Sierra Banquet Center

We have had three office events at Sierra Banquet Center. Sue is fantastic to work with, extremely accommodating and the food is fantastic. The atmosphere is great, warm and cozy. She’s worked very hard on the building to make sure it’s a lovely place for your events. Her staff is very friendly and helpful. We will continue to have our events at Sierra Banquet Center in the years to come.

My fiancée and I met with Sue when considering this place as our wedding venue. Although in the end we decided to have our wedding somewhere closer to our hometowns, I wanted to write a review because I felt our experience there was great. I spoke with so many venue coordinators during my search and Sue was by far one of the most organized, informative and thorough of them all. I left our meeting feeling fully confident that our wedding would have gone off as stress-​free as possible in Sue and her staff’s hands. If you are like me and desire good communication and an abundance of information when choosing a wedding venue, this is a good choice for you.
Besides that, the property is gorgeous and would have made for a very cozy, intimate and fun wedding. It is obvious the owners are very proud of their property and maintain it meticulously. Definitely check it out!

My entire family loves it here! The food is amazing and you must try a dessert! This is our go to restaurant for a date night or family dinner in fact my out of town family ask for this place by name when they are in town! And the staff is beyond great, Darcy is the best waitress you will ever find. She is beyond sweet and adds to the great ambiance and delicious food! This place is a must!

My wife and I were recently married at the Sierra Banquet Center. We had both the ceremony and reception there. There was a room for the bride and a room for the groom. Every one of our guests loved the food and the setting, including us. The food was delicious and the service was good. We had 90 guests, there was plenty of room for all of them. The dance floor fit a DJ and his equipment easily. There were plenty of great area for our pictures as well. Overall we were very pleased with Sierra Banquet Center.

After cutting down our Christmas tree I thought it would be nice to go out for brunch and found this gem on Unilocal.Darcy was our server and she was so sweet to us I felt like we were her family. The food was very delicious and the décor very cozy and warm. We will definitely be back!!!

What this place lacks in speed of service, they more than make up for in personality, willingness to accommodate and serve, ambiance, and food quality. On more than one occasion, they have gone above and beyond to cater to our special requests to allow us to bring our little dogs without breaking any laws. There is plentiful outdoor seating in a parklike setting, and in the winter, they can «seal» an outdoor part with cloth flaps (including outdoor fireplace and heat lamps) to accommodate pets.
The food is delicious. Their signature poppyseed salad dressing must have crack in it, because it’s sweet and addictive. So yummy. Their butternut squash soup is also a staple and usually pretty good. Come on, it has a dollip of sour cream in it — how can you go wrong??! I usually order their beef sandwich and have never been disappointed.
HINT: Make sure to call them in advance to make sure that they are open to the public when you want to go — they sometimes have private weddings that occur there and then may be closed to the general public. Also, expect the service to be pleasant but take a while — be patient, relax, and enjoy the beautiful setting (inside or out) and don’t go here if you’re in a hurry to get somewhere else afterwards.
Definitely a hidden gem.

As a local resident, I wish I could write a better rated review for a local business… But I can not. My wife and I experienced the restaurant last night and found a beautiful log cabin restaurant with a great greeting. We were seated and after trying to order beers that were on the menu and being out, I just ordered a glass of wine, We met with friends who said the lamb was not good.
The food was not bad but was something to expect at a Denny’s or Buttercup for twice the price. I asked for medium on my steak and it was tar tar inside. The salad dressing was pretty good with blue cheese crumbles!
As nice as the restaurant looked inside, I would rethink the bright bucket lighting and make it a bit more cozy. The young waitress was nice but did not seemed very experienced and did not know her menu that well.
Gordon Ramsey would have his hands full on this restaurant!

We enjoyed an amazing brunch in front of a roaring fire, if this place does a bit more advertising they will be packed everyday. The facility, the service, and the food were excellent.

Sierra Banquet Center is fabulous.
We stumbled upon this restaurant by looking at Unilocal reviews on a recent trip to Apple Hill. We had originally stopped at Red Apple Café and left before ordering because of the rude service. When we walked into SBC, it was a completely opposite experience. The lovely waitress/​hostess greeted us and was so kind and sweet. We actually had the place to ourselves so she sat us at a table in front of a beautiful fireplace. The entire restaurant, built like a log cabin, was beautiful and decorated for the fall season in great style.
We ordered many items, but everything was fantastic. They had fish and chips and butternut squash soup as specials and both were amazing. We also ordered hot chocolate which was great; they even toasted our marshmallows! Seriously, such a great, homemade meal. And, like I said, superb service.
I’ve read some other reviews that complained about the prices. That’s ridiculous. The prices were more than reasonable, especially for the quality of food, service, and surroundings. In fact, it was probably underpriced. I suppose if you want to eat down the road at the aforementioned place and be yelled at by the waitstaff, you can go save a few bucks. If you expect a good meal and decent service for your dollar, I’d come here.

