Restaurant in Park City, United States
Four-star mountain dining without the attitude.
Tree Room at Sundance Mountain Resort is the area's most accomplished fine-dining option, built around a living tree with a candlelit room, a serious California-focused wine list, and farm-to-table Rocky Mountain cooking at the $$$ tier. Easier to book than its four-star credentials suggest, it is the right call for a special occasion dinner in the Sundance or Park City area. Children under 12 are not permitted; business-casual dress code applies.
Reservations at Tree Room are easier to secure than most four-star mountain dining experiences in the region, but that does not mean you should leave it to the last minute. The restaurant operates on a Tuesday-through-Saturday dinner schedule with limited covers, and the combination of resort guests and drive-in diners means weekend evenings fill quickly. Book at least a week out for a Friday or Saturday table; midweek slots are more forgiving. The effort is worth it: this is the most accomplished fine-dining option attached to Sundance Mountain Resort, and for visitors making the drive from Park City, it offers a distinctly different register from the Main Street restaurant scene.
Tree Room is built around a living tree that grows through the dining room floor and up through the ceiling, which tells you most of what you need to know about the space before you arrive. The building is low-slung and wood-planked throughout — floors, walls, ceiling — with a stone fireplace and candlelit tables arranged around the tree. The result is intimate without being cramped, and formal enough to signal a special occasion while relaxed enough that business-casual dress fits naturally. Pieces from Robert Redford's personal collection of Native American artifacts, including kachina dolls and a chief's robe, line the walls. The room has a density of character that many mountain resort restaurants spend years trying to manufacture and never quite achieve.
For solo diners or pairs who want proximity to the kitchen energy, bar seating provides a closer vantage point on the room's activity without sacrificing the warmth of the space. The fireplace side of the dining room is the better call on a cold evening; request it when booking if that matters to you.
The menu positions itself as Rocky Mountain farm-to-table, with entrées built around ingredients like dry-aged buffalo, King salmon, striped bass, and the restaurant's long-running pepper steak. Starters move between hearty and refined: cappelletti stuffed with rabbit in a carrot crema and octopus paella with new potatoes represent the range. Seasonal desserts are taken seriously here , fall brings a caramel spice cake with apple compote and a chai cheesecake with cranberry gelee, the kind of dessert list that merits ordering rather than skipping. The kitchen's approach aligns with what you would expect from a four-star mountain restaurant: technique in service of comfort, not technique for its own sake.
The wine list runs to 165 selections across 1,515 bottles of inventory, with pricing in the mid-range tier , a meaningful range of bottles under $100 alongside a selection of $100-plus options. Corkage is $50 if you bring your own. Sommelier Leslie S. Britt manages the list, and the California focus is well-suited to the cuisine. For a resort restaurant at this price point, the wine program is a genuine asset rather than an afterthought.
Cuisine pricing sits at the $$$ tier, meaning a typical two-course meal comes in above $66 per person before beverages and tip. That positions Tree Room clearly in Park City's upper tier, in line with what comparable mountain fine-dining rooms charge regionally. Google reviewers rate it 4.6 across 454 reviews, which for a resort restaurant with a captive audience is a meaningful signal , resort dining often inflates ratings; a 4.6 with that volume suggests genuine repeat satisfaction.
Tree Room works leading for couples and small groups of three or four who want a full-evening dinner with serious food and wine in a room that feels earned rather than generic. It is the right choice for a special occasion in the Sundance area, and it holds up well as a standalone destination dinner even if you are not staying at the resort. Solo diners will find the bar seating comfortable, and the staff's familiarity with regulars , many team members have worked here for years , gives the room an ease that solo visitors benefit from more than they might expect.
Children under 12 are not permitted, which is worth knowing if you are travelling with family. The business-casual dress code is real but not restrictive; the resort also advises practical footwear for the mountainside paths leading to the restaurant, so leave formal shoes at the hotel.
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If you are building a broader itinerary, Tree Room pairs well with a visit to High West Distillery & Saloon for a more casual evening, or Yuta if a steakhouse format appeals. For mountain dining with a similar register, Glitretind Restaurant is the closest comparison in terms of alpine atmosphere. Those who want to see how American Rustic dining plays elsewhere in the country can benchmark against Artisans Restaurant in the Adirondacks or The Social Haus in Greenough. For a sense of where Tree Room sits against the broader tier of American fine dining, reference points like Lazy Bear in San Francisco, Single Thread Farm in Healdsburg, or The French Laundry in Napa illustrate how the category scales up in ambition and price. Tree Room is not competing at that level, but it is delivering a genuinely four-star experience within its mountain resort context.
