The pizza here is really good. I've been in on aMonday evening, a couple of times during their happy hour, and I've heard great things about their Brussel sprouts but unfortunately, both times I was and they were not available because they were out. The pizza I had with veggies was top-notch, though. Surprisingly, during their happy hour on Monday it was quite empty and the restaurant was understaffed. So wait time was a little long. I was here with a large group so I didn't mind chatting while we waited. I've also had a couple of IPAs here and was pleased with the selection. The next time I come in, I really hope they are not out of brussels sprouts read more

Unfortunately, the service at Black Bird Public House was abysmal. Before ordering, I asked two different people, twice, what the dip of the day was, only to finally be told after asking again they no longer have this as a menu option (they said they're re-doing their full menu soon.) It took about 45 minutes just to get our order taken, even though the restaurant nor bar were busy. Our orders were read back to us and corrected at the time, yet issues still followed. I said no pickles multiple times, it was acknowledged and confirmed, and my food still came out with pickles. I also ordered parmesan fries and received regular fries. Instead of bringing out some parmesan fries I was offered to use the parmesan powder on the table you shake on pizza or they could bring out a side of parmesan. Another person in our group ordered a side Brussels sprouts with their food, which was a stated option from the server, and received fries instead. After ordering, no one checked on us at all. We were a party of 4, and one person's pizza came out first, and we were told our food would be up shortly, which turned into another 30+ minutes. In total, it took 50 minutes to get food for the remaining 3 (all ordered simple sandwiches/wraps)- I eventually had to walk up to the bar myself to follow up. They offered shots to our table even though it was very clear our group wasn't drinking. They eventually gave us 25% off, which was appreciated, but it didn't really make up for the experience. The frustrating part is that the food itself wasn't bad, but the service completely overshadowed it. Disorganized, inattentive, and disappointing overall. The tables nearby had delays in their service, and incorrect order items as well, so we know this wasn't a unique experience to our party. I would recommend their team work with a great manager to streamline the service and communicate with their team and patrons more effectively. read more

I first ate here about 4 years ago and I remember it was good. I recently returned and my experience with the food was not the same. The service was great, but the quality of the food was cafeteria level at best. My $22 salad had semi-brown wilted lettuce and low quality ingredients. Our appetizer was just mediocre as well. It was disappointing and I'm not sure I'll be back. read more

Ordered fish and chips and took over an hour to get my food. We literally had to walk up to the bar to ask where the food was and I'm pretty sure they just forgot our order. Also went on a run club night and the organizers were not very pleasant to interact with. read more

Wow. First time. Fab food (chicken parm) and Jody (bartender) was so welcoming. Coming back for the pizza. Great independent eatery. read more

Blackbird Public House - First timers - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Blackbird has gone through many evolutions over the last year. When I started coming for a monthly meeting it was a really good experience. We were always in the private room and we had the same server monthly. They took really great care of us. Things started changing once the restaurant hired a new chef. The menu kept getting smaller and smaller with many of our group's favorites being cut from the menu including the steak salad and steak frites. There are some really good things on the existing menu, but I always feel like I'm longing for some of the previous items. Another recurrent issue has been the restaurant being out of items despite knowing they're going to have larger parties that fairly consistently order the same things every month. For example, last month when our group met, the restaurant was out of ketchup, brussels sprouts, and soup. It also was not realized until after many of us had already placed orders, so we had to have the server come back around and revise our orders. Another example of troubling service was back in October when I waited over an hour for a pizza when the rest of our table had already gotten food. We also never got a part of our order which apparently the server never entered, so at least we were not charged for it, but we waited for so long wondering when it was coming. It's so hard to write such a critical review because I absolutely love some of the food items at Blackbird, but it's a lot of the other aspects of the dining experience that make the experience so frustrating. If you find yourself at Blackbird, I recommend ordering the BBJ burger with brussels sprouts. I also think the pizza crust is so delicious. The fig and pig pizza is by far one of my favorite pizzas. Unfortunately, I don't think I will find myself dining her as frequently though. read more

Meh food and really terrible service. Each time I've been I feel like the servers are almost annoyed to have customers. And there's never anyone else in there - it will be just me and my family and it's so hard to get a server to come to our table. I live down the street and avoid this place because the service is the worse I've had in Denver. read more

Terrible service, disgusting over priced food and drink, and truly horrific owners. Wouldn't consider this a good time or safe space, not worth checking out read more

