Solstice - Mansfield

We really enjoyed sitting at the bar. Jason is Bartender. He even gave us some pretty informative information about how Kahlua is not the way to go. This gentleman deserves a raise! Ask and he'll deliver. I can't recommend this place enough. Thanks again!

My wife and I have no children and do not live near one of our relatives, and therefore we are not super interested in doing a ton of vacation cooking when it is just us both. Instead, we are looking for nice local restaurants that make a holiday buffet and we have come to the conclusion that by far is the best holiday buffet in the northwestern Vermont area in Solstice. The food is excellent and cooked right in front of you in an open kitchen, and the ingredients are produced locally. Very little, if at all, comes from the back of a Sysco truck. The waiters are friendly and attentive and the atmosphere is comfortable and relaxing.

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary at the Spruce Peak. When we arrived, we went to Solstice for dinner. Our meals were excellent. We had booked the cooking table for our anniversary night before our arrival. Chef Justin prepared amazing dishes catering for our food preferences and the wine pairings were fabulous. We were incredibly full of the third course (five courses in total), we took a lot of food back to our room. It was a great experience.

We had dinner here at our first night. We had our dog with us, so we sat in the lobby. Server gave a fries as side on my burger instead of salad, but he was quick to replace. No biggie. Found later by our waitress that the lodge takes trainees from all over the world. We thought it was cool. This probably explains the somewhat not so perfect service from previous reviews. In any case, we order a burger (18$ and a clubhouse sandwich (18$ and crab ringoon as an appetizer. Food is delish, but the price is very steep for what it is (expected by a luxury hotel the crabs-rangoon was really good!

Solstice bar is a solid choice when skiing Stow Mountain Lodge, eating the monster pictured took car of any issues with hunger for a solid 8 hours. The Bartenders are great !