Our server was very friendly and attentive. Food was well-done and my family and I enjoyed their Thanksgiving offering! Turkey was moist and portion sizes for all items were great. Would love to go back and try their regular menu!
Beth
The food was delicious and our server was excellent, helping us make some excellent choices. He was attentive, yet not intrusive. It was a dinner with 5 business colleagues and everyone enjoyed their meal.
Zakaria Samsuddin
Good atmosphere, great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Barry Stratta
Beautiful space and great people at The Kitchen American in downtown Denver. I ordered the Cubano and the flavors were good, but the bread was a bit soggy. I would still come back because the service and atmosphere were excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Clara Williams
Pasta bolognese is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karen
Love the cozy atmosphere and exceptionally responsive service. Dinner food items were surprising combinations and sauces served up family style. All nine members of our party, three of whom were under 12 yrs old, loved every one of the items, especially the veggies.
Carly Ebenstein
We've been dining at The Kitchen for over 4 years. It has been a favorite—a reliable spot when we want to impress out-of-town guests, treat ourselves, and make a recommendation.
It pains me to write this review, but I rely on reviews, so I need to let people know our opinion has changed. The menu is still diverse and creative. The food is also prepared with genuine love and craftsmanship. This is about the value.
There are two dishes that my husband and I reliably order: the Carrots with Whipped Feta and the Crispy Cauliflower. Four years ago, our minds were blown by these dishes. We ordered other dishes, only because we wanted to taste more things, but these dishes alone were very satisfying. The carrots were a mountain of spiced orange discs, and the cauliflower was a whole cauliflower, expertly prepared with spices and crunchy chickpeas, mango, and pickled onion—a cornucopia of flavor.
Over the years, we've noticed the shrinking portions, but nothing prepared us for the carrot dish that was once served on a dinner plate, now being offered to us on a dessert plate. There were definitely not more than 1 1/2 carrots. It was literally laughable.
The cauliflower looks to be half a cauliflower from a whole, and at $24.50, it's hard to justify, despite the magic the kitchen is producing.
My aunt ordered Shrimp a la Plancha. The sauce was abundant, so I didn't realize the dish only had three shrimp for $24.50. She ordered dessert because she was still hungry, not because it was a sweet treat to end the meal.
Interestingly, the Crispy Cod I ordered was a particularly large portion. I happily offered to share with my party as they tried to make sense of their paltry plates.
I feel sorry for the servers who deliver these dishes. Most of them have been at The Kitchen for years, so they're aware of the dwindling portion sizes. While I felt sorry for our server (who has served us over the years), his snarky response to my husband's comment about the measly carrot portion was inappropriate. He could have just acknowledged it and moved on.
Yes, inflation is real, and The Kitchen has decided to address it with portion sizes. Interestingly, now that I'm looking at other comparable restaurants in the area, I am seeing more reasonable prices. Will I be disappointed to discover minuscule portion sizes? I'm willing to find out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Aimee
The experience was excellent, and I was thoroughly satisfied. I look forward to returning in the future.
Melisa Harder
Had an amazing dinner at the Kitchen last night with Juliana as one of the best servers ever. The black fettuccini with shrimp was amazing. Would always recommend for the consistency of the food and quality of service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brooke McClelland
Stephon was incredibly attentive and kind. I have food allergies and he did an AMAZING job at being patient and accommodating to our meal. The food was outstanding. One of our new favorite places to dine. I highly recommend coming to this restaurant. Thank you for amazing service!
Amazing experience, went there for a team dinner and they set us up in a great space suggested a chef menu for the group and we had an excellent time.
Kirsten Holloway
I reached out to The Kitchen for a very last-minute, same day request to see if they could accommodate a party of 20 people for dinner. We would have been happy with all separate tables if needed, but thanks especially to Sammy, Brittany, and all the staff and chef we ended up with full scale event dinner that seemed as if it had been planned for months, instead of pulled together in less than 3.5 hours. We had an extraordinary evening, and all who attended walked in and were immediately impressed with the setup and small details, including our corporate logo on the pre fixe menus for dinner and drinks. We were given a lovely private room, and everything was outstanding. The menu was perfect and the food was amazing - especially the crispy cauliflower and the cast iron chicken. I've never heard so many people talk about good cauliflower and chicken could be, but it was truly remarkable. The staff were all fantastic, and our compliments to the chef for the amazing food. I am still in awe about how well done this evening was pulled together, and it speaks volumes about their dedication and commitment to excellence. If our team is ever again in the Denver area we will definitely plan ahead to come back to the Kitchen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
H A
Decent food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Darlene Drew
I stopped in this attractive restaurant for a late light lunch. The kale salad with smoked trout was very good (wow, kale properly prepared!). Would have liked a few more crunchy vegetable ingredients. Service was super friendly. The music was SO LOUD that first I had to request a table away from the speaker. But even with my EarLoops in, it was still so unpleasantly loud that it ends up stressing you out. Mind you, there was only one other table of customers...not a big crowd scene. Honestly, if I want loud music, I'll go to a bar with a live band.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
A B
Absolutely loved it here! Amazing food - so good you'll want to try everything on the menu! Amazing service and wonderful atmosphere.
