I still have intimate dreams about the $22 Surf & Turf and would fly back to Vail just for this. Our group of 4 walked into the crowded restaurant around 4:30PM and expected a wait. We were told 45 min for a table so we ordered a few apps and drinks at the bar. EVERY DRINK is $4.50!!! Red Bull & Grey Goose...$4.50. Glenmorangie 12 yr....$4.50. Simply amazing. We were actually seated in 25 min which made the deal even sweeter. 3 out of the 4 ordered the Surf & Turf while 1 ordered the Shroomin Rib Eye. Let's just say we were silent for a good 30 min while everyone inhaled their meals. We did $150 worth of damage which we didn't complain about at all considering how much we ate/drank. The service was also great and we had a grand time. We WILL be back when we're in the area! read more

I tried to go here this evening to eat dinner with my 18 year old son and was denied entry because of his age! We were told by the guy working the door that the owner does not allow 16-20 year olds into the place ---not even with a parent to eat!!! If I'm not mistaken, this is discriminatory and illegal. Completely unacceptable for a public establishment. I had to give it at least one star in order to post the review, or else it would get NONE! read more

We were driving through Vail on a road trip and decided to stop for dinner. We found this place on yelp and it seemed to have a good menu with decent prices for the city. When we arrived, we were pleasantly greeted by wait staff at the bar letting us know we could sit where ever we wanted given that the restaurant was fairly empty on this Thursday evening. The atmosphere was very relaxed. Our waitress was great. She was very accommodating even when we asked for a steak to be recooked because it was a little over done. She said they were fortunate enough to have an owner that really wanted everything to go right for the customer and there was no problem recooking the steak. She was very sweet and helpful. She even threw in a free dessert because of the inconvenience. It was a great experience. My dad and I both got the surf and turf which is on the menu for 30 dollars, but we were informed before we ordered that it was happy hour and the entrées and appetizers were at reduced prices. The surf and turf which was amazingly prepared and delicious was only 20 dollars. Such a steal. It was well worth the 30 dollars. Had a great experience and if I am ever in Vail again I will definitely be eating there again. read more

The George was the perfect end to a great day on the slopes. Low key, friendly staff, and great food! The Shepard's Pie was amazing and the craft beer selection was good enough. Has the feel of a dive bar but the food and drink options of a higher end establishment but with plenty of comfort food to warm you up and fill you up. Lounge seating was a plus after a hard day on the slopes and the kids friendly menu was a huge plus for us. Way better option for families than the long waits at the trendier places in the village, a gem in Vail for sure! read more

This place is great. Food is awesome and they have a great happy hour. Staff is friendly and helpful. Highly recommend The George

Apres ski! Yes! $4 you call it drinks, $20 surf and turf, $8 pub menu how can you beat that! Don't expect high caliber food - its good for what it is and for the price. read more

Been here several times, and love it. Vail is known to be a very expensive place. Georges not only defy's that but it is also a cool place to hang out. It is more of a locals place than a ritzty tourist place, it is in a basement after all. But if you want some serious good grub and cheap drinks after a long day on the hill, this is the place to check out. Happy hour is 3-6 and the crab legs are the best deal in the valley. read more

If you don't care for outdoor seating and live entertainment - this place is literally the "hidden gem of Vail" -- Fantastic, long happy hour (3-9pm) with $4.50 anything from the bar.. Amazing! read more

Average review, could be better... Food has been excellent at times and pretty horrible times I guess it depends on the cook.. Same with the bar service, guys tend to be lame and the girls very helpful. Atmosphere is really unique with diverse seating possibilities ranging from booths and chairs to couches and loveseats. Pool tables and foozs ball make things fun! read more

Shuttle driver recommended it so my family checked it out. Very good! Small but really good menu. My mom and I had plumb duck, dad had scallops and mushroom risotto and my sis had Mac and cheese. Dad loved his and sis said Mac and cheese was tasty. I really really liked the duck. But the best had to be the mushroom duck quesadilla appetizer we split. Yummmmm! read more

