Solstice - Mansfield

We ordered pancake, Omelette toast and fruit platter as to go. When we came back to the room to have breakfast we see that maple syrup was missing for pancake, toast was missing and strawberries in the fruit platter was mushy. The restaurant was in the same location where we stayed and thought of trying it. The resort and its service is really good but this restaurant does not provide similar service.

DO NOT RECOMMEND So I wanted something different for Valentines Day and opted to try a resort. We knew it would cost more but for a 4 star plus hotel we figured the quality of food would match. We were wrong. The prices to food portions and flavor were WAY off. Lobster cavatelli pasta $36. It was flavorless. It was milk maybe some cheese, couldn’t taste it or tell in the texture, three leaves of spinach and maybe an oz of lobster? That’s being generous. The scallop dinner? $26 for 3 scallops that tasted like scallops nothing more. Not a full sized vegetable in sight and a soggy piece of bread that felt like it sat in water. The hostess had an awful attitude. Our waitress was nice and checked in on us but she was never the one to bring us our drinks or food. Felt like my tip should have gone to the whole staff. The hush puppies sat in the fryer too long and turned dry. There wasn’t enough sauce to save them. We didn’t even get dessert for fear of further disappointment. A $150 meal with one drink each I think is normal for a special night out but not for the poor quality of food. We actually talked about stopping at a grocery store to fill up after the meal...

We had dinner here at our first night. We had our dog with us, so we sat in the lobby. Server gave a fries as side on my burger instead of salad, but he was quick to replace. No biggie. Found later by our waitress that the lodge takes trainees from all over the world. We thought it was cool. This probably explains the somewhat not so perfect service from previous reviews. In any case, we order a burger (18$ and a clubhouse sandwich (18$ and crab ringoon as an appetizer. Food is delish, but the price is very steep for what it is (expected by a luxury hotel the crabs-rangoon was really good!

Solstice bar is a solid choice when skiing Stow Mountain Lodge, eating the monster pictured took car of any issues with hunger for a solid 8 hours. The Bartenders are great !

Solstice has done an impressive job managing space in their restaurant despite COVID restrictions. Warm, lofty ambiance with lots of wooden beams and paneling. Hostess and wait staff were very kind, if a tiny bit slow. Food was tasty, though perhaps not good enough to earn the price of the meal. Unique cocktails. Large menu with moderately-sized portions. Would recommend the warm table cheese! Would I go again? Sure, if I happened to be at Stowe. But I wouldn’t make a special trip.