Rioja - Denver

Dined at the Rioja bar for dinner a couple of weeks ago while visiting Denver. I do not usually write reviews, but felt the need to due to the exceptional food, drinks, atmosphere and service. Also, wanted to give a huge thank you to John for taking care of us while we were there. Thanks for all the recommendations for the rest of our trip!!

This was one of the most stunningly good meals of my life. The burrata ships from Italy. The staff are amazingly friendly and easy going. Exemplary locally owned place.

Drinks were great. The service was great as well. We got a goat cheese tart that was pretty good, and for entrees got the lamb which was also good. I got the duck entree and for 41$ it was such a small portion. It was lacking flavor and pretty chewy. I don't have a problem with small entrees or high prices but It just wasn't good and I'm a duck fan. The food was a let down.

They’re happy hours misleading and they charged us full price for a house wine. The bread was great. My rare steak came out medium instead of rare I asked for. Super disappointed. We spent $400 and I left feeling bad about it. Come here if you have extra money you don’t care about.

One of the only places downtown with a kitchen that is open late! We were able to eat around 10 pm after a show. The staff were wonderful, and the food was incredible. Highly recommend the octopus.