OMG!! The French onion soup was highlight for me. For my bro was the prime rib. Everything was great and the ambiance was stellar. I do recommend making reservations if you don't want to wait. Drinks were on point and will definitely be back when I travel back. We don't have this type of restaurant in LA. Thank you so much for making our dinner experience the best. read more

Had a great sparkling pear martini while waiting for a reception to begin in one of the ballrooms. I cannot remember the bartender's name, but he and the other 2 handled the crowd that made its way in perfectly fine and with a smile. There were quite a few tables full of guests having dinner and from the looks of the food served, I might just make my way back for dinner or lunch one day. It all looked great. read more

Well there's nothing more confusing than a nice atmosphere paired with average food. What am I supposed to think when you run out of bread when the piano player is live? What am I supposed to think when my pasta is dry and tasteless when I'm surrounded by old-timey shiplap walls? I think they want me to ignore the food it and look at the murals. read more

Four stars only because it's a great place to drink scotch and watch people. Mostly complaining about the terrible service. Years ago they were famous for service and food. The Brown Palace is important to our city. Management please get it together. It's sooo embarrassing to take clients after bragging then get cranky...tardy....aloof service. I'm not giving up. But will stick to the Trinity as my go to for that part of town. A little boring though. read more

Ship is awesome. Great atmosphere. Dustin our server was phenomenal. Very kind and checked in often. Highly suggest the Manhattan

I'd like to be more positive for this place. It's right on the verge of being something special, but it missed the mark on a few too many things. Too long to get a drink order when I was seated, then too long to get a food order on the second visit to the table by the waiter. While the staff was friendly it was clear there was no concern for people's time. Very European, let them sit and talk kinda crap. The food was so close to really good, but it wasn't amazing. Pretty standard stuff just large rich portions with nothing special about anything. Wine markup was pretty high but not crazy, and they did have good by the glass options. And what's with these table cloths and awful chairs? Charging $50 for a steak means you have to put cushions on the seats and something other than a plastic gingham diner mat down. Would I go back? Nah, probably not, I'd brave the cold and walk to something less high brow and overpriced than anything in that hotel. read more

File this under the moderately priced, sit at the bar by myself for dinner as I watch men's gymnastics. And to maintain my manhood I drank three excellent Fat Tire wheat beers gracefully poured from the tap. All while admiring the six packs of these incredible athletes as I munched on a well done burger from the kitchen. Ship Tavern is what it sounds like. A tavern that is decorated with ship shit. Maps, those boat driving wheels and a bell that dings every time it strikes the hour. I thought I was going crazy until I found the source. Drink menu is heavy on the liquor and light on the beer. Be great if they had more beers to choose from on tap. But wtih Chimay, two Fat Tires and some local brew I will not bitch and moan. Menu was sufficient. I skipped the very expensive entree section and perused the tasters (a fancy name for appetizers) and sandwich area. Making the bold choice of a hamrurger and fries. And it nicely hit the spot. Highlight was the giant pickle served with the meal. Not some deli thin limp vlassic pickle. This puppy had girth! read more

Fun place to go with spouse. Good food and atmosphere. Great beer selection. Would recommend. read more

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Love decor and old school feel of the Ship Tavern. It's across the street from where I worked in Denver and funny thing is we had the Old Ship Tavern located directly across our office in San Francisco. Nuts. Drink are good but expensive. read more

I had an enjoyable evening at the Ship Tavern. The Great: + Cask beers from Wynkoop. One of them is specially brewed for the Brown Palace. This is badass. + We only had a snack, the meat/charcuterie plate and it was wonderful. They did not skimp with the meat and cheese and quality was amazing. Truly impressive for the price. + Staff was great! The Average: o The place is a little worn around the edges. The Poor: - As awesome as the bartender was, he overserved an a-hole Texan who was looking for a fight at the end of the night. It definitely deflated our high spirits. read more

