Given this time of COVID where restaurants are limited by 25% capacity, I was super happy to see that we could actually find a place that could seat a party of five without having a reservation (granted it was a Monday but still). Definitely need to call a few days in and Vance for weekend or evening dining. A few members of my party have eaten here before and said they had live music, but we were unable to experience that this time around. Love that they do outdoor seating and there view is perfect of the mountain. Unfortunately groups 4 or more are not able to sit outside. We got a nice high top table right by the window so we could still see the mountain which was nice. Waiter was super friendly. We ordered a full size onion ring for the table, and was a bit underwhelmed. The onion rings had no flavor and would not order them again. For the main dish, got the Ribs and Brisket Platter and it was very good! Brisket was so tender. Only complaint would have been the barbecue sauce wasn't my flavor style. It was a tangy-based sauce. Overall, it's a great chill spot to come grab drinks and a bite to eat after skiing/snowboarding all day. We will return again next time we're in Vail! read more

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Just arrived here in Vail yesterday and was looking for a place to eat. Came to Red Lion and ordered their nachos with beef, ceasar salad and a bowl of cream of broccoli soup. Their nachos is a large portion good for 4 people. Staff are friendly and welcoming. The place is clean and fun to dine in. The prices is also great! read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. This is the worst old fashioned I've ever had in my life. I took my girlfriend here after dinner for a quick night cap and her dirty martini tasted like lighter fluid. I'm not sure if they have Stevie wonder or Helen Keller behind the bar, but arguably the worst overpriced drinks I've ever had. read more

In Vail to attend a wedding and a group of 20+ decided to continue the days festivities at the Red Lion in Vail Village. Our server was fantastic to say the least. He was very knowledgeable of the drinks and foods offered and his service was prompt. Although we had him running quite a bit and kept him quite busy, he still found time to joke around with the group. Two thumbs up! read more

This place gets busy FAST especially when there's live music! It's a great place to meet up with friends after a long day of skiing/snowboarding. The live music is pretty awesome, small stage so perfect for acoustic artists and getting up close and personal... The drink menu is huge, as is the food menu, and the food is good! I highly suggest the nachos and share em' because the plate is huge! Hot coffee with booze is a good way to thaw out, but if that isn't your "thing" the bar tenders are pretty awesome and can mix your favorite drink. Seating can be found in both the bar AND main dining room. Bar seats give you access to the live music and to people watching outside. Again, the bar fills up fast so keep that in mind! Customer service: excellent Menu: large assortment of american bar food and main dining menu Ambiance: super casual! Entertainment: LIVE bands!!! Make this a "must check out" if you're ever in town. read more

Terrific place for brunch. We enjoyed the food and the service was fantastic. The atmosphere has tons of character. Wonderful people, food, and ambiance. read more

We were pleasantly surprised to find a table big enough for our group of 11 at the Red Lion for lunch one day on our Vail vacation. The food was pretty good- especially the nachos! I mean, the food wasn't gourmet but we all enjoyed our meals. They had a good variety of kids options too. I'd go back in the future. read more

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It doesn't look good, we decided to go in as it was free. The steak was very overcooked. Irish coffee was a lot of whiskey and there was no coffee. read more

Our server Brittanie recommended the Perfect Margarita. Highly recommend this drink for anyone with a twist to their margs. Light orange juice twist will knock your socks off. read more

Red Lion - Perfect margarita - Bars Near Me - Vail, Colorado

Very good overall. The nachos were bountiful and were plenty for two or even three people. My kid liked the substantial burger and fries kids plate. Everything was reaonably priced especially for Vail. read more

Vail burger came with the bottom bun completely soggy, top bun partially soggy. Brisket was dry. I got food poisoning the next morning and haven't been able to eat more than a meal a day for the past three days. Terrible experience. read more

Red Lion - a crowd of people walking around a town square - Bars Near Me - Vail, Colorado

We have been patrons of the Red Lion for many years. (9+) Is that enough? No, because they are in Vail Village they can treat locals or tourist any way they please and still get tips, business, money. It's NOT OK. They are rude, incommoding, and still expect their business and tips. Have dinner anywhere in the village and come for amazing live music. read more

