I have to give props to the service for being very nice although unexplainably prolonged on our order. Â Another couple walked in and ordered 15 minutes after us and got theirs just before our food came out.
The wait was pretty long on the order to get completed, was it because of what we ordered? Â Kids Cheeseburger, Catfish with Mashed Potatoes, and an Elk Burger for me...When it finally arrived the only things that were pretty good was the cheeseburger and catfish, in fact the catfish was great, the only thing great. Â The fries were blah, as if they were perhaps done 20 minutes ago and just now got out with the rest of the food. Â The Elk burger was not so good, maybe I need to look into it, maybe ground Elk meat does not come out good at medium-well, but I would have rather gotten something else. Â My daughter did not like her mashed potatoes, but they were good home-cooked style, and I think she's just too used to stuff out of a box. Â Also, the collared greens were really good, but the serving was small compared to other sides. Â
When a tab like that, with root beer float and one draft beer, comes to $50-60, and 70% of the meal was not very good, and took forever to get to you...you kind of wish you took the kids to the fast food joint...
Hit this place on a recent trip to Winter Park, and the food was excellent. Fantastic BBQ sauce, fried okra appetizer, lots of beer choices. Service was fine, nothing special, but not bad either. She did bring us a pitcher of water and cups, even though we ordered other drinks, which I loved. The only thing that made it unpleasant was just the sheer number of people crammed in and the loud noise. It was manageable, but there are plenty of times I'm just not in the mood for that much noise and crowd.
Review Source:BBQ sauce is great, Â onion rings are great, Â hamburgers and BBQ sandwiches good.
Service is slightly lackadaisical
Another gripe, Â was there were only two parties in the whole place and they tried to scrunch us together in back to back tables. Â The other party asked to move 1 down, Â problem solved.
Price is reasonable considering it is a ski resort town.
I've been here twice now in the process of planning the catering with my best friend for her wedding in August. Both times, it has been quite baron of customers, but the food and service have been great.
The best part is how simple they have made finding a caterer. We went in this past weekend and got to sample the different options and custom build a catering menu. One thing they gave us - bacon mac and cheese - was particularly out of this world. Seriously, beef brisket and bacon mac and cheese..... how can you go wrong??? Dan was also extremely friendly and helpful with the process, and has obviously knows what he's doing. I'm absolutely looking forward to them catering this wedding.
I first went here years ago and saw fried pickles on the menu. I'd never heard of them so I had to try them and I really loved them. I'm not in Winter Park often, but when I am, I like to return and have fried pickles.
Other than that, I wouldn't say that I love my experience at this restaurant. On my most recent trip, I went in and the hostess was unwelcoming and cranky. She barely said a word. She seated me far from all other patrons. I assumed it was because all the other patrons were adults and I had two small kids with me, but I'm not sure.
The table and chairs were kinda sticky. The hostess ended up being our server. Eventually, a few other folks with small children came in and were seated near us, so that kind of confirmed my theory on why we were seated so far away from other patrons originally. Our server hardly said anything to us and was rarely around.
The fried pickles were fantastic, as always. The burger and kids meals that we ordered were quite good.
The restaurant and bathrooms were a little dingy and dirty and the service was rather poor. I felt like the server treated us like an imposition and she was annoyed that we were there taking up her time. I had to keep an eye out for her just to request simple things, and if she brought something, it was begrudgingly and it was not enough. For example, I waited forever to get the bill, and then she quickly walked away to get it while I asked for to go boxes. The to go box she brought us was not enough to hold even half the food we had left and I had to ask for an additional one. She seemed really put out that I wanted a second one.
Then, when we got the bill, I noticed that at the bottom, they included the dollar amounts for gratuity, in case you wanted to use them for a tip on your bill. First of all - tacky. They were probably trying to pass it off as if they were being helpful, but it was slightly tacky to remind the customer "Hey, here's how much you should put in as a gratuity." BUT what was worse was that they amounts they included were 17% and 25%. My service, at best, was worth a 15% tip. More like 10%, but I am generally a big tipper so I was going to tip 15%, which I felt was overly generous for the service we received. The fact that someone at the restaurant thought their service would be *so* good that it would merit a 17% or a 25% gratuity shocked me.
