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    Bucksnort Saloon

    3.4 (148 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Dive Bars
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    Live music
    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise

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    Becki H.

    We stumbled across this little dive bar last fall while on a road trip through the mountains and decided to check it out. Walking into this spot is like traveling back hundreds of years. The floor of the entrance is slanted towards the river, the walls are covered with graffiti and stapled-on dollar bills, and the only source of heat comes from a wood burning stove located in the center of the dining area. We ordered a Moose Drool and an Antler Ale from the lovely bartender and sat next to the stove, trying to thaw out. The fantastic aroma of the burning wood filled the bar, mingling with the delicious scent of freshly cooked burgers. While we didn't eat anything this time, the burger that came out of the kitchen was mountainous and made us wish we hadn't had lunch right before. We chatted with the locals who had wandered across the street for a mid-afternoon happy hour while the bartender stoked the fire, and sipped our icy cold brews, enjoying the camaraderie and friendliness of the small town before continuing on our trip. I can't wait to travel back in time again!

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    Kim M.

    Oh my goodness. Classic. History. Unique. Relaxed You must visit this place!! Great food. Great service and so very unique. Old Colorado. The way it needs to stay! Worth the

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    Janine S.

    Love this place. We were driving through the mountains and saw a sign on highway. How lucky! Cute place. Dollar bills everywhere. The bAbbling brook is so relaxing to sit by and the Brisket and Potato Salad are amazing. Definite suggest you take a drive to the mountains and atop in. Friendly staff and patrons.

    Chuck M.

    The wife and I went on a wild adventure through the rainy Colorado mountains and crazy muddy dirt road on the Harley to get to this one of kind saloon last week. This is a quaint little, old school, mom and pop type saloon! There are literally hundreds of dollar bills blowing in the breeze attached to the walls and ceilings sign by different people from all over the world. They had live music, and a small outdoor patio. The drive to get up to the saloon is a well graded dirt road which is easily drivable by all vehicles. I would however be careful heading up there in the rain, I'm sure it would be rather muddy. I had a fantastic Bloody Mary that looked more like a salad. It had just the right amount of spice to give it some kick and it went down real smooth. The cheese burgers were homemade outside on the grill; we watched the owner cooking while we sat outside. The service was a little slow and chaotic due to the number of patrons and limited amount of staff. The saloon sits right along a small creek and has a nice view of the surrounding mountains. This is definitely a great place to take a small road trip on a weekend afternoon to see some great scenery and lounge the afternoon away.

    Watching the cook BBQ all the meat on his specialty grills - if you go, look carefully at the front of the grills! haha
    Hillari S.

    I do NOT understand how this place has such a low overall review rating. This is a dive bar up in the mountains...it is AWESOME. It is EXACTLY what you hope it to be... down-home, grungy, unpretentious divey fun. They have a dirt parking lot, a small merch store, two bathrooms, a wooden bar, and dining area with space for live music bands. In the back, they have a patio that overlooks a creek. Very quaint, mountain-y feel. It was about an hour from Denver, so we did it for lunch and then headed over to Red Rock Amphitheater and teh cities of Golden and Boulder and then back to Denver - great excursion if you have a rental for the day! Our waitress/bartender was working her buns off to get everyone served as quickly as possible and she knows how to hustle and still be friendly and engaging (now, I wish I caught her name, but I added a picture of her)! When we were there on 8/9/20, Justin Hitson was there playing unannounced while he was on vacation - WOW! He is amazing and made the entire little cabin rock! We ate some AMAZING elk jalapeno brats (highly recommend that or the brisket sandwich), added our personalized dollar to the ceiling, paid our tab, made a bathroom pitstop, and left the dusty dirt parking lot just as a big group of bikers came in and were told it was an hour wait for food at that point (good timing on our part!). I will definitely recommend this to other friends to go visit if they have a car....totally a neat experience.

    Beef Stew in crusty/yummy bread bowl
    Michael P.

    If you are looking for a huge menu or a fancy place this ain't it! But if you want a place where you can relax by a cast iron wood stove, in a place with a lot of character, friendly service, and have a few beers then this is a great place to visit. The night we went they had a beef stew in a crusty bread bowl, burgers, and an elk or beer brat on the menu. We had the beef stew (which was to die for) and the burgers that were solid. This was destination dining and it was exactly what I expected. My daughter and her boyfriend agreed.

    Randy and Lisa

    What a place and what a trip. We are so glad we found this little slice of paradise in the middle of the mountains. Cold beer, friendly people, and a setting that takes your breath away. As two originating members of the Twelve Nipple Troubadours, we are honored to be a small part of a long and sorted tradition. Live today like it's a party that will never end and visit the BuckSnort! R&L F Forever

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    Stacey K.

    The drive was beautiful! The place was pretty cool with all the dollar bills all over. Neat, small patio with nice view. Ordered a Bucksnort burger with the works, took almost a hr to get, came to me almost completely raw! Took a bite of it and spit it out in my napkin. The waitress saw and asked if everything was okay. I sent it back, was wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too raw to eat. 10 min later she gives me the SAME burger back to me with my bite marks in it!! WTF!?? Pretty sure that's a health code violation. Service was extremely slow, I felt like we were more of a nuisance than a customer. The older women were slow and pissy. Beers are $4, burger $13. Cool location, wouldn't be back.

    RunAway B.

    Pine, Colorado --- Mountain trail "Buck Snort Saloon" is bar 366 of "DUSA 2017" (Discover USA) ... over a mile drive along a narrow dirt road through a canon/gulch area made for a pleasant adventure & discovery ... a dive bar supreme, the "Buck Snort Saloon" even featured "Jeff", a "Run-A-Way Bill" Favorite bartender ... bar flair in the form of hanging dollar bills, deer & elk trophies, deck carvings. coin tossing's on a roof & in the river bed, plus gave me a continuous smile ... the use of firewood stoves just adds to the character of this "Run-A-Way Bill" Favorite bar ... day 135 "DUSA 2017" (Discover USA) day 136 "666 Bars of 2017" / bar 366 "Run-A-Way Bill" was here! #RunAwayBill #666BarsUSA #WorldsLongestBarCrawl #DUSA2017 #BuckSnortSaloon 07.06.17

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    Is there a better mountain bar? No. Cheap drinks, great atmosphere, good food.

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    Cool atmosphere, crazy location, great live music.

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    The buckburger and antler ale were delicious, usually try to stop when I'm down that way, which sadly isn't very often...

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    Our burger order never came out after waiting almost an hour. No updates from the staff. Cool atmosphere though

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