Came out of town to see a buddy play Saturday, nice divey room. Need more local places like this! Pink hair door girl was very cool and quick to get us in. Asked for my mom's ID which was funny but she was very nice about it and made us laugh, accommodated us with a chair for her and made sure we were comfortable. Tried to tip her, she told me to give it to bar, very cool! Drinks were good about as best as a dive bar can be! Bathroom is sus but what do you expect, downside is parking can be tough, had to walk a few blocks. Would come here again! read more

Had a blast on the 2nd of May, 2025! Seeing Kingfishr on their first North American tour was everything I imagined it would be. And having that experience at Lost Lake Lounge was absolute perfection. Hope I can get back again some time. Flew in from Boise, ID, just to see the lads perform. TOP NOTCH! I didn't actually try anything from the bar, but several of the other concert goers seemed to enjoy the libations! Such a nice, cozy, but not grungy vibe! read more

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You have JD Simo playing at your venue? You're aces in my book. Very cool little cozy venue to watch a show....I mean nose hair close. Cocktails are good ( selection is a tad limited). Chill vibe I'd come back for a drink anytime read more

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Fun environment with great ambiance, I loved the art on the walls. The drinks are a bit pricy and the margarita was weak to be honest but the service was good. Really enjoyed the show last night, openers the salesmen were awesome and Üfer were pretty great especially since my girl Josie was the special guest with her magical pipes read more

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Lost Lake, I like you. Maybe my expectations were low? But my buddy and I had a great experience on Monday. We were here for the William Duvall acoustic show. What surprised us the most was the efficiency of the bartenders and the coziness of the space. Honestly, I'd pull up a stool at the bar even if I wasn't here for a show! $6 Old Fashioneds with Old Forester as their well whiskey. Hell yeah, dude. Decent selection of local taps, as well. Plus, they have a TV screen behind the bar where you can watch the performing acts. Now this place is tiny. I can't imagine there were more than 100 people here for the show. But that only made our experience all the more enjoyable. William Duvall is the lead singer of Alice In Chains (since the mid-2000s) and he's been touring his new solo acoustic record. I can't think of a more appropriate venue for him to have performed at. First impressions are strong here. Definitely worth checking out for a great live show! read more

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Dive bar through and through. Drinks are a bit pricey and the environment can be grating on the ears, but a lot of good local bands play here so it is worth checking out as a music scene. Heard this place has a jazz night-- might be worth considering. read more

Great drinks, intimate venue Came here to see a friend's band perform. Tickets were $20 online but $15 at the door. They check vaccination cards at the door which is awesome. The drinks are great, bar staff was kind, the bathroom facility was a little dirty. Music acts were all awesome. The volume is super loud so be careful! read more

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Open space, quick drinks, friendly faces, it was great! Floor space was limited but edged us closer to the bar, WIN! read more

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Went to see Will Evans last night. Show was fun but had to wait a long time to get a drink because the bartender was on her phone for a while before she saw me. No one else was at the bar. When she took my order it felt like I was burdening her so I didn't get another drink after that. I'll be back to see more concerts here but hope I don't have to spend that long waiting for a drink again when I could be enjoying the show. read more

Excellent venue The staff were super nice. The drinks were great and easy to order and pay for. This is a fantastic venue! read more

$9 coors light draft. I repeat, 9 US dollars for a coors light in a divey venue where the restrooms have kind of a door. Again, $9 for a coors light draft. In Colorado. On east colfax. read more

I thought this place had been cleaned up after it was the Bulldog...which it is definitely changed, but not entirely "cleaned" up. What is more interesting is that it is a full on music venue now. If you have been to Lion's Lair, this is barely bigger, but managed with TicketFly so they charge more money for the small space. I was in for a sold out event (though "sold out"...SMALL). Sound was actually really good for the space with the exception that the musician's merchandise people talked like they were in a large event & wouldn't shut up during the show which was major distraction (i.e. keep your convo for outside) since the space was small, but otherwise the acoustics and management of the sound was good for the space. The main issue for me with the venue was the bar staff. A gal waiting on us was really not personable and flat out rude. They ran out of liquor and beers before people even showed up fully for the sold out event. I think they should have had another bartender for that fact too. I asked for a glass of water at the bar when there was barely 10 people there for the show, we were sitting at the bar, had already had a round & was onto our 2nd, and it wasn't busy, & I was told rather rudely, like I should know better, to go get it from the water cooler in the other room; shortly after other patrons around us were given water from behind the bar from the same bartender without question or issue. And later in the show, other people seemed to think talking over the musician was OK by the bar. whisper to your friend or go outside... read more

the hostess on October 30, 2021 was awful. I got kicked out. My son was the headliner band. The hostess on October 30, 2021 kicked us out before I could see my son play for no reason I was with someone who had an expired license. FIRE the hostess!!!!' She was SO rude. read more

