How do I put an out-of-this world birthday dinner experience into words? Here it goes…read more. We were welcomed by a lovely hostess after walking through Wildflower's doors. She greeted me happy birthday which was nice and personal. I quickly noticed how nice the restaurant smelled. The dark green interior colors gave off a nice vibe, upscale and classy. We were seated right away. There was a hand written birthday card waiting for me at the table, from the restaurant, that was such a sweet surprise. Now to the main event. The food and service. My husband and I ordered: Mikan Buri Crudo, Foccacia, Ricotta Cavatelli, and Moulard Duck. All four dishes blew our mind. We forced ourselves to eat slow-er because we didn't want the amazing experience to end!! Our favorite dish of the night was the Mikan Buri Crudo. It had the best yellowtail we've ever had. It was a melt in your mouth type of dish. Perfectly paired with a citrus sauce, pineapple and other amazing ingredients ... I would travel and come back to wildflower for that dish alone. If you love fresh seafood and Crudo, I strongly suggest trying it. The duck probably comes in second to me. It was cooked perfectly. The service provided by wildflower's team stood out to me and my husband. Our water glasses were constantly refilled, table was cleaned in between dishes. While my went to the bathroom, one of our servers came and refolded his napkin then placed it back on the table. It's the little details and effort for me!!! I also loved their pink and white dishes. Everything felt so elegant. It was a perfect way to celebrate my birthday. Thank you, Wildflower team for this outstanding experience. You set the bar high and other restaurants should take notes.

Wildflower is a beautiful restaurant located in the LoHi/Highlands area. Parking is all street…read moreparallel parking which is free so I hope you know how to parallel park if you are planning on going! Upon walking up to the restaurant, it does not seem like much but it is very nice inside. The food and drinks were very tasty. I would highly recommend the chef's choice (omakase style). It is a bit pricey but the food was plentiful and it was nice to just have everything provided without having to choose what to eat especially if you are going there as a business dinner like I did. Drink choices are unique and there were options for mocktails as well. I took off a point because although our server was very helpful and knowledgeable, he was talking about the food and other things a bit too much where my customers and our higher ups were getting irritated. I think some training there would be helpful. Overall, I had a good experience there and would recommend checking it out for a nice dinner at a place with good ambiance.

The human body is, in essence, nothing more than a biological furnace that requires regular fueling…read moreto keep from shutting down. Most restaurants treat you like a boiler that just needs a shovel full of coal or two. A few rare places, however, persuade you to stay a little longer because returning to the streets seems like a failure of imagination. Stellar Jay is one of those places. There were three of us. We targeted the Populus Hotel downtown, a building designed to mimic the white bark of an Aspen tree, though all of us called it the cheese grater. It is a strangely beautiful building. Finding the restaurant requires a bit of minor navigation. We wandered into the lobby looking like lost sheep until a doorman, who had clearly witnessed our specific brand of confusion a thousand times before, quietly escorted us to the elevator. When the doors opened on the top floor, we didn't see the dining room first. We smelled it. The air carried the distinct, clean scent of burning hardwood. It wasn't smoky; it was just a gentle announcement that the most ancient human technology, a very large fire, was being used correctly. Our server, Emily, was excellent. She explained the kitchen's core rule: just about everything on the menu is kissed by an open flame. We started with drinks. A Rittenhouse Rye for me, and a Crémant d'Alsace Rosé and a Washington Riesling for my companions. Then came the food. We chose to share small plates because ordering individual entrees encourages greediness and isolates you from your friends. First was the sourdough from Rebel Bread Co. It came with a charred onion butter that was a minor miracle. Butter is usually content to be a background character, but this stuff deserved its own union card. Next was a grass-fed beef carpaccio dressed with sunflower emulsion and potato, followed by gnocchi tossed in a bright broccoli pesto with chili and ricotta. Then came the bone marrow, split open and piled with oxtail, shallot, and mustard. It is a primitive business, scraping the fat out of a mammal's leg bone, but it was magnificent. For dessert, we ordered the strawberry rhubarb zeppole and drank Espresso Martinis made with Del Diablo tequila. The martinis were sharp and woke us up just enough to appreciate the view. After paying the bill, we stepped out onto the outdoor terrace. The Denver skyline was blinking away in the dark beneath us. The universe is a chaotic and indifferent place, but standing on a rooftop with good friends, watching a city glow, feels like a very pleasant victory, no matter how fleeting. We went in looking for calories and left feeling like actual human beings.

