Aspen Dining Hall

Estes Park, CO · Buffet restaurant

Rating
2.9/5
★★★☆☆ 2.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Estes Park
#28
of 111 restaurants
City Percentile
54%
rating percentile
Address
Aspen Dining Hall, Estes Park, CO 80517
Website
ymcarockies.org
Status
Closed · Opens 7 AM Sat

Aspen Dining Hall is a restaurant located in Estes Park, CO. It is one of 111 restaurants listed in Estes Park. Its 2.9-star rating is slightly below the Estes Park city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday7 AM–9 AM, 11 AM–1 PM, 5 PM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Hannah Murkin · Dec 2025

We enjoyed the buffet options throughout our weekend stay. We ate here 6 times and all of us could find something we enjoyed. The salads were fresh, hot food was cooked well, and they had a good selection of beverages. I appreciated the cleanliness and the employees who work there were all kind and helpful.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Brooks · Sep 2025

Some of the worst food I’ve ever eaten. Their gluten-free and vegan options were very bad. Overall if you stay at the YMCA here bring your own food and don’t rely on this place to meet your needs if you like to eat remotely flavorful or healthy food

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Emma · Apr 2022

You get two free breakfast vouchers for each night you stay at the YMCA. We came for dinner and breakfast. The dinner was disappointing. There was some type of cake, but they never bothered to refill it. They said their baker hadn't showed up the past three days for work. The breakfast had many fruit options, which was nice.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Dawn Colorado · Jun 2025

My son and I came on an expenses paid trip so we had vouchers to eat in the Aspen dining area...buffet style. It wasn't worth eating there for free. Be very careful of food poisoning. The scrambled eggs were a lovely greenish gray color, the hamburgers had an odd yellow-green tinge. Fried things tended to be slimy or tough and dry. Other reviews mentioned gluten free options but we didn't find anything gluten free except salad. Even though dinner dining is open until 8, by 5:30 most of the serving trays were empty and weren't refilled. The floors looked like they haven't been cleaned/mopped in years. Chunks and footprints and a slimy texture when you walk. Others had issues with the "clean" dishes and utensils having food chunks on them. Staff is pleasant and friendly...it's just no

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 CT BD · Jun 2025

Me and my entire family and cousins came here to eat dinner. The food was disgusting, the plates and utensils weren't cleaned, and we couldn't even finish our food. I wouldn't feed that garbage to a dog. As soon as I ate some of my food, I felt wrong, my stomach hurting, as well as my cousins stomachs hurting. And it is now 2 in the morning, my throat, and my chest are killing me. I was perfectly fine before I ate that trash. These symptoms only appeared after eating that, meaning I probably have food poisoning. Something in that food is breaking my body down. Do not eat here, unless you are willing to suffer the consequences and ultimately damage your health and well being. 🤢🤮👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Buffet restaurant

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