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First-timers to the area, it was opening weekend for Beaver Creek mountain but still very quiet around the villages so several places were still closed. After a day of walking around Vail Village and hopping into places for cocktails and light snacking, we decided to check out The George. The scene: "basement-ish" level of a hotel, dark, dive bar-esque. Sat at the bar for $3 well drinks and $2 beer. A nice little start but then they told us about the $20 surf and turf. We typically don't order those, but thought, why not? We decided to split it. IT.WAS.SO.GOOD! Didn't expect king crab legs and a beautiful filet mignon to come out - perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection, this was really good! The couple next to us were snacking on the duck quesadillas and we had plate envy for a little bit until ours game out. Great place to hang out and enjoy a low key night, a nice change of pace from the overpriced restaurants in the valley! I actually rate the quality of this dinner much higher than the Splendido at the Chateau that we went to the following night. read more

Definitely a local's spot!! It's underground in a hotel, but only a little sign by the covered bridge makes its presence evident. The casual tourist would never waste their time exploring this underground establishment. However, because of its FABULOUS PRICES, all locals go there. There's almost always a wait unless you get there before 6pm for dinner. If there's a line, you can always wait by the bar and sip on some $4.50 cocktails during happy hour...all drinks (beer, wine, cocktails) are that price until 10pm. The food is also discounted until 10pm. There's also pool tables and other games to play while you wait. It has a total dive bar feel. Not the cleanest inside with dirty floors and spray painting on the walls. If you're looking for a fancy night on the town, this is NOT your place. But if you're looking for cheap drinks and great food. I highly recommend The George. FOOD RECOMMNDATIONS: 1. MUST MUST MUST order duck and mushroom quesadilla!!! One of he best dishes I've ever eaten. It's huge and greasy though - not an appetizer unless you have like 8 people. 2 people could share for dinner. 2. Of course the $23 1lb crab legs. Won't find a better deal on Alaskan King crab legs anywhere in town 3. The $23 surf & turf. Always a great staple and great deal. Sooo much food though. 4. The burger - huge burger with bacon and grilled onions. What more could you ask for? FYI - YOU MUST BE OVER 21 OR UNDER 15 to get in. Yes that's correct. Anyone who looks over 15 but doesn't have an ID is not allowed inside even though this establishment has a restaurant. read more

My favorite place in vail and a hidden locals spot. Great great great happy hour with lots of locals from 3 to 9 pm where all wines/beers at $4.50 and also the food is $23 for most entrees (I got the surf and turf which was king crab + steak which was a huge). Also great location just off the main vail village. Fun fun fun. read more

This place is located in a basement. It looks and smells old and dumpy. It's like a throwback to the 90s - in a not fun way. Could really use some upgrades. read more

We went here last night since the main place we wanted to go was full. I'm so happy it was full because we really enjoyed eating here. First and foremost the service and our waiter was spectacular. And the food was great too. I recommend the Plum Duck. read more

Great place to chill apres ski. $4 u-call-it during happy hour. It's in the lower level of the Mountain House, and has a great, subterranean feel. Comfy leather club chairs and sofas if you can grab one. Lot's of portraits on the wall of the pub's namesakes. read more

We went to The George for dinner and found it to be an island of sanity in the overhyped overpriced Vail restaurant scene. The George has a lot of happy hour type specials and daily specials that are very reasonable and their regular menu has a wide variety. My wife had the crab legs which are sometimes on special for $19.95 otherwise they are $30 but are even a good value at their regular price for the portion size. I had the roasted duck which was delicious and had the usual fat layer almost fully rendered off. Lots of screens for watching March Madness, great drink and dining specials and somewhat hidden underground location that makes you work to find it but if you do you will be rewarded. read more

A bar with a very small but very good menu. The sandwiches and salads are excellent and affordable. The main entrees are pricy. My wife had the seared tuna salad which was outstanding. I had the spicy tuna sandwich which was also excellent. read more

I have quite simply never had a vegetarian sandwich as good as the Veggie Philly cheesesteak. Seriously. This was awesome. I have thought about it almost daily since I had it two weeks ago. Can't wait to go back. read more

Just do it. The ambience is amazing and fun. The food just adds to the intensity. I have to admit , I went after skiing , so all the food was delicious cause I was so hungry . But overall, I'm pleased with the food and you'll just have to trust me on this one. Good value compared to other restaurants. I had the seared tuna salad. The salad wasn't mixed greens , seemed like ice berg lettuce , so nutrients were lacking in the salad. But the tuna was like a foodgasm. I also ordered buffalo wings. These were better than Buffalo Wild Wings wings. Enough said. read more