The menu includes vegetarian options as a listed cuisine type, so the kitchen is set up to accommodate plant-based diners. For more specific requirements , allergies, intolerances, or other needs , contact the restaurant directly when making your reservation rather than noting it on arrival. The farm-to-table format means the kitchen works with fresh, often local ingredients, which generally makes substitutions more manageable than at rigidly structured tasting-menu venues.
Business casual is the stated dress code, and that is enforced. You do not need a jacket or tie, but jeans and a sweater work fine as long as they are reasonably smart. More practically: the resort recommends wearing shoes suitable for walking mountainside paths to reach the restaurant, so leave anything with a narrow heel at the hotel. The room itself reads slightly formal , dressing up a notch from your ski gear is the right call.
Yes, and it is one of the stronger options in the Sundance and Park City area for exactly that purpose. The room , candlelit, fireplace, built around a living tree , does a lot of the atmospheric work for you. The no-children-under-12 policy keeps the room adult in tone, the wine list is serious enough for a celebration, and the staff's long tenure means service has a warmth and attentiveness that newer openings rarely match. For a birthday, anniversary, or occasion dinner in this part of Utah, Tree Room is the clearest recommendation at the four-star level.
Glitretind Restaurant is the closest like-for-like alternative , mountain fine dining in a resort setting with a similar atmosphere. If you want something in Park City proper rather than making the drive to Sundance, Yuta covers the steakhouse end of upscale dining, while Apex and Bangkok Thai on Main offer different cuisine profiles at varying price points. For a lower-commitment evening, High West Distillery & Saloon delivers a lively, well-executed gastropub experience without the reservation pressure or price tier of Tree Room.
More than most resort restaurants at this level. Bar seating gives solo diners a natural anchor in the room, and the staff , many of whom have worked there for years , are noted for making individual guests feel at ease rather than incidental. The no-under-12 policy also keeps the room quieter than a typical resort restaurant. At the $$$ price point, solo dining here is a deliberate choice rather than a default, but it is a comfortable one if you want a full fine-dining evening on your own terms. If you are cost-conscious, a single course at the bar with a glass from the California-focused wine list is a reasonable way to experience the room without committing to the full two-course spend.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Room | Easy | — | |
| Riverhorse Cafe | Unknown | — | |
| Yuta | Unknown | — | |
| Glitretind Restaurant | Unknown | — | |
| High West Distillery & Saloon | Unknown | — | |
| Powder | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Park City for this tier.
The menu explicitly includes vegetarian options alongside meat-forward Rocky Mountain dishes like dry-aged buffalo and King salmon, so vegetarians are not an afterthought here. The farm-to-table approach means kitchen flexibility is generally higher than at more rigidly structured tasting menus. Call ahead for more specific requirements — the long-tenured staff have a reputation for accommodating guests personally.
Business casual is the stated dress code, which in practice means no ties required but also no ski boots or trail gear. The resort specifically advises against fancy footwear given the mountainside paths, so smart casual shoes are the practical call. Think clean layers and collared shirts rather than a jacket-and-tie setup.
Yes — the combination of candlelit rooms, Native American artifacts from Robert Redford's personal collection, a stone fireplace, and a four-star rating makes it the most occasion-ready restaurant at Sundance Resort. At $66+ per head for two courses before drinks, it prices like a special-occasion dinner. Couples and small groups of three or four get the most out of the room; note that children under 12 are not permitted, which keeps the atmosphere appropriate for adult celebrations.
Glitretind Restaurant at Stein Eriksen Lodge is the closest peer for elevated mountain dining in the same price bracket. High West Distillery & Saloon is the better call for a casual evening with strong local character and whiskey-driven food. Riverhorse Cafe and Yuta offer solid Park City options if you want to stay in town rather than drive to Sundance.
Tree Room is not the natural choice for solo diners. The room is designed around couples and small groups, and the $66+ two-course pricing plus a $50 corkage fee makes the value equation harder to justify alone. If you are dining solo and still want serious food in the area, a seat at the bar at High West Distillery & Saloon is a more comfortable and cost-effective format.
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