NOTE FROM THE VIEW:
We will be closing for the season on OCTOBER 19th, 2011 and re-opening mid-May, 2012

The View Restaurant is open for dinner Monday-Saturday 5pm to 9pm, from mid-May to mid-October.  Enjoy exceptional food in a casual fine-dining atmosphere. Overlooking Estes Park, The View Restaurant is named for it's spectacular view through its 90-foot wall of French pane windows.  Decorated with the original Old Hickory Furniture Company tables and chairs Enoch "Joe" Mills purchased for the lodge in 1914, the View is the perfect place for a relaxing dinner.

Reservations are not necessary but always recommended.  Groups from 10 to 200 are welcome.  We happily host association meetings, dinner dances, holiday parties, business lunches and other groups events year around. Contact us at 970-586-6066 to discuss your next event.

2011 PDF of our Wine List
2011 PDF of our Liquors and Beers
2011 PDF of our Drink Menu

STARTERS

Coconut Shrimp
hand breaded and served with warm brandy marmalade.

Warm Brie with Berry Couli
with fresh fruit and crispy crustini.

Artichoke Dip
with warm house made flour tortilla chips.

Eggrolls
golden brown and served with teriyaki and
buerre blanc sauce.

Ahi Tuna Tartar
fresh sushi grade ahi tuna with wasabi,
ginger and toasted rounds.

Beer Battered Onion Rings
sweet onions beer batter and fried golden
brown, served with caper aoili sauce.

Chevichi
cooked in lime juice with cucumber and fresh
herbs.

STEAKS

Tenderloin Tower
filet mignon stacked with sauteed shrimp
served with buerre rouge sauce.

Crab Stuffed New York Strip Steak
certified black angus new york steak stuffed
with crab meat and served with a light
lemon buerre blanc.

Tender Medallions
seared tender medallions served with
creamy Jack Daniels sauce.

Louisiana Steak and Shrimp
seared sirloin steak and sauteed shrimp
served with a cajun cream sauce.

Bleu Cheese Rib Eye Steak
most flavorful of steaks topped with bleu
cheese crust and served with buttery merlot
sauce.

Crags Lodge Sirloin
the beef eaters10 oz sirloin steak cooked the
way you like it.

FROM THE WATER

Toasted Walnut Crusted Trout
rainbow trout crusted with toasted walnuts
and served with grapefruit buerre blanc sauce.

Rainbow Trout
lightly breaded, pan seared and served with
lemon buerre blanc sauce.

Vanilla Burbon Atlantic Salmon
fresh atlantic salmon pan seared and served
with vanilla burbon sauce.

Seared Ahi Tuna
seared the way you like and served with
ginger buerre blanc sauce.

Shrimp Scampi
lightly floured, sauteed and served with
white wine butter garlic sauce.

Crab Alfredo
tender chunks of crab meat tossed in creamy
garlic alfredo sauce and served on fettuccine
noodles.

Cod Fish and Chips
cod filets beer battered and served with
french fries and caper aioli.

HOUSE SPECIALS

Crags Lodge Sampler
petite filet with buerre rouge sauce, teriyaki
chicken and sauteed shrimp scampi.

Chicken Daytona
lightly breaded marinated chicken breast
with shrimp in triple sec cream sauce.

Brie Cheese Topped Chicken Breast
with bacon, candied walnuts and apple
buerre blanc sauce.

Lime Seared Pork Tenderloin
with roasted garlic vinaigrete

Hand Breaded Coconut Shrimp
with brandy marmalade sauce.

Spicy Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
chunks of cajun rubbed chicken baked with smoked
cheddar, mild cheddar and swiss cheese sauce.

Spicy Chicken and Shrimp Pasta
marinated chicken breast and shrimp in a
creamy cajun sauce.

Wild Mushroom Ravioli
in a white wine cream sauce with fresh basil.

Grilled Portobello Napoleon
with grilled roma tomato, fresh mozzarella,
herbed polenta and tomato cream sauce.  

Fettuccini Alfredo
in parmesan and garlic cream sauce.

Jambalaya
definitely a local favorite with shrimp,
chicken, ham and andouille sausage in a
spicy cajun sauce with rice.

SALADS

Pecan Crusted Mozzarella
pecan crusted mozzarella seared and served
on top of fresh organic field greens with
balsamic viniagrette.

Coconut Shrimp Salad
house-made coconut shrimp served on top of
fresh organic field greens with asian
viniagrette.

Classic Caesar with Grilled Chicken
fresh romaine lettuce with house made
caesar dressing, freshly shredded parmesan
cheese and grilled, marinated chicken breast.

Walnut Crusted Ahi Tuna Salad
fresh ahi tuna walnut breaded and pan
seared. served on top of organic greens
tossed in balsamic viniagrette dressing.  

BURGERS

Hickory BBQ and Bacon Burger
hickory bbq, smoked bacon with cripsy
onions on a multigrain roll.

Mushroom Swiss Burger
sautéed mushrooms & melted swiss on a
multigrain roll.

Crags Lodge Burger
choice of american, swiss, cheddar or pepperjack
cheese served on a multigrain bun with
lettuce, tomato and onion.

Just For Kids

Grilled Cheese with French Fries  
Chicken Tenders with French Fries  
Cheese Quesidilla with French Fries  
Noodles with Butter and Cheese  
Fettuccini Alfredo  

White Wines

CHARDONNAY

Bogle Vineyards
Hess Monterey
Sterling Vintner’s Collection
Louis Jadot Macon Villages
Louis Jadot Pouilly Fuisse

 PINOT  GRIGIO

Chateau St. Michelle
Coppola Diamond

 REISLING

Chateau St. Michelle
Bogle Vineyards

SAUVIGNON BLANC

Bogle Vineyards
Sterling Vintner’s Collection

 GEWURTZTRAMINER

Chateau St. Michelle

 MOSCATO

Casa Vinicola Zonin
Columbia Crest

 SPARKLING

Chandon Split
Chandon Brut
Veuve Clicquot Yellow

Red Wines

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Bogle Vineyards
Chateau St. Michelle
Coppola Diamond

 MERLOT

Bogle Vineyards
Chateau St. Michelle

 ZINFANDEL

Bogle Vineyards Old Vine
Coppola Diamond
Coppola Directors

 PINOT NOIR

Bogle Vineyards
MacMurray Ranch Central Coast 

 SYRAH

Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah
Coppola Presents

Beer Selection

On the Taps:
Fat Tire, Blue Moon, Cutthroat Porter

Bud, Bud Light, Coors, Coors Light, Guinness, Harps, Corona, Stella Atrois