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Blackstock Bistro

4.5 (159 reviews)
Closed • 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM
Updated 2 months ago

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Laura M.

While this restaurant may seem very unassuming from the outside, I promise, when you step inside, you won't be disappointed. One of my favorite features is Ramen Wednesdays. More recently, we sat at the bar last week to enjoy both happy hour, and the ramen menu. The bartender was great, and checked in with us regularly. We started with a small plate of the bistro fries - which comes covered in Truffle Oil, Herbs de Provence, and Parmesan Cheese - they're super good, and would say better than a certain CB restaurant's crack fries. The small order was plenty for the three of us to share. For drinks, we started with wine, beer, and I had a mojito. The mojito wasn't my favorite - for some reason, it was really sweet. Second drink was a glass of Sauvignon blanc, which went well with the ramen. On to the ramen - I went with the Boo-Tan-E-Koo Pork broth, traditional wavy noodles, pork belly, poached egg, tempura, green onion, buttered sweet corn, chile thread, fresh ginger, sesame seeds. It was delicious, flavorful, and I couldn't get through the whole bowl (I took about half of it home). That was my first time taking ramen home, and would note it heated up nicely for lunch the next day. We will absolutely be back to try more of the menu!

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Tiffany A.

Stopped here for dinner on our way to Lake City. We usually go to High Alpine brewing but wanted to try a new place! I'm glad we stopped. I got the Hackbraten which was way more elaborate and pretty than I thought it would be. I was expecting a hunk of meatloaf (which I was really craving), but it was a much more refined dish. The goat cheese in the mashed potatoes was a unique touch I hadn't had before. The sauce was really tasty but the meat itself was quite dry. My husband had the French Onion Sandwich and it was tasty, but quite small. The french fries were delicious! Would stop here again for a nicer meal. Seems like they also have Wednesday night ramen which is super fun?!

More crud - maybe rice?

Food was mediocre (ribs were dry and served with lukewarm soggy french fries - I expect a lot better at this price point), but the bigger issue was the restaurant was dirty. I'm hoping the grains in the wide crevices of this table were old rice and food particles and not droppings, but especially if you have small kids do not let them sit you at this big round table upstairs (see pictures). The crevices are plenty wide enough for little fingers to play with the crud. The salads got good reviews from my dinner companions, but the ribs and meatloaf were both subpar.

Chris K.

Seems like a hip joint. Service was friendly. We came for the Asian menu, but they only do that on Wed. The regular menu was no disappointment. I had a burger and my wife had a shiro pasta dish. We started with tuna poke. Nothing was 'traditional' but it was all great.

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Anurag T.

Overall (A+) This place is awesome. I will be dining here every-time I visit Gunnison/CB. If you have not dined here- get here immediately. Honestly I will have lunch and dinner here. It's one of those places that you want to try everything on the menu. I think I will have to move out here since they rotate the menu. If they open for lunch and breakfast I would be there 3 times a day. Food (A+) Look I have been to Gunnison and CB a number of times and was not expecting this. Overall I feel like the Yelp ratings in CO are skewed a bit high. But not this place - it exceed my expectations and deserves a super high Yelp ranking (5) in my book. So I got two appetizers since I wasn't super hungry and I wanted to try different items. Started off with the Lox Crostini - Seared Scallops Crispy Beet Chip, Sweet Corn Cream, Bacon Shallot Red Wine Vinegar Chives Awesome. Great flavor combination. Second was the Seared Scallops Crispy Beet Chip, Sweet Corn Cream, Bacon Shallot and Almonds, Red Wine Vinegar Chives This is actually a genius combination of flavors. Service (A+) The staff is extremely well trained. They are friendly with all customers, provide great recommendations and the foot comes out fairly fast but is not rushed. This is a highly efficient and effective team. Well done. The waiter politely asked me for drinks (which I don't drink) and knew I was healthy so didn't push dessert on me - since I would not have gotten one. Value (A+) It was around $30 out the door for me with 2 appetizers. Worth every penny. This is a kind of place that you don't mind spending money at.its the reason why we make money. To spend at places like this. If this place was in Chicago there would be a wait for months to get reservations. Look if you know me, dine here and don't think it is awesome - I will pay for your meal. It's that awesome. Go you will not disappointed and expectations will be exceeded.