We topped off a lovely museum day with a dinner reservation at this gem, perched comfortably atop…read morethe Populous Hotel. Access is a breeze via the elevator, which whisks you up to a genuinely fantastic roof deck. The outdoor space boasts plenty of seating and stunning views, though it is reserved for drinks only. If you want to dive into the dinner menu, you'll be seated inside. We arrived about thirty minutes ahead of schedule and were accommodated remarkably fast. A quick insider tip we discovered: you can actually request specific tables when booking! We unfortunately ended up right in the center of the action, and while the staff couldn't shift us to a cozy wall table due to prior reservations, we will absolutely be utilizing that request feature next time. Our server was an absolute delight, high-energy, incredibly welcoming, and a fantastic guide through the menu. The restaurant operates on a "coarsed-out" style, meaning you place your full order upfront and let the kitchen orchestrate the flow of the meal. We kicked things off with the bread service, featuring locally sourced Rebel Bread paired with a wonderfully savory onion butter. Next came the absolute star of the show: the bone marrow. Crowned with oxtail, shallots, and pickled mustard seeds, it was phenomenal, deeply flavorful, and accompanied by even more delicious bread. For the main event, I opted for the wood-fire grilled, bone-in pork chop. I appreciated that it arrived pre-diced, and while the meat itself was a touch heavy on the salt, the accompanying green papaya and carrot salad was bright, crisp, and did a beautiful job of balancing the flavors. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his steak and potatoes, and we shared a side of grilled carrots. Served over mashed cannellini beans and topped with crunchy nuts, the carrots had a spectacular, smoky grill flavor that we couldn't get enough of. We will absolutely be back, both to sip a cocktail on that lovely roof deck and to explore the rest of the menu!

A friend invited me to a multi course dinner tasting at last minute, so I jumped in. I had no idea…read morewhat to expect- but it was kinda a mixed bag evening. Food started off kinda mediocre- the Herb Brie tart was far too crumbly and fell apart when I picked it up, the egg custard was interesting texture, and the bread was a bit dense. But the entire and desserts were the stars. The salmon was very moist and good. The truffle mac and cheese was great. And the desserts were delicious. The bathrooms are loaded with thoughtful amenities- which is very nice.

Mizuna brings traditional French dishes to the Mile High City. A little Old World meets New! The…read morefood, ambiance, service- all was fantastic. I tried Mizuna out during Denver's Restaurant Week for 2026. Very impressed with this French infused cuisine. Going during restaurant week was the best way to sample the variety of their foods. Mizuna was celebrating their 25th birthday as well, so a taste of birthday cake wrapped up their evening. During Restaurant Week, Mizuna had a preset menu for $55 that truly was delicious. On this menu, they offered three small tastes and an entree. Best small taste out of the three was the chawanmushi- pork belly and miso cauliflower. This was absolutely divine. The garganelli was also to die for! I selected the ratatouille as my entree. The flavors were very good, but found it had too much mozzarella to the squash and eggplant ratio. Don't get me wrong, I love me some cheese. But, it was just a little too much for me in this dish so it was not my favorite, sadly. A great evening was had however. Our server was so kind and even offered a little champagne toast to get the evening started. Mizuna is well worth a visit. I will happily visit again!

To start, lovely ambiance. My boyfriend and I ordered the Caesar salad to share and start. I was a…read morelittle disappointed in the lack of flavor in the dressing and the lettuce was a little brown. I should have taken a picture but I was so hungry! Next we ordered the steak Au Poivre to share. The portion size was perfect for us. I really enjoyed the sauce on the steak and it was cooked perfectly to temp. I thought the vegetables and au gratin potatoes were both plain tasting. It was by no means bad but it wasn't worth the price in my opinion. However, I would be open to coming back to try something else next time.

Atmosphere was cute. Service was decent. The food was nothing to write home about. The French toast…read morewas $17 and was village inn caliber. 4 slices of thin bread and some fruit and syrup. The sauce on the crepe was good but the chicken they used was dry. I will not make it a point to return here.

