Denali Brewpub - Piatti

Flying Squirrel

➤ 26205 S Talkeetna Spur Talkeetna, AK 99676, Renton, United States

Piatti • Pizza • Coffee • Bakeries • Ice Cream

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"I’ve been coming to Talkeetna since 2008, and I’ve been to The Flying Squirrel about 4-5 times and each time I go, it takes me years to go back, kind of like I hear about women getting pregnant after the memory of child birth wears off!??The bakery goods are always yummy and the items you order are usually pretty good if they get the order right.However, I saw a few comments in other reviews of good service which blows my mind…this, along with the high prices is why don’t come often. We have a cabin in Talkeetna and I come 5-6 times a summer and yet I’ve been 4-5 times since 2008!This time it was about 10:30am and I we were starting a hike late so I thought it wouldn’t be busy so we would be in and out quick! Not so fast my friend! We had one couple in line in front of us who finished ordering about 30 seconds after we got there. While the person who took their order started working the coffee machine, it took her or anyone else in the kitchen 8 minutes to even acknowledge we were at the counter, which was why I hesitated to go back! In all, over 30 minutes to get a few bakery items and a breakfast sandwich. Meanwhile 3-4 other ladies milling around in the kitchen doing something, some of the time couldn’t be bothered with customer service while the soul person working the counter is up to all kinds of gyrations on the coffee machine and customers just stand in line like Russians in the ‘80’s waiting for bread, and stand, and stand, and stand…it might be 5 years before I go back again, and I’ll regret it again. At least the service is consistent since I first visited in about 2008 or 2010? I liked the comment: capitalists pricing and a Marxist experience! Nailed it with far fewer words.My hope is that management will be responsive to my review and create a much more efficient customer service experience. I’ll be back late August to try the Flying Squirrel again and if they respond I would love to update my review!!"

Flying Squirrel Bakery & Cafe

➤ PO Box 685 Talkeetna, AK 99676-0685, Renton, United States

Piatti • Soup • Pizza • Coffee • Bakeries

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"Nostalgic small café in the forest. I like the idea behind this place. Natural, organic, “REAL FOOD” from scratch. It is a GREAT target, but food must also taste well. I'm always a matcha girl, but I didn't like the matcha here. It tasted more water instead of creamy. And it had a spicy touch of taste, like a spicy chai, but with much more kick. I personally don't think the flavors go well together, but then again I like my matcha on the sweet side, sometimes with a splash of coconut. I enjoy the Mexican chocolate chai, it tasted, not far from how I had imagined it, and I enjoyed the kick that it had nice together since the note pairs but wished it had a little more cream. The quiche was pretty good, my children enjoyed it, but I wasn't a fan of crust that was the part I was most happy since it was gluten-free. It was extremely dry and even hard to cut. I think it was made with corn flour. Personally, I would go with a fluffy acid cream gf “pee” crust. There are many ways to make it, but I do mine with an all purpose gluten-free flour, baking powder, salt, butter, acid cream, etc. It would pair with this quiche tastefully. The eggs were the perfect texture. It said it came with meat, but the generous ‘snell’ I only got a few very small pieces. But as I know, not every disc will be the same, so maybe I just ended up with a missing disc. I would have enjoyed more meat than on the pictures. It also came with gluten-free bread. They were also very generous with the bread slices, which were mostly end pieces, but nevertheless good. However, since the Gf-Brot is a denser, dry bread, instead of a soft moist bread, I would have preferred to heat up a little more because they were REALLY hard, like cardboard, but after they took home, they heated up and add some butter, they were pleasant. I also ordered a sandwich that doesn't look like that on Facebook. I don't know if I'd get it again. As a bread I had to take it apart and heat the bread together with meat, so it was not so dry. I was especially pleased with the balsamic sauce, but it was not quite enough for dry gluten-free bread and as you can see on the photos, it was only on one side of the sandwich that left the other side bland. So I had to take it home and add some taste and more sauce I had finished to whistle. Originally my favorite thing was the carrot ginger soup. It was supposed to be the special, but at $10.50, not including taxes and tip, it wasn't even worth a quarter of it. I took it home and added some taste. I started with a pink Himalayan salt, a little cinnamon, cardamom might have been good, but I decided against it. I also wanted to make it a little sweet and creamy, so I had some homemade sweet cream that I had, and it completely changed the whole taste of the soup. My children even fought about it! I took a photo of it, after some stirring in the cream and it even looks tastier. It was 10 out of 10 after some tweaking. I can say with confidence that the ingredients they used were in any case real/natural and at the end made it for a delicious soup. You have a really wide choice of options, not only drinks, but also food. Even beer and wine. Your pizzas I've seen online look really good. I don't drink coffee, but my friend said she was good. They also had a decent selection of candy. I'm not a big fan of sugary foods, but thought as I was on my way, it would be nice to get a few gf treats. It's delicious. My favorite was their fudge/chocolate bars, definitely a guilty pleasure and probably the cream of the harvest for chocolate fanatics. I suggest trying a dessert and maybe some for the road. I want to be clear, I recommend trying this cafe, but I believe constructive criticism from customers who keep going places like these can only help grow and make greater. I would like to try again, down the street and even my rating from 4 stars to 5."

