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Locally sourced ingredients & Colorado recipes. - Gessner Colorado Mountain Grill, Vail, CO

Gessner Colorado Mountain Grill

4.6 (210)
$50 and over
Contemporary American
1300 Westhaven Dr, Vail, CO 81657

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 1 time today

About this restaurant

Gessner: A Colorado Mountain Grill. Named after Conrad Gessner - the Swiss natural historian, Gessner blends local flavors from the Rocky Mountains with the European influence found within Vail Valley.

Our sustainably sourced, local ingredients paired with regionally-inspired recipes create an approachable
menu that features Colorado flavors among our breakfast, lunch and dinner selections.

Gessner is open for breakfast, lunch, & dinner daily.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Farm-to-table
  • Hours of operation
    Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–11:00 am Lunch Daily 11:00 am–2:00 pm Bar Daily 11:00 am–10:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Pascal Coudouy
  • Private party facilities
    We have a private dining room that can accommodate up to 12 people for special occasions or events. The room is enclosed with views and access to the balcony to enjoy the wonderful Gore Creek only steps away. First come, first serve with a minimum of $500 for breakfast, and $1500 for dinner.
  • Neighborhood
    Vail
  • Parking details
    Complimentary Valet service for each guest that comes to dine in Gessner. Minimum of $25 to spend for free valet
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 210 people are saying

Gessner Colorado Mountain Grill reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

210 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Our waitress was outstanding, food was great, atmosphere was nice.

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  2. Lois

    Denver4 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 5, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was good but not exceptional. It’s a hotel restaurant and expensive.

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  3. Bhavna VIP

    Rome2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was great . Asked for medium crispy top salmon , came out perfect.

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  4. Scott

    Springfield1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had great experience at Gessner Mountain Grill. Service was great and so was the food.

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  5. Gerald VIP

    Denver30 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 3, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Nice option on a crowded holiday week day night. Food was good if not overpriced. Service was attentive.

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  6. Roman

    Central Coast1 review

    1.0

    Dined on December 31, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    It is really a simple cafe at the hotel lobby with simple food. Do not expect much reading that it is it grand Hyatt

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  7. Mehri

    New York City13 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on December 26, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    On such an important occasion namely Xmas Day we deferred our celebrations to the Grand Hyatt and Gessner restaurant in Vail with great expectations of being offered some traditional food, decorations, musics and all which could have made this evening memorable. What instead was offered was a self service, cafe Terri’s food with left overs of probably previous lunch including salmon and half burnt prime rib with overcooked and over salted mashed potatoes and beans and carrots. The desert were only dry cookies and over sweet chocolate cake. The pre determined costs per person of 95 dollars with tax and gratuity brought the cost for two of us to 300 U.S. dollars!!! Wow?! Outrageous costs for a poor and indigestible food. What a waste?! What a waste?!

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  8. Helen VIP

    Denver4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on December 25, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Was there two years ago New Years Eve and the ambience and food were so much better. Food was not what would be expected from a nice restaurant. More like Bar food. Wait staff was slow and non observant. Loud and noisy for a nice restaurant. Ambience was gone. Not going back. Too bad used to be great!

    1 person found this helpful

  9. chau VIP

    New Orleans4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on November 29, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    This restaurant was very disorganized. After we were seated, it took a while for a waiter to take care of us. It was almost an hour before we were even able to order our food. Then it took another hour for half of the table's soup and salad to come out. We waited another 30 minutes to get the other half of the soup and salad for the table. When our main dishes came out, it was cold.

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  10. michael

    Memphis/West TN1 review

    2.0

    Dined on September 6, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The dinner was mediocre for the price. They serve breakfast, and it was excellent. At the dinner price point it needs to knock you over, and it didn’t come close.

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FAQs

Gessner Colorado Mountain Grill offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (970) 479-7014.

Gessner Colorado Mountain Grill is rated 4.6 stars by 210 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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  2. United States
  3. Denver / Colorado
  4. Mountains
  5. Vail

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 1 time today
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1300 Westhaven Dr, Vail, CO 81657

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Vail
  • Hours of operation
    Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–11:00 am Lunch Daily 11:00 am–2:00 pm Bar Daily 11:00 am–10:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American, Farm-to-table
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Complimentary Valet service for each guest that comes to dine in Gessner. Minimum of $25 to spend for free valet
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Pascal Coudouy
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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