SALT

Found this place walking around pearl street mall on a Monday. They were busy so we sat at the bar. Service was great here and drinks came fast (probably a perk of being at the bar). I had the blackberry spritz sub gin. It was good but a bit too sweet imo. I was pleased to see they had three French whites on the glass wine offerings. French whites tend to be my fave whites so I ordered a glass of Charme de Loire—it went perfectly with the halibut and simple salad we shared. The halibut was very good, but I do feel it was a tad overdone—a shame as I love halibut. But the sides and sauce that came with it were excellent and perfectly cooked. I felt it was a tad on the heavy side for summer, so I was glad we also ordered a simple salad to go with it. The simple salad was indeed simple but it was 10/10, so good. And went perfectly with the fish and wine. My H enjoyed the blueberry mocktail too. We skipped dessert. Overall a good experience. I’d happily come back.

My partner & I had such a wonderful date night this evening. Evan the bartender was so personable & excited about the mixology & exploration within the drinks offered. We had the pesto muscles paired with a delicious Caesar salad. Our experience could only be compared to the external happy dance one does when flavors &/or moments hit the spot & no words can describe. We send our love wholeheartedly. Thank you, Salt staff. Xoxo

The service was 10/10. Very attentive and kind staff. The food was delicious, however, there could be more variety or perhaps nightly specials. Would highly recommend!

Besides the food being delicious, we appreciated all the little things like the waiter switching out our bowl of mussel shells when it got full, or making sure the table was clean and that we had fresh silverware. Simple but thoughtful!

Don't order the steak here. Its overpriced and under delivered. It was wild how unevenly cooked the "wagyu" steak was. Red in some areas but dry throughout. The salmon was barely cooked at all too. Also their "ketchup" tasted like Campbell's tomato soup. The ambiance and service was decent. Its a touristy place, so their is not much to else to be said. Save yourself the money and check out some of the smaller establishments on pearl. I hope they read this review and make some improvements. No hate, just feedback.

The scallops were really incredible - particularly with the really subtle sauces accompanying them. The rest of the meal, however, was quite underwhelming - especially considering the prices. Vegetarian platter was disappointingly basic, and the steak was overcooked even though we requested medium-rare… great atmosphere and design, and server Kelso was super attentive, friendly, and informative.

We had a great event at SALT!! Great communication from Brad from the start and everyone was very happy with the venue, food, and service. The staff was extremely attentive, helpful, and friendly. And the food was fantastic....our group loved it! THANK YOU!! :)

Went here on a Monday night — place was busy & had a good vibe, but food was disappointing. I ordered a Waygu sirloin steak & asked for it medium well; it came out charred on the outside, fully rare on the inside. If the chef can’t do medium well on a thicker cut of meat, I understand, but would rather be told that in advance instead of being served something I’m not going to eat. Also ordered a side of mac & cheese; found a hair or fiber in it about 3/4 of the way through. Waiter didn’t come back to check on us after bringing the food so I didn’t have the opportunity to bring to any concerns at the time.

Really solid service at this place. The servers know their food and menu! Beautiful ambiance! Old and rustic and has great old town boulder feel. The food was great! I had the burrata - fantastic! I had the tomato soup - amazing. I had the 13oz Riebeye - cooked perfectly to medium rare. So tasty! We had the chicken dish as well and it came with a lot of potatoes and broccoli. Also perfectly cooked. Very happy with all of the food!

My best friend and I came to celebrate our birthdays and were sorely disappointed by the service. We paid over $250 for our bill and received service that was lackluster at best. Our server knew very little about the wine or the menu for that matter and no one even wished us a happy birthday although we told the manager, the host and the server we were celebrating. It was an ordeal to be seated in the cellar which is what I had requested on my reservation and they only be grudgingly sat us there because I insisted. The food was quite good, but definitely not a place I would've chosen to celebrate a special event. We left feeling like the experience was really anti-climatic and overpriced for the overall experience.

Great location (Pearl Street Mall, good service, good food. My friend and I enjoyed dinner at SALT on a Friday night; we made sure to get a reservation ahead of time. The tomato soup was creamy and tasty and the bolognese was enough for us to split. We sat downstairs for dinner this time but I've sat upstairs previously . The upstairs is noisier and crowded, downstairs is more relaxed and quieter. I also like that they offer outdoor seating.

