Eleven22 — Restaurant in Golden

The food was ok. There was nothing special about it and the predominant flavor of the main was salt and dessert was sugar. We started with the Stilton fondue which was delicious and enjoyed a bottle of wine, a Canadian Cassini Bordeaux blend. Both the starter and wine were the only redeeming part of the meal.

For our mains we had a NY strip and the house Cannelloni. The Cannelloni was dry and the sauce was under-seasoned. The steak had an overarching salt flavor and the vegetables were undercooked, almost raw. The shining star of the steak dish was the chimichurri, which they almost perfected but needed garlic and the addition of red chili.

We ended with dessert to-go with the berry cheesecake and chocolate truffle. The cheesecake literally tasted like raw cream cheese with sugar sauce with sparse berry bites. The truffle was gross, the forward flavor was sugar with an extremely faint cocoa flavor.

The food lacked complexity of flavor and was similar to airline food or something you would be served at a professional conference.

We booked our reservation several weeks prior to our trip into Golden to celebrate a special occasion. When we booked by phone we included our dogs on the reservation. On the day of our meal we noted that there was another table with a dog right next to them on the grass but we were told we had to tie our dogs approx 20-25 meters away in direct sun. When we asked about our dogs staying next to our table on the grass we were told, no. We pressed and asked what was different about our dogs and were told “it’s dog central today”. We then bore witness to several staff members complaining amongst themselves, in front of guest tables, how busy it was and how “this is too much today”.

Our server, although amicable, asked us for our order, but greeted a local and her guests (it was obvious they knew each other) with talking them through specials and recommendations. Being from a tourist town, we know your locals carry you through shoulder season but don’t make it so obvious you must endure tourists and have double standards.

Addition below to address the restaurant response-

We certainly did note our two dogs on the reservation when we called weeks prior because we knew they would be with us and this was an important meal of celebration. Our initial question on the phone call was asking if dogs were allowed. We were told they would be right off the table on an adjoining grass area. Your staff then asked if we wanted a reservation as evenings could be busy and we made one at that time. If staff failed to write it down in the book that is not our fault, perhaps the restaurant was overwhelmed that night as well.

There was no offer to move us tables part-way through our meal. As for our dogs being in the shade, there was an approx 2 foot area near the tree that they could not both initially fit in. As the night progressed, the shade area did increase. Yes, water was offered, thank you……Bottom line, the restaurant adhered to a double standard.

Again, the food was ok. Just because there have not been complaints before does not mean on a busy night your standard was not upheld. We felt like your restaurant wanted us gone from the start, so instead of complaining we ate, paid, (tipped) left and wrote a review. The whole meal felt like we were being rushed and it was very...

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