Cafe Lafayette Dining Train

5 course meal isn't quite a 5 course meal. Dessert was seriously underwhelming. Well made, but chocolate mousse is seriously meh for the cost of the meal. White mountains in fall. They could have done an apple crisp. Pumpkin pie. Something more interesting. 2 hour ride is one hour out, one hour back of seriously underwhelming scenery, considering what should be available in the generally beautiful white mountains. Out and back on same spur. Meaning you'll get to see the same scenery twice. Dome car is cool, but since they didn't replace the upper windows it's not really a dome. It's more like an elevated deck car. Overall, this was one and done for us. So much potential, and I think the care is there to make it happen. As a footnote, the obnoxious, foul, loud and uncouth 11 person party from MA absolutely didn't improve the experience. I hope they get charged more on principle. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3

So I just recently went on the train with my friend and I loved the vintage feel and atmosphere. The music was right for the vintage feel. I loved the stained antique glass throughout the train. I reserved the main level dining instead of the deluxe (someone told me that the deluxe is where they group you together and have no space), so if you can reserve the main level dining if you can for ample amount of space between people. The food was amazing and cozy like you were at home. I would say if you live in New England that views would be better in the fall, seeing the foliage but it was a nice 2 1/2 hours of a relaxing time on the train. I would definitely return again once the trees start changing color. Also adding this to your vacation plans would be something I'd look into. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: House Baked Dinner Roll

Love the historical train! Wish the track was a bit more interesting...I can view people's back yards from the highway, too. Service was great. Well times food arrived with friendly faces. Food was good, but not anything memorable. I did the stuffed chicken and was a little disappointed; it didn't feel crafty or homemade, or matching the atmosphere. Salad was the high note; fresh and clean...was great. Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

We are north country locals and thought we would try the train, even though it had never been experienced or recommended by friends. After a marginal meal, at best, the cluster began. When it came time to pay our bill, waitresses and the bus boy seemed to be in a race to collect everyone 's payments. A different waitress returned with three, black, check presenters, containing three different credit cards displayed. She laid them on our table, as if they had been shuffled, and said, pick one . I smiled and said, which one should I pick? She said, take yours. I quickly noticed that the bill was different than the original one which was presented to me. The prices of our drinks was different. Naturally, this was strange and suspicious. As I reviewed my bill and signed it, I heard the lady at the table next to me tell her waitress that she had checked the charges on her phone and noticed there was serious error. Her credit card had just been charged for $400 some dollars, rather than $200. for her party of two. She requested a correction and was told she would have to wait until they de-trained and went to the office. As we walked off, we overheard another table, which remained seated, trying to get their bill adjusted. The waitress told them that they would have to go out to the office and have someone fix it there. Needless to say, the evening ended on a sour note with the cluster and confusion. It made us wonder how many guests on our trip had been effected, how often does this occur? In our opinion, your dining dollars would be best spent elsewhere. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 3 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 3

Had a great anniversary dinner. Food and service is exquisite. It’s run with military appreciation fun to watch. Thank you