Very unfriendly unprofessional greeting upon entrance by a woman named Marissa who was wearing a skirt so short I could see her rear and underwear. She told me that she had no available tables after I had called in 20 minutes prior and was told there was plenty of open seating available and the I didn't need a reservation. I looked around and saw many open tables. She tried to sit us at a dirty little corner bar seat in the back and I told her no they told me I could sit at a table when I arrived. She then told me I was giving her "attitude" I asked to speak to the manager and she scoffed and laughed in a snide way stating she is the manager. We walked out and left no thanks that was so awful.

I went there with some work colleagues. The service was okay. I ordered the lamb chops. The portion was 2 small pieces of lamb with bone throughout. The price was $40 which was outrageous and they had sprinkled an ample amount of salt over each piece which made it almost inedible. I would have sent it back or said something but i was with work colleagues and did not want to make a fuss. We ill try a different place next time.

Nice ambiance - warm & cozy. Monday is half price bottles of wine. Service is friendly and fast. Food was all very tasty! We had filet, venison, mac n cheese, mushrooms, Tomato soup with goat cheese crouton- not a single complaint!

Went to Salt while in Boulder over the past week. I hadn't been there in 9 years, so I was excited for the food. I ordered the Venison, polenta, and asparagus. The venison was lackluster. The polenta was awful. overly salted, very greasy, not tasty at all. The asparagus was limp, overcooked, greasy, and too salty. The venison was $45; the sides were $10 each. not worth it at all. I was definitely disappointed.

I'll start off strong by saying the burger and fries were delicious. The burger was perfectly cooked (medium rare) and juicy. The fries were also good. The Cobb salad was small and bland. It said it had dressing on it but we had to ask for more on the side. Also the service was soooo slow -- had to ask for the check...

My husband and I haven't been here for awhile so we decided to go for a Sunday brunch date. We made a reservation and were greeted by a friendly hostess who took us straight to a seat in the sun which I requested. Our waitress was very friendly and helpful as we decided on what to order and she brought my husband coffee while we made final decisions. We decided on dessert right away: a glazed walnut sticky bun, Yes! When she returned we ordered our main dishes: the mushroom goat cheese frittata and the chilaquiles. The chilaquiles were absolutely amazing!! Savory with caramelized onions to mix in some sweetness and the chips were so crunchy and not too salty. Very flavorful and satisfying dish! The mushroom and goat cheese frittata didn't have a lot of flavor. While the pancetta, egg and cheese were good, the dish fell flat as it was slightly over cooked and the most disappointing thing was that there wasn't one mushroom in the entire thing. The mushrooms would have given some fluff and flavor. A bit disappointed in this one. We were excited for our glazed walnut sticky bun and when it arrived there were no walnuts (glazed or otherwise) so we dug into it thinking maybe they were snuggly rolled inside. However, after several bites it was clear that the glazed walnuts had run away with the mushrooms from the frittata! We didn't feel right saying anything after the roll was half eaten and it was tasty, don't get me wrong! We finished the whole roll. However, when two of the items your order are missing main ingredients listed in the menu description there is something going wrong in the kitchen. All would have been well if we would have been notified when ordering that they were out of mushrooms and the sticky bun would just be a cinnamon roll with vanilla glaze on top (which I didn't even see in their menu. Great staff and beautiful place. The dish that was served as described was amazing! I would like to say I'd give it another try.

The restaurant has great ambiance, is quite clean, and the service is very polite and accommodating. However, the appetizer and entree items were quite disappointing. For a restaurant called Salt, every single dish we had in the party of 14, including items from the kids menu lacked salt and seasoning. Every dish was quite bland. The only dish that everyone seemed to like was the strawberry rhubarb crisp. It was cooked perfectly and tasted amazingly good. The two stars are for the great service, ambience, and dessert.

Very expensive for what it is, ordered a started with humus and Brussels and paid $14, really small size.

GRILLED CHEESE!!! I was so happy to see such a little comfort meal available on the menu. I Just wasn't expecting and it was oh so perfect! It's a midway stopping point when shopping all the stores located in the outside mall!

