This contemporary saloon has lots of booths and long tables that make it a perfect place to feed a family lunch or dinner in Park City. The kids’ menu includes chicken strips, ribs, burgers, mac and cheese and grilled cheese. If you don’t have a reservation, you better show up before 6 p.m. to get a table.

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The underground pub at Montage, Daly’s Pub gives more space to the recreational offerings than it does to dining tables, which is a shame because as fun as it is to play pool or bowl, there is a huge demand for tables at meal times and the food is delicious. Daly’s is named for a historical area mine but the food is modern pub fare, including excellent brick-oven pizzas and one of the best veggie burgers anywhere. Kids love the video arcade, and if you reserve a bowling lane, you can order nachos or a full meal while you play. Open for lunch (come before noon or after 2) and dinner. No reservations accepted.

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This lodge at Empire Pass functions as a typical ski lodge grill place feeding hungry skiers with hearty burgers and similar fare but three nights a week at dinner time, Empire Canyon Grill is transformed into a restaurant with unusual fireside dining. The lodge’s five fireplaces actually serve as stations for raclette, stews, fricassees and fire-roasted meats such as leg of lamb and venison. There’s also a salad table and dessert fireplace where you find a variety of fondues. Fireside Dining is only offered Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, 6 to 9 p.m. Reservations, which can be made online or by calling 435-645-6632, are highly recommended. Adults $54 and children $28.

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This restaurant at the Silver Lake Lodge is one of the best options for lunch or dinner with kids. It’s best to make a reservation in advance, but you can do so online. Don’t miss the royal brownie with malted-milk ice cream.

A horse-drawn sleigh ride up the Park City mountain to a cabin in the woods for a ranch-style dinner, complete with Western country music, sounds a bit corny, but children love it. You meet at the base of Park City Mountain’s Pay Day lift (dress warmly, with hats and mittens for all) and horse-drawn sleighs deliver you to an enormous log cabin, where fires are lit. Dinner is served family-style at long tables, which means it’s most fun if you go with your own big group of friends. Kids are served hot cider or cocoa in tin camping mugs, and the menu is inspired by campfire fare—mesquite grilled chicken, trout and prime rib. You can book 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30 sleigh pickup times; sleigh ride and dinner lasts two to two-and-a-half hours. Flat fee for dinner and ride is $79 for adults and $49 for children ages 3 to 12; kids 2 and under are free.