Shirley's Burger Barn

➤ Talkeetna Spur Road, Talkeetna, United States Of America

Piatti • Food • Cafés • Burgers • Hamburger

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"This is the first review I’ve written in my life. It was that bad. I lived in talkeetna for 10 years and this place always had the best/most affordable food in town. I’ve been gone 2 years and that’s when the new owner bought it. They don’t answer the phone and you have to order online. So that’s what I did. In the notes I asked for the veggies on the side. I get there and he tells me they didnt put it on the side because I didn’t specify. I absolutely did. He looked at the ticket and said “I see where you wrote it but we don’t read that part of the ticket”. Well ok. Things happen. But he genuinely didnt give a damn. The burger looked worse than Burger King. and when I asked him if he could correct it he said it would be extra 50 cent for a side box to put the veggies in. This is the owner acting like this. I gave it back to him and told him I didn’t want it and he could keep it. What a shame. It’s hard to get good food for a decent price in talkeetna. The price is still good but the food and customer service are atrocious. There are many other options in town. Pay a few dollars more for better food and customer service."

Talkeetna Roadhouse

➤ 13550 E Main St Talkeetna, AK 99676, Beaverton, United States

Piatti • Cafés • Hotels • Coffee • Cheese

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"We had been trying to get to Alaska since 2020, and were finally able to go in 2022. We were at the Roadhouse in 2010 with our sons and stayed in the little cabin out the back door. It was so much fun! They are still talking about it as the best stay of the trip! This year we went with another couple and booked the entire upstairs suite. It's different from last time in the fact that rooms and bathrooms are assigned due to Covid 19 still circulating. We loved our stay. The beds were comfortable, and the rooms like going to Grandma's house! We even liked watching a movie on VHS as it was pouring rain while we were in Talkeetna. The restaurant as we knew it is no more. Only overnight guests can eat in the breakfast room. That was ok with us, except we forgot to order our breakfast ahead of time. We were ok with that and went to the front bakery window to get a few Frosty Cinnamon rolls (so yummy) and some molasses cookies for the road. Trisha, the owner, is a wonderful person and I highly recommend the Roadhouse for an authentic Alaskan experience. Even in the deluge of rain, we had a great time!"

Wildflower Cafe

➤ 13578 Main St Talkeetna, AK 99676, Tacoma, United States

Piatti • Fish • Pasta • Seafood • American

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"Not going here again. The service was poor. We got lukewarm water and they gave us only one refill. It took forever to get the bill. My wife and daughter left because the wait to pay was so bad. I usually tip anywhere in the range and probably would have tipped that even though there was poor service. They auto added tip with no option to change it. Apparently, on the menu it states the tip will be added but who looks for tipping policy on a menu. In short this is a fake Alaskan restaurant. If you want to over pay for an underwhelming experience by all means."