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Crystal Bay Steak & Lobster, Crystal Bay, NV

Crystal Bay Steak & Lobster

4.6
4.6
50 Reviews
$50 and over
Steak
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The Crystal Bay Casino and New Chef Travis Kroell cordially invite you and guests to dine with us at the famous Steak & Lobster House. Set in a cozy Victorian Style dining room, experience great food and accompanying a playlist of vintage music. Enjoy a variety of USDA approved Angus Beef Steaks, Huge Maine Lobsters and a great selection of Sides, Sauces and Appetizers. Choose from a massive variety of wines from all over the world or enjoy our elegant full bar.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 2 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steak, Crossover, Wine Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (775) 833-6333 ext. 1206
  • Website
    http://cbc-nv.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Owned/operated by
    Veteran
  • Executive chef
    Travis Kroell
  • Location
    14 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, NV 89402-7700
  • Neighborhood
    Incline Village
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 50 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Best Ambiance

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Good for business meals

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Great for fine wines

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Romantic

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Good for special occasions

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Steak

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Best Overall

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Best Food

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Best Service

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Best Ambiance

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Best Value

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Good for business meals

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Good for groups

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Healthy

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Great for fine wines

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Romantic

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Good for special occasions

  • North Lake Tahoe

    Lively

50 Reviews

  1. SamL

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    I have really good experiences here in the past but this visit was disappointing. It was a very quiet night - just one other table leaving as we arrived. Service was great. Food was disappointing for such a high end restaurant. No cucumbers on the Greek salad, baked potato wasn’t cooked through and serveral of the steaks were way undercooked.

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  2. BarbG

    Tahoe

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was great, we had the Caesar salad, steak and pork chop. The smoked Rye cocktail was superb.

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  3. heymcs

    Washington DC

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had another wonderful evening and meal at Crystal Bay Steak House. We had the filet minon and a scallop entree and both were beautifully plated and perfectly cooked. Our server, Crystal also presented us with a new appetizer plate that we thoroughly enjoyed and hope she gets a raise for! It was a board of small tastings made up with ingredients in their main entrees - really perfect and gave us an idea of some other entrees we'd like to try in the future. Service was impeccible - it's our favorite restaurant and one we will definitely be back to.

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  4. DateNight

    Tahoe

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Enjoyed our visit in the shoulder between seasons. Innovative food. Oysters, lamb lollipops, onion soup (!) Also fine wine and cocktails!! Thanks Crystal

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  5. GailA

    Palm Springs

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    this was to celebrate my daughter and son-in-law 38th anniversary - we were a party of four (4) - it was absolutely outstanding - the food - the service - excellent - truly a special event - thank you

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  6. KyburzGeorge

    Greater Boston

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Super cool place. Reminds me of mid-century gangster hangout. Great staff. Excellent food but way overpriced.

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  7. TedC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Dined here for many years, but for some reason only on special occasions. It really is special. It's old school fine dining experience. Great for romantic dates! The food and service are simply spectacular.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Ordered Sea Bass and the bell pepper sauce and rice were both very cold. I sent it back and once again came out cold!!

    1 person found this helpful

  9. HeatherB

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    So bummed that this place has changed. We’ve been here 4 times and this time was different. Maybe different owners? Our appetizer came out after our food and our food tasted like nothing. We had the filet and sea bass. So much history here they just need to get a hood chef.

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  10. Highlands15

    Louisville

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    A delightful find on a recent trip to North Tahoe! The brussel sprouts were out of this world and the service staff very kind and attentive. My only complaint was having to walk through a smoky casino.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Chef Travis did an outstanding job on every entree, salad and soup we ordered. And he even let us try his new appetizer Mediterranean plate that he is working on. Delicious!

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  12. JoJo

    San Francisco

    94 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    94 reviews

    Dined on September 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Marilyn Monroe used to dine there. Spacious booths. Great ambiance. Delicious food.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful ambience good conversation with friends love the decor and Crystal was a wonderful server

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The steak and pork were great! Excellent service.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food. Good service. Excellent gimlet cocktail. Highly recommend!

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  16. AimeeH

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We very much enjoyed my husband's birthday dinner. They have a great menu and wine list, and nice cocktails. Service was excellent, although they appear to be understaffed. Our waitress was very attentive and knowledgeable. Most businesses are these days, including my own. My scallops with risotto were amazing and perfectly cooked. My husband had stuffed chicken, that would have been good had it not been over cooked. I'll return and I know they'll get it right. We're all still recovering from the pandemic.

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  17. lisah

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Delicious food prompt seating service, kind of slow but I could tell that the waitress had a big party by herself. I feel like they could’ve used a little more staff, but overall it was good and I would definitely go back.

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  18. ring3578

    Indiana

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Cool old school steakhouse. Food was good, staffing was short handed. 50/50 if I would go back.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We have been eating at the Crystal Bay club since the mid 80’s. The food quality has always been spectacular. This is an old fashioned steak house with high back booths. You can enjoy a conversation with everyone at the table. Not loud like most restaurants. Will continue to include this place in our dining experiences for the North Tahoe area.

