The fine dining next door wasn't that impressive but the restaurant over the bar side is pretty good. I enjoyed my dinner. Cocktail is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No MSG No Garlic Foodie
Even though we were staying at Twisp to enjoy the valley view, we had such pleasant memories of Sun Mountain Lodge that we decided to stop for a late lunch. We waited forever in the bar and almost walked out before we were serviced. We ordered Curry Chicken Soup, and Winter Panzanella which was explained to us as salad with croutons. The soup was very good and the Winter salads looked great. I really liked how raw the beets were – instead of soft roasted, it was thinly sliced and cured. Whenever we go away, I always try to eat a lot of vegetables, so, naturally, I wished that there were more leaves. Half of the bowl was huge chunks of bread which was very dried up and not crispy – very hard to eat. Neither of us could finish our rock-hard bread crumbs. We were planning to come up again for breakfast the next day, but due to the slow service, we changed our mind because it would no doubt have taken all morning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ron C.
Was very glad we ate here last night. Our server Davidson was very good. Friendly, knowledgeable. Drinks were good and our steaks and vegetables were prepared as we had requested. Never felt rushed at any time. Will definitely be back.
Nacho J.
One of the most epic views of the Methow Valley, only to be RUINED by the crappiest music I've ever heard in my life. Now, I love most genres of music. But whatever that garbage that was playing was awful! Loud, obnoxiously loud and ruining the mood to the point that we couldn't stand to stay a minute longer. We'd asked the waitress to turn it down, and as we were leaving she said she was just going to turn it down, but it was far too late. There should NEVER be that type of music being played in a setting like this. It kills the natural ambiance and beauty of the setting when I can't even hear myself think. Sadly disappointed. The new ownership of this place seem to be letting the place goTo crap. We were here in 2021 and had a delightful experience with many vegetarian and gluten free options. This time, there wasn't even the opportunity to enjoy the experience. We won't be back to the restaurant bar and grill again.I will say, that the evening before we'd had a wonderful meal with great service - aside from a no-brainer mistake by the kitchen staff. When a customer asks for gluten free crackers, and then they serve the Brie cheese covered in some sort of phyllo dough - it makes you wonder who's running things in the back of the house. One would thing that the requested "gluten free crackers" would have been the red flag that you need to ask a few more questions and sort out the order before you inadvertently send someone to the hospital for an allergic reaction.
Lisa J.
This was...decent enough...if you sit nowhere near a speaker and only go once. Hubs and I had dinner here last night. Beautiful view! Our server was wonderful and thoughtful. It was nice and quiet. The smoked carrots appetizer was FANTASTIC! Highly recommend that. Hubs got some kind of breaded fried pickles with ranch dressing. They were gluten free which was nice. I had a few bites and those first few bites were nice but then it felt like the flavors were sort of monochromatic or something and I was bored and over it very quickly. We ordered the baked Brie with gluten free crackers. It came out surrounded in a puff pastry. If we are ordering gluten free crackers you'd think that would clue in the chef to make sure it was gluten free or at least ask questions. So, we had to wait for it to be made again gluten free. My other complaint is that the online menu lists things as being gluten free and then the restaurant menu doesn't say that exact same dish is gluten free. Why the discrepancy? Anyway, hubs and I came for lunch today. We sat by the windows and were about to enjoy a meal and the gorgeous view but sadly, THE MOST OBNOXIOUS loud music was raging out of the speaker above us. I don't want to listen to obnoxious music at any volume and it entirely ruined the ambiance. We are feeling all serene in this lovely place and seriously THAT is what you think people want to hear?! We walked out. I feel like I just walked out of a trashy Denny's. There are some areas they can and should do MUCH better....fix the music choice and turn it down. Educate your chef to clue in to gluten free requests. Make sure the menu you show online matches the menu in the restaurant with notations for gluten free etc. Please expand the options available to people who are gluten free AND vegetarian. Most of the restaurants in town are closed Monday and Tuesday leaving us very little choice but to dine on site but how many times can I order the same few dishes over and over without being sick of it...especially at these prices. You can do better.
Brianna Seaberg
Great place to have a delicious lunch at Sun Mountain Lodge. The charcuterie board was amazing and so was the mac and cheese. Especially after being tired from hiking, the food was filling and we enjoyed every bite!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Douglas H
Despite nasty smoke in the Methow Valley, we ended up there and to make the best of the day we went for dinner at Sun Mountain. Shortly after our drinks arrived a black bear wandered past on the hill below. This was a good start to a fabulous dinner. We decided to go with all small plates, and plenty of them. The cucumber salad with a kefir dressing was the highlight of the meal with cucumbers and pickled beets in a variety of types and preparation that exploded with flavor. Another veggie dish, the smoked carrots with goat cheese gave the cucumber salad a run for its money in excellence. Next was a fine crab crake. Always a gamble when you order these at a restaurant. We won the gamble this time. Caesar salad was also a winner. The only dish that was on the weak side was the peach gazpacho, that was OK, but the peach was not detectable. Dessert? There was a sweet corn ice cream that was delightful. We will remember this meal and hopefully forget our otherwise smoke-wasted trip to the Methow. See y'all again when the valley is full of snow.
