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1553 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202

303-477-1447

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Critics'
Pick
Best Bartender's Choice
Award Winner 2012

Cuisine(s): Gastro Pub

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

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Kid Friendly

Serving: Brunch, Dinner
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

Colt & Gray is an exercise in how far someone can push a neighborhood restaurant without going completely over the edge. The bar is an ideal spot for hanging out, cruising for a perfectly executed cocktail, carefully selected wine, or craft beer and eating your way through one of the best and most interesting happy hour menus in town. The menu for the cramped, elegant, very well-staffed dining room is well-thought-out, too, even if the apps and the snacks fare better than the entrees.

2012 | Best Bartender's Choice

Colt & Gray has a clever drink list, a catalogue of classics, twists on classics, private jokes and new inventions, every one of which is testament to the talent of the bar staff, who have some of the deepest spirits knowledge in town. But the way to really experience what this bar can do is to plop down and order a bartender's choice. After sussing out what you like about a drink -- whether that's a flavor profile or a particular liquor -- a bartender will present you with a... More »
2011 | Best Bone Marrow

Colt & Gray is a temple of offal, and the menu features parts of an animal that some people would consider scraps: sweetbreads, crispy trotters, liver pâtés...and bone marrow. Rather than serve a cross-section of bone, the kitchen slices the specimen lengthwise and roasts it until caramelized, velvety, collagen-y marrow is clinging tenderly to the hole in the middle. That hot, butter-like center gets scraped out with a long metal spoon and spread on griddled bread, seasoned... More »
2011 | Best Bartender

Kevin Burke's knowledge of everything behind the bar runs deep, and when he pours a patron a drink, it often comes with a side of vineyard history, a nugget of information about why he used one type of tequila over another, or a taste of something rare on tap that the drinker might otherwise have missed. His understanding of alcoholic beverages is broad, extending to beer, wine and spirits alike. But while his ability to educate about any of those is humbling, his strongest skill may be the... More »
2010 | Best Brunch

At brunch at Colt & Gray, the lovely restaurant that made its long-awaited debut on Platte Street last August, the French-press coffee is woody and rich and strong. It has to be, in order to prepare you for the duck confit hash, served with the most beautifully poached eggs you've ever seen, the streams of yolk brighter than a yellow cab. Or for the heavenly, egg-crowned croque madame coupled with an unexpectedly vibrant tomato soup; if you're a heathen, you dunk the former into the... More »
2010 | Best Burger

Last year, when owner/chef Nelson Perkins revealed plans to open Colt & Gray, he swore up and down that, if nothing else, his kitchen would put forth Denver's best burger. In a city that lives and dies by its beef, those were fighting words. And when that city is suddenly enjoying a windfall of burger joints -- with more in the pipeline -- that kind of declaration holds as much water as a leaky thimble. But you know what Perkins was the wrong guy to doubt, because his burger... More »

Matty Durgin and Kevin Burke host LoHi Luau No. 2 tonight at Colt & Gray

By Laura Shunk | Thu, April 12, 2012

Bartender Matty Durgin recently landed behind the stick at A Cote Bar a Absinthe after parting ways with Adrift, the tiki bar that just opened on South Broadway. But the rum aficionado immediately beg... More »
Colt & Gray's expansion hit an engineering bump, but is back on track

By Laura Shunk | Tue, April 10, 2012

It's been six months since Nelson Perkins, chef/owner of Colt & Gray, inked a deal on the space -- and basement -- next door. When he landed the extra room, he announced that in addition to expanding ... More »
Kevin Burke: Mentorship is the hallmark of a mature bartending scene

By Laura Shunk | Fri, February 3, 2012

In this week's behind the bar interview, Colt & Gray's Kevin Burke weighs in on how he started bartending, his favorite spot to blind taste spirits and the Mustache Series.What's your history with bar... More »
Colt & Gray plans a big expansion, including a new bar and a charcuterie kitchen

By Laura Shunk | Wed, October 19, 2011

It may have a hard-to-locate front entrance, but that hasn't prevented Colt & Gray from becoming a big player on the Denver restaurant scene since it opened in August 2009, offering upscale gastropub ... More »
Rainy day pick-me-up: beef hearts and B3 at Colt & Gray

