We hadn’t been to Cottonwood since before the pandemic. I’d heard it had struggled but it is definitely up to prior standards. The Brussel Sprouts were a delightful surprise, sweet and cooked with apples and bacon. I had the ginger carrot soup which was strong on the ginger, my husband had the French Onion soup which was really good and not too cheesy.My salmon was so big I almost couldn’t finish it- all the portions were large but this was the largest cut of fish I’ve ever had in a restaurant. It was perfectly cooked and had a really nice seasoning. My husband had the short ribs, also a good size portion, and he said it just melted in his mouth.If you haven’t been, Cottonwood sits on the old town hill by the “Hilltop” sign and at night you over look old town Truckee, all lit up. It’s a great view, very chill atmosphere and great food. Good wine list too!Vegetarian options: Not a lot of vegetarian options, but there were a couple including the meat loaf.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Sharon Praetzel
Cocktails were perfect. Caesar salad (enough for two to share) Short ribs and Lamb were delicious (sides too). Excellent meal, atmosphere and service! We were very happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Leaf Caesar Salad, Grilled New Zealand Lamb Purple Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Pickled Red Onions Tzatziki Sauce
sage s
Hard to find, the driveway feels like an abandoned property. Hope the adjacent property sells and gets rehabilitated. Beautiful location once you are in the restaurant, romantic candle lit chandelier is very cool. Kudos for having a couple vegan options, the black bean burger was yummy although tasted like it was fried in beef fat. Nice they carry athletic non alcoholic beer. The dessert, vegan chocolate cake was fantastic, star of the meal. Great friendly service, good atmosphere. Recommend, we will be back even if we eat dinner somewhere else if only for the chocolate cake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Cauliflower
Sandy Walsh
We had a wonderful dinner with friendly and efficient service in the bar and in the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Scrimgeour
Love the view, love the food, service was excellent! Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin Yarbrough
Great dinner and service! Beautiful views!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled New Zealand Lamb Purple Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Pickled Red Onions Tzatziki Sauce
Mark Wetzel
Great Spot - quite
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops
John Hanken
Perfect location, great views of Truckee, funky cool old lodge feel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sarah Hughes
Wonderful service, delicious food, and great views of Truckee.Vegetarian options: The vegan meatloaf is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegan Meatloaf, Buffalo Cauliflower, French Onion Soup
susana barkley
i got the fried chicken sandwich it was kinda dry overall good and yes the prices are quite high for the portion sizes but it was low key filling the server was so nice really it was a little wait not terrible at all.
The food we had at Cottonwood was very good: the lamb (purple mashed potatoes were nice), the ribeye steak (very flavourful) and the bavette steak (very delicious, with excellent truffle fries). The pork belly starter was particularly good.There did not seem to be any appealing choices for non-alcoholic drinks. I had two watery ginger beers, but I would much rather have an interesting mocktail or a kombucha.Unfortunately I was not able to eat any of the desserts since there were no gluten free options (other than ice cream, no celiac wants yet another ice cream as the only choice yet again). I jealously watched my wife and son eat a lovely looking bread pudding.Service was great and the dining room was characterful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled New Zealand Lamb Purple Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Pickled Red Onions Tzatziki Sauce, Lamb Chops, Side Garden Salad
Amanda Opstad
Absolutely perfect. From entry to exit everything was perfect! The butternut squash soup was so great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jack Weseloh
Had a large party descend on the bar after a wedding. The experience was enjoyable overall but when it came to splitting the bill later found out that they charged us $9 for a cherry Coke. What the absolute hell. My advice would be to get the prices for drinks upfront before trusting these people to charge a reasonable amount. On the plus side, the meatless chicken nuggets were excellent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Kelly Johnson
The service ruins what once was a renowned local establishment. With new ownership (Chris St. Martin) the restaurant has been run into the ground. Truly disappointed in the lack of quality service, management, and the huge decrease in food quality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Reanna Sturgeon
This place was amazing We were here last year for Our 40th Birthday.
We hadn’t been to Cottonwood since before the pandemic. I’d heard it had struggled but it is definitely up to prior standards. The Brussel Sprouts were a delightful surprise, sweet and cooked with apples and bacon. I had the ginger carrot soup which was strong on the ginger, my husband had the French Onion soup which was really good and not too cheesy.My salmon was so big I almost couldn’t finish it- all the portions were large but this was the largest cut of fish I’ve ever had in a restaurant. It was perfectly cooked and had a really nice seasoning. My husband had the short ribs, also a good size portion, and he said it just melted in his mouth.If you haven’t been, Cottonwood sits on the old town hill by the “Hilltop” sign and at night you over look old town Truckee, all lit up. It’s a great view, very chill atmosphere and great food. Good wine list too!Vegetarian options: Not a lot of vegetarian options, but there were a couple including the meat loaf.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Cocktails were perfect. Caesar salad (enough for two to share) Short ribs and Lamb were delicious (sides too). Excellent meal, atmosphere and service! We were very happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Leaf Caesar Salad, Grilled New Zealand Lamb Purple Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Pickled Red Onions Tzatziki Sauce
Hard to find, the driveway feels like an abandoned property. Hope the adjacent property sells and gets rehabilitated. Beautiful location once you are in the restaurant, romantic candle lit chandelier is very cool. Kudos for having a couple vegan options, the black bean burger was yummy although tasted like it was fried in beef fat. Nice they carry athletic non alcoholic beer. The dessert, vegan chocolate cake was fantastic, star of the meal. Great friendly service, good atmosphere. Recommend, we will be back even if we eat dinner somewhere else if only for the chocolate cake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Cauliflower
We had a wonderful dinner with friendly and efficient service in the bar and in the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the view, love the food, service was excellent! Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great dinner and service! Beautiful views!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled New Zealand Lamb Purple Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Pickled Red Onions Tzatziki Sauce
Great Spot - quite
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops
Perfect location, great views of Truckee, funky cool old lodge feel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wonderful service, delicious food, and great views of Truckee.Vegetarian options: The vegan meatloaf is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegan Meatloaf, Buffalo Cauliflower, French Onion Soup
i got the fried chicken sandwich it was kinda dry overall good and yes the prices are quite high for the portion sizes but it was low key filling the server was so nice really it was a little wait not terrible at all.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
The food we had at Cottonwood was very good: the lamb (purple mashed potatoes were nice), the ribeye steak (very flavourful) and the bavette steak (very delicious, with excellent truffle fries). The pork belly starter was particularly good.There did not seem to be any appealing choices for non-alcoholic drinks. I had two watery ginger beers, but I would much rather have an interesting mocktail or a kombucha.Unfortunately I was not able to eat any of the desserts since there were no gluten free options (other than ice cream, no celiac wants yet another ice cream as the only choice yet again). I jealously watched my wife and son eat a lovely looking bread pudding.Service was great and the dining room was characterful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled New Zealand Lamb Purple Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Pickled Red Onions Tzatziki Sauce, Lamb Chops, Side Garden Salad
Absolutely perfect. From entry to exit everything was perfect! The butternut squash soup was so great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a large party descend on the bar after a wedding. The experience was enjoyable overall but when it came to splitting the bill later found out that they charged us $9 for a cherry Coke. What the absolute hell. My advice would be to get the prices for drinks upfront before trusting these people to charge a reasonable amount. On the plus side, the meatless chicken nuggets were excellent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The service ruins what once was a renowned local establishment. With new ownership (Chris St. Martin) the restaurant has been run into the ground. Truly disappointed in the lack of quality service, management, and the huge decrease in food quality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place was amazing We were here last year for Our 40th Birthday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5