French Onion Soup Sandwich
Dylan M.

One of my friends recommended Blackstock Bistro to me while we were strolling through Gunnison, and I am glad he did. A quaint little restaurant on the main strip in the town, Blackstock has a surprisingly sophisticated menu that meets the criteria of a quality gastropub. They have the classics, but also are willing to serve a $200 tomahawk steak. Quite the contrast! I went with something I had never heard before: a French Onion Soup sandwich. This thing was the bomb. Straight out of the soup onto the meat of the bun. This one stood out to me the most on the menu and it did not disappoint. I'm not sure how other restaurants in the area are, but I would believe Blackstock has to be one of the best. Definitely a great meal and one I would suggest anyone to have should they come across it.

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Marlin E.

Ordered the tuna poke for an appetizer and it was very good. The tuna was fresh (no idea how that happened this far inland) and the combination of guacamole and tuna was something I wouldn't have thought of but was very good. The drinks were not watered down and I recommend the Pendleton Old fashioned. Prices are very responsible and the ambiance is great. Very friendly staff. For dinner we ordered the Hackbraten and the Seared Beef and goat cheese crostini with French onion soup. The entrees had generous portions and d were flavorful. The hackbraten was a bit over done but the French onion soup and crostini were delicious. The service was very attentive. All in all a very pleasant dining experience. You should try this place if you get the chance.

Chocolate tort cake
Ed D.

I made reservations for 2 on Friday night. The place was packed when we got there but we were still seated almost right away. Our waiter was very good and he checked on us frequently to make sure we were good. I had the tomato bisque which was good. We also share the poke bowl but the poke didn't taste fresh. My main meal was the salmon and that was tasty. The couscous was a little sticky and thick but still added good complementary flavor to the salmon. Finally we had the chocolate tort cake for dessert which was tasty but the cherries with the syrup tasted like cough syrup. Prices weren't bad.

Appetizer Chicken shuko
Denise K.

Great food and atmosphere. Good for small groups or a few larger groups. Nice menue with small plates or large plates. The appetizers are actually very large. I loved the sticky Dumplings and could of have 2. I also I had the chicken and rice appetizer was more than filling. The drinks are really expensive though and was surprised I was charged for a pour.

Fantastic folks food and cocktails! Would love to know the history of the place. They done a great job of keeping it with the history.

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Only high quality restaurant in Gunnison; great small plates along with evening meal.

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Good service and ambiance considering his w busy they were. Our tacos and burger tasted good but were served cold.

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Great food, great service! Sat at the bar and Drew the bartender was friendly and helpful

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First time here. Did not know this restaurant existed. Looking forward to going back. Quality of food surpasses anything in gunnison!

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2 years ago

Esta todo muy bueno muy lindo el restaurante la comida es muy rica un espacio agradable

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Great food, great service. Went two nights in a row and loved the variety of menu options!

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The food, service, and atmosphere were all great. We sat upstairs for a family get together with 10 people and really enjoyed it.

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Had a great evening here. The wine selections great. I had the filet which was very tender and tasty.

