Old Man Bar

Great dive bar, attentive staff, online order from table or order at bar-bartender came to ask if we needed order taken. We sat inside on a chilly night, but they have and amazing bier garden outdoor space. $13 or 2/$20 burger special! Wings were good, smoked turkey sandwich with tots classic an well toasted buttery bread-be honest you don’t come to a dive bar for healthy eats you want all the goods. Bbq sauce is at your table and plenty of napkins. Enjoyed catching up with friends here. Be kind to your service and clean up after yourself!

This place is usually such a staple, but lately the've fallen off the mark a bit. The last three orders from this place have been a sloppy mess, 0 care put into service. Ordered bacon with my burger, and they forgot to add it. Ordered fries with the burger, never got any. Instead there was a pile of toppings and cups of ranch I didn't order, which burst open and spilled over half the food. Not a fan of pickle juice and ranch, so that's great. What's the point of checking the boxes when ordering if they're just going to put whatever they want in there regardless? The chicken tenders we ordered were burnt literally burnt black, and they gave them to us anyway. 14 dollars for burnt tenders? Tell me you don't care at all without telling me. The quality of the food is GREAT, but how it's been prepared lately is so disappointing. Hopefully things pick back up again, but not holding my breath

The menu sounded good, so I tried calling earlier in the day to ask if their patio was pet-friendly. Obviously there was no answer. Google maps sent us the dumbest way possible down an alley. When we got there, we noticed a sign indicating they were pet-friendly. Yay! We looked for a way in straight to the patio but only saw a gate with a padlock. Because of that, we headed to the front door, where we noticed a sign saying dogs must enter through the patio only. Duh. My husband went inside to find an employee to open the gate. After several minutes, he had found no one except 2 guys playing pool, so we left. If they aren't really open for happy hour at 3:00, they should not advertise that.

Food was excellent. Service could have used a server instead of having us come to the bar from anywhere on the location to get your food. I know it was a weeknight but you can't have one server? The outdoor space was awesome. Maybe you could turn down the brightness of the screen at night, it's not a time, doesn't have to be full blast brightness. However the screen is awesome. The prices were very reasonable.

I love the loaded Mac n cheese...it has delicious cheesy shells, pulled pork, and their yummy green chili. It's my go-to. The only suggestion I have is the soda they serve is so incredibly watered down, it's awful. I don't drink and I bring my kids here. It would be nice if they fixed the syrup level or served bottled colas etc. I get that it's a bar, but I've never been to a bar that served pop this low in syrup. Everything else is great here. Delicious bbq. Follow up to questions about soda: We visited several times in the summer and the soda was always like that. I asked someone there who said that they use less syrup since it's a bar and most drinks are mixed. I assumed that meant either people want to taste the alcohol, or, they don't really care if there isn't enough syrup because the alcohol hides that.

Best fried pickles I have ever had. Absolutely worth it for just those. Not a bad brisket either. There is a feeling that The Old Man has been around for a good long while and is a local favorite. It's nice to step into a place steeped in some deep local beloved history. Grab some snacks and a drink and enjoy, solid spot!

First, I just want to say above all - i totally love this bar. I recommend it to everyone & I drag my friends out there with me all the time!! There is truly no better outdoor atmosphere as perfect as this one. But, I was there with some friends and a worker came up to us & told us that there was no dogs allowed after 10…… & respectfully, I just didn’t understand because I thought old man’s biggest catch was that they were SO dog friendly. They said that it is against the law & it was posted on every sign. Just a bummer because I was the one that recommended this place & went home before coming after work just to get my dog and encouraged the others to do it as well… I couldn’t find anything online stating that this was truly state law & I didn’t see it anywhere on their signs or their website. Like I said, truly an incredible bar and the summer vibes are absolutely amazing. Just not as dog friendly as they make out to be! Don’t take the extra 30 minutes after work to bring your pup along!

Great first date spot! Food was great. Service was amazing. Had all of the Sports games on asked to have one of them changed they did it immediately. Definitely will be back.

