Cottonwood Restaurant

Perched above town on the site of North America's first chairlift, this restaurant is an institution. The bar is decked out with old wooden skis, sleds, skates, and photos of Truckee's early days. The ambitious menu includes such dishes as grilled steak, baby-back short ribs with Cajun spices, and butternut-squash enchiladas with Ancho chile mole—plus fresh-baked breads and desserts. But people...

Posted on April 09, 2015. Brought to you by fodors.

Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar Restaurant Review

Sitting in Cottonwood's rustic dining room, the chandelier's candlelight glow turning everything a bit rosier (helped along by one of the restaurant's famous French margaritas), it’s almost possible to feel the frontier spirit as you overlook historic downtown Truckee. Set in a former lodge on the site of the nation’s first mechanized ski lift, the hillside venue is an easy choice for where to...

Posted on February 02, 2013. Brought to you by gayot.

Historic Restaurant that sits on a HIlltop with Awesome Views of Truckee

Average Rating

80

Located high up on a hill overlooking the Truckee River and City by the old Hilltop Lodge (currently being torn down). Even tho it was May, there was still snow on the ground!
We sat at the bar and Jason was our friendly bartender who...

Posted by gypsylady002a on June 04, 2018. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Great view and ambiance - food was excellent

Average Rating

100

Tried the chipotle Linguini- excellent also the ahi tuna appetizer service great too. Highly recommend

Posted by mingo707 on May 18, 2018. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

great view, great food good service

Average Rating

100

A nice little restaurant on the hill overlooking the town of Truckee. a surprise find. glad we called for a table last minute on a Friday night. service is prompt and friendly
food is great
I had the mussels and he had steak nicely done...

Posted by mnsp1964 on April 27, 2018. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Wow

Average Rating

100

Cottonwood has it going on!! The view is beautiful, the waitstaff was attentive, and the food... WOW!! We had a lot of questions about the menu and the waiter was very knowledgeable AND patient! I will most definitely go here again... Excellent spot!

Posted by WhiteMtnsFolk on April 23, 2018. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Wonderful

Average Rating

100

This is our first visit to Truckee and we were lucky to find this gem. A hilltop setting overlooking the town was beautiful. Very comfortable warm and inviting the food and service were excellent. Friendly staff and filled with happy customers everything ordered at our...

Posted by emorga on April 04, 2018. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Cottonwood Restaurant is located at 10142 Rue Hilltop, Truckee, CA. This business specializes in Restaurants.

Posted on December 23, 2018. Brought to you by merchantcircle.

Bar opens daily at 4:30, Dinner is served from 5pm-9pm, Sunday-Wednesday, and until 9:30pm Thursday-Saturday. Live music most every Thursday and Friday.

Posted on July 22, 2015. Brought to you by facebook.

Cottonwood overlooks downtown Truckee from one of the nation's oldest ski lodges. At the turn of the century, the land which Cottonwood standswas owned by one of Truckee's most prominent citizens, Charles F. McGlashan, who purchased it from railroad developer Charles Crocker.Considered by most to be the main proponent of winter recreation in the region, McGlashan spearheaded the creation of a...

Posted on May 26, 2015. Brought to you by gogobot.

Panoramic views are available at this restaurant that serves seafood, steak, and eclectic regional dishes each night for dinner. Live jazz and a full bar are also available nightly.

Posted on May 12, 2010. Brought to you by discoverourtown.

Filled with skiing and railroad memorabilia from Tahoe's olden days, this casual restaurant, bar, and lounge provides customers with great views of Truckee, charming ambiance, and lovingly-prepared Californian-American fare. Corn meal-dusted crab cakes and jerk-spiced fried prawns are favorite appetizers; entrees include New York steak with marsala demi-glace and tofu stir fry with cilantro and...

Posted on April 07, 2010. Brought to you by 10best.