Manzanita

This beautifully designed restaurant, looks out to the stunning views of the outdoor seating of the hotel as well as the breathtaking views of Tahoe natural beauty. Located at the Ritz Carlton, one can expect to see and taste perfection in every dish. Our waitress Brigitte was so friendly and a joy to talk to, that I couldn’t get enough of her. We spoke French and loved talking about the old French artists from the seventies. It’s such amazing encounters that make a restaurant experience even more memorable. Brigitte is undoubtedly one of the greatest people this restaurant could ever have.

What a great experience. We were at Manzanita in May which is their quieter season and even with a quiet dining room everything was amazing. The food was vibrant, flavorful and creative. The service from our waiter Joey was so thoughtful. We were celebrating a personal milestone and he brought out a lovely dessert to mark the occasion. The bread + compound butters were amazing to start off. The tuna was delicious as an app with gorgeous presentation and the entrees were perfectly cooked (filet mignon for me and scallops for her). Thanks Manzanita staff for a great night!

While the ambiance is nice, food is incredibly mediocre (even the steak) and also very expensive… go elsewhere

Celebrating a birthday with top food and drink.

Manzanita Restaurant is wonderful!

Gorgeous setting.

Food was beautifully plated and flavorful. Steak was cooked to perfection. Sun chokes and other appetizers were perfect though portions were small for the price.

Professional and friendly service.

We enjoyed the cocktails made by the affable and fabulous bartenders Neil and Ivonne. Very inventive bar menu.

Pricey. But hey. It's the Ritz and not surprising. They could comp the bread though. $9 for a roll with beautifully rolled butter was a bit over the top.

how sweet our waitress belen!💗

Had to awkwardly wait by the hostess stand while she took a long personal call without any acknowledgement of our group. Beautiful restaurant and good food but the initial encounter was unfortunate.

Perfect pacing for party of 12 in the private room. Delicious food. Helpful sommelier.

Today was our fourth visit to Manzanita. Every visit here has been exceptional. The staff is amazing, some of the best service we have ever experienced. The food is always very fresh and full of flavor. The portions are great and the price is very reasonable considering its premium inside the Ritz. We love the overall warm, comfortable feel and ambiance of the dining room. Multiple beautiful fire places and a few different seating options for small or larger parties. A great place to bring the kids as well. I highly recommend giving Manzanita a try next time you’re in the area. You are sure to be impressed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good service and drinks but so disappointed in the food at Manzanita at the Ritz. You just expect you will have a great meal for the money you spend but both meals were almost unappetizing followed by an ice cold crème brûlée dessert. Very disappointed in what was a rare getaway for us. We will not eat here again.

Located within the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, I had the best fish tacos ever here today. Yes, the menu for lunch is a little limited, but everything we had was outstanding. The restaurant itself is beautiful, and the service was excellent from the bartender who also served us lunch. Manzanita is a great special occasion restaurant and one we'd all highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A $30 bottle of wine they charged 140. the food including the chicken and the fish were very very dry. Some of the fingerling potatoes were not edible because they were burned. Altogether, I spent $350 on a meal That one can easily get for the price of around $80

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

I’d rank this as probably one of the most underwhelming overly priced meals I’ve had in recent memory. I ordered the scallop, trout, with a side of mashed potatoes. All of which I understand are restaurant regulars.

First, The scallops were just your average slightly overcooked scallops. I do give the chef credit for not completely overcooking them so at least he was paying attention but they were overcooked nonetheless.

Second, The side of mashed potatoes was just simply just that. Boiled potatoes that were mashed plus some salt.

Finally, what I mostly feel bad about is the trout. The poor trout. Other than the fact that it was dry and overcooked, it lacked taste. It comes with what’s claimed to be walnut sauce, but it had no real flavor, albeit colorful. It was just there sitting in the dish (Pro tip: if you want the mashed potatoes to taste slightly better you can scoop up some of the sauce and put it on top of the potatoes. That seems to help). In the end I can’t help but feel remorseful for the poor trout that had to give up its life to be cooked this way.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

We had an awesome time, the staff was great and the food was wonderful!! Highly recommend Manzanita if you are in the Tahoe area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: New York Steak

Parts of the ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe is under renovation now in June 2024 and the only available restaurant at the time of visit was manzanita. We had a table outside, which has very nice view to mountain. The food was good. I had a burger that has good size patty with toppings. The portion was large. The brisket nacho was ok. The guacamole on the nacho was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5