Our server was very friendly and attentive. Food was well-done and my family and I enjoyed their Thanksgiving offering! Turkey was moist and portion sizes for all items were great. Would love to go back and try their regular menu!
The food was delicious and our server was excellent, helping us make some excellent choices. He was attentive, yet not intrusive. It was a dinner with 5 business colleagues and everyone enjoyed their meal.
Good atmosphere, great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful space and great people at The Kitchen American in downtown Denver. I ordered the Cubano and the flavors were good, but the bread was a bit soggy. I would still come back because the service and atmosphere were excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Pasta bolognese is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the cozy atmosphere and exceptionally responsive service. Dinner food items were surprising combinations and sauces served up family style. All nine members of our party, three of whom were under 12 yrs old, loved every one of the items, especially the veggies.
We've been dining at The Kitchen for over 4 years. It has been a favorite—a reliable spot when we want to impress out-of-town guests, treat ourselves, and make a recommendation.
It pains me to write this review, but I rely on reviews, so I need to let people know our opinion has changed. The menu is still diverse and creative. The food is also prepared with genuine love and craftsmanship. This is about the value.
There are two dishes that my husband and I reliably order: the Carrots with Whipped Feta and the Crispy Cauliflower. Four years ago, our minds were blown by these dishes. We ordered other dishes, only because we wanted to taste more things, but these dishes alone were very satisfying. The carrots were a mountain of spiced orange discs, and the cauliflower was a whole cauliflower, expertly prepared with spices and crunchy chickpeas, mango, and pickled onion—a cornucopia of flavor.
Over the years, we've noticed the shrinking portions, but nothing prepared us for the carrot dish that was once served on a dinner plate, now being offered to us on a dessert plate. There were definitely not more than 1 1/2 carrots. It was literally laughable.
The cauliflower looks to be half a cauliflower from a whole, and at $24.50, it's hard to justify, despite the magic the kitchen is producing.
My aunt ordered Shrimp a la Plancha. The sauce was abundant, so I didn't realize the dish only had three shrimp for $24.50. She ordered dessert because she was still hungry, not because it was a sweet treat to end the meal.
Interestingly, the Crispy Cod I ordered was a particularly large portion. I happily offered to share with my party as they tried to make sense of their paltry plates.
I feel sorry for the servers who deliver these dishes. Most of them have been at The Kitchen for years, so they're aware of the dwindling portion sizes. While I felt sorry for our server (who has served us over the years), his snarky response to my husband's comment about the measly carrot portion was inappropriate. He could have just acknowledged it and moved on.
Yes, inflation is real, and The Kitchen has decided to address it with portion sizes. Interestingly, now that I'm looking at other comparable restaurants in the area, I am seeing more reasonable prices. Will I be disappointed to discover minuscule portion sizes? I'm willing to find out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
The experience was excellent, and I was thoroughly satisfied. I look forward to returning in the future.
Had an amazing dinner at the Kitchen last night with Juliana as one of the best servers ever. The black fettuccini with shrimp was amazing. Would always recommend for the consistency of the food and quality of service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephon was incredibly attentive and kind. I have food allergies and he did an AMAZING job at being patient and accommodating to our meal. The food was outstanding. One of our new favorite places to dine. I highly recommend coming to this restaurant. Thank you for amazing service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Amazing experience, went there for a team dinner and they set us up in a great space suggested a chef menu for the group and we had an excellent time.
I reached out to The Kitchen for a very last-minute, same day request to see if they could accommodate a party of 20 people for dinner. We would have been happy with all separate tables if needed, but thanks especially to Sammy, Brittany, and all the staff and chef we ended up with full scale event dinner that seemed as if it had been planned for months, instead of pulled together in less than 3.5 hours.
We had an extraordinary evening, and all who attended walked in and were immediately impressed with the setup and small details, including our corporate logo on the pre fixe menus for dinner and drinks. We were given a lovely private room, and everything was outstanding. The menu was perfect and the food was amazing - especially the crispy cauliflower and the cast iron chicken. I've never heard so many people talk about good cauliflower and chicken could be, but it was truly remarkable. The staff were all fantastic, and our compliments to the chef for the amazing food. I am still in awe about how well done this evening was pulled together, and it speaks volumes about their dedication and commitment to excellence. If our team is ever again in the Denver area we will definitely plan ahead to come back to the Kitchen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I stopped in this attractive restaurant for a late light lunch. The kale salad with smoked trout was very good (wow, kale properly prepared!). Would have liked a few more crunchy vegetable ingredients. Service was super friendly. The music was SO LOUD that first I had to request a table away from the speaker. But even with my EarLoops in, it was still so unpleasantly loud that it ends up stressing you out. Mind you, there was only one other table of customers...not a big crowd scene. Honestly, if I want loud music, I'll go to a bar with a live band.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely loved it here! Amazing food - so good you'll want to try everything on the menu! Amazing service and wonderful atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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