Terra Bistro Review

Read our Vail restaurant reviews. Or post your own.

Find more restaurants in Vail »

Terra Bistro

  • Address: Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa, 352 E. Meadow Dr., Vail Village, Vail, CO | Map It
  • Phone: 970/476-6836 | Reserve Online
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.7/5

Fodor's Review:

With dark furniture and walls hung with black-and-white photographs, this sleek, sophisticated space looks as if it belongs in a big city. Only the fireplace reminds you that this is Vail. The menu focuses on contemporary American cuisine that throws in a few Asian, Mediterranean, and Southwestern influences. Seared bone-in Colorado lamb loin in Indian spices and salted Amish beef filled with mashed Yukon gold potatoes are headliners. The restaurant is in the Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa, so it's no surprise that organic produce and free-range meat and poultry are used whenever possible.

  • Credit Cards: AE, D, MC, V

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by ColbyR from Dallas, TX on 9/28/09
Upon the advice of Fodors, we stayed at this hotel and couldn't be happier. The Terra Bistro was very good even though our service lacked some basics -the food was well thought out and had some great flavors.

Member Rating: 3.2
Ratings details: Food: 4.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 2.0 Value: 3.0

Reviewed by northhouse from princeton nj on 12/24/07
snobby and pretentious. I dont think they liked the way we were dressed and they sat us as far from the main dining room as they could. I would normally overlook snobby or rude behaviour if the food was good, since I can sometime explain why a bunch of minium wage earning seasonal workers somehow feel snobby just by being in Vail. unfortunately the food was very disappointing and overpriced which just made it worse. My salmon was terribly overcooked and bland. my wife's lamb was cold. what else can I. stay away.

Member Rating: 2.0
Ratings details: Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 2.0 Value: 1.0

Reviewed by frml69 from Louisville, CO on 2/20/07
First they lost our reservation then grilled us to find out if we were lying. The manager finally gave us a table after a 15 minute wait. The waitress was borderline rude, did not tell us the specials (told every table around us), never checked on us, forgot our wine with the entrees and our coffees and barely thanked us when dropping the $200 bill (for 2 adults/2 children!). The sommelier never came to our table to "present his award-winning wine list". The food was good, not great, and definitely not worth being treated like second-class citizens. Take your wallet to the Bighorn Bistro (in Vail Racket Club) - romantic atmosphere, very friendly staff, great food and reasonable prices (that is, for Vail).

Member Rating: 2.8
Ratings details: Food: 4.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 1.0 Value: 1.0
Add your own review

Get Advice From Other Travelers

Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip



Get the Fodor's Newsletter

For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Read the current issue. Browse previous issues.




Copyright © 2009 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.