Restaurants near Harry A Merlo State Recreation Area

Worth the price? Not really, but this is clearly the only game in town for fine-ish dining. Service was great--friendly and attentive. Good wine list, decent cocktails, and all our food ranged from pretty good to great.

I've always had marvelous food at the Bear River restaurant except for this last time, which was Valentine's evening. The chicken breast, which was quite large and nicely cooked, had no sauce. no sauce at all. So... I was disappointed to say the least. I've had salmon picatta at that restaurant and it was beyond delightful with zesty, lovely sauce. This time, it was a big nothing. My friend had the scallops wrapped in bacon. First, the bacon was barely cooked, and again NO SAUCE. I'm afraid this restaurant is now pretty far down on my list.

Everything was great, except the Fettuccine needed more garlic. Our waiter was fantastic and apologized for the salad being late, and didn’t charge us for one of our desserts. We are new to the area, and are so glad we found Gabriel’s-we will be back!!

Great food and attentive service. Enjoyed the evening very much.