What a great dinner for our anniversary celebration!…read more Not gonna lie anytime I see - farm to table - my initial thought is always - could they be pretentious? Not this place! We had such an amazing time with all the yummies! Their menu changes by the season and availability of the products. We started with the roasted beets - always a summer staple - what an interesting mix of plum sauce and sesame chili crunch oil. A little on the spicy side if you're spicy sensitive but it was the perfect level for us. We loved the sauce so much that we let Tina know that we wish we could sop up the leftover sauce when she was taking our plate away - she immediately sat it back down and said she could totally get us a couple slices of bread for that - drool! We also ordered the cast iron corn bread from the starter menu - it was piping hot and served with some sweet cream butter and house made peach jam. Don't sleep on those - I could have this for dessert too, so tasty! Main entrees - we ordered the pork chop and the salmon. I initially wanted the pork chop but didn't want the BBQ sauce cuz I'm not a sweet on savory girl... I opted for the salmon w all savory ingredients... Gosh, both are so amazing, thanks to the hubby for sharing his pork chop with me, the sauce was good and not too sweet - also it was more on the plate than drizzled all over so the pork really was able to shine through. So tender and juicy too. The curry potato salad paired w it was very refreshing and delicious. The salmon was nicely done, placed over a bed of dill dressed salad and smashed baked baby potatoes.. the potatoes were hot and crispy, the salad well dressed with nice big pieces of cucumbers and croutons. We are usually not dessert folks but we couldn't pass up the double chocolate pot du crème. It was lightly sweet and the cream was creamy but not sweet - really brought out the double chocolate - the sugared walnut was such a nice touch. We received complimentary 2 little celebratory bubbles for our anniversary from the restaurant and it was such a nice touch. I remember Wildflower also did that for our last anniversary dinner - so grateful for those. Tina was our server and she was amazing, made really great recommendations and super thoughtful w the bread for our beet sauce. Thanks Plimouth for making our anniversary special!

Came here for the first time for my anniversary and I liked it quite a bit, but can't say all the…read morefood blew me away like I was hoping. We started with three shareable appetizers and the best one by far was the peach and ricotta with herbed oil. It was fresh and vibrant and played with the balance between sweet and savory in such a fun way. This was my husband's favorite bite. The next one was the cornbread and it was ok. The cornbread itself was sweet and a little gooey in the center but crispy on the outside. Not terrible by any means, but with the honey butter it eats almost too sweet. Then the jam it was served with was super tart and it just wasn't to my tastes. The last shareable was the charred broccoli with plums and Polenta. This was my second favorite but the char was intense and made it a little bitter. The polenta was delicious and creamy though and I loved the sauce and plums. Me and my husband shared two entrees and the first was the grilled pork. It had some really good flavors, especially the pork chop. In fact it was the best pork chop I've ever had and the peach and onion slaw went with it so well. Whoever was working the grill really knows what they are doing. This was definitely my favorite bite. What didn't work was how overcrowded the plate was. The potato salad also felt unnecessary and the curry flavor with all the other things on the plate was an odd choice. It was also unevenly salted on the cauliflower and some were bland and others super salty. The other entree we got was the salmon. The sauce was great and so were the crispy potatoes but the salmon was underseasoned and the skin wasnt crispy, so that was a bummer. The salad was really nice but we didnt enjoy the bagel chips as they were hard and in really large pieces. Dessert was good but the plum tart, wasnt actually a tart but more of a galette. I wasn't expecting Puff pastry but the cream and plums were delicious. The apricot sorbet was nice and bright and made a great way to end the meal. Overall the food had some real highs and lows, but the service was very nice. All the wait staff was very attentive and the restaurant is small but inviting. I love that this is a scratch kitchen and the menu changes daily but it can also mean that some dishes aren't as refined. I would definitely come back and try some of the other things cause when the food here hits, it hits good and is worth it to me to keep coming back.

We recently went to Le Bilboquet to join my sister and brother-in-law who came into Denver for a…read morequick weekend visit. They had received a gift card to this restaurant as a birthday present and we met them there to enjoy a lunch together. First thing to remember is that there is a lot of construction going on in Cherry Creek which limits the amount of parking spaces available. I highly recommend carpooling with a friend or walking over to the restaurant if parked at the nearby mall. This is considered an upscale restaurant and is perfectly placed in Cherry Creek. My wife commented on the scent of flowers, coming through the door way when we first entered the restaurant. The dramatic lighting and welcoming staff were the next things that we noticed. Nearly every table was filled on this mid-afternoon Friday and it was a good thing that we made a reservation! Our server greeted us almost immediately, provided water and took our drink order. The tables are covered in tablecloths and have a foam topper that makes some of the glassware unsteady, but none of us had any spills. Our server was very patient and offered suggestions as we struggled to find what we wanted among the many good choices! The salads and soups were delivered to our booth fairly quickly and followed up in a reasonable time by our main lunch items. Real Sterling silverware, and the presentation of our meals was something that prompted all of us to want to photograph them! Serving sizes were appropriate, we didn't feel over stuffed and even took half a sandwich with us to go. The restaurant crowd thinned over the course of the 90+ minutes we were there, and never once did we feel slighted by our server who always maintain an awareness of our drinks and food. Great food coupled with excellent service in an environment that was easy to enjoy make this a must stop if you're traveling through Denver, meeting up for a business lunch, or simply enjoying an upscale meal with your favorite friends.