I've checked the math and at least the amounts they listed were calculated on the base price, not the price after tax, so they weren't trying to deceive anyone. But it still seemed really pushy instead of helpful.
And then, on top of all of this, under the line showing the tax amount, there's an additional "Resort Tax." I guess my fried pickles were paying to maintain ski lifts and groomed slopes, too, who knows.
I finally found a restaurant closer to home that makes fried pickles, so I think I'll just get them there instead, next time.
I'm from Texas where barbeque is holy, and I love Smokin' Moes. Â I don't know what some of the other Texas reviewers had, but maybe it was a bad day for either the cook or them in general. Â We've been coming to WP for 17 years both winter & summer & we ALWAYS have at least one meal at Moe's. Â We've even used Moe's for catering & got great comments from the people at the event. Â Their pulled pork is great. Â Don't know where the guy actually ate that claimed it was marinated in some kind of sticky goo, because my pulled pork is always fresh & great (you can put your own sauce on it at the table). Â The fries & beans are always yummy. Â The only time in 17 years that we had a bad meal here was late one night when we ordered the prime rib & it was unusually fatty. Â Otherwise we've NEVER had a bad meal. Â In fact, I think I may just shut down the computer & go have a late lunch at Moe's right now!! (BTW-- if you've never come to WP in the summer, you're missing out. Â It's beautiful up here-- especially when it's 103 back in Texas!)
Review Source:HORRIBLE! Â Worst BBQ EVER. Â I didn't even want to rate it *1* star... Â Not to mention, customer service. Â After taking a disgusting bite of a turkey sandwich and RETURNING it right away, they STILL put it on the bill and the manager huffed and puffed. Â Terrible. Â Save yourself and go somewhere else.
Review Source:We decided to check out Moe's on our way to another place and we are very happy we did! I had the beef brisket plate and it was great! My husband had the pulled pork and we were both blown away when they brought out the plate! He got a huge mound of pork and it was so good! The garlic potatoes were perfect, not overwhelmed with garlic but far from bland as well! The smoked baked beans were very good. The service was fantastic and the environment had a down home feel to it. They even had a live band when we were there. We will definitely be going there when we come back next year!
Review Source:My, oh my, them are some mighty fine wings!!!!
Ahem, now that that's out of the way... We wandered in here specifically for wings, but noticed a sampler platter that included some fried okra and pickles, along with onion rings. Well there you have it. Wings and samplers, and hey! Send some beers over here, will ya?!
They did. Pretty good beer selection, including a fantastic IPA that I tried. The food was great, the wing sauce is a hickory BBQ mixed with traditional hot sauce, we just couldn't get enough of these! The sampler was awesome as well.
We came here 2 nights in a row, the bartenders are friendly, and the decor of the place will have you entertained throughout your evening! Bumper stickers, random signs, and statements painted all over the restaurant had us rolling! Alot of regulars at the bar as well, which made for a friendly and fun experience. The next time I'm in Winter Park, I'm coming here.
Really boss BBQ - after a full day at Mary Jane and some friends took me here afterwards - Had the Baby Back ribs w/ Fries & Slaw - I was psyched on how tastey the slaw was (can be difficult to find a creamy slaw not to gooey) - Fries were waffle fries and perfect... Ribs could have been a little more tender but would indeed get them again - Â Not the greatest Beer selection for a BBQ joint but sufficient for sure - In the words of Larry David "pretty pretty pretty good"
Review Source:I really wanted a burger, but it's all ala carte so they end up being really expensive at Moe's. All you get is the patty and bun, so everything you'd want to add like cheese, bacon, onions, mushrooms, egg, etc... costs extra. You'd easily end up with an $11-14 burger with just a few toppings. Instead I opted for the pulled pork platter. They give you a huge portion, although the pork was a bit dry. The 3 of us that ordered this and another that ordered the ribs had to slather on more bbq sauce. Their house hot sauce isn't hot either, not even as spicy as tabasco or cholula/tapatio. The sides are quite good, from coleslaw to baked beans and red potatoes. Other than the burgers, the prices for the other menu items aren't too bad at all for a ski town.
Review Source:The real question here is...what exactly IS Moe smokin'?
