Cancel

Open app

Search

Wildwood Smokehouse

4.4 (25 reviews)
ModerateBarbeque, Smokehouse
Closed • Closed

Wildwood Smokehouse Photos

Business Info

WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE ATMOSPHERE

What's the vibe?
Casual
Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

You might also consider

More like Wildwood Smokehouse

Recommended Reviews - Wildwood Smokehouse

Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
Yelp app icon
Browse more easily on the app
Review Feed Illustration

Reviews With Photos

Menu
Jaclyn O.

My ski school instructor tipped me off that the BBQ here was awesome and it was definitely the best meal I had in Vail. This is legit BBQ. When you're nearby, you can smell the wood burning that used to smoke the meats. You walk in and order cafeteria style. I got the 2 Mile High Plate ($26.75), which included three meats, cornbread and a choice of French fries or Mac n cheese. I split the plate with a friend and it was enough for both of us to refuel to ski for a few more hours. They have picnic tables outside Wildwood where you can eat. Highly recommend stopping if you're skiing on Vail mountain!

See all

2 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

7 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

5 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 1

6 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 0

3 years ago

Best food on the mountain! Gets busy so expect to wait unless you get there early. Ribs are really tasty

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

8 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 0

8 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

9 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Menzer P.
223
49
10

6 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

16 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

15 years ago

Helpful 2
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

7 years ago

My favorite place on the mountain. This place could win any mac & cheese competition.

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

14 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of H B.
0
4
0

12 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 0

9 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 1
Oh no 1

14 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

14 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Stacey E.
116
11
4

9 years ago

Best BBQ and Wild Rice soup on Vail mountain!!

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of D B.
0
3
0

9 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Vivian T.
4
34
147

14 years ago

Great pulled pork, ribs, and hot spiced wine...

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

13 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

14 years ago

Helpful 1
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0
Photo of Yin L.
137
73
0

14 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

11 years ago

Helpful 0
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

Ask the Community - Wildwood Smokehouse

Review Highlights - Wildwood Smokehouse

“It's on-mountain dining, so yes, it's expensive, but honestly after shredding up the mountain, I didn't care.”

Mentioned in 13 reviews

Read more highlights

You might also consider

Verify this business for free

People searched for Barbeque 178 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

Verify this business

Mountain Standard - Crab mozzarella sticks

Mountain Standard

4.2(1.1k reviews)
0.3 mi
•$$$

We love Mountain standard because it shows us where the local Vails hanging out as we visited on…read moreMonday Evenning. Recommended Grilled octopus for appetizer. So, umami. Must try is the pork shank. Seems like every table ordered it. I like my grilled mahi mahi with asparagus, quinoa & creamy harissa sauce. I like the well decor atmosphere & open kitchen. They also have outdoor patio. Great service. Prices are on average for Vail Village. Would love to go back and try more!

I've been coming to Mountain Standard for years, for lunch and dinner, usually at the bar. The…read morebartenders have always been knowledgeable, engaging and genuinely fun. It's the sort of hospitality that keeps me returning. Two dinners this past weekend reminded me why I love the place, but also why I think it's slipped a notch. Friday was lovely. My partner and I arrived between lunch and dinner, settled in at the bar, and ordered a Manhattan and a draft beer. Some fries kept the hangriness at bay. The bartenders were terrific, as usual. Then dinner arrived. The $54 Angus hanger steak comes with miso creamed corn, toasted sesame, tempura maitakes and Japanese BBQ butter. An ambitious supporting cast for a good piece of beef. The steak was delicious, but we ordered medium-well and received medium-rare. That's quite a miss at this price. We didn't send it back because my partner didn't want to make a scene. Worse, the sauce overwhelmed the plate. A good steak should be the star, not an extra in its own production. The $23 crab mozzarella sticks, with green onion, pecorino and shrimp-and-Calabrian-chili sauce, sounded fun. Unfortunately, the crab tasted distinctly fishy, not fresh, and the sauce seemed to be trying its best to cover it up. That's an expensive mozzarella stick with a serious identity crisis. We finished with Meyer lemon tiramisu, port and two espressos. The tiramisu was good, though the crumble on top seemed an odd, unnecessary flourish. The port and espresso were perfect. Friday remained a wonderful evening because the bar and its people are that good. Saturday we returned with friends and sat in the dining room. Packed, energetic and LOUD. I enjoy a lively restaurant, but I also enjoy hearing the people at my table. Drinks were slow, and the delays continued throughout dinner. Everyone was courteous; the whole operation just felt off. Credit to the manager and front desk team for pitching in to deliver food rather than leaving an overwhelmed staff to sink. We shared the $16 whipped tahini dip, served with Lebanese pickles, crispy shallots, marinated feta and warm pita. The pita was excellent: puffy, warm, irresistible. The dip tasted good too, but with so many competing elements, it felt like one ingredient too many. Not every appetizer needs a committee. My $39 rotisserie piri piri chicken was tender and nicely spiced. Unfortunately, its smashed steak fries were undercooked and practically submerged in poppy seed yogurt. The sauce overflowed the plate. Somewhere beneath that yogurt lake was a very good dinner. My partner's Standard wedge was similarly overburdened: too much dressing, prosciutto and blue cheese, leaving the salad excessively salty. Our friends ordered the $54 hanger steak and $46 grilled Pacific sea bass. The steak once again seemed over-sauced, and the decorative corn shoots were promptly pushed aside. The bass, at least on paper, is a thoughtful combination of toasted farro, pickled carrot salad, basil and miso carrot butter. I can't speak to how it tasted, but the recurring excess across the table was hard to miss. Here's the frustration: Mountain Standard has talent, imagination, a great location and genuinely good people. But creativity isn't the same as piling on ingredients, and more sauce doesn't mean more sophistication. Across two dinners, there were missed cooking temperatures, underdone potatoes, questionable crab and dishes that needed editing. That's training, restraint and execution, not a need for a new menu. I still consider Mountain Standard one of the Vail Valley's best restaurants. But let's acknowledge that the competition here isn't exactly fierce. Too many resort restaurants seem content to rest on their laurels, knowing another wave of visitors is coming. Being among the best in the valley shouldn't be the finish line. Would I return? Absolutely, especially to the bar. The hospitality remains a real strength. But before the winter crowds arrive, I'd love to see the kitchen tighten things up and the dining room find its rhythm. Mountain Standard doesn't need another garnish or another sauce. It needs to make the very good ideas it already has work consistently. Three-plus stars, with genuine hope for more next time.

