Stopped in at El Rancho for breakfast. They have an interesting set up. The food comes over from…read morethe Durango Diner, but you're required to also have an alcoholic beverage, which you have to order from the bar. Anyway, the staff is super friendly and the bartender was totally cool pouring me a snit (side car of light beer) to go with my bloody. It came to just $9 which seemed like a good deal. The food from the Durango Diner is always solid diner fare.

The bartender said "this is not a family friendly place and your kids are not welcome". I'm not…read moreexpecting every facility to be family friendly, but to be so forthcoming outright against children is not cool. I think this is discrimination? Honestly I think there should be a sign that says no kids allowed. I'm not a fan and I wouldn't recommend coming if you have kids.

Wildhorse Saloon in Durango is one of the best bars I've ever worked at in many years that I have…read moredone disc jockey. the owners are awesome the bartenders are well trained live music every weekend. Wanna have a buckin' good time Wildhorse is the place to go with the largest dance floor in Durango.Ask for DJ Crazy Charlie for request songs I am proud to play for you whether its country rock and roll hip hop Spanish Blues. you got a song I'll play it for sure. All did I mention we do all style karaoke as well . "Get your song on"™ DJ CC

I've been going to wild horse for years and it has absolutely gone down hill. We went for a…read moreconcert, the artist was incredible, however the bartenders were horrendous. Rude, 100% under pouring drinks, and just seemed to hate their life and their jobs. I was a bartender for many years and even watching them pour the drinks you could visually see yourself getting screwed on liquor. Over priced and under poured. The cherry on top was the amount of kids in the bathroom talking about how their fake IDs passed.

I love this place. In a town loaded with fancy pants crap for tourists and all kinds of outside…read moremoney, Orio's Roadhouse is an oasis of regular, local fun. With 3 pool tables, a tornado foosball table, good local beers on tap and a juke box loaded with good music, this is a great place to find a nice collection of locals, students and bikers out having a drink on pretty much any night of the week in the summer. Bonus points for the owners fighting the good fight for smokers rights! I don't smoke, but think bar owners should have the right to decide whether to allow smoking or not. The owners, Heidi and Rob Orio, went to Denver and fought to get the smoking ban exemption afforded to "cigar bars" and won ( http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_031072430.html ). A lot of politicians were upset that their "cigar bar" expemption could be used by places other than the big money casinos they intended to protect with the expemption. Good for the Orios, and good for Durango!

ZERO stars is more like it.. The Yeti, bartender (as stated on our credit card receipt) SUPER…read moreRUDE.. We were overcharged for our drinks.. Then 2 of us incurred an additional charges on our credit card for $25 each. Called Orio's and they said they will do nothing about it.. FRAUD!! On our way out, I told the bouncer we were leaving because the bartender was super rude.. The bouncer yelled out "Have the day you deserve".. HORRIBLE!!!! This place doesn't deserve to be in business. Hence why there were 6 people in there on a Saturday night.. I will never step foot back in this establishment!! Def don't use credit card.. They will steal from you.

Very cool bar - and yea, it's popular with college kids. Friends and I would come here after our…read morestudying was done (psh, yea... most nights). The pool tables aren't usually backed up, the drinks are always cold, the "Purple Fucker" is really good, and the staff is cool. The music is loud, the bar is kinda smokey, and it just *feels* like a fun place to hang out. Pretty inexpensive to run a tab here.

Talk around town and Known as the Worst bar in Durango by the locals. They are completely detached…read morefrom reality in that place. Bunch of weirdos working there and fake tough guys. They are notorious for over serving customers, being nasty and rude, the bathrooms look like something you'd expect to see in jail. There's a big ol boy in there named yeti that thinks he's a B.A.M.F., but he ain't all that. He's quick to accuse you of being over served and throw you out. He will scream in your face without any warning "GET THE $&@& OUT NOW" and then act like the fake tough guy he is because he's also quick to get in your face to calling the police. He needs to let the bouncers do their job and do a better job himself as the bartender he was hired to be. Anyone can pour drinks. You ain't special yeti. : To the owner- I don't care what relationship you have with your bartenders. They are robbing you blind. Pouring their own drinks throughout the night, getting trashed and barely serving people. then accusing them to be as drunk as the bartender is, then kicking them out is bad business. Yeti makes a damn fool of himself of a daily if not hourly basis, he's full of himself and believes he is something he ain't. His pour is inconsistent, his attitude is less than pleasant. His logic is all warped. Probably because he's always drunk. That also contributes to his nasty attitude and behavior. Cussing out every other person, being hostile, basking in his own arrogance is completely unacceptable behavior. He is turning away new customers by the minute. Kicking out customers that tipped him 10$ a drink on every drink. He made staggering profits from nice people then turned around and threw them out because he made the assumption he served them too much and decided to take matters in his own hands with no reasoning behind it. Moral of the story yeti is a joke of a human. Person. And a clown of a bartender. We locals only can hope roadhouse can shut down in the near future. Our community needs to realize they shouldn't give money to people that don't care about the community or the locals here. You don't care about the safety of your customers. You don't care about good business. You don't care that every returning customer potentially you could have had, is now telling their friends to go to any other of the many better bars on the strip. Not to pay into the pockets of employees and owners that do not care at all. You probably will back up yeti and let him and others tear your dreams apart. He's already living him dreams of being a half wit brash short tempered fool that only knows how to burn bridges and make a bad name for himself and the jobs he works at. These employees and turning, returning customers out of your door everyday to never come back. Talk around town is this is the worst bar. No one likes to go into it. It's filthy with filthy nasty bartenders with bad attitudes. But yeti is a real issue and needs to find a new job to destroy. He is a sorry , pathetic and bitter person. Everyone doesn't like him and feels sorry for him. Most people are just scared of him but that tall big dumb ugly MF don't scare anyone round these parts. Just no one is gonna return to your bar when yeti has a little baby temper tantrum like the punk he is. Get rid of your problems before they cost you that bar. He's gonna hurt someone with that nasty temper. He's gonna get your bar sued. Hes gonna scare off all your money and profits out the door. Until then we locals are gonna be a decreasing part of your past. We have had enough with this treatment and we will not stand for it anymore. You will not have our business for long. You're gonna close them doors soon. Thank yeti for that.