Jennifer N.
The service is so slow it doesn't even matter how it tastes. Went twice during our stay and I just can't believe this is literally the only food option at the resort. Takes 20 minutes for someone to even talk to you, another 20 minutes for drinks, and an hour or more to get your food. Even for kids food they don't get their food for literally an hour. Absolutely terrible.
James M.
Poor menu selection. Extremely overpriced. Worst burger ever my shoe would have tasted better. Great view however that does not balance the rest.
Megan Z.
we've been coming here for many years and have always enjoyed it, but our most recent visit was the worst meal and service we've had there in two decades. The bar and grill was packed, which was fine, but service was incredibly slow, taking up to 30 minutes between courses. My entree (steak and fries) was completely cold when it arrived, although my tablemates food was hot. What was worse was that the servers and bussers were working at completely cross purposes. The bussers kept removing things from the table between courses that we still needed (like taking away the water carafe and all of our drinking glasses while we were waiting for dessert) and leaving us needing things like forks to eat the entrees, with nothing to drink with a rich dessert, etc. it seemed like the staff was not at all in sync.
We were fortunate to dine twice at the Dining Room, once for dinner and the second time for their Thanksgiving buffet - wonderful experiences both. Our servers - Franky and Ashley were warm, personable, enjoyable, attentive and professional. Enjoyed them both. For our dinner we tried the mushroom strudel appetizer - what an amazing treat of mushrooms in a nice sauce wrapped in a flaky phyllo-like pastry. Highly recommend. The chicken curry soup (I believe a house specialty) was superb. Generous chunks of hand cut chicken in a broth with a nice level of curry spice; vegetables also mixed in. The sun mountain salad was fresh, crisp, nicely presented and not too large. The steelhead was excellently prepared and presented. The caesar salad was also fresh and crisp as well as (and this is important to me) NOT smothered in dressing. The raspberry cheesecake was good but definitely light on the raspberries. On to the Thanksgiving buffet - what a glorious feast. So many delights to partake. The fresh made dinner rolls were light and flavorful. The cranberry sauce had some magical secret ingredients that made it delightful. The bread stuffing was amazingly moist and tasty with a wonderful mix of ingredients Somehow, the chef managed to pull off nearly perfect preparation of brussels sprouts - quite a feat at a buffet. The mashed potatoes were rich and creamy. The salmon was not up to par with the rest of the spread. The Cajun mustard sauce for the ham was a great added touch You could also grab chunks of either white or dark turkey meat. The pumpkin cheesecake pie dessert shined above the two chocolate alternative. For both meals, the wine list list in the Dining Room is very extensive with huge number of Washington wines to choose from (along with wines from around the world). Whether you are staying at the lodge or not you should check out the dining room.
tougo
One star is for the server that kept apologizing for the kitchen and bar staff. We waited 45 minutes for a bottle of wine that they couldn’t find. One hour until our appetizer arrived. 90 minutes for our entrees that were cold, missing dressing, and underwhelming. We complained and got our entrees comped. Still it was a bad experience. If you are that understaffed do not open the dining room. This was not fine dining by any means. Also, they were repaving the parking lot. We had to park very far away and in the dark. Get some lights out there!
CanadianinBatonRouge
The best part of this restaurant are the views although even with a reservation we were not given a table by the window although there were empty ones. The hotel and surroundings are amazing and worth the visit. Food wise, we felt the meal was average and quite expensive. My wife had the soup which seemed thinned out and not as creamy as the waiter told us it would be. Her pasta vegetables were very undercooked so not a great dining experience. I had the Steelhead and it was good albeit very small. The wait staff we had was very young and inexperienced and they were over familiar in any conversation, for example, having the expression "you guys" repeated often.
scpeters
We stopped here for lunch. The setting is beautiful. Had to wait 45 mins to be seated. I ordered a salad and my husband a club sandwich with their lodge fries. It turns out they are the same McDonald frozen fries! No apologies whatsoever, just a “yes, sorry that’s what we have at the moment”. I guess their cook does not want to peel potatoes. Salad was good but on the very small side. Overall disappointed with the food.
Janet E
We were staying at Wolf Lodge which meant we brought our own food. What a find to discover Sun Mountain Lodge! We had dinner here one night, breakfast another morning and cocktails another afternoon. All excellent service and gorgeous views. We will stay here next visit!
