Snorting Elk Cellar Bar & Deli — Restaurant in Washington

To be clear this review is solely pertaining to the ‘Cellar’ /“Deli” or downstairs of the restaurant...

I’m hoping it was a bad night; The bartenders were friendly and helpful; the atomosphere is great, and after a long day of hitting the slopes we were so ready to settle into some yummy dinner. I ordered the Pho, my partner the Elk Burger, and we split the nachos.

The nachos were half-hearted...at best. Cheese wasn’t melted, about half the chips were dry, and the toppings were sparse. Not. Recommended. (Which is a bummer bc I Love nachos apres Ski!).

I took one bite of the Pho and sent it back. Bad. Real bad.

The elk burger was decent! I asked that they bring me one to replace the Pho and super appreciated that they did....35 minutes later, I had it (and I’m sure it was busy earlier, but it wasn’t busy while we were there).

It was clear that the staff was tired/impatient. One of their runners slammed the Pho on the table, spilling it and had no apologies (not a big deal, but come on, I too worked in the service industry for years. Be nice to your customers.). No offer to clean it up. No checking in. No nada.

Bottom line. Come for the drinks. Go elsewhere...

Highly enjoy doing the Crystal Disc Golf route and finishing with a nice meal and beer at the snorting elk, done it for at least 4 straight years.

Last time I went I was immediately put off because I was scolded for having my dog under a sign that says "Dogs must be leashed and with owner" on the patio, I was told the dog needed to be tied up outside of patio, yet the snorting elk was able to keep at least 2 giant rats inside of the cellar (those are just the rats that I counted after I ordered).

Along with that I watched the proprietor reach outside of the patio, and grab from a passing person's hand a glass of wine and pour it into the ground. Stating that "they aren't allowed to walk around with open containers"

Bravo on the vigilante justice Batman. You have made certain that I will be breaking this as a tradition, and guarantee that I won't be lodging there ever too.

Really is a shame, great location, beautiful, sad that an overzealous jerk and his cat sized rats can ruin a...

We stopped by the Snorting Elk at Crystal Mountain for lunch after snowboarding, and left pretty underwhelmed. We got the prime dip sandwich with chips and the nachos with chorizo — which was the only meat option available.

The prime dip was dry and not very flavorful. It came with a side of plain kettle chips — no fries or better side options, which was disappointing. The nachos were okay. They were barely sprinkled with chorizo, and the cheese wasn’t evenly melted or layered, so a lot of chips ended up dry. The highlight was the guac — they don’t skimp on it, which we appreciated.

Prices were steep, but I guess that’s expected at a resort. If you’re starving, it’ll do the job, but don’t expect...