Excellent food, old fashioned bar, great service and a wonderful piano player. I had chicken pot…read morepie and my husband had a vegetarian dish, we both really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and period dress

Chris absolutely made our experience! He went above and beyond in SO many ways and made our stay at…read morethe Strater even better! Incredible customer service, extremely personable, and just a fun loving person to be around. Drinks were great, energy was great, Chris was GREAT. He absolutely deserves some recognition and a dang raise!

Awesome spot! We spotted this place on our walk on Main St and and it was very popular! We sat…read moreourselves easily and were greeted by our waiter who was super nice and energetic. Food was well priced and we ordered the House with pulled pork and Tejas tacos which were delicious! We also got the balcony burger as well. There was a bit of a wait for our food to come out but we enjoyed the view and the environment and their cider on tap was good--on the sweeter side as well.

Great place to hang out. We came here multiple nights. They had different bands playing. Several…read morefamilies were there enjoying the patio. Food was ok. The beer made it better :) cool place to hang out.

Cam up from Parker for a vacation and found this spot while exploring the town. Highly impressed…read morewith the atmosphere and food trucks, plus the drink selection is great!

Must go when you are in Durango…read more The vibe is just great - full of fun, lively friendly atmosphere, live music and plenty of outdoor seating. Lots of food-truck style food choices: from pizza to sandwiches to Mexican to more. Prices are not inexpensive though, especially for self-service Great for after-meal walk thru the downtown. For those that are insta-crazy or selfie afficionados, lots of colorful props to create memories.

We were craving mozzarella sticks and having a hard time finding a place open in mid-April in…read moredowntown Durango that offered them. Finding Cuckoo's Kitchen was a lifesaver. We also got to meet "The Dude"--a Big Lebowski reference that made our visit even more enjoyable. One thing we really liked was the variety. We ordered mozzarella sticks, a chicken breast, and mashed potatoes, and appreciated that they offer many items individually rather than only as full entrées. The food was good, the portions were generous, and the service was friendly. It's also within easy walking distance of downtown Durango and many of the nearby hotels. A great casual spot if you're looking for comfort food and plenty of options.

Picked up a to-go order late on a Friday afternoon. I should've given them a time as it was ready…read morelickety-split after I placed it, but everything was still delicious when I got it home an hour later. The chicken tenders were excellent, and so were the fries once refreshed in the toaster oven.

I've eaten at the Durango Diner since my college days, forty years ago. Being in the area I was…read morebeyond happy to see it was still open so our final breakfast for this brief trip had to be here. The restaurant is tiny, a narrow shotgun type unit in a building along main street. We managed to get one of their five tables and were promptly served drinks and time to look over the menu before ordering the Country Benedict. My coffee was kept filled as we waited for our order. As soon as the plate hit the table, I knew that even though the owner had changed, the spirit of the place remained. The plate of food was massive; more than the two of us could eat. The plate included two halves of an excellent biscuit, half of a large sausage patty on each, an over easy egg; all smothered in country sausage gravy. The other half of the plate had a mound of beautiful browned hash browns. Enough for four people or at least two very hungry people. It was glorious and nostalgic. The flavor was everything I wanted it to be. If you are in or near Durango, please consider giving this true old diner a try. Thanks to Greg, the new owner, for continuing Gary's recipes and hospitality.

This is such a tiny restaurant, but super friendly and helpful folks running this place.... And…read morethey all seemed to work together and provided a really fun and welcoming environment! We stopped in for breakfast when we didn't realize there was an art festival going on in the city of Durango, so we expected it to feel crowded, busy and rushed. They found a table for us right away (part of that was lucky timing on our part), but provided great service.... Answering all of our questions and asking where we are from and overall friendly service. We all ordered the breakfast burritos and it was better than what we expected. I highly recommend the green chili sauce they smother the burrito in.... It's super tasty! And in the end, the price was lower than we expected.... So, great environment, great food. 5 stars! I would be happy to come back to this one!

Eva did such a great job cutting my husband's hair! We felt very welcome and comfortable and…read moreespecially appreciated how she asked questions and figured out what we were looking for. She brought our ideas to life and also kindly gave us styling tips and product recommendations. His haircut and shave turned out awesome, and we would definitely return! Thanks again Eva!

Fantastic speakeasy find in dwntwn Durango!…read more A pw is required, but it's on their Insta. It's a functioning barber shop by day and awesome prohibition-era speakeasy by night. I was sat in the back room cuz the front bar was full. It was nice and quiet & there was an additional bar in the back. Great curated "author & bibliophile" themed libation menu. I had the St Vincent Millay (their version of a between the sheets) and it was made to classic perfection! They also have an extensive spirits menu; I always like to try local so I had a shot of 1874 San Luis Valley American Whiskey (a 3-Grain Whiskey using local rye, barley, and wheat, highlighting regional sourcing). Price-point is in line w/current mixologist cocktail costs. Definitely worth checking out!