I love this place but the last two times I have been here have been underwhelming. I used to love their French Onion Soup and house made bread. The soup is now smaller in size and consists of a stew of bread and onions, with little broth or cheese on top. Additionally, the broth is extra sweet. Not a fan. Their house made bread used to be amazing. Now it's really gross and dry. They have replaced the delicious brown bread with rye. Not a fan. The salad is the same just without the great presentation they used to have. Hopefully they don't mess with the Prime Rib sandwich, if they do then I don't think I'll be back. This place is too pricey for mediocre food. read more

Had an outstanding lunch here. Fun ambiance. Ian was my waiter...friendly, efficient, and attentive. He recommended the French onion soup and the prime rib sandwich. Both were outstanding. Ignore the negative reviews and listen to your waiter! read more

Ship Tavern - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Half of the reason I eat here is for the decor and ambiance. Fortunately, the food is also excellent. I always order the French Onion Soup and go from there. My most recent entree order was an appetizer of Crab Cakes. I would definitely order those again! Bottom line is - make this a stop for really good food and a great place to enjoy a warm, fun marine-oriented atmosphere! read more

This is definitely not the place to go if you're in a hurry at lunch time, but the wife and I weren't, so it was pretty nice. They're on the small-ish side, so it felt a little cramped in here, especially at the height of lunch hour. I had a burger with cheese and bacon, which was cooked to perfection. The bun was a little hard for my taste, but the flavor of the burger overrode it so it didn't really matter. The waiter was initially slow to come over and take our drink order, but after we got served everything my pop never went dry, which is something I always look for. read more

Wonderful lobster roll!!!!!!! Big chunks of lobster on a tasty roll, served with fries, for only 19 bucks! We ate here three times and except for the last time, got great service. Our last waiter was very inattentive at first, but then he kicked it into high gear, so it worked out okay. Portions here are huge, particularly the desserts, so sharing is definitely in order. Loved the wood and nautical decor. If you take the hotel's history tour, you learn how the Ship Tavern got all of the model ships (in short, the then owner's wife cleverly moved all of hubby's ship-themed nicknack's into the restaurant). I think someone was murdered at the bar in the 1930s, and his ghost allegedly still wanders. Lots of good beer choices, including Belgium ales. read more

The overpriced, mediocre Food is NOT the reason to visit Ship Tavern. Rating by food, this establishment would rate one lone star at best. To get the food part out of the way: my $15 hamburger was fairly decent but accompanied by onion rings that had a ton of tasteless, stomach killing lead weight batter. The oysters Rockefeller were poor specimens. At $16, six tired oysters were covered with goopy, tasteless cheese and bread crumbs. Wine was nice and formally served. So why rate Ship Tavern 3 stars? If you go on Friday or Saturday evening after 7:30 you will be treated to the marvelous piano stylings of John Kite, who specializes in the American Songbook of cabaret and broadway pieces. John is not only an excellent pianist but also an engaging entertainer who attracts singers (well both delightful and not so..) to join him at times throughout the evening. It's a treat when the hostess sings - she's a real belter! John Kite's performances rate 5 stars, but the 2 star quality of food (and the bad price/quality ratio) drag the overall score down. Best to go AFTER eating dinner elsewhere and enjoy the music with a few drinks. read more

I'm here visiting a friend in Denver & we went to The Ship Tavern for dinner. Had a wonderful time & a delicious hamburger cooked to perfection. The Black Bottom Pie was to die for. They fired up the piano & the guy playing was wonderful. A really fun spot. We had a great time. read more

Came here for drinks and dessert. After browsing the dessert menu decided on the apple pie (the menu totes that it is made fresh and will take 25 min). When ordering the response from the waiter "that literally takes 30 minutes" took me aback as that is why I ordered it. On a slow Sunday night he should have been happy to have a table ordering drinks which is sure to raise his tip. We continue chatting and sipping our cocktails while eagerly waiting for our freshly baked apple pie. Pie arrived. Delicious as expected. Combined with our beverages this was a great late night stop. As for the restaurant true to the name it was ship themed but I believe that overall it lacked the upscale quality that a restaurant should have to be sporting a $30+ entree. read more

