Delicious seafood at the Tipsy Trout! Super yummy crab cake sliders to start! I also loved their scallops and lobster roll! I really enjoyed their refreshing cocktails, too! I was disappointed in their lack of seating accommodation. The restaurant was practically empty, and we requested a small booth for two. They said they were unavailable and then sat us at a loose screw table that became obnoxious really fast. The waiter was kind enough to adjust the table, placing a napkin underneath. It was aggravating to be dining for almost an hour and a half while seeing several booths remain empty the entire time! Great food, poor management up front.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll
Mark Hannas
Been here a few times and don't think it's worth the bad score. The menu reads well and is interesting - the taste and freshness back it up pretty well. I'm highly spoiled so I could pick it apart but I think it's nice to use the valet service and go there for dinner and drinks - very simple and a nice hotel.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
NPC
Best food we had in Stowe, super fresh, good mtn vibes, great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Tuna
Natalya Gud
I wanted to take the time to say thank you to the attentive server ( I do not know her name but she is also a ski instructor ). I super appreciated her jumping in with coloring pages when kids were getting too tired. The good was great as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ziki Wei
I ordered okimonoyaki, and this dish is salty enough to kill a cow.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Aaron U
We were here a few weeks ago for our engagement dinner while staying at the spruce resort. We had a great experience when we were one of the three tables there for dinner on a Saturday night. We went back after a day of skiing for a 5:30 reservation on Dec 24th for two. The hostess sat us at the bar top that seated 4. I quickly asked the hostess if we could be seated at the booth instead of the uncomfortable high table. She quickly rejected us saying that it was already booked.The table we were at (against the wall) rocked excessively, after getting annoyed I asked if we could swap the table that didn't rock with the one we were sitting at. We did it with our server's assistance when we both saw rotting french fries and chicken tenders making the table rock. Instead of cleaning it we just ignored it. My guess is that it's still there.The food was over priced, but I get it, it's resort food. No complaints on the food. We got the beet salad, oysters, quail, buns and scallops.What bothered me the most was that by the time we left 7:15, the booth we asked to be seated at was full.I really wanted to make this our easy stowe couples restaurant with things like tipsy tea. Instead, we will keep looking.They validate your parking for 2 hours.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Scallop
Matt MacDonald
I can't rate the food because we left about 10 minutes after sitting. The atmosphere is terrible; too bright & cafeteria like. There was 1 person at the bar, but it took at least 5 minutes before the bartender acknowledged us. And the prices are outrageous. $35 apps. $17 5oz glass of wine when the bottle sells for $10 retail. Plus $15/hr parking. We were prepared to spend a bit morning knowing it was a resort based restaurant & we understand mark up, but pay more to get much less...nope. Much better spots in Stowe to spend your money.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 2
Angel C.
Had a reservation for 7:15 pm but they were able to take us early at around 6 which we appreciated! We were seated and our waiter Alex was amazing. He helped us with drinks and food all night. Honestly the stars are really for his service. This place is a mash up of seafood, some Japanese inspired dishes as well as full entrees like steak, fish, lobster rolls etc. We got the plateau in a medium and it was the perfect size, the oysters were fresh tasting and the chowder was amazing! Ambiance was good, relaxed and chill. A bit confusing as people were going to buffets at the alpine hall and sitting at the tipsy trout? Made us wonder about the buffet! Overall The drinks were fun, and Alex was definitely informative. We would go back from his service forsure. Which is why we gave this place 4 stars. Noticed the manager went around to multiple tables to ask about their night etc and never came to ours. Don't wanna take that personally but usually they go to all tables. Thanks Alex for taking care of us! The rest of the staff was great as well.
Melissa R.
The food is exceptional. We had the shrimp and grits and New England clam chowder for lunch and both were probably the best I ever had. For Dinner we had the Lobster pot pie and Lobster roll. The lobster pot pie was topped with an Old bay cheese biscuit and all I can say it is a must have! I highly recommend this place. Service was okay.
