Nate S.
Yelp
Let me first say, I don't leave a lot of negative scores. Finding this as a top resort in the state by many accounts maybe my standards were too high.
Food-there are "three" restaurants-Elk Lodge, Otto's and Concourse. The Elk Lodge, while open and beautiful, is just a bar with an appetizer menu that is exactly the same as the app menu for Otto's. We went to Otto's for dinner the first night and had some decent food, but not worth the total bill. We then went to Elks for drinks and we're met by a bartender (both nights) who was extremely unfriendly and a terrible drink maker. We got a late night pizza from Elks which was awful. It smelled like bleach. Our first morning, we went to Otto's for the breakfast buffet. Half of the warm food was completely empty and during the 45 minutes we were there, they weren't refilled. Of course buffet food is usually substandard, but you could taste the dry, powder in the eggs, the sausage was undercooked and the actual type of food was extremely minimal. Not worth $40 for 2.
On the plus side...after our first night of food disaster we tried to find a nice steakhouse within 30 minutes. We drive for an hour and a half to 3 different restaurants, all which were closed outside of their normal hours. We ended up back at Concourse at Osthoff and the steaks were terrific. Barbara, our waitress, was awesome as well.
Aside from all this, the entire resort is very outdated, wallpaper is yellow and peeling, carpet was dirty. We booked a couples massage at their spa. My wife emailed and called and let them know she's pregnant which they said they'd note an accommodate, but when we arrived, the masseuse was unaware, had to try to make other accommodations and failed which made for a miserable experience for her.
Considering the price, the resort, surrounding area and amenities, I expected a lot more. Maybe the summer is way better since it is on the lake and has outdoor activities but I wouldn't bother in the off season.