Winter Park Restaurant/Bar Happy Hours: The inside scoop!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Chris

Hey Y’all, I was sitting in Lime at the Winter Park Village having a nice margarita yesterday and I overheard a customer asking about happy hour. This gave me a great idea to put all the local happy hours in one place so that in these tough economic times we can still get a good buzz on for cheap up here in Winter Park. So here goes in no particular order:

Lime: Monday thru Friday 2pm to 6pm $3.00 house margs and draft beer (Dos XX Amber) http://www.eatatlime.com/
Winter Park Sushi Bar: Everyday 4pm to 6pm $2.75 12 oz bottled beers and well cocktails, $4.74 small hot sake, 2 for 1 on select sushi rolls http://www.ineedsushi.com/index.html
The Cheeky Monk – everyday 3pm to 6pm one dollar off the first three beers on the menu I think they are Carlsberg, Blanche De Bruxelles, and Afflem Blonde (African Blonde?). Also one dollar off house wine and cheaper awesome french fries served with lemon aoili. http://thecheekymonk.com/
Winter Park Pub – everyday 3pm to 6pm $2.00 bud draft, $2.50 micro draft, $3.00 import draft and $2.50 well drinks and food being $.25 wings until they run out http://www.winterparkpub.com/
Mirasol Cantina – 4pm to 6:30 pm everyday $3.50 margaritas, $4.50 mojitos, $1.50 pbr drafts, $2.50 domestic drafts and well drinks. http://mirasolcantina.com/
Randi’s Irish Pub – Monday thru Friday 4pm to 6pm $2.00 well drinks and half price drafts. http://www.igougo.com/dining-reviews-b144506-Winter_Park-Randis_Irish_Saloon.html
Hernando’s Pizza Pub - Open at 4pm no happy hour. http://www.hernandospizzapub.com/
Fontenot’s - everyday 3pm to 5pm $3.00 drafts, house wine, margarita’s and bloody mary’s. All appetizers are also $7.00 http://fontenotswp.com/Home_Page.html
Tabernash Tavern - open at 4pm with no real happy hour http://www.wplbo.com/news/tag/tabernash-tavern/
Ranch House Restaurant at Devil’s Thumb Ranch – No happy hour.
Brickhouse 40 - everyday 4pm to 6pm bottle beer and house wine specials and $3.00 to $4.00 special appetizers http://www.brickhouse40.com/Home_Page.html

Backcountry Grill - No happy hour.
Untamed Brewhouse and Grill - ???????? http://www.wildcreekbrewingcompany.com/index.htm
Derailer - Well I would like to tell you what they have but the very helpful Intrawest representative informed me they have well drink and draft specials and no food specials.They would offer no specifics.
Doc’s - Again I was told by the Intrawest representative they have well drink and draft specials and no food specials. They would offer no specifics.
The Club Car at Mary Jane - Another Intrawest operation and I was told they have well drink and draft specials and no food specials. They would offer no specifics.
The Crooked Creek Saloon – Monday thru Friday 3pm to 7pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm $2.00 wells and domestic drafts http://www.crookedcreeksaloon.com/
Smokin Moe’s - no happy hour http://www.smokinmoes.com/
Gasthause Eichler - no drink specials but they have an all inclusive dinner that is $18.50. Food is very good and this sounds like a great deal.
Carvers Bakery Cafe – open 7am to 2pm everyday so I think that may even be a little bit to early to drink for me! http://carvers-wp.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-home.cgi?d=chef-duncan-inc
Star of India - no drink specials yet but they may after winter park resort closes for the year. http://www.starofindiawp.com/starwp.swf
Carlos and Maria’s - 3:30pm to 6pm everyday. $12.00 house margarita pitchers and $2.00 tacos. http://www.igougo.com/dining-reviews-b144501-Winter_Park-Carlos_and_Marias.html
Deno’s Mountain Bistro - everyday 3pm to 7pm $1.00 off domestic drafts, micro brew drafts, house wines and well drinks. http://www.denosmountainbistro.com/
Moffat Station Brewery - 3pm to 5pm $2.00 off the two microbrews that are brewed at the brewery.
Buckets - Laundry by day and bar by night. No happy hour though.
Grand Lake Brewing Company – no happy hour. http://www.grandlakebrewing.com/
The Historic Riverside Hotel, Bar & Restaurant – In Hot suppher Springs but they have no happy hour.
Freestyle’s Tavern – More of a nightclub with no happy hour. http://www.myspace.com/freestyleswinterpark
Azteca Mexican Restaurant - No happy hour. http://www.wplbo.com/news/tag/azteca/

