Red Slate

We stayed at the upper pass lodge in February 2015. We ate breakfast and dinner at the red slate, it was excellent. The first night we arrived late for check in around 9:30pm had a cheeseburger in the bar area cooked medium it was Perfect!
Breakfast next morning was pretty standard bacon, sausage, eggs and pancakes with real Vermont maple syrup. That night we had the maple wings maybe the best I ever had and a steak cooked perfect. The following night had the wings and crab cakes, everything was excellent.

We travelled from Philly and couldn’t wait to eat some real good food. What do you know, we ended up in Red Slate and had the most amazing dinner. We started with a scrumptious Poutine. Then I had a grilled chicken with mashed potato and squash slaw and it was truly amazing. I finished my meal with a decadent lava cake! The service was good and the ambience was great!

While staying at the Upper Pass Lodge it was great to have this restaurant in the building especially on those days when it was freezing rain outside and you didn’t feel safe driving anywhere. We went for dessert in the evenings and the pie slices (oh, the blueberry pie) and ice cream were great with tea before going to bed. The lava cake was really great also! Wish we had dined here but since Magic Mountain was closed we usually were not in the area during the day since we were skiing the surrounding mountains. Please don’t forget to stack up on the Chamomile tea next winter break :-)

I am here in Vermont to see the Foliage and decided to dine in the Red Slate tonight. We had made arrangements earlier that day and when we arrived, they refused to put together a few tables to accommodate our party of 10. We split up into two tables, disappointed. Then, a kind couple offered to give up their seats so we could sit closer together. The customers were more reasonable than the waiters. The waiter couldn’t answer the questions we had about the dishes. The waiter only inputed our orders 10 minutes after we ordered. The waiter kept dropping utensils and bowls and was incredibly annoying. The balsamic vinegar was too sour and kinda made my mouth quiver. The butter that came with the complimentary bread had a few herbs and spices and was pretty good. Food has arrived… We were given apple sauce instead of the ordered French fries because they were trying to «wind up» even though there was an hour to closing. The steak was cooked as asked and the meatloaf and fish were pretty good. This place can be summed up as a restaurant with terrible, clumsy staff with mediocre food for a completely unreasonable price. A lot of the reviews here seem pretty inaccurate. Items that we saw online didn’t exist in the restaurant. Do not recommend.

My husband and I dined here while staying at the Upper Pass Lodge this summer. Everything we ordered was excellent. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. The next time we stay at the Upper Pass Lodge, where this restaurant is located, we will dine here again!

Never did I think it were possible to have such an amazing meal in what looks like the lobby of a hotel. The chef, whoever it is, is an absolute artist. The cheese plate comes with a house made pumpkin jam… Which is far better than anything similar. The braised short rib falls apart and mixes perfectly with the Cabernet burnaise. I couldn’t have asked for a better meal. You won’t go wrong here folks.

While staying at the Upper Pass Lodge for a weekend, we were so glad to have this great restaurant just footsteps away from our room. With a LivingSocial deal, our stay included breakfast to order each morning at the restaurant, plus a cheese slate and wine, and a picnic lunch — everything from the Red Slate menu. Many of the menu items are locally sourced from Vermont, and everything we had was delicious. Breakfast was warm and comforting with your standard eggs, homefries, and bacon and sausage combinations. The bacon and sausage were from local Vermont farms, and so good. The homefries were thinly sliced, perfectly crispy, and maybe my favorite part of the breakfast menu. The pancakes were nice and fluffy, and served with Vermont maple syrup. The Vermont cheese slate was also great, and our picnic lunch included a roasted chicken sandwich with a curry mayo and a roast beef sandwich with horseradish mayo, both on soft multigrain bread, with sides of pasta salad and fruit salad.
We decided to have dinner one night at the bar, and between the two of us, my boyfriend and I ordered poutine, spicy maple chicken wings, and a BLT. The poutine isn’t made with cheese curds, but the local cheese they use is really good. The wings were crispy, actually spicy, and just sweet enough. They were a little dry, but I couldn’t complain because the sauce made up for it. The BLT was made with the local Vermont bacon, so it was quality. Along with the great food, the Red Slate has a nice selection of beers, wines, and spirits — all from Vermont. Every time we stopped in, there was a good mix of people from the hotel, locals, and other area guests. We would definitely stop in again if we’re in the area, and Red Slate Restaurant may even be reason enough for us to stay at the Upper Pass Lodge again.

We ate at this restaurant at 7:45 on a Friday night. We were staying right down the road and were looking for somewhere local to eat after a long day of skiing at Sugarbush. A rather large crowd of other guests from our hotel also were eating there so it was pretty busy. We liked the selection on the menu. We’re from New Haven, CT and since we have such good Italian restaurants I usually stay away from pizza or pasta dishes up north. I decided to get the gnocchi with VT Gouda cheese anyway expecting it to be okay & was delicious. My husband’s steak was cooked just right and my very picky stepson loved his Mac & cheese and chili as well as homemade chocolate cake for dessert. We also had cheddar bacon soup for appetizer which was very good as well. The staff was very nice and we were pleasantly surprised to find such a good restaurant close to Bromley & Magic mountain and look forward to returning.

Gave The Red Slate restaurant another chance couple of weeks a go. Much improved with the new chef Laurence. Had salad, chicken wings and poutine. The chicken wings were so good that we had another order. Poutine was made with cheese versus cheese curd but still delish.
Definitely will be going back.