Checked this place out while staying the night at the Brown Palace. It's a neat, nautical themed, smaller venue attached to the hotel. Wait staff and hostess were very nice and did an adequate job of serving our dining needs. The drinks were very good and had great presentation. We ordered the clam chowder which I have to say was kind of disappointing. It was very thick (too floury) and the flavor was average at best. The worst part of the experience however, and mostly responsible for the 2-star rating, was the barking dog that one of the other diners had with them laying on the floor at their table. It literally barked ever 10 seconds. This was a large dog with a loud bark. Everyone in the restaurant was giving annoyed glances at the table (which the dog owner was either deaf or oblivious to his annoying dog). Of course the dog owner should have corrected the situation, but I ultimately hold the restaurant responsible for not dealing with it by asking the owner to either control his dog or remove it. By allowing this one guest and their dog to ruin the dining experience of a completely full restaurant, it speaks volumes to their complete indifference to the negative experience of their multiple patrons. Very surprising for a restaurant located in what is assumed to be an upscale hotel and not attached to a Holliday Inn. Will never go back. read more

Ate at the bar. Food and ambience are good. Bartender was unfriendly and unattentive. He made the experience unpleasant.

I talked to some locals and they say that this is place where the politicians and other who's who hang out at! I've been there twice and I didn't know that, so I feel privileged to be in the presence of such famous people. Hence, it is surprising that this place only has three stars... maybe the ambiance of being in the historic Brown Palace Hotel compensates for what it's lacking? But I would say the service, food, and environment amount to at least four stars! Because I wanted a taste of local food, I opted for the Colorado grass-fed burger. It was decent, nothing special, when compared to other grass fed meats I've tasted in other parts of Colorado. Nevertheless, a safe choice if you can't decide what to order. You get a generous portion of mixed greens salad as a side. For those that are fans of wedge salads, the burger comes with a big piece of cabbage, which adds a nice crispy texture to the meal! As for the décor, the little touches matter when it comes to the ambiance and Ship Tavern has got that! For example, one of the pillars is like a part of a ship, with a complex rope system and a lantern dangling on a chain. There are model sailboats positioned above the alcohol bottles at the bar area. Even the ceiling has a wood matrix and the windows look like those of a room on a boat! read more

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If you only come in here for the awesome Brown Palace Hotel lobby you have to pass through to get here.....do it. The lobby is so cool and you feel like you walked back in time to the 1920's. Oh yeah...this review is for the Ship Tavern. Prices are a little steep but I guess that's to be expected when a part of the Brown Palace. I decided upon the lobster roll and at $19 it had a ton of lobster meat in it. Now I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it wasn't fresh lobster but of the frozen variety. Thankfully the housemade brioche roll made up for any short comings frozen lobster has. read more

Great hotel, great tavern. Richly decorated and very expensive, but you know that going in. The specialty drinks and truffle fries were great and the air conditioning was blasting. Would love to go back, but not exactly budget friendly. read more

My family of five adults had Christmas lunch here. We have dined here in the past and enjoyed ourselves. This year we were very disappointed. The menu was limited and the food was mediocre at best. My granddaughter sent back her sandwich, it tasted so bad. The service was adequate but not very professional. We will not be returning. read more

Bah Humbug. I cannot begin to tell you what a holiday disappointment the Ship was last night! Wanted to start off our Christmas with a nice 5 star dining experience. Anyone that knows the Brown Palace knows it's expensive, but if the quality is there I don't mind. I had a reservation with Open Table for 4:15 for a late lunch-early dinner as the dinner menu starts at 5PM and I feel the lunch menu has better selections. The hostess was on the phone talking about how she was ending her shift and kept three of us standing in line for ten minutes. Next she informs me rather rudely that they only serve a limited menu from 3PM to 5 PM, so no lunch menu for me! Next we sit at our dirty table for over 5 minutes before someone acknowledges us. Our drink order takes 15 minutes, patience is expected at high end dining restaurants of course, so we order $19 "lump" crab cakes. While sipping our water, no drinks yet, we order our soup and chowder that we would like following our crab cakes. Out comes the chowder that is so thick I could have hung wall paper with it. Anyone that knows New England clam chowder knows it is a creamy broth with clams and diced potatoes. What we got was milk gravy. Yuk. Next the tepid French Onion soup is served which had no onions?? Out first course crab cake, only one of the two we ordered, is now served after our soup and it tastes like burnt oil. We send this back immediately and promptly cancel the second crab cake, yet to be served. The proverbial last straw is that our 2 club sandwiches with sour dough bread come out, one with wheat bread and one with sourdough and the french fries are cold and hard! That is it for me. I leave our table to report this fiasco to the manager. I tell him I am willing to pay for our drinks, but none of the truly awful food. We finish our drinks and powder our noses in bathrooms that are filthy and need to be completely remodeled and updated. We leave for another establishment because fortunately in Denver there are plenty of great restaurants, just not at the Brown Palace. The Ship has sunk, not in atmosphere but in food quality, service and cleanliness. Owners of the Brown Palace please pay attention and send the life boats!!! read more