This place is hidden underneath a hotel down a hallway. There's no patio for apres ski where you can watch people walking in from their day while drinking overpriced drinks. Nope, this place is better - it is dark, it is divey, it is hidden. MY TYPE OF PLACE. We came here and sat at the bar one night after dinner and had some after dinner drinks. Vodka sodas, doubles (without being asked)...we each had 2 rounds and the prices were DOWNRIGHT FUCKING REASONABLE. Not just for Vail, for ANYWHERE. The place was full of locals mostly - it seemed everyone knew everyone else. Bartenders quick and efficient. Saw one of them cut a guy off because he was too drunk...then (after we helped the guy fill out his credit card tab) told him bye by name and said "see you next time". Jukebox (I think?) playing mostly 90s and 00s jams, think rap and rock. We also met another bartender that works there while she was working at another place and she was festive so I am sure she's an awesome bartender too. Apparently this place also has super reasonable food that is tasty...our friends went and ate there another night and loved it. I loved this place and wish I had been more energetic at night to visit more than once. Come to The George if you like dives - this is the only one in Vail that I could find that came close. read more

The George had a great happy hour special when I went with a group of friends on a Friday night. It lasted until 9pm and all drinks were $4! What a steal- top shelf drinks for extra low prices. Count me in! I ordered a steak with mashed potatoes and wasn't too impressed. The steak was tender but it was drowning in their "homemade" steak sauce. Totally unneccessary, in my opinion. The steak would have been fine on its own. If you go, make sure you check out all the wall art. It's filled with photos of famous Georges! read more

Great bar! They had $3 Red Stripe specials, and even though it was packed, the bartenders work super hard and fast. They could upgrade thei cable so that all TV's have HD. read more

Fantastic. The best $$ you'll spend in Vail. Remember all those $85 ribeyes you've bought apres ski? The $11 draft beers? The obnoxious crowds you had to fight for a watered down manhattan? Not this place. Your favorite dive bar, with kid friendly food, bizarre and eclectic wall art, and an extra helping of chips for your salsa and guac. Happy hour till 9, and an unbelievable price point on everything. Feed a family of 6, including alcohol, appetizers, and top notch steak, duck, and crab for $120. Get here around 6/6:30, and grab a booth on the left side of the place. You'll be glad you did. read more

El Jorge, as I lovingly refer to it, used to be a bit unbearable with bar-stank before the smoking ban was passed. Now, it's a good option when hitting the nightlife of Vail. The couches are comfortable, the bartenders are superb (love ya Lee!), and the drinks are priced decently for the valley. Overall, great place in Vail (just don't tell too many tourists!). read more

A fun bar that comes highly recommended (and is often the first recommendation) by pretty much every local you talk to in Vail. It features comfy couches, halfway decent bar food that I didn't hate, and most importantly, amazing drink specials that make walletitis---the not entirely fictitious feeling that your wallet is thinner and has less disposable income to rain upon your friends---a fading memory. If you are from out of town, be prepared to let locals (and the bouncers that let them) cut in line, and try not to let your mouth run off too much at your displeasure. The uncomfortable stares and irritation isn't worth ruining your buzz. read more

The night before our wallet got taken to the cleaners but what do you expect....it's Vail. The next day we stopped at the George. First of all it's a really cool laid back atmosphere. I liked the community style comfy couches. You can meet some interesting people while having brews and great food We got there at happy hour on a Saturday after a day if snowboarding....which I have to say the slopes are great out here! Beers - $4.50 draught Food - everything $9.50 or under except premium dishes which are $19-$23. Service - phenomenal. Emily was great! You can't go wrong here. I love it. read more