I understand if folks come here for the ambiance or nostalgia's sake, but I would not coming here if you're in search of a great meal. I ordered their famous red chili in a bread bowl and couldn't figure out how it could be award winning. The bread tasted a bit stale, and the cheese sprinkled on top resembled Kraft shredded cheese from the refrigerated goods aisle of a grocery store. It also took a long time for the waiter to come by and take my order, though once I placed it, the food arrived within 5 minutes. Lastly, there weren't any napkins on the table and none came with my food- had to track down a passing waiter for one, which was not ideal. read more

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I was very skeptical of this restaurant based on the mediocre reviews but I am so glad I took a chance. We stopped here after hiking from gondola to gondola in Vail Village and we were starving! This was one of the first restaurants we saw and despite the reviews the hunger took over, so glad we did!! Our server was a delight despite the full restaurant. I was not impressed with the vodka drink I got but again I was there for the food so I let it slide. The food did take a while to get there but when it did it was epic! The nacho app we got as an entree was an experience! It was was probably 5 inches tall. They did not skimp on the good stuff though! There was tons of cheese, chicken, and veggies. My husband got the quesadilla and it was delicious!! You may be thinking you were starving from our hike... so maybe anything would taste good. No!! This was my first meal after one of the best dinners of my life so I'm still on that high. This place is good! It's a bar so don't expect something that it is not... right when we were leaving live music began so just a cherry on top to a great lunch. read more

Red Lion - My hot husband and some great food! Left: app nachos right: chicken quesadilla - Bars Near Me - Vail, Colorado

This place is bigger than it looks from the outside. Located in a prime location in Vail Village too. To me, it's a combination sports bar/neighborhood bar. Service was friendly, food was salty, ambience was loud but cheerful with many patrons doing some aprés skiing, drinking beer and such. I really liked that it had photos all over the walls showing how the town of vail looked like way back in 1964, two years after it was founded. read more

Our first time visit was rewarded with a hearty lunch of nachos and burgers. Both dishes were prepared perfectly. Our server Jordan was kind and prompt until the end. We had to wait quite awhile to get a a final check. Otherwise great lunch. We will be back. read more

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Avoid avoid avoid. We walked in with a party of 4. We were told we could not be allowed in because we were still in our ski clothes. Vail is a ski town right? "We assume if you are in you're ski clothes you have been drinking all day and we don't want to have any fights" is what their BS excuse was. That's called blatant discrimination. So what your saying is you discriminate against people who haven't done anything wrong because of what idiots have done at your restaurant in the past? Losers. Plenty of great places in Vail to go, take your business there instead. read more

Went here for Apres ski. The place was super busy and you could tell they were short staffed, but we were grateful to score a table outside for 6 so we could rest and have some beer and nachos. We had nachos at a different place earlier in the week, and those were good, but I have to say these were better and possibly the best I've ever had. They were piled high, and they need to serve them with a big under plate or some other way of catching anything that might fall from the huge pile. What I particularly liked was that once you got down to the bottom, there was a yummy layer of queso instead of a whole bunch of naked chips. So basically there was yummy goodness throughout. we actually could have used a few extra chips to gather up the remaining deliciousness. What the place needs to work on is to get the napkins, plates and flatware out to the tables before the food comes. read more

One star for service. Worst BBQ we've ever eaten. Dry and tough. Baked potatoes came out cold. "Lettuce wrap chicken burger" was a 2 oz. slim piece of chicken with wilted lettuce for $18. "Steamed" broccoli was raw, then after we sent it back, tasted like microwaved. They say they are known for their mules - yet they are not great. We learned where not to eat in Vail. Last bit: musician was good! But his mike was way too loud for any kind of conversation. read more

Came to this place in Vail Village after a morning of skiing. We waited about 20 minutes for a table during lunch time and sat outside on the patio. I ordered a Bloody Mary and the chicken curry soup bread bowl. I'm not a big soup person in general, but this soup was AHMAZING! It was so flavorful and not too spicy, but just right. My father-in-law got the same dish and enjoyed it as well. read more

