Switchback Grille — Restaurant in Bethlehem

In July, we went to New Hampshire to take in all the nature. During our trip, we went to a restaurant with a spectacular view. The Switchback Grille is located high atop the mountain slopes of Bretton Woods. To get there, you get to take a scenic Gondola ride, which was really fun! I can see people getting up there during the summer for hiking and nature walks, and during the winter for ski and other winter activities.

The restaurant is located right where you get off the Gondola on the top of the mountain. The window doors facing the gorgeous view was all open, with a handful or so of table seatings. If you want to soak up the view while dining, it is the place to be. They do have a large indoor dining area as well, where you can still enjoy the view of the mountain.

We were there for Sunday Brunch, and they have a special Sunday Brunch menu. We got a Mimosa Flight. Three small fruity mimosas come in the order. One with strawberry, one with blueberry, and one with blackberry. One was better than the other, up to your preference, really.

We decided to share Watermelon Salad. They brought the salad, pre-divided for us, which made it super easy to share, which was awesome! It was really good, watermelon was perfectly ripe, veggies were super fresh, it was delicious!

For main, one of us had Seasonal Salad with Chicken. The chicken was a nice large piece, and grilled well. I had Brunch Burger, came with fries and a pickle. The egg was cooked to perfection, with runny yolk, just the way I like. The beef patty was juicy and satisfying, and overall, it was a pretty big burger. The fries were nice too. My hubby chose Egg Sandwich. The sandwich was big! It was meaty and with a good amount of moist eggs, fluffy ciabatta…quite good! They were all very filling.

We had a nice brunch here. Everything was fresh, tasty, and the portion was nice and big. The service was polite and friendly. We were well taken care of. If you are in the area, and want to have a nice brunch with a gorgeous view of the mountains, hop on the gondola and head over to the Switchback Grille! You can do a nice hike after the meal to walk off the calories and get some...

Honestly, the food was quite disappointing for the price. We took the gondola up and ordered the Bavarian pretzels ($19 - 3 pieces) to share - those were delicious. The expensive Caesar salad my husband ordered was overwhelmingly fishy, and the chicken he got on the side was a thin cut breast for an additional $9. My $21 “Rachael Sandwich” was dripping and soggy, I only ate half. The dessert we shared was a blueberry shortcake, to replace the strawberry on the menu even though we got there when the place opened…At the end, it was close to $85 for the meal. Even though the waiter was lovely, we left a $100 on the table and left. Honestly, the waiter deserved a better tip but because the food was so bad-we just couldn’t justify even paying the amount we did. I apologize to our waiter for that. I’m hoping that this review will help owners see a problem.

Overall, we were disappointed with our experience here and the only thing worth the money was the kind wait staff and the amazing view (which we had already paid for with the $50...

The gondola ride was open at Bretton Woods. The views were breathtaking. My husband and i thought Switchback Grill at the top would be a wonderful place to enjoy the view of Mt Washington and the Mt Washington Omni Resort as well as the range of mountains. Little did we know that we would receive five star service from Robert who lives in Littleton. The food was scrumptious. We split a Rachel and there was so much to eat. The french fries were so crispy and the sandwich delicious. The spicy sauce for the sandwich we dipped our French fries...