safari room fresh grill and bar

we went here for a birthday party on a thursday evening. i called that afternoon to make reservations for 8, when we got there our table was ready, even with as busy (very busy) as the restaurant was. we happened to be there forhappyhour, the drinks were great and cheap and the flatbread was delicious. we all ordered different entrees and they were all wonderful. our waitress was super friendly!

really good hotel restaurant. normally i don't eat at hotel restaurants. about the only time i do is if i am just too tired to go out. to me eating at the hotel is sort of like going to chili's or applebees when you are out of town when there are so many other places to go. i've stayed here a few time and have always been amazed as to how many people are always in the safari room. thehappyhour menu and bargain prices have always intrigued me but had never tried it.

the place is good, the service is excellent, and their 3-course meal for $17.95 is probably subsidized just to get you in there and to buy some drinks, but for whatever reason this is a place you should try even when you aren't staying at the hotel. they also advertise they will validate your valet parking if you eat here, so you can avoid the parking hassle downtown. menu isn't huge but all the choices look to be well thought out and good choices.

not a huge menu, and portions aren't huge but they are good and definitely a full meal for $17.95. deserts are in tiny cups but are a nice completion to the dinner. upscale crowd, good service. i haven't been to the $6 lunch but after having the $17.95 dinner i'm guessing it is also a fantastic deal.

this isn't meant to be a back handed compliment, i just really really don't like hotel restaurants so am biased against them, but this one is the exception, it actually is a good restaurant that happens to be in a hotel.

nice menu, smallish portions. i've been to palm court grill and the peacock room several times, but i haven't eaten at s.r. in at least 5 years so was really looking forward to dinner, and a show at the bing. the short booths are a comfy size for two, i hate those skinny deuces in most restaurants. beer is served in mugs which we're not sure holds 20 ozs buthappyhour makes them cheaper so that's good. the menu has some fun things like fried okra and southern fried chicken. i ordered those and my honey had the fish and chips. i've heard if you fry okra it's not slimy. i think now it's unavoidable. let's call it a one-time trial. the fish was fresh- tasting and had the same batter as the chicken so you can tell it was not pre- battered. i wouldn't expect any less here. coleslaw is very fresh and crunchy, the dressing is just right. don't let the appearance deceive you. the mashed potato and gravy tasted just like i wanted; fresh, real, but not nearly enough of it! too few -skinny- asparagus is typical for this kind of plating and tasted great, but i was hoping to dig into an awesome pile of southern gluttony and real value. the chicken was tasty but the thigh piece was red, underdone inside. i showed it to jill, she asked if we wanted anything else (no, our show is starting), okay here's your bill, have a good night. (??) we will be back however forhappyhour and a few other enticing things on the menu.

greathappyhour!!! all top shelf drinks!! bartenders are excellent!! atmospher is outstanding!!

big surprise. after a nightmare of many restaurants on first friday in spokane and the fireside a couple of times recently we wanted to see if the safari could live up to reputation of the davenport and spokane. it did. it was crazy busy and we still had great service and the price ... i told the server that they had made a mistake it should have been $40 not $17.happyhour really ishappyat the safari with great food and martini's.