Delicious. Good to a bit but it was worth it. The two eggs and bacon bfast was good and would be ordered again.

So disappointed in our meal at The Nickle. The tartare was just weird: sliced beef rather than ground. My salad was SO small and was not dressed very well so had to ask for more dressing. My fiancé tried the short ribs which had no carbs so he asked for an order of potatoes. $10 on top of a $40 entrée! The food was bland and we also had to ask for au jus to even consider eating it. Table had no salt/pepper. Probably the most annoying thing was our server set our food down and asked how it looked. She never came to to check on us so we had to get up, go to the hostess station after about 10 minutes to have her sent over. By then the food was cold. Poor service, awful food and super expensive. The entire meal came to over $150 for two people. Won't be going back. read more

Great restaurant inside Teatro Hotel and right across the street from The Four Seasons. Atmosphere is great and the majority of the breakfast was good too. Coffee was really good. I got the banana bread french toast and honestly, it was too much. The denseness of the bread already and then the candied nuts, the sugared bananas and the peanut butter sauce, I ate one piece and couldn't do more. It would be so much better with a nice thick regular bread with all the toppings. I don't suggest this entree. The avocado toast, omelet, roasted potatoes were all really good though. read more

We ate a the Nickel last night with a group of 6 prior to a show. Excellent location a block from DCPA. The total standouts tonight were the Beet & Goat Cheese and the very ugly but so incredibly delicious charred pablano chili stuffed with sweet potatoes and cream over crushed hazelnuts. I shared this with my husband as a side dish but if I were to go back tonight it would most certainly be my main course. After tasting by all our group , the topic became how we can recreate this at home or who will go get take out tomorrow so we could each have one to ourselves....yes it is THAT good. For an entree I ordered the scallops. The presentation was nice and the scallops were perfectly cooked but I did not enjoy this dish. They were severed over thin zoodles with what tasted like bland Parmesan cream sauce. The delicate flavor of the scallops combined the bland zoodles was disappointing. And at $30, or $10 bucks a scallop I felt let down, especially after the first two wonderful dishes. A few friends ordered the short ribs and all they seemed to enjoy it. Cocktails were good. I ordered the Mean Joe Green, really a fancy mojito with an apple slice, and the Seven Nickel which was light and refreshing. The menu is small and a la carte style. It can be found online and in Yelp. It changes seasonally. Expect to spend $75 pp . $50pp for dinner and $25pp for 2 drinks. We did not have dessert on this visit. The service was spot on, quick, charming and our waiter never interrupted the lively conversation or hung around too long unless we had a question but he pop up immediately when our drinks were low. It really is how I wish service would always be. Overall great night and I woke up this morning still thinking about that sweet potato stuffed chili!!! Looking forward to going back. read more

So, I'm indecisive here. I don't know if I should give three stars, or four. On the one hand, the food was very good. Wonder Wife and I had brunch here and they had a nice menu... a little pricey, but not bad for a hotel. I had their biscuits and gravy while Wonder Wife had the French toast. The biscuits were good - they have Gouda baked in them - and the gravy was good, too. I had a side of bacon, as well. The bacon was prepared perfectly and was delicious and the French toast was literally the best I've ever had. The coffee was good, too. The problem was the service. Our waitress was just uninterested in us. Our coffee cups were empty quite a few times and someone other than her brought out our food. read more

I used to wait for classes to start at this bar as they open at 6 am. The food was on the salty side, but people seem to fancy that. What got me was their service AND their bloody Maries. Good spice, very strong. Let me tell you I was a HAPPY camper in class that day. read more

Great atmosphere! Delish drinks! Yummy fries! Service was slow but pleasant. Pricey. But a nice place for a special occasion or to take out of town guests for a special treat. read more