Makes we want to go and try all the Winter Park happy hours!

Our Top Ten Winter Park Restaurants

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Chris

We here at Winter Park Lodging by Owner, most of us being former restaurant/bar owners or employees and such, have decided to come up with our very own top ten ten list of restaurants for the Fraser Valley area. With a couple of restaurants opening in the new Winter Park Village we know competition for the dining dollar is only going to get more fierce up here in WP. So here goes our list in no particular order. We don’t want to offend any of our fellow citizens!

Tabernash Tavern - upscale comfort food with quality that you can’t believe here in Tabernash. Great atmosphere also. It has taken over from Devil’s Thumb Ranch as our upscale favorite! Cheaper too!!
Hernando’s Pizza - an old time favorite that just seems to keep getting it right. They have the all time best Hawiian Pizza with sliced almonds.
Mirasol Cantina - Great margaritas and a dynamite salsa bar. Try the lamb tacos, they are fantastic!
Sushi Bar - Great sushi in the mountains and the best staff around. Say hey to Jill our favorite bartender. She can whip up a mean Maker’s Mark Manhattan.
The Winter Park Pub - Sometimes you need to get down and dirty with some live music and draft beer. If it was an epic day on the slopes don’t forget the Jager. Give Jeff, the owner, a holler tell him his WPLBO neighbors sent you over.
Azteca Mexican Restaurant – Family style mexican with good margaritas. They have a nice patio for the summer and great salsa.
Rudi’s Deli - Best sandwiches in Winter Park and Tim the owner is a great guy. Talk a little politics with Tim as you chow down your “Holiday on a bun” – my favorite.
Fontenot’s – A little cajun up in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Great gumbo and jambalaya and they put up with our food throwing twins!
Lime – They were one of our competitors in Denver but now I’m outta that biz we can recommend them freely. Brand new in the Winter Park Village but the three times we’ve been there food and margs have been great. They do need to figure out their heat/cold issues with the front door though.
The Cheeky Monk - They opened Feb 28th and we tried it out already. AWESOME! Big red walls with vaulted ceilings and Belgium-like chandeliers, it really does feel like a Belgium ski lodge. Hang on, is there skiing in Belgium? Anyway, it’s worth going and mention Winter Park Lodging By Owner. You get a free Blanche De Bruxelles draft with any purchase when you mention our name.

Sushi in the Mountains?

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Chris

We’ve got 2 Sushi restaurants in Winter Park now…a new one opened 2 weeks ago. Chris and I got my parents to watch the twins and checked in out Saturday night. Great sushi, average atmosphere would be the quick summary. Too bright – they need to turn the lights down a bit. I wanted to tell them but Chris said it is poor manners to say that to a Japanese restaurant owner so I didn’t broach the subject.

We did get to talk to the sushi bar chef. His name was Richard but really Tho. Nice guy from Tiawan. He wanted to talk to us a lot as there were only 3 other parties there. I attributed that to the ski resort not being open yet, but we stopped at Tabernash Tavern to get a drink on the way home (not because we are alcoholics but because we had only used up 1 hour of our time and wanted to stay out!). The Tavern was absolutely busting at the seams. We couldn’t even get a seat at the bar. So, try the Tavern but if you’re in the mood for sushi, the new Sushi King is a good option. I got my salmon fix!