I am trying to articulate how much I like this brand new Colfax bar. Perhaps a bulleted list would fully express my affection? 1. Gardetto's 2. Heavy on the whiskey selection and inventive mixed drinks. I can't wait to try the coke/red wine (or was it vermouth?) concoction, because believe it or not, I went through that phase a few years back. 3. Hello! Electric piano 4. Rad b+w movies behind the bar 5. $1 off drafts during happy hour 6. Photo booth 7. Jazz on Sundays and Mondays, Dj's on Wednesday, and bands on Thursdays. What else can I say? 8. We share the same initials: L.L.L. How could I *not* love this place? Yep, it's dark inside but there is a fireplace to light things up. Hanging out there is like a cross between hanging out in your grandpa's basement and being inside a tree. And if Tony is your 'tender while you're there, well...he's just easy on the eyes. That's all I'm sayin'. read more

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I noticed the cool new sign yesterday as I drove by, and wondered, "Has that been there for very long?" No. It hasn't. I never went in to the Bulldog so this was a new experience. I love the little wood burning fireplace, the TV's playing old movies, and the (idea of) the Lost Lake beer. the piano player and singer were perfect in volume and really added to this small, wood paneled venue. Very cool space! It made me miss my parents in some strange, nostalgic way. read more

Remember when you were in high school, couldn't drink and desperately wanted to throw a party in your parents basement to look cool? Thats exactly what this dive bar reminds me of! wood paneling. dim lighting. round bar with leather seats. large whiskey selection. drinks served in old school coffee mugs ( ducks, right dave?!) and music coming from god knows where. Despite the random qualities I associate with basements of houses built in the 1970's, I enjoyed myself and had a good time. I sipped on some delicious beverages while sharing laughs with a few of my favorite yelpers, while meeting new ones! Due to their unlit sign (which caused me to pass the bar many a time!), interesting location ( smushed between a liquor store and nail salon) and being so far from my surburban civilization, I'm not sure i'd make the trek back...at least not yet :) read more

This a cool little dive/venue. We just dropped in for a few beers and were there while some acts were setting up. Definitely felt like it would be a good place for shows, but also good to grab a PBR while bar crawling. read more

Great sound in a nice small venue. Service and drinks are always good. Its a dive bar, but looks to have had some recent updates to the actual bar area (but nothing else). Great place to see a show! read more

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Nate is the best Bartender in Denver. Not only did he manage my hand modeling career, he made me the highest paid hand model in The world.

i love this place, they got the bar and loved it for what it was and didn't try to change it. that's part of what i love about denver in general, all of the original signage and buildings that are still being well loved. anyway, there might be a lull in service and a few hipsters there, but i love it because it's so far removed from everything else that the people who are there are the people who want to be there (well, and a few colfax locals, but that's what makes it great). they pretty much have the same stuff stocked as sputnik, which means good cheap canned beers and pretty much whatever liquor you want. i'm in love with the two huge matching lamps that they have in there, on dim i might add. i think one of the reasons i love this bar so much is that it follows my cardinal rule of being a bar: keep the lights down! seriously, if you're out drinking, everyone looks better is dim light and it makes people way more comfortable and happy, not to mention more likely to get laid. here's to a new friday night routine, lost lake pre game, rockbar finale. read more

Came here to see HelloGoodbye. The stage and floor area was bigger than I expected. Fun intimate atmosphere.

