Me and the boys stopped in for meatloaf Monday. Really great atmosphere. Our server was a beautiful…read morewoman named Annie. Very top shelf and professional. Made us feel welcomed. All in all a great experience!

Thunder mountain is pretty awesome, kinda scary, but awesome. This is a good ol' boy country bar,…read moreand don't think it's anything else, 'cus it ain't. It's located in the basement part of the building, so make sure to duck your head going down, due to the really low hanging ceilings. It really feels like your in a secret cowboy cave. The first time I went there you could hear a pin drop as my boyfriend and I hit the last stair. Everyone had turned around and proceeded to stare at us until we got to the bar and ordered a miller/coors light and asked about a certain bar tender that we know used to work there. All of their expressions seemed to relax as If we had uttered some kind of password. The rest of our daylight beer (granted it felt like night, being underground) was had without a hitch. I can imagine if you go at night you might seem less like an outsider, but during the day time hours, it's like a private club. The place itself gets 3 starts, not 4 due to the standoffish nature of the bartender. Next time I'm out on Hwy 50 cowboy shoping, I'll be back again.

Been here twice now. Great place. Good prices, friendly service. Pool tables & shuffle board. Will…read morebe back on my next trip visiting family in GJT.

I work at the Texan and have lived in a neighboring community my entire life. The Texan is the…read moreoldest and longest lasting bar in Rifle. At one time it had developed a reputation for fights and other nonsense. Today it is a very clean and comfortable place to be with many friendly regulars, and a great staff! Not trying to brag but I personally feel it is overall a great place to relax, play pool, shuffle board, fuseball and listen to pretty much any kind of music you want although many locals prefer country and southern rock, or old time rock and roll. To the modern screaming stuff and rap, however, all are welcome to a point. It is mostly an older crowd but we have great young people that frequent us as well. It is a place where rude and violent behavior are not tolerated. The bar tenders are friendly and capable. I hope to see many more people from all over the world visit us. You can have a drink and order food from any restaurant on third Street and have it delivered. Come visit us and see for yourself Leta Mcdaniel

I have mixed feelings about this place. My first visit was great and the 2nd (and last) wasn't. My…read morefriends and I were in town 2 weeks ago and were staying at the Hampton Inn. We all had been up since 3am, boarded a very early morning flight and then drove for 4 hours. We were all in desperate need of a drink, darts and a juke. Yelp pointed us to the Texan and off we went. Our first visit was on a Friday late afternoon and our bartender was Jill. She was super sweet and very attentive. We played some pool, cranked some Stones and had a few brews followed by some tequila shots. We stayed a few hours and all was good. Our second visit was on Sunday. Our intention was to do some shopping, but apparently the whole town is closed on Sunday. Me being from the big city wasn't aware of this! So instead of shopping, we hit the only place that was open - The Texan! It was around 2:30 or so and had an appt in neigboring Glenwood Springs so we couldn't stay too long. We started off with a few cold ones and some pool. We then decided a few shots couldn't hurt. I chose Crown, the bff chose tequila and the other bff had SoCo. We also decided Katy Perry wasn't our type of music and put $5 in the juke. On went Rush, Black Sabbath, Stones, Aerosmith, Danzig, Pantera, Slayer...you get my drift. Somewhere between Danzig and Rush some woman decided to put $10 in the juke, override my tunes and announce "Enough with the puppy killing music!!" WTF?! Do we look like satan worshippers?! What did she choose?? More Katy Perry, Pharrel and some other bubble gum music. This was obviously work by a local. We decided it was time for us to leave after that rude ass remark. We were dropping cash and were just starting to have a good time. I get it if not everyone likes our kind of music, but save the fucking remarks and don't be an asshole and override every single song. It's a bar for fucks sake. Star ratings: The bartenders were gems, it's clean and they have a good digital juke that had good 1cr songs and being open on a Sunday is a definite plus!

This was a good place to go! However,their lease was not renewed as of 12/31/23! They now are at…read morethe Rifle Golf Course and it is a fantastic place to go! Great food, bar and great view also the same crew that was at BM. Try it!. It's called the Rough.

Fantastic food! Beers on tap and a fun staff!read more

Nice bar, live dj, dance floor, tables (booth style), and an upstairs that was closed when we went…read more We ordered food online and picked it up next door. Staff was smiley and friendly, from the bouncer to the bartender.

Best cocktail bar in GJ! The Melrose is a special spot and the cocktail bar takes it over the top…read more The drinks are expertly curated by passionate bartenders with an extensive menu that is guaranteed to satisfy (and exceed) expectations. The ambiance is warm and trendy, with a bit of a Vanderbilt vibe. I was born and raised in GJ, but have lived in Southern California for almost 20 years - this place hits the nail on the head.