Ridge + River — Restaurant in Vail

UPDATE: to add insult to injury these yahoos charged 1 of our party for the entire bill AND each of us for our portion. Great, so we have to deal with the credit card companies. What incompetence!

We ate dinner here with a group of 8. The easy, free parking and quiet atmosphere were the best parts of the meal. I will not be going back though, because the food was decidedly average despite the high prices, and the kids meal was ridiculously bad.

First of all we arrived in two batches. The first got a drink order in and were served relatively promptly. We arrived about 5 minutes later and were seriously ignored by the wait staff for the next 20 minutes. I’m not joking. My son even stopped the waitress and asked for a sprite, and was told she would return, but she didn’t. I finally had to flag down a bus boy, and even then the waitress didn’t come over. OMG I was mad at that point. $$$$ restaurants should have passable food AND passable service. This was not that. When she finally came to take a drink order we were given attitude. Whatever.

So, the food was OK. The bone marrow was disappointing because they served it with this weird sweet Hawaiian bread which obliterated the subtle buttery flavor of the marrow, and was too soft to mop up the juices.

The kids meal was ridiculously bad. For $15 they didn’t have an option of a vegetable side, and the buttered pasta was so mushy and undersalted that my kid wouldn’t eat it. So he had some of my pasta, which at $29 was way oversized and frankly poorly seasoned as well.

I ordered the same dish as this reviewer. It looked nothing like this. It was way more sauce than pasta, no herbs on top, very little cheese, definitely no cheese on the edge of the bowl, all just mushed down in the bowl. They do not have consistency within...

Some of the best food and best experiences I’ve had in/around Vail. The game stew and bison are both delicious and the venison is absolutely dreamy. You can tell their cocktails are very thoughtfully made and they pay great attention to detail. My server, Peter, was very put together, had a positive attitude, and was very knowledgeable about everything I had questions about on the...

Outstanding experience. The dining room, service, and each bite was truly outstanding - delicious, beautiful, creative, fun, deeply satisfying. Susan is such a lovely hospitality expert, and made us feel so welcome and cared for. We’re headed back in a few weeks and bringing friends. Home run of an addition to Vail fine...