Northside Kitchen
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Northside Kitchen

20 Nottingham Rd, Vail, CO

★★★★4.4(2,740 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Northside Kitchen is a Vail institution where locals linger over expertly crafted Americanos and indulgent pastries that keep people coming back—their cronuts and glazed donuts are genuinely craveable, with a buttery richness that justifies the trip. The full breakfast and light lunch menu pairs beautifully with that smooth espresso, making it the kind of place where you can settle in for a leisurely morning or quick midday break, though service quality seems to depend on who's behind the counter that day.

What to expect

PastriesFamily friendlyLight foodMeetingsSlow sitFull breakfastTraditional drinks

Google Reviews

SeeTheWorld
★★★★2 months ago

We've eaten here 4 or 5 times before. The food is always good. On our most recent visit it was the same. My husband and I started by sharing a winter salad. It was good. Lots of arugula, spinach, crumbled feta, pomegranate seeds, candied walnuts and apples. For the entree, I had cod, which was a special. The fish was cooked perfectly and was delicious. It was in an Asian sauce, with pea pods, carrots, cherry tomatoes with rice or possibly farro. My husband had chicken and dumplings. It was a non traditional preparation with a lot of sage. The sauce wasn't creamy, it was more of a chicken gravy. The dumplings were doughy, but cooked through. He liked it and ate every bite.

Wendy Tiwah
★★★★2 months ago

The eggs Benedict was good but what throw off the whole experience was our waiter and the entire customer service. She was very unprofessional and didn’t seem like she wanted to serve us. She had an indirect attitude towards the service. We asked to split the bill. Into 50/50 since we had 2 credit cards. She was not around and always missing when we need her, we told a different server - she said she’ll tell our server about the split and she’ll be right back. She came back without asking us anything and already SPLIT the bill in the most incorrect way. She took 80% from my friend’s card and 10% from mine. For what? We didn’t agree to this and she also didn’t come back to inform us. We asked her why she said we cannot do 50/50. Ok? Why not tell us before taking the cards??? We ended up wanting to speak to a manager and then another lady whom she claims to be the supervisor, thought she could help us but it was too late and we didn’t want to reverse the charges cause at this point we wanted it fixed the first time. The supervisor was not helpful at all. The experience was horrible and the staff had the most nastiest attitude.

Le Rétoir
★★★★3 months ago

Stopped by Northside Kitchen in the morning. The Americano was smooth and well made. Tried a cronut and a classic glazed donut — the cronut was rich and buttery with the glaze on the outside, and the slight saltiness of interior worked nicely with the sweetness. The glazed donut was simple and well executed, soft light on the inside without being heavy. The staff were incredibly friendly and efficient, and everything moved quickly while still feeling welcoming. You can tell there’s care and consistency here. A great spot with genuinely top-notch service. Well run and well trained.

Joseph Downing
★★★★★6 months ago

This place was amazing. Give a shout out to our waiter gallo he was on top of it. I would definitely recommend getting the fillet I am one of those people that like mine more cooked than anybody else and it was cooked perfectly, probably one of only three places to cook my steak perfectly and I have been to a lot of places even over steak 48 in. All of the staff were very friendly and eager to help. We had the tiramisu and it was extremely good.

Jenslyfe
★★★★9 months ago

The Donuts are so freaking good. We didn’t stop for them but we did leave with them. Overall, the restaurant was good. We arrived at 3pm and wanted to sit outside. There were other tables with people out on the deck but they said they couldn’t seat us there and it was closed. We were sat in a booth by the kitchen. It was loud and lots of workers coming and going. It was fine for the most part. I wished they had appetizers but my husband ordered the Gringo Burrito - Grande and I ordered the cheeseburger with fries. The fries were good and my burger was cooked really well. My husbands burger was mostly egg but he really liked it. We left with Donuts and that was the cherry on top. They are really fluffy!!

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