Shelter Distilling - Mammoth Lakes, California

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My husband thought the beer here was excellent, and I really enjoyed the nachos and steak soft tacos—they were delicious! The ordering and payment process is fully automated through QR codes, which makes the experience very convenient and efficient. However, there were quite a lot of kids around, which might not be ideal for everyone.

Naman Gupta

A place with great ambience and okayish drinks, but please don’t order food.
Food is not great here.

Our pizza was moist and watery( see picture) and hummus tasted old.

The server was not at all helpful while choosing for drinks or providing recommendations.

I won’t suggest to come here

Oana Gusatu

Probably one of the best drinking/eating establishments in the area. The set up is pretty cool with hardcore industrial vibes, as is their playlist 🙂 Drinks are awesome (the prickly pear daiquiri was the best daiquiri I ever had) and despite being a respectable distillery they also serve cider and beer. The food is pretty decent too (we had tacos 3 ways and shishito peppers). Plus their outdoor patio is dog and kid friendly in the summer months (no high chairs for toddlers though). Prices seem reasonable and staff is on top of their game. We didn’t have to wait for our food/drinks at all as it all came out pretty quickly but the place was almost employable given it was 4pm on a Thursday.

Also looks like most of the one star reviews from previous years are related to the staff not being responsive and fast enough when patrons walk in. Well, they solved that problem by enabling ordering via QR code right at the table.

All in all, a great hangout, well above other food/drink places in Mammoth Village.

Rosa Palella

Non-contact restaurant, however you may order at the counter if you like. Our dinner was absolutely delicious and we had to return Tuesday for tacos!
Great cocktails and an excellent environment.

Brandon Gibson

We were excited to try this place based on others experiences. We decided to go and try a lot of things. Tuna, pizza, pasta, burger, salads and did a tasting flight. The food was fine. Wasn't bad, but didn't make me really get super excited. It's good, just not great. Cocktails we got were definitely on the sweet side, but in fairness, we didn't lean into a lot of the drink cocktail menu. The flight I got was rum ,aged rum, agave and small batch blue corn bourbon. The ages rum definitely stood out. I have had some of the best runs in the world and this one is definitely a good sipping dessert rum. The blue corn bourbon was good as well. Reminded me of a high end Dickel. The service is all digital. No personal server. Order through a QR code. I personally prefer the personal touch of a server, but it was easy enough to order. Overall, I'm glad we went, but I think there are other places in the area I'd go first on a return visit. Wasn't bad, but didn't stand out as a top place I've been to.

Michelle Dwyer

Super fun atmosphere! Loved watching the brewing/distilling happen while eating. The food was great. Flights were fun. Service was fast, but you order completely on your phone and I wanted to ask questions about the drinks. More efficient for sure, but not as personal. The Mexican pizza, cheese curds, grilled cheese, and French dip were amazing! A must try in Mammoth!

Christophe CHARPENTIER

We really had a good time, cocktails were good. I had an Old Fashioned, my calibration cocktail to test the any mixologist, and it was 4 out of 5 stars. Really spirit forward, but was lacking a tad bit of simple syrup. Subsequently I had their Honey based cocktail (using their gin they distil on site) and I was really good.
My wife had a a whiskey based cocktail with blueberry (disappointing), and then the blue agave and watermelon based cocktail and she really enjoyed it

A key characteristic of the place (besides distilling on-site), is that your pick your table of choice, but most importantly the Toast system gives you full independence in ordering (LOVED IT). They provide each dish option, indicates if it's gluten free, or offer you to activate the option. You can keep your tab open and keep ordering as you want to. It was so convenient. Thank you , thank you, team Shelter Distilling!!!

Whether you order drinks or food they come in really quickly.

The food is good (not exceptional - granted I'm picky). But as I mentioned in my opening statement we had a great time.

We will come back

Brooklyn Simmons

Okay we had to come here twice during our Mammoth Lakes trip, we loved the Hawaiian pizza so much!

If you’re a Hawaiian pizza eater, definitely stop in to try it. It comes with not only pineapple, but also mandarin (which sounds a little odd) but it seriously was delicious. I also ordered a house made ranch to dip (iykyk) and wow I could have eaten 3 of these.

My husband went with the tacos, which were very good.

The second time we came here, we decided to try some of their drinks and were not disappointed!

The espresso martini was great. And the old fashioned was good too.

Ordered the cake with ice cream for dessert, was good (maybe better for vanilla lovers though).

On top of great food, you also get an awesome atmosphere at this place. It’s right in town, and they have a lot of open air seating so you can enjoy the local music and people watch.

Very cool place, definitely best food we had in Mammoth.