Sugarbush Apres-Ski, Restaurants & Bars
Warren is home to a few restaurants, as are both access roads, but the selection is rather limited. For fine dining, Timbers restaurant in the Clay Brook Hotel is an excellent choice.Sugarbush Resort Dining
If you’re looking for good Vermont fare at reasonable prices, try the Sweetwood Grill and Bar. Timbers, located in the Lincoln Peak village and attached to the Clay Brook Hotel, is the best choice for upscale dining. The menu is creative continental and features many locally grown options. Be sure to try the yak when it’s on the menu!
During peak season, guest can enjoy fireside dining at Allyn’s Lodge, some 1500 feet above the valley. A snowcat (or snowshoes for the more adventuresome) brings skiers up. After dinner, diners have the option skiing down under the moonlight or a return trip on the snowcat. The skiing is recommended for intermediate and advanced skiers only. Beginners will likely prefer to take the snowcat down.
The bar scene at the resort itself is rather limited. While there are some bars along the access roads and Route 100, most are a bit off the beaten path and frequently almost exclusively by locals. On weekends, the Castlerock Pub can be hopping, but is generally an older crowd and the bar tends to close on the early side.
Sugarbush Apres-Ski
The best apres-ski options are located in the base lodges. The Castlerock Pub offers excellent pub grub and was newly-expanded to double its previous size. On weekends it remains open until midnight or 1am and there is often live music. The base lodges at Mount Ellen stay open until 5 or 6 and also often have live music. On the legal side, you must be 21 years old to drink in Vermont.
Timbers restaurant and bar at Clay Brook is also popular. Chez Henri (802-583 2600) is a classic French style bistro, open from 11.30 a.m. serving consistently good French cuisine.
The Common Man, on German Flats Road, (802 – 583 2800), reservations recommended, is also popular (www.CommonManRestaurant.com). In Warren, the Pitcher Inn, (802-49 6350 www.pitcherinn.com) owned by the Sugarbush Resort and a member of the Relais & Chateau group, has superlative dining, and more affordable fare in the Trackers Pub downstairs. Voted #1 in Vermont and in the US Top 100, the Pitcher Inn has 9 rooms plus two 2-bedroom suites, and breakfast and afternoon tea are included in their rates.