Log Haven

Contemporary American cuisine with a special emphasis on organic, local produce and proteins. Set in the middle of the Wasatch National Forest, yet only 20 minutes from downtown Salt Lake, Log Haven has consistently been named Utah's Most Romantic and Best Restaurant since 1999 and hosts corporate dinners, events, private banquets and weddings in addition to nightly dining. Warm fires, waterfalls, wilderness, outdoor patios, wildlife and live music nightly. Established in 1994. Salt Lake City's Log Haven has been a magnet for romance since its inception over 80 years ago. In 1920, Salt Lake steel baron and Metropolitan Opera member L.F. Rains created the breathtaking log hideaway as an anniversary gift for his wife. Logs from Oregon were shipped via San Francisco and hauled four miles up Millcreek Canyon by horse-drawn wagon. Appropriately named "Log Haven" and built at the base of cliffs and flowing waterfalls, the Rains family used the sanctuary as a summer home. The idyllic retreat became a gathering place for many local executives who came to explore the mountains, fish in the creek and sit by the home's many fireplaces while hatching plans for the future of Salt Lake City and Utah. During the late 1980s, Log Haven fell into disrepair and was slated to be destroyed. Luckily, Margo Provost purchased Log Haven in 1994 and completely refurbished and renovated this historic retreat.