What’s in a name?

The Stein Eriksen Lodge used to be the most prestigious Hotel in Deer Valley, just above Park City. It opened in December 1982, just one year after Deer Valley began operations. At the time it was the “in” place to be an eat in that exclusive resort. Since that time the Montage and the St Regis have taken some of early glitz away from a property that now shows its age. 

The Norwegian ski champion Stein Eriksen gave his name to the place and was regularly seen there until he passed away in 2015. The Logde includes the Glitretind Restaurant named after a Norwegian mountain and that automatically suggests a luxurious dining experience, at least on paper. We had dinner there early this month and were not quite impressed by our overall experience except the prices that were sky-high! 

The restaurant is very much over hyped and over priced based on the taste quality of food. The presentation is good but the greatness stops there. This made our skimpy entree a very poor value that dragged on our overall experience, even thought the only positive elements were the desserts that were delicious. 

The setting on the outdoor deck was alright, but Deer Valley’s Bald Mountain is a far cry from the Grand Tetons, and overall we found the place stuffy and won’t return there for in foreseeable future. Looking at reviews on Google, Tripadvisor or Yelp don’t help much as a majority of guests comments are more influenced by the image than by what is actually in their plate. 

Prestige, location, a big name and reputation always end up being deceiving when they are used to prop-up what should be for the price a decent culinary experience, at the very least!