
Savor signature and seasonal specialties while enjoying an amazing view both from inside the rustic restaurant or on our pet-friendly outdoor terrace. With great classics like our New Deal Roast Turkey Plate and Roosevelt Roasted or Fried Chicken, named to play into the historic deceleration of the park in 1936, you are sure to feel right at home. Serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner each day there are many opportunities to enjoy Spottswood’s exceptional dishes. With a beautiful and expansive dining room, featuring a rustic fireplace, it is intimate enough for a cozy dinner for two and big enough for a large group of family and friends. Oh! Don’t forget dessert! Our signature Blackberry Ice Cream Pie is a Shenandoah must.
Address and Contact Information
Address: Mile 52 Skyline Dr, Stanley, VA 22851
Phone: (877) 847-1919
Website: https://www.goshenandoah.com/dining/big-meadows-lodge
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Spottswood Dining Room in Shenandoah National Park
Spottswood Dining Room, 52 Skyline Dr, Stanley, VA 22851, US …
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Every dish we tried was great! The price was a bit expensive but the food was served in generous portions. We were initially worried about the freshness of the ingredients, given the remote location, but that concern quickly disappeared
• The broccoli was cooked just right, retaining the firmness in bites
• The sweet potato mash and the sauce paired perfectly with the pork chops, cutting through the richness for a balanced dish
• I liked the blackberry hot honey on the waffles. While the herb flavor in the waffle wasn’t my favorite (I’m not a big herb fan), it was still an interesting twist. The chicken was crispy
• The flatbread made for an excellent appetizer, give it a try!
Very dog friendly! They have a dog menu!
Service was not necessarily poor, they are just severely understaffed. Not a good place to be if you’re in a rush (though its unlikely you are, when enjoying this area).
For breakfast the next morning, the hostess was MIA so a random person from the lodge’s staff seated us. It took over ten minutes to get waited on and another 25 minutes for coffee and water to be delivered to the table. The coffee was full of grounds (as was the refill!) and only half full. I had to go ask someone for cream and sugar and then go ask for butter and syrup for pancakes and French toast. Both dishes came out too cold to melt butter. I would not order French toast here again, as the bread was from a cheap loaf from the grocery store. The fruit on top was good with the exception of the overripe, mushy blueberries.
Our waitress took no responsibility for anything, blaming the kitchen, though they obviously had nothing to do with the serving of water, coffee, cream, sugar, and syrup. She said she didn’t know why our food was cold because she brought it out right away. The pancakes we ordered the day before were on the table within five minutes and were hot. I’m just saying.
To solidify the poor score, a boy at the table next to us knocked a glass off the table and we were shocked to see his dad come back with a broom and dust pan and sweep it up himself. I don’t even know what to say about that. So, while I do recommend Big Meadows Lodge as a wonderful place to stay, for dining I recommend Pollock Dining Room at Skyland Resort, which had exceptional service, large portions, and phenomenal food for about the same price.
Now, the food is expensive… yet excellent and exceptional. We had trout and pork chop. I first feared servings would be too small. Pork chop was huge, and I had two trout fillets. Both were expertly cooked and well seasoned. From the first bite, it was a pleasure to eat.
They were served on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes. Now, what the heck did they do to these potatoes? I don’t know. They were, simply, the best sweet potatoes I’ve EVER had.
The only normal part of the meal were the accompanying veggies – I wish they had been sautéed in spicy garlic oil.
I wish the tomato had been slightly roasted and placed over the meat. Would have been a better complement.
Oh, they have military discount!
Expensive – or I’d rather say a bit costly, but I’ll definitely return. Great way to spend the evening after a decent hike.
Dessert was pretty good as well – blackberry cobbler with blackberry ice cream. It didn’t last enough for an image.
Pictured:
Breakfast omelette
Breakfast sausage bowl
Cheeseburger with pimento
Pork bqq Sammy w sweet potato fries
Chicken pot pie
Caesar with veggie chili
Grilled cheese
Garden salad
Shrimp n grits
Fried green tomatoes- amazing.
Meatloaf
Mushroom ravioli
S’mores dessert
Choc torte
Blackberry ice cream