Motherloaded Tavern — Restaurant in Breckenridge

During a recent trip to Breck with some friends, we were looking for a spot that had 2 things: tv's to watch football and loaded tots. We received a recommendation to check this place out, which checked off both boxes. With a 45-60 minute wait for a table, I had high expectations that weren't quite met. Our group of 8 grown men managed to squeeze into a table meant for 7. In full disclosure, we were informed of the accommodations and had the option to wait for the next available table, but decided to go ahead with it anyways.

We started with a round of drinks and I went with the "Peach Pounder" for 2 reasons: (1) the name is funny and (2) it has Peach Pecan Pie Bourbon, which piqued my interest and turned out to be awesome. As for the food, there were some highs and some lows. So here's your ESPN Top-5 countdown starting at #5:

Spam Fries: We should have read the menu more carefully. It was literal strips of deep-fried spam (which sounds amazing or gross depending on who you are) served with Chick-fil-a style sauce. My friends and I were expecting some concoction of traditional fries with spam. Suffice it to say, we were a bit disappointed by the lackluster dish.

Not Your Mama's Meatloaf: A "family recipe" loaf and a side of mashed potatoes then garnished with fried onions and beef gravy. The loaf was dry and the fried onions tasted like they came from the can. In a hypothetical world where my mom had a family recipe loaf that I grew up eating, my response to this place is "do better". In short, it's certainly not your mama's meatloaf, nor your grandma's for that matter because family wouldn't let you eat that.

Disco Tots: One of the primary reasons we decided to come here, was a sloppy bowl of tots smothered in chili cheese sauce and beef gravy sprinkled with corn chips. This is the definition of 'ugly delicious' -- not the most attractive bowl of food, but was pretty satisfying.

Truck Stop Beef Chili: Colorado style with beef, beans, and "secrets" (according to the menu). Doesn't matter if it's Victoria's secrets or your neighbor's secrets, either way it was damn good.

NOT-chos: Piled high with house-made potato chips, cheese sauce, cheddar, bacon, tomato, green onions, and sour cream. A hefty portion that will require at least 4 people to take down. One word to describe this? Addictive.

Overall, the food was a roller coaster of emotions and the service was great. The menu is hit or miss depending on what you've got a hankering for. Despite our large group, the service was excellent and attentive (and probably one of the biggest redeeming qualities). If you're looking for a great place to watch some sports, this spot should definitely be considered. Otherwise, make sure you order the right food or you just might walk out feeling like you didn't score...

They don’t spilt checks for party’s over 5. “It’s nothing personal, it’s just our policy.”

It’s quite a disappointment to go into a restaurant where you are spending money, paying for them to be open, and they make it more annoying than it has to be. We were the only people there, literally the only table sitting in the restaurant and were told they wouldn’t split our bill due to their, “policy”. I understand if it was busy, but we were the only group there. I’m disappointed with the experience too, because it’s not like they made it difficult for themselves, they don’t even have menus, you have to look it up on your phone so there wasn’t anything to collect after orders were placed, plus every one of us at our table had to ask for a refill every time we ran out(did I mention we were the only table in the restaurant).

The food certainly wasn’t anything spectacular, and though these grievances could be seen as mere opinion, we are still paying customers. It’s dumb to set up shop in a literal vacation town where you know there will be large groups that want to split up their checks and make it your policy to not do such a simple task. The kicker was, our server offered to split it evenly 4 ways. How about y’all just split it the way that would make the people happy, the same people who might tip you more for taking good care of them.

If you are a couple looking for a nice place to eat, probably not a bad experience. But I assume most people reading these reviews are families/groups looking for a quick and easy bite to eat, so be warned, you’ll have to divvy out your own check. And if you’re like us and have a bunch of kids, then you know that’s just another inconvenience that you have to pay for anyways(cause gratuity is added...

Our second night in town and the “second birthday dinner”, later reluctantly ‘my choice’ for our dinner this night.

Very much a letdown, however we did get lucky and landed a large table around 5:30pm on this Saturday night, before Thanksgiving this year, to sit our large party of eight. Behind us, the place filled before we realized that every chair, with what appeared to a very local crowd with kids adults, elderly and us . . . vacationing tourists.

A neat place especially in the back bar area that seated only the 'most local' folks and some very unique decor and photos. Somewhat similar opportunities exist throughout ‘Breck’ as I have been learning.

Food was missing on all criteria. Weird textures and bland Denny’s-like flavors; and despite the appealing words and descriptions used on the menu, "there's nothing to see here". We were all very disappointed, but it was our dinner, so we did our best. The “nachos’ of house-made potato chips got only one bite from each of the eight at our table (see pic). “ —— Señor Ramon: There is no flavor. There are no spices. Where are the chips? — Nacho: Somebody stole them. — Señor Ramon: Did you not tell them that they were the Lord's chips? (Nacho Libre, 2006)

Of all of the various places here in Breck, this was the only letdown. See my other reviews. All of the other negative reviews here are probably reasonably...