I've reviewed School House for brunch before but just wanted to say that I need to you know how great the hamburgers are there! My boyfriend and I ate there last night before a concert at the Arvada Center. I can hands down say that burger was one of the best I've had in a very long time. I'm hooked! They'll be seeing a lot of me. Also, the beer selection is pretty freaking good! I was a little disappointed that when I asked the waiter about the cheese board (I asked him what the cheese selection was), all he said was pepper jack. I didn't bother ordering it (not that I don't like pepper jack, I just didn't want to deal with it) but was sorry I didn't. I saw that thing come by quite a few times and it had a lot more than pepper jack on it! Live and learn. Service was great. Atmosphere is fun. It was a little noisy. I'm still a huge fan. read more

The original school of Arvada. Everyone goes here for the whiskey as they have 1,800+ varieties. Cool vibe inside. Go checkout the giant wall of liquor bottles. The food isn't great but the service is good and the location offers plenty of outside seating. read more

Dip trio was a very large portion! Queso and buff chicken dip were very good, hummus was plain. French dip was very basic but not bad. American grilled salad was great! Pictured is the small, so I can't even imagine the large. The olde fashion was a small portion but it's very strong. Service was good and the ambiance of the entire place was very fun and cool read more

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School House Kitchen & Libations - Whiskey bar - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Great selection of whiskeys. The blackened Atlantic salmon was surprisingly excellent.

Old Town Arvada does it again with their wall of delightful libations, this place is sure to find the right drink to quench your thirst. Also, some good eats, too. The staff was eager to help with our selection and opted for a flight of bourbon. read more

The service was excellent. I highly recommend the veggie omelet with some extra chili. The bottomless mimosas were amazing and worth the price. My only complaint: the hostess was incredibly rude to myself and was annoyed that my autistic daughter took so long to walk up the stairs. read more

Wait time was extremely under estimated. After waiting for an hour our party found a small table in the bar, where we were never served. We were seated at a table after an hour and 45 minutes on a 45-minute wait time. The manager came over because it was our friends bday and asked about a free drink or shots or dessert. We never received any discount ( we didn't ask for one, it was offered) had to ask for our shots because they were never delivered, our table was never cleared, had to asked 3 times for a to go box, and had to walk up to a Manger to ask to pay our bill. It used to be one of our favorite places, but because of the lack of communication and service, we will not be returning. read more

Fun spot for a bit of childhood nostalgia. Literally anything you can think of from your school years. You sit on school bus seats as you eat, you have desks throughout the dining room. I had the Mac and cheese as a side which was delicious, however the burger I had was not good at all. Honestly I couldn't even finish it. My other friends enjoyed their sloppy joes. read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - Found a tiny duck outside the restaurant - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

he staff was very friendly and attentive, the drinks and cocktail menu were good. The building is very cool. We sat on the roof top and which was nice. But the food was so disappointing. My partner ordered shrimp and grits. The grits were dry and flavorless. And the shrimp with andouille was literally just pieces of unseasoned plain shrimp and a few pieces of sausage placed on top of the grits. Like I couldn't have made a worse meal at home. I ordered the greenchili ravioli, which was much better but still kinda meh. it was $17 for like 5 raviolis and half a sausage. Idk I feel like you could go to a much better restaurant for the price. I wish I hadn't spent so much money on such bland food read more

I am wondering if we caught this place on an off day. The service was just plain rude. We had a reservation a couple weekends ago for brunch for a group of 8, outside. They told us they had a table inside set aside in case we wanted that one the day of instead. When we showed up, it was pretty hot outside so we asked if there was any way to get the table indoors instead and they lectured us about how that's not what we selected. So we ended up sitting outside, at two tables of 4 because they didn't have a big enough table for everyone. The food isn't super vegetarian friendly, there aren't many options to customize things without meat. I ended up having to order something and pick the meat off. The staff was extremely short and rude to us throughout the entire meal. We didn't understand because we had a reservation with them, its not like we were a surprise walk up of a large party. They didn't come refill drinks or check on us more than once or twice, and forgot refills when we requested them. Overall not a great experience, I might go back to try it again on a different day/time so I can enjoy the experience a little more and hopefully update this review. read more