Jody makes a killer spicy margarita! She's friendly and knows her stuff. Highly recommend Jody's spicy margarita! read more

Blackbird Public House - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

This place has been such an unfortunate Covid casualty. The menu has shrunk, the food went from being amazing to now awful, the service is under staffed and inattentive, and the parking lot is still atrocious. Used to love this place but unfortunately think it's way past its prime. read more

First time patron. As a gluten free eater it's hard to find a pizza with a crust that isn't a cracker and Blackbird delivers! Chewy and crispy. Will be back again. Menu is super interesting. Nice people. Jody and Caroline are fab. read more

Blackbird Public House - Gluten free pizza - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Sigh, I wish I could rate this neighborhood spot better because it is such a great location and the food is decent. However, I have been here two times for brunch (once in 2022 and just this month) and both experiences were very disappointing from start to finish. In this most recent experience, we were a group of about six and it was 15 minutes before we were seated, another 15 before drink and food orders were taken, and then we waited. And waited. We were offered mimosas and shots while we waited, but honestly, we were just hungry and wanted food. Maybe some bread or something while we waited? We finally received our food almost 2 hours after we arrived. Some orders were incorrect and much of the food was cold. For the food that was warm, it was actually quite good (one additional star for the food!). The owners apologized several times and said it was never like that, but my previous visit two ears prior was almost identical. Also didn't love being called "kids" as a group of women. So, not sure what is going on staffing wise, but clearly something needs to be resolved front of house because brunch should not last three hours (unless you want it to!). read more

Blackbird Public House - Dirty menu - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Fantastic salmon benedict along with wonderfully seasoned potatoes adorned my side of the table last Saturday as the snow was coming down. While it was cold and snowy outside, why on earth would you seat us immediately without wind shot of the entrance each time the door opened?! The entire restaurant was empty. The emo hostess decided it would be a good idea to even wait after 10am to open the doors. No eye contact, no conversation, no service. Just seated us and walked back to the other side of the bar and played on your phone. Service was slightly better but why did you let our breakfast sit in the pickup window for almost 10 minutes while you kept walking past it even after making eye contact with us? Many missed opportunities that morning really. If you're going north on Downing it is pretty easy to miss the turn in. From the experience we had I'm probably doing you a favor with my experience too. Hey, at least enjoy the single pic I took and find another restaurant that serves a similar dish. read more

Blackbird Public House - Salmon benedict with potatoes. Great food, lousy service. - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

My parents were in town from out of state - we stopped by for Sunday brunch and were so pleased with the service and food! All of the servers were kind and attentive. My father didn't realize the fish and chips wouldn't be served until later that afternoon and the kitchen was kind enough to make it for him. We loved that and the wings. Really nice little laidback spot! read more

Blackbird Public House has taken an absolute nose dive in the past few months. What started as a great neighborhood spot has fallen into the trap of significantly raising prices while the quality and portion of food significantly declines. It started with the loss of their signature steak salad, which was exceptional. The server (who was new) explained that the chef (who was new) was looking to reduce costs and the steak salad was too expensive to produce. I could add steak to an existing salad for $8, though (at last visit it was now an absolutely ridiculous $12 to add). I've experimented with adding different proteins to salads at exorbitant costs and just can't make any combination worth the price. The salads themselves are in the $15+ range and probably cost $3 to make. They will serve salads with 1/3 of the ingredients advertised and still charge full price. I wasn't informed there would be adjustments, it just came out with almost nothing on it. Please see the photo of the salmon salad, which was mixed greens, 1/3 of an apple, a two strawberries, and a sprinkling of cheese plus $7 for salmon, making this a mid $20 salad. The cost value just isn't there. If I hadn't added salmon, it would have been nowhere near a full meal and I honestly can't believe they had the gall to serve it. Adding protein, especially at an upcharge, should not change the quality of the salad itself. Next time I visited I tried their salmon because I couldn't stomach paying over $20 for eight bites of lettuce again, and on the salmon salad I found the salmon was cooked well. I also landed on the salmon after switching from my original order of a burger once they informed me they were out of ketchup (?!?!), brussel sprouts, and soup ("we haven't had soup for weeks..."). So salmon it was, except they actually originally told me they were out of salmon but once she went to the kitchen to check they ended up still having some. I can't remember how much this was but somewhere near $20. It was swimming in butter, had two cherry tomatoes haphazardly thrown in, was incredibly dry and overcooked (ordered medium rare), and the zoodles were soggy after sitting in their butter bath. Another disappointment. Lastly, every single time I come here (monthly) there are different servers with the exception of one bartender. Everyone is always new and doesn't know what's going on, and the staff turnover indicates a bigger issue. Even with the service industry the way it is, it's abnormal. We came for a monthly meeting on a Tuesday, and despite bringing in 15-20 people worth of business on what is historically a restaurant's slowest night, they always acted inconvenienced that we were there (minus the long-term bartender, who was an absolute delight). I am so glad that we have moved our meeting elsewhere, as none of us could really support spending more and more money each month when they raised their prices for declining food and service. I can't imagine they will last much longer under the current philosophy. read more