Food was great.. I just got wings and fries but the wings were super meaty and sauce was pretty epic. Fries were super crunchy and delicious.. all sauces were awesome.. I grinded the food hard. I assume the food looked good too but I basically was eating in the dark so if you like to see your food, this might be a problem for you. The attendant was super friendly and helpful. Prices were pretty steep and crowd was a bunch of annoying kids but what can you do. Beer and drinks were in silo type cups. Back yard area was pretty cool with fire pits and a couple pool tables but the tables were inundated by college kids. If I was a college kid, I'd probably give the place 5 stars but I'm not so there you go. Anyway, if you're looking for a late night meal and beer with a place to just chill with a few friends, you could do worse. I'd come back but maybe just grab some munchies to go.

Perfect local hangout! Dive bar inside, huge family and dog friendly patio outside. Lots of games, cornhole, giant connect four, giant jenga, ring hook game, dart boards, arcade games inside, pool tables, large tv outside to watch games and stage for live music, outdoor bar, 2 large fire pits. They have brunch on the weekends and a bbq menu. We have been here multiple times. The food is good but sometimes a long wait. This place gets pretty crowded. Today is their 3rd annual pig roast luau. $12 per plate of whole smoked pork and a side. My husband and I have come here for date nights and drinks and we've also brought our kids for bbq on the weekends. We love the old man. It's a community staple in Broomfield and nice that it's not an expensive chain bar and grill.

This place looks rough from the outside and definitely seems like a local jaunt. I came here because of the recommendation of a few friends who live up in the area, specifically their wings. They have a huge back patio so it's dog friendly and more than enough room for all. It's a bit confusing though since we stopped here at lunch time and there wasn't a way to get into the back patio (locked Gate). I had our dog so I didn't want to walk right in so I ended up calling and they told me to bring out dog in through the restaurant.....ok. There was no service outside to take orders, instead order via QR card so easy enough. I got the buffalo wings and they didn't take too long to come out. Tasty, saucy, smoked.....I forgot that last detail which was a surprise but they were good regardless. Great place to meet up for drinks, especially if you have your four legged friend with you!

Great local watering hole especially in the nice weather. Patio is fantastic when there are no events. Beer and spirit selection is very average, they really need to up their game. They will do frozen margs and lemonades which are great. Food selection is mostly bbq which can be hit or miss often the bbq is more on the dry side. They do have great bbq sauces and fried food. Stick to the pork, wings and anything fried. It's a unique bar that's open late with mega beer garden, rare find around this area.

For a dive bar everything was as expected: Minimal interaction with wait staff and subpar food. I wasn't looking for fine dining but even my wife makes a buffalo chicken salad far better than what I received. Runny ranch dressing that seemed watered down and chicken cuts that had more breading than meat on it. I can't believe I spent almost $20 on this + tip. I really won't think about this location next time I'm up in this part of town. I may stop by in a pinch but it certainly won't be on the forefront of my mind. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing as my wife's buffalo wings looked awesome. I requested for light bleu cheese on my salad and received 3 bits of bleu cheese. Didn't realize it was that "light." At least the waitstaff was upbeat and had a smile on their faces and the beer garden was nicely laid out with music piping in from speakers on the sides. I may have to go for wings next time and skip the rabbit food. However chances of me returning are slim.

Quality bbq and a local watering hole. I was surprised to see they also offer dessert. Though it must be good, because it was sold out for the day. Indoors they have tables and booths. Outdoors in the beer garden they have large projectors and fire pits. Dog friendly and great for groups.

Such a fun atmosphere! We don't go for the food. It's just typical bar food, but go with friends or kids and enjoy the outdoor space!

Great hang out regardless of age and drinking desires. Plenty of sports and the outside patio will bring us back again and again!

Lexi is the best waitress this place has ever had! The updates made to the beer garden are great. Perfect joint for a party. Of course I come here for the wings- hint- be sure to tell them to "flash fry" your wings. Otherwise they might come to you a little overcooked.

Best service I've had at an indoor/outdoor bar in a while! Erin and and Erin are a couple real fine gals who know how to put a drink! I mean pour a drink lol

Broomfield gem right here. Solid bbq and fun and affordable cocktails. Perfect sports bar vibe with reliable food, definitely worth the stop if you're in the area.

There really is no service outside in the beer garden, which is fine. But my god it's slow. Just standing in line to get a beer with maybe 2 people ahead of you, expect a good 20 minutes. They need to figure something out here.

