Long Rifle Lodge — Restaurant in Alaska

We stayed in the "Winter Cabin". It was clean and warm with a full sized refrigerator and a microwave. The linens were new and fresh. The beds were comfortable enough, but old and worn out. You could feel the springs in the mattress of the double bed and the bunk beds rocked. Still, I slept well. My husband on the futon did not.Our biggest issue was the living room furnishings. There is one comfortable arm chair, and the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE FUTON we have ever sat or slept on in our life. It is a flimsy 4" cushion with soft foam. The frame is wire, and you can feel the wires through the cushion.The description says that the cabin sleeps 6, but this means 2 adults are in the double (not queen) bed, and 2 on the futon that does not lay flat and forces you to roll to the center. Also, there aren't enough chairs for more than 4, and that is if 3 people were sitting on the futon, which wasn't tolerable for over 5 minutes. There are 2 lawn chairs we luckily grabbed off of the porch before it rained. The only table was round and the size of a dart board. This cabin is suitable for 4 people only, and would be comfortable if the owners would only buy some better furniture from a second hand store including another arm chair and an additional larger table.The view from the cabin is scenic, but you cannot see the glacier. It is a dry cabin, as advertised, and my review is not based on that. There is a shower and toilet and sink in a separate building about 100 feet away. It would have been nice if the stairs to the toilet were at the end of the motel's covered walkway especially when it is raining.Over all, this is a cleaner, bright cabin, somewhat run down and musty. It would be sufficient if it had comfortable and more furniture. At $90+ a night it is seriously over priced. When I made my reservations, I asked for the Winter Cabin, but when I arrived, we were assigned to the State Public Use cabin instead. Thankfully, there wasn't anyone else in the Winter Cabin, otherwise we would not have had any mattresses or bedding.We made reservations for 3 nights, but left after one night because we were uncomfortable and had nowhere to sit and enjoy each other's company. I was told when making my reservation that the window for full refunds was 24 hours. When I asked for a refund of my money for the last night, I was told that it was a 5 day window.The restaurant was good but over priced. They do not serve breakfast after the...

We came here as a recommendation from the guide during our Glacier tour. And what a good decision!

The lodge is located immediately after the glacier access point when driving from Anchorage. It is a quaint log cabin main Lodge with some cabins behind it. Immediately, you are treated with models of bears, bison, etc. The view of the glacier is the perfect backdrop to this wonderful looking place. Esp in the winter, you see the snow covered fields, the long matanuska glacier and the snow capped mountains behind.

The menu is what you'd like after a good hike on the glacier - burgers, sandwiches, fries, onion rings, salads and mexican fare like tacos and burritos. And the food is delicious!!

We ordered the cod sandwich ( beer battered cod with lettuce, tomato and onions on a ciabatta bread) and the blueberry fish tacos (grilled salmon with cabbage, onions and a wonderful savory blueberry sauce). The sandwich came with a side of fries. For dessert we got rhubarb pie. No pictures since my phone ran out of battery at the glacier. But we loved the food!! Very tasty, filling and gives you a satisfied feeling in the body (esp when taken with the glacier). Prices are reasonable. And service is good.

This was a fantastic recommendation and I will recommend it to anyone driving on glen highway, and to everyone who thinks of doing the...

One of the worst restaurants I've eaten at. The hamburger was soggy and the fries tasted like they were frozen. My family and I decided to eat there hoping for a great experience. My boys had bought toy pistols at a store before we got there. My boys were playing with it in the restaurant and a heavier set lady who seemed to be a hostess walked by and rudely/forcibly slapped the back of my 12 year old son. At the same time saying "guns aren't allowed in here". And walked away before we could even say anything. I was very upset and still very upset. Never have I set foot in a restaurant to have someone put their hands on my child. I would understand if she came over politely and explain to us about not having toy guns in the restaurant. Maybe she needs to be educated in customer service or proper social skills. There were no signs saying toy guns weren't allowed. I was going to let it go but decided against it and confronted the heavier set lady about putting her hands on my child and how inappropriate it was. She seemed upset that I approached her about it and ignored us the rest of our lunch. I suppose there are still cowards out there like her and I hope she is reading this. All in all, terrible overpriced food and extremely horrific customer service. The one star is because it won't let post this...