Photos
Mountain Standard - Front check in

Front check in

Mountain Standard - The Corned Pork Shank

The Corned Pork Shank

Mountain Standard - Pimiento dip and biscuits

See all

Pimiento dip and biscuits

Red Lion - Burger

Red Lion

3.2(429 reviews)
0.2 mi
•$$

Always such a fun visit. Great live music for apres ski. Usually we always get their veggie platter…read moreand chips and queso / salsa. Super good. Service is always great You need to do the shot ski

We stopped in at the Red Lion after skiing…read more It was crowded and we were looking for an outside table for six people. Only four of us were there as the other two were across the street at Christy's returning their rental skis. There was a table of 6 but the hostess said she couldn't sit us until the other two arrived. Right then, a guy walks up and asks for that same table. He was by himself and she gave the table with six chairs to him. His full party was clearly not there but she sat him anyway. Why is that allowed? Clearly favoritism. And to be clear, two of his friends showed up and the other three never arrived. So, at that point we told the hostess we were now a table of four and she said we could sit at a table that had 3 chairs. Well okay....we took it. We grabbed the table and asked other tables around us for the extra 3 chairs and everyone was nice enough to give us the extra chairs. Our server, Suzanne was excellent. Very attentive, friendly and immediately brought us our drinks and food. The nachos were tasty. Drinks were good but pricy. I give Suzanne 5 stars, food 3 stars hostess 0 stars. Treat everyone fairly and respectfully. The hostess could use customer service training.

Photos
Red Lion - Dinning area

Dinning area

Red Lion - Gyro with fries

Gyro with fries

Red Lion - Snowing just outside

See all

Snowing just outside

Vail Chophouse - Slow Cooked Pork Shank

Vail Chophouse

3.3(289 reviews)
1.0 mi
•$$

We had a 6:30 reservation and were seated promptly at 6:30. Gabi, our server was very friendly and…read moreprompt getting our drink order back to the table. I started with a small crock of French onion soup which was very flavorful and refreshingly light on the salt. The entrees came out in perfect time and temperature. We both had the filets cooked medium rare with mine served Oscar. Each steak was cooked as ordered and tasted exactly as we had hoped...delicious!... and the amount of crab meat on my steak was heaping to say the least. The side of brussel sprouts was very good as well. Overall, though I agree this isn't necessarily "fine dining", the service and the food was excellent. We would definitely eat here again.

Vail Chophouse has a classic mountain-steakhouse atmosphere--warm, lively, and perfect for warming…read moreup after a day on the mountain. The service is friendly and was attentive initially but slowed when it came time to box up leftovers and leave, we waited a while for the check. The food we had was solid and satisfying. We were craving soup and the French Onion Soup hit the spot! It was so much more flavorful than the Slow Cooked Pork Shank, which was good, just bland for my taste and I typically think a lot of food we eat is over-seasoned. The manhattan cocktail was well made, especially if you enjoy something strong and straightforward. Portions are on the larger side, which was good since it is on the pricier end as expected for the location and the resort atmosphere.

Photos
Vail Chophouse - Italian buffet

Italian buffet

Vail Chophouse - CHOPHOUSE MOUNTAIN BURGER* cheddar, swiss or blue cheese, fries, foie gras gravy and pick your toppings!

CHOPHOUSE MOUNTAIN BURGER* cheddar, swiss or blue cheese, fries, foie gras gravy and pick your toppings!

Vail Chophouse - Bloody Merry w/Spicy Candied Bacon

See all

Bloody Merry w/Spicy Candied Bacon

Wildwood Smokehouse - bbq - Updated November 2026

Loading...
Loading...
Loading...