Alice’s Table

We were seated late. Thai spring rolls were tasty. Braised short ribs came 45 minutes after the appetizer course and required a steak knife to cut (not good.) waiter apologized for the wait and asked if we wanted to order anything while we waited. (?). Wine list was pedestrian to say it nicely. I’d say go elsewhere but where are you going to go?

The prices here do not befit the experience. Not even close. Whether you are in the city or in the sticks, a menu with $ 30+ entrees requires some quality in execution and service — we experienced neither of those. I don’t think our waitress was new, she just seemed clueless and inattentive. The manager and hostess actually observed (I said nothing) and finally intervened by clearing plates and getting us the check. When we ordered, she told us about a smoked ham hock that sounded great so I ordered it and she asked how I’d like it cooked. I was all, «Uh, it’s smoked, right?» She fumbled on her response and that should’ve been my clue not to order it. The resulting dish was visually appealing but it ended there — the meat tasted like some kind of plastic or inorganic material — there was no smokiness or flavor. Add to that, about 90% was bone and fat so I had very little to taste. My wife said the salmon was fine but for the first time in their lives, I witnessed my children say ‘no thank you’ to their mac-​n-​cheese! I couldn’t blame them, it was plain pasta with some shredded cheese microwaved on top.

Love this place. Great breakfast buffet, price is reasonable and my picky kids love everything on the menu. Dinner was fabulous as well.

We enjoyed a delicious dinner on New Year’s Eve. The service was excellent. The restaurant offered a fixed price menu and also a children’s menu. After dinner we watched the fireworks from the Tower Bar window and then headed over to Hotel Jay for the kid, teen, and adult parties.

The worst restaurant in the world! Soup was cold, burg was cold and the service even more! The waitress is a old women with curly hair.

Wow, lot’s of 2 – 3 star reviews for Alice’s Table. Not our experience at all… we had a delightful meal. Great service, solid wine list, and the children’s menu was decent. Not to mention excellent salads, fresh ingredients, and strong presentation. We only sampled one entrée, the grilled pork chop, and it was delectable ! We live in another VT ski town, so we came into the establishment expecting prices to be a little inflated. Our only small complaint is that the grilled cheese was made with orange artificial looking cheese. Really? In Vermont? For a place that espouses farm-​to-​table, and with so many amazing cheese producers in this state, there is no excuse for serving neon orange Velveeta, even to kids.

I was looking forward to eating here all week after several meh experiences — farm-​to-​table in Vermont sounded just right. The restaurant gets credit for getting close and having the right look — but the menu needs serious work.
The sausage plate needs more cheese and sausage and less pickle. The sausage itself is very good though. The hummus on the pickle plate is all wrong (though tasty).
The ravioli special was a hit with my husband — my chicken was underseasoned and the vegetables tasted suspiciously pickly. The kids meals were both well portioned and good for them.
The service was the best we had the whole week — very accommodating and friendly, though casual and familiar.
I edged between a 3 and a 4 star here because the overall food was not really 4 star — but relative to what else you’ll find on resort, this deserves a 4.

Food was microwaved heated because it comes with hot/​warm/​cold spots, salad was good but almost soupy with the amount of dressing that was poured in, soup ordered was hardly warm. We complained about the latter but the waitress just rushed into microwaving it with all the crackers already in the bowl. The dessert, puff pastry something, was super chewy and nowhere close to what puff pastry is supposed to be served. It’s like it’s been made 2 weeks ago and kept in a fridge until it was served last night.
For the price of the meal, we expect something better. We so love this resort and even booked our next trip already, but someone please help us with finding a good place for dinner.

