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Enjoy your Gondola ride with us. - Alpenrose Gondola Experience, Vail, CO

Alpenrose Gondola Experience

4.7
4.7
161 Reviews
$31 to $50
German

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 7 times today

About this restaurant

  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
There's nothing that quite compares to the experience of sharing a meal.

The Raclette Grill & Fondue Combo is designed for a fun and delicious family dinner.
A variety of foods can be cooked at one time, opening up the door for creativity and encouraging entertaining.
While food sizzles under the grill, meat or vegetables can be searing on top, and a bubbling pot of beef broth is ready and waiting for you and your guests to dip in their creations.

Check the menu here: https://www.alpenrose-vail.com/menu/#fondue-gondola


Join us for a unique private Gondola Dining Experience, located on the back patio of Alpenrose Restaurant in Vail, CO. Please note: It is a stationed Gondola, not a moving gondola.

Our gondola cabins were recruited in South Tyrol, shipped to Austria for interior design and improvements, to the Black Forest for the final touches on the outside and after a long journey eventually found its way to Vail, CO.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Location
    100 E Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657
  • Phone number
    (970) 476-8899
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    German, Austrian, Swiss
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa

Menu

Alpenrose Gondola Experience's menu was last updated 2024-10-23.

Enjoy your Gondola ride with us!

Appetizer

  • Fresh Baked German Pretzel

    with mustard to share

    Entrée

    Prepare your entrée on our Raclette Grill & Fondue Combo

    • Raclette

      3 Raclette cheese & 3 Emmentaler cheese served with a vegetable mix and potatoes

      • Grill & Fondue*

        4 oz beef, 3 jumbo shrimp and slices of brat served with vegetable mix, Alpenrose farmers bread and 3 different fondue sauces: Garlic sauce, horseradish sauce and German cocktail sauce

        Add Ons & Sides

        • Shrimp*

          • 3 PiecesUS$9.00

        • Beef*

          • 4ozUS$14.00

        • Chicken*

          • 4ozUS$10.00

        • BratwurstUS$9.00

          • Vegetable MixUS$9.00

            • Raclette Cheese

              • 3 SlicesUS$9.00

            • Emmentaler Cheese

              • 6 SlicesUS$9.00

            Last updated: October 23, 2024

            What 161 people are saying

            Alpenrose Gondola Experience reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

            Overall ratings and reviews

            Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

            4.7
            4.7 based on recent ratings
            • 4.4Food
            • 4.7Service
            • 4.9Ambience
            • 4.4Value

            Noise • Moderate

            Loved For

            • Mountains

              Best Ambience

            • Mountains

              Great for outdoor dining

            Review summary

            AI-generated from verified diner reviews
            The Alpenrose Gondola Experience offers a unique and enchanting dining adventure in Vail. Guests rave about the "amazing" food, "outstanding" service, and cozy gondola setting, perfect for romantic dinners or family fun. With plentiful portions and playful ambiance, it's a "must-do" for unforgettable memories and delightful alpine cuisine.

            161 Reviews

            1. JenniferW VIP

              Austin14 reviews

              5.0

              Dined 2 days ago

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              We had a wonderful time in the gondolas. The food was great and our server, Bianca, was phenomenal! Our kids got food from the kids menu but ended up really enjoying the fondue. We highly recommend the experience.

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            2. Allyson

              New York City1 review

              5.0

              Dined 3 days ago

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              Unique awesome fun amd memorable Great service and food was delicious

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            3. Jose Ramon

              Unspecified4 reviews

              5.0

              Dined 6 days ago

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              The experience for my children was incredible… they really enjoy the out of the box dinning. The food was very good. As always Alpenrose is The place.

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            4. JohnP

              Denver1 review

              5.0

              Dined 6 days ago

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 4
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              Great experience. Fun cooking and conversing in cozy gondola. All the Kids had the most fun at dinner the whole trip. Jojo was the best. Will be back. Love eating inside on patio too.

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            5. Katie VIP

              Nashville4 reviews

              5.0

              Dined on March 12, 2025

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              Great night sitting in a gondola and having fondue. Worthwhile experience! Staff terrific.

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            6. Jill

              Denver3 reviews

              5.0

              Dined on March 10, 2025

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              We had an amazing experience in the Gondola. Great service and food.

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            7. Xochitl

              Phoenix1 review

              5.0

              Dined on March 1, 2025

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              Pablo is excellent customer service great service

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            8. King

              Philadelphia1 review

              5.0

              Dined on February 20, 2025

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 5
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 5
              The Gondola Experience is one to not miss out on. Great experience, ambience, food, and service! It’s a very intimate setting and great for couples or even friends to gather and enjoy. Put on the speaker and enjoy your time.

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            9. Samina

              Naples4 reviews

              4.0

              Dined on February 18, 2025

              1. Overall 4
              2. Food 2
              3. Service 5
              4. Ambience 3
              I think there was a bit of a language barrier in terms of a stationary gondola vs a meal sitting in a moving (view) gondola. The gondola had a pretty strong gondola smell and a lil stuffy. They did give us a Bluetooth enabled device to play our own music which was nice. It was an enormous amount of food served which was almost comical. We offered to pay the regular price as it was pre fixe, but to just bring less quantity of food so as not to waste it. They really couldn’t understand this and we sat there dumb struck at food spread before us. It was generally pretty good just so overwhelming. Overall not worth it. There’s no way a sane human can eat all this or enjoy it. We are sitting in a stationary gondola with zero air circulation and quite honestly the food was just for show— nothing particularly special or memorable. Service was friendly. Not a luxury or cozy experience but maybe super fun for kids or a group just looking to do something cute. Definitely not worth the money we spent. One thing that was gross was the giant food tray was carried over by a girl whose hair was dipping into the food. Totally unhygienic and since there was too much anyway, we didn’t touch it.

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            10. Maria V VIP

              Washington DC3 reviews

              5.0

              Dined on February 16, 2025

              1. Overall 5
              2. Food 4
              3. Service 4
              4. Ambience 5
              Super special to do the gondola experience - the kids loved it and was fun to cook together

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            FAQs

            Alpenrose Gondola Experience is rated 4.7 stars by 161 OpenTable diners.

            Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

            Make a reservation

            2 people
            7:00 p.m.
            Booked 7 times today
            Google Map for Alpenrose Gondola Experience

            100 E Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657

            Dining areas

            Additional information

            • Phone number
              (970) 476-8899
            • Price
              $31 to $50
            • Cuisines
              German, Austrian, Swiss
            • Hours of Operation
              Tue–Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
            • Dress code
              Resort Casual
            • Parking details
              None
            • Payment Options
              AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
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