Tower Bar

If you’re just grabbing a beer then the Tower Bar is fine; however if you’re looking for lunch or dinner steer clear because this place is horrible. We started with poutine fries which were barely passable — they came out in 5 min and were clearly not cooked in the cast iron skillet. The Jay Burger was AWFUL and the chili was equally bad… no cheese or sour cream included (costs extra). Our meals came out when we were maybe half way through our app and when we complained the staff said «too bad we’re running two kitchens here.» All this with poor service and exorbitant prices? No thanks.
I’d never go back, except for a beer because thankfully they can’t screw that up.

Most of the food here is good — but I have noticed differences in quality depending on the dish. The poutine (which isn’t on the menu for some reason?) is great! But don’t waste your money on a burger — pretty low quality.
Selection — ehh ok. How could you not have a shared nacho plate or something similar?! The menu is a bit upscale for what should be as the bar menu.
Atmosphere — I’ve pretty much started avoiding the bar because THEY LET CHILDREN SIT AT THE BAR! It gets very crowded, especially for après. They should really be enforcing adults only at the bar. If you want to camp out with your kids inside there are other areas for that!
Wish I could speak more highly of the place — they have a great opportunity here I think it just needs to be managed a little better.

4 stars for the food but 3 stars overall because of the price! Although, any eatery at a resort is bound to be overpriced, so this is probably one of the better choices for Jay Peak.
My boyfriend ordered the pulled pork sandwich and I got the grilled chicken sandwich. My boyfriend wasn’t crazy about his sandwich, although I thought it was tasty, just a bit cold. My chicken sandwich was surprisingly tasty and juicy, and I enjoyed it as long as I didn’t think about how I was paying $ 14 for a chicken sandwich. Also the bf ordered a sparkling water which ended up being $ 6!!! But I guess shame on us for not asking about the price first at a overpriced resort bar.

Had dinner at the bar… bartender almost seemed bothered to make recommendations, but in the end his recommendations were pretty good (though take that comment at your own risk, as there were a few drinks in my system by the time my food arrived)!
Only downfall was the wait time… took 45 min for a burger and the bar was relatively empty. Bartender at least apologized for the wait (a couple of times), but I got the impression that apologies for waiting were a normal thing and they weren’t upset at all by making you wait.

Great Location! It’s obviously a great apres ski spot. They have a nice selection of beers including Long Trail Tram Ale. The service was good once we got the attention of a waitress.
My only complaint is the Sausage Board which is awful. It looks more like a veggie tray, and includes 4 pieces of small sausage slices. They are not appetizing. Major disappointment and a rip-​off.
I only have one visit there, so I’m not sure how other apps or entrees pan out.

We arrived our first night here in Vermont on our annual ski trip and we were starving! We were told there was a bunch of restaurants at Jay Peak resort to choose from.
After being turned away from a few places who couldn’t accommodate our entire group of 16, we finally end up here.
The food was really good which is why I gave the 2 stars but there was only 1 waitress taking care of the ENTIRE restaurant. Service was horrible as it took 20 min just to get our order taken another 40 for the food and another 20 for the bill. Not only did it take long but the waitress made everyone get their own waters
All in all this resort needs to staff better and if they want repeat customers they can’t just rely on the food.

Given the limited options at a ski resort in the far northern reaches of Vermont, this place is okay by me. Lots of space to post up and enjoy a beer. The food wasn’t half bad either (I had the burger with VT cheddar melted in the patty). The prices seemed reasonable; I just wish the service wasn’t so terribly slow /​indifferent.

Sure this place has great décor and history to it, and after winding through the rest of the building it was nice to have a place to sit. But their service, ugh, I just can’t handle it! Come walk with me a minute and rest your wary legs, hear a story.
My siblings and I all got seated at a table and placed our order with Lianne. And I understand she may have been busier than usual, because there were a lot of people there, but thats what reviews are for right?! To improve yourself, and to educate customers on the upcoming experience!
Anyway finally the food came out, and she asked if we needed anything, I said butter would be great thanks, she said she would bring it right out.
10 minutes go by as I slowly nibble my food and watch as my mountain of potatoes slowly erodes away under the wrath of my appetite. Lianne was no where to be found to flag down! Finally she zips back over and checks in if we need more drinks and asks if we need anything, my brother asks for another beverage, and I say still need that butter when you get a chance. «Oh sure! I’ll go grab that right now».
20 minutes roll by; the rest of my food is gone except a lonely iceberg of mashed potatoes sadly looking up at me.
Finally she comes back, asks if everything is ok, my brother says he didnt get his drink. She apologizes and then turns to me and asks if I need anything. This is the third time I would be asking. I don’t reply and we stare at each other, I hope that magically my puppy dog brown eyes of sadness will fire off a synapse in the Hippocampus of her brain and a vision of butter would blind her. She turned away instead, hell my potatoes were now gone anyway. And came back in 5 minutes with my brothers drink.
The only reason I give this place 2 stars instead of 1 is because the food was legitimately good, Lianne was pretty gorgeous, and the bar tender later that night introduced us to a ski shot. (shot glasses attached to a ski that you and your buddies have to drink all at the same time. Picture is attached to this review.)
Not many choices for a bar on the mountain so I mean, come here for drinks, and if you don’t care the service level of the food.

I’ll pick Tower bar over Alice’s Table any day of the week. Specifically a weekend, because that is when I’m at Jay.
I’ve been guilty of cruising the bar, during the lunching hour. Checking out all the hot snowboarders, skiiers, lodge bunnies, that cram themselves in to the 2 slope side establishments.
The tower bar clientele are younger, more groups of friends, and sweatier than the families that flock to alice’s table.
For lunch, get in before noon if you want a table. Order drinks and food and sit back and enjoy.
For dinner, enjoy the drunken lodge people that are just kicking back and having fun.
The tower bar is fun, drinks are strong, service is OK. I mean, they know they get swamped and they do the best they can. You don’t have too many options slopeside, this one is perfect for the late 20’s early 30’s demographic.
Plus with the huge windows you can keep an eye on your gear outside, and the lift lines… sneak out before the lines get that post lunch rush.