The fine dining next door wasn't that impressive but the restaurant over the bar side is pretty good. I enjoyed my dinner. Cocktail is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Even though we were staying at Twisp to enjoy the valley view, we had such pleasant memories of Sun Mountain Lodge that we decided to stop for a late lunch. We waited forever in the bar and almost walked out before we were serviced. We ordered Curry Chicken Soup, and Winter Panzanella which was explained to us as salad with croutons. The soup was very good and the Winter salads looked great. I really liked how raw the beets were – instead of soft roasted, it was thinly sliced and cured. Whenever we go away, I always try to eat a lot of vegetables, so, naturally, I wished that there were more leaves. Half of the bowl was huge chunks of bread which was very dried up and not crispy – very hard to eat. Neither of us could finish our rock-hard bread crumbs. We were planning to come up again for breakfast the next day, but due to the slow service, we changed our mind because it would no doubt have taken all morning.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Was very glad we ate here last night. Our server Davidson was very good. Friendly, knowledgeable. Drinks were good and our steaks and vegetables were prepared as we had requested. Never felt rushed at any time. Will definitely be back.
One of the most epic views of the Methow Valley, only to be RUINED by the crappiest music I've ever heard in my life. Now, I love most genres of music. But whatever that garbage that was playing was awful! Loud, obnoxiously loud and ruining the mood to the point that we couldn't stand to stay a minute longer. We'd asked the waitress to turn it down, and as we were leaving she said she was just going to turn it down, but it was far too late. There should NEVER be that type of music being played in a setting like this. It kills the natural ambiance and beauty of the setting when I can't even hear myself think. Sadly disappointed. The new ownership of this place seem to be letting the place goTo crap. We were here in 2021 and had a delightful experience with many vegetarian and gluten free options. This time, there wasn't even the opportunity to enjoy the experience. We won't be back to the restaurant bar and grill again.I will say, that the evening before we'd had a wonderful meal with great service - aside from a no-brainer mistake by the kitchen staff. When a customer asks for gluten free crackers, and then they serve the Brie cheese covered in some sort of phyllo dough - it makes you wonder who's running things in the back of the house. One would thing that the requested "gluten free crackers" would have been the red flag that you need to ask a few more questions and sort out the order before you inadvertently send someone to the hospital for an allergic reaction.
This was...decent enough...if you sit nowhere near a speaker and only go once. Hubs and I had dinner here last night. Beautiful view! Our server was wonderful and thoughtful. It was nice and quiet. The smoked carrots appetizer was FANTASTIC! Highly recommend that. Hubs got some kind of breaded fried pickles with ranch dressing. They were gluten free which was nice. I had a few bites and those first few bites were nice but then it felt like the flavors were sort of monochromatic or something and I was bored and over it very quickly. We ordered the baked Brie with gluten free crackers. It came out surrounded in a puff pastry. If we are ordering gluten free crackers you'd think that would clue in the chef to make sure it was gluten free or at least ask questions. So, we had to wait for it to be made again gluten free. My other complaint is that the online menu lists things as being gluten free and then the restaurant menu doesn't say that exact same dish is gluten free. Why the discrepancy? Anyway, hubs and I came for lunch today. We sat by the windows and were about to enjoy a meal and the gorgeous view but sadly, THE MOST OBNOXIOUS loud music was raging out of the speaker above us. I don't want to listen to obnoxious music at any volume and it entirely ruined the ambiance. We are feeling all serene in this lovely place and seriously THAT is what you think people want to hear?! We walked out. I feel like I just walked out of a trashy Denny's. There are some areas they can and should do MUCH better....fix the music choice and turn it down. Educate your chef to clue in to gluten free requests. Make sure the menu you show online matches the menu in the restaurant with notations for gluten free etc. Please expand the options available to people who are gluten free AND vegetarian. Most of the restaurants in town are closed Monday and Tuesday leaving us very little choice but to dine on site but how many times can I order the same few dishes over and over without being sick of it...especially at these prices. You can do better.
Great place to have a delicious lunch at Sun Mountain Lodge. The charcuterie board was amazing and so was the mac and cheese. Especially after being tired from hiking, the food was filling and we enjoyed every bite!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Despite nasty smoke in the Methow Valley, we ended up there and to make the best of the day we went for dinner at Sun Mountain. Shortly after our drinks arrived a black bear wandered past on the hill below. This was a good start to a fabulous dinner. We decided to go with all small plates, and plenty of them. The cucumber salad with a kefir dressing was the highlight of the meal with cucumbers and pickled beets in a variety of types and preparation that exploded with flavor. Another veggie dish, the smoked carrots with goat cheese gave the cucumber salad a run for its money in excellence. Next was a fine crab crake. Always a gamble when you order these at a restaurant. We won the gamble this time. Caesar salad was also a winner. The only dish that was on the weak side was the peach gazpacho, that was OK, but the peach was not detectable. Dessert? There was a sweet corn ice cream that was delightful. We will remember this meal and hopefully forget our otherwise smoke-wasted trip to the Methow. See y'all again when the valley is full of snow.