This is one of the most attitude-ridden, smarmy, self-congratulatory little crap-holes I've ever set foot in. There are signs all over the place warning patrons about their attitude: "Be Nice or Get Lost". I tried to be nice and, to a point, I think I succeeded. I wasn't asked to leave, anyway. It might have been better if I had.
They claim to be an "award-winning" BBQ joint. The waitress said so, when, in response to her direct question about how my meal was, I said "Eh...No."
"Well," she sighed, "You're eating it."
"I'm very hungry," I replied.
"What didn't you like?" she asked.
My GF, knowing that when I'm asked that, I'll tell the person - at length - said, "He's...he's just a real BBQ connoiseur."
I had originally ordered their pulled pork sandwich but changed my mind when told that all the pulled pork was marinated in their sauce, a gluey, sickly-sweet red sauce that I had already tried. It was the only thing on the menu I wanted, so I just said I'd have a beer and forget eating. She suggested the sliced pork sandwich, since it was not soaked in their sauce. I asked if they could just rough-chop the pork. She said that wasn't possible. But maybe I could cut it up myself with the dull steak knives on our table? Since I regularly embarrass my family by being picky in restaurants, I agreed. But I was pissed. I've run seven restaurants in my life. Simply chopping some pork is NOT an unreasonable request. Their refusal was nothing but being so in love with their food that they refuse to alter it. It would have taken ten seconds - with a sharp kitchen cleaver, as opposed to my virtual butter knife - to satisfy a customer but...they had already demonstrated their adversarial views on THAT score.
The food arrived. The pork was deadly bland, dry, barely smoked, and full of gristle. My GF's and our son's buffalo burgers were terminally overcooked; dry, unseasoned, and slapped onto doughy, fall-apart rolls. We ate everything because we had driven for four hours from Denver and were HUNGRY. But, when I asked the server if she REALLY wanted me to be honest about it and she assured me that she did, instead of saying anything like, "Oh, I'm sorry. Can I take that off your bill?"...or even just "I'm sorry", she replied, "Well, we win a LOT of awards."
I wish people in BBQ joints would just stop talking about their "awards". I have honestly NEVER - not even once - been in a BBQ joint that didn't have a few awards hanging on the walls. But, unless your award was won in KC, NC, Texas, or some other hotbed of BBQ, chances are it came from some silly local BBQ Cook-Off judged by people who don't know BBQ in the first place. There is always some boob who'll say what they're eating is the best they've ever eaten. It means NOTHING.
The atmosphere is strictly S&W Cafeteria, with cowboy tchotchkes instead of Amish, Southern, or New England tchotchkes. Our waitress, aside from the silly remark about awards, was very pleasant and we left her a full 20% Â tip. But the overall attitude is that they're so great and their patrons are so stupid that they can't be trusted to behave and should REALLY never question the food.
Here's a tip, Moe: DON'T have your staff ask "How is everything?" if they're not prepared to hear anything except how great your food is. If she hadn't asked, I would have just eaten and left.
I would still have written this, though. A place like this REQUIRES a huge "Buyer Beware".
This review is for drinks, atmosphere and service.
Drinks were decent...not ridiculously strong but altitude takes care of that. Atmosphere is fun with lots of families and drinkers at the bar. Service was good except when no one showed up at our table after our waitress switched sections. Oh well, a walk to the bar isn't bad!
Seating is plentiful. The salad bar and food looked like really good, American BBQ. The menu is decently priced and most of the entrees look shareable.
They have a stage for live music and we got to see Dueling Pianoists from Sing-Sing. It was great. Fun night!
The 5 best restaurants in the 2015 Denver Restaurant Week
3,611 Views | Category: Denver
The complete list of 2015 Denver Restaurant Week businesses
1,972 Views | Category: Denver
The tourists' guide to Portillos: 5 must have dishes
3,318 Views | Category: Chicago
Pho = Pronounced "fuh" not "foe" for pho-king sake
2,915 Views | Category: Denver
Indulgery selected to exhibit at Collision Conference
2,987 Views | Category: Press Releases
Not Logged In
BUSINESSES
Local Businesses
Near Me
My Favorites
SOCIAL
Blog & News
MY ACCOUNT
Login
Register
Contact Us
Add Your Business
