BPTactical
06-07-2025, 08:08
Oh my how far it has fallen.
It used to be a very upscale, destination restaurant that specialized in tier 1 gourmet wild game dishes with an incredible location, facility and ambiance.
I grew up not far from there, my father was the owner?s veterinarian and I remember that my sisters were thrilled when their prom dates took them there.
It was THE PLACE to go on the SW side of Denver metro.
My wife and I would typically go there once or twice a year and we generally had good meals- I think the worst mishap was Creme Brulee that was soup- meh- stuff happens.
We went last night and I can?t begin to say how disappointing the experience was.
It started off when we checked in with the ?hostess? when we got there. I should say ?Host?- it was a tranny and a bad one at that, my wife even commented how poorly it had done.
Why do we have to endure this shit EVERYFUCKINGPLACE you go?
The ambiance is absolutely flat, the care center my father was in before he passed was livelier than the restaurant was.
Whatever- we get seated, waitress is great. We order a 1/2 liter of margaritas and appetizers (Chorizo bean dip and guacamole).
It takes about 20 minutes to show up which if they were busy I would understand but they were not- odd for an early summer Friday night.
The guacamole was good but the Chorizo bean dip is another story- way over heated to the point that the refried beans had pulled away from the side of the cast iron dish and the cheese on top was charred black.
The worst part of it was even though it had been heated to excess in preparation it was cold when it arrived at our table. It was so cold that you had to use a spoon to cut through the cold cheese plastic like substance and try to smear it on your chip without breaking it[facepalm].
WTF?
I ordered a bison filet with peppercorn sauce and the wife ordered the bison ribs- mashed potatoes & gravy come with it and the wife requested no gravy.
Another 20 minutes pass and our main course arrives, everything looks good but the wife?s mashed taters are slathered with gravy. I flag our waitress over, point out the oops and she runs and grabs a side dish with no gravy on the taters- cool, thank you.
I slice into my filet and it?s cooked nicely-I take a bite and almost spit it out. It tastes like it was marinated in soap- a terribly bitter, earthy, soapy taste. I give the wife a bite of it and she doesn?t taste just what I described but she did agree it didn?t taste right.
I took a chip and scooped up just the sauce and peppercorns to make sure it wasn?t the sauce and it wasn?t- the sauce was great- it was clearly something funky with the meat itself.
I couldn?t eat it at all. The waitress came by, asked how things were and I explained the meat thing- like I said earlier she was great-she offered repeatedly to get me something else etc and I told her that wasn?t necessary.
She ended up taking it off of the bill which was appreciated but unnecessary.
The wife?s ribs were awesome though.
Really disappointed that a great place like this with allegedly premium food and the prices they charge and you have this type of experience.
It is truly sad that such a great place has fallen so far.
I guess there is always Casa Bonita……
It used to be a very upscale, destination restaurant that specialized in tier 1 gourmet wild game dishes with an incredible location, facility and ambiance.
I grew up not far from there, my father was the owner?s veterinarian and I remember that my sisters were thrilled when their prom dates took them there.
It was THE PLACE to go on the SW side of Denver metro.
My wife and I would typically go there once or twice a year and we generally had good meals- I think the worst mishap was Creme Brulee that was soup- meh- stuff happens.
We went last night and I can?t begin to say how disappointing the experience was.
It started off when we checked in with the ?hostess? when we got there. I should say ?Host?- it was a tranny and a bad one at that, my wife even commented how poorly it had done.
Why do we have to endure this shit EVERYFUCKINGPLACE you go?
The ambiance is absolutely flat, the care center my father was in before he passed was livelier than the restaurant was.
Whatever- we get seated, waitress is great. We order a 1/2 liter of margaritas and appetizers (Chorizo bean dip and guacamole).
It takes about 20 minutes to show up which if they were busy I would understand but they were not- odd for an early summer Friday night.
The guacamole was good but the Chorizo bean dip is another story- way over heated to the point that the refried beans had pulled away from the side of the cast iron dish and the cheese on top was charred black.
The worst part of it was even though it had been heated to excess in preparation it was cold when it arrived at our table. It was so cold that you had to use a spoon to cut through the cold cheese plastic like substance and try to smear it on your chip without breaking it[facepalm].
WTF?
I ordered a bison filet with peppercorn sauce and the wife ordered the bison ribs- mashed potatoes & gravy come with it and the wife requested no gravy.
Another 20 minutes pass and our main course arrives, everything looks good but the wife?s mashed taters are slathered with gravy. I flag our waitress over, point out the oops and she runs and grabs a side dish with no gravy on the taters- cool, thank you.
I slice into my filet and it?s cooked nicely-I take a bite and almost spit it out. It tastes like it was marinated in soap- a terribly bitter, earthy, soapy taste. I give the wife a bite of it and she doesn?t taste just what I described but she did agree it didn?t taste right.
I took a chip and scooped up just the sauce and peppercorns to make sure it wasn?t the sauce and it wasn?t- the sauce was great- it was clearly something funky with the meat itself.
I couldn?t eat it at all. The waitress came by, asked how things were and I explained the meat thing- like I said earlier she was great-she offered repeatedly to get me something else etc and I told her that wasn?t necessary.
She ended up taking it off of the bill which was appreciated but unnecessary.
The wife?s ribs were awesome though.
Really disappointed that a great place like this with allegedly premium food and the prices they charge and you have this type of experience.
It is truly sad that such a great place has fallen so far.
I guess there is always Casa Bonita……