When it comes to cocktail perfection, The Nickel does it. Whether you're sitting at the bar, a table, or sipping a drink in the hotel in The Study, you're guaranteed to have a real good time. Building your own charcuterie is a bonus and their meat and cheese selection is money well spent. You can make sure everyone gets a little bit of what they want and you don't have to go too crazy ordering a board that will lead to leftovers. Every detail is thoughtful and their staff is well versed on the menu. They recently hosted a CBD cocktail class since they rolled out three new signature drinks that are delish. They are not only slaying it with delish eats and drinks but educating their guests at the same time. Consider me a fan for life. read more

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I got the White Russian and the breakfast quesadilla with bacon instead of sausage. The White Russian was pretty strong so I guess it depends on the person if they would like that. The quesadilla had barely any cheese on it and the pretty much the only good thing about it was the specialty sour cream that they put on the side. The server was incredibly sweet and attentive. Just going off of looks, this is a cool looking restaurant inside a hotel in downtown Denver. read more

What a great experience - brunch on Saturday before seeing the Donna Summer musical. We had noon reservations, it was sold out, every table full by 12:30. The drink menu alone is worth a visit, some fabulous beverages I can't even describe sufficiently - pricey of course, $12-14 but these concoctions are amazing. $8 for most microbrews, great selection there too, I had a Mexican Chocolate Stout that was killer, and I don't usually drink Dairy Queen beers! As for food, four of us had a variety but I think mine was best, roasted pork chunks, potatoes, asparagus, grilled jalapenos and more with 2 eggs on top, fabulous ($14 I think). Everyone enjoyed their food. They could have staffed up more, food and drink came a bit slow but the service was terrific, fun and friendly otherwise. Definitely a place to visit more often, so beautiful, you just kick back and bask in a kind of old world elegance here. read more

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Amazing brunch! Highly recommend. The ambiance and service is also great. They had an amazing Bloody Mary bar as well!

Food was good, maybe overpriced. Service was very poor. There were about four peoe working, but only the chef and one waitress was taking care of the whole place. read more

Yum yum yum! Cocktails and snacks at the bar are so delicious. I love the creativity and theme displayed throughout the restaurant. read more

The literal worst. They never put our drink order in. Never put our food order in. People sat next to us, ordered virtually the same thing, got their drinks, their food and their check before we got anything. I asked to speak to the manager who gave the 'we are really busy' explanation. Will never come back read more

Excellent dinner and a beautifully designed room. Mussels were good, charcuterie is top notch and though the burger isn't on the menu, we ordered that as well. Great service. Beautiful spot! read more

Posted hours online are not accurate, but they redirected me to a place a few blocks away.

Stopped in today and had a delicious brunch. Ate the breakfast burrito. Highly recommended, I'm not a sausage fan but they recommended the plant based which was terrific. Will have to plan another trip. read more

Came here for brunch with mother about a month ago when we were in Denver. The restaurant is inside the beautiful Hotel Teatro, and the whole building had a very cool, industrial feel to it. I wasn't feeling too hungry, so I opted for some coffee, a yogurt parfait, and a bombolone (or, basically, a chocolate doughnut filled with cream). My mother got coffee and their two eggs plate. We were surprised to see how large our cups of coffee were (which also happened to be quite good), and my yogurt parfait was delicious, as simple as it was. The bombolone was, unfortunately, not very good (I thought it was too bready and dry), but the was really the only bad part of my meal. My mother seemed to enjoy her egg plate as she didn't have any complaints about it. Service was very prompt and cordial, and the restaurant looked so beautiful. I imagine that this would be a great place to grab a drink at. Would consider coming back here if I ever find myself back in Denver again. read more

Horrendous service. I begged to place an order for breakfast and had to give up. They just wouldn't take my order because they were "too busy" - even though only a handful of tables had guests. Even though I was a hotel guest, I had to find a different place for breakfast. Crazy how they're just not interested in running a business here. read more

