The View

This place has awesome views and even better food. Gourmet dining in Estes Park. The service is professional and friendly without being too intrusive. Seriously, this is the best meal we’ve had in EPCO and possibly the state of CO. It’s amazing! From drinks to dessert, it’s fabulous. A must when vacationing!

Ate here New Years Eve. Beautiful old building. Margarita was worst I’ve ever had. Tasted like watered down lemonade with tequila. Food and service were bad enough that I am posting my first Unilocal review. Server was kind but lost. Food was just bad and very expensive.

We had a $ 25.00 food credit through a Groupon we bought to stay at the Historic Crags Lodge, which houses the restaurant, so we decided to use it. We were seated near a window at our request by an overly friendly host, who happened to also be our waiter as it turned out. The menu was sparse and expensive. We ordered the burger with fries so as not to go to far over our food credit. The burger was good (not $ 16.00 good) but did not come with the onion or avocado I had requested. Our waiter Mike was very touchy, feely and almost condescending as he kept referring to me as «young lady» (I’m 65). He may of thought he was being complimentary but it was not appreciated. Would I go there again? No, it’s just not worth it.

The view is something that can not be beat! Local live music. Services was amazing. Alex took care of of and he was top notch! One of a kind. I will come back again and again.

What a disappointment! I have now experienced the inspiration for the Les Miz musical number «Master of the House.».
We came for our special end-​of-​vacation dinner celebration with 10 friends and were not served dinner until 1 hour and 45 minutes after we arrived. They were ‘out of bread’ to serve at 8:30 and didn’t feel they should apologize. We were chased out of the parking lot when we first arrived, being told that was for Hotel guests. They also added 20 pct automatic tip. They readily admitted to watering down salad dressing to make it last longer when one of our crew pointed out their asian salad dressing had no flavor. My wife’s ginger ale was very watered down. Waiter didn’t respond to all our requests. My food was warm but looked to have been prepared 30 min earlier and set under a warming lamp. View was great but 3 hour long meal was so so painstakingly slow.

The food was delicious! Coconut shrimp, filet mignon/​shrimp tower, & the rib eye with blue cheese! Our waiter, Brian was awesome… super friendly, personable, and helpful with the menu. Our view of the mountains & trees was pretty even though it did get dark shortly after we began dining. Dick Orleans was playing a great selection of covers from the Beatles to Springsteen. Cozy place. We also stayed at the lodge… our room was like a mini apartment with a fridge, sink, dishes, tea pot, electric mini stovetop, sofa, etc. I loved how you could feel the history of the place in the lobby. Lovely experience overall! Would definitely return.

3 stars for the view at The View. It was spectacular. We had the window seats.
2.5 stars for the food. It was just a-​ok. To be honest, I was kind of disappointed. Beautiful view. Mediocre food.
Liked the house salad w/​cranberry vinaigrette. It was light and refreshing. Also liked the coconut shrimps. Ordered the rainbow trout with veggies and rice. It tasted bland. Nothing special.
Hubby had a ravioli dish. He said it was just «okay.»
Our wait staff was friendly and nice.
The entertainment for that evening was an electric guitar soloist. Do not expect him to play Queen, Jackson Brown, Sara Bareilles, Green Day, Eric Clapton, Tim McGraw, Lady Gaga or any Fun songs… *yawn*borrring* Don’t expect to jump up and do a sing-​along.

This was our favorite dining spot while we were in Estes Park. Jared our server was awesome and made the experience even that much better but we essentially come for the food, right?
I had the walnut crusted trout. It was fresh and had nice sized walnuts on the top. It seemed to be baked and was not fried. It came with a HUGE ½ of a yam and a salad. My friend had the brie chicken with bacon and apples. She loved it. I tasted it and agreed it was great.
The wine list wasn’t very expansive but was fine and the prices were reasonable.
If there are two of you be sure to ask to be seated outside on one of the three small balconies. We were worried we’d be cold but I seemed to have felt a small warm draft coming over us from inside. It was a beautiful night. We spotted a huge Elk outside while we were walking up. They said they had seen a bear the night before. We kept driving by the restaurant for two days after looking for it but unfortunately weren’t lucky enough :).
We ate at Mountain Inn, Mary’s Lodge, Twin Owls and Smokin’ Daves BBQ while in EP and this was our favorite spot for dining and service! Highly recommend if you’re in the area.
The only thing I wouldn’t recommend was the Warm Brie with Berry Couli
with fresh fruit and crispy crustini. It was a slice of brie warmed up with some berry sauce over it (not fresh fruit), a few walnuts and what seemed to be buttery townhouse crackers instead of the crispy crustini. My girlfriend still liked it but she was on a brie kick that night. Just know what you’re getting when you order this. I had read it was served wit crackers on another site but we still went for it and the review I read was spot on.

The view is 5 star but our waitress was well below par. Our meats were not cooked to order & even after talking to hostess about our experience mid meal it did not improve. In fact it only got worse. We had to ask her to take away empty plates when she tried to squeeze in our dinner plates. The bright spot was Bryan a waiter who sadly was not ours.

Brian was the best! We have been back here several years and still great food and the best views! Thanks for a great 26^th anniversary!

This is a very nice place, the waiter service was excellent, but unfortunately Estes Park is not a foodie destination.

Early June, 2011: The Restaurant: Filet medallions, house salad, grilled asparagus, half sweet potato, lemon cheesecake, and water.
2^nd visit — beer-​battered onion rings, rainbow trout, house salad, rice, water to drink. Too much salt and pepper on both the onion rings and fish.
Only open for supper, closes at 9 pm, events close the main dining room.
The parking’s can be a challenge because this restaurant is in a hotel lodge, and the guests park in the lots closest to it.
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The Lodge: I’ve been staying in a one-​bedroom unit at the Lodge, which participates in time-​share programs. The staff has been friendly and helpful. My unit has been just fine. The parking’s a little tight.

Great food, great view. Kids loved the special Mac and cheese as well as grilled cheese. We arrived 20 mins before opening, played some family games by the fire place. They also have a nice little bar that would be good to bring a date and hang out overlooking the city. Crags is one of my new favorites!

Very, very good. The people in our party of 15 who had the trout were astonished, the chicken was amazing, the steak was superb. Great wine list by the glass or bottle. Excellent beer selections. Very good salad. Terrific ‘mixed berry cobbler.’ Attentive wait staff. Great view.