Tasteful Complement
Max & Thelma’s Restaurant.
Across from the hotel and adjacent to the depot trackside sits Max & Thelma’s
Restaurant. The 350-seat restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner for
Grand Canyon Railway passengers and patrons. Enjoy the rail atmosphere
as a model replica of the train circles the room in the buffet-only restaurant. A full gift shop with Grand Canyon Railway souvenirs is also
in the restaurant. Breakfast buffet is from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 
You’ll
find a great selection of food including eggs, omelets and waffles in the breakfast
buffet. Lunch buffet
is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features a broad selection. The dinner buffet features an expansive and fresh selection of American fare. Alcoholic beverage service is also available. Hotel
packages include meals at
the restaurant.
Spenser's
Lounge.
Adjacent to the lobby is the cozy Spenser's Lounge. Named after the artisan
of the magnificent bar, the dark wood and rich textures of the room make it
most comfortable. The lounge is further enhanced by the fine spirits and beverages
that are served up. 
A
32-foot wide oil painting titled “The Trip” hangs above the room and depicts
the mountain railroad. In the warmer months, the doors are opened to the patio
and the fresh mountain air. In the cooler months, Spenser's is the perfect
place to hole up and have an adult beverage.
The
"Lion’s
Den" proprietor, Daniel Hollings, commissioned the noted cabinet maker to
construct the “best bar in the Bush.” Given two hundred pounds for materials
and the promise that he would never have to pay for another drink, Spenser
worked day and night for four months to create this solid oak masterpiece.
The deal proved to be a bargain for Spenser, who visited the Lion’s Den every
day and lived to the ripe old age of 84. The headpiece (top, center of the
bar) is carved from the likeness of Laura Nelson, Lord Nelson’s niece and
Spenser’s mistress of 17 years. They shared eight children together. Laura
and four of her children tragically died in 1888 of Bubonic Plague, a year
after Spenser’s masterpiece was completed. The torches were added in memory
of his children that were lost. It is said that there is a secret compartment
in the bar itself, holding a treasure that was given to Laura Nelson by Spenser.
While that has been quite a curiosity for many years, the keepers of the
bar think it best not to disturb the spirit and integrity of this magnificent
piece.