How ironic. I went to this dang place called school House expecting to be treated well and have a good time watching football. Wrong. We were treated extremely poor, walked past, snubbed, eyeballed.... it was terrible. This friggin guy even asked if I was finished with my empty glasses so he could take them away instead of trying to give me a refill or at least asking if I wanted one. I cannot believe places like this exist, there are so many good places that are closing because they cannot find help, why the hell would somebody choose to work here. Local jerks. oh wait I get it it's easy to be an ass and not treat your customers with respect. We could've easily spent a lot of money here drinking great cocktails but we weren't even asked if we wanted another. Terrible terrible vibe. read more

Great food great drinks and great service. It's such a cute little place and definitely has that old school feel! 10/10 recommend!!

This place is a whole scene. They're open really late which is super helpful ! The place used to be an old-school so it's a cross between Hogwarts/sports bar. Everything you ever seen in your high school class you're going to see here plus a really good drink. There's desks hanging from the ceiling . Out front it'll looks little like a mess until you realize it all goes together. There's an old school bus parked out there with a skeleton driving it. When it snows of course they have the catered covered shelter clear plastic globes that you can eat in . That looks like fun. Unfortunately they don't have any non-meat options which kind of sucked for me .I was really hungry. Attention Managers please add more wheat or non-meat items to your menu .I would be so happy. It was a really cool place to go I strongly advise stopping by and just taking it all In . Lots of history ! Super cool theme .You know how you always have that dream that you're back at high school ,This time it will be with drinks ! read more

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Food was great and service was good. Booths seemed a little small for 4 people so it felt like the table was crowded.

So the ambiance is undeniable. Cool place and this review is solely based on food, not the ridiculous whiskey selection / bar side. We had a wide variety of food to sample from. Meat loaf / Pot roast / French onion soup / great American salad / chicken skewers, poutine and the monte Crisco. Unfortunately Nothing really impressed :( all just average. Hopefully, we just caught them on an off day. read more

Whiskey and poutine. Not sure what else you need to know. Great service, terrific menu, right in the heart of Olde Towne Arvada. 10/10.

Really great concept and ambiance. If you have friends in town or are looking for a unique date spot, I would highly recommend coming here. The food unfortunately is just alright - nothing fancy, but good flavors. I recommend calling ahead, as the last Friday evening we tried to have dinner here it was a 45 minute wait. The time before that, I think our server had a lot of tables and it took awhile to get fresh drinks and food ordered. Pro tip: If you order a whiskey from their MASSIVE library (literally, it's a library) - it'll be served to you in a cute little beaker. Who doesn't want to sip whiskey out of a cute lil' beaker? read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - Their whiskey library! - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Kinda gimmicky. My chicken fried steak was so thin it was basically a sheet of paper. We had reservations but were seated in the bar with a very small table for 3. Desserts were uninspired. Very good Brussels sprouts. read more

Fun and unique restaurant in Olde Town Arvada. Our waiter Madison was very friendly and helpful throughout the meal. The drink and food menus are based on school themes. I tried the Bullet'in board which is whiskey (they love whiskey and bourbon here) ginger beer and a few other items. It was great to begin with but became very sweet. Some of the cocktails are served in beakers which is another fun nod to school times in a lab. The poutine (fries with Brown gravy & cheese curds) was delicious. Another appetizer tried was the nutty goat dip. More unique but definitely not something I'd order again. For my entree I tried the French dip. Instead of the regular roll I upgraded to the pretzel roll, added caramelized onions and also changed to the sweet potatoe tots. The sandwich was good (Au Jus decent but not much flavor). I wouldn't order the tots again. They were very sweet and I normally love sweet potato fries/tots but these were beyond. Lesson learned. The bar is very cool with tons of books but also a huge variety of whiskey and alcohol. There are several TVs with different games being shown. Will definitely come back for another lesson in the culinary arts. Review dismissed! read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - View from our table - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Great atmosphere inside but we opted for the patio. Service was very good and so was the food. I highly recommend a frose (wine slushie). Oh my goodness, could drink those every. single. day. Haha! read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - Caprese Sandwich and Green Chili Cheese Ravioli - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Hmmm. No. It's about atmosphere because there isn't anything going on in Arvada. Our dinner was hysterical... OUT of 3 main dish items‍ Never got appetizer. ZERO. Flavor in cheese dip had to pour hot sauce in it. The French dip sandwich - no lie- so bad the waiter said" I can't even look at that". Yes! Took off my bill and have me glass of wine. But you can't make a French dip or melt flavoring cheese dip... there are kitchen problems . Only gets 2 stars because the poor waiter was so apologetic. read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - French Dip .. - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

