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South Fork Lodge, Swan Valley, ID

South Fork Lodge

4.9
4.9
34 Reviews
$50 and over
American
The South Fork Lodge, nestled along the banks of the South Fork of the Snake River, features upscale Americana crafted by Blue Ribbon-winning BBQ chef Adam Perry Lang and James Beard Award-winner Chris Bianco. Our family-style menu emphasizes local ingredients and seasonal fare, executed by James Beard nominated chef Cassie Shortino and chef Jennie Curtis. The Machete Bar, located inside the South Fork Lodge, provides one of the region’s finest wine lists, whiskey collections, and selection of local beer.

*We have one menu option per night, changing daily, served at 7 PM. If you have any dietary restrictions, please be sure to make note of them. Feel free to come earlier for drinks and appetizers.

*No-show reservations will incur a charge of $50 per guest if not notified beforehand.

*We are ~1 hour from Jackson Hole and Idaho Falls, please plan accordingly.

Not bookable

This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    American, Farm-to-table
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (208) 483-2112
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 34 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 5Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseEnergetic

Loved For

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Best Overall

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Best Food

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Best Service

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Best Ambiance

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Best Value

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Innovative

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Good for groups

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Healthy

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Great for fine wines

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Romantic

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Great for scenic views

  • Jackson Hole / Wyoming

    Lively

34 Reviews
  1. Beth

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    THIS IS ALWAYS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR!

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  2. meli

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The ambiance was gorgeous inside and out. I was there this summer where the menu was on point. This fall the food was disappointing. Specially the squash ravioli which was over salted. I would go back again and believe this night was just a miss but for the price everything has to be on point always.

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  3. AlexB

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    The setting and food exceeds expectations. We were sad to find the service not so exceptional, but maybe we caught them on bad evening.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fabulous as usual! We dined indoors this time as the weather was cold. Special place!

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Jackson Hole

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was a beautiful crisp night dining on the edge of the river. Food service was seamless family style, and there was no rush to dine and dash. Such a great spot for special occasions

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  6. RebeccaBen

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is superb, beverage selection and cocktails - extraordinary! The staff is topnotch and treated us like family; Oliver White and Sadie Montana even stopped by to check on us! The views, breathtaking! Every detail was well thought out and beautifully executed. The Lodge itself is a masterpiece! Made memories with friends we will never forget & are looking forward to our next visit!

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  7. Colson

    Pittsburgh

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A favorite destination that is world class. The view, the food, the ambiance - all amazing.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Salt Lake City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    What a lovely evening. Drinks around a fire, dinner outside with a breathtaking view of the river and surrounding mountain terrain. We finished the evening watching the sunset and letting the night creep in around a fire pit close to the river. Truly creating a special memory.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service, setting and food. Wonderful evening.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Jackson Hole

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It’s our favorite dinner in Southeast Idaho. Once or twice or twice a year…

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  11. Calk

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious meal. Excellent service. Breathtaking setting. Expensive A.F. Unattainable for the average Joe.

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  12. StewartA

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful staff, fabulous food, spectacular views

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  13. Alaskan

    Seattle

    20 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on July 10, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Our server Chelsea was fantastic! Bartender took 30 minutes to make a margarita Food was sub par for the price

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  14. RoadTrip

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was incredible and the service was fantastic! The chef was very accommodating to my picky 6 and 8 year old, which was greatly appreciated. We all 4 thoroughly enjoyed the meal, the views and the experience. Highly recommend!

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  15. NathanD

    Boise

    37 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The price for the quality of the food was very overrated. The dinner we had was lasagna (undercooked), mushy vegetables. While the ambience/location was nice, server was good, the price for the meal was not worth it. The unknown menu situation is not something we'd risk going into again.

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Jackson Hole

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful and relaxing dining experience at the South Fork Lodge. The restaurant is nestled on a lovely bend along the South Fork of the Snake River. The view is amazing. From our initial arrival the staff were attentive, warm, and welcoming. The menu was prix fixe. Everything was fresh and presented with great care. Our main course was elk tenderloin with a reduction, cheese polenta, and roasted/glazed multicolored carrots. The food was impeccable, generously portioned, and prepared to perfection. From the salad course to dessert, everything was delicious. Perfectly seasoned. Bravo to the the chef and kitchen wizards. Take your special friends for a memorable evening. I’ll be coming back.

