Fireside Pub and Grill

Roundtop needs to lower the prices of the food and drinks at this restaurant/​Pub. They used to have food and drink specials the first couple of years they opened the Pub. Now they got greedy taking away the specials and of course raise the prices. No one likes paying $ 16 for a pitcher of coors light with 2″ of head! Hopefully they get smart by lowering prices and bringing back the specials that caused the place to be packed every night. Now it’s dead! It’s too bad because the setting is beautiful.

Ordered the $ 12 nachos. No doubt the worst ever. No ground beef, 5 beans, salsa and sour cream. What a waste of money.

I didn’t order the wings and I don’t care about football, so here’s what I do have to say about dining at the Fireside.
It’s nothing remarkable… the food is about what you’d expect for your average neighborhood pub grub place — nachos appetizers, etc. The ambiance is dark wood, low light and the expected fireplace (skiers would riot without one, I’m sure). And, while sitting by the windows may sound attractive and offers a great view of the mountain, it is damn drafty.
However, here is the genius of the Fireside… if you have a choice between paying $ 10.05 for a hot dog, fries and non-​refillable fountain drink and then sitting at long rows of tables at the cafeteria one floor down with 500 of your closest snowboarding friends and getting a decent sandwich, a little bit of ambiance and really attentive service for $ 12 at the Fireside, what would you do?
The choice becomes even more clear when it’s $ 4 rail drink night.
Head upstairs. It’s worth the climb, even in ski boots.

Do NOT eat here if you like your health. We were served RAW chicken wings. YES RAW. You can see from the photo I posted on the storefront. Apparently the bartender said this wasn’t the first time today it happened. Ummm what??? If I get sick I will be FedEx’ing you my vomit and diarrhea. I felt bad for the bartender who had to deal with the mishaps — totally not her fault but it does rub me the wrong way about the entire establishment as a whole. What else is being fucked up? What else is dirty? What else poses a threat to my health and safety? Ew. Brown bag it to these day trip resort places. The only way to do it. EW!

We just returned from a Friday night dinner– husband, myself and two teenagers, at the Fireside Pub. What a lovely experience. The wait staff were so pleasant and eager to please. Seamless service; good, hot, just out of the kitchen pub food; nice jazz band; refills on drinks that just kept coming and a beautiful space to boot.
We’ve had so many negative experiences at new places we were hesitant, but we will go back. What a great experience to leave a restaurant feeling relaxed and full of yummy food.
I don’t know anyone affiliated with this establishment, but it is clear when you enter that you are a valued guest and that they will do all they can to assure a great dining experience. Bravo. Great job!

When taking a break from the chill of the slopes at Roundtop, head to Fireside Pub and Grill to warm yourself up.
The food is very reasonably priced for a ski resort. Entrees are about $ 9 – 12, and include the usual array of burgers, sandwiches, salads, pizzas, soups, etc. There are also plenty of warming appetizers, such as wings, «frontier fries, nachos grande, etc.
I had the soup du jour and ½ sandwich combination. The soup was a sweet potato and corn chowder combination, and the sandwich was grilled monte crisco — something I have never had before but it totally hit the spot for the combination of sweet and salty. My fiancé had the turkey reuben sandwich with an order of fries on the side (an extra $ 2). Drinks were ok — iced tea and hot chocolate each $ 2.75.
There are daily specials, for every day of the week except for Saturday (go figure). Alcoholic drinks seemed a bit overpriced… but then again, maybe it is to deter people from drinking and skiing. That can’t be a good combination!
You’d be lucky to nab a table right by the fireplace, or by the window. The seating can be a bit cramped at high-​time, and the service is not the best (wait staff seemed a bit overwhelmed with the crowd — there was no hostess to seat us, so we seated ourselves, and then had two servers alternate in taking our orders and checking in on us).
Good soul satisfying food to fuel round 2 on the slopes, or to serve as a wind-​down when you’re done for the day. Having an area for take-​out or a quick bite would be a great improvement.