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1880 Tapas & Spirits

4.8(13 reviews)
0.1 mi

Do you know what I hate? When I arrange childcare and then I go on an extremely rare night out with…read moremy husband, only to eat food of uninspired quality which fills my belly, but leaves me upset about how much I spent for a Cracker Barrel-esque experience. For these reasons, and for the fact that this has been my experience in the past, oh, 10 times I've tried, I had given up. This morning, my husband suggested that we eat at a restaurant alone, together. Now, maybe your life is much more exciting than mine, but this is pretty out there for a weekday night for our family. I reluctantly agreed and we went to 1880 for dinner. As soon as we walked in the door, the beautiful hostess/server, Val, gave us an award-winning smile and seated us promptly. We started ordering food and drinks and out comes one fantastic thing after another. We had the grilled feta and the masa pockets for starters. The feta was, as all the other reviewers have mentioned, wonderful . But the MASA pockets. THE MASA POCKETS!!! These things tasted like Jackie Chan kicked a bag of Fritos in the face, sprinkled fairy dust and unicorn horns on it, and then put it on a plate for me. It came two to an order and I think I could've eaten 77. Unbelievably delicious. So I'm thinking, maybe this is gonna go OK. Then we shared a toro smash burger and a squid ink pasta. The burger had to be the best burger I have ever eaten in my life and, y'all, I eat a lot of burgers. I am a burger aficionado. I'm one of those crazy people that drives across the country to eat at top-rated burger joints. Anyway, that burger truly has ruined burgers for me (I promptly told all my young'ns that I've got to take them to eat the best burger I've ever eaten- pronto). And the squid ink pasta, wow. It had so much going on that I felt like it was the equivalent of leopard print and pearls. I have no idea how this is all working together, but somehow it's magic. All in all, I want to thank l Val and the whole staff at 1880. You all have restored my faith in restaurants. We'll be back- save us a table.

This was our second time coming here and we so want to love it but have left somewhat disappointed…read moreboth times. The corn dogs were slightly burnt (in our opinion) but the flavor was very good, we would order again. However I think the chips are a miss....just serve them without them and charge a little less in my opinion, they aren't needed. We liked both sauces. The potatoes we originally ordered with the fried egg but the server forgot (she was very apologetic) and got one out to us after a few mins. The egg honestly did nothing to the dish. We wish the potatoes were crispier for sure but the garlic aoli was good. However, we prob wouldn't order it again. The masa cakes were good, I would order again but nothing mind blowing. Overall it was just ok. I think what kind of set our decision to probably not return is the fact that a table near us had asked the server something (we aren't exactly sure what) and she took their dish back and then proceeded to talk crap about them in the server/kitchen area. My husband said the table didn't hear her but I don't know how they didn't as she was talking very loudly about how "my tables are so annoying today! The things people ask for are crazy" (etc) and it made me really uncomfortable. I used to be a server and can understand frustrations with customers but it was unprofessional to talk crap about them when other customers can hear.

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1880 Tapas & Spirits - Linger - wasn't my favorite at first but did grow on me. However I wouldn't order it again.

Linger - wasn't my favorite at first but did grow on me. However I wouldn't order it again.

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The Dogwood cocktails + kitchen - PerfectG gin cocktail with lavender, rosemary nuts and olives.

The Dogwood cocktails + kitchen

4.5(148 reviews)
22.7 mi
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We love coming to the dogwood whenever we're in crested butte!…read moreThis time we came with a group of eight for my birthday. We stopped by on Saturday around 6 PM and the manager was so kind to help us put a larger table together. We only waited about 10 minutes. Our server was so sweet. I don't remember her name, but she was extremely knowledgeable about all the cocktails -- and there are many. It's one thing to memorize the ingredients, but quite another to understand flavor, profiles, textures, substitutions, etc. she really knows her stuff and was great at making recommendations. We tried a number of different cocktails, including the Headhunter, Xanadu, London press, lemon ginger NA, and poco loco. Personally, I had the headhunter and Poco Loco. The headhunter was yummy, but not special enough to order again. The Poco Loco, however, was unique and delicious with the habanero infusion so present and the foamy top giving it a melt in your mouth texture. It's pretty warm in there as they have no AC and no fans to circulate the air and it is still summer, plus drinking makes you hotter, so we were a little sweaty, but This is of course, a very temporary feeling as the area does not stay this hot for long. Absolutely can't wait to come back

Second year stopping in this bar and it was just as good! I really enjoy the cocktail menu and…read moreservice here. Cannot wait to come back for year #3 and try yet another yummy creation!

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The Dogwood cocktails + kitchen - Yellow rose, Frank the owl, pickled veggies & egg

Yellow rose, Frank the owl, pickled veggies & egg

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4.5(113 reviews)
22.7 mi

I had one of the best meals I've had in a very long time at the Breadery. The cocktails are unique…read moreand delicious, the food is homemade and unreal, and the space is so cozy and welcoming. We loved our meal at The Breadery The Flamin' Pickle Martini was out of this world. Hands down one of my all time favorite drinks. There is a kick, but it's not overpowering, same with the pickle flavor. It was top notch. We started out with a few types of the sourdough. They came out hot and perfectly baked. Highly recommend you order the special sourdough of the day (whatever it is, it will be amazing) and to try some of the spreads (if you like beets, you need the beat goat cheese spread). I ordered the spaghetti and added meatballs. The noodles were amazing, the sauce was perfect, and the meatballs added a nice touch. Honestly, you can't order anything bad here, so order whatever sounds the tastiest. It's the best!