Had dinner here last night and was very disappointed. The food was under cooked and not well done for the prices you pay. Someone in my group got the duck and was over cooked very tough. I had the seafood pasta was also over cooked and they left the tails were left on all the shrimp very sloppy

City prices, not the experience. First, I called to reserve a table for four for 7:30PM on a Sunday. I was told maybe earlier or later, but there were no tables for 7:30PM. Okay, let me know what you have available. She puts me on hold. Then, I’m told that actually we can put two tables together for you at 7:30PM. Great. The person proceeds to tell me that I was lucky as these were the last tables for the night. Wouldn’t you know?
Fast-​forward 3 hours later and we get to the restaurant, which is not close to being half full (and stayed that way all night). Service is slow and mind-​boggling idiotic at times. We dinned with a 3 and 6 years old. The waitress filed up the very large water stem glasses to the top for the kids. I asked her if by any chance they might have kid plastic cups. She looked at me with big empty eyes and finally spurted «you mean like for young kids?» Really??? No, I mean like souvenirs. Worse part is that they did have kids plastic cups and other families were using them as well.
The food was pretty bad. I had a grilled pear salad with blue cheese and walnuts to start. The pear was this ugly shriveled chunks of an unpeeled pear that might have been grilled in some past life, but had been stored in a fridge ever since. They hadn’t even bothered to bring it back to room temperature, nor had they bothered to dress the greens correctly except for a drizzle on the top layer. For my entrée, I had lobster ravioli, which didn’t taste anything like lobster despite the big chunks of lobster meat scattered on the plate. That’s because, the kitchen thought my plate required a full goose of garlic to have flavor. I wish I was stretching the truth, but my plate was covered in half cloves of garlic. Needless to say, we didn’t venture to try dessert. The place isn’t cheap either. Really disappointing.

We had dinner at Alice’s Table last night. We were a bit surprised when the maitre’d couldn’t find our reservation but he seated us right away at a really nice table with a fantastic view of the slopes we skied earlier. He later came over to explain that the person who took our reservation put it in for the next day. Our waitress was one of the most pleasant and polite I’ve come across. She was just attentive enough, our drinks appetizers and dinner came on time and dishes cleared in time. The food was excellent. My ribeye steak was very good and just the way I wanted it. My wife’s soup and salad and the kids food was very good. Couldn’t ask more after a tiring day — great food, nice ambience and very pleasant staff. Thanks guys for doing a great job.

Had a great lunch here yesterday. There were a bunch of people waiting outside for them to open at 11 am. They should think of adding a couple breakfast items and opening earlier! The hostess was practically run over and gave us all a little attitude, which was deserved by some.
Since it was our last ski day of the season, we went all out and tried a bunch of food. My favorites were the buffalo mac n cheese and the candied bacon, which I asked to be put on my burger instead of the regular bacon for a small charge. Everything was great though. We loved the maple ginger salad dressing! Wish they sold it in the store.
Our server was excellent. She was funny and always there when we needed her. I also love the big tea selection. It is a little expensive, but it’s a much finer experience than the cafeteria and you are choosing to pay for that.

Horrible hostess made us wait forever for a table… which ended up being in the far back corner of the place overlooking the parking lot. Upon receiving a friendly hello from our adorable waiter, we happened to notice a slew of empty tables in the front of the restaurant. Obviously something about us offended the hostess… and made her put us gals as far away as she possibly could.
Fortunately, our waiter was above and beyond awesome, running back and forth to craft special drink suggestions. However, maybe an actual cocktail menu would be helpful?
Nommed on an artichoke dip that was pretty outstanding but we left it at that and headed off to a venue that would have both better seating and a better, non-​commercial vibe.

Expensive. Great service. Very tasty food.
We’ve stayed at the attached on-​the-​slopes lodge three separate times and really appreciate the food and setting.
So, that’s why the prices are so high. A captive clientele.