The service is so slow it doesn't even matter how it tastes. Went twice during our stay and I just can't believe this is literally the only food option at the resort. Takes 20 minutes for someone to even talk to you, another 20 minutes for drinks, and an hour or more to get your food. Even for kids food they don't get their food for literally an hour. Absolutely terrible.
Poor menu selection. Extremely overpriced. Worst burger ever my shoe would have tasted better. Great view however that does not balance the rest.
we've been coming here for many years and have always enjoyed it, but our most recent visit was the worst meal and service we've had there in two decades. The bar and grill was packed, which was fine, but service was incredibly slow, taking up to 30 minutes between courses. My entree (steak and fries) was completely cold when it arrived, although my tablemates food was hot. What was worse was that the servers and bussers were working at completely cross purposes. The bussers kept removing things from the table between courses that we still needed (like taking away the water carafe and all of our drinking glasses while we were waiting for dessert) and leaving us needing things like forks to eat the entrees, with nothing to drink with a rich dessert, etc. it seemed like the staff was not at all in sync.
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We were fortunate to dine twice at the Dining Room, once for dinner and the second time for their Thanksgiving buffet - wonderful experiences both. Our servers - Franky and Ashley were warm, personable, enjoyable, attentive and professional. Enjoyed them both. For our dinner we tried the mushroom strudel appetizer - what an amazing treat of mushrooms in a nice sauce wrapped in a flaky phyllo-like pastry. Highly recommend. The chicken curry soup (I believe a house specialty) was superb. Generous chunks of hand cut chicken in a broth with a nice level of curry spice; vegetables also mixed in. The sun mountain salad was fresh, crisp, nicely presented and not too large. The steelhead was excellently prepared and presented. The caesar salad was also fresh and crisp as well as (and this is important to me) NOT smothered in dressing. The raspberry cheesecake was good but definitely light on the raspberries. On to the Thanksgiving buffet - what a glorious feast. So many delights to partake. The fresh made dinner rolls were light and flavorful. The cranberry sauce had some magical secret ingredients that made it delightful. The bread stuffing was amazingly moist and tasty with a wonderful mix of ingredients Somehow, the chef managed to pull off nearly perfect preparation of brussels sprouts - quite a feat at a buffet. The mashed potatoes were rich and creamy. The salmon was not up to par with the rest of the spread. The Cajun mustard sauce for the ham was a great added touch You could also grab chunks of either white or dark turkey meat. The pumpkin cheesecake pie dessert shined above the two chocolate alternative. For both meals, the wine list list in the Dining Room is very extensive with huge number of Washington wines to choose from (along with wines from around the world). Whether you are staying at the lodge or not you should check out the dining room.
One star is for the server that kept apologizing for the kitchen and bar staff. We waited 45 minutes for a bottle of wine that they couldn’t find. One hour until our appetizer arrived. 90 minutes for our entrees that were cold, missing dressing, and underwhelming. We complained and got our entrees comped. Still it was a bad experience. If you are that understaffed do not open the dining room. This was not fine dining by any means. Also, they were repaving the parking lot. We had to park very far away and in the dark. Get some lights out there!
The best part of this restaurant are the views although even with a reservation we were not given a table by the window although there were empty ones. The hotel and surroundings are amazing and worth the visit. Food wise, we felt the meal was average and quite expensive. My wife had the soup which seemed thinned out and not as creamy as the waiter told us it would be. Her pasta vegetables were very undercooked so not a great dining experience. I had the Steelhead and it was good albeit very small. The wait staff we had was very young and inexperienced and they were over familiar in any conversation, for example, having the expression "you guys" repeated often.
We stopped here for lunch. The setting is beautiful. Had to wait 45 mins to be seated. I ordered a salad and my husband a club sandwich with their lodge fries. It turns out they are the same McDonald frozen fries! No apologies whatsoever, just a “yes, sorry that’s what we have at the moment”. I guess their cook does not want to peel potatoes. Salad was good but on the very small side. Overall disappointed with the food.
We were staying at Wolf Lodge which meant we brought our own food. What a find to discover Sun Mountain Lodge! We had dinner here one night, breakfast another morning and cocktails another afternoon. All excellent service and gorgeous views. We will stay here next visit!