Blackbird Public House - Pan Seared Salmon - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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The ambience and beer is fine. Do not go here if you want to eat anything. Had a horrible experience here on Friday night. Only about 15 people in there when we arrived at 7 on a Friday night. Should have been the first clue Ordered 2 beers. That went well. This is a good place is you want to get beer but eat before you go Ordered mussels and fish and chips. About 10 minutes after we ordered, server told us fish and chips were all gone. Switched to a sandwich About 30 minutes later still no food, and now only 10 people in whole place. Food took another 15 minutes. Sandwich was fine but mussels were awful. Broth had zero taste, they were minuscule with no flavour and fries were soggy. Find somewhere else to eat your meal: it literally took so long I joked they were door dashing it to me from another restaurant read more

Love the idea and location of this place (and they have a parking lot!!) but the experience has been lackluster both times I've been. The first time was for pizza and the food was great with decent service but music was too loud. The second time was for brunch after winning a contest on instagram. We got there after they opened, waited at the door and the woman who later was bartending, seemed pissed off people decided to come in that day. Our server wasn't too great either, he was going through the motions and we had to ask for refills, condiments, the check, etc. We saw our food ready in the window and he continued to dive up butter into ramekins while we just sat waiting and watching to see how long it would take. Sadly enough, the food wasn't worth the wait. The avocado Benedict seemed like it was just slopped together, potatoes were unseasoned and it was just about one of the saddest brunches I've ever had (spoiler, I've had a lot of brunches). The manager who helped comp our meal due to the instagram contest was super personable and helpful so that was the one plus of our brunch. As fun as this place seems, that will be the last time I'll be visiting Blackbird. read more

Blackbird Public House - Avocado Toast Bennie - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Our waitress was very nice, but we would not see her for a while. Took forever to get our appetizers, salad & drink refills. My chicken sandwich was extremely dry. Music was SO loud was hard to hear each other talk. We asked twice if it could be turned down & was not done. An older man behind the bar was extremely loud talking to the other employees. Not a good experience all around. Would NOT recommend!! read more

This seems like a decent place to go for happy hour, but the menu is miniscule and choicea where limited. They have one burger and it's a breakfast burger served with home fries. Not really a lot of home fries either, not nearly as much as you would get with regular fries. They asked how I wanted it cooked even though they cook them all the same. I ordered rare. Mine was closer to medium well than it was to medium rare. That's always disappointing especially because it didn't come out very fast and would have been faster if it had been cooked rare. I wouldn't order a burger here next time. I'd give them a chance for happy hour since there's literally nothing else nearby, but only if I was in the area. I wouldn't come here if you're just hungry. read more

So I admit it....I am a happy hour slut...you got great drinks and bites I'm there! Blackbird Public House has an awesome Happy hour with a great menu and great prices. Throw in a parking lot on prem and I'm in love. Great ambiance with plenty of space to dine, drink or catch a game on the screen. Great Service...super quick, got everyone's orders right, and was always back to check on us. Food and cocktails were very good. Loved the HH Marg, their pizzas, and mussels. Def come and check them out read more

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We ordered our food and 30 minutes later our waiter asked us if anyone had taken our order yet. We told him he had taken our order 30 mins ago. We waited another 15 mins and still no food. The waiter told us he would check on our food. He said it was not ready and that it wasnt his fault. Then he brought out a salad I didnt order for me and nothing for my husband. He told my husband that they were out of French dip sandwiches but my husband had ordered a club sandwich. As we were leaving the waiter told us to not be mad at him because none of it was his fault. Total waste of time ..which was something we didnt have much of. I had to go to work hungry because there wasnt time to go anywhere else. Also the restaurant smelled like sewage. read more

