The Lift

4091 W State St, Boise - 83703
192 reviews
Bar & Grill American
(208) 342-3250

Great food. If you don't have an hour or more for lunch/dinner go elsewhere.Worth the wait usually if you come in with the expectation to take your time and enjoy the conversation with your group but the last two times in the wait has been 45 minutes. Food is good but you'll wait for it because it seems like the kitchen is always understaffed

I was at the lift Sunday. I waited 10-15 minutes to order because the 3 waitresses were taking shots at 10am. Then I overhead my waitress tell the cook a breakfast was cooked wrong. Another waitress piped in and said she would eat it. All 3 waitress ate off that breakfast at the bar while i waited over an hour. And people after me were served. I asked where my breakfast was and she denied my breakfast was cooked wrong and they were eating it. I asked why all four tables after me were served . She wouldnt own up to it or even compensateme for my hour and a half breakfast

My fiancé and I use to visit The Lift regularly. The staff was always great. Our favorite thing about the place, food wise, were the fresh fries that they use to serve. A couple months into the pandemic they switched to frozen fries. I asked a couple of different servers about it and they just said “they’re still fresh.” I think they are speaking to them being recently fried, which has always been true, but we miss the truly freshly cut fries. I hope they bring them back someday so we can resume our beer and fry at The Lift tradition.

1st time to the Lift! Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. Delicious food. Will return. TX

Good spot, fun atmosphere... food was good as well... for a bar and grill I'd definitely recommend it ?

This has become our go to place for brunch. Great food at a reasonable prices along with wonderful service. What more can you ask for !

My girlfriend is vegetarian, her order was specific and clear, no meat, and the server serves her a dish exploding with meat. How hard is it to simply not put meat on something? Weird. This was after waiting over 30 minutes from ordering. Then my girlfriend had to wait an additional 15 minutes for her food. When our food was served I ordered an extra side of hashbrowns to go, I figured by the time we were done eating it would be there by the time we finished, right? Wrong. It had been 30 minutes since I ordered my hashbrowns. I mean really, no matter how busy they were, and they weren't at that time, how long does it take to cook hash browns? We ended up just leaving and abandoning the simple side of hashbrowns, because we had places to be and couldn't wait and be at the mercy of bad service. The server wasnt rude, but didnt care enough to make things right, like a shoulder shrugging thing. I will say their food was good, so hey, if you can deal with the long wait for food, incorrect orders, and bad service, then go for it. We won't again.

First time here and it was excellent. Cool place, great service, delicious food. Warm and inviting atmosphere. I will definitely be back.

Hubby and I stopped in for their breakfast deals. It was Sunday and a spur of the moment thing. We have never been there, so it was a wonderful surprise. The breakfast was excellent, mimosa wonderful and just a happy atmosphere. It looked so good we ate before we could take a picture. Like most restaurants, there just isn't enough help; be patient and tip your wait staff as they work their butts off. Do yourself a favor and stop at the Lift.

Chelsie is an awesome waitress with a great personality for the hospitality industry. 5 stars. See you next time