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  17. HollyA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was excellent. Dinner portions were very generous. The elk tenderloin was so delicious - very, very tender. Oliver most hospitable with a great ambiance inside due to the rain. Can’t beat sitting outside by the river when available.

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  18. LisaG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely perfect - setting (both views and the lodge), staff, food, value. I will definitely make a point to return next time I visit Swan Valley!

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  19. JDCJ

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A wonderful evening always! Can’t wait to go back!

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  20. Colson

    Pittsburgh

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic location, great staff and the food was amazing.

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  21. JDCJ

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everyone is special and the experience is beyond expectations. We love to go and are thankful to be able to enjoy the view, the facilities and the staff. Cannot wait for the new fly shop to open.

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  22. StewartA

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Incredible setting and excellent food

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  23. JDCJ

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love being there. Great food, great staff and perfect ambiance. Be back soon

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Jackson Hole

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    We love it here but the portions seem to have shrunk and there was no bread at the start.

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  25. MattV

    Jackson Hole

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 15, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We always celebrate our anniversary at South Fork Lodge and we are never disappointed!

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  26. JDCJ

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love the location, people, food and, well, what a vista. Beautiful in every respect. Would not miss going back.

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  27. ClaytonZ

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 2, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We went out for a family meal to celebrate my sister’s birthday. The staff was just phenomenal. For days after the experience we talked about how wonderful the staff was, just as much as how delicious the meal and drinks were.

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  28. JoyB

    Los Angeles

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    South Fork Lodge is a slice of heaven we discovered quite by accident. Randomly looking for a place to have dinner in the Idaho Falls area South Fork Lodge was the fifth entry on Open Table. They had me from “Farm to Table” experience. We drove out to Swan Valley, ID forty miles from Idaho Falls with no expectation. What we experienced was nirvana. A friendly bar well stocked. An exceptional fixed price family style meal served by wait staff who were all in in making sure you had the very best dining experience. The ambiance was a 10! We were so caught up in the moment we booked a stay at the lodge for 2023. This is a come back to place!

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  29. DanielL

    Salt Lake City

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 27, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    First time to the SFL restaurant. We sat at the small bar and waited quite a while to even be acknowledged by the bartendress or staff. She eventually took our order for 2 margaritas made with Petron tequila. We waited and waited, and I even commented to my girlfriend about her making drinks for servers that were ordered after ours. She finally came back up to us after about 10 minutes and asked us what we would like lol …. As if she had never seen us before. I said we’d like the margaritas we had already ordered, she laughed, and then started making them with well tequila not Petron. I had to remind her of our order that she quite literally took 10 mins earlier and completely forgot about. And It’s not like it’s a big bar, there were only 6 other people sitting at the bar. Now to dinner - the meal is whatever they’re serving that night, no choices, and everyone sits down at 7 (we knew this going in). We found our table and sat down and talked for about 15 minutes without a single greeting. Then a salad bowl was just dropped off at out table, again without a word of greeting. We were hoping someone would at least come by and ask if we would like another drink, or a bottle of wine, or maybe even just say “Hi” … but nope ! The dinner came and I won’t bother going through each item, but none were noteworthy, or tasty, or hot, and the dessert was literally terrible. Service - barely one step above a self serve Buffett Food - uninteresting, especially for the price. We won’t be back which is a bummer because we have a home in Swan Valley and we were hoping for so much more !

    South Fork LodgeResponded on August 4, 2022

    Hi Daniel - Sounds like we missed on a few things during your visit. We'd love an opportunity to make it right. Please send us an email fish@southforklodge (normal ending)

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  30. DennisB

    Jackson Hole

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Unique dining with excellent food at a lower price than expected.

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  31. JeffE

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 13, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great ambience, food and hospitality!

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  32. TimR

    Salt Lake City

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent customer service and delicious food!

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  33. KWilson

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 21, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Beautiful, historic site. Tasty food, attractively prepared and presented. Staff friendly and attentive.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Cleveland

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This place is a dream. Period.

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Safety precautions

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

South Fork Lodge is rated 4.9 stars by 34 OpenTable diners.

Not bookable

This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

Google Map for South Fork Lodge

40 Conant Valley Loop Rd, Swan Valley, ID 83449

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Swan Valley
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    American, Farm-to-table
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access
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