Decent place with good value in the village. We stopped by around 5:30 on a Saturday evening after a day of skiing as a party of 6, and it was fairly crowded in spite of having a fair amount of seating, so we had to wait for about 20-30 minutes to get seated. We split a bunch of wings and the crab mac and cheese as starters, which were decent but nothing particularly special. They have an abundance of happy hour specials, which include fairly cheap drinks and discounted entree prices. I had the surf and turf, which had meat that was pretty tender and tasty, along with merely okay crab legs (and large portions); the latter was oversteamed, making it a bit hard to get the crab meat out. I also had some of the Nuts and Berries hot chocolate, which was very tasty as the Frangelico and raspberry liqueur went very well with the chocolate, and it was also discounted for happy hour. Overall, the quality of food was not amazing but solid, but the happy hour specials made it good value. There's a lot of comfortable seating and has a laidback vibe to it, making it a nice spot for groups of varying sizes after a long day on the slopes. read more

Good food with a different kind of atmosphere. Staff was willing to work with different food accommodations to meet our demands. I would reccomend it. read more

not gonna lie....the food was terrible lol. french onion was so salty i could barely eat it, caesar salad had no dressing, wings were rubber and veggie rolls looked like vomit. seriously had better food in really shitty environments, never coming back read more

A really great place to eat. We ordered surf and turf and we were pleasantly surprised with the service and the taste. The food was delicious and Torry (our waitress) was very helpful with her knowledge of the menu. She was very helpful and attentive at all time. The prices were better than any other restaurant in Vail. read more

Had the duck last night. Excellent! It was Happy hour and everything was reduced price. Surf and Turf was $22.00! My duck was $19.00. Glass of Bombay blue sapphire was $4.50. This is a bar/restaurant with a very friendly staff. Only gave it 4 stars because it is not fancy or upscale. Great place. read more

Finished my day skiing and happened by a small sign advertising happy hour 3-9 pm. Amazing!! So far, so good. They have a great menu. I've had the chili so far. It was wonderful, just enough spice and nice chunks of steak. The place is packed, and rightfully so. I will try the tacos next and feel confident that they'll be quite good. read more

Favorite bar in Vail by far. We were there at the end of ski season so everything was very cheap, including Alaskan King Crab for $20. Great happy hour specials. Fish & chips was pretty good as well. British bar without the really rich people hanging around. read more

The George - Alaskan King Crab - American Near Me - Vail, Colorado

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Great bar hidden underneath a hotel. Prices aren't horrible. I came in around 930pm and it was packed. I came back again around 1am and once again, it was still packed. Good thing though, there were some guys who were really nice and gave up their seat to me and spent the night standing while they watched basketball on the TV screens :) read more

I believe it needs to be pointed out that this place is a bar first and a restaurant second. The service was pretty slow and unattentive, and I can't help but think we would have been served better had we ordered alcohol. That being said, this place was recommended to us because of the steak and crab legs - and for $16, it was a great value and my dining companion said it was very tasty. The chicken sandwich and fries were subpar and were left virtually untouched. As for the service and atmosphere, the place has cozy lighting and couches, but they need new tables - I felt like I needed to use my Go Go Gadget Arm to reach down to my food... and I'm a short person. I also had to eat my food lukewarm because it took FOREVER to flag down a server to bring me silverware. Bottom line is come here to eat steak & crab, but don't expect great service unless you're making your server do beer runs. read more

So we show up, give our name to the guy in the pony tail (we all know that's a bad idea cause obviously he doesn't know who is where as he is a bar tender) wait over two hours, and these ladies who are super drunk take our spot and nobody does anything about it. I ask the guy who works behind the bar (pony tail guy) and he says that we have been waiting for 45 minutes. You give zero cares about our seating and then smile and mock me while I am obviously upset about how our service has been handled? Extremely professional. We were stopping for a quick bight to eat and ended up with a huge headache and extremely pissed attitudes. Thanks for nothing. Do not spend your time or money at this establishment. If you don't look like millionaires your are second class citizens in Vail. read more

Small bar tucked down a stairwell and at the end of a hall. Great atmosphere and comfortable seating. If you can, get there for happy hour, it's probably the best deal on the mountain. All the food we had was solid. Nachos and quesadilla are great, if you're good with cumin. They also have a list of warm alcoholic beverages, some made with hot chocolate. read more

This place has AMAZING happy hour deals! My husband and I each got surf and turf for a great price... especially for Vail. Great beer, great food, great service, great vibe. read more

Go here. Forsure go here. If you have a good personality the bartender Theo is a modest guy and talks to you at the bar. My first bar but damn I wish I was there right now! read more