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1630 8th St. Golden, CO 80401

303-279-3121

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Westword
Recommended
Best Service
Award Winner 2001

Cuisine(s): Continental

Hours: Sun 10:30am-2pm, Daily 5pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 11:30am-2pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-3pm

Price: $$$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash, check

Features: Banquet Facilities, Kid Friendly, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended, Online Reservations Available, Required on Weekends

Parking: Lot Available

Description

This restaurant is a citadel of warm hospitality, dining elegance and culinary classics. The combination of impeccable service and opulent offerings makes for a truly special dining experience. Get your date to pay the whopping entrée prices, which are worth it since they include sophisticated appetizer and dessert trays. They also have an a la carte menu for those who are less committed.

2001 | Best Service

When your water glass has been empty for an hour and you're eating steak with a spoon, when your second course arrives a half hour after the first and your check is set down before dessert, remember this: You could be sitting in the elegant Briarwood Inn, sipping champagne and celebrating the kind of ser-vice this town hasn't seen on a consistent basis since servers started getting 401(k) plans. At this 21-year-old bastion of good taste, many of the staffers have been here from the start --... More »

Ten most romantic restaurants in Denver

By Lori Midson | Mon, February 13, 2012

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Check, Please!

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, December 06, 2001

Q: Can you tell me what nice places will be open on Christmas Day this year? A: I've received so many inquiries regarding restaurants open on Christmas that I'm wondering if anyone will be staying home this year. So many people want to eat out th... More »
Check, Please!

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, November 15, 2001

Q: Where can we go to get a good meal on Thanksgiving? A: Restaurants seem to be catching on to the fact that a lot of folks can't or don't want to make their own turkeys on T-Day. So there are a number of places open on November 22, but my top... More »
Check, Please!

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, October 11, 2001

Q: I want to find a fancy, old-school, elegant place where between ten and twenty folks in their late twenties/early thirties can go for a fancy, dress-up holiday dinner. But we don't want it to be too stuffy, and we don't want to spend thousands ... More »
Dream On

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, December 28, 2000

A hungry visitor from another city -- hell, a hungry visitor from another planet -- dropping into Denver would recognize in a heartbeat that we're a little short on exciting cuisine right now. The few interesting restaurants we have are often doin... More »
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Dinner Menu

Signature Appetizer

Cocktail Shrimp

Chicken Liver Pate

Smoked Salmon Butter

Olive Tapenade

Blended Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese
with port wine

Spinach And Water Chestnut Mousseline

Choice Of Salad

House Spinach Salad
spinach greens, sliced mushrooms, bacon, bermuda onions, and mandarin oranges tossed with a specialty-blended hot bacon dressing

Vinaigrette Salad
leaves of romaine with feta cheese, black olives, and red cabbage with a white balsamic dressing

Main Entrees

8 Oz. $58.00
11 Oz. $64.00

Filet Mignon
tenderloin filet over roasted garlic and fennel mashed potatoes, demi-glace and baby carrots

$65.00

Medallions Briarwood
a trio of veal scaloppini, south african lobster tail, and filet bordelaise

$58.00

Tournedos "excelsior"
filets of beef sauteed in butter and shallots atop golden eggplant rounds with bearnaise and bordelaise sauces, accompanied by vegetable medley

$62.00

Filet Wellington
tenderloin filet over duxelles, baked in a flaky pastry until golden brown accompanied by bordelaise sauce and baby carrots

$58.00

Elk Medallions
tenderloin of elk, sliced and fanned over wild rice with a raspberry port wine reduction

16oz. $58.00

New York Steak
one of the most flavorful cuts of beef, served bone-in, over roasted garlic and fennel mashed potatoes

$62.00

Pepper Steak
tenderloin pressed with madagascar pepper and sautéed in a sauce of butter, shallots, cognac and cream with roasted garlic and fennel mashed potatoes

18oz $69.00

Usda Prime Ribeye
bone-in ribeye served over roasted garlic and fennel mashed potatoes

$59.00

Prime Rib Of Beef
colorado dry-aged beef, slowly roasted with a rosemary and salt, served with a baked potato

$42.00

Lemon Polenta
lemon polenta cake over wilted spinach and spicy tomato coulis with chickpea puree, grilled cucumber, red onion, tomato, roasted corn, feta cheese and microgreens

King Crab Legs, 22oz
steamed and served with drawn butter

Maine Lobster Tail, 16oz
broiled and served with drawn butter

$49.00

Veal A L’oskar
white asparagus and crab fingers atop tender veal medallions, laden with béarnaise sauce

$48.00

Filet Of Salmon
king salmon filet glazed with sweet mustard and herbs over wilted spinach, basil, roasted garlic and fennel mashed potatoes, and baby carrots

$65.00

Lobster Ravioli
homemade raviolis, filled with lobster, ricotta cheese, and shallots finished with a basil beurre blanc

$54.00

Duck Breast
tender duck breast with an orange-amaretto sauce and roasted pepper and basil quinoa

$65.00

Cioppino
steamed clams, crabmeat, shrimp and scallops prepared in a zesty tomato broth accented with red wine, garlic, mushrooms, herbs and spices

$46.00

Chicken Rochambeau
chicken breast wrapped with prosciutto di parma, with mornay sauce and mushroom bordelaise, accompanied by roasted pepper and basil quinoa

$48.00

Rocky Mountain Ruby Red Trout
filet of trout with sautéed shrimp, bay scallops, and king crabmeat, finished with hollandaise

$56.00

Seafood Au Gratin
sautéed lobster, crabmeat, bay scallops and shrimp in a sherry cream sauce, layered with melted cheese

Briarwood Dessert Tray
3-tiered tray with fresh fruit, fudge brownies, bananas rolled in toasted coconut, and guava cake

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Briarwood Inn

1630 8th St. Golden, CO 80401

303-279-3121

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2001 | Best Service

Ten most romantic restaurants in Denver

By Lori Midson | Mon, February 13, 2012

Check, Please!

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, December 06, 2001

Check, Please!

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Check, Please!

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, October 11, 2001

Dream On

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, December 28, 2000