3.5 stars! On staycation in Boulder and SALT came highly recommended by a lot of folks. I want to start off by saying the service was wonderful. Our server was extremely attentive and kind, so the experience was enjoyable overall. We ordered the Brussel sprouts, white bean soup, the chicken, the burger, and two desserts. The Brussels were really good- super flavorful! Loved the beet hummus. The white bean soup had waaay too much rosemary and was pretty under seasoned otherwise. The chicken was really tasty and the skin was flavorful, but the mashed potatoes were really bland. We ordered the burger medium rare and it was very over cooked- I'd say medium well to well. Fries were crispy and delicious though! Lastly we had the lava cake and the cobbler- the lava cake was warm and decadent, but the cobbler seemed undercooked and cold. The apples weren't baked/cooked through really. Overall, a decent meal, but the service was definitely the highlight!

Not only was the gnocchi bolognese AMAZING, our server, Victoria was hands down the best. She was attentive, friendly and accurate. Salt will get my business again based on tonight's service!!

Great spot for brunch on pearl!! Food was great, service was quick and helpful, and ambiance is lovely outside, right on pearl.

I ordered the udon noodles with umami miso and pan seared salmon and i would definitely recommend this dish ! my salmon was very fresh and perfectly cooked. the service was great too, super nice waiters-- i would recommend this for a date night and then go out to pearl street bars afterwards

The place is actually quite charming. Really nice decor and the staff were amazing. Loved our server. But the food was absolutely terrible. Three Wagyu steaks ordered medium rare and all three were served well done and dry. The pork chop didn't fare any better. Super salty and overcooked. The sides didn't fare any better. Was it just a bad night in the kitchen?! Anyway, there are too many other area options for us to consider returning.

I'm really disappointed with my experience at SALT. I reached out to their team to organize a happy hour for a group of 20, and the communication was terrible. I've coordinated events across the country and have worked with numerous restaurants and community spaces, but this was by far the worst experience I've had. Shockingly, I found out that I had been communicating with the owner the entire time. The communication was disjointed and confusing, with miscommunications before and during the event. For instance, I received a text from the owner confirming that I could arrive at 4:15 PM, but when I got there, his team informed me they didn't open until 4:30 PM. He also instructed me to order from the main menu for everyone, yet his staff had no idea we were even ordering food and assumed it was just drinks. I even texted him to confirm our tables, and he claimed he "never heard back from me," despite the fact that I had a text message confirming I was opening registration for the event--with no response from him. The only saving grace was the staff at the venue. They were amazing--sweet, caring, and wonderful. If it hadn't been for them, I don't think we would have had a space for our event. I especially want to acknowledge the host, who was the only one who seemed to care about us. Unfortunately, the manager never apologized, spoke to us, or had anything to do with our event. I'm extremely disappointed, especially since this establishment came highly recommended.

Don't. Our friends were in town on the 3rd of August. we were excited to try Salt in Boulder. Firstly - when we arrived we were told that main floor had been bought out - that would have changed our plans for the evening had we known. we were seated downstairs, and it is a completely different vibe. In addition, they appeared to be understaffed - or at least unprepared - possibly due to preparation for the private party on the main floor...? that's no excuse, imo. we all ordered steaks - I ordered the 8oz Wagyu Sirloin - delivered at the right temperature, but had zero marbling and was chewy - the opposite of what one would expect. My friend ordered the tenderloin - it could barely be cut with his knife. my Wife's steak had minimal flavor, but at least you could cut and chew it; and our other friend's steak was reasonable - but not what you would want and what is supposed to be fine dining. the hand cut truffle fries were good, the broccolini was over priced for the portion. the flatbread appetizer was very good. They did take my steak off of the bill, but they were tone deaf to the overall lack of quality in all of the steaks. so be it. I'll vote against the restaurant and spend my money elsewhere.

Horrible experience tonight at Salt! I made sure to book their cellar for a special 30th birthday dinner for our daughter in law. I called to confirm the cellar the day before and it was confirmed. Once we got there, we were told by the Manager that they booked another private party in the cellar. We were very upset as this was a big deal and d we wanted it to be special. The Manager clearly did not care at all. She never came to check on us during the meal. Also--steak was like shoe leather, only not as tasty. Desserts were awful! Our server was nice but food, ambiance and Manager were terrible! Save yourself the trouble of dining here! Very disappointed !