As the old cliché goes, «The devil is in the details.» Admittedly, I have only been to this place once (yesterday) for breakfast so this review is based on that single visit.
Physically, the restaurant looks very pleasant. It was very clean and with an open space. If you’re seated by the window, it makes for a pleasant view for breakfast as you can see the ski run, gondolas, chair lifts, etc. Since the restaurant is new, the interior is in good repair and quite fitting for what I assume they were going for, i.e., high quality resort restaurant. The price of the breakfast buffet, which at $ 12.00 was very reasonable, and the level of service provided by the server (Sean) helped make the dining experience more positive. I just noticed that one of the previous reviews for Sean was negative. Maybe he read that and adjusted his level of service accordingly.
The service delivery expectations are higher in restaurants in a resort setting. There are definitely several opportunities for improvement for this restaurant. I realize that it is very early in the season so I certainly do not expect the buffet to offer excessive amounts of food in the serving trays. It is evident that restaurant staff recognized this as some of the serving trays were barely half full. However, if you are going to offer a buffet, you should give a reasonable amount of choices. Isn’t that what a buffet is all about? For example, the only breakfast meat offered was ham. When other guests asked if bacon was available, they were told that it was not possible to make bacon available.
The breakfast potatoes appeared appetizing but lacked seasoning. The pancakes had crispy edges. I was also disappointed that for hot beverages, the only option was a paper cup. Even diners serve their coffee in coffee mugs so I was surprised at this. It was also disconcerting that they were playing country music in the background.
Overall, the breakfast service at this restaurant is definitely not up to par. Management needs to start looking past the look of the restaurant and start working on the details. If offering choices are not possible in the low season, do not offer a buffet. An abbreviated breakfast menu would help in limiting choices and allow restaurant staff to concentrate on the quality of their offerings.

Great Friday evening all-​you-​can-​eat buffet, and attentive friendly down-​to-​earth Vermont service. The price was right; the food was good; and the locale is superb.

Terrible, awful, and dismal for brunch. We were seated at a bench that spanned along one long wall of the restaurant but when you sat down the table was at your chin unless you were over six feet tall.
We did switch seating but our waiter, Sean, never came back to our table after our seating and cup of coffee. No one ever checked on us or came to refresh the coffee… the one thing that all coffee drinkers like!
The food was pedestrian at best. NO BACON at breakfast? No salt or pepper on table and no sweeteners… no teaspoons wrapped with the knife and fork? The breads were all gone from the display tray at 10:00am with only English muffins available… no bagels!
The only hot and more than acceptable item was the omelet bar. The roast beef had seen better days and the fish was left untouched by most dinners as it was cut into tiny, tiny servings floating in liquid… The deserts are cut up in the kitchen into minute servings… are they saving themselves money or placing me on a diet? The chocolate chip cookies are cut into small wedges as are the tartlets. If they feel that the cookies are too large, then make smaller ones but it should look like a cookie… If they think a two inch tart is too large make them smaller… but cutting them into tiny wedges… That is insulting and it is one more person manhandling the food before it comes out to be served.
Not enough waitstaff and they are not well trained…
When we left, the hostess didn’t even ask if things were ok? The women’s restroom did not have seat protectors and there was no trash near the door to throw the dirty paper towel in that you use to open the door with so that you don’t have to touch the handle. You end up dropping the towel on the floor to get rid of it.
If you are use to amenities/​good treatment and and enjoying how you spend your money, then I would not recommend Alice’s Table, however if you are captive at the resort, you will have to assert yourself to get what you need. Customer service is the number one goal of a restaurant and they are nowhere near reaching that bar.

Not what I expected based on price and atmosphere. Service was pretty bad, it seemed like it was the first day for the entire staff. The bartender was horrible (what bartender doesn’t know what an Irish Coffee is?) I ordered their signature Jayhattan (a bacon manhattan), but the bartender just spooned bacon grease into a normal manhattan — disgusting. Very disappointed — I’ll be bringing my own lunch from now on.

Alice’s Table is Jay Peak Resort’s resident fancier food place. There’s a very nice atmosphere going on but you can still walk in with your snow boots on and not feel out of place. The food’s a little pricey but you’ve got a lot of delectable sounding options on the menu.
I enjoyed my meal of veal osso bucco, even though I was the very last of 14 to get it so it could have been warmer. I seemed to enjoy my meal the most with it;s tender meat, little polenta cake and a bakes half tomato with a breadcrumbs and cheese. I even got a little spoon so i could scoop out the bone marrow– a delicacy I was incredible excited to try. It was all quite filling for me but some people left that table a bit hungry. For example, the scallop dish only had three small scallops– not the kind of thing one craves after working hard on the hill all day.
The service really took the experience down a notch. We had a server that was very nice but he dropped the ball. The bread was very late and he never brought sharing plates for the break and appetizers. We were a large group, but still I was that the bread was an issue at other tables as well.
I had a good time. We got raspberry crème brulees that were alright but nothing special. However, it’s nice to have a place like this right on the hill with no fuss.