葉Tony
Worst place, reservation don’t even work. Come in with reservation don’t even have
We stayed at the Lodge at Spruce Peak and came here for dinner one of the nights and loved it!! The drinks were great (my sister who doesn't like Aperol loved this one!). The French fries were thin and crispy. The spinach and artichoke dip was delicious, even came with an artichoke in the middle. The fried Brussels were also great, loved the creamy sauce that came with them. For mains, we shared the lobster agnolotti. Not too fishy at all and the cream sauce was divine. The tuna hand roll was fresh and the perfect bite. The lobster hand roll had too much Mayo.For dessert, we tried the Boston cream pie but it was way too cold and make the cake hard and dry. Our server was very friendly and ambiance was great. Music was not too loud, which is something I always look for. We preferred dinner here to Alpine Hall dinner service.
Ricky Keller
Service is terribly, terribly slow and inefficient.Go to Sushi Yoshi instead for faster service and more appropriate pricing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Scallop
Bryan Hume
Submitted a pick-up order, arrived at the scheduled time, and waited twenty minutes before a staff member said that the online order didn’t reach the kitchen. They said it would be another thirty minutes and they would give a call when the order was complete. Thirty minutes later, I headed back and the order was sitting there without any phone call received. The order didn’t include one item we selected (got Brussel sprouts instead of clam chowder). $140 later, there’s not much recourse to be had — the food is solid, but I recommend grabbing food anywhere else in Stowe, even if you’re staying at the property.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Guide03436892053
Bring a picnic basket with you as there will be several intermissions in your dining experience. The food is quite tasty, but every segment of our experience from the host stand (10 minutes) the initial drinks (10 minutes) to the appetizers (10 minutes) to the entre (35 minutes) to being checked on after receiving entre (40 minutes) will take some time. The food is delicious, but for the price you'd expect a high end restaurant to be staffed well. Nothing is further from the truth. The servers are polite but overwhelmed and forgetful/inefficient. For these prices a very well staffed team should create a pleasant dining experience, but it falls very short.
Keith McAuslan
This was some of the best scallops I have ever had, my wife's fish also wonderful.
Delicious seafood at the Tipsy Trout! Super yummy crab cake sliders to start! I also loved their scallops and lobster roll! I really enjoyed their refreshing cocktails, too! I was disappointed in their lack of seating accommodation. The restaurant was practically empty, and we requested a small booth for two. They said they were unavailable and then sat us at a loose screw table that became obnoxious really fast. The waiter was kind enough to adjust the table, placing a napkin underneath. It was aggravating to be dining for almost an hour and a half while seeing several booths remain empty the entire time! Great food, poor management up front.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll
Been here a few times and don't think it's worth the bad score. The menu reads well and is interesting - the taste and freshness back it up pretty well. I'm highly spoiled so I could pick it apart but I think it's nice to use the valet service and go there for dinner and drinks - very simple and a nice hotel.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Best food we had in Stowe, super fresh, good mtn vibes, great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Tuna
I wanted to take the time to say thank you to the attentive server ( I do not know her name but she is also a ski instructor ). I super appreciated her jumping in with coloring pages when kids were getting too tired. The good was great as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered okimonoyaki, and this dish is salty enough to kill a cow.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
We were here a few weeks ago for our engagement dinner while staying at the spruce resort. We had a great experience when we were one of the three tables there for dinner on a Saturday night. We went back after a day of skiing for a 5:30 reservation on Dec 24th for two. The hostess sat us at the bar top that seated 4. I quickly asked the hostess if we could be seated at the booth instead of the uncomfortable high table. She quickly rejected us saying that it was already booked.The table we were at (against the wall) rocked excessively, after getting annoyed I asked if we could swap the table that didn't rock with the one we were sitting at. We did it with our server's assistance when we both saw rotting french fries and chicken tenders making the table rock. Instead of cleaning it we just ignored it. My guess is that it's still there.The food was over priced, but I get it, it's resort food. No complaints on the food. We got the beet salad, oysters, quail, buns and scallops.What bothered me the most was that by the time we left 7:15, the booth we asked to be seated at was full.I really wanted to make this our easy stowe couples restaurant with things like tipsy tea. Instead, we will keep looking.They validate your parking for 2 hours.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Scallop
