My family has been going to the Pine Tavern for years and years as it is a Bend icon. As long as I can remember it has been the place to go with a great location, great service and fantastic food.\r
A few years ago I noticed the food quality had been going down. Same outstanding service but the great taste I grew up with just wasn't there. \r
My wife and I heard the owner had passed away and his daughter had taken over so we decided to give it a try to see if anything had indeed changed. Boy, were we glad we did! What an experience! Now that is how I remember the Pine Tavern!\r
We were greeted right away and taken to our table overlooking Mirror Pond. A very curteous server came over and introduced himself and gave us the specials for the night. I had the blackened prime rib and my wife had the halibut. Both were cooked perfectly and were so good I found myself wishing I had extra room to keep eating! But with having the scones, ( a must!), and a dinner salad before the main course, I just couldn't finish it all. \r
I see some older and dissapointed reviews on here and I'm here to tell you, give it another shot. If your experience is anything like ours was, you'll again be a Pine Tavern fan!
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