The Owner of this restaurant is seriously interested in making sure you're a happy customer! He told me this evening he built it from the ground up over 13 years. The food is excellent and the atmosphere delightful. We were a party of 4 and all of us really enjoyed dinner and desert! The service was quick and efficient as well. I asked for a manager and the Owner came to our table. I had a suggestion that would benefit future customers. The owner was very receptive. ***** - 5 Stars Merry Christmas and happy New Year! read more

Good food and nice atmosphere. Took visiting family here and we enjoyed the vegetable pasta, salads, and a fried avocado. Will return again, especially when warmer weather is here for the patio. read more

Old Blinking Light - Sweet potato and Zucchini pasta - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

What has happened to OBL? It was once the hottest restaurant in Highlands Ranch by a landslide. The toughest part was getting in. Recently they decided to change things up and raised drink prices significantly. It is not longer difficult to get in. The biggest beneficiaries have been the new restaurants that have opened. Sad to see a place go from so busy to so empty so quickly read more

Casual yet upscale atmosphere. Full bar with a good selection. Nice outside seating options. Food was very good and nicely presented. Service was attentive and friendly. read more

Old Blinking Light - Outside seating. - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Service was good but the food was mediocre and pretty bland. The music was also super loud which made it tough to carry a conversation.

This place is a staple of Highlands Ranch and a must try if you haven't already. Food is consistently good and they offer unique dishes.

Gluten free options even on happy hour menu! Next time I'll order the Happy hour tacos, $17 which had just one more taco than the $8 option and no extra sides wasn't worth it. I enjoyed sitting on the patio with friends! Great atmosphere! read more

Great service, amazing food and fun atmosphere. Definitely recommend giving it a try.

They have a large menu, which made me a little nervous but the food has always been spot on. I especially love the lamb served here. Usually crowded on the weekends so we prefer visiting on a weeknight. read more

I am always impressed with OBL's food and service. It maybe slightly higher than some other places near by --- but the creative menu makes it worth it. Ingredients taste fresh and portions are generous. If you get the chance, I highly recommend their Happy Hour. The prices are dirt cheap for incredible food. That said, get there early as seats tend to disappear. read more

My wife and I had dinner there last night. The service was pretty good until near the end they kind of forgot us, but overall good. The food was not so good though. The pork chop was tough and definitely overlooked, and the fish tacos were super fishy and just tasted way off. They usually do a better job, yet the fish tacos seem to keep getting worse, I think the chop was just overcooked. read more

Yum, yum, yum! The nachos with chicken were amazing! The beets were perfect! The fish and chips were as good as I've had since I was in Manchester UK! The fish tacos were bomb! There's no food to take home and we are stuffed. Service was good too. read more

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Food was great especially the fries. My daughter had the cheese pizza and I had the burger. Service was attentive and heated patio was a plus for spring weather. Location is great and will return. read more

Excellent indoor ambience, also very pleasant patio. Service was slower and less attentive than we preferred but when our server came around, she was friendly and provided what we needed. Food was excellent with wonderful flavor and presentation. Will return to again enjoy food hoping that service has improved. read more

Went to the Oktoberfest and wanted to sit in an actual restaurant. Though the Oktoberfest was fun :). Man, this place was crowded. we got a seat in the bar area and were taken care of promptly. Let me say this first. Our server was AWESOME. I don't remember his name, but man this young man ran his butt off to take care of the masses of people that came in. He did a great job, remembered what everyone had. I was impressed. The food was good, the drinks delish. Great place. read more

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1st and last time we will ever get food from Old Blinking Light in HR. Fish tacos were SO bad when my husband got home it made the entire house stink. I mean had to have been slimey and rotten before they were "seared". HR salad didn't have half the ingredients it had listed on the door dash menu and then had a few extras as well as some stray ingredients obviously from the salad prep area getting dirty/messy. Brussels Sprouts were DISGUSTING, goopy, balsamic was sour and not reduced, I don't know how someone could make them that texture unless they were rotten before cook too. GROSS. read more

The house mojito was sooooo good!!! The food was good but I wouldn't say the highlight. I really liked the out door seating. There's a nice half circle fire pit. I think the drinks were mu favorite part. I'm glad we found this spot, I would definitely go back. Oh wait...the beet appetizer was delish. Try it if you love beets, I would have ordered two! The fried shrimp was ok but could jazzed up a bit. read more

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Ordered classic burger with truffle fries and classic chicken. The fries were not cooked through; many were actually completely raw. The chicken was undercooked and had no flavor. this was my first time dining at this restaurant. Unfortunately, it will also be my last! read more

Delicious food, relaxing atmosphere, large portions. Our family's favorite! Also, several great gluten free options and vegan options. read more

Service has gone down, WAY DOWN. You get one drink as the wait staff will only come to your table to take your order and bring your food.

