The Shoe

Wyatt was our server. The food as well as the service was the best I've had in a long time. Well done "Shoe"

Doug Fry and family

WOW!! I mean WOW OH WOW!!
What a difference a few months can make. The owner has recently (Summer '23) hired a new executive chef, who is now training other chefs. The menu is the same as of now, but will be revamped in the upcoming months. But, I had the Chicken Picatta, one of my favorite dishes, and can honestly say it was one of...if not THE BEST...Chicken Picattas I've had anywhere. The chicken was prepared perfectly, the lemon-caper sauce was EXACTLY as it should, and the linguine pasta bed was also perfect. My wife had the roasted half-chicken and, when our waitress said it's "sous vide, then flash-fried", we knew something was up...and boy were we right. Again, PERFECT prepared and delicious!

Their Old Fashioned rivals the best I've ever had, which is mine...lol...because I've used the best of the best recipes to come up with my own. Well, The Shoe has just upped the game and caused me to think about modifying my recipe once again!

"Stormi" was more than our server; she's the new Assistant Manager and was a delight. She was timely, caring, and truly wanted to make sure everything was to our satisfaction. Same holds true for the other waitress who checked on us to make sure our order was taken, along with the Bartendress who was delighted to hear my compliments on the O.F..

For anyone hesitating with less than perfect reviews; consider it THE PAST...HISTORY...GONE. A new leaf has been turned and my only hope is that The Shoe doesn't become so crowded that we can't get a table!

Oh yeah...and we had some awesome live music tonight as well!!

As other Yelpers have mentioned, the views here are fabulous. We were pleased that the food was also great.
We had fish tacos and the chicken sandwich. Bothe we're yummy. The sweet potato fries were good, but the rosemary fries were somewhat underdone. Serving size of the fries was huge!
Our server was attentive and friendly and the prices were reasonable. We will definitely be back in the summer to check out the view and more menu items.

I was in Polson for a long weekend to spend some time on the lake and wanted pizza for dinner. I posted up at the bar. For a Sunday at 4:30 the restaurant was fairly busy and the bar had a handful of people sitting. There was only one bartender and she was constantly in the weeds. She did acknowledge me but let me know it would be a bit for a menu and to take a drink order. So that was fine. I put in my pizza order and it definitely took about 45 minutes? And it was virtually impossible to get her attention to get another drink. The pizza was delicious - and worth the wait. What wasn't worth the wait was for a box and also my check. That took another 30 minutes which is unacceptable. The view is amazing and worth stopping in. The 4 stars are for the pizza, not the service.

I have given this place 2 tries and both times my family had to put up with long wait times for food, incorrect orders, rude staff and ridiculous high prices. Reviewed them on Google and the owner just insulted me instead of addressing any issue. Never again, I'm sorry to see this place in my hometown!

We ordered wrong. The fish tacos had no spice, and the corn tortillas were soggy. We should have stuck with the game dishes and will go that route next time.

The view was excellent and the waitstaff was excellent. So you can't beat the service nor ambience.

The food was very good. The service was great. The views and the vibe were wonderful. We travel here regularly, we will be back to eat here again.

The Shoe's major claim to fame is the beautiful view of the lake. Even on a minorly stormy day, the patio was hard to beat with that view.

I had a very sour Paloma cocktail, the Cajun shrimp and a ceasar salad. I probably didn't choose the best things on the menu on which to judge, but I found the Cajun shrimp (menu says uniquely sweet and spicy) to be too uniquely sweet. I was hoping for more spicy. But I ate it after scraping off some of the sauce.

I'd stop by again, and try to find a better menu item. 3 stars for the food, 4 stars for the view.

The food is good, if you want to wait an hour for your drinks (bartenders are slow) and then another 2-3 hours for your food! The restaurant itself is gorgeous. But the service is crappy. It sucked before and it still sucks now.
But like I said.. the food is good.

The food and environment is great and the price is very reasonable for what it has to offer. I love that we can eat on the porch with the lake view. The live band is a little too loud for eating inside. Will definitely come back. Tip: call and make an appointment in advance for outside dinning. But also don't be discouraged if they tell you that all outside seating is booked, because we were able to sit out even though we were told we can only sit. Inside over the the phone