Stopped in here to use our Denver Passport. This place is very swanky! The bar is slick looking with the industrial lighting and metal counter tops. We just sat at the bar area and showed the tender our passport and he showed us what was up with it and what we could order. There were a lot of options! Wine, beer, cocktails, fancy cocktails-there was something for everyone. I ordered the cava because I wanted to be fancy AF and my buds ordered Manhattans. Cava did not dissapoint- I was fancy AF and the manhattans were very boozy and delish! The tender crafted them beautifully. The ice even had a 5 imprinted (frozen?) in it. Get it? I'll let it sink in for a moment. We only got dranks but I'd go back for dinner. The menu looked delish and the dranks were amaze. The ambiance of the dinning room was very lovely. Since it is a hotel restaurant the restrooms were downstairs but still accessible. Great dranks, great service. Check it out. read more

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The Nickel is Coloradical. With unique history, a focus on local, and a top notch chef, I'm a big fan. The name is inspired by the building's past. Close your eyes and imagine wearing an enormous fancy hat with feathers paying a nickel to ride the streetcars in 1911 downtown Denver. The restaurant space is where they would collect the nickels! Back then it was the Tramway building and I hear they still have an original vault that held the nickels somewhere in Hotel Teatro where The Nickel resides. I loved the grilled octopus salad. Great place for my birthday lunch with the girls. I'd recommend it to impress a client or have a business meeting, too. It has a sophisticated atmosphere, delicious dishes, and we had excellent service. Bravo! read more

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Since we were staying this hotel for the night, we figured we would stop in for a drink before going out for the night. Ourselves and another couple stopped in for a drink before dinner and we had a great experience. Our server was very polite and helpful with the drink menu, his recommendations were great. I wish we would've had more time to enjoy dinner here but our time we cut short. In the future when we are in town we will definitely return. read more

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We had the Yogurt Parfait, Avocado Toast, plant based sausage and 2 Cappuccinos for breakfast. Everything was delicious. The dining room was designed to reflect the era when the restaurant was actually a train station. Beautifully decorated. Very comfortable and cool. Our server, Lisa, was so attentive, helpful, friendly, and kind! She MADE this experience special! read more

Came to the nickel for the first time today. Service was really slow. Ordered the bottomless bar and there was something off with the champagne in the mimosas. Some of our food came out cold and was made wrong. We won't be coming back. read more

This place is a hidden gem. I've only been there for brunch but I can actually say, hands down, that they do the best brunch EVER. My boyfriend and I were looking for somewhere close to the opera house to get some lunch before the big show. The Nickel is about a 2 minute walk from the opera house and is an absolutely gorgeous hotel restaurant in a modern-Western theme. I was originally disappointed that we were seated after 12 pm but the only menu provided to us was brunch. BUT BOY WAS I WRONG! My boyfriend and I were pretty hungry so we split a few things: the BLT Benedict, cheesy grits, and the toffee cake. All I can say is OMG. I am a grits fanatic. So to see grits as an option at all made me happy. But then I actually tasted them...guys, for 5 bucks you get a GIANT bowl of the BEST grits ever. They are perfectly cooked, not that instant grits crap. There's such a unique flavor in there, I can't tell if it's the cheese they used or maybe some infused French herbs, but these grits are one of a kind. Seriously if you like grits as much as I do, come get these. I never say this but I think they should charge more for the grits. It's ridiculous. The hollandaise was creamy and perfect and the roasted potatoes were crispy and perfectly salted. The toffee cake was the least exciting part but nonetheless very, very good. And the best part is our combined bill was $30. That's it! We were so stuffed, for $30. Say no more. I am deathly serious, everything was so good that I actually asked our waiter to give my compliments to the chef because I have never ever had a breakfast meal this good in a restaurant. I took a look at the drink menu to pass the time, which also looks amazing. There are many unique and complex flavor pairings. I saw a lot of gin based cocktails which sounds great to me! Just come in here. I bet you you'll enjoy it. read more

Hidden gem inside Hotel Teatro, beautiful ambiance, peppy music. Daniel offered service that was above and beyond amazing, the bartender will dazzle you - ask for the Carlos, sweet and petite. The ambiance is a cut above fancy and the good times are sure to make you come back. Do this. It's a good choice. read more

