This restaurant looks like a chichi Italian farmhouse, with dried flowers in brass urns, hand-painted porcelain, and straw baskets everywhere. The food isn't pretentious in the least, however. It's more like Santa Monica meets San Stefano—bold, yet classic, healthful, yet flavorful. Duckling stewed in red wine; fresh pastas, including spaghetti tossed with shrimp, octopus, and arugula; and gnocchi with ricotta, kalamata olives, and fresh basil, are all well made and fairly priced.
Reviewed by Lexma90 from Denver on 11/17/09
Barolo Grill's food is pretty close to what you can get in Italy, and our dinners at Barolo are always a wonderful experience all-round (service and ambiance are great too). The menu isn't specifically Piemontese and Tuscan, but that fact does not detract from the dishes and their creativity.
Very good wine list, as well.
Reviewed by uncledave8 from Denver on 7/14/08
I've never had a bad meal here. The food is consistently among the best in Denver and the atmosphere is lovely. All the "pretty people" from Cherry Creek standing and modeling can be a little intimidating and the staff unabashedly upsells the heck out of the already expensive wine list. For a special romantic occasion the deuce in front of the fireplace on a cold winter night delivers the goods.
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