The Summit Chalet is the most spectacular dining venue on the North Shore. With 100-mile views over Lake Superior and mountaintop vistas of the Superior National Forest, it is accessed via our Summit Express Gondola for a casual lunch or an afternoon snack.
A gondola ticket is needed to access the Summit Chalet, or guests are welcome to hike the Summit Spur Trail to the Superior Hiking Trail for a four-mile one-way treck to or from the chalet.
A ticket to the Summit Express Gondola is required to reach the chalet.
Based on 455 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
455 Ski Hill Rd, Lutsen, MN 55612
Phone: (218) 663-7281
Website: https://www.lutsen.com/summer/summit-chalet/
Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–4:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–4:30 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–4:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–4:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–4:30 PM |
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Reviews
Christine Nascimento
Have to take a Gondola ride up there – was a fun thing for us to do while visiting MN – Took my grandson & he loved it! Great views from on top of the mountain where this restaurant is located – restaurant itself is cool with its location – menu is pretty basic & not overly priced considering the location – cafeteria style works well with the amount of people that pass through there.
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Loretta Lundquist
Stunning views of Lake Superior, they do serve some food and beverages there but we didn’t get anything.
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Dave Miller
We came here in the summer on a beautiful day to ride the Alpine slide, and the gondola! It’s been an awesome time, and the staff has been incredibly friendly.
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Jeffrey Sherman
Nice place to grab a bite and take in the view when you take the gondola up to Caribou Mountain. The seating makes it feel empty in the summer (it is a ski resort after all), but it is a nice place with a huge deck overlooking Lake Superior from atop the mountain. The food is good, especially for what is in essence a concession stand/bar. The prices are a little high but the portion size matches, and the food quality is higher end than you might expect. I personally had the pulled pork poutine, which really was enough for 2 people (maybe three). My wife’s veggie burger was more akin to a half pound restaurant style burger rather than those skinny pucks you find at grocery stores. Overall it is a nice place to grab lunch and a beautiful view when up north. (Then stop off at the North Shore Winery on your way back down to the lake).
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H. M.
My family and I loved it, every second of it! It’s a bit pricey, but definitely worth trying out. The view, the hiking trails, and the Gondola was all worth it. We didn’t try the ski lifts, but hoping to try it out next time.
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Vicki Smith
We took the Gondola up and the ride was fantastic. The views at the top were likely stunning, but because of the air pollution, we couldn’t even see the lake. The food up there wasn’t anything too special – except for the fries. They were delicious and my daughter ate a ton of them! The poutine was also pretty delish. Wished they had at least one fruited sour beer though.
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N.E Mo
A bit pricey especially since you have to pay $30 to take the gondola to get to it. I got a burger, fries and a soda which came to $26. The sign on the soda machine says no free refills and they give you a little 12 oz cup. No one paid attention to that and everyone was getting refills anyway. In my opinion, rightfully so. The burger was good, the staff were nice and the facility was clean.
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Caleb Fouss
The food was so much better than expecting. You can expect to pay a hefty price tag for it, but it’s worth it. Especially, if you just got done with a hike and need to warm up.
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Keith Carlson
Great view from the summit overlooking Lake Superior. Food is typical deli/fast food -But view is why you are there!
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Kristina Ferguson
Okay so this little trip kind of had me up in Aurora because I am afraid of heights and I was trying to help myself by going on the skyliner and boy we’ll re-up high I didn’t freaked out not even once because I was thinking about good thoughts which helped a lot but definitely beautiful pictures and you can’t beat these
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