The West End Bistro at The Hotel Telluride

If you are seeking a nice traditional restaurant, this is not the place. It is a small area in a hotel lobby. The menu online does not reflect the limited menu available. Some sort of olive plate was the only appetizer offered. To be fair, we opted to have a cocktail which was excellent and moved on to a different venue. Kudos to the waitress(bartender) she was outstanding & understanding.

We had a great experience with a larger group, 7 people. They sat us in the lobby area in front of the fireplace which was comfortable. The dinner specials were excellent and Gabrielle and Bruce were very pleasant and accommodating. Definitely will go back.

The restaurant is in a charming, older hotel and the restaurant is small. The food was delicious. Our bartender and server was very attentive and very personable.

This is one of our go to places in Telluride where we have been coming fo 30 years. Food is always fresh & innovative with friendly service. Best of all for us they have dog friendly tables in the beautiful lobby area

Seated basically at the same table as another family- one foot apart. Service was terrible and they were out of 2 of the entrees with an already very limited menu. No reason to eat here for dinner- lots of great choices nearby. Maybe it's good for breakfast.

The food was good, but we had to wait 40 minutes before our food came out. No updates on the status from our waitress. She was friendly, but not attentive and the place wasn't busy. There were no drink menus at all - we asked for some and she said they just didn't have any. No drink specials at all to choose from. She just said they'll make what we want. We asked for whiskey sours and they were not good at all, yet they cost $18 each. They weren't made properly. We wouldn't return.

Amazing meal and service!!! My husband had the steak and I had the trout special. Both were perfectly cooked.

A real hidden gem!

Great food, as good as most other restaurants in Telluride at reasonable prices, and typically better availability! Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My rating is possibly skewed by end of season challenges, but overall this was a disappointing experience. They were out of many things on the menu, and what we were served was just okay. Perhaps it's better during the peak months of ski season? Sad given the convenient location and warm, nostalgic decor - just not sure we'll return to give it a second try.

Had breakfast and the restaurant was understaffed, expecially in the kitchen. Kirby, my server, handled the 'back up' with grace and professionalism and helped salvage the experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

I'm sorry to say but it was the worst food and the worst service we have ever had! Very long wait to order and get our food. The food was terrible very salty over cooked and some food was unidentifiable.

Our server was awesome! Kirby will take great care of you and make you laugh as well! The food was ok- shared the calamari, my husband had the burger and I had the trout. The side pasta was really good!

This little hotel lobby restaurant far exceeded our expectations. The halibut was delicious, as was the panko chicken sandwich. The service was excellent and the kitchen staff thanked us more than once for coming. It made us feel special. We definitely recommend this for a low key, quiet, casual dinner in Telluride.

Unfortunately, this was not a great experience. There is not a true dining room. Everyone with a reservation was seated in the bar area, where the lights were fully up and the tvs were playing. This is also connected to the lobby of the hotel, so just a strange layout. The bartender and host were carrying on a very large conversation about their compensation. The food was fast but nothing special. I would not recommend.

Poor, annoyed service. Only excuse would be that they were short staffed. Server gave us the impression he couldn't be bothered with us. Took our drink order and hurried off before we had a chance to order an appetizer. Drinks were not refilled without having to explicitly ask. My son ordered the burger and requested without onion. The server said, You can pick it off. Trying to make it simple in the kitchen tonight.” He was happy to add the bacon for $3.00 but couldn't bother the kitchen with no onion. Because I was using a credit card I was told I needed to checkout at the hotel front desk. As I was in line at the front desk the other server came up to run the credit cards of the tables she was serving. Food was okay...the chicken sandwich and the Gyro were dry. Plenty of options in Telluride with better food and friendlier service.