Grey Lady Aspen

Went during fall right as they were closing for the off season. Service was good, food was delicious, and the best part of all was the atmosphere. It’s located by this cobblestone path lined with trees. The outdoor area was completely open, and made for a very unique and modern Colorado atmosphere. We sat near the cobblestone path, which features a water fountain show, which was honestly some of the best entertainment. Kids splashing, the occasional texter accidentally gets soaked by not paying attention, and dogs playing in the water. Made for great people watching.

My experience here was less then I expected given its reviews. The food to me was incredibly overpriced for what you got, and the seafood I had was just terribly bland in flavor. One of my favorite sandwiches on the planet is a good lobster roll, so stopping in here for lunch that was the perfect thing for me to get. The french fries were mediocre, the pickles were great, and the lobster almost seemed fake. Just had no flavor. usually the sauce helps to back it up, but it was watered down and just dripped out also with no flavor. We also got the shrimp cocktail which was also less than stellar and was on par with what I could make at home with things from the grocery store frozen shrimp. The sauce was thin and just beaded off and very bland as well. Maybe I just had bad luck and hit at an absolutely horrible time, but to me the food was just not worth it. I would be willing to give it another try, the next time I am in Aspen since it is my favorite sandwich, but it would be with serious hesitation. Other than the food, the staff was very helpful and the hostess had the expected "upper class" presence about her which I always find a bit odd, but our server was great, attentive and pleasant. Overall, not that great of an experience for me, but I would be willing to try again in the distant future.

Had reservation at 815 but we weren't seated until 845. The host was not at all apologetic and seemed annoyed that we kept asking if our table was ready. They charged us 5 dollars for the bread which we thought was inappropriate given that it's only bread and we didn't get compensated for waiting half an hour. They did eventually take that charge off but we had expected something a little more for the time we wasted. There's much better place in town that give customers a little more respect and aren't as pricey. Enjoyed the food but would never come back.

We were disappointed with the Grey Lady. Billed as a seafood restaurant with fresh oysters daily, there were no oysters within a thousand miles from here! Limited menu, the only seafood was salmon and fish & chips. Settled for a five ounce "rib eye," which doesn't exactly cut it after a full day of skiing. Brussel sprouts and lobster wedge were excellent. Uninspired decor, empty on a Friday night.