I've made reservations here the last three Christmas Eve's but no more. Looking for an experience, but each time would have been better going to a local diner. Food takes over 40 minutes, drinks take 15-20 min to arrive. Food was cold. Coffee was burnt. Really disappointed. Service by Host Desk is like their inconvenienced (not friendly and welcoming) you're there. I've ignored other poor reviews in hopes it would improve but clearly, it hasn't and no one there's paying attention! Wake up Mgmt. before you run your customers away. read more

Be advised, it took 40 minutes to prepare a pork chop. On a Tuesday. In their defense, it's pretty good. But a local 4H kid could have raised the pig from birth, slaughtered and cooked it in the same time frame. Update -- unprompted, the bartender made things right. 4 stars now. read more

This place is a disaster. I used to love it. Will never go back. 30 minutes to get a drink, 90 minutes to get cold food. Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

Prime Rib delish, but they used a prepared horseradish. Even I grate fresh at home...theirs tasted like vinegar and preservatives. I sat at the bar, mediocre service. I asked for a drink menu from someone sitting 2 seats down, my meal menu was dirty.... read more

Save your money. My boyfriend took me here for a wonderful weekend for my birthday. We ate in the Ships Tavern. Just as we finished our meal the rude manager came up to our table and told us 'we have another reservation for this table and we need it in a few minutes'. Are you kidding me? A very expensive dinner and expensive room and they have the nerve to ask us to leave when we were still basically eating and waiting for coffee? It's not like we had been there for hours! We were there for less than 2 hrs. Denny's doesn't do that to customers. We will not be going back. read more

I made a reservation (12/22) to take my mom and her best friend since the 2nd grade to the Ship Tavern. They are both 80 and they were excited and looking forward to going for lunch. For 2 weeks they reminisced about how fancy the Brown Palace was when they were growing up in Denver and they felt so fancy to be going again. We got to the Brown Palace a bit early so they could see the decoration in the hotel lobby. We checked in to the restaurant, and they said that they could not seat us until our reservation time (12:15pm) When we did get seated, we were escorted to a high top table for 4. Really!!! Now l looking at my mom and her friend, they don't look 80, but they definately look older. My mom was walking with a cane! So my mom and friend have to climb up on these tall stools. I thought that this was a poor option considering there were other tables that we could have sat at. I chalk this up to just poor attention to one's customers. For the food, it was good. I wouldn't say it was exceptional, but it was ok. I feel that the lunch was marred by the fact that the two older ladies worried that they might fall off their chairs. While I hoped this would be a nice experience for them, it was just ok. The food was not like I but not like I remembered. :( PS... was charge $81 more dollars than than the meal was. This was a bummer. read more

The Ships Tavern the Prime ribs of beef are simply the best the potato dishes lyonaisse potatoes the fresh vegetable of the day the melba toast scratch made daily and the coconut macaroon cookies home baked this is allI want onion soup is really good with Gruyere cheese baked on top the prices are steep the meal is excellent money well spent , read more

Pretty good. I would stick to their strengths though like the pretzel, French onion soup, etc. Great atmosphere. Prime rib was decent. Burger is better! read more

I was shocked at how terrible this bar/pub was considering that the Brown Palace is a famous Denver hotel. My co-worker had a fruit fly in his vodka tonic -- and then another friend found a fly in her side salad! I was almost afraid to eat the simple burger and fries I ordered after that. If you are looking for a nice hotel bar to have a burger and drinks - look elsewhere! Also, everyone dining in the Ship Tavern was at least 60+ years old or obviously out of place travelers staying in the hotel (myself included). There are plenty of chain restaurants on 16th Street or heck, can you ever go wrong at a Ritz or Four Seasons? read more

Excellent lobster roll, but burger, not so much. Burger was very greasy & dry / over cooked. Cute room. Nice bartender.

