Ruby's — Restaurant in Pueblo

We'd heard good things about this place and have wanted to come here for a while. We finally made it. A big advantage is their parking lot as Broadway can be hard to get parking on.

The outdoor seating is super chic and welcoming. There are picnic benches, tables, a nice little patio seating area with a single-seater swing and a fireplace. When you enter, you're met with color, decor and flowers (albeit artificial) which scream women-run and cozy. We sat inside because of the possibility of rain. The tables are fairly close to each other so once other parties were seated, it was definitely tight and of course, you could hear all conversations around you.

We got the Butter Beer, the Broadway Board and the Bruschetta (all 5). We were extremely disappointed to know that they did not diet soda. For someone with a medical condition that cannot have regular soda, to be told that there is NO option for diet is deeply disappointing.

Any way, the butter beer was not good. I've had Butter Beer at the Universal Harry Potter restaurants and it's butter-scotchy, smooth and very refreshing. This was just jarring. Lots of carbonation that just hits you straight. The alcohol was also really sharp and the butter scotch just didn't sit right. I had cried when I had the Universal Butter Beer because that is exactly what I thought it would. This one was nowhere close. I would stay away.

The food was a whole other story. Everything on that table was freaking delicious. The bruschetta was AMAZING. In order of most to least favorite - salami and pesto, hummus and cucumber, regular bruschetta, chili and cream cheese and then the bell peppers. That plate is pretty filling by itself. The balsamic they use is perfect. Definitely get all 5 but if not 5, get the 4 without the bell peppers.

The board was HUGE. It says that it is for 2-3 people. It's more like 4-5. Lots of cheese and meat options, olives, crackers, tex mex and grapes. Amongst the cheese, there was one which was really spicy. That was our favorite. Amongst the meats, we loved the one with peppers. The combo of the dip and jam was delicious too. It was too much to finish, obviously. We took things home.

For a wine bar, they have a decent choice of wines but nothing spectacular.

All in all, this is a chic restaurant that you would come to, to destress among cute things. We shall be back to try the...

Atmosphere: 5/5 Really “instagram-worthy” place. The decor and aesthetic was such a vibe and was excited to see a place like this in Pueblo.

Staff: 4/5 Staff was super kind and friendly but lacked wine/beer knowledge. Our waitress couldn’t pronounce the word “Bordeaux” and when the IPA on draft my husband ordered was out of stock, she offered him a sample of a different draft beer that was no where an IPA profile.

Drinks: 1/5 We saw reviews about people mentioning some wine and beer menu items being out of stock and boy were they right. Almost half of their selection was out of stock which was odd considering this is a wine bar. When I did finally find a wine that was in stock, it was $9.5 for a 5oz pour from a $12 twist cap bottle. A bit disappointing.

Food: 2/5 We ordered the pepperoni flatbread which was just okay. However the traditional bruschetta was delicious and the best part...

Stopped in for some small plates and beverages with some friends. The setting and ambiance was 5/5 — great place to hang!

Listed per google as a wine bar, we were a bit disappointed in the wine/beer offerings. It is seemed a short list, and they were out of one of the draft beers. I’d rate the wine/beer selection 4/5.

The staff was very friendly and helpful in terms of hosting us. However our server was not knowledgeable about the wines or beers. We felt a bit like we could have used more help especially selecting a beer congruent with the flavor/style we were searching for. 4/5 on this.

We got to snack trays. They were good! Not high brow charcuterie boards, but plentiful and fun. 4.5/5 on this.

Overall a good place to hang and relax, would have liked more selection on the wines/beers, but...