If you're from approximately the same generation as me, when you were very young your dad may have tried to convert the most of the house into one big man-cave. He filled it with dark wood paneling, cheesy stained glass lamps that hung from the ceiling by gold chains, and there was that huge wood and Maroon velvet entertainment center that was a TV, a turntable, and 8-track player all disguised as furniture. Above it, of course, hung a dark yet colorful painting of a bullfighter. This is the area where the Deep Purple records got played while my dad overserved the ladies from behind his black vinyl and formica dry bar. Unless you have way too much free time and disposable income on your hands, and you're a little creepy decorating-wise, you'll never be able to recreate that period of interior design. But I say, why bother when this place is just a few miles away? The interior is perfectly decorated to bring back a lot of those memories and create a nice dark, extremely comfortable space while also nodding toward more modern styles. They have at least 2 of these amazing lamps that you'd just have to see. They look like either custom designs or an art project someone went all out on. They're huge, probably 3 feet tall and there are two lampshades, the inner one is cloth and more of a diffuser, while the outer lamp shade is a very large metal grate pattern. The base of the lamps are like lanterns with metal patterns angling around them. They've got kind of like a stage area, and an Organ. There was pretty mellow live show in the background. The drinks were stiff but not too strong. I have no idea if they serve food, and the service was good. They did have Lost Lake beer but I didn't try it, I've only been drinking Gin lately because Vodka doesn't taste like anything except burning. Plus everyone knows you're serious when you are drinking Gin. I can say for sure I'll be back in here within the week. read more

I don't think I've ever quite experienced a sensation quite like the Lost Lake can give me. Consider this thought, walking down the pavement of Colfax sidewalks, not far from Colorado Blvd, past the dominating yet eerily silent Jewish Med Center, and you will come across the face of a simple brick building that houses a liquor store that makes you wanna bet your friends how many times it's been robbed this year; and sharing that building is the half working sign of a bar that puts you right in the middle of a Kerouac novel, the "Lost Lake". I think the sign was even made when the infamous writer was alive... Now, with all that imagery in your head, enter into a bar that quickly whisks you away from that grimy street and into the sensation of a York Peppermint Patty; at least, perhaps not that outdoorsy, but I instantly felt like I was in a century old lodge in the middle of nowhere, Colorado, some 10k feet up, with no windows, mostly dark brownish interior, and a giant fireplace...that is, in and of itself, the experience that Lost Lake Lodge can give you. What lake? Exactly...it's lost, and so are you, as your memory tries to explain to you that you are on Colfax, nonetheless also in a lodge that makes you feel like you are perched in a desolate mountain range where only the fur traders gather for a strong, warm drink. Now back to reality, you're at a bar with cheap drinks, fun people, dim lighting, and a list of unique cocktails that will spin your head around before you can even consider buying a third....SCORE. read more

Sitting at my usual watering hole, bored, with some other regulars, we all decided to take a field trip together and check out the Lost Lake Lounge. Being a fan of alliteration, I just couldn't pass up the idea. Located where the old Bulldog used to sit on Colfax, under a sign that only reads, "COCKTAILS," I was pleasantly surprised by what awaited us inside. I felt like we were in a secret lodge. The room smelled of burnt cedar from the fireplace. One of my favorite movies, Barbarella, was playing on the TV. We enjoyed hearty whiskey drinks while a young Jane Fonda did a space-age, psychedelic strip tease to the room's indie rock soundtrack. The bartender was friendly. I usually would dismiss someone with that sort of hipster haircut, but he was actually a nice guy, and not some scene brat. Most of the people in the room were friendly, attractive and arty looking girls. Maybe all hipsters aren't pretentiously ironic and annoying. The drinks were strong and served right up until the last minute of legal serving. The room itself was rustic yet clean. They say first impressions are everything, and my first impression of the Lost Lake Lounge is a winner. It's a very nice compliment to the already awesome Colfax bar scene. read more

I really want to like this place, I swear. But its dark, cramped and the patio is bitty. But the thing that drives me up the wall is how under staffed it is. I was here two or three weeks ago, with one intention- to get super drunk Guess what didn't happen? Waiting like twenty minutes per beer is eaisly the most agrivating thing any person may experience. So I left, with not even a buzz. I don't blame any bar tender in specific, but most of them are too busy talking to thier buds usually to hook up a drink. Which isn't that big of a deal. I think they just need like two ladies workin' cock tail and it'd solve the problem. I'll come here agian, and probably often...since it is new. But I'm gonna complain...a bunch. read more

I like it - although I waited waaaay too long for a drink. The vibe is reminiscent of the lava lounge in LA - from in the 90s, when lounges were first coming back. It's dark. The crowd is diverse. The decor is very 70's in a good way. Colfax reppin' hot new bars. I love the photo booth - cause I'm trendy and nostalgic like that. It's a fun place for hooking up with friends and grabbing drinks...or throwing a suuu-prize party for someone very cool. read more