My wife and I take friends and family here often. Everyone enjoys the service and the dishes are nicely prepared by the owner. The building is a very nice, large log cabin. We have returned time and time again. It’s usually not very busy.

We visited SBC last night with 2 friends. The place is beautiful and the food was spectacular. The four entrees were Rib Eye, Filet Mignon, Stuffed Chicken Breast and Chicken Marsala. We all shared and every entrée was fabulous. For desert bourbon pecan chocolate pie, blueberry apple crisp and mince pie. Delicious. Sue was very gracious. We will definitely return to this hidden treasure.

Just got back home from dinner out with my husband (first dinner out together in a LONG time!!). We decided to try Sierra Banquet Center, as we’d watched it being built (from the highway!) and were curious as to how it was. I’d even suggested it to my daughter for her wedding in June, but she had other plans. I’m sorry she didn’t at least go and take a look at this place —
First of all, it’s beautiful! Second thing we noticed is that it’s very tastefully ‘wheelchair accessible’ which is important to us. We were greeted when we came in the door, and then taken outside to the porch overlooking the pond and beautiful grounds. Our waitress (Dianna) was terrific! We actually had three people take care of us — Dianna, a young man brought the food, and another woman brought the check. My husband had the chicken marsala and a ceasar salad, and I had the sea scallops and house salad — cooked to perfection, beautiful presentation, very attentive servers.
After dinner we strolled over to the pond, and were very impressed with all the improvements to the location — It’s very relaxing, a place I’d love to use as a model for our home!
We will most definitely be going back for dinner again, and bringing my son (who uses a wheelchair, which is why accessibility is something we notice) for Sunday Brunch!

We like the space and I used to organize gatherings here with our group 10 – 20 adults each Friday. I had an issue with a lamb roast on one occasion and they said that that was the way it was supposed to be. We have not been back since which is sad as we are featured in some photos on their website and in their brochure.

So it was Mother’s Day and my sister was looking for some place new to take my mother to. She remembered having a handout from this place which had a sample menu on it. The menu had simple everyday food good for a Mother’s Day Brunch.
She called to see about a reservation for four. They said they had a cancellation and could fit us in at 11:15am. Great we thought just enough time to get our act together, pick up Mom and have a great Brunch.
We get there to find out it’s a buffet okay I guess we can deal with that. They showed us to our table and just left us hanging. So, we got up and head to the buffet only to find the food all looked grey and you had to ask what everything was. I would think a place card telling you what it was instead of you having to ask the guy behind the table what it was. Most of the food trays were almost empty. Back at our table the food was very cold and not very tasty at all.
Service was very lacking. We did get one round of drinks that came about 10 mins after we sat at the table with our food. Since it was a buffet we thought we would see if they brought out anything new. When we got inside they had run out of plates. Really a buffet and you can’t even keep up with clean plates? When we did get back to the table our old dirty plates were still on the table so we just stacked them up (they never cleared a plate until we were ready to leave). Only asked if we wanted a refill on drinks right before we were going to leave.
Price $ 153.00 for 4 people which they added an 18% gratuity. I guess they have to add it to the bill before handing it to the customer because when you don’t get any service you would not leave much of a gratuity and nothing near 18%. I think Unilocal should change the $$ to at least $$$.
This Mother’s Day Brunch was like getting to Thanksgiving Dinner after every has already ate the pie. All The food was COLD, No Service, when you have to wait for a plate at a buffet there is something wrong with the planning. Oh, Just to let you know that when we got there at 11:15 am there were only about 5 other table of guests there. All seated outside. When we left they did have a few people seated at inside tables but nobody looked happy to be there.
The setting is very nice. Camino CA is a very beautiful place for sure in the Spring! The Food and the Service is another thing all together. Stop for the View, skip the food!

I recently went and viewed this gorgeous facility for our wedding and reception. I met with Sue and she is so kind and understanding. I told her that we had a very tight budget and she worked some magic and I’m thrilled to say this is where we will be having the wedding of our dreams!!! 100 guests are getting served tri-​tip and three sides… not buffet style, but they will be served! I can’t wait!!! It’s so peaceful here and beautiful. Try out their restaurant!

We did come with a group, but I will keep this place in mind as a possible individual dining experience. The food and service were excellent. It is a beautiful facility. The owners opened for our group and showed that they really wanted to (and suceeded in) providing a quality experience.
It is right off the freeway, so it’s easy access. One does need to call ahead to make sure they’re open.

Excellent dinner. Lovely grounds and outside area for lunch or drinks. This place is a hidden gem and a great place to break up the drive from the bay area to Tahoe

The price was steep, but the quality was excellent. The ambiance was also superb. I had the lamb, which was good, but after tasting everyone else’s meal I wish I would have ordered something else. The Prime Rib was AWESOME. Best prime rib I’ve ever tasted. The feta and spinach stuffed chicken was also amazing. My favorite was the scallops though. Great scallops — not undercooked, but not chewy and overcooked either. The waitress was nice, although a little bit feisty. The manager even came out to ask how our meal was.