Deliciousness in the heart of Boulder. Fabulous location, so make a reservation! Lovely menu with lots of vegetarian options as well as wonderful meats! The Brussels appetizer was amazing and we had creative cocktails that were fresh and on point. Forgot to take multiple pics - but the one below is the scallop entree. I believe it was a special that evening. Enjoy!

We had the best brunch of our vacation at Salt. I ordered a normal eggs, bacon, toast dish and my husband had eggs benedict, but both were exceptionally delicious. Fresh ingredients and "wisdom" eggs from a local farm made the difference. The bacon was extra flavorful and the sour dough toast I had and English muffin in the benedict were crunchy and delicious. It all came together just right (you recognize that when it happens) and made for a great dining experience! I highly recommend Salt.

Yummy cocktails! Service was great. We were truly cared for. Tomato basil soup is the best in TOWN! Do not miss it. Burrata salad was awesome! Wasn't a big fan of their entree options. But the rest of the experience was amazing that I'd definitely come back!

We stopped in here on Wednesday evening, were greeted right away, and able to grab seats at the bar. There's a lot of great character in this space, plenty of seating and bar seating, which is also full-serve. The bartender provided menus, and waters, very quickly while we perused the menus. I ordered a mask off (bourbon, lairds, cynar, lemon, ginger, celery bitters) - it was really tasty. We both went with the specials - cacciucco - which was a very generous sized bowl of shrimp, salmon, muscles, half a lobster tail, grilled bread, and an amazing red tomato, fennel, red chilli, wine, sage sauce - that was perfect when you dipped the grilled bread into it. Bob went with the venison special, which came with mashed potatoes, and since they subbed cauliflower since they ran out of broccolini. It was cooked perfectly, and very flavorful. For dessert, we had the pumpkin bread pudding (it's supposed to come with ice cream and candied nuts) - but the bread pudding itself was very good. Thanks for a wonderful meal!

What a delightful meal! In the famous Toms Tavern building in a great location - and the service and food matched with expectations. We had a charcuterie board, then I segued into a wagyu steak that was divine. Definitely would come back.

Waffles between 3.5-4 stars for reasons detailed below. They didn't have a 3.5 and I can't do 4 (again for reasons). Made a reservation (recommended) and came late (past 15 minutes, heads up) but they were still able to get us service seats at the prep bar area. Very nice ambiance and top tier service. We ordered the vegetarian dish, a salad and tomato soup. The soup and salad were very good, the vegetarian was a mess (no other term for it). It was cold by the time it got to us, the spaghetti squash tasted weird, the cauliflower was under seasoned and the beans were fine. It's weird the dish is so disproportionately disappointing compared to the soup and salad and I'm sure the other dishes are awesome but I need to review based on this experience alone . I'm not sure if this place is new or not but they may be getting their footing in the dishes. Like I said, ambiance and service are commensurate with the price point, that dish is not.

Had a fabulous lunch today. Burrata, Niçoise salad and tacos were excellent! Really cool building as well as outdoor dining!

Edited my stars after restaurant left a snotty reply to my review on Google. Someone is SALTy. Original review: We've been eating in Boulder for 25 years and SALT has been on our radar since it opened. It was a birthday celebration and honestly after sitting down I was ready to leave. The service was.... Weird. The waiter was nice enough I guess but he didn't come by enough, our water was never refilled, and our busser gathered up ALL of our plates so quickly we didn't have the chance to tell him some plates we weren't done with. The good things: the cauliflower purée on my husband's scallop dish was great. And the mashed potatoes were good. The Bad: The broccolini was undercooked and had no flavor, the tenderloin was overcooked, the scallops tasted good but they were chewy, and the SALT margarita was probably one of the worst cocktails I've ever had. The inside of the restaurant is cramped and loud and the tables against the wall are not aligned with the windows which is just ODD. If you eat at this restaurant, eat outside. For an upscale Boulder staple, I can say I've had better food at bars and chains.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere! I've eaten here several times, usually in large groups, and they don't miss a beat. Good drink prices and a great selection make this a must if you're looking for a good meal on Pearl Street.

