Log Haven

Salt Lake City, United States

4.3

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Valet
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Dressy
Ambience
Romantic
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Description

Specialties

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.

History

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.

Meet the Business Owner

Margo P.

Business Owner

A true entrepreneur, Margo Provost is Log Haven’s Owner and Operator. Margo first honed her management skills in the healthcare field and is listed in Who’s Who in Healthcare, Automation and Business. Along with Log Haven’s numerous national accolades, Margo Provost has personally received many distinguished awards for her accomplishments as founder and Owner/​Operator of Log Haven. Working Woman Magazine awarded Margo top honors in three categories including: Best Employer, Best Turnaround, and Overall Excellence. Margo was named Entrepreneur of the Year by both Ernst & Young and Merrill-​Lynch, and was awarded the 2001 Pacesetter Award from the Women’s Roundtable in the Food Industry. Of equal note, Margo is the only restaurateur in the U.S. to receive the prestigious Avon Woman of Enterprise Award (2000). She has also received the YWCA Outstanding Achievement Award (2008) and the Athena Award (2008) and 2009 was honored with the Governor’s Culinary Artist Medal.