Lodge At Sunspot in Winter Park, Colorado

Overpriced, under served

Tampa, Florida

February 14, 2011

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My wife and I finished our week of skiing at Winter Park on 2-11-11 with a reservation for what we anticipated to be a world class diner; we were sorely disapointed. Let me say that we are very experienced in high end dining in Florida, we frequent ...Read more My wife and I finished our week of skiing at Winter Park on 2-11-11 with a reservation for what we anticipated to be a world class diner; we were sorely disapointed. Let me say that we are very experienced in high end dining in Florida, we frequent such establishments as Berns Steakhouse, Charley's Steakhouse, Emeril's, etc, all of which are in a similar price range; we spent $285 (20%gratuity is included in that figure) on diner and cocktails for two. Our disapointment began from the begining with making the reservation! The gentleman who took our reservation required our credit card information at the time of the reservation; I have never in my life been asked for payment information in advance of a meal, including reservations at Golden Spoon accredited establishments with entrees ranging as high as $100 each! This was the least. Upon arrival at the restaurant we were greated appropriately and served our first round of drinks, my beer was served at about 45-50 degrees, far too warm for most beers. I switched from beer to a sweet martini, which was sloppily served with a sugar rimmed glass dripping down the stem making my fingers extremely sticky; at $9 each, they could take the time to clean my glass, or as a proper bartender would, use less liquid to coat the rim and catch the sugar. Disapointment was paramount with the first course, a duck wellington, served cold unlike any wellington I have ever had, to boot the entire course was about a 1oz serving(seriously, I would have been embarrased to serve this), with about 1/10th oz of that actually being meat. Wellington is supposed to be a thin layer of pastry surrounding meat; more meat than pastry, it was basically tasteless. Second course was a lobster bisque, no complaints here, it was good and normally portioned. Third course was a salad, you get no choice of salad type, or dressing, portion was about 2-3 oz, again very small. Fourth course, you finally get a choice on what you eat here, we both had a Bison Filet with a wine reduction sauce. This was very tasty, the cut of meat was excellent and prepared well, however, again the portion size was extremely small, between 4-6 oz. For desert we were offered two choices, one of which being Smores. REALLY, SMORES. Fortunately we got to see the other choice which was rediculously tiny, so we opted for the smores. We were served 4, yes 4 marshmellows and 8 graham crackers for 2. Both my wife and I are physically fit people, who eat very reasonably, and we left hungry. So our opinion is this: If you are someone who eats like a bird, and has more money than you know what to do with, give it a shot, otherwise save your money and go to one of the other restaurants in Winter Park for diner; and go to a good restaurant when you get home! Close

The Lodge at Sunspot

by TRAVELPRO guide

Denver, Colorado

April 26, 2001

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Beautiful food and beautiful scenery at this restaurant at the top of the Winter Park ski lift. Our elegant Sunday champagne brunch includes a round-trip ticket on the Zephyr Express chairlift. We feasted on delectable pastries, fresh fruit, ...Read more

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The Lodge at Sunspot

by Hal1026

Scottsdale, Arizona

March 24, 2001

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This mountaintop lodge actually has two restaurants and a rustic fireplace lounge. A lunchtime visit to The Provisioner features a potato bar, homemade soups and salads, grill, carving station and in-house bakery. However, it's The Dining Room ...Read more

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