Cute space and great veggie options. Really appreciated the housemade quinoa burger and salads. Great location on Pearl Street too!

Very cool, very hip. Go during happy hour (between lunch & dinner). They have a special menu like fish tacos $8, and charcuterie trays and burger sliders. Drinks $4. Great deal on Pearl Street. Food is good, service was fine, we sat at the bar. Good ambience, antique bar with good food. We'll go back for dinner sometime. Check it out.

I was really looking forward to coming here, the location is great! The ambiance is really nice and clean. The service was a little slow, the food took so long to come out the server comped our food which was nice. The hostess seemed like she didn't want us to sit and stay. It was very odd. The food was very yummy. It was a 50/50 experience to be honest.

Absolutely fantastic! We had lunch--ok I think Caesar salads are all the same. Nope not here. Soooo good I asked the owner for the recipe. But the steak frites was perfect and my daughter's burger top notch. Great service. Go! Oh make a reservation! Casual

We have been here once before during the summertime and ordered a burger to-go because we couldn't get a table. It was fantastic! We were passing through town again and stopped here to dine inside. Prior to going, we turned to Yelp for recommendations and noticed they had 3.5/5 stars. We were shocked and wanted to use this experience to focus on improving their rating. Unfortunately, I would have to agree with my predecessors and would recommend that SALT has a lot of room for improvement. We ordered their signature cheese burger and the venison tenderloin. We didn't order a lot of food but what we did order came out over cooked which is kind of disappointing for a steakhouse. Saying the venison was dry is an understatement as it lacked all juice/gravy and was room temperature. While the burger was over cooked, it still tasted good. I ordered a glass of the house wine, which they were out of. My fiancée ordered a beer that had an unnecessary amount of foam. All in all, we won't be running back.

This may arguably be one of the best lunch spots in Boulder. I am still fangirling from the delectable tastes, eclectic atmosphere, and great service. The menu has many vegan options as well as a wide array of drinks (my cappuccino tasted incredible). My friend and I ordered the Power Bowl and Quinoa Burger and split them. I don't believe I've ever in my life had such a flavorful and filling quinoa burger - it looked aesthetically pleasing and felt so nourishing. We sat at the bar at 11:45am on a Saturday. There surprisingly wasn't a long wait; the bartender was professional, prompt, and didn't interrupt our conversation at all! I'll definitely be back - what a fun treat on Pearl St!

It's a shame to report that a restaurant's bathroom was the best part of this restaurant experience, but it was! S t B's bathroom was beautifully appointed, with a twilight vibe that was fire. Unfortunately the food served failed on most counts... One dining companion had a late lunch so she ordered the Tuscan bean soup which she said was good. There is only (3) three yes only (3) appetizers offered; brussel sprouts (lame), flatbread (duh), and steamed mussels. We chose the later. If the amount of garlic instead of rosemary was used in this dish, it would be able to ward off 100 vampires, the amount of rosemary used almost made this (1) of (3) appetizer almost inedible. Two orders of gnocchi bolognese came out barely warm, and raw, pulling apart one of these underdone pillows looked like white taffy. One Tom's burger ordered by one of our party was left half eaten, and one that was ordered to share with number one son, in lieu of the two gnocchis that were sent back was left after one bite unfinished. This beef maybe grass fed but it was also totally unseasoned, (full disclosure, I did take it home to try and doctor it up). Salt did take the one burger off of the bill...Also the next day we found an overcharge that went unproved. When we called they took care of, they even very graciously offered to refund the check in total, which we declined, and had them just refund the adjusted overcharge. We stopped at Salt because as we passed the restaurant, M D W raved about the food she, and our daughter enjoyed at breakfast a few years before. Evidently for that evening, things changed in the interim, and not for the better, hopefully this was just an off night for the back of the house...

The food was merely acceptable and somewhat expensive. But that's typical for any spot paying the steep rent on Pearl Street in Boulder. The burger was slightly overdone and a bit tough. The service was excellent. Quick, courteous, and unobtrusive.