Back area is supposedly dog friendly. I had 2 Chihuahua mixes held tightly on leashes and a bar employee walked right by them, one dog lurched about 6 inches and barked at him. He told me I had to leave!!! He swore she tried to bite him. Only they don't bite at all. Are you kidding me? Fuck this place. Here is a pic of the killer dog.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting but wow - such a hidden gem! We brought our dog with us and hung out on their patio. So so fun, wish I took pics but there's lots of outdoor games, places to hang and all the good vibes. They even have a mister for when it's super hot out! And the food! Yum. We had the pulled pork platter, mac & tots w palisade peach beers so good 11/10 will come back.

Service was the worst. Staff is rude. Tough to support places like this when you're treated like a 2nd class citizen.

This place has surprisingly great bbq. The sauces are great. The mustard sauce was definitely my favorite. The Mighty Mac was excellent! The mixed drinks weren't great. But, the beers on tap were cold and there were lots of canned cocktail & seltzer options. This place has a stellar back patio. There's tons of space, there's a huge projector screen for sports. There is an outdoor fire pit. And, there's even an outdoor pool table. Super cool.

It was very noisy and crowded. It was a sports bar. I do not like that atmosphere. It was very dark and the food was ok.

Close to a 3 star and close to a 5. The ribs here are absolute garbage. Over charred and so rubbery we couldn't separate not even 1 rib from the slab. 4 of us agreed the ribs were absolute trash and an embarrassment. However, the experience was awesome. We loved the Beer Garden and the woman at the counter. The place is super cool. Brisket was top notch. Mac and Cheese was elite. Loved the hot links! Just not sure if we got a batch of ribs over cooked by 50 hours or if you guys just have the worst ribs in the world. Will be back very soon! Oh and the sauces were awesome.

I can smell this smokehouse from across the street! Everything I've had here has been delicious. I really like their smoked wings.. I remember the first time I had them I wanted to cry tears of joy. The special on Wednesday is 2 lbs of wings and a picture of bud light for $32. That's a pretty good deal! Service has also been great.

Amazing atmosphere! dive bar vibe, mixed with a dog friendly brewery. There is a large outside dog friendly patio, concert stage, pools tables. The inside gives a smokehouse atmosphere with large TV's to watch sports. The food is amazing if you like BBQ. The service is friendly and attentive. All in all, I could stay here for hours and have a great time.. I've been living in Denver for 7 years and just recently found the old man bar. Wish I knew sooner.

I'm going to preface this review with two facts about me: 1. I have been working in bars for a decade 2. I am very visibly gay and gender nonconforming Pros: The drinks were good (my partner and I each had two beers) and the patio is great. Cons: While we were there, a man threatened to beat the shit out of me, threatened to kill me, for looking like me in public. I started crying and the bartender told us both (as if we were equally involved) to break it up. I need to reiterate: I've worked in bars my whole life. I get that people get too drunk some times, start weird fights, do weird things. I've broken up bar fights before. Here are some of the solutions I would have tried: 1. 86 this guy, kick him off the property 2. Offer to call the police, as someone has specifically said they're about to hurt someone for looking gay in public 3. Offer to walk the victim to their car 4. Apologize, maybe, for the hate crime that almost occurred in the bar 5. Don't let the guy who just promised violence to someone half his weight finish his drink at the bar and explain his side of the story He didn't ask me my side of the story, didn't kick this guy off the property. Just told us not to "start another fight" outside. I know most of the people reading this do not look like me, and are not at risk of transphobic violence. But if you have friends who do, or if you can possibly be a vulnerable person while drunk at a bar, stay away from this one. They don't know how to handle an emergency. Maybe they just don't care. I had to walk to my car while this man who had threatened to do specifically homophobic violence was sitting in the curb smoking a cigarette. The way this was handled was so unsafe, so unprofessional, and I will never be going back again. I will be telling everyone in my community to never go back again. Shout out to all the bar patrons who told me they wouldn't let this guy hurt me. Train your fucking staff better.

The Mac N Cheese with ribs, sausage and brisket was very good. The serving was huge, had to take half home. Service was slow like every other restaurant, I'll go back another day.

Came for the first time and had a great experience. Quick easy service. The back patio area looks like a great place to chill and enjoy a show. Will be back! Not an issue for me personally but the billiards tables are in a weird indoor/outdoor area and we're pretty chilly. Just something to keep in mind if you're an avid pool player like me. Otherwise great spot to hang out

This place is great !!! Super friendly people and late night food excellent !!! Yummm !!!

Well the name says it all. The minute I parked in the lot I felt like an old man. Another patron rode his Honda XR 500 dirt bike out for the night and it reminded me of being 16 again. Those were great times. Ok now to the establishment. This place screams "come hang out with your friends". The large beer garden has many picnic tables and patio chairs for everyone to sit and enjoy dinner, drinks and time together. The bbq was sent out quickly and the back bartender keep our glasses full. All that was missing from the night was some live music on the beer garden stage. Time to check out their schedule.

It's a lot nicer after the remodel and the back area is great. A good place to hang out with friends and the bbq is solid. They have live music sometimes and nice fire pits to sit around. It's definitely a locals bar and lots of regulars here.

My favorite bar in Colorado! Can't decide what's best: the BBQ or the vibes. Staff are all so nice, prices are reasonable, and the dog friendly patio is excellent. We always have the best time when we come here! A true gem in Colorado!

We meet our nieces and sister in laws there. They live in Greeley, we live in Castle Rock. LOVE the smoked wings!

This place delivers great food with an awesome vibe. The bbq options are delicious. The outdoor area gets a little slow when they are busy, and the food wait can be lengthy, but it is worth the wait.

I Like wings & this place has my favorite. They always come out juicy and smoky. They have bottles of different sauces to squirt on. My go to sauce is the mustard sauce.. I like their beans and ribs too. It seems to be the neighborhood watering hole. I don't drink but this would be a good place to have a cold one with yummy wings and some friends , family or coworkers.

Great food! Awesome deals! Outstanding service! Every time I go there, the staff is super friendly and helpful! Their back patio section is amazing with a huge TV to catch the big game. Dog friendly as well! We absolutely love hanging out here and the rib tips are to die for! Most times that I'm in, I share a joke and they ring the "lame joke" bell for me! Lol! They always share one or two back, it's great!

Great food and awesome back patio with big televisions and lots of lawn games, and two giant fire pits!

Stopped by on Friday evening for a burger and some tots. I'm not sure what happened to this place. They used to have phenomenal burgers and green chili. The chili tasted like taco soup, it had ground meat in it. Absolute shit to be honest. No flavor or heat. The burgers were dry and overcooked. we didn't even finish our burgers. They only redeeming item was the tater tots. Creamy delicious balls of goodness. Only 4 per order though. We'll probably swing by if we're in the area, but we're not making a special trip. Definitely do not order the green chili.

Love the back patio. Had rib tips and they were very dry and not good. Wish they had servers to take orders and bring food and drinks. Had to go to the counter inside and pick up our own food too

We've been there three times. The food is good but I'd only recommend going if you want to have a few beers and are really hungry. It reminds me of Jack in the Box with better meal selection. Some of the non meat food is over salted af. They make a mid old fashion. I've had it with their cheap house whiskey and with Jack and both times tasted like something so missing. The service is pretty good. Everyone is pretty chill and helpful. You seat yourself so if it's busy or a big game is on I'd go somewhere else to eat I would recommend getting one of their meat platters or sandwiches. The only mixed drink I've heard good things about is That Cucumber Drink, so order that too.

We moved to Broomfield about a year ago and come here regularly. Although my girlfriend and I miss the old menu (really miss the house made chips! BRING THESE BACK OLD MAN!). The rest of the menu is fairly standard bar food, which is always good. They recently remodeled outside and prices increased slightly in the food, but nothing to scare us away. Service has never disappointed and the atmosphere is why we come. We actually like the dive bar vibe and old school feel of this place. If you want trendy and modern, run of the mill place filled with gen z bros and 20 somethings with flat rimmed hats on, look elsewhere. If you want laid back, neighborhood feel inside and a huge bier garden outside then try this place out. I read complaints of not bringing children here due to offensive music playing, etc...uhhh that's what Applebees and Chuck E Cheese are for. It's a BAR people!! I'd rather not have to watch your screaming 'kiddos' run around like it McDonald's Playland anyways.

The menu is great. Priced reasonably and the staff is attentive and happy to answer questions. Haven't had anything sub par off the menu ... stay clear of the frozen drinks...have a shot instead. Outdoor remodel is terrific!

UPDATE: The old man is BACK! After taking some time away for t.o.m. Finally ventured back. they updated the seating and menu. dont worry the smoked wings are still on there. Massive onion rings, gunna need at lest 3 to finish them. New beers on tap. Glad I came back, looking forward to going again.

disappointed disrespectful racism horrible service no customer service * no response until needed to be rude

Such an awesome vibe. Great food, great prices and great service. Lexi and Hector are the best!!!

Several years ago a waitress argued with me about religion, which I didn't bring up, she did. I have a PhD in the field. I was really put off. We haven't been back since. I don't need somebody with a high school education arguing with me in a field where I am a professor.

Food is good. Relaxing atmosphere. Really needs a facelift. Service was okay but lacking. Has potential to be much better hang out if they were more inviting.

I want to like this place wayyy more than I do. It gets pretty busy and the service can be extremely slow. It can take a long time to get a drink. The food is very hot or miss. My last visit the ribs were barely edible. Was getting tons of brown sugar in each bite that wasn't seared on the meat. Just gritty brown sugar texture. It was bad.

Food was not too good. I hadn't been here since pre covid, and their wings were always so good. Came in after a couple years, and the wings were dry and cold. Ordered fries, got the bottom of the barrel, and they were super greasy. I asked for blue cheese and paid to get extra, they sent me home with watery ranch. It's unfortunate because they're open later than most stuff in the area, but it's honestly not worth it. I now remember that the last couple times I had been here I didn't have the best experience and stopped ordering food there. I ate 3 wings, and I couldn't even finish the food. The guy that charged me for the food was nice, but I did stand at the bar for almost ten minutes before anyone said one word to me. Maybe I just ordered too late and got all the left over food. Who knows. Probably will not return.

On Wednesday, 12/15/2021 we had some friends visiting from California and wanted to show them a good time. Our group of seven ended up at The Old Man Bar in Broomfield. We were there for about 2 hours when the waitress lost her cell phone and accused us of stealing it (lost in the bathroom). The manager and waitress approached our table demanding us to empty our pockets and purses, and said they would be calling the phone as they searched our belongings. We were the only ethnic group at the bar and the only group questioned. I guess out of pure shock we did as they asked. This was extremely embarrassing and way out of line. Not to mention we spent 300 dollars that night. To add insult to injury they presented Colorado to our out of state friends in a negative light . THIS WAS EMBARRASSING TO US AND OUR FRIEND

Cool place to hang out and a few drinks outside. If you want you bring the dogs with.

Food was pretty good but the beer garden, which is a great space, is for smokers and ashtrays are on every table. It's a bummer if you want to enjoy the outdoors, you have to smell cigarettes. The waitress that took our order seemed to be "putting up with us" more than anything else. We won't be back.

Rib Tips. Our waiter was awesome. Our tips where cold. He brought us another order they where burnt and tuff. I wouldn't of feed them to my dog. Very disappointed. We won't be back.

Went to checkout the new beer garden last weekend which was really nice except for the dirty ashtrays on every table. We order rib tips and onion ring appetizers as the food we've had here before has been pretty good. Let's start with Rib Tips (choke hazard). Absolutely terrible and somewhat dangerous in that they 90% bone with sharp points and edges. Very little meat and over cooked/dry. 0/5 The Onion Rings (are not the same ones as in the photos from a year ago!!!). These new onion rings left me completely speechless to the point of thinking "Have the new owners ever had onion rings before?" Again, horrible. Huge clumps of yellowish raw dough batter stuck to tough onion skins. Cold, no flavor or crunch, just a huge mess of a dish. I was embarrassed for the staff that has to take orders and serve these. 0/5 Will we go back? Umm. Most definitely NOT after our recent experience and reading other reviews about discrimination by staff and regulars. Note to Owners- I'm a huge fan of local business and rooting for your success. I'd be happy to give TOM another go and update my review once the menu and service issues/discrimination are addressed. Just keep me updated.