The Face Bar

The food is delicious but don’t be in hurry! If you’re in a hurry, I’d say that this place isn’t for you! It does take a while to find a person to seat you, get your order taken and to receive the bill!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

I had the steak and fries. It was fantastic. My friend had the salmon salad all 3 times we went there. She loved it.

The food is so much better this year than ever before, so I recommend the Face Bar. The service is wildly uneven. Last week, we had a server who was fabulous, checked in often, and got us iced coffees, even refilled! This week, we had a server who did not understand our orders, told us we couldn't have iced coffee (though he did get it when we insisted), did not bring cream or sugar until the fourth (polite) request, and barely checked in. I get it — it is difficult to get wait staff in the mountains. It is so unfortunate that the service is so uneven, since it's the only non-casino sit-down restaurant in town.

The atmosphere and convenience to the Opera House is why we come here. The food, although it has a lovely presentation, is very mediocre in flavor. We got the hamburger with bacon and the grilled shrimp tacos. The tacos had no spice or flavoring that we could tell and the hamburger was nothing spectacular, although the prices would indicate otherwise!

According to my wife Face on the Floor in tthe bar. Read poem..

We had a group of 19 at the Teller House before the Central City Opera. The wait staff handle us with aplomb. All of the food arrived timely so that everyone could eat pretty much at the same time. And the food was hot and tasty.

Perfect place for a lovely lunch before the opera matinee! Our server, Maria, was attentive and friendly, and the food was delicious!

6 out of 7 ladies ordered the Salmon Salad. It was excellent. Also, our server was great - Rolland. It took a while to get our bill but I think they were slammed. Everyone loved the meal & location.

If we had just stopped in for a meal, maybe it wouldn't have been so disappointing. But this wasn't just a meal, it was a night out for the Opera and this was Central City Opera's promoted dinner venue. This was not fine dining. For starters the last we saw of our waiter was when he took our order, the food was delivered by a runner and I had to flag down the host to pay; no more water, no nothing. My $29 steak was pre-sliced, pretty small, and came with french fries. It was alright and only cost $29, but again, this was a night out for the Opera. The wine came in one of those squat little wine glasses your grandma has, no swirling to enjoy the bouquet or visually watch the legs going down the side. Just wine in a glass. I suppose it didn't really matter because the wine selection consisted of La Crema and Kendall Jackson. Fortunately the Opera was fantastic and Sonic was open till midnight so we didn't have to go to bed hungry.

I love this unique little bar/restaurant. The menu is limited, but everything I have eaten there is very good. The service is always prompt and friendly. My favorite area is the "garden room." I don't know that they call it that, but it has lots of plants and lots of natural light. A visit to Central City would not be complete without a meal or two at the Face Bar.

We were seated in the garden area and enjoyed our table for two. Good service and quick delivery so we had time to relax before attending the opera! Waiter was courteous and we were greeted by a friendly host

Limited menu, but very convenient if you're going to the Central City Opera. Nice bar, bartenders and drinks.

The food was outstanding! The service was terrible. Made reservations and seated at about the worst table in bar area. Was told other tables were “reserved “ even though I had reservations. Also server messed up our order totally. She didn't write anything down and didn't bring one of the entrees. She also didn't bring one of our cocktails until we asked again. The week before everything was perfect. Sad about the bad experience. Not sure I will return

We had reservation but check in was chaotic & we were seated 25 mins later with rush to get over to the opera. The waiter was absent most of the time & very disorganized. Food just average this time.

This has been our Central City Opera dining choice for 30 years. Food, service and ambience were particularly good this summer. We hope the same team is there in 2026.