I may be in the minority, but I don't enjoy a cheesy dark wood paneled dive bar. It doesn't take a rocked scientist to open a bar such as this. Here's a how to: Go to thrift store and buy really ugly Americanized bull crap art. Play strange music. (not the good kind) Then a jazz singer, then back to strangeness. Hire one bartender to work his tail off, but leaves most waiting a long ass time to get a drink because he is all alone and running around trying to do everything. Dim lights and don't you dare rip out the wood paneling. I wouldn't look for me here, but if I really like you I might still come if invited. Best redeeming quality = photo booth The end. read more

Love everything about the bar. Bartenders are great, the wood grain walls are great. the decor. But I just wish It was more lowkey. The Smells in the restrooms. the mens bathroom smells like shit/piss/puke all the time, its worse than the Squire's! and that is saying something. I'm sorry Lost Lake, you need to step up your game a bit. you're no longer a "NEW" cool bar, please please please clean the fucking restroom. and get a toilet thats not constantly running. worst bathroom in Denver. A bar is only as good as it's restroom IMO. Like really fucking sick. Update!: I went last night to lost lake and I have to say the bathroom wasn't nearly as bad, smelled Cinnamony! had a great time :) the "Tebow" tag in the bathroom with the upside down cross, pentagram and 666 was amazing. read more

I would not recommend this place except for locals one of the most horrible singers I've ever seen last night screaming out words that made no sense stepped in and stepped out read more

I feel like I'm missing something. I love dive bars. I love live music. I love Shiner Bock on tap. So why did I HATE Lost Lake? The terrible accoustics certainly didn't help. The microscopic bar area that made it nearly impossible to get a drink was also not a plus. The whole thing was just...wrong. The sum of the parts was less than the whole. And yet the place was packed on a cold January night. I paid $15 to see a band I like that happened to be playing there. I left before the first set was over. I could barely hear the band over the talking patrons. If I could have managed to get another beer, I would have had to use the restroom. Which, for the ladies, requires threading your way through the area in front of the stage and waiting for the ONE toilet to be available. I have never understood how places that sell nothing but liquid think it is acceptable to have one place to eliminate said liquid. Maybe I'm old, maybe I'm not cool, maybe I have a small bladder. Whatever. Lost Lake didn't work for me. They get two stars because they have Shiner on tap which always makes me smile, and because one of the alt-country bands I like was playing there. Otherwise there are no redeeming qualities. read more

This is not your generic dive bar, Lost Lake has strong character, few artwork hanging of the walls, great space, they have two separate ambient, one right next to their bar, and the other one next room. Although this place is a dive bar, it has an old school organ, few windows that let you peek to other rooms, and among all dive bars, I think this one is the cleanest. Their drink menu is very cool and super original, its imprinted on a plank! Great patio seating as well. read more

The atmosphere at Lost Lake is a strange one. It seems that by installing wood paneling, adorning it with campy wildlife paintings, and then basking the whole thing in dim yellow lighting, every person in the bar experiences a shared collective memory. You're suddenly six years old, in your grandparents' smoky basement. Once your eyes adjust to dim light and you get over the initial wave of nostalgia, you see the bar as it really is; charming dive on a secluded part of east Colfax. The comforting atmosphere isn't the only reason to come to Lost Lake. I'm never one to turn down a photobooth, and theirs spits out adorably weathered-looking color photographs in fours for nice vintage touch -- however, it takes a while to develop only seems to work half the time. I doubt the bartenders would care if you didn't get your photos, so use at your own risk. The drink selection is good; granted, I usually go with PBR for economic reasons, but I would definitely recommend trying a Horsefeather. It's delicious and comes in a cute thrift-store mug. Adorable kitsch aside, the best reason to come to Lost Lake is how hidden you can become. You can grab a booth in the room behind the bar and totally disappear in the dim light. It's nice to feel so far removed from a bro-bar in Lodo, where you can just go, enjoy a drink and conversation with good friends, and not have to worry about being stared down by drunk girls, intent on confirming that they're DEFINITELY hotter than you. If you're looking to spend a relaxed night out with friends, Lost Lake is the place to spend it. read more

