Degree Brewpub — Restaurant in Denver

This restaurant is loosely affiliated with the SpringHill Suites but is across the courtyard from the hotel in the Metropolitan State University of Denver building. The school provides beer from its Brewing School to the restaurant.

It is open M-F but closed on the weekends.

The food is good, but the selection is limited to burgers and salads and a few appetizers. It's good, but not great, and part of the issue is the real lack of presentation and finish. We had the Mahalo salad with salmon; it would have been great, but the salmon was dry and overcooked and served skin side up on the salad. Just no reason to serve an overcooked piece of salmon. It actually looked as if it was pre-cooked and sat around waiting for the order.

Had the Backroad Burger on one night. Was tasty, but again, seemed thrown together and was unbelievably messy to eat. The tater tots on the side were just tater tots served with a just-so-so dipping sauce.

One of the two nights we ate there was just an average slow night; it was snowing and the walk across the courtyard a chilly one. The place seemed to have adequate staff, but they didn't seem all that excited about serving anyone. No one really checked back to see if we needed a second drink or if things were okay; getting a check took extra effort, and when we got it, there was an error that took a team conversation to resolve.

The second night was just before a game at the very nearby Ball Arena, and the place was packed. Staff was more available, but frankly not that much more interested in the guests. All in all, I'll say it again: the food was good, not outstanding, and the issue is more the small things and the service that hold it back.

As a footnote, the actual menu when we were there is less broad than the one-line menu suggests.

There is no free parking there, and the valet is $25. Not surprising given the proximity to a major...

Checked in at Springhill Suites after a day of traveling. We are a family of 5. We were sooooo hungry! They recommended this restaurant and it was very convenient. We were in a bit of a time crunch because we what’s tickets to the Nuggets game that evening. We walked in and were studied about seating since it is a small place. There were two parties ahead of us that were being seated but we got lucky seats freed up at the counter. Natalia was our server and she was very kind and attentive. We ordered 3 burgers, a chicken sandwich and Mac & Cheese. It was a busy night because it was a game night and clearly locals go there to get a bite or a drink pregames. They hustled! Everyone in the kitchen and the servers were all working nonstop. Our food was great! Everyone ate all of their food. (Kids are 13,12,8). I had the GM burger and so did my son (12) and we definitely recommend it. The crispy jalapeños and sauce made this burger great! My daughter (13) had the grilled chicken sandwich and it was gone before I could even ask her if she liked it LOL. I can’t remember the burger my husband got, but he left his plate CLEAN. The little one (8) had Mac & Cheese and ate it all (but you really can’t go...

I ordered the pablano soup. I expected hot but also flavor. It was terrible. My server then suggested I try the tomato/basil. It was thick like tomato paste (and tasted like a can of tomato paste with sprinkled basil) and terrible. I had also ordered steak and frittes as a to go order. I told my server I was rooting for the to go order to be good. I thought surely a steak/fries can't be terrible. I was wrong.The steak was nothing but gristle and fat. I think there were 2 bites of actual steak. I was too tired from my travel day to walk it back over and really didn't think it would do any good. I was done trying to give this place a chance. If I could give zero stars for the food quality I would. My server was awesome. I think her...