There's nothing that quite compares to the experience of sharing a meal.
The Raclette Grill & Fondue Combo is designed for a fun and delicious family dinner. A variety of foods can be cooked at one time, opening up the door for creativity and encouraging entertaining. While food sizzles under the grill, meat or vegetables can be searing on top, and a bubbling pot of beef broth is ready and waiting for you and your guests to dip in their creations.
Check the menu here: https://www.alpenrose-vail.com/menu/#fondue-gondola
Join us for a unique private Gondola Dining Experience, located on the back patio of Alpenrose Restaurant in Vail, CO. Please note: It is a stationed Gondola, not a moving gondola.
Our gondola cabins were recruited in South Tyrol, shipped to Austria for interior design and improvements, to the Black Forest for the final touches on the outside and after a long journey eventually found its way to Vail, CO.
Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining
Menu
Alpenrose Gondola Experience's menu was last updated 2024-10-23.
Enjoy your Gondola ride with us!
Appetizer
Fresh Baked German Pretzel
with mustard to share
Entrée
Prepare your entrée on our Raclette Grill & Fondue Combo
Raclette
3 Raclette cheese & 3 Emmentaler cheese served with a vegetable mix and potatoes
Grill & Fondue*
4 oz beef, 3 jumbo shrimp and slices of brat served with vegetable mix, Alpenrose farmers bread and 3 different fondue sauces: Garlic sauce, horseradish sauce and German cocktail sauce
Add Ons & Sides
Shrimp*
3 PiecesUSD 9.00
Beef*
4ozUSD 14.00
Chicken*
4ozUSD 10.00
BratwurstUSD 9.00
Vegetable MixUSD 9.00
Raclette Cheese
3 SlicesUSD 9.00
Emmentaler Cheese
6 SlicesUSD 9.00
What 159 people are saying
Alpenrose Gondola Experience reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
Overall ratings and reviews
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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
4.4Food
4.6Service
4.9Ambience
4.4Value
Noise • Moderate
Loved For
Mountains
Best Ambience
Mountains
Great for outdoor dining
Review summary
AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Alpenrose Gondola Experience offers a unique and enchanting dining adventure in Vail. Guests rave about the "amazing" food, "outstanding" service, and cozy gondola setting, perfect for romantic dinners or family fun. With plentiful portions and playful ambiance, it's a "must-do" for unforgettable memories and delightful alpine cuisine.
160 Reviews
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Allyson
New York City1 review
5.0
Dined today
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Unique awesome fun amd memorable
Great service and food was delicious
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Jose Ramon
Unspecified4 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The experience for my children was incredible… they really enjoy the out of the box dinning. The food was very good.
As always Alpenrose is The place.
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JohnP
Denver1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Overall 5
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great experience. Fun cooking and conversing in cozy gondola. All the Kids had the most fun at dinner the whole trip. Jojo was the best. Will be back. Love eating inside on patio too.
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Katie VIP
Nashville4 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Great night sitting in a gondola and having fondue. Worthwhile experience! Staff terrific.
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Jill
Denver3 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had an amazing experience in the Gondola. Great service and food.
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Xochitl
Phoenix1 review
5.0
Dined on 1 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Pablo is excellent customer service great service
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King
Philadelphia1 review
5.0
Dined on 20 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
The Gondola Experience is one to not miss out on. Great experience, ambience, food, and service! It’s a very intimate setting and great for couples or even friends to gather and enjoy. Put on the speaker and enjoy your time.
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Samina
Naples4 reviews
4.0
Dined on 18 February 2025
Overall 4
Food 2
Service 5
Ambience 3
I think there was a bit of a language barrier in terms of a stationary gondola vs a meal sitting in a moving (view) gondola. The gondola had a pretty strong gondola smell and a lil stuffy. They did give us a Bluetooth enabled device to play our own music which was nice.
It was an enormous amount of food served which was almost comical. We offered to pay the regular price as it was pre fixe, but to just bring less quantity of food so as not to waste it. They really couldn’t understand this and we sat there dumb struck at food spread before us. It was generally pretty good just so overwhelming.
Overall not worth it. There’s no way a sane human can eat all this or enjoy it. We are sitting in a stationary gondola with zero air circulation and quite honestly the food was just for show— nothing particularly special or memorable.
Service was friendly. Not a luxury or cozy experience but maybe super fun for kids or a group just looking to do something cute. Definitely not worth the money we spent. One thing that was gross was the giant food tray was carried over by a girl whose hair was dipping into the food. Totally unhygienic and since there was too much anyway, we didn’t touch it.
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Maria V VIP
Washington DC3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 16 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 5
Super special to do the gondola experience - the kids loved it and was fun to cook together
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Trish VIP
Dallas2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 15 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Very romantic dinner, food and service were perfect!
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FAQs
Alpenrose Gondola Experience is rated 4.7 stars by 159 OpenTable diners.
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