This place is one of the most enjoyable spots I've gone to that really rocks a great theme. The school concept is amazing for the whole family. I was blown away by all of the awesome touches of creativity throughout the entire restaurant. Our service was very good. The food was enjoyable, as it was reasonably priced. However enjoyable the meals, they did not blow me away to make me want to crave to come back. That's the reasoning for 4 of 5 stars. The food was good, not great. Almost like the level of meals you would have enjoyed at an actual school:) Still worth a visit and the experience for sure. read more

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The drinks, ambiance, and service are all wonderful earning a 3 star review for those 3 things. The food is a different story. I've eaten here twice and both times thought the food was really lacking. It's not bad food but it's not good either and the prices are pretty high for mediocrity. I do like the drinks here and they have good happy hour specials. I've always had very friendly and attentive staff. If they could just pick up the quality of their food, I'd probably be a regular. read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - Happy hour menu - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Delicious salad! Some of the best queso ever. Enjoyed our meal and nice wait staff. Will be back. read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - Yum! - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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looking @ their 1910 class photo on their menu, I bet u the kids didn't know their school would turn in2 a notorious whiskey place (notorious that is in a good way 4 ur liver) n that the place is the Best Looking Whiskey Place that Johnny has ever been 2! I mean the design, as u walk in, u immediately know it is a historic building, historic that is in school that is split off in 2 sides (left looks like a dining area n right is the bar area that welcomes us by rolling that red carpet out 4 our V.I.P. Livers).. oh yes.. as we come 2 sit @ the bar, we notice the school chairs being formed as bar stools, the menus consists of a combination of: Pee Chee, scantrons n a nice looking drink menu that is the size of a yearbook that describes the different whiskeys (in other words like an encyclopedia) food we didn't have.. 2 drunksters sitting next 2 us w/ their faces being red n getting kicked out promptly by mgr., we did experience.. (yeah! they were right on it!) good service as 4 the drinks.. we discovered a good local rye named, Woody Creek.. really easy drinking rye n we had their manhattan n old fashioned.. my old fashioned came in a medical type glass (as u will c later, when I upload the picture).. drinks were really good if only we had this in Seattle.. yeah, this is the ultimate whiskey library place! definitely, the most trendy bar in Denver read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - look @ wat Dr. Jerkyl & Hyde came up w/! - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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A couple of months ago, I went with some co-workers to the School House located in Olde Town Arvada. The owners just opened a sister restaurant called So Radish also in Olde Town Arvada. According to the waitress, for several weeks in a row they were trying out different entrees that they hope to offer at this newer vegan inspired sister restaurant. Not much for vegan entrees, I was surprised that I kept gravitating towards the special. To be fair, I did add chicken. The buffalo wedge salad with roasted cauliflower and pepitas really hit the spot. I ordered the full order, which is in the picture. read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

So the food was amazing , service as well but the review is how the staff went above and beyond when my brothers blood auger dropped , or maybe it was a heat stroke after playing folf! Our server was already awesome but the staff this was amazing in this situation ! Kind people work here ! Great ambiance read more

Really big fan of this place and the location in Old Town Arvada. Also a massive fan of any business that takes over an old building and repurposes it like this place did. Food is really good, have had things I didn't love but never anything bad. Best thing is the bourbon list, really extensive and have tried some great ones there. On occasion you can tell a bottle has been open for a bit, but that's to be expected. Highly recommend. read more

