Went with my family at lunchtime and was told by hostess it would be an hour to seat our party of 5. Came back after an hour and we were told they still could not accommodate us for another 2 hours at least. 3+ hour wait for a mediocre sports bar in Vail is not worth it.
Service: 1
Alexa Kafka
Really awesome place to grab some dinner after a day in the slopes! The chickpea burger was the only thing I was craving and it did not disappoint! They were also able to accommodate our very large party effortlessly!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Amanda Myers
Good food and service, reasonable prices, and a clean space. It’s not fancy or bougie and a solid place for lunch or dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrea Alaman
My family and I used to love this restaurant. BUT: the new menu is terrible . They used to have the best burger in town, now they have a Tex-Mex style menu that doesn’t work. (Note: if a Swiss style hotel, the new menu doesn’t make sense) . Our waiter was very distracted… in conclusion, every year, both the food and the service worse.
(Also, the mussels used to be really good.)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hannah Henrí Weyman
Utterly disappointed. A girlfriend and I made a reservation for dinner and experienced awful service. We live in Vail but were treated like unwanted tourists. Both tables next to us were given more attention/service - we were treated like an annoyance from the moment we sat down. We completely finished our appetizers before we received our cocktails & no apology was given. Our waiter, Vinny?, came by 4 (!!!) times to check on the table next to us while we sat without water and without our drinks/food 30 mins into our meal. At the end of dinner we told our waiter we had a gift card and he walked away while my friend was actively speaking to him. He returned 10 minutes later seeming annoyed we wanted to utilize our gift card and actually threw the bill down on the table and said “thanks” in a snarky tone before walking away. We gave him a tip although he did not deserve one. If you don’t have a man with you at the table like the two tables next to us, you will be given awful service by Vinny. Go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Agustin Garcia
This place takes you somewhere else, very good service, good food and you can re connect to the hotel bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joan Fernandez
We had a great experience at Bully Ranch in Vail. We ordered a steak and two hamburgers — the steak was absolutely delicious, cooked perfectly and full of flavor. The hamburgers were also very good, juicy, and well-prepared. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and the service was attentive and friendly.
Overall, an excellent dining experience. Highly recommended if you’re in the Vail area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gregory Polino
Overall, an average experience. Service was good and the food was fine– especially the tomato soup and the potato tots, which were both outstanding. Denise, the bartender, deserves a special mention for constantly helping throughout the dining room.
However, the temperature inside the restaurant was unbearably hot. It felt close to 90–100 degrees, and when we asked if it could be lowered, we were told it was controlled by the hotel, so nothing could be done. We were uncomfortably warm the entire meal.
On top of that, a “culinary fee” was added to the check without any prior explanation, which was an unpleasant surprise at the end.
Great food and hardworking staff, but the extreme heat and unexpected fee made the overall experience just average.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Lizandra
Bully Ranch quickly became our absolute favorite restaurant in Vail — and we tried everything from the super trendy spots to the most expensive ones. The food here was amazing, the service was great, and the atmosphere felt warm and welcoming. Prices were also very reasonable compared to everything else we tried in town. We didn't repeat a single restaurant in Vail... except for Bully Ranch. That says it all! Highly recommend!
Nily Hami
Very disappointing experience. The staff had a bad attitude from the start. I ordered a pizza and a dish I thought would be buffalo ribs, but it came as pasta with buffalo meat, and they rudely refused to replace it. They even falsely told the manager that we were unhappy because the dish “contained pork,” while we had actually ordered pork ourselves and had no issue with it. There was also an eyelash on the pizza with no apology. Even the valet service was unprofessional—my key holder was torn apart, with one piece left in the car and the other missing!!!!!! Beautiful place, but the service, honesty, and hygiene were extremely disappointing. I do not recommend this restaurant at all
We found this place last minute, after figuring out how much the off season limits availability of restaurants. That said, our experience tonight will probably have us back here, even when more restaurants are back open!
We were greeted and seated quickly. The menu provided a lot of delicious options… so being hungry made the decision process more challenging.
Our server recommended lots of favorites, highlighting the wings, the bourbon burger, and the fried chicken sandwich. We selected the burger and the chicken sandwich.
The food was delicious and served faster than expected.
Lots of “layers” to flavor and attention to quality ingredients.
A great experience!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
home builder
Not impressed. Our family came to enjoy a relaxed, casual dinner. We had been guests at the Sonnenalp Hotel. The quality of service we received at Bully Ranch was disappointing at best. Our waiter was as cold as the weather outside. He was stiff and uninterested in providing good service. He hurriedly spent less than a minute greeting our family and sharing menu highlights. Throughout our meal, we were the only guests seated at a table, with only five people at the bar. We made one request when ordering—a change in the salad dressing; it was not accommodated. The two stars are for the decor. I would not recommend this restaurant, nor will we return.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Paul Fossum
We recommend the burgers and drafts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kent
Just a great casual (but lovely) vibe - fantastic staff. Our server was Diego and he was exceptional. The truffle tots are heavenly - emotional even now just thinking about them... :) Try their pizzas, straight out of their huge oven, just so good. Will be back.