By Laura Shunk | Tue, May 24, 2011

We're optimistic that the clouds will break for good later this week, returning Denver to its typical sunny self. But until then, we're combating our rainy day depression by doing what we always do: d... More »
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Paulina S | Denver, CO | 12 Reviews

| Thu, April 1, 2010

I really enjoy the atmosphere there and it is walking distance from my house. The food is divine and I had a wonderful Valentine's Day date there this year. Other than when my thoughtful boyfriend asking me "dude, do you want the sparkling or still bottle water." Ahhh...true love. Thier brunch kiwi bellinis are fabulous too!
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sirjenowic | Denver, CO | 1 Reviews

| Fri, July 16, 2010

Only went to this place because of all the hype around Westword awarding it the best burger in town. All the other food did look great, but the burger was really just average. I feel like the person reviewing this place is an amatuer burger eater in Denver and hasn't been to My Brothers Bar or CityGrille.
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angelaa77 | Denver, CO | 1 Reviews

| Thu, March 11, 2010

Great place, great food, it's exspensive, but worth it!
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Dinner Menu

Vegetables And Pastas

French Fries
sea salt

Seven Greens Salad
roasted beets & goat cheese

Seasonal Soup
ask your server for today’s selection

Frisee Salad
crispy poached egg, hazel dell mushrooms & mustard-thyme vinaigrette

House Made Spaghetti
local autumn vegetables, white bean purée, walnuts, madeira cream, chèvre

Dal Makhani
creamy curried lentils with warm flat bread

Local Collard Greens with Turnips
ginger, red onion, balsamic vinegar & red pepper

Sautéed Local Baby Bok Choy
fresno chile, sesame & shallot

Offal

Roasted Marrow Bones
caramelized onions, grilled bread & herb salad

Sauteed Sweetbreads
autumn hash, hazelnuts, hazel dell farms mushrooms, grilled lemon & sage-pan sauce

Grilled Colorado Grass Fed Beef Hearts
marrow butter, roasted beets, grilled bread & horseradish vinaigrette

Braised Lamb Tongue
dal makhani (creamy curried lentils), local bitter greens & warm flat bread

Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras
pan roasted and glazed apples, thyme & black truffle

Fish & Shellfish

Oysters On The Half Shell
grapefruit mignonette

Ingrid’s Steamed Bouchot Mussels
green curry, fennel, chile, & grilled bread

Sautéed Skate Wing
brown butter, lemon, capers, butter beans, chive & parsley

Pan Seared Corvina “Brodetto”
manilla clams, house cured guanciale, local butternut squash, colorado quinoa, lemon broth, local greens

Cioppino
corvina, prawns, clams, mussels, tomato-fennel broth, roasted red pepper & garlic aioli, grilled bread

Meat & Fowl

Duck Confit Salad
seasonal vegetables, mixed greens & yogurt-walnut vinaigrette

Steak Tartare
anchovy, crostini & mixed greens

Roasted Free Range Buddhist Chicken Breast
pan jus, french fries & sautéed baby bok choy

Grass Fed Colorado Short Rib
creamy polenta, roasted colorado cipollin onions, red wine demi-glace, fresh horseradish

Grilled Quail
chestnut bread pudding, braised colorado red cabbage, cranberry gastrique

Long Farm Pork Chop
colorado collard greens, turnips, crispy shoe string fennel, apple brandy glacée

Desserts

Potted Cheesecake
salted caramel

Sticky Toffee Pudding
bourbon ice cream

Chocolate Ellie
caramelized banana, bacon, brown butter ice cream

Colorado Pear Crumble
raisin brioche ice cream

Concord Grape Jelly Doughnuts
peanut brittle ice cream

Lemon Bread Pudding
white chocolate, pink peppercorn ice cream

Hazelnut cake,
roasted apples, cocoa nib, stout ice cream

Seasonal Ice Creams & Sorbets

Cheese board

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Colt & Gray

1553 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202

303-477-1447

Description

2012 | Best Bartender's Choice

2011 | Best Bone Marrow

2011 | Best Bartender

2010 | Best Brunch

2010 | Best Burger

Matty Durgin and Kevin Burke host LoHi Luau No. 2 tonight at Colt & Gray

By Laura Shunk | Thu, April 12, 2012

Colt & Gray's expansion hit an engineering bump, but is back on track

By Laura Shunk | Tue, April 10, 2012

Kevin Burke: Mentorship is the hallmark of a mature bartending scene

By Laura Shunk | Fri, February 3, 2012

Colt & Gray plans a big expansion, including a new bar and a charcuterie kitchen

By Laura Shunk | Wed, October 19, 2011

Rainy day pick-me-up: beef hearts and B3 at Colt & Gray

By Laura Shunk | Tue, May 24, 2011

Paulina S | Denver, CO | 12 Reviews

sirjenowic | Denver, CO | 1 Reviews

angelaa77 | Denver, CO | 1 Reviews

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