点评:My wife and I were celebrating our 47th wedding anniversary by going to the Ride and Dine on Silver Mountain. Unfortunately the temperature at the parking lot was 101 degrees! Thus, the gondola ride up the mountain was like an oven. In addition due to wild land fires in the area, the mountains were pretty smoky as well. Both of these issues were definitely not the fault of the resort! The lifties were polite and accommodating. But the over all experience was "meh". Once we got off on top, we walked outside and had to figure out seating and where the food line was. We didn't realize it was a buffet style until we arrived, but weren't surprised. We've eating at excellent food buffets before. This buffet was very mediocre at best. The servers were polite... but the food wasn't. They were offering ribs (not baby backs), prime rib and salmon and chicken too. The ribs were floating in sauce, and cold, the prime rib was cold, and the salmon looked very dry and overcooked. The sides were unforgettable as well. At least we had real plates to handle the weighted food. We found a table easy enough that we shared with others, ate and listened to the music. The musician was capable, but the audio system was such that we couldn't understand a word she said or sang. After we finished our meal I looked at my wife and said, "Well hon', I've had enough how about you?" She said, "Yeah, lets go". We did walk over to the ski hill map, snapped a photo and headed down. After touching down, we got in our car and drove into downtown CDA for dessert. While the setting was great--the top of the mountain--the event wasn't something I want to repeat or send my friends too. Next time, I'd rather pack a pick-nick meal and find a spot with a view and eat solo. I really believe that a little more effort in meal prep and using heated containers would go a long way in providing a better product.
翻译:我和妻子为了庆祝结婚47周年,决定去银山体验“骑行与用餐”活动。可惜的是,停车场处的气温高达101度!因此,乘坐缆车上山的过程就像置身于烤箱中一般。此外,由于当地发生了野火,山上也弥漫着大量烟雾。这两个问题绝对不是度假村的错!工作人员都很有礼貌且乐于助人。不过整体体验只能用“一般般”来形容。当我们抵达山顶后……我们走到外面后,得自己想办法找座位以及确定取餐处在哪里。直到到了现场我们才意识到这是自助餐形式,不过也并不意外——我们以前也吃过很不错的自助餐。而这次的自助餐充其量只能算平平无奇。服务员们很有礼貌……但食物却不尽如人意。餐台上供应着排骨(不是小排)、牛排、三文鱼和鸡肉。那些排骨浸泡在酱汁里,而且凉冰冰的;牛排也是冷的;三文鱼则看起来干巴巴的,明显煮过头了。配菜也同样令人难忘。至少我们有结实的盘子来盛放那些分量很重的食物。我们很快找到了一张空桌,便和其他人一起围坐下来,边吃饭边聆听音乐。那位乐手技艺娴熟,但音响效果实在糟糕,我们根本听不清她说了什么或唱了什么。吃完饭后,我看着妻子说:“亲爱的,我吃饱了,你呢?”她答道:“是啊,我们走吧。”于是我们走到滑雪场的地图前拍了张照,随后便下山了。落地后,我们上车并驾车前往CDA市中心去吃甜点。虽然地点很不错——就在山顶上——但这次经历并非我愿意再体验或推荐给朋友的活动。下次,我宁愿自己准备野餐食物,找个风景好的地方独自享用。我真心觉得,只要在食物准备上多花点心思,再使用保温容器,就能大大提升用餐体验。