Clarion River-Woodland Lodge

Reviews about Clarion River-Woodland Lodge

• 5 / 5

  By James Logue
  It did not appear to be open.
  April 29, 2017
• 2 / 5

  By Amber Craig
  Valentine's Day weekend 2015, about a month ago, my fiancé and our friends made reservations at the Clarion River-Woodland Lodge for our friend's birthday celebration. Based on reviews of the new ownership, we decided that this might be a nice place to stay. When we arrived, it was truly beautiful, although the weather was close to -15 or so. Snow glistened on the trees, the windows of the lodge were large, allowing the warm golden glow of lights to flood the snow. At dinner, half of my table ordered the "ginger sauce scallops with risotto". What arrived for us was a dish of some cooked, and some totally RAW scallops. They were sitting in a soup of soy sauce! Not just as a garnish, but all of us legitimately had pools of soy sauce without a trace of ginger. Our risotto sat in this salty, fishy pool as well. The risotto wasn't able to be eaten in place of the raw scallops because the rice was undercooked and chewy, not creamy as risotto is supposed to be. Then for our friend's birthday, he and his wife asked for a cake. They brought out cupcakes and proceeded to throw it on ALL of our separate bills! The birthday cupcakes were the couple's idea, they made it clear they wished to pay for everybody's. Our waitress walked way, did NOT take the cupcakes off of everybody's bill. Luckily, because we were staying the night, we each had a $60 meal credit. Even with our waitress's terrible attitude, raw food, and her utter refusal to take the cupcakes off of our bills, we left her a very good tip. We decided to go to the bar for a few drinks. My fiancé and I ordered 2 mixed drinks each, and he ordered 2 beers while I ordered 1. Our bill came to $72! We were charged for drinking 4 doubles EACH and the right amount of beers. It came to $60 for 4 mixed drinks that we didn't even drink. We have gone out all over Pittsburgh and have never once even spent that much while drinking three times as much! Our friends drank 2 mixed drinks each before dinner and 10 beers after dinner, and their bill totaled $20! This is NO JOKE! This cannot be made up! I sadly paid with my debit card, thus I was unable to get my money back at the time. The woman at the front desk was very shocked at our check. What makes the whole scenario peculiar is that the same waitress we had for dinner was the same early 30s, straight long-haired brunette woman who rang up our dinner bill and also the same woman who rang up our bar bill. The rest of the night was enjoyable back in our rooms where we had a smorgasbord of alcohol that we obviously should have just drank from the get-go that came to half of what we paid for 9 drinks at the bar. It was made enjoyable solely because the decor in the place is very nice, and our company was fantastic. The beds were comfortable and it's actually enjoyable without TVs so you're able to enjoy the gorgeous snow-covered pines out of the back window. But, the icing on the cake was the next morning when we went to pay for our room. Our brunette waitress who overcharged us the night before even after a fabulous tip for raw food, didn't log our payment for our dinner with the dinner credit. It appeared as if we were waiting to pay on the dinner bill still along with our room and had it stapled to our payment information! This woman's nerve has completely blown mine, my fiancé's, and our friends' minds! After proving that we had indeed not only paid for the dinner but paid way more on our bar tab than should ever be necessary anywhere and a large tip, we paid for our room and left. Our friends were more upset than we were, as this had been their idea, their plan, for all of us to enjoy a birthday/Valentine's Day weekend together. They vowed to never go back, even though they were seriously undercharged and didn't go through anything my fiancé and I had to endure, it was just the principle that respectable businesses don't do that to honest-paying customers who expect a rustic, beautiful, superior-quality stay at a beautiful lodge in Cook Forest. After months of failed attempts to speak with the owner, we will clearly never return.
  February 19, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By Christian Simmons
  I was lucky to stumble across this great lodge and pub when i asked some locals where the best place to get a craft beer and some live music was. They said that they even had nice rooms, I did not stay but i did take a gander and when i plan on coming back, I'm staying there instead of the corporate chain with crappy food and coffee. The owner, which i believe is Bill. That guy is absolutely righteous. He makes you feel at home and the experience worth every penny. Which what i saw the rates were no more than anywhere else. Did i mention the river is only a 200 yard walk from the Lodge and is so serene that they should film a movie there. I created a great relationship that evening and a love for their menu. I look forward to bringing my girlfriend with me next time we go exploring.
  September 16, 2016