Lake Tahoe fine dining at Nepheles featuring creative California cuisine since 1977. Serving fresh fish and meat game daily. Near Heavenly Ski Resort on the south shore.
Nightly chef specials feature fresh fish, seafood, meat and vegetables along with an award winning wine list from the California vineyards.
Click here  for a sample.

Appetizers ~ Salads ~ Soups

Sierra Tostada
Fresh Ahi Tuna pepper encrusted and pan seared, served on crispy wontons with an Asian slaw, then finished with a soy ginger mignonette sauce and a drizzle of wasabi cream $12.00

Escargot Au Natural
Sauteed in butter, fresh garlic, cabernet sauvignon wine, with herbs and spices and served in the shell $13.00

Calamari Strips
Seasoned, breaded, and deep fried served with a Cajun style cocktail sauce $11.00

Jumbo Gulf Shrimp
Poached in dark beer and fresh lemon juice served chilled with cocktail sauce $12.00

Warm Spinach Salad
Tossed with chopped eggs, caramelized pecans and finished with a warm bacon dressing $11.00

Soup of the Day
Always innovative and made with the freshest ingredients daily bowl $5.00



Entrees

Dinners include soup of the day or freshly tossed dinner salad with
Nepheles' house-made dressing and house-baked breads. Entrees are accompanied by sauteed fresh vegetables and the starch of the evening.

Thai Coconut-Panko Encrusted Jumbo Prawns
Lightly fried to a golden brown served with a mango rum chili dipping sauce on a bed of sweet curry slaw $27.00

Fresh Mediterranean Roasted Sea Bass
Encrusted in an artichoke and basil barigoule finished in a tomato confit broth with Nicoise olives, capers and hearts of palm $29.00

Medallion of Filet Mignon
Served on toast points with baked brie cheese then finished with a blackberry port wine sauce $36.00

Aged Ten-Ounce Rib Eye Steak
Grilled and finished with a Kentrucky bourbon demi sauce and a wild mushroom ragout $35.00

Rack of New Zealand Lamb
Roasted with a Dijon mustard crust then finished with a tequila garlic Feta cheese demi sauce $36.00

Boneless Short Ribs of Beef
Braised Hawaiian style and finished with a Shitake mushroom ginger sauce $27.00

Nephele's Shrimp Pasta
Marinated shrimp with wild mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes in a garlic parmesan cream sauce $24.00

Long Island Duck
Roasted duckling served with a wild blueberry pinot noir thyme sauce $31.00

Grilled Portabello Mushroom
Stuffed with a balsamic drizzled ratatouille, then topped with asiago cheese $20.00

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Desserts
Your server will present you with our dessert tray filled with tantalizing
treats baked fresh daily. Espresso and Cappuccino are also available.

In addition to a full service bar, Nepheles also features an extensive
award-winning wine list from the California vineyards.

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Chef's Marketbasket
A sample representation of Nightly Specials might include:

Ahi Tuna
Pan seared with a corn pepper relish and a pineapple vinaigrette

Baked Halibut
Served with a dicon radish and baby smoked Swiss cheese sauce

Broiled Swordfish
Marinated in tropical fruit juices, topped with a mango chutney

 Broiled Elk
With a black currant merlot wine sauce and chipotle chiles

Wild Boar Chops
Stuffed with prunes and cabbage, served with an orange apricot brandy sauce

Pasta
Tomato fettucine noodles with wild mushrooms and rock shrimp in a green mole pesto pasta sauce

Venison
Sauteed with stilton cheese in a zinfandel demi glace sauce

Nepheles home page Enjoy a private hot tub spa before dining at Nepheles.

Reservations for Nepheles are recommended. Please call (530) 544-8130 or click here.
We are located at 1169 Ski Run Blvd., on the way to or from Heavenly Valley Ski Resort.
We are open 7 days a week and accept all major credit cards.