Edwards best restaurant. The veal entree and fresh fish are always winners. Measures up to Vail's best read more

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Headline: Perfection is hard to attain, but is gets as close as you can be We arrived at the Riverwalk in Edwards earlier in the day, so we were wandering around prior to the restaurant opening, but we were sat promptly when the restaurant opened at 5:30pm. We sat at the back of the restaurant on the patio, which faces the river. Not able to decide on an appetizer (they all sounded a little too big), we opted to go straight for the main course. I went canon - a tamarind glazed duck breast with dried fruit, israeli cous cous, walnuts, and a zucchini confit purse. My wife decided to mix it up, after consulting with Scott - the sous chef - veal scallopine with a lemon beurre fondue and veal reduction, but swapping the normal angel hair caprese with a brown butter gnocchi. The bread basket arrived first, with three types of bread - a poppy seed wheat bread, a sun-dried tomato sourdough and a country white bead. The bread was unfortunately cold, so the bread was fairly ordinary. I liked the coice though. The poppy seeds in the first bread provided a nice texture and taste, and the bread was very hearty. You could really taste the tomato in the sourdough, and it was a little more delicate. The cous-cous was mixed with dried apricots and cherries, with water cress on top and walnuts sprinkled over the whole dish. Very savory, with a nice soft cous-cous. The zucchini purse was stuffed with duck confit, then grilled, which made a good accompaniment with the glazed duck. This was a well balanced and delicious dish. I'm not normally a nut person, but the walnuts added a texture without detracting from the dish. When the veal scallopine came out, it was wonderful. The chef had kept the caprese, but substituted the gnocchi for the angel hair. The gnocchi were perfectly soft and chewy. The cherry tomatoes added their note of acidity, and the veal was cooked to perfection. The sauce had hints of lemon inthe background. This was as perfect a plate of food as we have had in recent memory. Both dishes were excellent and highly recommended. A word about service - excellent. Our drinks came with fresh limes each time, and my wife (who definitely eats slower than me) was not felling like she was being rushed to eat at the same pace as me by their actions. My wife and i debated whether tge bread was egregious enough a sin to knock this restaurant off perfection. In the end, we decided the quality of the meal was perfection, and service, provided by Shayne, was also perfection. The bread was tasty, but cold. We'll overlook that small point and give this place a coveted five stars. read more

Delicious food and excellent menu variety! Good service and wines. I would definitely return. I ordered a filet mignon medium and it was charred on the outside. Sides were great though. read more

Juniper Restaurant - Filet mignon with asian prepared brussel sprouts and butternut squash / blueberry purée. - New American Near Me - Edwards, Colorado

I was looking forward to this but what a TERRIBLE decision. We arrived promptly on time and seated. Within minutes this huge annoying heater/toaster oven came on that raised the temp 8-10 degrees. We asked the server to turn it down - said he couldn't. Great. 1 hour and 20 mins later our food arrives. Prior to its arrival we politely requested the status x2-3 and were told it was on the way. It got so bad we asked to speak to the manager. No apology. No I'll look into it. Just I was told you wanted to see me. Pure jack ass. 100%. The food was above average. The service was some of the worst ever. It's disappointing it's being run by such an incompetent manager. read more

Well, 5 hungry late walk in customers would seem like a burden to a restaurant getting ready to close ..... apparently my thoughts were wrong. We were seated and catered to. As a group we ordered appetizers to share: steak tartar, tuna tartar, braised short rib and the beet salad. (out of the 5, 4 thought that the tartar's were excellent, all agreed that the short rib was a 9.5/10 and the service and speed of preparation were admirable). We shared an entree - the duck was a bit chewy yet full of flavor. Lamb was delicious and well prepared. Overall, the prices are a bit high in our opinion but for a resort town and the beginning of the ski season, they are OK. Nevertheless, you will not be disappointed. We will return. read more

Somewhat disappointing - good but not great and the service was less than we are used to at a nice restaurant. We waited for so ling for the waiter to take our dessert order that we declined and got ice cream from the hotel. No interest in returning. read more

