Ace-Hi Tavern

For a dive bar, it isn’t bad. Prices were very good selection was not the best. It had a weird odor to it. But everybody was very friendly. The bartender was incredible and nice. But as far as the dive bar goes pretty expected. Of course what do you expect in a busy downtown area. Everything seemed pretty clean now from what I could see. I did not order any food or anything to eat so I cannot get any recommendations there.

We have been going to the Ace since the 80’s. It was strictly a biker bar for years until recently. Inside hasn’t changed still looks the same. Great old school bar.

Ace Hi is hands-down one of the best spots in Golden! The atmosphere is the perfect mix of local dive bar charm and fun energy. The bartenders are super friendly, quick with a pour, and make you feel right at home whether you’re a regular or just passing through. Drinks are strong and affordable, the music and vibe keep the place lively, and there’s always a good crowd. Great place to kick back with friends, meet new people, or start a night out in Golden. If you want authentic Colorado bar culture with no frills, just fun—Ace Hi is the spot.

Bartenders assumed I’d left and closed me out. They wrote in a $19 tip on a $64 tab, most of which were two rounds I ordered for myself and 3 friends. As a service industry worker myself, I understand when bars add an automatic 18 or 20% gratuity to unclosed tabs, but 30% is insane. Dani and Casey were both rude when I pointed it out and asked to change it. I still left them over 18% but won’t ever go back. Don’t recommend this place, but pay in cash if you go so you don’t get scammed.

It's my kind of dive bar. I love local dive bars. They are dog friendly, not over priced or trendy, plenty of regulars from the area. Great place to meet locals if you're interested in making Golden a place you live in or frequent. The don't have a kitchen, so if you're hungry don't come here. Cheers!

I wish I could say this place is great, but alas. The service, and this is coming from a server, is abysmal. My friend and I left at 1:30 when lights came on. Realized a debit card was left. We called at 1:40. The woman answered, yelled “CLOSED” and hung up the phone. We tried to call again they answered, we spoke, they hung up the phone. We aren’t from golden, so the drive there and back is a huge hassle when not going for a reason. We played the call and hang up game for another 5 minutes. 1:52 am we arrive back at the bar. Every employee is standing there, I can physically hear them saying “oh she’s here for her card” and talking about the situation before yelling through the door “we are closed! Come back at 8 am!” Posted hours being open to 2:00 am. I deeply get it, we are tired. Want to go home, serving drunk customers all night. We both had two beers each. That’s it. We just forgot a card and now have to take an hour to drive back to Golden because the bar refused to let us retrieve the card.

We stopped by here for an afternoon drink while we were exploring Golden and we are glad we did. Great bartender, fat pours, awesome little dive bar ambiance, diverse crowd, and located right downtown. We each had a beer and a cocktail and everything was perfect. We are going back to Golden soon and this will be on our list of places to re-visit for sure.

Love the atmosphere and staff. And—they aren’t a restaurant but their hot dogs are awesome which is why we gave them five stars for food. Best place on Golden to hang out and have a good time.