Moose's — Restaurant in Trinidad

Dropping this review to a one simply because of the owners' response to my first post, very rude. As a business owner I think you should be able to take constructive criticism. My friends and I actually had a decent time here, the food was just not great. However, as someone who loves exploring new places and towns, i would not come to this establishment simply based on how the business owner speaks to those who may not have liked their food. To clarify: The owner herself said "I like to set expectations from the beginning, our pizzas take 25 minutes would you like a snack while you wait?" Had we already ordered a beer? Yes. Had we already ordered our food? Yes. Did I mind paying for $2 chips and salsa, absolutely not. If you're in town, seek another establishment, I've never seen someone speak to others in the comments the way this owner does, it's incredibly rude and unprofessional. Original: Let me start by saying the staff at this restaurant were very welcoming and conversational. The prices are fair, not too high. A local recommended this place while I was visiting. However, their food is not as great as I was hoping. From some of the pictures, the pizzas appear to be woodfired, but let me clear that up now, they're not. Nothing wrong with an oven baked pizza, but the flavors at this restaurant are something you could make at home. Honestly, you'd get better pizza at Dominos. The pizzas were topped with sliced mozzarella it appeared and were very lack luster. We were offered and charged for chips and salsa because the pizzas take 25minutes. This all being said, they do allow for you to choose any amount of toppings you'd like with no additional charge. But, at $17 for a 12in and $10 for a 7in I expected way higher quality. Beer was around $5. Chips and salsa $2, from a jar. Overall, I might come back here for the conversation and drinks, but wouldn't...

While in Trinity Colorado we stopped by here for a bite to eat. I have to say the food is really good. The meat is very moist and flavorful. They do not have French fries however, they do serve their plates w/ plain Lay's potato chips and it does compliment the food. Plus it's less grease! 😁 The pickles they serve are kosher and normally I prefer dill but these pickles are really good, they are sweet and spicy which also compliments the meat. I did not care for the green chile that came with the plate as it was not hot and seemed to have been pickled. The atmosphere is chill the are also a bar so they have a big screen tv they play the games on so you can watch as you eat. The decor has a real cabin feel, the real eye catcher is a mounted mouse head they have up on their wall..it is absolutely beautiful. They also have mounted elk skulls throughout the restaurant. Another thing that really caught my eye was the embossed copper ceiling tiles, those were beautiful as well. The restaurant isn't very big maybe about 10-15 tables but we did receive great service, everyone was very nice and welcoming and cost was not bad. I would have given this restaurant 5 stars however, it was very cold inside as they leave the door chained open. People that are not used to the Colorado weather may not eat comfortably due to the temperature. We had to keep our jackets on the whole time. I think they need to consider not everyone likes this and allow the door to be shut. They do also have tables outside which in the summer would be wonderful to eat out on. I will say I would return because the food and service is very good and I would recommend you try if you have not. Take your jackets if you visit in the winter! 😁 If you've read my review please hit the like...

This is much more a neighborhood bar that happens to serve some food than a place you'd go to get a meal. 5 for the atmosphere -- it's got that old west feel. Lots of regulars hanging at the bar. Friendly greetings from the staff and owner as we arrived. Definitely leaning heavy on the vibes.

But ... it's a 1 for the food. Especially if you're trying to eat vegetarian: all of the salads have meat on them. The only option is really pizza. And we'll get to the pizza in a second.

But, first, why not wait a half hour after ordering to get your wedge salad? How hard is it to cut a head of iceberg lettuce into quarters and put it on a plate?

So, now that we've waited, the pizza arrives. And it's just fine. I mean totally fine -- not like we wanted to leave and go somewhere else. But it wasn't really pizza -- it's those prebaked "pizza crusts" you buy at the grocery store, with some toppings, that was thrown in an oven for a few minutes.

And protip to the owner: it's nice to stop and ask people where they're from. But, when they tell you, don't insult their hometowns. Assuming of course, that you want those people to come back ...

So, if you're a local and want to hang out at the bar, come on down! If you're traveling and want some dinner, try somewhere else....

Edit to add: owner's reply pretty much says it all. Hopefully this interaction is useful to some...