We have been to Juniper multiple times, and we haven't ever been disappointed. We usually order a fish entree which is packed with flavor. This time we order the calamari in a curry sauce as an appetizer. We have never had calamari like this before, but it was very tasty and delicious. The potato wrapped halibut with gnocchi was excellent, and the pistachio crusted scallops served over Israeli couscous was to die for. We ended our evening with the chocolate lava cake and the apple pie. Both were incredible. The service was super; our wine glasses were never empty. read more

This in one of the best in the valley great service and the food has remained fantastic from the oysters to the desert this in a place not to be missed the lamb shank perfectly braised and seasoned the goose liver ..unbeilable tasty with the waffle ,Apple and pomegranate . Just great! read more

Juniper Restaurant - New American Near Me - Edwards, Colorado

Good looking menu but everything was just a little bland, just a little "off" on texture. The pumpkin oil and seed toppings on the butternut squash soup had much more flavor than the soup itself. The sesame tuna was so-so and the sauce it was in was too watery. I'm told the braised short ribs were bland as well. My dining companion says the N.Y. strip was pretty good but the apple pie was lacking. read more

Best food, best service, best experience in the valley. Consistently outperforms any other restaurant in the valley.

This was my 9th time to the restaurant. Doug, "Ralph", Kenny, Shayne, Todd all the staff made this experience just as great as the others. Place was packed when I got there and Doug was proactive and asked that bar patrons to make room for two more. As for the food Todd and his team had me in heaven with the Rib Eye on the bone. One of the best steaks in my life. My girlfriend had the Salmon, she enjoyed it very much. Meal was one of the top ten I have had in my life as far as preparation and taste. Staff was very knowledgeable on wine selections as well as specialty cocktails. Restaurant seemed to have it fair share of locals and everyone of them were greeted by name, but I never felt like an outsider. I have sent a few friends who were visiting Avon to the restaurant and all were treated the same way. Recommend you give it a try. read more

Wow this was a fantastic experience from start to finish. Extensive menu with appeal to about any taste. Each plate from appetizer to dinner to desert was a remarkable mix of flavors. Great service. I'll be back. read more

I came for dessert today crème brûlée, it was good. I'll go there tomorrow for real food inshallah read more

Juniper Restaurant - Crème brûlée - New American Near Me - Edwards, Colorado

Food and drinks are good. The wait staff and bartenders are also friendly. The manager is the worst person I have ever dealt with. Our event was planned two months in advance and was almost ruined because of the rude and arrogant manager. He upset multiple people in the group...to the point that we ended up moving the event next door. Do not plan an event here - the bar next door was great though! read more

The food was great and the service from V was excellent. The big drop-off was in the handling of our reservation. We made it clear on our Open Table reservation, that this was our Anniversary dinner. This was never acknowledged by the host or server. The seating location was in a very odd place, and certainly not where one would prefer to have an expensive anniversary experience. If you want to be a five star restaurant, you must handle ALL the details! read more

The manager was one of the rudest most arrogant people I have ever met. My sister-in-law tried making reservations months in advance for a cocktail party there and their only response was to call the day before to remind them and just come in to the bar. They ended up kicking us out due to the amount of people that showed up and were extremely rude about the way they did it. If you can't handle the number of people at the bar you shouldn't agree to host an event or the least you could do would be to offer to host us in a different area of the restaurant. I am a local and will never do business with them again. read more

Truly one if the best in the Vail Valley. LOVE IT. People, food, location all excellent.