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  20. RosalieO

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    To much butter on food. Steak was real fatty and had to much butter.

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  21. SheriB

    San Francisco

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on June 30, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    food and service was good. A little pricey. Very limited menu, but we were told that they will be expanding their offerings later this summer

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  22. Joyce

    Hawaii

    253 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    253 reviews

    Dined on May 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    A classic steak house with a large wine list. They have steak specials on some days that are such a deal! Very personable service.

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  23. JoniM

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We were advised the chef was having problems keeping up with ord we rs but it wasn’t that busy. To there credit they took the ruined lobster off the bill.

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  24. SandraT

    Tahoe

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Never knew about the restaurant. The article in the Tahoe magazine made us want to try it. Glad we did.

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  25. KathyK

    San Francisco

    65 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    65 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    We had not been here for dinner for years. We heard there was a new new chef and revised menu. We were delighted with both! The atmosphere is iconic and the staff is friendly too. I would encourage a visit!!!

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  26. DavidW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food (T-Bone and Sea Bass). Service was very good too!

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  27. DonM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    I love this tradition steak house restaurant. I always wonder who else was here.

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  28. EliseS

    Sacramento

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    James was very pleasant and charming. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

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  29. NevLocal

    Tahoe

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was disappointingly slow. When they finally took our drink order, the waitress was curt and ignored our attempt to make conversation. Food took forever to come out, although the appetizers were excellent (Lobster Mac & Cheese and a Caesar Salad). They seated, served, and turned 6 other tables before bringing our entrees. Took us 2 hours to receive our entrees - my steak was overcooked and over-charred. As a result, we missed part of the concert. Sadly, would not recommend due to poor service.

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  30. KerryG

    Tahoe

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service was only exceeded by the excellent food. The quality presentation and preparation exceeded all expectations ! This is a must visit on North Shore Tahoe. PS. The cocktails were masterful ! The entire experience was heavenly !

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  31. reginaf

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went to Crystal Bay Steak and Lobster and had the Valentine's Day Special for two. Great service, wonderful room, very pretty, but the seafood tower was a little lacking. No sides, just one lobster tail, 4 each of shrimp, oysters, clams (dry), mussels (dry) and I think that's it. Came with a salad which was tasty, and a large piece of chocolate cake to share. For $120 for two people we hate to say we were a little disappointed because we wanted to love it. Maybe next time we'll get the steak :)

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Horrible experience

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    They were so far behind in service. We waited 30 minutes to be seated for our 8:00 reservation. No one ever acknowledged us. No water. No cocktails. No menu. I ended up going across the casino to get drinks from the Red Room. Waited another 30-40 minutes- thinking just give them 5 more minutes and someone will acknowledge us… nothing!

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  34. Steven

    San Francisco

    22 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was poorly prepared, the crab cakes were over salted and over cooked , almost burned. The scallops were also over salted and over cooked as well. The filet mignon was cooked to a nice medium but like everything else it had way too much salt and ruined the dish. All the sides had too much salt too The poor bartender had to do 4 jobs, she was bartending, platings hostess, and being the waiter and busser

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  35. EdF77

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best pork chop I’ve ever had. Outstanding service. Old school ambiance made me feel like I was in old Las Vegas.

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  36. wendyg

    Central Coast

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We have been going to CBC Steakhouse for more than 16 years and it is our personal favorite. Always great food, cocktails and service. James was our waiter on New Years Eve and he is a personal favorite of ours! We were so glad to see him back on the restaurant floor. Whether you want a full course meal or just a few appetizers and a glass of wine CBC will satisfy!

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  37. CelesteJ

    New Orleans

    6 reviews

    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was low/poor quality. We had the steak, which was the better of the meals. The salmon was so light in color (probably farmed and not wild) and the pasta w it was flavorless. Served luke warm. The Caesar salad was way over dressed and was not a well made dressing. Tasted like oil and mustard. The dessert raspberry cheesecake was a joke. The prices are very high for low quality.

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  38. TonyaB

    Tahoe

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    They have no lobster or duck. Apparently they lost their chef and they are working with a skeleton crew just trying to keep the doors open.

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Tahoe

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a great meal. Our waitress was awesome and the Prime Rib was delicious.

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  40. PamelaK

    Tahoe

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This “Stroll Thru France 🇫🇷 Wine Dinner” was lovely. The special menu of 5 courses and dessert looked like more than one could eat, but the size of each portion was very nice… small. We loved all of the foods and wines. Looking forward to more of these special dinners.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily

  • Physical distancing

    • Extra space between tables

FAQs

Crystal Bay Steak & Lobster offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (775) 833-6333 ext. 1206.

Crystal Bay Steak & Lobster is rated 4.6 stars by 50 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 2 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Crystal Bay Steak & Lobster

14 State Route 28, Crystal Bay, NV 89402-7700

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Incline Village
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steak, Crossover, Wine Bar
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Owned/operated by
    Veteran
  • Executive chef
    Travis Kroell
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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