The Brutal Poodle — Restaurant in Denver

We had to go to Denver for a few things and decided to try a place we've never been to before. We decided on The Brutal Poodle because, well the name is awesome so let's see if the food is. We have nothing but good things to say about the food here and atmosphere. The atmosphere appeared to be a mix of rock and roll, poodles and movie killers. It's a very fun atmosphere. The music playing this day was pretty hard and a little too loud to hold a conversation without raising our voices. Not a complaint, just for awareness. That said, the server was awesome, upbeat and friendly.

The Food: We went simple today. We got the Poodle Bites which I forgot to take a picture of, but they were absolutely delicious! They came with a sriracha maple syrup sauce and a mustard aioli that were both delicious. The smoked poodle err, sausage inside that really didn't need any sauce. They were absolutely delicious by themselves. The outer crust was perfectly crisp and the batter alone tasted great as well.

My wife got the Gwarled Cheese sandwich that she very much enjoyed. The only criticism she gave it is that she wish it had a little more tomato compote because she didn't even taste it. She got it with regular tater tots that were anything but regular. They were like seasoned crack! Absolutely tasty, I really wanted to know what they used to season them with. They were addictive!

I ended up getting the "Holla" Pena Lollipoppas and I just can't put words into how delicious those were as well! A stuffed bacon wrapped shrimp with a smokey flavor and crispiness that was flat out amazing.

If you don't mind a relatively loud hard rock background and just want good food, this is an excellent choice. Parking was a challenge for us on this day, but probably because we got there just before 1pm as an event they were having, was about to begin. We will return again for sure and at this time, we highly recommend this place for some delicious food and a fun and friendly atmosphere for lunch. We do not know what the night life is like there and probably never will since we don't live in Denver. I have recommended them to Guy Fieri for Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Hopefully, they get seen and put on...

The Brutle Poodle was a win as far as we are concerned. The theme is a bit...eclectic...and I can see some folks not choosing this venue because of it. They will be missing a real Denver food gem for sure. We found parking in the lot next door fairly easily and were seated immediately even though it was right around noon;however, the place filled up completely soon after, so if you're parked in the area for other activities I would just walk down. The outside of the restaurant is pretty unsuspecting and you would never guess the themed thrash/heavy metal dungeon going on inside. Pretty gnarly in our view. It's the type of place that can go either way even though it does get good reviews from visitors. Be forewarned, the background music here is heavy metal and thrash metal mostly. Not necessarily at an unbearable level as to make conversation (or digestion) impossible without a struggle but if you're sensitive to this type of music/noise I would bring earplugs. Our waiter was a friendly and very attentive gentleman with several face piercings along with a really good goth/hard look who kept our drinks full and entered our order quickly. We were very happy with his level of commitment to the genre and the overall service provided. I ordered the Gwarled Cheese and my wife had the Two Step: Chicken & Waffle. Both were absolutely delicious! The waffle has some jalapeno bits that were more flavor then heat and my grilled cheese was absolutely fabulous! I love when we go somewhere that could go either way, gastronomical disaster or raging success, and we ended up experiencing greatness. A win for our brazen choice! The Brutal Poodle provided us delicious food at a level that demands you come in and devour too! (of course they seem just as dedicated to their choice of musical culture as well) Even though the theme may seem strange or off putting to some, which was not the case for us, you'll be passing up some really good food if you don't stop in and try a bite. We will be back if in...

To first start this off; I should’ve known what kind of place this was once I seen a whole satanic symbol on tater tots but due to postpartum brain, I didn’t think too much into it and the review pictures made this place seem like a friendly atmosphere that was perfect for family including babies. I called for a party of 9 including 2 babies for my husbands birthday, the woman who answered the phone said they only had outside seating as all the inside seats were taken and that they could accommodate (she was very kind) so either outside or we had to wait longer for inside so we chose outside. We show up to be greeted by a bigger man who doesn’t deserve the gentle title with gauges, who automatically had an unwelcoming attitude, he shows us our table which is right at the very front, and we look at him and ask if there is outside seating as that’s what was told to us and we were given that option and chose that option just for him to give us the biggest attitude because ? We inconvenienced his so busy life? I literally don’t understand, so after that I apologized for said inconvenience due to his attitude and he just said “yeah”. We head outside to be sat next to the speakers with the most screaming emotional metal one could be greeted to and next to a table with chain smoking cigarettes when common sense if you see 2 month old babies.. WHY are you especially placing them next to a blasting speaker, a satanic menu, and miserable workers. Needless to say, We left before drinks could come out and This is not an establishment for family friendly unless you fit this category and I think it’s more ironic it’s right in front of a church. Do not come if you are not into...