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The room, the plates, the people

Fifty years of it, and none of these are stock. Every frame below was taken here.

  • A lobster tail over drawn butter beside a seared steak and garlic bread, garnished with parsley
  • Two regulars at the timber bar, bottles and taps behind them
  • Four hikers raising glasses around a weathered picnic table on the deck
  • A full dining room under the ceiling fan, every table taken
  • Chicken piccata in lemon caper sauce with mashed potatoes and asparagus on a white plate
  • A long picnic table of hikers at dusk, packs and bottles across the boards

From the kitchen

  • A lobster tail over drawn butter beside a seared steak and garlic bread, garnished with parsley
  • Chicken piccata in lemon caper sauce with mashed potatoes and asparagus on a white plate
  • A baked potato loaded with cheese, bacon, spring onion and sour cream, served with a side salad
  • A lobster tail set on a sliced steak with lemon wedges
  • A golden-crusted casserole fresh from the oven in a white dish

On camera

America's Best Restaurants came to film

The filming party, with the crew and half the valley in the room.

Tanzi and Will

A night with the regulars. They'll be back.

Memories made here

Good food, familiar faces, mountain adventures, and countless unforgettable moments—all captured in one place.

Showing 24 photographs.

  • A lobster tail over drawn butter beside a seared steak and garlic bread, garnished with parsley
  • Two regulars at the timber bar, bottles and taps behind them
  • Four hikers raising glasses around a weathered picnic table on the deck
  • A full dining room under the ceiling fan, every table taken
  • Chicken piccata in lemon caper sauce with mashed potatoes and asparagus on a white plate
  • A long picnic table of hikers at dusk, packs and bottles across the boards
  • A couple at a window table beside a painted portrait on the wall
  • A baked potato loaded with cheese, bacon, spring onion and sour cream, served with a side salad
  • Three hikers arm in arm in front of the timber wall
  • The length of the bar, televisions above and guests along it
  • A lobster tail set on a sliced steak with lemon wedges
  • A long table of guests part-way through their meal
  • A group of hikers with their packs down, drinks in hand
  • A member of staff behind the bar, shelves of bottles behind her
  • A golden-crusted casserole fresh from the oven in a white dish
  • Hikers around a table by the window, plates and glasses between them
  • Guests at the front window in winter, a lit tree in the corner
  • The America's Best Restaurants crew van parked outside on the dirt lot
  • Two guests raising their thumbs to the camera in the dining room
  • Hikers eating at the outdoor picnic tables, the meadow beyond
  • A couple at a table with glasses of beer between them
  • A couple leaning together at the bar
  • Two long-time regulars in hats, close to the camera and laughing
  • A guest seated at the bar, the room busy behind her