Food was delicious. My only comment is that the only options for vegetarians are salads. I was…read morehoping for a warm vegetarian meal, so this was a bit disappointing. My meat eating friends loved their meals and had wonderful feedback. Ambiance outside was lovely. Pet friendly also made it extra nice. Overall, we will definitely be back with high hopes for future veggie options

Number ONE is Sean; our waiter. He was so excited that we were excited about our first time at the…read morerestaurant. He gave us recommendations and was proud of how much food we ordered between two asian women. The affirmation paired well with the food. Our favorite was the Clambasa. I was worried the kielbasa would overpower the littleneck clams but it was perfect together. You can taste all the ingredients in the dish well. The bone marrow was gone before I could take a picture---rightfully so. But the horseradish mustard blew my mind. The ONLY reason I'm not raving anout the Shuba salad is because a good friend of mine makes it so much better. No skin off of Molotov's back at all, homemade at custom to me will always win. The quail was a disappointing. I didn't notice that the sauce was listed as BBQ. I could not taste the quail. By the time the Porchetta came, we were readilly full...but that didn't matter. Crisp, fatty and flavorful. I recommend the horseradish horilka for all the dishes. Lastly, the pistachio blintz. "Not too sweet," is the Asian's highest praise to any dessert and this deserves it. LOVELY and light. A perfect end to a rich and savory dinner. And no, do not pair this with the horseradish horlike (just in case you were wondering). For this visit, my sister and I decided to sit in the patio area and sit under their local resident regular, the squirell in the tree (his name is Vlad, but his street name is Chad). But next time, I would op to sit inside. It is very cozy with PLENTY of things for your eyes to scrutinize. The first visit was not enough to take everything in, both visually and gastricly (no more room left). A repeat visit is warranted and highly recommended.

Four of us went here for dinner. Overall, pretty amazing. A couple of us had the citrusy…read moremocktail which probably the best mocktail I've ever tasted. Two others had a couple of the special cocktails on the menu and loved them. We decided to order six appetizers, two main courses, and two desserts. We split everything four ways so it ended up like a nine course tasting menu experience. Who knew cabbage could be so good? Haha!!! Standout dishes were the qual, clams, borscht, warm salad and the desserts. The place is small so reservations advised. Wait staff and cooks are friendly. Aside - one person in our party wasn't enthused about Eastern European cuisine and was a convert by the end. If you enjoy well-prepared, delicious food full of taste, check out Molotov. There is a reason this was rated one of the top restaurants in the US a few years ago.

My boyfriend has been wanting to try this place out and I'm so happy we did! The best meal I've had…read morein a while and amazing service. We got there when opened after a day at the science museum (5 minute drive great date idea). We went here on the last day of denver restaurant week and had a great deal ; $55 for a wine , app, entrée and dessert! Anyways to the food ; The first photo shows hand turned Normandy butter with flaky sea salt, 10/10 and their house made bread next to their house sparkling and a rose the next board is a sheep milk cheese with white grape jelly and the best house made crackers I've ever had they were cinnamon and nutty 10/10 The next photo shows the crème brûlée and I'm Gonna say this was the best I've ever had in my life. The vanilla beans were so fresh and visible the top was perfect and the base was so smooth and creamy. 10/10 My entree was the steak frites another perfect dish, the peppercorn sauce in the perfectly cooked medium rare steak , the house made garlic aioli on the side of the perfectly cooked and seasoned frites. 10/10 You will see me again and I can highly recommend! :)

We came here for brunch to celebrate our anniversary. Kir Royal is delicious! The Bellini was…read moregood too. ($11.5). Then we ordered two Benedict with confit du canard. (Duck) $22. It was delicious in English muffins. The waiter recommended the thick duck fat hash brown. It was good and different. Service was great - Friendly staff. We had our pup and they gave him a treat. We sat in their outdoor patio with shades and a slight breeze perfect for a brunch date.