The Castlerock Pub

My boyfriend and I were in and out of this joint our entire vacation. The staff was very nice and accommodating, and the food was great bar food. Perfect for a beer and a quick bite during your skiing endeavors.

Find Gery and get a pizza and a beer from him at the outdoor ice bar. He is the man! Amazing environment, great service and perfect way to end the day. Went inside for some live music and good food afterwards. Love it! Will be back for sure.

We very much enjoyed lunch here on a beautiful fall day. We sat outside where the sun kept us warm. Our server, forgot his name but he had a beard (ok City girls, not all VT men have beards), anyway he was awesome!!! We ordered the Turkey Reuben & Spicy Tuna Tostada. There was even a sale on a pint of beer! Excellent! We would come back
for sure & order the same meal.

Terrible service. Rude staff .
20 minutes to get a waiter.
Tried to get a menu and finally was able to ask the bartender .
Thought maybe they were closed as the service was non existent .
Bartender assured me they were open .
Place was a joke

Slopeside ski bars are often a mixed bag, but Castlerock Pub is a pleasant surprise.
First, excellent beer selection. Probably the best in a ski resort bar I’ve ever seen (they’ve got a great local selection including Lawson’s on tap, Switchback, and Heady Topper).
Second, really nice service. I was there on Xmas Day and everyone working was great. As someone who used to have to work on Xmas day I know how awful it can be and these guys were just on their game and lovely.
Third, best slopeside nachos ever. After throwing my back out coming down a run at Mount Ellen, then having to take the fucking long lift back over to Lincoln and finding my way down that run (it was a hot mess) all i wanted was a beer and some nachos. Castlerock did not disappoint. These aren’t fancy nachos, but they are nachos done by someone who understands the art of nachos. Yes– that means there is LAYERED CHEESE. Right smack dab in the middle of all those chips were chips covered in beautiful fucking cheddar. Every. Single. Layer. If they added a chili option or a guac side these nachos would enter the level of sublime. And they had managed to create those wondrous nacho chips where the cheese has sorta burned and infused with the chip to become one. These nachos score a 9 outta 10. A very high score, indeed.
We’ve got one more day of skiing from our Quad pack and I’m really looking forward to hitting up Castlerock at the end of that day.

The food is here awesome! Came here three times total– once for a rehearsal dinner (I was up for a wedding) and the food was so delish. They served quinoa salad (one of the best I’ve ever had), spicy Thai peanut salad that was great, amazing Mac and cheese and a delish steak served medium rare. My favorite was mixing all those delish flavors together to make one amazing meal. The bar tenders were attentive and aiming to make us happy with the open bar :). The next day my bf and I wanted something yummy before the wedding so I tried their special– turkey, pears and maple mustard panini which was basically Vermont in a sandwich and it was great. My bf got the cheesesteak– okay. We are both born and raised in NJ and what the hell is wrong with this picture? We had the best cheesesteak in Vermont! It’s a little pricey, $ 12.95 but totally worth it. It is a very large portion severed with fries. The bread is like a pillow, the meat has amazing flavor and there is a perfect onion/​pepper ratio. Guess we had the next day for lunch? The cheesesteak of course. If we are ever in sugarbush we will be back!!!

Superb lunch. When the Chef heard we had a gluten free diner with us, he came out and took the time to explain how they ensure their GF dishes are safe. We learned several excellent GF tips. Great salads and excellent service. Awesome venue.

Slopeside bar/​pub at Sugarbush. Prices are typical for slopeside dining and service is pretty solid. They have a good selection of Vermont beers which is a nice touch. The food is pretty basic and and nothing too special, but the quality is always good.

There aren’t many ski areas I would go to for lunch when I’m not skiing, but this is one. The Beer list is full of local craft beers, and the food is good and fairly priced (I’ve paid more in base lodge cafeterias for a hockey puck burger than the vt beef burger here). I am a mid week skier, and Ive never had a problem getting a seat at the bar, except for holiday weeks, which I avoid like the plague, and random powder days (how do all those people get out of work?).

