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.
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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

Cajun Sautéed BBQ Shrimp
Served with garlic toast and a spiced butter beer sauce. $9.00

Stuffed Mushrooms
Fresh mushroom caps filled with a sun dried tomato basil torte, baked with California White Cheddar and Chipotle cheese. $10.00

French Style Herb Chicken Crepe
Slow roasted with a warm strawberry gastrique. $9.00

Pacific Rim Crab Cakes
Served with a sweet Thai chili aioli. $11.00

Escargot Au Natural
Sautéed in butter, fresh garlic, cabernet sauvignon wine, with herbs and spices and served in the shell. $12.00

Calamari Strips
Seasoned, breaded, and deep fried served with a Cajun style cocktail sauce. $10.00

Spanish Beer Braised Black Mussels
Served with garlic bread and a smoked bacon and onion tomato herb broth. $10.00

Hawaiian Ahi Poke Salad
Served in butter leaf cups with a drizzle of mango ginger sauce. $12.00

Warm Spinach Salad
Tossed in a warm bacon and mushroom dressing with caramelized pecans. $10.00

Hearts of Palm and Avocado Salad
Spring mix greens, tomato, English cucumber and sliced almonds with a Greek style lemon Feta dressing. $10.00

Fruit and Gorgonzola Salad
Julienned Fuji apples and pears with a Mesclun mix finished with a raspberry pomegranate vinaigrette. $10.00

Nephele's House Salad
Mixed seasonal greens tossed with carrots, cucumber, tomato, house made croûtons and Nephele's creamy Italian dressing. $6.00

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



Entrees

Dinners include chefs soup of the day or freshly tossed winter, greens with Nepheles house made dressing and house baked bread.

Loch Duart Scottish Salmon
Oven roasted sustainably farmed all natural Salmon in chardonnay wine with Meyers Lemon crême fraiche and a roasted grape herb relish. $28.00

Cajun Smoked Chicken and Andouille Sausage
With Sun Dried tomatoes served over Penne pasta and a smoked Gouda and Mozzarella cheese sauce. $24.00

Niman Ranch Prime Rib of Pork
All natural pastured pork roasted in an apple cider Riesling brine served with a rosemary apple chutney and Au Jus. $27.00

New Orleans Style Prawns
Jumbo Mexican Shrimp sautêed with crisped Serrano Ham and caramelized mango with a tangy beer tomato sauce served over creamy white corn herb grits. $26.00

Hawaiian Style Crab Cakes
Served over Asian slaw with Mango, Almonds and a sweet Wasabi vinaigrette dressing. $23.00

Niman Ranch Angus New York Strip Loin
All natural pastured beef broiled then served with a gorgonzola roasted garlic Cabernet wine sauce. $34.00

Osso Buco
Niman Ranch all natural fresh lamb shanks roasted with root vegetables served in a rich Cabernet wine herb sauce. $29.00

Asian Chicken and Mandarin Orange Stir Fry
Marinaded then sauteed with Asian Vegetables served over Soba noodles with toasted sesame seeds. $23.00
(substitute shrimp for chicken additional $2.00)

Grilled Portabello Mushroom
Stuffed with a balsamic drizzled spinach ratatouille, then finished with asiago cheese $21.00

additional $5.00 charge for splitting entrees

Niman Ranch and its U.S. Farmers and ranchers raise livestock traditionally, humanely and sustainably
to deliver the finest tasting meat in the world.
> never given antibiotics-ever
> never given added hormones-ever
> fed only the finest all-vegetarian feeds
> humanely raised on environmentally sustainable U.S. Family ranches

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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.