Alpine Lodge

Great place to stay with a fantastic restaurant..excellent food for the heartiest appetite

Staff very friendly and helpful. Food was awesome No cell service but free wifi. Rooms were decent, bathrooms we're cramped. Radiator heat that you don't see everyday. No ac but opened a window, very cool this time of year. Glad it was Oct not August.

Just going to share a story and say that this is as strong of a 5 star rating as I can give for multiple reasons. Over the holiday weekend I was travelling to Timberline Mountain from Cincinnati. We knew that snow was heading that way but had assumed we left early enough to beat the weather there. As we made it to Elkins, it started snowing heavily. We made it up the first ridge in my less than great handling rear wheel drive vehicle, but got about halfway up the next before the slick road conditions wouldn't allow us to make it any further until the roads were plowed and treated or having a 4WD vehicle. We managed to slide back down the hill to the Alpine Lodge a little before 4pm and were welcomed by John and his staff. He provided insight to the conditions and the mountain road ahead as I had never travelled it before. We were about 20ish miles from our destination. He also immediately offered to let us leave our vehicle at the Lodge over the weekend and drive us the rest of the way in his 4WD truck if conditions didn't improve enough for us to reach our destination. Or alternatively, a place to stay overnight if need be and wait for better roads in the morning. We decided to stay for dinner and see if it would stop snowing.nnDinner was outstanding!!! I had a monster sized ribeye topped with shrimp scampi and my travel companion had the salmon. Both delicious! Our server Christy was excellent as well!!! She was courteous, attentive, and interested in our well being. The rustic decor was also awesome! Just a cool place!nnAbout two and a half hours later it had stopped snowing enough for the plows to clear the road enough to adventure over Middle and Rich mountains. It took about 90 mins to go 25 miles but we made it safe and sound and with full bellies! Will be making a special trip back soon to say thank you again for the hospitality and willingness to help strangers in need. Just good people!!!

A gem of a restaurant off the beaten path. They serve fine food in heaping portions. The staff are super friendly and accomodating. It's also has antiques decorating the dining rooms, so plenty to see. Well worth the stop!

They make home bread, dressings ect., and it is so good. Would recommend this place to stop and eat. We made reservations to make it easy because they get busy sometimes.