Gold Rush Dining Room — Restaurant in Alaska

Summary: decent food located right in the hotel lobby. Highlights are (dinner) chocolate cake, tomato basil soup, prime rib, (breakfast) omelette station.

Visit: July 6-8 2022, dinner buffet twice, breakfast buffet once.

Pros: Dinner Prime rib with the jus is nice (ask for end cuts!) 3.5/5 Tomato basil soup has a nice spice to it 4/5 Seafood or scallop mac and cheese is pretty solid 3.5/5 Seafood chowder is alright 3/5 Dessert chocolate cake is decadent and dense but has caffeine in it 4/5 Cheesecake with berries is solid though not outstanding 3.5/5 Also has a salad bar, fish of the day, potatoes, vegetables.

Breakfast Omelette station is rather cute as they make small thin omelettes with your choice of fillings: ham, bacon, mushrooms, scallions, onions, cheese, sausage meat. 3.5/5 They also have reindeer sausage, breakfast sausage, bacon, French toast, various breads, and fruit (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, melon mix).

Also generally friendly waitstaff, we got to know some of them which was nice.

Cons: Breakfast bread was rather dry, needs toasting. Fish always seemed dry (I did not have any). Vegetables are unevenly cooked, brussel sprouts were undercooked while the others were overcooked (likely because they cooked everything for the same amount of time, but brussel sprouts need more time). $55 for dinner buffet and $20 for breakfast buffet. Rather pricey but that's what it's like here.

Overall: decent food, good service, expensive but that's just Denali prices. I did look forward to this dinner at the end of the day after my tour. The food isn't winning any awards, but good enough to enjoy for an...

Our NCL tour had us staying at the Grizzly Bear Hotel and at the recommendation of our tour bus driver, we decided to walk over to Denali Park village. We looked at the menu for the Gold Rush and we were seated immediately. The dinner rolls with maple butter were very good and we also ordered the warm salmon /Seafood Dip with toasted baguette slices. The dip was good but we've had better. There were small pieces of salmon but it had more of a fish flavor then salmon. My husband ordered a cheeseburger and fries and was very satisfied with it. Even though it was the priciest option, I felt like trying the Halibut entree. It was a very generous sized portion, lightly macadamia nut crusted, very thick and cooked to perfection! The flesh was tender and tasty. There was a small dab of pineapple mint butter on top that was a very nice touch, although I did not pick up the mint. It came on a bed of coconut flavored rice that was quite delicious. Just a hint of coconut flavor to the steamed rice made it perfect! It was accompanied by grilled sliced zucchini and squash, which was just slightly overcooked for me. The halibut was generously sized and quite tasty! The Huckleberry cocktail was also very tasty and not super sweet which was great! Our server Mason was really fantastic! He was efficient with refills and ordering and was very personable. We would definitely go back if we were staying...

As the only dining spot on location, this place was busy, even given it's the end of the season. Thus, service was a tad slow, but our server was polite and friendly. My dining partners had the Airline Chicken, which came with mixed veggies and fingerling potatoes. Be forewarned, the veggies are frozen, arrived cold, and looking mighty sad! The fingerlings, all three of them, were hot and buttery. Unfortunately, the chicken lived up to its name...bland. I had the small Ceasar Salad and a bowl of seafood chowder. Likely, 90% of the ingredients were from a can. The salad was fresh, thank gawd. My wife had the Chop Salad, which she described as editable. I saw another diner having the $48 steak. He ate it all, so that's what we're having tonight. If you plan on coming here, be aware that you're coming for the views, NOT the dining experience. The servers are great, and the food is not. As an alternative, head across the highway to Denali Grizzly Bear Park, the general store sells alcohol and there are...