Pizza was soggy and flavorless. Sat at the bar where…read morebartenders definitely stereotyped people based on their looks. I asked for soda water with lemon,I watched the bartender squeezed a lemon in my water,absolutely disgusting!!!! We were asked to squeeze in to seat someone else at the bar,I'm having issues with my hip so I obviously move really slow,according to the host I'm not fast enough,so when I was still on my chair the host dragged my chair,touching my lap,I felt abused! Never got utensil or was offered a napkin... Food is awful and the service is even worse! Yeah the places is pretty but definitely overhyped! I was there 7/17 the host is rude! You have to be careful dragging people out in a chair,you could hurt someone!

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4.0(199 reviews)
22.7 mi
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In a beautiful rustic setting up on the mountain at Crested Butte sits a restaurant dedicated to…read moreexcellence in service and greatness in dining. Try the charred sweet potatoes; indescribably delicious. As are the grilled Brussels sprouts with a crispy outer layer of fried leaves with the firm veggies fresh and still juicy at the center. Nice wine list; we had a delicious Malbec. My fiancée and I ordered the waitress to split for us the big ribeye, 18 ounces, medium rare. It came served with impossibly thin, impossibly dry and crispy string potatoes made in the kitchen. It could not have been better, it couldn't have been more tender, more flavorful, and there was so much meat that we took a very generous to-go box home. The Manager, Jonathan, came by our table 2 or three times, checking on this, making sure everything was great, and it was. Including his warm attitude and friendliness! A young man approached our table and offered to pack up the delicious food left over, which he did while engaging in delightful conversation. He said he was from Southern India; his name is SAI. He's clean-cut, courteous and efficient; he was the icing on the cake as far as the staff is concerned. This was a buss person with a career in hospitality ahead of him. We will return time and time again; this is a great restaurant. Free parking, very fresh salads, outstanding steaks and service that leaves nothing undone. A true 5- star eating experience.

My wife and I ate dinner here recently. We probably didn't look the part as we were mostly in town…read moreto hike the next day, but we are seasoned diners. Let's start with the very good. The gazpacho was top notch, fresh and had bright color and flavor. My wife's filet was cooked perfectly with great texture on outside and tender on the inside. I ordered the Colorado lamb sirloin. It was hard to cut through...was it the slightly tough texture or the non-serrated knife (asked for serrated, restaurant did not have)? I think a little of both. I ordered the chimichurrie to go with the lamb. It came in a cute white ceramic vessel shaped a little like an hourglass with an narrow waist and flared bottom and top. At the top, you could see bright green liquid oil without any of the obvious other chunky ingredients of chimichurri. Ahh, you might think that the next step would be to stir it with a small spoon (often paired with the traditional small ramekin of chimichurri)... alas, no small utensils, just our dinnerware. Not only that, but I generously thought that this fine establishment fully intended to present this as their new twist on chimichurri. Not wanting to complain, I sheepishly drizzled the green oil onto my lamb and made the best of it. Only on my last bites of lamb did I discover belatedly that the dressing had separated and discovered the bright greens and garlic layered densely at the bottom. Two take home messages. Future diners: remember to shake the chimi! Elk Ave Prime: if you are going to charge $7 for a sauce, improve your execution so your customers can fully appreciate your culinary skills.

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Elk Ave Prime - Casual dining in an elegant room that's not noisy, impeccably clean and well lit.  A dining pleasure!

Casual dining in an elegant room that's not noisy, impeccably clean and well lit. A dining pleasure!

Elk Ave Prime - Tender slices of the ribeye were succulent in their flavor, juicy and perfect.

Tender slices of the ribeye were succulent in their flavor, juicy and perfect.

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