This place is awesome but the food totally not worth it . I got the fish and chips so disappointing two little pieces with a whole load of fries for 28.00 . It was all too greasy . Don't go for the food . Enjoy a beer and leave . Waiter was so not on top either. 165.00 for lunch go to Eddie Merlots please! read more

Just to be in the Brown Palace is worth 5 stars. Such a beautiful & historic building. The Ship Tavern is worth visiting to see the collection of model ships. However, the food wasn't worth the prices paid. Lobster roll was very fresh and meaty, but bread was dry. The crab cakes were mushy...had they been cooked properly, they would have been delicious! The garlic fries were very good. Wait staff were friendly and efficient. Maybe we ordered the wrong items, but I would recommend just going there for drinks. read more

Located in the Brown Palace hotel, a favorite gathering spot for downtown business folk. Theme, ornate replicas of famous historic sailing ships. Terrific table service, bar service, and staple and simple dishes, nothing fancy but hearty and plentiful. Third visit. read more

Horrible experience. We wanted to like this place soo bad. As soon as we walked through the door we had one thing after another go wrong. First, the friends we were meeting were hassled by the hostess with a bad attitude over them not knowing the exact name we used for the reservation. They weren't sure if it was mine or my husbands. She was super sour and acted as though they were trying to steal a reservation or something? Even though they had explained we were running a few minutes behind and that it was either under myself or my husbands name (they provided both). After we arrived we got a taste of her bad attitude when she brought water to the table and rudely sat it down without acknowledging us what's so ever or even reply a simple "sure" or "you're welcome" to all of our thank yous. Fast forward, we're not that bothered over the hostess, it happens. We've heard the food and atmosphere are great and we're just ready to enjoy ourselves...unfortunately we were treated with poor service left and right. (Going to add that this was NOT a busy night. Plenty of empty tables) Bread wasn't even out til 30 minutes after we had ordered entrees and drinks. Food took forever. My husband ordered a double and was brought a single, yet still charged for the double. The chicken Marsala was so hard when I tried to cut into it, it went flying off my plate spilling sauce all over myself. A hockey puck. My friend who had ordered the salmon entree with a side Caesar was literally brought a Caesar salad with a dry cold piece of salmon thrown on top. When she asked the waitress she was basically told that is what she ordered and that's what she got. She finally grabbed the manager and asked her to make it right, which the manager did...we'll sort of. Fast forward OVER AN HOUR and my poor friend finally received her food. Shocking. The manager was not to be seen anywhere. Didn't come and apologize for the wait or the situation as a whole. Didn't check to make sure that things were corrected. Drinks were not refilled but once. Check took forever to come even after having to wait as long as we did. It's astounding. We've heard nothing but great things about this place and can't believe the service we received. We will never go to this place again. Ever. Worst $170 ever spent. read more

The Ships Tavern located inside The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa had such high reviews and accolade that I was really excited to check this place out. I have to admit that the restaurant decor is pretty impressive ( little ships adorn the bar, paintings of maps, and a small piano in the corner room). I can't say I was thrilled with the level of service. The gentleman we had as our server might of been having a bad night or something. He was not helpful when we told him it was our first time there. He seemed annoyed when we asked for recommendations ( he said everything was good) and when we asked for a few more minutes to look over the menu, he had disappeared for 10 minutes. We had ordered the truffle French fries, the Ruben sandwich, and grilled salmon risotto primavera. It might have been my mistake for ordering the risotto, but it took 40 minutes for our food to come out. The food itself didn't wow me. Ruben was your standard corn beef sandwich. Truffle fries were good, but not memorable. The risotto was greasy and flavorless. Salmon was cooked perfectly, but lacked seasoning. Again, we couldn't find our server so we ended up asking the host for our check and had him process our payment. read more