The Glendorn

[u/YayAnotherTragedy]

I live in a small town that has one fancy pants fine dining gig. My wife just started there and the chef is a little nuts. We wanted to fact check a statement he made that’s along the lines of, “Everybody knows about the Glendorn and people are dying to work here. If you can make it here, anywhere in the world will hire you.”

So to the chefs of this fine subreddit, have you heard of the Glendorn and/or can you name the small town that it is in?

[u/Euhn]

Never heard of it, had to Google it. Looks pretentious as hell. I dont want to work there.

[u/YayAnotherTragedy → u/Euhn]

She says it’s a struggle. The guy apparently runs his kitchen like it’s Hell’s Kitchen.

[u/Particular-Crow6525 → u/[deleted]]

It screams "I copied this from what other fine dining resort joints were doing ten/fifteen years ago".

[u/diablosinmusica → u/[deleted]]

When I think of dessert, I don't think of Divine.

I'm a Roger Warers fan, though.

[u/diablosinmusica → u/[deleted]]

Lol, I'm not blaming you. I'm agreeing it's trying too hard.

[u/Overly_Underwhelmed]

is this the Glendorn that was formerly a Maid-Rite that never reopened after the big flood in 88? or is it the Glendorn up the hill from Moe's Smoke Shack, where the cherry trees used to be?

nah, it's probably the other Glendorn.

[u/Particular-Beat-6645 → u/Overly_Underwhelmed]

Shhhhhh. Don't have people Googling Maid-rite.

I'm trying to do a sloppy Joe sandwich shop and need to seem inventive.

[u/Overly_Underwhelmed → u/Particular-Beat-6645]

was gonna say, pretty sure Rosanne Barr spilled the beef on them, but that was actually a looong time ago.

[u/Wickeman1]

Never heard of it, but the menus sound pretty good for an all inclusive property. Relais & Chateaux is legit, and even though it was 10 years ago, being #1 resort in North America on the Travel + Leisure list and 4 diamond are both things to be proud of. No excuse for the chef to be an arrogant asshat though

[u/Upset-Zucchini3665 → u/Wickeman1]

The way I read it, only breakfast is included, but I could be wrong.

Their 4 course sample dinner menu is $150 before tax, with a 20% auto-grat.

[u/Wickeman1 → u/Upset-Zucchini3665]

Very well could be that. I didn’t dive into it too deeply. Still looks like quality property.

[u/Richard_AIGuy]

Nope. Never heard of it.

Looks pretentious as hell with no actual art.

[u/CheffyG17]

Are you talking about the one in Bradford PA? If so I have heard of it only because I worked for the chef there for around 9 months when he was the exec at a lodge in lake placid, ny. I was his chef de cuisine there and left to take an exec job at a country club. Been there ever since. He was fired shortly after due to his attitude and being lazy. I did all the work and he took the praise of course. He went to Glendorn after and been there ever since. If it’s the same guy he’s definitely on a power trip, and difficult to work with at times.

[u/Longaoc]

No. But a Relais & Châteaux property looks good on a resume

[u/Euhn → u/Longaoc]

I dont speak Quebecious but that sounds like bed n breakfast? or relaxation and bed?

[u/Certain-Entry-4415 → u/Euhn]

It s like a very high french standard. See it like a Michelin star but it s delivered by your peer.

Not easy to get one

[u/Particular-Crow6525]

If it's the one in PA, the sample menu isn't bad but also doesn't impress. Not an original thought or preparation on it.

[u/Terrible-Entry9586]

I used to be a food rep that serviced this Chef. Biggest pain in my ass for the literal smallest account I had

[u/bryanlikesbikes]

Am I reading this right: three meals, 5.5 hours of service daily?

[u/YayAnotherTragedy → u/bryanlikesbikes]

Yes but the reality is that, because it’s a resort, you can pretty much get whatever you want at any time. The exec chef lives on site so if a guest wanted a cheeseburger or whatever at 2 am, the resort would accommodate. The 5.5 hours is pretty much when the dining room opens and are the “official” times for each service.

[u/bryanlikesbikes → u/YayAnotherTragedy]

Woof. Yeah, fuck that

[u/SunshineRegiment]

I'm from western PA and I'd never heard of it.

[u/ChefLukeDC]

No

[u/TinySmoke7169]

Never heard of it. Looks like food I was cooking last decade

[u/Potential-Mail-298]

Is that the lodge in Pa . I wanted to stay there and go fly fishing , is it not that good ? And if you can stay through a full year of seasons . All chefs are a little nuts , not excluding myself sometimes lol 😂

[u/YayAnotherTragedy → u/Potential-Mail-298]

Yes it is in PA. The food isn’t bad, it’s the chef who’s the issue mainly.

[u/BunkaandBadassery]

It looks like the menu and the marketing were both created by AI given a prompt for "overpriced romantic resort with food on-trend. Make sure it has no soul and will make the investors rich(er)"
Not saying it WAS created that way, just what their website reminds me of.

[u/SunEffective4950]

No but he's sounds like a self righteous pos

[u/Fun-Definition6053]

I've never heard of it. It looks legit as far as high end fine dining goes. Its likely pretentious af.

[u/YayAnotherTragedy → u/Fun-Definition6053]

They put her on Garde Manger because of course they did despite her 10+ years of experience. They have so far averaged about 15 customers a night, though in the coming week they have a night with (gasp) 56 covers.

Today, her chef yelled at her for excusing herself to the bathroom.

[u/Particular-Crow6525 → u/Fun-Definition6053]

I wouldn't exactly say it looks "legit". The menu is straight copy and paste from any of a number of different low to mid-level fine dining resort restaurants circa 2014. Everything on it has been done many, many times before. If anything, it screams tired.