Red Lion - Chicken curry soup - Bars Near Me - Vail, Colorado

The Red Lion left us disappointed. First impression was that it wasn't clean. Our table needed a better wipe-down, and there was trash at our feet. Our server couldn't answer basic questions about the menu, and seemed uninterested in doing so. They were out of the dish my son wanted to order. The World Famous Nachos, ordered as an appetizer, came out with all of the other food, and turned out to be unworthy of the name. They were disappointing. The spinach salad and chili were pretty good, but not enough to overcome the negative impression left by the aforementioned shortcomings. The Red Lion has a great location, not far from the gondola in Vail Village. Nevertheless, we do not intend to return. read more

Live music most nights. I use to hang 30 years ago apre ski. Ok beer list. I did not have any food but onion rings looked big and amazing.

Great selection of different kinds of food. Beer was cold and several tvs to watch the games

Vegas bombs sucked Waitress will come around to serve you once and hour Would love to leave but she wont give us the tab

I've gone to Red Lion many times over the years. Last week was the worst service I've ever had I think in a restaurant. We arrived at the restaurant and said we would sit outside. After a few minutes a waitress came out and rudely told us that the menus are on the card and we can scan them. Eating there two nights previous I know there's lots of menus to hand out all over the place. She walked away not even asking if we wanted a drink. After 15 minutes and no return by the waitress my son got up and looked for someone at the entryway, no one was around so he came back and sat down. After 5 minutes longer I was ready to get up and she came out and she asked us what we would like to order. She took our order and she was never seen again. A gentleman delivered our food and no one ever came back to check on us to see how our meal was or if we wanted another drink. After sitting there for quite some time I had to get up and go inside and ask for our check and ask for to go containers. I might as well have worn the uniform and served ourselves. Service was absolutely horrible. Then a waiter came out to our table as we were packing our food and apologize and said she had other commitments with another job she had. She had to talk about a police matter. Not my problem. Give better service. read more

Good bar food and cheap-ish for vail. Burgers are great... but salads, WAY too much dressing. Made it a lil gross. Waiters are nice but some aren't very attentive. Waited a bit before I was helped read more

Red Lion - Chicken Cesar salad - Bars Near Me - Vail, Colorado

We are here three times while in vale. Burger with blue cheese was fine. Cesar chicken wrap was good. I got a small side salad once which was nice. read more

The people were extremely rude and manipulative, specifically this one woman who was agest. I am not a fan and will absolutely not be going back because of the lack of hospitality I received as a young woman. read more

Great, relaxed but likely apres-ski joint right in the middle of the village in Vail. The green chile chili was a treat - nothing beats a good bowl of chili after a long day on the slopes, and the green chile is a nicely executed variation on the classic. The excellent Colorado brewed IPA also hit the spot. I'd add a few more beers on tap if I had to change anything, but here I'm nitpicking - this place is exactly what I was looking for, and it seemed like a large happy crowd there agreed with me. read more

Red Lion - Chili and a beer - what better way to end a day of skiing? - Bars Near Me - Vail, Colorado

Great food and awesome service! Come hungry or share, very generous portions!! Yummy soup and chili, big bowls. Salad veggies were super fresh. read more

Nothing has changed in 20+ years. Great aprés, cold beer, and even colder nachos. Bend me over prices.

Worst service I've ever seen in my life. Gay waiter (waitress) gave the worst attitude after my party had to ask for service and then visibly made fun of my mother in law in front of us. Our waitress came over and admitted that he had done so, then didn't return for 30 minutes after. We left cash on the table for the one $10 beer we had ordered and gave up. We SETTLED with this place for a fast easy dinner but the ambiance was awful, between the very average singer and extremely small TV's. Will never be caught dead in Red Lion again. read more

Came in for food, and had to show our IDs? One member in our party is 20 and when he gave his valid State drivers license, the door guy said it was fake and tried to take it? When we finally were allowed to enter to get dinner, the manager brought us onion rings under the insinuation that they were on the house. We were then charged for them. Would not have ordered them at all, felt like she upsold us. One of the most bizarre encounters I've ever had while simply trying to get a casual dinner before driving back to Aspen. read more

