First there is no "service" you order at the bar and they came out one time with the food which is fine for a bar/tavern; however, the POS terminal prompted me for 30% tip which I found amusing as there really wasn't any service. For refills of our cokes we had to go to the bar, for one to-go containers we had to go to the bar and the attitude was that we were bothering them. We ordered a hamburger chicken tenders, and fish and chips. The hamburger was good. The chicken tenders (half) were good the other half were about 1/8" thick if that, literally breading no chicken and the fish and chips was completely burnt. I realize there are limited food options in Fort Collins's but don't waste your time here. read more

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No matter when I walk into this tavern the service, atmosphere, food & service is top notch! Whether it's Hackett, James, Meadows, Carlos, or Rick these guys are top notch! Food and drinks are inexpensive but so good, you'll be back. I went to CSU, moved away, then back in 1998. I've been a faithful patron here ever since. So, having done the math... 27 years. This place is a dependably awesome establishment that never lets me down. Great beers & shots for about $4. Delicious wings, burgers, and deep fried (you name it). $3 basket of homemade potato chips with ranch is outstanding for the price!! I could go on and on, but you need to step in and see for yourself. From college kids to blue collar hard working folks to retired folks, ALL are welcome and accepted. Cheers! read more

Trail Head Tavern - Bars Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

You kicked my friend out of the back of the bar, when your server bumped into them. They weren't even drinking that night.

Great college bar! Easy place to hang out with friends and get a pitcher of beer. Onion rings are great! read more

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Had an amazing time here and the service was amazing and drinks on the menu were very cheap for the most part! The vibe in this place is also a perfect fit for old own! read more

Beers are cheap. Cheapest I've found in Colorado. I love it. If I lived in Fort Collins I'd come here all the time. There's a good range of beers and bar snacks. Staff are friendly and social distancing is enforced well. The atmosphere is pretty much a dive bar and that's my jam so I love it. Definitely recommend if that sounds like your thing. read more

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We didn't eat we just had drinks and conversation but the food looked and smelled wonderful. Good service and atmosphere. read more

Great food cool place Nice people I have never been here before till to day I will be back here now I love everything they have around the bar hanging it's so cool They get a read more

I was waiting for an Uber outside when I heard a staff member call a woman a b****. The staff member was upset that the woman was waiting inside for her Uber so he kicked her out while insulting her. I was pretty shocked and asked why did he call her that and he said because she is a b****. Another staff member came and said " call the cops if you're upset." I wasn't sure how to respond and he quickly closed the door. I understand that the staff may want to leave before closing time but to insult people while doing so is extremely disrespectful. read more

Security in front was trying to catch some tail. Wasn't aware of us walking in until we approached the door. Please be aware of your surroundings. To the bar tenders that talk about their customers. Please wait to call me "Mr. Muscles" after I leave. It's very inappropriate to talk about guests coming in to support your business. I'll never come back to this establishment and ensure my friends never do either. read more

Came here in a Monday during happy hour. One beer and a mixed drink $9.50. 20 beers on tap to quench your thirst. Two pool tables. Nice wooden bar. Looks like they have some nice standard bar food. read more

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incredibly rude bouncers!! do not recommend!! felt like they needed an ego boost. we have been before and had a great time but won't be back! read more

worse manager in town, maybe the country. Hacket just said "not bugging me" when I commented on their selling of Weed Shirts with no sales tax. All he cares about is the cute girls, it seems to me, I never paid for a drink. The owner clearly doesn't care. I do not know that his name is really "Flash" but Hacket told me that I should come in and talk to Flash. I gave him my number and asked for "flash" to call me. I have heard nothing.. If Hacket really is the manager and Flash the owners, then this is IMHO as bad as it gets read more

Decent dive bar. Dark and dingy. The service was nice. drinks were nice for the cost. I think Trail Head is a nice meet up for folks.

