Where is the Best Dessert in Boulder, Colorado?
We went to The Kitchen after 5280 made it seem like Colorado’s French Laundry. We were all pretty excited but the chaos ensued the second after we walked in the door. There is no discernible waiting area when you enter. You just kind of stand there until the hostess decides to stop talking to her emo friends sitting at the bar. We literally stood there for 3 minutes as she gabbed away. We finally got sat and literally waited 15 minutes before we were approached by anyone. The waitress did not offer an apology as asked us for a drink order as if we were bothering her. The drinks took 5 minutes and she forgot to even order my wife’s martini so another server had to pick up her slack. 10 minutes later we finally got an appetizer order in – the fava bean bruschetta and the duck confit. The bruschetta was bland and the confit was good but boring. I am not sure of the quality of everyone else’s food but I ordered the ribeye and it was incredibly overcooked. The rest of the night w
Our table wasn’t ready at our reserved time, so Chef Radek Cerney offered us some complimentary wine to make the 15-minute wait more pleasant. The dining room is small and bustling, but you won’t feel cramped. They were out of a half-dozen menu items and the wine we ordered, but we found suitable substitutes. We began with the escargot and the fois gras mousse, both were very good. For our entrees we tried the beef tournedos and the veal (both tasty). All menu items are presented very artistically, on interesting dinnerware. Certainly a feast for the eyes. For dessert we tried the chocolate bag with fruit and creme anglaise, and a chocolate-grandmarnier fondue (great for chocoholics). The wine list has something for everyone. Service was prompt and apologetic. Menu prices seemed reasonable given the quality of entrees.Pros + Artistic Dishes, ValueCons – Parking, Can Be Loud
This place is a basic chain. The have good desserts and some of the salads are tasty too. I just don’t understand why they serve water in plastic mugs. The restaurant is well decorated, the food can be a little pricy, and they sell ads in their menus. Can they really not afford some basic glasses for water? Plus, ads in the menu is just tacky.Pros + yummy dessertsCons – they cheap out on the details
The reviews on here give you a picture of the wide range of experiences at this restaurant: it can be great, or it can be awful.At best, the food is tasty and innovative, happy hour is cheap, ambience is charming, and service is slow but adequate.At worst, service is abysmal, food cold or completely undistinguished, waitstaff incompetent/poorly trained, and you will receive someone else’s food, or your food will show up at someone else’s table.We’ve eaten here 4 times over the past few years; the last visit was so bad that we will never go back. $10 for angel hair pasta with an unimaginative tomato sauce, served nearly cold; drinks that showed up 30 minutes late, and 15 minutes after we finished dinner; bread that never appeared; waitstaff standing around all over the place, but apparently unable to communicate customers’ requests to each other.
