Ciera Steak and Chophouse

We booked Ciera for our Anniversary dinner. Unfortunately, it was Thanksgiving. We have previously had dinner here 3 times, and it was my favorite restaurant in South Lake Tahoe. After this visit, it isn't. Granted, eating in a restaurant on a holiday isn't the smartest thing to do if you want a romantic anniversary dinner. We have always booked a private curtained booth, at no charge, first come, first served. Now, Ciera charges to book these booths. The cost on holidays, $100, on weekends, $75, and on a weeknight, $50. OK that did it for me.... one star marked down because of this! Service was excellent! 5 stars for the waitstaff at Ciera. We were going to have steaks for dinner, as Ciera is a steakhouse and their steaks are delicious. Then we saw the special $50 Thanksgiving menu. It looked delicious. We both ordered it. I started out with a wonderful martini, 5 stars. We had wine with the meal, very good. The seafood cocktail starter came out and was drenched with cocktail sauce. After the first 2 bites of shrimp and scallop, everything under it was swimming in red cocktail sauce.....you couldn't even taste the lobster and crab bits. What a waste, 1 star. The butternut squash soup was outstanding, creamy and delicious, 5 stars. Then the main course, my husband had the pheasant breast, I had the turkey. Both dishes were barely warm, 3 stars for the temperature of the food. My turkey plate was huge, I had 3 bites and had it packed to take home. My husbands pheasant was a very small portion, he ate it all, even though it was barely warm. I asked to take the apple torte home as we were full and ready to leave. Apple torte reheated at home excellent, 5 stars. Throughout the meal the service couldn't have been better, we were offered a salad off the menu in place of the seafood cocktail, we declined and asked for a glass of wine instead. We will go back to Ciera for steaks, however from our last experience, it is no longer my favorite

The food and service was top notch but we were seated in the back room with a large noisy party which made the experience less than enjoyable. When there are available tables in the main room, the back room should be a last resort.

It was our anniversary, and this place did nothing short of amaze us. The food and ambiance was above what we could have ever imagined. The recommendations made by our server were superb, and we highly recommend. Will come back again for sure!!

WE SAT @ THE BAR WITH MEGAN ONE OF THE BEST BARTENDER/SERVERS I KNOW. IT WAS GREAT. THE FOOD, DRINKS AND COMPANY. I WOULD GLADLY RECOMMEND THIS VENUE TO ANY OF MY FRIENDS.

Great dinner as always. Took a little longer than usual but brought as a dessert! Service is always great. They do a great job & we do it regularly!

Was a great experience and staff was very friendly.

Excellent experience, the staff really went above and beyond to take care of us. Definetly returning for our anniversary

Excellent Sea Bass; Huge martinis; Good waiter. Prices a liitle high, but norm for LT