After eating at this restaurant I feel I need to reconsider my criteria for 5 star reviews. This was quite possibly the best fine dining experience of my life. Every item on this menu was exquisite and cooked to perfection. I absolutely loved the duck confit and peanut butter bacon sandwiches. They were followed by the most amazing sweet potato soup; quite possibly the best soup I’ve ever had. The venison and potatoes were superb. The apple bread pudding and pistachio gelato were absolute heaven. I did not want to put my fork down. If you’re in town, you must try this restaurant.
What a quaint restaurant. The service was exquisite, and the staff was so attentive and professional . The food was prepared and served to perfection. I would have liked a bit of a larger menu, but there will always be something. Great meal, would return and / or recommend.Food: 5/5
Cafe Diva is consistently the best meal we have in Steamboat. Chef Kate is a magician who takes high quality ingredients, cooked to perfection. We have been to almost all of the fine dining restaurants in town and Cafe Diva wins on taste, hands down. Menus rotate every season but there are a few staples that are always there. Staples we enjoyed were the crab and tomato bisque and the venison loin. The venison was cooked between a rare and medium rare chef's recommendation and it was so, so tender. This meat had a veal Demi-glacé and was paired with mashed potatoes, green beans, and fried leeks; seemingly simple but done extremely well. In addition, we also had the smoked beet and pepita salad and I had the onion soup braised lamb shank. Apparently Chef Kate starts cooking this lamb at 6am and then go skis a couple laps if conditions are good and it's a creative mash up of French onion soup and braised lamb shank. The met was fall of the bone tender and so flavorful. My only compliant was it was too much food and I couldn't finish. Dessert was the classic creme brûlée with fresh berries, this rendition is a lighter texture than the usual crème brûlée and the perfect finish to the meal. I will come here every time I'm in Steamboat. Highly recommend. Tips: Reservations are an absolute must. Do this on Opentable in advance. Ambiance is fairly loud, but service was top notch.
Menu online does not reflect the actual menu. Food was WAY too salty. Piccata is not Marsala which is what the Mushroom Piccata tasted like. Prices are WAY overpriced for how the food tastes. The online reservation process was extremely inconvenient and not like other online reservation experiences. It asked if we were celebrating a special occasion which we indicated but it was never referenced while we were there. WHY ask? With so many other better restaurants in Steamboat, I think this one should get over itself.
Love the food, atmosphere and service. Did not like a statement on the bottom of the menu placing the need for me to contribute to the living wage of the kitchen staff. If the ownership cannot make a go of it to cover expenses a living wage for the kitchen staff they should either bring in a new management team , look at their pricing and cost structure or sell.
I cannot recommend Cafe Diva enough. We had the steak tartare and duck confit to start- both were truly outstanding. The surf and turf scallops and venison was absolutely perfect. Apple bread pudding for dessert was delightful. Top 5 meal of all time. Excellent service as well.Food: 5/5
My wife and I were highly impressed. Sophisticated atmosphere, extremely Pleasant staff and management, and the food was outstanding. We had the panzanella salad to start, which was bright and full of flavor. Then we shared the scallops, and beef tenderloin. I could not tell you what was the best, everything was so damn good. For dessert we did the cheesecake mousse. It was nice and Light, delicious. We will be back, highly recommend Cafe Diva.
Stopped in to sit at the bar and have dessert. The pecan Gelato and candied nuts were fantastic 5 of 5! The bread pudding was good...3.5 out of 5. Very kind staff and would go back. The couple next to us had a sea bass fish and chips.. looked phenomenal!
I will start by saying that I have eaten at Cafe Diva several times throughout the years. I brought my husband and in laws here for our wedding anniversary dinner, because of how outstanding the food has always been, and the meal was very underwhelming. The quality of the food was lacking and the portions of the main protein were incredibly small. I found that the main protein was sitting on a huge bed of side dishes that came with the meal. I was so excited to share this experience with my family and it was a complete let down. I always felt that the prices were justified in the quality of the meal, but this time i felt like i overpaid for a mediocre meal. Overall, a subpar experience.
Had dinner here on 6/21/23 and it could not have been more delightful. Every meal was perfectly prepared. The waiter and the chef went out of their way to accommodate a food intolerance. The halibut was superb!Food: 5/5
