The Summit Restaurant at Shangri-La

The Summit Restaurant offers the ultimate Grand Lake dining experience.  The beautifully designed 85-seat restaurant, located on the second floor of the magnificent Shangri La Golf Club & Resort Club House on Monkey Island, overlooks a carefully crafted waterfall feature on the golf course with an extended view of the open water of Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.  With lunch and dinner service, The Summit Restaurant provides an elegant dining opportunity in a casual, relaxed atmosphere any time you desire.

Dinner reservations are offered to the general public on an as-available basis with up to one day advance notice.  Social Members may reserve tables up to ten days in advance and Executive Members of the club may make reservations up to fourteen days prior.

The adjoining Buffalo Bar is a popular Monkey Island relaxation center featuring a variety of adult beverages, as well as select menu items, from 10:30 a.m. until close every day except Wednesday.  The large bar, available table service and the expansive deck offering panoramic views of the golf course and lake and overlooking Shangri La Golf Club’s driving range and practice facility provide the perfect spot to unwind and share tales of the day’s Grand Lake adventures.

If you prefer to access Shangri La Club House facilities by boat, courtesy slips are available at nearby Shangri La Marina and courtesy shuttle transportation to and from the marina is also available.

Our Hours:

New Winter Hours for Summit Restaurant and Buffalo Bar

Lunch

Thursday-Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Dinner

Thursday-Sunday from 5:00 p.m.

Monday Night: Expanded Bar Menu and $10 Chef’s Specials

Buffalo Bar

Thursday-Monday 10:30 a.m. – Close

Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

NOTE: Breakfast service has been discontinued for the season.

Meet the Staff

Jason Sheffield, General Manager

Shangri-La Golf Club, Resort & Marina

A native of Owasso, Oklahoma, Jason Sheffield was the natural selection for Eddy Gibbs as his choice to lead the challenge of rebuilding Oklahoma’s most storied golf resort.  Following graduation from Owasso High School and finishing undergraduate studies at the top of his class at the University of Oklahoma College of Business, Jason returned to Owasso where, ironically, he declined a job offer at Gibbs’ Ameristar Fence Products, and chose an entrepreneurial career path instead.  An information systems specialist by degree, Jason worked with a diversified operation that handled management of varied enterprises including real estate development, subdivision planning, home building, real estate law and title insurance.  Before long, he was not only managing partnerships for multiple home building and real estate development operations, but was also heading a home building company of his own.

In fact, Jason had seven new homes nearing completion in January, 2010, when Eddy Gibbs caught him on his cell phone with an offer he couldn’t refuse.  Gibbs, who had known Jason most of his entire life, asked him to partner with him to buy Shangri-La Resort and rebuild it to restore the property to its legendary greatness.  By April of that year, Jason was on property at Shangri-La working out of a makeshift office with a skeleton staff.  A little over a year later, the Shangri-La Golf Course was once again the talk of the golf community.  A new club house facility, restaurant and club were open, the marina that had once been a part of the resort was acquired, and plans are being developed for “Stay and Play” golf villas, residential and commercial development, and a hotel and conference center.

Jason describes himself as a “family, friends and community guy,” and he loves sports, “especially University of Oklahoma athletics.”  He and his wife, Brenda, live in Grove with their three children, Nora, 6, Isaac, 4, and Katie Rae, 1.

  Brad Meyers
  Executive Chef
  Summit Restaurant and Buffalo Bar
  brad.meyers@shangrilaok.com

With more than 17 years of culinary experience, Executive Chef Brad Meyers has brought his innovative approach to fine dining to three AAA Mobil Five Star and Five Diamond organizations across the country.

Brad began his career at the Little Nell, in Aspen, Colorado, where he worked with nationally recognized Chef Paul Wade, James Beard Winner Chef Keith Luce, and Chef Bryan Moscatello. He later moved to The Colony and Piano Bar in Aspen, CO, where as an apprentice to Chef Michael Ruggeberg, he was featured in “Talk of the Town” in the December 2002 issue of Bon Appetit magazine.

At The Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch in Avon, CO, Brad worked with Chef Stephan Schupbach and was part of a team of chefs participating in the Bon Appetite Master Chef Series. After six years in Colorado, Brad returned to his home state of Arkansas, where he served as Executive Chef at Shadow Valley Country Club, Rogers, AR until early 2011.

Brad is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. In November 2010, he married Mitzi Neely Meyers. When he’s not focused on fine dining, Brad enjoys Arkansas Razorbacks football and volunteering his time working with at risk teens in his community.

Mike Williams

Director of Communications

Mike Williams is both a longtime Grand Laker, a Shangri-La historical authority and a recognized advertising, communications, public relations and government relations expert.  He has a broad base of radio, television and newspaper experience, having served during his career as Assistant News Director for KTOK Radio and the Oklahoma Radio News Network, Managing Editor of KWTV News 9 in Oklahoma City and Managing Editor of The Chronicle of Grand Lake.

Williams and his wife, Cari, owned an advertising, public relations, government relations and political consulting firm in Oklahoma City for many years before moving to Grand Lake full time in 1993.  Most recently, Mike operated his own consulting firm, C.M. Williams Consulting LLC.  Mike and Cari were Grand Lake enthusiasts long before moving here full-time.  They have owned boats and weekend Grand Lake residences since the 1970’s and were members of the original Shangri-La Resort.

Having worked as Manager of Cherokee Yacht Club Marina and as Director of Operations for Ugly John’s Custom Boats & RVs, Mike is also a valuable asset in the marketing of the wide variety of facilities at Shangri-La Marina.  He supervises all communications and government relations efforts for the entire Shangri-La operation.

Mike and Cari live in the midst of Shangri-La Golf Club’s course, in Vista Towers.  They are well known Monkey Islanders, having raised their four grown children, all graduates of Grove High School, on the Island.

Renee Diver

Director of Sales

Renee is cheerful, approachable and highly motivated to make potential and existing members feel right at home.  She has almost a decade’s worth of experience working in direct marketing, strategic planning and account management on large corporate accounts like Hickory Farms, HoneyBaked Hams and See’s Candies. She is also a seasoned copywriter, expert proofreader, and talented sales professional.

Originally from Paola, KS, Renee attended the University of Kansas and studied Journalism with an emphasis on Strategic Communications at the William Allen White School of Journalism. Upon completion in 2004, she was immediately hired by nationally-known Kansas City Cataloger, J. Schmid & Associates. She became an active member of the Kansas City Direct Marketing Association (KCDMA) and served on the board from 2005-2007, chairing the association's largest annual event, DM Days, in 2007. 

In 2007 Renee left J. Schmid to join Hemisphere Marketing as a Senior Account Executive. When Renee moved to Grove in 2008, she was able to work remotely for Hemisphere and hone her marketing skills managing both Kansas City-based and national accounts. This experience propelled Renee to form her own local marketing and consulting company, QuintEssential Consulting Group, in 2010. Her branding expertise and keen eye for detail has helped several Grove and Tulsa businesses enhance their marketing efforts and boost sales revenues. Now, Renee puts her sales and marketing experience toward the ever-expanding Shangri-La Golf Club, Resort and Marina.

Renee currently resides in Grove with her husband, James Diver, and their 11 year old black lab affectionately known as Girl-dog. Renee enjoys meeting new people and volunteering within the community. She is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Grove, Grove Rotary and an avid Grove Ridgerunner supporter.