We just returned from dinner at Juniper in Edwards. It was an awful and upsetting experience. My husband first ordered a Manhattan. It arrived and was awful. My husband took one sip and then asked the waitress for an Old Fashion. He asked her if they had a single cube and she replied that they did. The Old Fashion arrived with six tiny ice cubes that were attached (the type that comes from the freezer of a mini fridge). In other words, the opposite of a single cube. Please keep in mind that these drinks cost $20/each. The Old Fashion was also terrible. My husband called the waitress over and said that neither drink was good, could she please take them away and that he would instead order wine. He proceeded to order two glasses of expensive wine and drank them both. We were a party of four and we ordered appetizers, main courses, desserts and other drinks. We fully expected that when the bill came, we would not be charged for the two drinks that were sent back with one sip taken of each. However, we were charged for both drinks. My husband asked to speak with the manager. When the manager came over, my husband began by saying that the food was wonderful but he was surprised that he was charged for two drinks that he sent back. The manager's response was textbook incompetence. He began to argue with us. After some back and forth, he walked away. He came back and said he took off one cocktail and one glass of wine. My husband asked the rational for taking off one glass of wine (which he drank and which cost $1 dollar less than the cocktail he didn't drink) and one cocktail. The manager looked at us with contempt and said because you only complained at the end of the meal. My husband said that was blatantly untrue, that he sent the drinks back immediately. THEN, another manager came over to the table and started to argue with us. Saying that it is hard to believe that two cocktails were not good and asking why my husband did not like the drinks. My husband said that they had no flavor, that they tasted watered down. My husband went on to say, I am not accusing you of intentionally watering down your drinks, just that it tasted watered down, To which the second manager smirked and said, you just said we water down our drinks. The entire scene was unbelievable. We went to Juniper at the recommendation of a family member. We will never go back, which is unfortunate because the food was good. However, the management needs a complete overhaul. read more

I was here just Saturday night having dinner and the food was fine, nothing special. There was an event going on where I saw the manager yelling at some other patrons and the way he was treating them was disgusting. I will never patronize them again after seeing how he acted and the way he treated other customers. read more

A family Mealtime favorite! I always go here with my grandparents. The staff knows us by name and makes us feel at home! Delicious food, never been left unsatisfied. As a dieter, some of the dishes can be high in fat, but the chef is always willing to adjust to any strange requests that we throw their way! A must try for any vacationer and a staple for every local! read more

This was our favorite place and go regularly but not any more. The waitress was unhelpful - when asked about gluten free items she replied: "There are lots of things on the menu." We ordered a fish dish without the side of potato and chorizo hash; they removed the potato but included the chorizo, making it inedible. The other fish dish was undercooked. The manager acknowledged it was a poor experience and adjusted the bill by reducing the cost of the fish by half. Although we specifically asked for a quiet table we were seated next to a group of 12+ including rowdy children. All in all a bad experience. read more

Besides watching a complete drunk fall of the bar stool while trying to eat her cheeseburger,, I love this place. When I sit at the bar anyone is able to strike up a conservation, and even at a table, feel free to chat. Food is awesome, always perfect for me. The only issue I have is that it's Vail prices in Edwards. Oh well, saving on gas, I guess. read more

We went here for our anniversary dinner. It was recommended by the staff at the Cordillera. We ordered the poke appetizer and it was really good. The lotus chips were a nice creative touch. They resemble a wonton but are made from Lotus root. We both enjoyed our cocktails. But, the best thing by far was the filet mignon. It was tender and served with truffle mashed potatoes and an array of vegetables. The sauce served on the steak was really wonderful. No room for dessert this time - but we would go back for it at the next chance to dine here. read more

Juniper Restaurant - Filet Mignon - New American Near Me - Edwards, Colorado

This place is great. The food is delicious beyond what I thought. Everything I tried was unbelievable. My girlfriends and I where visiting and eat twice in 2 nights. I would be there everyday if i was in Colorado. read more

Juniper was excellent last night. I took 3 clients to dinner who were all craving salmon. When they saw the seafood options - salmon, halibut and black cod they were so happy! We all enjoyed our Caesar salad to start and my clients loved the halibut. My cod was delicious as well. As always the service was top notch. read more

Horrible management experience Was excited to eat at Juniper as I had heard it was one of the best restaurants in the Vail Valley. After arriving on time for our 8pm reservation,10 min later we were told it would be another 20 minutes. I asked to speak to the manager who, instead of making things better he made it so bad we had to leave. He came over with a terrible attitude. Didn't care that our table was 30 minutes late. He was aggressive, rude, dismissive, and walked away. Obviously does not care about the patrons, or at least the out of town guests. I have never been treated this way before. Anywhere. This manager really did not care. Of course, we did not stay for dinner and will never go back. read more

This is one of our favorite restaurants anywhere. It's warm and inviting, has Great food, the best staff.