I am sad to leave this poor review of our experience at Red Lion last night (Friday, July 26, 2024). I first enjoyed Apres Ski at Red Lion in the Spring of 1989 and it has been a "must stop" venue for me ever since. Since 2005, my family and I have spent several weeks a year in the Vail area and we'll usually visit Red Lion 2 to 3 different times for dinner on each winter and summer vacation. All was well last night and my wife , daughter, and I all had great meals (and after seeing several orders of Red Lion Nachos delivered to adjacent tables I know what I want to order next time I'm in). The problem for me started when our waiter brought one of the handheld devices for settling the bill and tip table side (btw I have no issue with these devices and understand how they improve efficiency in high volume restaurants like Red Lion). The issue is I was never shown the pre-tax amount of our tab before I asked. The suggested tip amounts of 25%, 22%, and 20% were all calculated on the amount of the bill after tax. When I asked for the pre-tax amount, the waiter begrudgingly handed me a wadded up paper copy of our tab which showed the pre-tax total. Somewhat uncomfortably, with the waiter hovering over me, I recalculated a 22% tip based on the pre-tax amount. In response, the waiter took the device back and walked away in a huff. Sadly, this very negative experience left me in a bad mood the rest of the evening. The waiter ruined for me and my family what was otherwise a nice dinner at one of our very favorite restaurants in the Vail Valley. read more

If you're vegan or vegetarian don't come here. The gluten-free menu is a joke. Basically telling you to order a burger without a bun or hummus without pita bread. Duh. Even the sides that easily could and should be vegetarian, like chili or baked beans all have meat in them. My lunch was a side of fries, because they couldn't do gluten-free bread or bun with either the veggie sandwich or black bean burger. For Vail being such an upscale and International ski resort, they should be able to keep some gluten-free bread and Beyond burgers in the freezer. Also overpriced for it being bar food. $17 for a veggie plate, that's literally raw crudités with Ranch dressing. Get serious, please. read more

Nachos were very good loved it but our server was an absolute d*ck he spilled water on my girlfriends Louis Vuitton purse and didn't say sorry just walked away we couldn't even order beverages because we only saw the guy once every 20 minutes it took 20 minutes for him to even see us and he was incredibly rude about it his name was Alvin read more

Good stop and grab a beer and appetizer type of place. The nachos are a must-if recommend chicken over beef (we did half and half). Waitress was very nice, attentive as well. Bar-type of place, come as you are, including in ski gear. read more

My teenagers swear this is the best restaurant they have ever eaten at in their lives!! It's nice to finally have all of the kids satisfied. They had the nachos and guacamole, Caesar chicken wrap , beef stew and chicken quesadilla. read more

I thought that racial segregation was over. When first entering this establishment we were told that the only seat available was a shared corner table. We understand that the restaurant may have been busy , and we did not think much of it. We were seated to a table that is right between the balcony door and multiple tables where servers and customers alike would constantly bump into our table. If this was a busy day, this would have been understandable. However, we found that this was not true. Multiple tables of all sizes, booths, 4-person tables, family size tables were empty without any reservation. Furthermore, we did not have any service, no water, no plates, no utensils and had to flag down two different servers to get water after a long time. At this point recognized that we were the only person of Asian decent in this restaurant and were the only table not getting served. We also noticed a very obvious difference to how we were treated to other tables with the staff giving us cold stares (while not serving us) while other tables received a smile and water right away. When we did finally receive our food, the servers quickly went away without giving ample time for them to see if we needed everything else. I wanted to think that Asian hate crimes and overt discrimination were isolated incidents however the current times demonstrates that it is alive, thriving, and rampant. The experience we had in this restaurant putting us in a corner of the restaurant with terrible seating, not serving us, and behaving cold only towards us exemplifies this. We have been visiting Vail for over 6 years. This makes me rethink where we will vacation during the winter and summer. read more

Overpriced bar food. Service from bar tender was awful and manager wasn't that great either. Will not be returning to Red Lion ever again. Two stars is just for our second server who was actually pleasant and nice and because the food wasn't awful. read more