When Margie and I went for our romantic overnight on Friday, I took her to dinner at this highly acclaimed restaurant downtown. My (4-of-5 stars) review (from Yelp):
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My wife and I went there for an early dinner on a Friday night — arrived at 6, departed a bit after 8.
The most noteworthy negative (more of a head-scratcher than anything else) was that the place was deserted. My wife and I were the only customers until close to 7:30, when a four-top arrived, and then just before we left another two-top came in. On a Friday night. While we didn't experience anything to justify that, we certainly had to wonder what was up. We never did figure it out.
The food was highly professional, flavorful, well prepared, good ingredients. A bit too fiddly / "creative" for my taste, but I enjoyed found something (the lamb loin) I enjoyed.
The service was very good — professional, just a scosh impersonal, but helpful. Given the lack of others in the dining room, we could have been swamped with servers, but they struck a good balance between attentive and leaving us alone.
The ambiance was nice — an elegant dining space with good vocal/jazz in the background and (at our table) nice people-watching of folks and traffic on 14th Street. No idea how it would be if completely full.
The wine list was broad, and pricy. They offered sommelier help, which I declined.
Overall price was high, but a fair value. It's definitely a "special occasion" restaurant.
I expect to go back again, though it won't be an imperative.
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Or, as I put it elsewhere, we'll probably back, though more in a "Hey, we haven't been there in a while, and it was pretty good" than a "Hey, that's our favorite place" kind of thing.
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Restaurant Kevin Taylor
American (New) in Denver, CO
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