Love, love, love, the fish and chips! Best French fries in town. Wings are soooo yummy. A local tavern where you see local and loyal customers have their drinks waiting for them as they walk through the door. Can't get better service than this! Thank you Jon and Terry for introducing us to Trail Head! read more

A coworker and I are in town for work for the week and we're trying to find a nice relaxing place to have some drinks and decompress and Trail Head Tavern was the perfect place! Gypsy was amazing, knowledgeable about spirits and beers, attentive, and what I would hope to have as a representative of a business. If you're a local or visiting town you need to stop by and relax. read more

Place is dead. The place next door is packed. If you wanna see what a dying business looks like, come here. I can't overstate how bad the service is here. Which is odd as there are like 15 people in this place. Do it should be pretty easy to pour some beers. But really save yourself the time and go somewhere else. read more

It may be due to fond memories of hanging out in the Tavern in my twenties - but I have to honestly say, these are the BEST wings I have ever eaten. This was the first place that turned me onto wings. When I knew my husband and I were coming back to Fort Collins for a wedding, I bragged about them to him. They lived up to the memories, and my husband agreed that it wasn't just nostalgia on my part. The service is friendly and quick! read more

Go for the pool, stay for the cheese fries. Seriously, they were out of this world. Beer battered fries topped with cheddar and jack cheese baked to melty perfection. They're served with ranch and ketchup. They're bomb with the ranch. Pretend it's calorie free and eat an order by yourself. Then, just $6 for a pitcher of PBR, we'll take it! They have skee ball so I was a happy gal - machine takes dollar bills. Play against a friend and get all the points. I could have manned that game all night. We also played pool (like chumps), but the bar wasn't too crowded and it was fun to do while drinking beers and enjoying happy hour. We also played a couple games of competitive Pac Man, which is different from the normal game. You can battle up to three other people. When we were there, a couple dads had their kids running around. Who knew kids were allowed in a bar? If you want a casual, dive bar-like experience, this place is solid. read more

Trail Head Tavern - Best cheese fries eva! - Bars Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

Nice dive in foco. Although the bartender sucked, slightly rude male. But the Corndogs are spectacular. read more

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Came here to get proper drinks after making a failed attempt across the street at Rio Grande. The dark exterior doesn't do much to indicate the interior that's laden with wood and very typical tavern. On top of that being a college town, whatever your stereotypical idea of a college tavern / bar is? This place personifies it. Grab whatever seat you can get and mosey on up to the bar to grab your drinks as there are no staff that walk around to take your orders. Only to clean up the empties. Speaking of which the idiot that was doing it at our table nearly spilled a nasty mix of liquids on a couple of us due to his incompetent comprehension. You see if a glass has liquid in it and you stick another glass into it, that forces the liquid out of the first glass. There's plenty of screens around to watch whatever sports might be on as well. read more

Talk about one of the best dive bars in Fort Collins. Hands down the best fries in all of Fort Collins, prove me wrong! Great place for pool, football, and cheap beer! The locals at this bar are great and the bartenders are always very kind and have been working there for years. If you have never been to Trailhead you gotta check it out! The atmosphere is one of a kind! read more

Dropped in to meet some friends. Our server was nice, funny and made sure we had what we needed. Drinks were inexpensive as Happy Hour lasts all day everyday from 11-7. ($2.50 draught, $3.00 Craft, $3.50 well) We had dinner reservations elsewhere but the food smelled wonderful. The fries and corn dogs were highly recommended by the table next to us. What a great place to hang out with friends. We will be back for sure. read more

Cheap drinks. Nice place. What more do you want? Never eaten here but the food looks good and affordable. Usually my go to on the way to Hodi's to see a show. Bourbon and whiskey is tasty and affordable. Big love for the outdoors and Odell brewing. Always a good selection of Odell beers and then deals for Coors or PBR. Stop in and see for yourself! read more

I want to go check this place out and I'm very disappointed I did. I'm new to area just here for work and they made me feel I'm not good enough to spend money there. I really went to shoot pool because it's a hobby of mine. Didn't find one acceptable cue available and I'm open minded on what I can shoot with. Tips missing on multiple cues and literally fell off when I took a shot. I asked for help trying to rig up the best cue to make due. Security had no time for it and said it's broken and yaked it from me and said it's broken can't use it. That was the point and I want to to try with it at least but they basically said goodbye to me and security decided to talk behind my back and make me feel like I'm trash and not to come back. I'm half Ecuadorian and im different so if not completely normal to staff I would not just roll in to see what it's like. Not happy at all and felt like I'm in Deep South again where discrimination use to be very prevalent and in the open.... read more

