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After the
Lifts Close
by
Tom Peterson
Whether
you are doing the bust and burn all day
on White Heat, or just cruising on
American Express, after a day at Sunday
River, a skier is looking for two things:
a tall drink and a hot meal. You're in
luck. There are two dozen or more
restaurants, cafes, and bars in the
Sunday River area. Most are either on
Sunday River Road or just down the road a
piece in downtown Bethel.
For starters there is the Bethel Inn at
the end of Main St. It's a classic New
England inn with a 3-diamond rated dining
room open to the public as well as
guests. Downstairs is the Millbrook
Tavern with a lighter menu and live
entertainment Tuesday through Saturday at
9 PM.
Just across the common is the bistro
L'Auberge and Country Inn. For entrees
with a French twist from $14-26.
Some Trout Amandine or Bouillabaisse with
lobster, mussels and shrimp would be
nice.
If you wander down Main Street a bit,
it's only 1/2 mile long, you will find
the Sudbury Inn. It's a 19th Century Inn
with a fireplace in the dining room and
outstanding cuisine, also 3-star rated.
Perhaps you'd like a roast duckling or a
seven bone rack of lamb. Downstairs is
the Suds Pub serving burgers, wings and
the best pizza in town, or so they say.
Heading back towards the mountain at the
corner of Route 2 and the Sunday River
Road is the Sunday River Brewing Company,
with a good variety of steaks, chicken,
pasta and nightly specials. After
finishing your sampler of their six micro
brews, you'll want everything on the
menu.
Further up on Sunday River Road, just a
mile or two from the mountain is the
Great Grizzly American Steak house and
Matterhorn Ski Bar. Only open from
November to April, this is a real skier's
bar. Boasting ferocious apres-ski and
exceptional dining featuring steak, ribs,
fresh pasta and wood fired oven pizza.
With live bands starting at 8 PM on
Fridays and 10 Pm on Saturdays this place
rocks. From pizza and beer to brie and
cognac there's something for everyone at
Sunday River.
Bon Appetite!
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