Went with my family at lunchtime and was told by hostess it would be an hour to seat our party of 5. Came back after an hour and we were told they still could not accommodate us for another 2 hours at least. 3+ hour wait for a mediocre sports bar in Vail is not worth it.
Service: 1
Really awesome place to grab some dinner after a day in the slopes! The chickpea burger was the only thing I was craving and it did not disappoint! They were also able to accommodate our very large party effortlessly!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Good food and service, reasonable prices, and a clean space. It’s not fancy or bougie and a solid place for lunch or dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My family and I used to love this restaurant. BUT: the new menu is terrible . They used to have the best burger in town, now they have a Tex-Mex style menu that doesn’t work. (Note: if a Swiss style hotel, the new menu doesn’t make sense) .
Our waiter was very distracted… in conclusion, every year, both the food and the service worse.
(Also, the mussels used to be really good.)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Utterly disappointed. A girlfriend and I made a reservation for dinner and experienced awful service. We live in Vail but were treated like unwanted tourists. Both tables next to us were given more attention/service - we were treated like an annoyance from the moment we sat down. We completely finished our appetizers before we received our cocktails & no apology was given. Our waiter, Vinny?, came by 4 (!!!) times to check on the table next to us while we sat without water and without our drinks/food 30 mins into our meal. At the end of dinner we told our waiter we had a gift card and he walked away while my friend was actively speaking to him. He returned 10 minutes later seeming annoyed we wanted to utilize our gift card and actually threw the bill down on the table and said “thanks” in a snarky tone before walking away. We gave him a tip although he did not deserve one. If you don’t have a man with you at the table like the two tables next to us, you will be given awful service by Vinny. Go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
This place takes you somewhere else, very good service, good food and you can re connect to the hotel bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a great experience at Bully Ranch in Vail. We ordered a steak and two hamburgers — the steak was absolutely delicious, cooked perfectly and full of flavor. The hamburgers were also very good, juicy, and well-prepared. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and the service was attentive and friendly.
Overall, an excellent dining experience. Highly recommended if you’re in the Vail area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall, an average experience.
Service was good and the food was fine– especially the tomato soup and the potato tots, which were both outstanding. Denise, the bartender, deserves a special mention for constantly helping throughout the dining room.
However, the temperature inside the restaurant was unbearably hot. It felt close to 90–100 degrees, and when we asked if it could be lowered, we were told it was controlled by the hotel, so nothing could be done. We were uncomfortably warm the entire meal.
On top of that, a “culinary fee” was added to the check without any prior explanation, which was an unpleasant surprise at the end.
Great food and hardworking staff, but the extreme heat and unexpected fee made the overall experience just average.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Bully Ranch quickly became our absolute favorite restaurant in Vail — and we tried everything from the super trendy spots to the most expensive ones. The food here was amazing, the service was great, and the atmosphere felt warm and welcoming. Prices were also very reasonable compared to everything else we tried in town. We didn't repeat a single restaurant in Vail... except for Bully Ranch. That says it all! Highly recommend!
Very disappointing experience. The staff had a bad attitude from the start. I ordered a pizza and a dish I thought would be buffalo ribs, but it came as pasta with buffalo meat, and they rudely refused to replace it. They even falsely told the manager that we were unhappy because the dish “contained pork,” while we had actually ordered pork ourselves and had no issue with it. There was also an eyelash on the pizza with no apology.
Even the valet service was unprofessional—my key holder was torn apart, with one piece left in the car and the other missing!!!!!!
Beautiful place, but the service, honesty, and hygiene were extremely disappointing. I do not recommend this restaurant at all
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Too loud
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 5
We found this place last minute, after figuring out how much the off season limits availability of restaurants. That said, our experience tonight will probably have us back here, even when more restaurants are back open!
We were greeted and seated quickly. The menu provided a lot of delicious options… so being hungry made the decision process more challenging.
Our server recommended lots of favorites, highlighting the wings, the bourbon burger, and the fried chicken sandwich. We selected the burger and the chicken sandwich.
The food was delicious and served faster than expected.
Lots of “layers” to flavor and attention to quality ingredients.
A great experience!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Not impressed. Our family came to enjoy a relaxed, casual dinner. We had been guests at the Sonnenalp Hotel. The quality of service we received at Bully Ranch was disappointing at best. Our waiter was as cold as the weather outside. He was stiff and uninterested in providing good service. He hurriedly spent less than a minute greeting our family and sharing menu highlights. Throughout our meal, we were the only guests seated at a table, with only five people at the bar. We made one request when ordering—a change in the salad dressing; it was not accommodated. The two stars are for the decor. I would not recommend this restaurant, nor will we return.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
We recommend the burgers and drafts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just a great casual (but lovely) vibe - fantastic staff. Our server was Diego and he was exceptional. The truffle tots are heavenly - emotional even now just thinking about them... :) Try their pizzas, straight out of their huge oven, just so good. Will be back.
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