jch0487
1 Januari 2023
Extremely overpriced and one of the the weirdest experiences of my life. It felt like a fever dream. My fiancée and I booked the sleigh ride and the dinner, which ended up being $280 for just the two of us. We felt uneasy as soon as we got there. The staff was nowhere to be seen upon our entrance into the lodge, which was where they told us to go in the instructions via email after booking the sleigh ride. Once we figured out where we actually had to go, the sleigh ride itself was fine- maybe could have been lit up better with more lights to see our surroundings, but the dinner and “speakeasy” experience was confusing, awkward, and just strange. First of all, we did not eat dinner right after the sleigh ride. First you must tell the staff member the password to the “speakeasy” downstairs, and this staff member was unnecessarily rude to a family who did not understand what was going on (no one really knew what was going on, it was very confusing). Staff: “do you know the password?” Customer: “giggle water” Staff: “it’s a yes or no question!” Customer: “…yes” Staff: “what’s the password?” Customer: “giggle water” Staff: “ok go whisper that to the bookshelf over there..” Just terribly unnecessary, uncomfortable and weird. Once we were ushered downstairs, we were told to sit at very specific seats and read a packet of information that they gave to us. The staff here haphazardly performs a fake “police raid” (it was just a member of the kitchen staff with half of a police Halloween costume on) but in the process of doing so, it just came off as trying too hard and not letting people just enjoy the moment. The host ran around yelling at everyone to help him hide cups, distilling equipment, etc. and began shouting at a group of young kids trying to take pictures of the moment. “No photos!! You’ll ruin it for everyone!” When ironically he was the one ruining it for everyone… if you’re going to include something like this, maybe go back to the drawing board and figure out a way to make it more accessible and easy to enjoy. It was a nerve wracking chore to be a part of. Cool concept, poor execution. They also did not provide the prices of the cocktails that they offered at the speakeasy, and it turns out each drink was nearly $20 after an added (undeserved) gratuity. By the time we were told to go upstairs to be seated for dinner, we were completely ready to just leave, and chalk it up as a loss of $280 for a pretzel and a weird story. But we stuck it out and had the included so-so dinner. It wasn’t terrible, but again, just a bit odd. It included a “salad” of some sort which consisted of three spoonfuls of fermented veggies and a couple string beans. Again, I’d really just skip this place entirely until the owners give up the reigns on this otherwise beautiful and historically rich establishment. Best of luck.
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