I like it! Good apres scene. The reviews here are puzzling to me – I’ve always had a great time. It’s usually crazy busy when I’m here, but despite that, I thought the service was usually decent, sometimes great. It’s slopeside and the bang for your buck is good – a rarity at ski resort bars. Live music here is usually good, often better than good. The kitchen won’t have you walking away hungry. Very nice beer selection. Downside: the place is popular and gets slammed. If you’re want a quiet place to unwind after a Saturday of pounding your way down the hill, this is not that place. Here’s a hint: if you have a hard time squeezing up to the bar or through the door because it’s shoulder to shoulder, prepare to be patient or consider other options. But the Castlerock is a good, if not great, apres scene – probably one that’s easier to enjoy on a Wednesday afternoon than on a Saturday.

Shawn, Rich and the girls rock. I am a Sugarbush season passholder but travel all over and love a few beers after skiing all day. Castlerock Rub since its expansion is by far the best apres ski bar in the northeast.

We come here often when we are lucky enough to find a table. It’s always busy on weekends during ski season. Yesterday we had lunch here with mixed reviews. I had a lukewarm broccoli and cheddar soup that would have been enjoyable if it was hot. I was too hungry and the waitress was too slow and uncaring to send it back. My husband got a lukewarm chili and did return it. Our companions both got the wings and orders of empanadas. They raved about them. Both had a good kick and just enough spice. The beer selection is very good. Even though I am not a beer drinker, I ordered a Switchback because the wine selection is pitiful. As with all of the mountain dining, it’s inconsistent. If you are unlucky enough to get Lindsay for a waitress, move to a different section as fast as you can. Her service (lack of) and attitude is as bad as the wine.

The great selection of local beers was ruined by the horrible bartenders and service. Waited 15 minutes for the bartender to put a hand in my face and serve some people behind me after ignoring me for a really long time. Always WAY too crowded, can’t hear the music, little kids running all over… Pretty much the perfect storm of bad apres ski. Impossible to get a table after a certain time. Our table was near a service station and we kept getting harassed. Having slow and rude bartenders on top of that is Fail. I go to the other small bar up the hill.

Pub food, not too bad. That says it all. Decent selection of beer. The waitresses are very helpful and friendly. The bartender is unfriendly. The place gets extremely packed on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 5pm for «apre ski», and it is a challenge to get a drink from the bar. Many people now just cross over to Timbers or the Pinetree to get a beer. They often close early, even on weekends.

Oh cool

This place is a bright star at an over-​priced mountain resort. It quickly became busy during the lunch hour with people clunking around in their ski-​boots, faces chapped red by the wind. Everyone was being quickly served by friendly waitstaff and the bartenders were working quickly to accommodate drink orders.
I tried a Bloody Mary and I have to say I was impressed. The cocktail was spicy, thick and had layers of flavor. It was the kind of Bloody Mary you sip to savor which was a pleasant surprise coming off the slopes. I tried the Fried Scallops special… served with cole slaw and fries. The scallops were fantastic — it amazed me that they weren’t rubbery or chewy. The fries were well-​seasoned, but the cole slaw wasn’t great. It was under-​seasoned, under-​dressed and could have benefitted from a little less paprika on top. The special though — $ 9.95. For scallops! Good tasting scallops no less… very impressed.

After a three hour workout of tumbling down the slopes, I worked up the appetite to eat something warm and hearty. I wandered into the Sunrise Café at the base and found overpriced pastries and $ 7 grilled cheese sandwiches. No thank you. Then I happened to walk into The Castlerock Pub. Their menu is simple and very fairly priced for pub food and drinks. Everything is around $ 10 – 12, which is surprising since most ski resorts charge exorbitant prices for food. I had the grilled chicken sandwich, which had Greek marinated chicken breast, cheddar, bacon, and chipotle mayo. The piece of chicken breast is thick, but it was cooked perfectly and stayed tender and juicy. The chipotle mayo was fantastic and the fries came crispy. The bun is a bit oversized and it was difficult to eat with a smaller, thick piece of chicken, but overall, it satisfied my hunger. It was difficult to get a table here once noon came around so be mindful of when crowds come.