The food and drinks are consistently fantastic. Great atmosphere. Love to eat here when I'm in the area. They also have a nice patio.

We've eaten here a number of times over the years, so I guess that makes us fans. Or maybe we just really like the duck fat fries. The food and drink are all decent, and the service is fine. I'd recommend it to others and will likely be back, but it's not our "go-to" restaurant. read more

Old Blinking Light - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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wow. had bailey and chloe as servers and they went above and beyond to make this experience the best it could possibly be. and this place is just absolutely incredible. best tex mex style food i've ever had in colorado. first time here and everything was some of the best food we have had recently. started with the tuna tartare - honestly best one i've had ever... also got the posole - really good. and the steak quesadilla which was 14/10 good. first time here but we will be back over and over and over. so glad we found this place. read more

Old Blinking Light - Tuna Tartare - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

I used to work near this place and had never gone in for lunch or after work. It always looked great, especially with the fire on the patio. Lately it seems like this ends up being a great meeting spot for me and friends, and so we've been here a few times. Staff is always friendly. There is a large bar area which we've done with our group and enjoyed, but the dining area is just as nice as well. Good vibe here, and staff are really on the ball. I had the shrimp appetizer which was very good, a little kick. I had wanted to try the butternut squash soup, but decided not to order it. When it came for my friend, she let me try it and I ended up having to order that- it was delicious! Every time I've been here the food has been great. read more

Old Blinking Light - Shrimp appetizer - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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Great service, great atmosphere, great appetizer! Not so great Vegan Zucchini and butternut squash entree. The asparagus wasn't ripe which kind of killed the dish overall. It wasn't my favorite vegan dish but the rest of the food, Ruby's trout and tuna tartare was great! read more

Old Blinking Light - Vegan Zucchini and Butternut Squash Noodles - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

The Good - Food and Service. The Bad - Too noisy to hold a conversation The Ugly - Wanted to charge me $2.00 for ice in my bourbon (not mentioned in the happy hour menu). I could just have taken ice from the water glass. Complained to server who said it's just a charge they add when you ask for ice. I said I wanted to speak to the manager - manager waived the $2 without coming to the table. Too many other places to eat in the area equal or better where I don't have to closely examine the bill for 'extra' charges. read more

Fun and casual restaurant with good service. Quite a selection of food including salads. Huge portions. Great options of cocktails and beers. read more

Old Blinking Light - Big Ass fan - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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I visited a restaurant called the Old Blinking Light in Highlands Ranch on Dorchester Road. They have an eclectic menu but you can smell the delicious aroma the minute you walk in there. They had decent "happy hour" margaritas when we showed up. Can't complain. But my friends and I ordered our meal. Mine was the "Filet Au Poivre" which was a nice tenderloin with mushroom sauce and a generous portion of mashed potatoes. My friend ordered "duck tacos" what that is obviously pulled duck served on a corn tortilla with soy and sake sauce mixed in with coleslaw. It looked delicious!! This place is more Southwestern style food - so for folks like you that like that - I'd give it five stars. Enjoy yourselves. The food was delicious!! No complaints. But the service - that's another story. They need to hire more people. For a restaurant like this - you shouldn't have to wait so long. My friend and I and another couple were the only ones there. But the quality of food is awesome!! read more

Old Blinking Light - Awesome Tenderlois - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

A friend and I were going to an event in HR and decided to try OLB. That was a mistake!! My OBL nachos were nothing but chips and queso which were good but very little chicken, guac and pico. The waitress, with a nose ring and multiple face piercings, was apathetic and pushy. Plus she never came back to ask how are food was and all but shoved the bill in our faces. Nothing special here...Just another strip mall cafe hanging on by a thread with underpaid, undertrained and uninterested management and staff. It's interesting that they don't reply to any reviews...they don't care about anything but your money. read more

Have dined at OBL a number of times and always had a good experience - food, ambience, service, etc. Yesterday, we had a lunch reservation at noon for four, including two that were meeting us there who were coming from the foothills. When we showed up at 11:45, the door was locked with a note saying OBL would be closed that day until 3pm for spring cleaning. I had made this reservation over a week ago directly with the front desk. I received a text confirmation immediately after booking the reservation, and also received a text the Friday prior to the reservation requesting that I confirm which I did, and immediately received an acknowledgment saying thank you for confirming. I realize unforeseen things do happen occasionally and restaurants need to adjust reservations, but a phone call or even a text in advance informing us that our reservation couldn't be honored would have been greatly appreciated. read more

Went here with my friend for my birthday. First time going. It was amazing. The food was wicked yummy. The staff was super friendly and I can't wait to go back read more