Disappointing experience. When our food came out, we were missing one person's order. Our server said it would be right out and then she disappeared for a long time. We finally flagged down a different server who put in a new order. By the time the sandwich came the est of us were finished and I was surprised they didn't comp him or make any other gesture. read more

I loved the place! Another visit with bRUNch running group, and another great one! While we stayed on the patio, the interior was very climatic, I would be very happy to come back just to experience it fully. The staff was friendly and helpful. We have tried the pork belly toast and fig&pig gluten free pizza. The toast was way less greasy than expected, of course super rich, but amazingingly tasty. The gf pizza has the type of crust I see all over Colorado (I'd like to learn who provides it!), and it's the good one, with characteristic smooth finish and kinda gooey inside. If you had it before, you know what I'm talking about. It's definitely the way to go if a restaurant doesn't prepare it themselves, always happy to see it. Overall, a good visit! read more

Blackbird Public House - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Great service and decent food. We came at an off-time on a weekend (around 3pm or so) and there was very limited staff, but they were doing the best they could. Food was pretty slow to come out but we shared some pizzas which were hot and the toppings were good. Appreciate that there is a parking lot and not just street parking (there is that too) read more

Wow! I am so glad I finally made it in to the Blackbird .im completely blown away with Judy and her staff. The food was so delicious! My mother couldn't get enough of Judy ,her transparency and kindness set the ambiance for us, this is my new place to go... Hats off to you Judy!!! read more

Came here for happy hour and enjoyed the dark and stormys, pizza fries and Brussels! Friendly service and fun time. read more

Blackbird Public House - Dark n' stormys! - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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This. Is a roach egg...in our pizza box. I don't know what else to tell you. This is absolutely disgusting. This used to be one of our favorite places to eat, but looks like we won't ever come here again. This is the third time we've ordered from them where they messed up our order as well. This was supposed to be a New Yorker pizza but as you can see, it's missing basil and other ingredients. read more

Blackbird Public House - Missing basil on New Yorker Pizza. Featuring roach egg.. - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Four of us went to dinner at Blackbird Public House. Fortunately, we arrived early enough to take advantage of happy hour oysters. They were a delicious starter. The smoked fried chicken was very good, as was the southwest quinoa bowl. They offer a great selection of beers. The service was great. read more

You can make bad food at home and it'll still be better (and far less expensive) than Blackbird. There's no reason the food should be so bad here. The location is great, the space is big, the ambiance is fine. But it's impossibly bad food. If you order chicken, it will be dry. The burger and fries? Worst I've ever had in my life. I wish I was exaggerating. The only safe bet is the pizza and I'd rate it a 5 out of 10. Our food also took way too long to be served given how quiet it was, and when it arrived half of it was cold. Save your money and your time and go somewhere else. read more

Service is really slow if you are eating. We live in the neighborhood and walked in here one night. There was one other table in the restaurant occupied and a few people at the bar. We ordered two burgers and it took almost 40 minutes. Just the other night we decided to try ordeing delivery. Waited over an hour for them to prepare two burgers right off the menu. We canceled the order. Not a good experience. read more

Restaurant smelled like sewage. Outside no ambience. Great location but what happened??

Why is this place not packed??? The food is fabulous, the wait staff is fantastic, and the atmosphere is lovely. And I didn't even mention the bottomless mimosas! Staffing issues - not lack of patrons - seems to be the issue at this time (10/9/21). How unfortunate. Nathan was our wait staff at first. He was personable and knowledgeable. Madonna brought us our food and cashed us out. She was pleasant and efficient. Our food was made to order, took a little extra time, and was delicious. Husband had the basic breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and toast. I had this, too, but with 2 eggs over easy (they were over hard), gluten free bread, and fruit (thinly sliced apple slices) instead of hash browns. We both agreed that all was delicious (even if my eggs were prepared incorrectly). Young niece had waffles, bacon, and fruit. She loved it all. Mom niece had salmon poached eggs, gluten free bread and hash browns. Again, both enjoyed their meals. She and I had the mimosas (hers was a bottomless grapefruit and I only had one cranberry mimosa). The total bill was $108 - $17 for the bottomless grapefruit mimosa and $2 extra for each of us getting the gluten free bread. It was also more expensive for á la carte items for young niece. It was worth it. Didn't need lunch since this breakfast filled us up! read more