Best steak burger I ever had!! Get a side of the garlic aioli to go with it. The house made ketchup is so good. My friends also loved the pancakes. Great service and cool atmosphere.

Great food, worth the wait if you can get in! Pretty tiny spot with a great ambiance. Place was packed when we arrived, luckily we had reservations. Would have given a 5 star if service was a bit more attentive to our table, we kept having to flag down our server and ask for more drinks time after time. When we got our drinks they were amazing! Food was incredible - hats off to the chef!

Rented this place for our wedding reception. Almost 5k for a little over 40 friends and family. Once the owner/chef received a down payment over a year ago, all communication stopped. We had the room rented for 3 hours. Our 5 course menu that we paid for came out late and we're rushed out of our area before our time was up without getting all the food that we paid for. This place skipped us out of around $400 to $500 dollars in dessert. It was never served to us or asked to get boxed up and take with us. We emailed them when we got back home from our travel. Our response we got from the owner was insulting, rude, and not true. He claimed we waived the dessert because we only wanted to drink. He called our party all intoxicated even though half the party doesn't drink at all. All we requested was to make the bill right. 4 to 5 hundred dollars of food to not serve us and for us to blow off. Since the owners uncaring email response, we have not heard back. Such a shame.

We spent the afternoon in Boulder and stopped by SALT for lunch. We had pups with us so we sat outside in the shade. Our waitress was super nice and accommodating. For food I had the power bowl, my husband had the burger, and our friends had the egg sandwich and the summer harvest salad. The power bowl was good but my one complaint is there was barely any quinoa and chickpeas so wasn't that filling. The egg sandwich was also surprisingly small, especially in comparison to the burger. The harvest salad was also smaller than expected but my friend added the salmon which helped. In general, the food was really fresh and the menu items had the potential to be super good but it just missed the mark on a few things. My husband did really like his burger though!

Fabulous place on Pearl Street mall. I had Bridget as my server and she did a spectacular job! Being a bartender I'm a little particular about my drinks and she didn't bat a night. She also helped with the selection of something off the menu. This is a great place. I actually asked a woman walking down the street who is a local for her suggestion on where to go for a late lunch and she suggested This restaurant. It was an absolute winner! I had the egg breakfast sandwich with the jalapeño cream cheese. It was very tasty. And the jalapeño spice tequila is on point. Definitely come here and ask for Bridget as your server and anything on the menu should be a win. Highly recommend

The ambiance here was great! They had nice outdoor seating and it was wrapped in outdoor lighting. The food was good, but they didn't have too many options. Also, it took quite awhile for us to get our food, but they were kind enough to give us a free dessert on the house (the red velvet cake, which was good). The waiter was nice and friendly and kept us looped in with what was going on. This is a great place to stop by and grab some food!

It was our first time, we were walking inside, the special was venison medallions and garlic mashed potatoes. The food was delicious, we had clean plates. Craft beer was great The Service was outstanding, we were treated as special guests. We were at a high top table which normally is a little uncomfortable but we , the 5 of us, were comfortable. They were busy but we were able to still have good conversation. We had a very pleasant evening here.

Fantastic service. Staff is friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious. We had the tacos and linguini bolognese and they were both yummy. Tomato basil soup is to die for!

Stopped in here for a late brunch and had a good time! Service was good and prompt. We ordered two items off the bunch menu and both were delicious. We loved the compote on the French toast. Cute little spot in the heart of downtown Boulder!

What a great experience! The food was absolutely delicious, you know it's a good spot because you can't decide between multiple items. But where this place really shined was the service. Super nice and friendly staff. When we first got into the restaurant there was an issue with our reservation and it took a bit long for us to get table settings and waters but by the end of the meal it was redeemed.

We came in last weekend after looking at reviews of restaurants around pearl street. We had anders as our server and he was so helpful with our questions and very attentive, he even matched his pen color to our card as we were checking out! Highly recommend this place.

So we stopped in at 8:20 on a Sunday to get a nightcap and we're told the kitchen had already closed. Explained, again, that we did not wish to order food but were only interested in getting a nightcap at the bar. So we left. As the listed hours showed they were open till 8:30 I thought it was bogus and will not return