The best steakhouse in the valley. I got the tomahawk steak and it was amzing. Just move here from LA and we love our steakhouse. Highly recommend read more

I am EXTREMELY disappointed at how my family was treated when we arrived for dinner at this restruant. I acknowledge that there are rules set in place by the government concerning COVID-19. I respect them and willingly comply. This does not give anyone the right to be demanding, forceful and overbearing about enforcing these rules. When we first arrived an employee saw us at the door not wearing masks and did not pleasantly offer my family mask but instead chastised us. This was the first strike. He should have handled the situation with grace and been more understanding. His 2nd strike was how he seated us. Our group being 11, we had to be separated 5 and 6. When we grouped up he made one person of the group of 6 switch because we were TOO close to a certain table. However he was not polite or patient. The manner at which this employee treated us concerning masks and seating a large group was appalling, rude, disgraceful and made me NEVER want to come back to Juniper. The third strike was as we left, he said I hope you never come back. Do I need to say more? If this employee were to be fired i think i would enjoy the restruant more. read more

Do NOT give this restaurant your credit card! They required one to make the reservation on open table and then their system would not allow me to cancel the reservation WELL within the cancellation period. They have charged us $200 and the owner Doug is terribly rude and refuses to acknowledge the technical problems with his restaurant. Nightmare to work with! read more

SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY AND IF YOU GO, DO NOT LOOK UP!!!! I was under the impression this restaurant was nice/fine dining. That is not the case! My family and I dressed up to dine here. When we arrived we were seated in the back of the restaurant. The cheese platter was good as well as the pear salad..Right after my salad my 17 year old daughter said "DONT LOOK UP!" I looked up and the ceiling was covered in spider webs with spider eggs everywhere. our entrees were served shortly after that. My family and I had lost our appetite and only took a couple of bites. My husband got really quite and I asked what was wrong.. He replied how terrible the ribeye was. I had the seabass but was so digusted by the spider webs/eggs I could not take a bite and could only thinking about getting out of there! The mgr reply about the spider webs/eggs above our heard was "It's hard to keep up with!" For $50.00 an entree, I think I would keep up with the cleanliness of my restaurant. The mgr did not care about what I was telling him. He said he was not giving me my money back, I didnt even ask for for my money back. Mistakes happen and it's how you handle your mistakes that tells of your character, this guy is seriously lacking in customer service. As business owners, we would do anything for an unhappy customer! This guy has zero business sense! If you enjoy a dirty environment and paying alot for a terrible meal plus a rude mgr who cannot understand why we would be unhappy, then go here. Otherwise, JUNIPER IS A DUMP!!!! if you want amazing service, food and atmosphere, go right down the road to Wyld at the Ritz Carlton or Sweet Basil in Vail! read more

We were really excited about this restaurant, however, our expectations were ruined. I have never been to a restaurant where the management was horrendous. Food was above average but the hospitality needs a lot of work. read more

Customer service wasn't great. Had to wait 30 minutes for a table when they said 2 minutes at first. Server was hesitant to server 3 of us alcohol while clearly years over 21. Food was heavily seasoned and just not that great. Also very pricey and the food takes a while to get to the table. In fact my girlfriends food was cold by the time it got to our table read more

This place is a disappointment! I ordered the cashew crusted yellowfin tuna and it taste like the tuna was frozen and thawed. I ended up eating a couple of pieces only! It was horrible. I will not go back to that place ever again. Not worth it. The food is mediocre. read more

