have dined at the Grille at least two times previously in
larger groups.) The Grille is open for breakfast and lunch on
Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays and dinner daily. (The Bear Creek Resort offers the
more casual Trail’s End Café as another sit-down indoor/outdoor dining option
that overlooks the outdoor pool, and seasonally, it offers the cafeteria-like Mountain
Eatery for those who are skiing.) Parking close to the hotel/restaurant can be
a bit difficult if you visit during the busy ski season; however, there are
plenty of parking lots on-site, and the resort shuttles you from more remote
lots to a convenient location.
The Grille at Bear Creek is located in Macungie at the Bear
Creek Mountain Resort. The restaurant offers several dining areas: the main
dining room (which offers both table and booth seating, half of which has a
view of the mountainside/slopes), the bar area (which includes the bar itself
as well as table seating adjacent), and the sushi area (with just a few tiny
table and a small sushi bar). The décor is rustic ski lodge, with earthy
colors, lots of wood, several fireplaces, and floor-to-ceiling windows in one
of the main dining areas. In the summertime, you can dine outdoors near the
gardens.
The Grille at Bear Creek serves American cuisine. We shared
the “Blue Ridge Pig” as an appetizer, which were four small sandwich slices (slider-size)
made with pulled pork, topped with barbecue sauce, cheese, pickles, and cole
slaw on tasty rolls (yummy!). For entrees, we ordered the bacon-wrapped
meatloaf (served on top of a mashed potato puree along with carmelized onions
set atop a red wine sauce) and one of the specials of the day, an 8-oz. bone in
New York strip steak, served with a loaded baked potato and broccolini. (The
meatloaf was good, as was the potato puree, but the red wine sauce was a bit
strong for our taste.) Both entrees came with a salad choice of either Caesar
or house, and basket of delicious warm rolls with butter was also delivered to
our table. (Entrée prices vary; for example, the steak we ordered was $42, but
the meatloaf was $24, and there are lower-priced options like a burger or
appetizers to suit all budgets.) We passed on dessert, although they offered many
choices.
While we do not consider this a destination for fine dining,
if you are in the neighborhood or are staying and/or playing at Bear Creek, it
is a valid choice for a good meal. (If you are looking for a really great meal
nearby, check out the Savory Grille at the Seisholtzville Hotel.) At Bear
Creek, the chef and his staff are clearly trying to present an upscale
environment with their choice of menu items, ingredients, and presentation.
