Bar Dough — Restaurant in Denver

Ate there today around 1 with my mom and we both ordered drinks. Considering that I turned 21 in October 2024, I would assume it is fine to drink, because I’m of legal drinking age. Due to the fact that I have a vertical driver’s license, I was denied service. I have never had this issue before and I have been a server for 3 years. I would only ever deny service if someone was overly intoxicated or underage, not due to the shape of their driver’s license. I order food, the pasta with pesto and I tell the server of my peanut allergy. I have had pesto a million times before, as pesto has pine nuts and those are different from peanuts. Unfortunately, whoever runs this place is not aware that pine nuts are different from peanuts, so I just want to let you know. Also, our server told us 15 minutes after we had ordered, and we had no time to order anything else and just left. Our server was very kind, I’m assuming he just found out I would be denied pesto. This review has nothing to do with him, he had other tables and was great. Go here if you want to be denied alcohol for the shape of your ID and if you want to be serviced by someone who doesn’t know pine nuts vs. peanuts (concerning since they...

Vibes are spot on, as are the drinks. In my one visit, many guests were happy with their meals. Service was positive albeit scarce - no issue, it’s an airport after all.

However: avoid the charcuterie - it’s like a Philly gas station cold cut sandwich without the bread. These were chunky 1/8” slabs of deli meat, not the translucent-thin delicacy I expected spending $55 on a drink, an app, and a water. Sliced turkey instead of cheese? I realize it’s a meat charcuterie, but really? The giardineria addition is a choice - fine, but imo anything solid (like an almond, or an olive) would be preferred over a pickled jalapeño condiment. If you’re going this far with the animal-style sammie-on-a-board concept, why not drizzle on some scratch-made ketchup and gourmet beer mustard too? Really though, please add cheese to this monstrous plate of meat dubbed a “charcuterie”.

The gluten free bread has a heavenly texture but little flavor (to be expected of GF bread, no fault of theirs), and honestly that flavorless flat bread was the best thing of the meal.

I will still probably return since literally everything else on the menu looks better...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bar Dough – Terminal C @ DIA: Where Breakfast Boards Before You Do 😎🍳✈️

Skipped the 45-minute line at the other spots like a pro and walked straight into Bar Dough like I owned the terminal. 💅 No wait. No stress. Just vibes.

Let’s talk food: 🥖 The French toast came out looking like it got a glow-up — fluffy, sweet, topped with caramelized apples and snowed in with powdered sugar ❄️🍏. That syrup? Dark, mysterious, and dangerously pourable.

🍳 Next up — the toast topped with poached eggs, pickled onions, and a jungle of arugula. A little crunchy, a little zippy, and just fancy enough to make me feel like I read the New Yorker on purpose.

🧀 The baked egg situation was like a frittata and a grilled cheese had a love child, then sent it off to culinary school. Came out hot and cheesy with a big ol’ pile of greens to make it “healthy.” 😂💚

Fast service. Chill vibes. Good food that didn’t taste like “airport food.” I’d 100% eat here again if I’m flying outta C-gate.

🚀 Great pre-flight fuel. Zero regrets. Bring a fork and your boarding...