Heck's At Devil's Thumb Ranch

The menu features several ranch-to-table options, including their own Wagyu beef. I opted for the BBQ Wagyu Ranch Burger, which came topped with onion rings, BBQ sauce, and cheddar cheese. It was fantastic—juicy and packed with flavor! Instead of fries, I chose a salad for my side. It was dressed with a creamy lemon parmesan dressing that was delightful. While the price of $22 might seem a bit steep, since my meal was complimentary and so delicious, it was certainly worth it. Honestly, for the chance to enjoy locally raised Wagyu beef in such breathtaking surroundings, I highly recommend it! A quick note: you don’t have to stay at the lodge to enjoy this restaurant. They also serve breakfast and dinner. If you’re in the Winter Park area, be sure to drop by!

I stayed at the ranch last week and went to have dinner, but was informed that the dining room was fully booked and they could only offer takeout or delivery. Since we were staying in the main ranch house, we decided to go with delivery. We were told it would take 45 minutes to an hour. When the food finally arrived, we noticed a 20% surcharge on the bill. When we inquired about this charge, we were told it was because the food had to be placed in takeout containers. It would have been helpful to know at check-in that reservations were required, as this is really the only food option available, and that takeout would incur an extra charge on meals that already cost $35-$40 per plate. Additionally, the plastic utensils provided were insufficient for cutting the meat. Fortunately, after we realized a part of our order was missing, my husband went back and managed to get us some steak knives. The food itself was quite good, but I didn’t think it was worth an extra 20% to eat it off plastic utensils.

Had 6pm reservations for Thanksgiving dinner here. It took 3 hours (no exaggeration) to get all of our food. It took nearly 2 hours to get our first course which was a tiny cup of cold soup. Didn't receive the turkey dinner until over 2 hours in at 8pm. It was a joke. I think they ran out of food because we were given a pile of shredded bits and pieces of turkey (skin, bones, and hard dark meat). It was absolutely disgusting. We were looking forward to this meal for weeks and I'm still in disbelief with what we were served. In the 3+ hours we were there our drinks were never refilled. It was a very miserable experience overall.

Beautiful setting, but ridiculous service. We waited 30 minutes to be acknowledged. Then waited another 30 minutes to get our soft drinks. (One of them flat). We couldn 't figure out what was taking so long for a simple beer. We then walked up to the bar to ask for one. Got back to the table when the waiter showed back up letting us know they were out of clean glasses for the beer. We showed him the plastic cup we got from from the bar. 2 burgers were ordered. At $26 each!! One was very dry and tasteless. By the way, the food came an hour and 20 minutes into our seating and after we went up to get our own beer. We never did get the fizzy flat soda replacement. The spinach dip and Brussel sprout appetizers were delicious. The next night at the other resort restaurant, an employee told us that place is referred to internally as Hectic Heck 's . Food prices at this resort should be illegal. But they have you trapped because you are in the middle of nowhere.

My 5-star review had to be dropped to one, since non-hotel guests are no longer allowed in the restaurant. Having a Google page at all in that case is completely misleading. We?ve come here almost every weekend, but don?t always stay at the hotel. I will miss going and sitting next to the fireplace having delicious cocktails and apps with friendly service after a day of Nordic skiing, but I suppose the owners don?t like business at their EMPTY restaurant. As soon as this nonsensical policy is lifted, I?ll gladly switch to 5 stars, but until then it?s a shame to not be welcome at our favorite place in Colorado that I recommend to everyone coming up to Winter Park.