue sauce next to the oyster bar . The meat was so overcooked it was rubbery. Save your money and time and DO NOT BOOK ANY BUFFET EXOERIENCE HERE.

We have always loved the buffets at the Ritz and are Bonvoy loyalists. However this one didn't meet our expectations. As we entered it smelled like fish. After sitting down at our table our waitress asked if they greeted us with champagne and told us about the buffet and we said no. She quickly told us about everything and got us a glass of champagne. The decorations in the room were minimal and the music was a guy playing saxophone. But more importantly all of the ‘hot' food was cold. The cheese fondue was so thick that you couldn't get it out of the pot. Our waitress and staff was fine especially for having to work on Christmas. But fir $1000 for 3 people this was just not the experience that it should have been!

The food is insanely overpriced for the quality and the quantity. Also, the person at the counter was very rude and racist.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Price ridiculous, food terrible

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Food and drinks were good, facilities are nice but there is dog poop in and around the grounds. I understand that people bring their dogs with them but they should enforce a policy so they have to clean up after them. We went there with our family and had lunch at Backyard BBQ and I had to constantly warn the kids to be careful since there were tracks of someone who stepped on it and walked all over the snow. I also personally saw a woman let her dog go right on the snow near the benches where people eat and just walked away without cleaning it up. Staff at the Ritz are always nice and friendly but this takes a way the ambiance of the Ritz Carlton

The food is terrible and insanely overpriced even for a Ritz. And it would be okay if the food were good, but quite simply: it’s not. We had the tacos and a salad and felt it was one of the worst lunches we’d had in ages. Don’t eat here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 3

Food was very expensive which is fine for the location, but it also was very low quality. Meat for both chicken sandwich and brisket sandwich were extremely dry, fries were overly salty, and the coleslaw was bland.Beautiful spot to sit and the staff was nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

It was the worst meal I’ve eaten on the slopes. As it was in Ritz carlton hotel, I have hoped that the quality would be better. The leek and corn soup was full of butter which was disgusting and the chicken sandwich was tasteless, very dry( just a bun and some pieces of dry chicken) no sauce no vegetables, awful. And over expensive 70 usd for a soup, sandwich and soda.

$57 for a brisket burger and fries and 2 other sides, coleslaw was gross and the chip things they served. the fries are like Arby's fries but hard and cold, maybe left out for a day then served.. The brisket burger was mainly just fat pieces and inedible. just disgusting and disappointing.Friends ordered macaroni and cheese also a brisket burger and both were disgusting as well.. for the price you would expect better food!

Picturesque property. It must be awesome for skiing in winter, but we stayed in summer. There are activities like hiking, mountain biking, rafting - all at an additional cost other than the family pool and on-site gym. The resort purchased lakefront property and built a modern facility. It is very pleasant but comes at a substantial price tag - something like 300/couple for the day plus food/drink; renting their power boat was 750 for two hours. Would recommend Tahoe Sailing Charters for something more accessible. Renting a car opens up options, including dining in town or Incline Village. Note there is no self parking, but valets were very responsive. Tahoe is beautiful no matter what activities you chose.

We had a lovely stay the Ritz Carlton Tahoe. It's all you would expect. Room well appointed and while the service was slow one day in the main restaurant, the food was delicious and worth the wait. But let me tell you a story. We were there to attend a wedding. I had brought some expensive and special jewelry to wear and locked it in the in-room safe. It wasn't until our plane touched down back at home I realized what I had done. I almost had a heart attack when I realized I had left it in the safe!!! The desk manager Nielson and the heard of security Katrina were on the case in a timely and professional manner. Their honesty and professionalism were truly something extremely spectacular, and do hope they will be recognized by the company for this. It is something I will never forget. I can't wait to return one day and thank them in person.

Stayed here for 5 nights to escape the Texas heat, before we arrived I called and spoke to concierges Barry and Gus, they were very helpful in activities planning and room views and szes. After we arrived we loved dining in the Living room and outside with the firepits. My room was at the end of one hall and was super quiet. It was quite a far walk to the elevator but I needed The steps and averaged 13k a day just around the resort. We had breakfast to go at the blue cafe. We tried the spa for facials and nails. Both good. Jenn did my facial and was very gentle and relaxing. We will be back!

The Club is connected to the hotel. You can use the pool at the hotel. The pool was one of the highlights of this stay. It was heated and there was snow all around us, even though it was technically spring skiing time. We were there for 8 nights. We had a 2BR with kitchen. The resort is located at Northstar. It has ski in/ski out facilities, which seemed excellent but we did not use it because we ski at Squaw Valley but the drive was not long. Our room had a balcony and the view was toward the forest and gondola. It was very quiet.

Poor service and mediocre food. One example of many - Had to wait more than an hour at the restaurant for breakfast only to walk away with a grab and go bag with one parfait, one fruit cup and 2 crescent rolls for a family of 3. When asked if we could at least get some butter toast we had to wait another 20 mins only to get this- see picture.