This place sucks! Terrible service and rude bartenders. I will never go back! Really bad service and inexperienced staff. The bartenders will completely ignore you until all of their friends are served first. When you are ready to settle your tab, check it closely. I was charged call prices for a round of poorly made well shots for my friend's B-day. When I asked for an itemized bill, they checked a piece of scrap paper behind the bar and told me it was correct. When I tried to discuss that it really was wrong, they asked me to leave. They stole money from me! BEWARE OF THIS CRAPPY DIVE BAR! read more

After my first visit to the LLL I wanted to write a review declaring my love, but I told myself to be patient. Now, after my fourth visit I feel justified to gush. First off, I love how dark it is. I really hate bars that have their 'ugly lights' on at all times. The LLL is almost cavernous in a way, and I think it is great. Secondly I love the fire. Even the outside of the bar has a great woodsy/campfire smell and it makes me want to make-out with a lumberjack. Thirdly, I love the actual bar bar. It's the kind that makes you just want to belly up and stay for a few (altho if the bar is full, there are some great little booths in the back as well.) Fourthly, great A/V. As mentioned before, really great retro movies playing at the bar and there's always been good music. Until last night it's always been your typical hipster fare (which I am down with), but on Sundays it seems that they offer live jazz. Kind of unexpected to be honest with you, but it also totally works. Danette Hollowell has some pipes people. The one thing that I don't like is the bathroom situation. Am not sure about the dudes' room, but the ladies room is really tiny and awkward when waiting. Definitely not a reason that makes me not want to go, but it would be nice if they could eventually re-vamp that area. So if you haven't been to LLL yet you should go. I have gone 3 times in the past week, even tho it is not necessarily near my house. Oh and feel free to bring some of your hott lumberjack friends. read more

I love dives but this place is a tad more complex. Firstly you may or may not get charged a cover, depending on the time and night. Tonight, for example, it was $8. That's fine if you want to watch the band(s), but if you just want a drink, then it gets tricky. Secondly, this is a dive bar but they charge more than their peers in the area. Four bucks for a pretty low-value well drink. If going to see a band, the dive factor and prices don't matter that much. But if you want to find a cheap, local place to have drinks on a regular basis, then a little sticker shock might be in order. Or you just have to figure out their changing terms. read more

I was there opening night and had a good time, but this was only because many of my friends were there. Overall, the service is less than mediocre. I dont like waiting twenty minutes for a drink. Its a bar!! serve drinks promptly please!!! read more

Lost Lake is a great place to get drinks & watch a show, if you're over 6 feet tall. Horseshoe Bar #RIP read more

I've long felt that Colfax is one of the best streets anywhere. Why? Because it's so random. It has anything you'd ever want or need within its 26 mile length and even when you think you've found all her secrets, Colfax keeps offering up more bizarre but welcome suprises. Like Lost Lake Lounge. Why does a bar modeled after some weird lakeside Wisconsin fishing retreat exist on Colfax? Because Colfax is like the Island of Misfit Toys of streets, it takes all these disparate parts and puts them together in completely unique ways yet keeps the soul of the thing entirely intact. I've only visited this bar once. All I had to drink was a PBR and a can of Lost Lake beer made (possibly just for this bar?) from a brewery in La Crosse, WI. There was a DJ who played nothing but the best Clash tracks. There were fish mounted on the walls and a fireplace that wasn't on but still had a pack of fresh wood leaning against it. There is a back room that looks like a basement romper room complete with an old liquor cabinet sporadically filled with games like Yahtzee and Scrabble. The second room has little cubbies so you can still order from the bar. There are tan, faded vinyl booths and wobbly tables that slide your drink towards you if you lean on them. One of the bartenders won the 2010 Hipster of the Year award; the other was runner-up (Work on your mustache buddy!). In short this place could only exist on Colfax. And the fact that it does exist and that Colfax maintains just as many places as strange as this is testament to how great a street it is. I just feel privileged to have experienced it. read more

Came in with my girlfriend and we ordered a round. The glasses had lipstick stains on them. Maybe if I was drunk when I arrived I wouldn't have noticed, but I wasn't and I did. Pretty disgusting to receive a drink like that. Check your glasses when you get them. Or just go somewhere else. We did. read more

Apparently having a private conversation with a friend which the bartender doesn't agree with can get you kicked out here because "they feel uncomfortable" I told someone I thought they were beautiful and I guess it isn't okay here to make positive comments on appearances‍ read more