I can't rate the food because we left about 10 minutes after sitting. The atmosphere is terrible; too bright & cafeteria like. There was 1 person at the bar, but it took at least 5 minutes before the bartender acknowledged us. And the prices are outrageous. $35 apps. $17 5oz glass of wine when the bottle sells for $10 retail. Plus $15/hr parking. We were prepared to spend a bit morning knowing it was a resort based restaurant & we understand mark up, but pay more to get much less...nope. Much better spots in Stowe to spend your money.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 2
Had a reservation for 7:15 pm but they were able to take us early at around 6 which we appreciated! We were seated and our waiter Alex was amazing. He helped us with drinks and food all night. Honestly the stars are really for his service. This place is a mash up of seafood, some Japanese inspired dishes as well as full entrees like steak, fish, lobster rolls etc. We got the plateau in a medium and it was the perfect size, the oysters were fresh tasting and the chowder was amazing! Ambiance was good, relaxed and chill. A bit confusing as people were going to buffets at the alpine hall and sitting at the tipsy trout? Made us wonder about the buffet! Overall The drinks were fun, and Alex was definitely informative. We would go back from his service forsure. Which is why we gave this place 4 stars. Noticed the manager went around to multiple tables to ask about their night etc and never came to ours. Don't wanna take that personally but usually they go to all tables. Thanks Alex for taking care of us! The rest of the staff was great as well.
The food is exceptional. We had the shrimp and grits and New England clam chowder for lunch and both were probably the best I ever had. For Dinner we had the Lobster pot pie and Lobster roll. The lobster pot pie was topped with an Old bay cheese biscuit and all I can say it is a must have! I highly recommend this place. Service was okay.
Worst place, reservation don’t even work. Come in with reservation don’t even have
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
We stayed at the Lodge at Spruce Peak and came here for dinner one of the nights and loved it!! The drinks were great (my sister who doesn't like Aperol loved this one!). The French fries were thin and crispy. The spinach and artichoke dip was delicious, even came with an artichoke in the middle. The fried Brussels were also great, loved the creamy sauce that came with them. For mains, we shared the lobster agnolotti. Not too fishy at all and the cream sauce was divine. The tuna hand roll was fresh and the perfect bite. The lobster hand roll had too much Mayo.For dessert, we tried the Boston cream pie but it was way too cold and make the cake hard and dry. Our server was very friendly and ambiance was great. Music was not too loud, which is something I always look for. We preferred dinner here to Alpine Hall dinner service.
Service is terribly, terribly slow and inefficient.Go to Sushi Yoshi instead for faster service and more appropriate pricing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Scallop
Submitted a pick-up order, arrived at the scheduled time, and waited twenty minutes before a staff member said that the online order didn’t reach the kitchen. They said it would be another thirty minutes and they would give a call when the order was complete. Thirty minutes later, I headed back and the order was sitting there without any phone call received. The order didn’t include one item we selected (got Brussel sprouts instead of clam chowder). $140 later, there’s not much recourse to be had — the food is solid, but I recommend grabbing food anywhere else in Stowe, even if you’re staying at the property.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Bring a picnic basket with you as there will be several intermissions in your dining experience. The food is quite tasty, but every segment of our experience from the host stand (10 minutes) the initial drinks (10 minutes) to the appetizers (10 minutes) to the entre (35 minutes) to being checked on after receiving entre (40 minutes) will take some time. The food is delicious, but for the price you'd expect a high end restaurant to be staffed well. Nothing is further from the truth. The servers are polite but overwhelmed and forgetful/inefficient. For these prices a very well staffed team should create a pleasant dining experience, but it falls very short.
This was some of the best scallops I have ever had, my wife's fish also wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scallop