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Just wanted to say thanks to Garrett, Caroline and the team at Blackbird for hosting our annual A Little Help holiday party last night. This is the 3rd year in a row that we chose Blackbird and they never disappoint. The staff is friendly and easy to work with, and the food/drink and space are perfect for our needs. If you are looking for a great space for your event, check it out. It will not disappoint. read more

I came here with a friend for a cocktail and if I recall the ambiance was nice, the service was good, friendly staff and the bar was not too busy so it wasn't super loud and we were able to catch up and enjoy a decent conversation. The cocktails were great! We did not have a chance to try the menu, but overall had a decent experience here and would come back again due to the location being super convenient to the Washington Park area! read more

So we went last week for the CSU game. My friend did some research and this is one of the only places she found that plays the games/have watch parties.. my friends showed up and the bartender had 0 clue that this was happening. The restaurant was dead minus the back room - where the CSU watch party was- was like half full. Service was basically non existent.. the two owners were floating around saying hi- advertised their green and gold jalepeno poppers- but when we asked them for anything - they sent the 1 server for the area over and it took a good half an hour any time for her to show up. We even flagged her down ourselves multiple times and she would say yeah I'll be right there and then disappear for a while.... We ordered the breakfast pizza and while I love to see a breakfast pizza on a menu, and overall the toppings were good, the bottom was like too flour-y/chalky. We'll probably give it another chance cuz we like to watch the CSU games with our friends. Just hoping service improves read more

If you haven't been to Blackbird Public House, HURRY UP! Their happy hour is to die for! I was flabbergasted that this place wasn't packed (great for COVID times when you have to have reservations everywhere) because it was incredible. Their happy hour menu was incredibly delicious and A STEAL price wise We got the calamari ($7), 1/2lb mussels ($5), and $25 for a bottle of wine + pizza or charcuterie board. Incredible deals and all the food is exactly how I would want it. White wine and garlic mussels, crispy calamari with lemon and marinara, and the board had jam and mustard. I cannot rave about this place enough. Everyone should go! Happy hour: 3-6PM everyday + all day happy hour on Mondays read more

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Restaurant not busy Sunday night. Placed orders 4 people. Pizza arrived one order 20-30 minutes. 30 minutes later 2 orders arrived. After another 30 minutes asked where 4th order was...we believe the order was not placed. After another 20+ minutes Blackened chicken Alfredo arrived. 1/3 of the chicken shown in photo on menu was on the plate. Asked to hold parsley (medical reasons) was covered in parsley. Did not send back as everyone was finished with their dinners except me, as it just arrived. Other orders were coming out of the kitchen to customers who ordered after we ordered. Waiter only came to the table when we requested her to check on the missing order. Terrible service. read more

We were a party of 4. They were not very busy; over half the tables were empty. And yet, we waited over 45 minutes before our food arrived. And when we were finally served, several orders were incorrect. Most of the food was cold! The waitress apologized and said she was the only server working. No one ever came back to ask how our meals were. Meanwhile, two men who worked there (and seated people and brought water) spent 90% of their time sitting at the bar, drinking, laughing, and watching TV. read more

I used to love it here but sadly this place has really gone downhill in a major way. I don't like to disparage neighborhood places but do yourself a favor, don't go here. The food isn't just mediocre, it's terrible. Mussels were slimy and tasted barely passable. Fig and Pig pizza was served cold and tasted like a frozen pizza warmed up. the brussel sprouts, this restaurant is known for, were meh. The service was terrible, very slow and inattentive. To add insult to injury, they charge outrageous prices for drinks. One glass of Seaglass wine $16 per glass. (I buy it for $8.99 a bottle) I get marking up prices but come on. THEN the bill came and we were shocked by the total. For a party of three it was almost $200, really, for what?!? We disputed the charges, the server apologized and brought out another bill and it still wasn't right in the end. Ummmm... no never again. read more

Let me first start off by saying I loved the outdoor and interior design of this restaurant! They've got a fun aesthetic going for them, and the service was great. However, when I went for dinner, my pizza was very subpar, and didn't match the trendy but classy vibe I got from the decor. Drinks were okay, pretty standard for most Denver establishments. I saw that they're more popular for brunch, so I might be back to give them another shot! read more

Blackbird Public House - Fig & Pig Pizza + Margherita Pizza (v) - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado