Wilderness Ridge Reviews

Great place for a relaxing evening. Good food and good entertainment

Ausome atmosphere, had very good meals, very helpful and attentive waitress.

I have visited on two occasions. The first time was a buffet lunch for a group and the chickens not even edible. The second time my steak was barely browned and the mashed potatoes were dry with very little flavor.

My wife and I went here for our honeymoon and with my grandpa in-law

Wilderness Ridge is one of the two best restaurants in Lincoln (Billy's being the other). The food is always delicious, albeit slightly pricy, and the atmosphere will make you forget that you're in Nebraska. The 27-hole golf facility, in addition to a foot golf course, is always in superb condition, catering to golfers of every ability level. By far, it is the best public course in Lincoln!

Had a good day golfing and a nice lunch on the deck enjoyed and will do it again soon

Charming place to eat. Our food has always been good, and the atmosphere is relaxing.

This wonderful restaurant should be packed every night.

Top Drawer destination place to enjoy fine dining in a unique beautiful setting. Great staff and great dining presentation of menu choices. 5 Star stop!

Ordered a steak and was so marbley I couldn't eat it. Told the waitress and heard nothing from the manager. Will not return.

Wonderful food, service and atmosphere. The Lodge is a gorgeous facility.

Loved our annual birthday supper!!! Server David gets 5 stars too! Excellent service. Food was delicious. Highly recommended!

The golf academy of Nebraska is an awesome place for the Nebraska golfer in the winter. There is a chipping (yes chipping) and putting practice area indoors and climate controlled. It isnt usually busy during the week and acessability is great pricing is alright, maybe a little steep. The hitting bays have great space for even a driver and the fact they are heated is even great when there is wind and snow coming down.

My experience with Wilderness Ridge is marked by frustration, anger and resentment. As the father of a bride, my daughter had made reservations for a reception, food and beverage for 250 people to be held on May 23. Due to the virus, the event was moved to August, but we could not get many relatives to attend for fear of becoming infected without a vaccine. Our only recourse, according to Wilderness Ridge management, was to move to a later date or cancel.
Because we did not postpone the event further, we lost nearly $4000 ($1000 for room rental and $3000 for food and beverage). NO food was ordered much less served.
Wilderness Ridge was the ONLY vendor that was inflexible due to the changes created by the virus. Every other vendor, The Venue, United Rentals, Jessica Blex Photography, Luxury Limousine, and others adjusted their costs to accommodate us, but not the Wilderness Ridge. We even asked for a food voucher so we could at least have a meal in their restaurant. We were advised that they could have charged us more.
There is NO way I will ever patronize Wilderness Ridge again. It is apparent to me that their interest is hanging on to your money, even under the worst of circumstances.
Be warned. What a sad thing to say about a business in Lincoln, NE where fair play is the norm, not the exception.
P.S. If you decide to have an event, watch out for the service fee that they mention in their contract. You must ask them for the amount. The charge is 21 PERCENT for your room rental and for your food/beverage.

Awesome golf course. Had alot of fun. The food was really good also. It was 5 stars to.
Thanks so much.

Sat in the bar which has a high end lodge feel to it. Food was good as well as the service.

Very nice place to eat waitress very friendly and happy to server us

We hosted an event for my company in their main room and everyone raved about how great everything was. The food was on-time and delicious, the bartender was knowlegable and friendly....every need was anticipated and met.

I am an event organizer by trade and with the Wilderness Ridge team made the entire experience stress-free and enjoyable.

There makes you feel like staying in a mountain lodge.

Dropped in for beer and a snack. Service was good but the food (ribs and fries) was well below par.

Nice course, reasonable price, good food and atmosphere. Very good hospitality. God Bless and Happy Easter!!

Beautiful, rustic facility. The lodge style design and decore is wonderful, the brunch is awesome and the staff is very friendly. We will be back!

The executive course is perfect for the duffer like me and many others.

Wow what a secret! Great menu my, food was fabulous. Unbelievable atmosphere . Highly recommend . When in Lincoln.

Definitely not impressed. The steak was cooked perfectly however was essentially tasteless. The risotto? Disgusting!!! It was made more like fried rice. Not sure which is worse the person that made the risotto or the person that looked at the plate and decided it was fit to serve. When you go to a place like this the expectation is that you are going to get top notch food and service. Service was ok. Nothing that was better then any other restaurant in Lincoln and the food was not worth the price they charge for it. I think if they cut the price in half that would be more in line with the quality they serve. They are a long way away from fine dining however they are going to charge you for it. Very unfortunate

Best practice facility in Lincoln. The staff is very helpful and always gets me going in the right direction.

Very nice course. But for the money they need to either fix the sand traps or do away with them.

The service here is always great. It is a bit pricey, but it is well with the cost.

Went to listen to music on the deck..Rod Hartwig was performing.. Very good singer.. enjoyable experience talking eating and listening to music..

Super nice. Great course. Challenging 9 hole talon course. Beautiful. Just had an event there w poo uld do so again. Food was good and staff was friendly.

The unique rustic atmosphere and the general quality of the food is the draw here. An excellent finer dining destination for a young family or as a romantic getaway. Though the duck and pheasant where nondescript in their flavor profile the mushroom ravioli was an incredibly successful concatenation of ingredients. The menu choices offered many interesting dishes in each category with the brussel sprout appetizer being particularly delicious. Recognizing that no establishment is 100% spot on, this destination reaches high up to that mark. Excellent service at all levels.

The design of the place is elegant and natural! Felt at home

Good food and love the lodge. The menu is a little limited.

loved it. took fam on fathers day. great buffet, no wait. nice staff. decent prices. mil discount for mil member.

Great food, amazing atmosphere and a bartender that actually knows how to make a drink.

Great venue for an graduation dinner for a group of 20!

With all the rain we've had the executive course was in good condition.
The women's restroom by hole #6 was in discusting shape. A dead mouse that had been there for awhile, the smell was really bad. Needs a good cleaning!!

Beautiful grounds, beautiful lodge, really good food and great service!

We were a party of 25. Reservations were made more than a month in advance. Service was horrendous with only one server and dishes came out one or two at a time. Wont be booking a party there!

Great place for lunch in the bar area. Great service and food at reasonable prices

Great atmosphere but we found the buffet a little past it's prime and we were there at 11. Greens and veggies were very wilted. Still had a great time

The food was really good! And the staff was very friendly. Our server was very patient and talkative with my family (who ask a lot of questions and appreciated his excellent advice). The decor (lots of taxidermy and wood and golf photos) was maybe a tiny bit much, but certainly added to the "lodge" experience. And the food was fresh and well paired within each of our dishes. They had live music outside and good spacing inside. And their drinks menu was extensive, they had great mixed drinks (my moms vesper was excellent, as was my apple spiced mojito). Highly recommend for a fancy night out!

Nice deck and open space. Best bartender in town, if I only knew her name.

I ate lunch at Wilderness Ridge with friends whom I was visiting. I had a salad with grilled chicken. It was delicious! The service was very good.

On the Wednesday before thanksgiving this year my wife an I decided to explore the "Lodge" at Wilderness Ridge. We should stayed with one of our old favorites as this exploration proved to be a huge disappointment. They won't get a second chance from me. The venue was very nice, the service ok but nothing spectacular. We ate in the dining room were presented a menu that should have caused us to get up and walk out before ordering. Nothing on the menu was priced lower than $16. I ordered the Td Pork ($26), which had good flavor but severely lacked the advertised sides. I received a plate with two small pieces of pork and a few cubed pieces of sweet potato that looked as if they had fallen onto the plate and the cook was too lazy to clean them off. My wife ordered the $19 chicken and received a severely undercooked and bloody piece. We definitely went away hungry and $70 poorer. Oh by the way, with a $26 entree you still have to pay another $4 for a salad. Lettuce must be pretty expensive these days.

Beautiful place, great food, but the menu is a bit too obscure.

As always everything was amazing! Can't wait until next Sunday for our next brunch!

Very nice course, staff were very nice and the course was in great condition

Great atmosphere. And some of the best food in town

We hosted my grandmother's celebration of life party and the services here were wonderful. Thank you

Expensive for quality of food. Risotto cake used to be creamy and delicious, now just ok. Atmosphere good as usual.

My boyfriend and I went to Wilderness Ridge for the first time last night. The facility is very unique for the area and absolutely gorgeous. However, our dining experience was very underwhelming and a disappointment. Our server seemed More

Presidents Day lunch was delicious! Our server Dawson was attentive and spot on with honey mustard suggestions for our sweet potatoes! Looking forward to return visits.

Excellent spot for ambiance and private conversation. Absolutely beautiful driveway to the lodge with all the pine trees in holiday lights. Seeing it at night was gorgeous!

Even though they are working in hole 9 on the Talon, we still love walking and playing. Every staff member cares about their golfers!!

Beautiful! Very nice place to have a party and a dance.

Beautiful patio, wonderful food. Service was a bit lacking, but server was new. Will go again.

Very beautiful place had they company Christmas party there. The people were nice and servers or nice. Good job

Disappointing. The lodge paid more attention to the Hail Varsity party and neglected their regular customers. Staff was overrun and they ran out of some menu items.

The lodge is fantastic! Good meeting space and excellent dining options.