Christi C.
Yelp
We came here for a friend's bday and it was an interesting experience.
It was the day before Memorial Day, and we arrived around 6:30pm.. the first floor was closed, and the second floor bar was slammed when we walked in. By the time we got a table on the middle floor, we had been there about 20 mins. Not a big deal, but when we finally got to the front of the bar line, we were able to talk to the bartender (who was actually awesome- I wish I got his name, cuz I can't say the same for all of the staff) & he explained that they were dead all day until about 5pm, so they closed the bottom floor. I could sense the regret/frustration lol.. the drinks were awesome, I got an espresso martini (or 3) and my husband and friends liked their drinks as well. The food was a rollercoaster... bad, then good, then amazing lol.. and the service was nonexistent.. you had to go to the bar to order, and every time we had food dropped off, we would have to ask for plates and forks (they have a utensil, napkin, and condiment holder on every table, but ours was basically empty).. when we asked for extra anything or for something from the food runner, you could tell they were trying to avoid any extra work. They would point us to where the self serve water is, and let us know it would be a while until they came back with whatever we were asking for. I honestly don't blame the staff for this, I blame the owner and/or manager who seems to not be able to schedule properly. They were definitely busy enough to have floaters.
As for the food- we started with the nachos, buffalo chicken dip, and the Margie salad. The salad was the best of the three, with the other two having super dry chicken & not super flavorful. We also had the braised short rib, chimichurri steak frites, & the mushroom pappardelle (add chicken, & sadly not pictured), & once again.. the chicken was suuuuper dry. Other than that though, these three entrees were absolutely delicious!
TLDR; don't expect excellent service, do expect a college vibe, and skip the apps/ stick with the entrees!
I can see myself picking up that mushroom pasta to go someday, but probably won't be back for any other reason, being that there are so many other amazing spots in Denver.