The Fort Restaurant
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19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465

An award winning and nationally acclaimed “truly Colorado” restaurant, The Fort is located in Southwest Denver’s Red Rocks Territory. Specializing in regional game, such as bison, elk and quail, as well as seasonal fish and hearty vegetarian fare influenced by American Indian and Mountain Man cuisine, The Fort’s creation of “New Foods of the Old West,” brings back popular recipes from the 19th century, prepared with a twist. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Fort is a full-scale adobe replica of Bent’s Fort, an important fur-trading fort originally in Southeastern Colorado (1833-1849). Paying homage to the property’s historic inspiration, The Fort’s cuisine is modeled after the diets of pioneers along the Santa Fe Trail, mountain men and native Indian tribes, as well as the culinary influences of the Mexican and Spanish traders who once occupied the border of Old Mexico and the U.S. Territory where the original Bent’s Fort sat. Kinney leads The Fort’s creation of “New Foods of the Old West,” bringing back modernized versions of popular recipes from the 19th century, utilizing a rare cookbook library with more than 3,000 volumes. Dishes such as roasted bison marrow bones, braised bison tongue, Rocky Mountain Oysters and Buffalo tenderloin filet mignon are menu staples, as are cocktails like Trade Whiskey, made with “organic” gunpowder, and “The Hailstorm,” the first Colorado cocktail served in 1833 at Bent’s Fort.

Reviews

Nancy J.

06/12/2013

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Remains Fantastic

We have been to the Fort many times over the years and consider it to be one of top restaurant in the Denver Metro area. The food, mostly wild game, is prepared and presented beautifully, and the taste is fantastic. The location in the foot hills, over looking the whole Metro area gives a view that shouldn't be missed. Mothers Day we were group of eight on a very busy day. They had a choice of 3 special 3 course meals, along with their regular menu, so all had a variety to choose, and the service was perfect. The Fort is a little pricey, but worth the price!

brooketucker

02/21/2013

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Mister pizza

06/25/2008

I tried the Elk

It was very taste.

chitz

11/29/2007

Perfect!

That was a very perfect restaurant...My friends & I loved the food,the ambiance & the whole idea of that fantastic restaurant.

YPMobile User

10/27/2007

Beware of "sticker shock"!

Incredible atmosphere and impecable service. If you have a lot of disposable income, this is the place to take guests and give them the true "western" experience! The menu has rattlesnake, elk, buffalo and various other game options. If you can't afford the whole meal, you can have the experience and cut down on the bill by stopping in for drinks and an appetizer on the patio or perhaps dessert and coffee out by the fire!

10/26/2007

Fabulous Service and Food Choices

Consistent Service and Four Star Food Quality!

KellyW

10/25/2007

New comer to Denver Colorado

Food was a little pricey for food that wasn't all that good,long wait, and when you go out to eat, you like a little privacy, not an Indian flute player coming to your table trying to sell his CD's.

jackie4

10/25/2007

unique

here is where you can try many different game and it's good.

Cindy

10/25/2007

The perfect place for out of town guests

It's pricey, but we can't think of a better place to bring visitors for a true taste of historic Colorado. Great food and ambiance.

aardvark

10/15/2007

Fort Restaurants

Great setting! Outstanding service!