I have always loved Trailhead Tavern, the bartenders are genuine and kind, they work at a high volume bar, so they always have to be on it. Unfortunately the front door guy, Joey, always seems to ruin the good mood. He has been there for years, yet has a very cold and rude demeanor. I know every restaurant/bar in Fort Collins is struggling during these times but the least you could do is make the patrons feel welcome. Very surprised that nothing has been done about Joey, as I am very aware that I am not the first. He is the opposite of customer service, even "Bouncer" and he needs to lighten up or get out of the industry. Trailhead Tavern, you are more than this. read more

absolutely love this bar and the bartenders. cheapest beer i've found in foco so far!! i mentioned i used to bartend and the bartender taught me how to make a shot called the "poudre canyon drop off" and gave me one on the house. i always go for the mozzarella sticks. i always recommended this bar over the busier bars downtown. love it here read more

I love it when people take seafood really seriously. As someone in Colorado who grew up in Alaska, it means a lot to me, so good job Trail Head. For the price, it was definitely a "Great". Great cod, of course. The slaw stood out after that, providing a good crunch when it was in a soft taco. read more

Horrible. The manager (big overweight dude with his belly hanging out the bottom of his shirt) walked up to a customer and out of no where started yelling f*ck you. She wasn't doing anything ... he asked her about whether she found her bike and then started verbally assaulting her. WE WILL NEVER GO BACK. If this is how management behaves and treats a young woman ... this is not a place to go to ...very disrespectful to a young woman who did not deserve this treatment ... we cannot recommend this place to anyone. DO NOT GO HERE! read more

I went to college at Front Range Community College and Colorado State University for years but at the time I enjoyed being by myself. On the other hand I also feel that Fort Collins can be a socially isolating place where people socialize in small little groups and it is difficult to get into them. At any rate when one has the honor to have some hard earned college buddys what else can you do on the weekend but go out and drink in a town like this, right? The Trailhead is just such a place. Where college friends go out to drink. The atmosphere is your typical college hangout and has been a long time establishment in Oldtown for years. It falls short a little on character but that is what you are supposed to bring to such a place and watch the never ending cycling of different sports on the large television sets. They also serve food here and it is reasonably priced. Last night was my first night here and the set up here confused me. There are no wait staff here and if you want a beer, you go to the bar and order one. You want food? You go up to the bar and order it. The food then comes prepared in a window just down from the bar. On a busy night like last night it took fifteen minutes for the food to arrive, maybe longer. I went back three times from the table my friends and I were seated at just to make sure my tacos were not sitting there, getting cold. The tacos themselves were ok. Nothing authentic or new to offer. They are good to eat as a snack and fresh enough and quite a few notches up from fast food tacos. The beer is fairly priced as well. Most of the beers they had on tap last night were beers from New Belgium. I got the NB Snow which was a dark beer. It was ok but not my favorite they put out. Trailhead is perfect for college students and the dive bar scene. My expiration date as a college student has long since passed and I only occasionally like dive bars. Preferably my favorite kind of dives are the kinds of bars you go into and it looks like you walked in to the Mos Eisley Cantina where you can people watch all night at all of the odd characters and maybe be one yourself. Not so much the case here. You got to go to the big cities for that. So in addition to that and my other points, Trailhead gets an "A-OK" rating. read more

The Trailhead Tavern is quickly becoming one of my favorite bars in town. The crowd is a less "collegey" than most of the other places around Old Town and the interior is also super laid back and true to its tavern name. Yes, it may be a little dirty or grungy, but I prefer that to uptight and pretentious. They have a ton of local brews on tap and they are pretty well priced. Make sure to check out the drink specials because they are definitely worth it! I'm also becoming quickly addicted to the Bacon and Cheddar Trailhead burger and fries. The burgers are large, the bacon is crispy, and they sure don't skimp on the fries, and all of this only for $6.50! If you want just a snack, the cheese fries are delicious and the perfect food to compliment some beers. Hot Tip: Wednesday nights they have Geeks Who Drink Trivia, though I probably shouldn't be telling you this because it already packed those nights. They also have $2 New Belgium on Wednesdays which is super awesome! With those prices, I've been able to get a burger and 2 beers for just $10! read more

Act accordingly and you'll be taken care of. Amazing place. Amazing staff. There's not a lot to say. If anybody acts unreasonable, you'll notice that they're not there long. It's an established culture. Again, act accordingly and you'll be treated amazingly. read more

