Shanahan's Steakhouse — Restaurant in Denver

After a rocky start, this place turned out to be as terrific as everyone says. Little did we know that Shanahans is derived from Mike Shanahan, the beloved coach of the SF 49ers and of course the Denver Broncos. Unfortunately, our experience started with us waiting 20 minutes after our reservation time. This shouldnt happen in such a restaurant. After being seated, we noticed our bread plate was dirty. This was a shock that an establishment such as this could let that happen. We were not impressed at all by our decision to come here. The lighting is so low, we needed our flashlights from our phones to read the menu. We were brought a new bread plate and bread and butter, which were delicious, but there was a fly continually flying around us and landing on our food. Again, our patience was running thin, and we questioned whether we should stay. After a while, the waiter came and apologized for his delay, which was nice. We ordered and I will say that this was by far the most expensive meal I've ever had, but it was hands down one of the best meals. The food is exceptional, just like most people have been raving about. We started with the compari tomato burrata salad and it was delicious. We both ordered the Delmonico Ribeye medium rare and it was the best I've ever had. The flavor was great and cooked to perfection. The issue was that the plate is SO hot (the expeditor warned me not to touch it), but the steak was still spitting out from sizzling and burned my arm.once I could sort of eat some, it melted in my mouth. We ordered the wild mushrooms and Creamed spinach and both were generous portions to share with leftovers and very tasty. I took pics of everything, but because it was so dark in there, they came out dark as well. I was stuffed after eating only half of my steak, but I was already looking forward to my leftovers. When the waiter came to box my food, my plate was still so hot, he needed a towel to pick it up. To me, this seemed a little too much. The bill for the two of us with one glass of wine, (which my BF said was the perfect pairing for the food), and no dessert was $400 with tax and tip. Was it worth it? Absolutely. A once in a lifetime experience I hope to get to do again. I took pics of the Lombardi trophies and rings through the case, (sorry, the quality isnt good) but you can actually ask to hold them and take pics as well. I'm very glad we dismissed our disappointment at the beginning and had a wonderful evening. For a very special evening, I would highly recommend...

Shanahan's is one of my favorite restaurants in Denver. If you want a good meal and good service at that higher end of quality you should definitely go here. I've been there multiple times and at that price point that's really saying a lot because I love trying new things. I've probably been to thousands of restaurants in my lifetime. So if I'm revisiting even once that's quite the testament to the level of quality. One thing I love about Shanahan's is you are going to receive that high level of care and quality regardless of who you are. Sometimes I feel like I need to tell people that I'm going to review my experience to receive the quality of care and service that I deserve. That we all deserve. But you don't need to toot your own horn when you go into Shanahan's. They treat everyone exactly the same which is wonderfully. I think sometimes because I'm a little younger people assume I might not have the money for the bill or the tip which is hilarious. And by the way I usually tip 30% to 40%. So not only do I have the money for the bill but I'm ready for a large tip as well. But I don't always get that quality of service. I love Shanahan's because of how they treat me but also because of the food. I've never had a morsel of food that wasn't delectable from them. And they go above and beyond with crumb wiping and table service. I almost feel bad because it's like unnecessary haha. But it's also fun to feel a little spoiled from time to time. And I love the food so much my only regret is that sometimes I can't eat it all and my dog is really spoiled to get those leftovers. I guess the only tiny complaint I have ever had is that the booths are a little tall. But they have tables that are shorter. It's so funny I even had a dream that I complained about the table height and they were like oh we can adjust it and they lowered the table. But that was just a dream and they can't do that. The booths are probably great for the big and tall athlete types since this is a restaurant made by a sports guy, so maybe he had those bigger guys in mind when he designed these tables. Or whoever did haha. But if that is my only complaint then do I have anything to complain about? No haha. I will definitely be back and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of fine dining or high quality steakhouses or looking for a nice restaurant...

Incredible dining experience! We came here with my parents and our entire evening was phenomenal. They offer complimentary valet or if you’d rather self-park, there is a parking garage directly next door. We were a little early for our reservations but luckily our table was ready. The restaurant was super busy, the bar was buzzing and there weren’t many open tables…always a good sign that dinner was going to be enjoyable. You walk past display cases of Shanahan’s achievements from coaching the Broncos and next to that was a gigantic wine cellar. Their selection of wines was extremely impressive! The service throughout the night was spectacular. Our server was very attentive and the rest of the staff helping out was respectful and really on top of it all night! Aside from a great wine list they also had really creative cocktails. The blackberry smash mocktail was also particularly tasty! Their food menu had a wonderful selection of beef and seafood options. We all started with the tomato and burrata salads and for the main course, three of us went with the filet and one of us ordered the halibut. The sides were big enough for 2-4 people to share and we ordered the black truffle Mac and cheese along with the Brussels sprouts. Everything was absolutely delicious! The salads were incredible, the steaks were prepared perfectly and melted in your mouth, and the sides were bursting with flavor. Their desert menu featured too many great options so we had to try something. We all ended up splitting the Warm S’more Brownie. It was seriously one of the best deserts I’ve ever had…house made marshmallow, graham cracker, marshmallow ice cream, and caramel! And there was plenty for all four of us to have multiple bites, just insanely tasty! The entire dinner was amazing! We’re already talking about our next visit. Can’t wait...