Food was average. I got the Chicken and waffles. Both were dry. Service at the bar could've been better. I wasn't checked on until I was almost done with my meal. Cool atmosphere but definitely wouldn't eat there again. read more

Man, was this place incredible or what?!? First of all, being in an old schoolhouse really helped the aesthetic. The place felt spacious, open, and the bar being in the former gym gave it a lofty feeling. Not to mention, an alcohol list being about 50 pages really helped. I thought it would be a few big lines per page - NOPE! The whiskey / bourbon list alone ran close to half the book, many of which are super hard to find and always on my list for a great pour! The wife and I both raved about the brussel sprouts, something you don't see everyday. Not to mention the kid cleared out many of them herself! We will be visiting again the next time we are in the area, for sure! read more

Picked this place based on great reviews. Unfortunately the food was awful! Got the chicken parm & it had no flavor whatsoever & the chicken was stringy & a lot of hard fried parts versus actual meat. Took a few bites before being done with it. Partner got the wings which were sub par. Beer, service & atmosphere was great. Just a big let down on food! read more

School House Kitchen & Libations - Chicken parm & wings - New American Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

Cool place to hang out on a nice day on the patio or spend some time in the bar area. We had probably the slowest/non-existent service I've had in a very long time, with very little apologies from the server. My shrimp po boy was good but I probably wouldn't get it again (too much hoagie for me and not enough shrimp or sauce). They have a good drink menu though!! I'd definitely go back for drinks. The bar area looks awesome! read more

Absolutely amazing food. Staff was generally rude but was worth it for the fun school theme and food.

Went in towards the end of an evening out, right before close so I'm not sure what the normal atmosphere is or anything about good. But still a very cute place, certainly lots of whiskey and bourbon if you're into that. I had a very nice tequila based cocktail that I would recommend and have again. read more

No exaggeration. 1 hour for the food to come after the order was placed. Arrived lukewarm & server disappeared. Had to go get my own salt/pepper/hot sauce/utensils. read more

Do not usually leave poor reviews but consistently have had slow service every time we have been to school house. Tonight they then had a woman puking right next to our table outside, staff holding her up until paramedics came. The woman puked during our entire meal we received no apology and everyone acted as if this was normal. I just would hope in the future they move this individual from puking Infront of multiple tables while they are eating and provide an apology and potentially compensation. read more

Haven't gone since mid Covid but staff was unenthusiastic, food wasn't great. Maybe it's better now. I usually give things 2 tries just in case. But it won't be my first choice when I go out to eat anytime soon. read more

BY FAR THE COOLEST RESTAURANT I HAVE VISITED IN... MAYBE FOREVER? Thank goodness the food lived up to the hype because the vibe and interior design of School House is amazing. Spend sometime after eating walking around and looking at all the decor and crazy amount of details they put into this place. The bar area looks like the Library part of the school house and it is out of this world. I especially enjoyed the presidents photos and facts down the hallway. The food.. Delicious. I have always been wary of poutine because I wanted to make sure it was done right and it definitely was! My brother orders the warmed rosemary almonds for an appetizer and to my surprise, I could have eaten 5 orders myself! I had the french dip because I had heard great things and it was decent. Not the best I have ever had, but good and the sweet potato tater tots were super crispy. The main reason we wanted to try School house was the Mac n Cheese bar.. also did not disappoint! Creamy, cheesy, flavorful. So fun and a 5 star review for sure! read more

Fun atmosphere. The restaurant brought me back to my old school days in Georgia. Plenty of on street parking. Prices were reasonable. I had the caldera sandwich and it was pretty tasty. I posted pictures of the other dishes that were ordered. We also ordered the spinach dip but forgot to snap a picture. Also ordered the whisky truffles and they were pretty darn tasty! I however was not a big fan of the margarita but if you're a whisky drinker this would be the place for you. Looking forward to visiting again. read more

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