Mountain Creek Mountain Restaurants
Call it a pleasant surprise for a New York City day trip ski area, but Mountain Creek’s on mountain dining is exceptional by any standard.
Schuss (Photo Credit: Mountain Creek)
It’s a rarity for resorts within a short drive of New York City to offer anything besides a lone, usually overpriced and underwhelming cafeteria. However, Mountain Creek defies the stereotype of traditional Pocono cafeteria fare and offers eateries worthy of far larger resorts.
Vernon Peak Eateries
The new Red Tail Lodge on the Vernon Peak side of the resort is amongst the nicest base lodges in the United States. The spacious wood and stone structure has ample seating for most weekends; seats are surprisingly easy to find even at peak periods. Culinary options also abound at the cafeteria (styled as “The Market“) on the bottom floor of the lodge.
On the middle floor of the Red Tail Lodge is Schuss, an apres-ski hot spot serving up wood-fired pizza and cold drinks in an American sports bar setting.
On the top floor of the Red Tail Lodge, visitors will find Hawks Nest, a waitress-service restaurant specializing in upscale cuisine. Decorated with high end lodge furniture and featuring a large stone fireplace, private bar, and patio fire pit Hawks Nest is a great place to take in a hot meal with a great view of the slopes.
Outside on the “Sunnyside” Deck next to the lodge is the Biergarten. Authentic Bavarian brews and food await hungry skiers on the large stone patio. The Biergarten is one of the best outside eateries in the Northeast and is not to be missed on sunny days.
If looking for a quick warm-up, try Kickstand Coffee on the bottom level of the lodge, serving Starbucks coffeee.
South Peak Eateries
Over at the South Peak side of the resort there are also several options. South Square on the lower level of the lodge serves good cafeteria fare similar in quality and selection to The Market on the Vernon Peak side. Upstairs, skiers will find Kink, a sit down restaurant specializing in American BBQ.