Haystack Bar & Bistro — Restaurant in Town of North Elba

Currently a guest at Cambria. Came back from a long day hiking and being in town. Specifically chose not to go to the main strip restaurants because I wanted to try it here. Got back to the hotel at 8:15/8:30. Main desk tells me that it’s open and serving until 10. Google listing states that the restaurants serves until 10. I come back after getting settled at 9:10 and the hostess tells me they’re closed. I emphasized that the front desk said they were open and she just sort of rolled her eyes and frustratingly said “yeah I don’t know why they’re even saying that, but sorry we’re closed”. Got a similar response/ was shut down from the bartender too. Had to go out driving around Lake Placid at 9:30 at night trying to find something other than McDonalds on my last night of vacation. Super disappointing and a crappy way to end my time here. Almost seemed like the servers/kitchen just wanted to leave early (why would a place close at 10 on Friday and 9 on Saturday?). It wasn’t even like I came in close to the listed closing time either. It was 10 after 9. Super unprofessional (and surprised that such a large chain hotel would let that happen too). Happy that I didn’t waste my money here earlier in the week and definitely won’t be coming back eat for future trips. If this is a usual occurrence, I wonder how many other hotel guests they drove away...

Our party of 7 went to Haystacks for NYE. We knew it was in the hotel (we weren't guests) and were pleasantly surprised by the food. The restaraunt is in the lobby which we didn't love (would have at least loved a wall to separate from the lobby) but the food was great, especially the Brussel spouts which we highly recommend. For NYE they had a reasonably priced pre fixed menu. We stayed for karaoke and it was a great night. The staff and waiters were awesome as well. We recommend Haystack for dinner! The hotel was very clean and nicely...

The restaurant is located in the Cambria Hotel but they do serve non guests as well. There is also a bar. The dining area is pretty nice. The food is pretty good but service can be slow. I had the scallops special. The scallops were nice and soft and not overcooked. I found the whole entree to be a tad bit salty though but it could have just been that night. The next night, I got the roasted chicken which was delicious and everything was properly seasoned. The green beans...