Golden Hour Bar — Restaurant in Colorado Springs

Let’s start with the online reservation process. Made the reservation online and showed up a few hours later. We walked in and the sign says Golden Hour is to the right. You’d think with a place that take reservations, there would be a hostess or hostess stand to direct you to the restaurant which is not distinguished from the coffee bar in the same setting.

The drinks, pretty good despite being on the pricey side.

The service, we didn’t know where the restaurant was and I’m pretty sure the 3 different servers we saw didn’t know where the restaurant or our table was either.

The food. Full stop. Terrible. Dill Fries with caviar and aioli. The fries were green from the dill and tasted like fish and ocean. The caviar, could barely taste the 10 pearls that were sitting on top of pure mayonnaise and dill aka aioli. For $49, you may as well took the family to Golden Corral.

Main Course - Chicken Sandwich, oh hey, you need more fries with that? It would have been nice if the menu or servers would have stated it comes with fries so we don’t end up with yet more fries. The chicken sandwich wasn’t bad if you weren’t gasping for breath in between bites of, gasp, more mayonnaise and what felt/tasted like all the salt in the Mediterranean Sea.

For the price of experience, the dining and service was abysmally lacking. The atmosphere is great, drinks good, just don’t come here to eat unless you’re seeking to burn dollar bills on mayonnaise,...

We made a reservation following and, upon showing up, we were directed to three different people to be checked in. And then we learned our reservation didn’t mean much as we were informed to “sit anywhere”. And I’ll add there are no traditional tables; couches, wing back chairs. Great vibe but not functional.

After waiting 30 minutes for a server, my spouse headed to the bar, only to meet a server who walked him back to where we were sitting to take our order. And then it took over 15 minutes to receive our beverages.

full discloser: this review was written before receiving any food.

update: the food WAS delicious so I gave...

The renovation of the Mining Exchange lobby into a new coffee area and cocktail bar is fantastic for locals and hotel guests alike! My past experience with the mining exchange's lobby was it used to be a bit stuffy, very dated (and not in the best way) and uninviting for locals who aren't staying at the hotel to hang out. They did a great job updating the interior layout, alleyway and look with new furniture and the cocktails at the Golden Hour bar are pretty decent. During the summer, they are also bringing in small live jazz groups on Thursday evenings as a great way to unwind. Go...