Sunset Lounge Rooftop Bar

The servers were nice, and the view and live jazz music was enjoyable! I didn't find the amount of food at all worth the price. $55 is more than it should be for 2 people combined. If the food trays were replenished as much as you desired, it would be more worthwhile. Also, it was a little hard to find on the 5th floor.

On November 22, my friends and I got together to celebrate our yearly Friendsgiving get together at Sunset Lounge Rooftop at the Elizabeth Hotel. This is our 3rd year in a row coming here. We had the most uncomfortable experience! Our waitress treated us like an inconvieince, and 2 women in our party waited over 30 minutes to get drinks even with multiple kind reminders. We kept our cool as long as possible but the entire staff was very rude to us. Ordering at the bar was even uncomfortable. We tried to apologize for our seating situation so all 8 of us could sit together. We got looks from the staff, eyes rolled at us when ordering at the bar and passively agrressively serving our drinks by walking swiftly away so we couldn't order any more drinks. As a party of 8 and being a mature party of women who wanted no drama we quietly paid ( which they didn't even have on record what we purchased) and went to Social House. Social will be our new spot for our celebration here on out. We will not be returning until some newer and friendlier staff appear. Sunset Lounge greatly disappointed us. Thank you Social for saving our night!

Service: 1

Based on one experience: My first thought entering the sunset lounge for the first time was, this is the coolest spot in Fort Collins. The atmosphere, decor, and furniture are great. Unfortunately that's where the positives stop.

There is very limited seating for parties larger than 2. We moved a chair a couple feet over so that our party of 4 could actually all hear each other and then were gently scolded that this wasn't allowed. The waitress then took our drink orders. About 15 minutes later we got three of our drinks delivered by the same waitress, who asked the fourth person is she had decided on a drink. Well she had already put in an order for the same thing the person next to her got during the initial order taking but the waitress claimed that she had not ordered anything. This was a glaring effort at deceit because that same waitress had come over a few minutes earlier (about 10 minutes after we all initially ordered) to refill our waters and she didn't bother to ask the person who supposedly hadn't decided initially if she had come to a decision. You'd think the waitress, who was not very busy, would have asked that fourth person for her order at that time, if that's truly what happened. Instead she refused to take responsibility for a minor mistake. The cherry on top with this waitress was the eye roll at the end when she didn't divide our checks correctly.

A final word, the sidecar cocktail I ordered sucked. It's supposed to be a cognac forward drink, instead it just tasted basically like margherita mix, totally unbalanced and unsophisticated. What a shame.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Thank you for an incredible anniversary evening!! Chloé was attentive and intuitive . It was an amazing and memorable night.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Was over priced. Rude staff and poor selection

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Service was a little rude going late into the night - like me ordering was an inconvenience. either don’t do the service or put up with dumb cocktail requests an hour before closing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Awesome views and great employees, located on the fifth floor of the new Elizabeth Hotel in downtown FoCo. Kyle and Dan were ace.

The place serves expert cocktails in the retro style and a few small plates (honestly go downstairs to the Emporium if you want dinner, this is the place for cocktails and small bites).

Lately every time we go we see Mark Sloniker doing his jazz and blues. He's always good.

Food was great but the service was absolutely horrible. We were treated as though our presence was a bother. Took over 20 minutes to get water, bartender I think was named Chris was so rude, seemed super annoyed that we dared to order drinks, didn't refill our water when asked, forgot to make my drink and when it finally arrived it was a half of a drink for $15. The view, the music and the food were so good that it's a shame the service was so severely lacking. It's the second time trying this place with both times being treated very poorly by the staff. What a disappointing experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

The tea was lovely and in a beautiful space atop the Elizabeth Hotel. We had some trouble finding the lounge when we were sent up the guest elevator by the front desk, with no direction. We got off on the 5th floor to find guest rooms and hallways but no signage as to where the lounge was located. I have been there before, but we used a dedicated elevator by the Magic Rat and apparently that elevator was not in service, so they sent us up to fend for ourselves. We ran into other guests wandering the halls and someone finally came out of an unmarked door to direct us inside. We made it. The set up was nice and the lounge seating was roomy and comfortable. There were 4 teas offered, and we tried 3 of them, all delicious. We ordered a bottle of sparkling rose that was also nice. The food offerings were decent but would have loved more of a tea sandwich or more substantial bites. They did have 2 types of scones with 2 spreads, 4 small savory bites and 3 dessert bites. Again, it was all pretty good (not the liver pate, it was very gamey) but would have loved a little more substance in the savory offering. We spent nearly 2 hours enjoying the view and the piano player. I would recommend this tea for the ambiance and views for sure.

Beautiful view. Food and tea were delicious. Service was friendly and attentive. Pianist played beautifully. Worth the price when compared to tea at other places.

We went for afternoon tea to the sunset lounge and I agree with other reviews, it was overpriced and it under delivered. We love afternoon teas and were excited to have one more local. The view is amazing and the waitresses were lovely but there was very little food for the price. We barely had any space to eat or drink and the seating is super awkward for tea. They had to go out for milk and you don’t get a pot of tea for your table, both red flags for afternoon tea. Also we were there for a birthday and they didn’t do anything to make it special like all other tea places? So disappointing. We won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

We went for afternoon tea to the sunset lounge and I agree with other reviews, it was overpriced and it under delivered. We love afternoon teas and were excited to have one more local. The view is amazing and the waitresses were lovely but there was very little food for the price. We barely had any space to eat or drink and the seating is super awkward for tea. They had to go out for milk and you don't get a pot of tea for your table, both red flags for afternoon tea. Also we were there for a birthday and they didn't do anything to make it special like all other tea places? So disappointing. We won't be back.

Great views and beverages

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

I did not order any food. I went for a friend's band. What a great little venue.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

The Sunset tea is nice, but today's food was not quite up to the price tag: all of the bread and baked goods were dry. When you compare this tea to that of the Brown Palace, the Sunset is more expensive, they do not give each person their own pot of tea, and they only provide one serving of food. For the money, The Brown Palace's tea is a better value ( although you do have to pay for parking). I'd love to see the Sunset adjust to provide comparable services. It's a beautiful venue and a lovely option for those of us who like to stay local.