This is a medium-sized bar for fort collins. Locals hang out here and they have great beer deals. On Tuesday-1.50 PBR. They have an okay-outdoor drinking area and 3 pool tables. We came here late night for their buy one get one free burger deal. oh my goodness. Bacon cheddar burger. Let's be honest, I had to be a little bit tipsy to choose that platter of health. It was delicous. Their FRIES are some of the best I ever had. More like a steak fry, beer battered and brown and crispy. I had to eat every. last. bite. You might wake up the next morning and feel a little guilty. Run to the mountains, through CSU campus, to make-up for the night before. read more

I've been frequenting the Trailhead on Wednesday nights for the "Geeks Who Drink" trivia night. Fun times! It was become a fun little ritual to go get a burger and wings and a couple beers on a Wednesday night. (Bacon Cheddar Burger = good, hot wings = good, $1.50 PBR = great, $2.00 local brews = awesome!) The bar and kitchen staff seem nice, and there are pool and video games in the back. I only have 2 complaints...1) the 2 urinals in the bathroom are WAY too close together...you're practically rubbing elbows if someone else has to go at the same time you are...but it makes for some funny, awkward conversations I suppose. 2) If you sit in the booths on the west side of the bar when the heater comes on, it feels like you're being dry-roasted. Aside from that, I'd give the Trailhead 2 thumbs-up as a place to hang out, grab dinner or a few drinks. read more

Every single person I talk to about eating at the Trailhead mentions their bacon cheese burgers. It would be a crime to review a different menu item. The Bacon Cheddar Trailbuger is comprised of (as quoted by the Trailhead on their website) "one third pound lean, tavern seasoned patty, topped with bacon and cheddar cheese served on an onion-Kaiser bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, and mustard. This mouthful comes with beer battered Idaho fries from France and a pickle." Idaho fries from France. That's awesome. Really, this burger is as basic and bare-bones as it gets. It's an average bar burger. I've had better and I've had worse. But, you certainly can't beat the price. It's decent enough, and tastes even better when you wash it down with a beer. During our lunch, I had my first New Belgium Mighty Arrow of the season. Mighty Arrow and a bacon cheddar Trailburger for just a handful of cash? Sounds like a classic Fort Collins lunch to me. You can't expect French Fries in a place that serves beer-battered Idahoans, just like you can't expect a nice selection of wine in a place that is known for serving cheap PBR. But what you can expect is something consistent in a Fort Collins locals' favorite watering hole. read more

The Trailhead Tavern is a dive-bar-gem, nestled on a side street just west of College in old town Fort Collins. The mix of local drinkers and sports fans, all looking for a no-nonsense good time, makes Trailhead a great place to catch a game or just relax and grab a couple of drinks. Atmosphere: The dimly lit ambiance doesn't do justice to one of the largest and most popular dive bars in Fort Collins. When walking through the front door, we were assaulted by a collection of beer, art-work and outdoorsy memorabilia strewn from the ceiling and covering the walls. They have a great projection TV set-up, combined with Flat screens all in good viewing angles, so we could catch any big game. Service: We experienced good old fashioned bar service with a random cocktail waitress here and there. Drinks: With a fully stocked bar and 14 beers on tap, Trailhead had us covered. If you prefer a girly drink with fruit and swords, you may be in the wrong place. The chalkboards and signs around the bar area should answer all your questions on pricing as well as present daily drink specials. Food: Trailhead offers mostly average bar fair, but at a great price. When we're eating out and on a budget, we usually give the daily special a go. When the special doesn't fit our mood, we order the Mountain Fries which are a heaping platter of beer-battered fries smothered in cheese. Seriously? How can you go wrong with that? read more

Absolute worst women's bathroom in town, hands down. Filthy, broken, doors don't even shut, much less lock, no mirror, no paper towels, no soap, no tp, and so centrally located you might as well just drop trow in the center of the bar, everyone can see anyway. Sure the drinks are cheep, but they don't have indoor plumbing that female humans can use. I go there quite often-- it's full of cute guys. read more

My wife and I went to this place for a quick drink and some food before going to an event. The drinks are a good price. The food is just ok. There is no waitress so you always have to go to the bar. The people there are very friendly and a good bunch. read more

Great dive bar... Cheap beer, cheap pool, old time vibe. What more can you ask for... read more

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Across the street from a nice cream shop. This bar is awesome and more than meets the eye. At first glance u thought this place was a dive, but trough the doors I was surprised to see how huge this place is. Ample seating. Ambient lighting. Fun bar games. I imagined it being full of hipsters and mountain men, however it was a good mix of young and old. Lots of fun. Would definitely go back!! read more