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We popped in after looking at a room at the Teatro. When we arrived the Nickel was just opening up and we were seated quickly. Our server, Nada, was fantastic. She was attentive and cordial. As we began our meal there must have been a show that ended at the DCPA because the restaurant was suddenly inundated with people and every table was filled within 10 minutes and our server was working to attend to nearly all of them. Another server, and maybe a manager stepped in the help mid-way through the service. Even will the unexpected rush the service was great, as were our cocktails and lite bites. We're planning on returning for brunch after our stay at the Teatro. read more

Perhaps the Denver brunch scene elsewhere has spoiled me because my experience here was sort of under whelming. While the space is beautiful with a very classy aesthetic, it isn't really conducive to welcoming the non-hotel guest customers. My friend and I were the only people in the whole restaurant under the age of thirty (and not in business clothes) on a winter Saturday morning. Felt a little out of place and sort of judged for "brunching" at such a fine establishment. The menu is itty bitty. There were genuinely, five entrees or so for brunch. Eek! I'm gonna need a few more options than that! Chick and waffles I ordered were good but they're at brunch staple and it's hard to go wrong with them. The redeeming trait of this brunch is the bottom less bar. You can mix and match bloodies and white russians and the fixins include homemade bloody mix (always a very important piece that I genuinely appreciate), flavored white russian milk and cereal toppings. So, not super in love with anything about this experience other than the bottomless set up. I'd go back just for that! read more

Use open table to make a reservation, and definitely stop by for happy hour! The Manhattan is the way to go. They age their manhattans in oak barrels. So delicious and a very cute presentation. The brunch was okay, but the happy hour burger is a good deal. Cute ambiance and a fun hotel, if you ever get the chance to stay. Also, discounted valet if you are going to the theatre but stop in either before or after. Cheers! read more

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Why be fickle? Try yourself some Nickel! For our anniversary, Bob and I tried The Nickel, which is the restaurant attached to the downtown Hotel Teatro. (14th and Arapahoe) Currently rated #193 out of the 2489 restaurants in Denver on TripAdvisor. It was the Friday evening after Valentine's Day, but it wasn't too busy.  We also had a reservation through Open Table. Our table was in the corner of the restaurant, which gave us a great panoramic view of the rest of the restaurant and the kitchen. The service was great! There were a lot of people that checked in on us, and made sure we had what we needed. It was almost comical, because we never knew who was going to approach our table next. Jokingly Bob asked if random actors were just going to walk in off the street...ask us if we needed anything... and then walk out back to the street. Haha. They offer an interesting sushi-style charcuterie menu, where you can order different meats and cheeses and the amounts of each for your build-your-own charcuterie platter. We settled on the parma cotto for our meat, and a Nord Hollander for the cheese. The cheese was excellent, and had large natural salt crystals. Bob loved the ham, but I also ordered the wagyu beef carpaccio. It was amazing! It had dollops of egg yolk and fried capers. Before our entrees, we shared the brussel sprouts. They were prepared with a jalapeno vinaigrette, pickled shallots, and candied whole peanuts. The hearty crunch and taste of the peanuts complemented the brussel sprouts very nicely. For our entrees, we each selected one of their signature plates. I chose the twenty-four-hour braised Buckner Farms lamb shoulder, and Bob got the short ribs, with chimichurri and sauce royale. Both were divine! I was a little nervous that my lamb would be overcooked, but it was super tender and juicy. It was prepared with carrot and potato foam. I tried some of Bob's short ribs, and they were amazing! Overall a great experience and a romantic atmosphere for our anniversary dinner. read more

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Great room, but the service is slow and inattentive and the food was hardly edible. Clearly frozen ingredients, and many dishes prepared in advance and hardly freshened up before the reach you. Tagliatelle used frozen peas and needed lots of salt to taste like anything. Fries are basic basic basic. No inspiration. Overpriced. Poorly executed. read more