this is a great example of a restaurant that is resting lazily on its laurels. judging by previous yelps, it might have been good when it opened, but once the reputation got established, it stopped paying attention to the little things that make places great. like comfortable seats and nice food. (these chairs look like something a shopping mall food court would throw away after the first year of abuse by a million mall rat bums. ugly steel and plywood. ouch). we sat on the patio, which has an agreeable view to the hilly north, in audio range of the babbling brook. lovely. whenever i see fois gras on a menu, i order it, just in case a do-gooding vegetablearian politician bans it one day, like they did in chicago. fools. juniper's effort was well undercooked, slathered in some buttery saffron creme anglais soup and garnished with soggy salad on soggier toast. two astonishing little orange jelly balls accompanied this mess, so for $25 i felt like i could have done better myself. and i don't even know where to buy fois gras, let alone orange jelly balls. (what on earth were they thinking)? for my next politically incorrect transgression, i went for the veal scallopini, which is the simplest test of any restaurant. theirs was curiously promised with linguini and "english peas", which, to this brit, raised the same red flag that "french toast", "english muffins" and "salisbury steak" does. geographically pairing a boring food with a suspiciously unusual country or town name does not make it a) exotic, b) that place's national dish or c) tastier. viz: denver omlette. utterly ridiculous. (and for those who have never tried one, salisbury steaks are neither). dudes: peas are peas. round, green, and softly steamed please. especially when being eaten. at prep school, these rock hard pellets would have been fanatically hoarded as primo ammunition for our peashooters during the friday afternoon assault on our elderly latin teacher. to know they were being served with veal and linguini in a posh american restaurant would have raised guffaws from not only the boys involved in the barrage, but also the ducking latin teacher. (and linguine is for throwing; it sticks to blackboards). considering veal is succulent young cow, supposedly as tender as a calf can possibly ever be, you'd think that it would always be delicious, especially when lightly seared and spiced in an intelligent and delicate way. why, then, do restaurants cloak it in spicy breadcrumbs, deep fry it to a leathery strop and then mask any remaining taste or texture with buttery sauces and distracting paraphernalia? god knows. actually, juniper knows. here they managed to create a dish that, in blind taste tests, would probably capture the following comments from a panel of independent judges: "chewy but salty", "chicken tender? no, it must be pork rind!", "what are these hard green things?", "isn't this the same yellow soupy shit that came with the fois gras?" etc. etc. yuk. my leggy companion had the scallops which were pestoed into submission under a salty green slurry. not my cup of tea, but apparently she likes that. my token nibble made little impact on a palate already disappointed with a cheap pinot and a single revolting bite of the kids' pepperoni pizza (upon which i almost gagged it was so greasy). by now tummy ache was setting in, so we didn't bother to order dessert, just in case we saw the same yellow sauce again. $135 was way too much to pay for a bad meal, but c'est la vie. on my scale of nosebag to nectar, nosh would be generous. as the stockbrokers would say: underweight till market conditions improve. read more

Wonderfully intimate, riverfront location with exquisite steak, fish and vegetarian choices!

Juniper has long been my favorite restaurant in Edwards, but the last two times I've been there have been a disappointment. Last time the lamb chops were 70% fat and 30% meat..for $42, when we complained they simply said, lamb has fat and that's the way we serve them...nice attitude, eh? The time before that they charges us for two extra appetizers, my husband just signed the bill without looking (Big Mistake) and when I noticed the next day they treated me like I was lying, trying to cheat hem, and gave me a really hard time. I had to go back three times before hey finally credited our card back for the extra appetizers. I think they are resting on their laurels, and it"s likely I will not return. Too bad, it used to be great food, and service. read more

Mixed quality, highly inconsistent. Chicken good, tuna inedible. Ordered desert, didn't taste good, wanted to send back. Waitress had to ask manager and he was telling us how we were wrong. Asked him to stop making excuses and to please take back. Check came and dessert still on bill, Nastily and reluctantly removed from check. At these very high prices good food and service should be a given. The four of us were quite disappointed. read more

The food was mediocre. The owner is extremely rude and unprofessional. My friend's steak was over cooked and he sent it back. The rest of our party finished our meals before a replacement steak arrived. When my friend told the owner to cancel the steak since the rest of us had finished our dishes, the owner said something like "well, if you send food back, you have to wait". He then nearly threw the steak at my friend with further rude comments. I think he actually cursed at my friend. It was unbelievable. I've never had a more shocking experience at what is regarded as a quality restaurant. It was embarrassing and extremely disappointing. I will never go back and would recommend that you stay away. read more

Unfortunately did not have the experience that I have had in the past, which is why my husband and I always bring our in-laws there. 5 people, 2 bottles of wine, apps, entrees, desserts...bill including the tip was $500. Don't mind paying, but the food was so disappointing. Best item was the corn puree soup, there was something wrong with everyone's entrée from steak being extremely underdone, to my stuff sole (fishy, weird taste), even the apple pie I ordered was horrible! Tasteless crust and needed a little more sugar, applies very tart. Will not be going there for quite awhile...and I'm a concierge...oh well... read more