Old Blinking Light - Buffalo chicken flat bead - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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My husband and I had dinner here tonight for Denver Restaurant Week. My Southwest Salad appetizer was pretty good while my husband's Green Chili Soup was mediocre. We both ordered NY Strip for our mains. Absolutely the worst steaks we've ever had. Very fatty, chewy, and the only flavor was from the peppery topping. Really insulting to be served a piece of meat that is such terrible quality. The bread pudding for dessert was decent. After this experience though we will never patronize this restaurant again! read more

Food was ok, servers were ok too. My only complaint was the maybe manager who dropped our dessert off. We ordered the brownie sundae. Maybe manager dropped off a slice of cake/torte. Me: excuse me, we ordered the brownie Him: nope. The torte. Me: no, we ordered the gluten free brownie Him: nope. Torte. *runs away After checking the menu, I see there isn't even a torte option to have accidentally ordered. So... Wtf?! The waitress finally explains to us that they are out of the brownie and the torte replaces the brownie as the gluten free option. This would've been fine and dandy if a) this was told to us during ordering, b) the maybe manager told us ANYTHING at all instead of being a condescending dick. read more

Old Blinking Light - Very clearly states BROWNIE - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

We came for lunch using a $30 Groupon. We didn't think lunch would take over an hour since we had to be somewhere for an appointment. We shared the Sweet & Spicy Shrimp appetizer. It came out in a reasonable amount of time and was really good. Then we waited ......and waited.....about 40 minutes.... Our server came by and asked if we were ready for dessert. We said that we were still waiting for our burgers. I ordered the B.L.A.T. with chicken. It had bacon, lettuce, avocado, and tomato. It was okay. The fries were little pieces. My husband ordered the Smothered Burger. Not worth $12. We will not be back. read more

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We yelped this place last night in our search for a tasty meal and we were not disappointed. Although there was a bit of a wait we were waited on almost immediately after being seated. We ordered a variety of dishes including a Mac & Cheese, pulled pork sand which, a burger and the ribs which my husband ordered. He substituted the brussel sprout leaves for fries and thankfully so as they were some of the most flavorful he's ever had!! My pulled pork sandwich was equally tasty with a generous amount of sauce on the meat which caused the bottom bun to become supersaturated however; a combination of the sauce and the temperature of the pork which caused the bread to turn to mush but perhaps that is a Fairly common issue with any kind of hot sandwich. My friend ordered the four cheese mac & cheese and it was very very well done! They used a ziti noodle which was a wonderful vehicle for a very tasty, cheesy sauce. Her husband got a burger and by the time I looked over to see if he was enjoying it it was almost completely gone! We ordered a stacked cinnamon apple dessert for the table and it too disappeared rather quickly! 0BL was an awesome choice for dinner and we would highly recommend it. There's a very strong possibility we will return here when we move to Denver in a few weeks. read more

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We had some friends in from Chicago and we were showing them around town. After leaving Red Rocks, we were trying to think of a place to have lunch, and Old Blinking Light came to mind. We were seated on the patio on a beautiful day. I glanced over the menu and settled on the stacked enchiladas and added grilled chicken. I honestly just expected the usual chicken enchiladas. Boy was I surprised when this beautiful dish arrived in front of me and looked almost too delicious to eat. I jumped in and my mouth was even watering as I was consuming it. I couldn't eat it all because it was a very large portion, but I was very happy to get a to go box for the rest. It was amazing!! Even the leftovers were amazing! I would suggest anyone who goes to OBL, get the stacked enchiladas!! You won't be disappointed. read more

Old Blinking Light - Stacked enchiladas with grilled chicken - New American Near Me - Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Food and Service is terrible! Went on a Weekday afternoon early evening....the ONE waiter looked like he was falling asleep, brought us our food and never came back but to bring the check. Stacked "enchiladas" REALLY?!? Corn tortillas pilled with nothing inside smothered in canned green enchilada sauce...DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY read more

I had a french dip and the bread was like a hot dog roll texture and the meat while sliced thin tasted old and looked gray. My husband had the smothered burger and was sick like a touch of food poisoning about an hour after eating and all that night. The reason I gave it two stars is because a week before that I had their Taos salad and it was delicious. read more

My fiancé and I went for a night out. We decided on this place and we were very disappointed. I'm not sure if it was because are lesbians or if the server was just that bad, but this was our experience: Tanner greeted our bar top table, took our order and was never seen from again. Our food didn't take long (it was Saturday at 6pm, so that was nice) but the food runner brought us our food. The food was good enough but then we were finished for nearly twenty minutes til we had to "search and rescue" a different server to get us our check. We left, very unhappy with our experience. We won't be back, that's for sure. To recap Good enough food, horrible service. Definitely didn't stick around for more drinks or dessert! read more

I live in New Mexico and couldn't resist this homage to Taos - not really a foodie town by the way. Lots of menu choices and great service. Food was good, reliable. read more