I'm fighting the itis to write this review. Yes, I'm still sitting at my table. Yes, I am drunk off the savory grease that was oozing off the nickel-dime burger with bacon, the te-kill-ya cocktail, and the ambiance. Yes, this is now one of my favorite places in Denver. FYI, happy hour menu isn't too far off from the lunch menu so no need to wait and starve. But if you do go to happy hour, make sure they charge you for happy hour prices (had to readjust the price for my burger). read more

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Never again! The hotel was amazing but the restaurant a disaster. I visited my daughter in Denver from LA. I made reservations for thanksgiving day. The 3 course dinner was so terrible I couldn't eat it. The rib I order was mostly fat and uncooked the plate looked like pew. So terrible.. for $70 per person if I recall at least they should have had the decency to provide a good meal and some type of presentation. I will never never go back. The hotel in the other hand amazing! read more

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Had breakfast and lunch here today. The Colorado Benedict was delicious. Service was great. Came back for dinner and had the short rib burger. It was tremendous and cooked perfectly. Friendly service too. read more

Everything here is amazing. They have a new chef that totally re-did the menu, so do yourself a favor and stop by to try it out! We've met the new chef and he knows his stuff! His dishes are divine! As for the service, I've had Jameson as a server multiple times and each time his service is impeccable! HIGE kudos to Jameson! If you like tequila, definitely get the Carlos -made with Casamigos tequila, this drink is the bomb! Similar to a tequila sour. As many other folks mentioned, the charcuterie board is a must! I get one each time I come and it never disappoints. Seriously have nothing bad to say about this restaurant, the food, the chef or the servers. 12/10 would recommend!! read more

My friend and I went in here because of The Passport. We live here, so it doesn't often occur to us to go into hotel bars but this place is great! Our bartender, Kaweh, was amazing and his drinks were incredible. We ended up staying a lot longer than intended. The building is beautiful and the history fabulous! This should not be a place only tourists enjoy! read more

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Finally tried this place out for breakfast! It was absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!!!! Their breakfast and brunch menu are slightly different- Thankfully the chef was nice enough to let us order something from their brunch menu when it was too early. Biscuits and gravy- The biscuits were so warm, soft and cooked to PERFECTION. Not too soft, not too hard. They were literally the image of a perfect biscuit. Can you tell how much I loved the biscuits? Pair it with 2 eggs cooked anyway you like, and it was a hearty breakfast. I also tried the corned beef and hash- do yourself a favor and make your way over to the Nickel to try this dish out. My husband who is the pickiest of pickiest eaters absolutely loved it. I normally eat everything with hot sauce, I ordered a side of it and NEVER had to use it. Everything was tasty and had just the right amount of spice and flavor. The corned beef was a good cut of beef and once you covered it with 2 eggs over easy- everything mixed together beautifully in flavor! As a side note, I also really enjoyed their generous pours of coffee!! There was so much coffee that I had to ask for a cup to go!! read more

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Swooped in to check out The Nickel and in a rare instance, we settled for just a cocktail and a beer. So no food hints on this review, just a few words to get you to settle into a great bar. Great craft beer selection and I love their tap system. However, $8.00 beers are just out of my range to hit up this cool bar often. I loved the bar set up. A horseshoe style, that has extremely comfortable chairs. This is a great place to sneak away and have a drink in a very chill, cozy environment. read more

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I was invited back after a less than desirable first impression during Restaurant Week, and I am pleased to inform that plenty has changed since then; including the Chef and the menu. Once again, I made a reservation on opentable.com, but this time only hours before arrival. There weren't many other patrons in the restaurant on this particular Friday at 7:30pm, but there were plenty of people around the bar and I hear there is an upstairs. The decor is still adorable and you don't sit too close to the party next to you, which I think is really nice. They have a great drink menu which has literally anything for anyone. I personally loved my glass of Sauvignon Blanc and he loved his beer. Their dinner menu is still a bit to digest. Their language is technical and even being a culinary school graduate, a cook, and a "foodie" I still asked questions. I feel like you need a large pocket as well as a well seasoned pallet to be a regular here. However, I was most pleased to see the majority of the menu has changed since winter, as the seasons have changed too! So what did we eat? The chef brought out a fresh tomato and cucumber salad (I think the cucumbers were stuck to the plate with ketchup?) there was a lovely light vinaigrette and some edible flowers to fancify the plate. He also personally brought it out to the table where he introduced himself and told us a short, yet personal story about his grandmother's garden growing up. (Personally, if I'm paying prices like this and there aren't many people in the dining room I almost expect this really lovely personal gesture. It puts meaning, heart and soul into the money you spend and also helps your meal become more than just food, but an EXPERIENCE. Which I think is huge!) For dinner he had the Lamb Shoulder (which fell off the bone and was completely melt in your mouth wonderful!) and I had the Halibut (cooked to perfection and absolutely tasty, but small) and we shared the Au Gratin (which was easily one of the most intricate, delicate and beautiful works of art made out of potato, but was too spicy for me and too oniony for him. I guess you can't hit the spot every time with everyone). Since the portions were not as large as most places, we had room for dessert. Once again, the chef came out and told us a story and what the food meant for him andddd proceeded to take our dessert orders! He's the real MVP in this story! The grasshopper pie was rich, but amazing and the apple pie was another wonderful work of art! Everything came out of the kitchen at appropriate temperature and the staff was kind. read more

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The only reason this isn't a 1 star review is the person who I dined with thought their steak was delicious and the ambience is very nice. We arrived without a reservation at 6:40 on a Monday and the restaurant was basically empty 1 table of women, a half dozen of people at the bar, and a couple that was sat right after us. We were greeted promptly and the waiter was very quick to ask about our water preference and delivered them just as quickly. He was very friendly and was very knowledgeable about the menu. This is where the good service ended. We ordered a Coke, a Whiskey Sour with egg white, and steak tartare to start. The coke was delivered quickly however after that we didn't see the waiter again for 20 minutes. During this time the bartender who was directly in my line of sight spent most of it watching the baseball game. So at 20+ minutes the waiter arrived with my drink apologising for the delay (which was okay to much egg white caused it be overly frothy diluting the flavor to almost nothing). At this point I reminded him about the steak tartare. He went off to check on that, and as soon as he was 10 feet away our entree's arrived. So I told the person delivering the entree's to let our server know to not worry about the appetizer. To sum up so far basically empty restaurant appetizer didn't show, drink ordered when sat down arrived with the entree's, and no one offered water or Coke refills. The food: We had the spaetzle, the duck and the steak. The steak was cooked perfectly and was very flavorful and excellently seasoned. The duck was the perfect level of medium rare and tasted great however the skin was flabby and I prefer a crisp skin. The spaetzle was inedible. It was beyond salty so much so that the rest of my duck had an overriding flavor of salt from the pieces of salt and over salted mushrooms in the spaetzle for the remainder of my meal. We were unable to express the problem with our meal because we didn't see our waiter again tell after we had finished our entree's. He arrived at the table apologizing about the missing appetizer and offering to get us one and comp us for it. Well that offer might have meant something had it come before we had finished our entree's but it didn't. After he said this I said no thank you, as who wants to wait around for an appetizer after they have finished their entree's, and told him about the spaetzle (I almost never complain about food but neither of us were able to eat more then a couple mouthfulls). He offered to comp the spaetzle however when he brought the bill it was still on there. When he came to collect my credit card I pointed this out and he rectified it. Overall a very dissapointing dinning experience. As someone who has worked in the restaurant industry I always tip well with my base being 20% and usually 25%. This is the first time I have tipped 10% in as long as I can remember and it was hard to justify that much but he only had two other tables so I felt bad. He was very friendly and courteous but clearly the FOH manager has failed in their training. TL:DR Service was terrible in a basically empty restaurant and food was either very good or very bad and sometimes missing all together. read more