It was literally too dark inside, people were reading their menus with the flashlights from their phones. When asked about turning the lighting up a lil, we were told the lighting was programmed to be that low and that the setting could not be changed. That isn't ambiance, sorry. The table next to us also asked why the lighting was so low. The food was very mediocre. The menu was very limited. Our service was great. It was way too cold inside the restaurant on an evening when it was 32 degrees outside. read more

Made reservation, had confirming email, host couldn't find it. Sat us anyway. All servers dressed as though they came directly from hanging out on a couch watching football with friends. TOO casual, and their attitude matched. Absolutely NO 'rhythm' to the service. Was looking for a hidden camera bc it felt like a joke. Ordered drinks, apps and main sandwiches all at once to save them multiple stop/check ins. Somehow that meant bring our drinks, then 3 minutes later bring appetizers, then 3 minutes later bring our main sandwiches. Literally no room on the table to place meals, server completely oblivious to the confusion we all had with wtf are you bringing this all out at once for? Paninis? Luke warm AT BEST. Chicken and moz was cold. like they pressed the bread and pulled it as fast as they could. No melt, no warmth, ate a cold panini sandwich with cold chicken and cold moz slices inside. Had to walk up to the bar to get a second drink, all 3 bartenders talking amongst themselves and on phones laughing/joking, no one looking for anyone who wanted to place an order (me). Was the manager OFF on Dec 22nd during the Holidays? Sure felt like it - either that or they don't know a thing about running a restaurant. one and done for my group. I'm sure the patio is great in the summer. Dec 22nd, holiday season. when downtown boulder is HOPING with holiday celebrations. No way this place is still operating Dec 2026. 2 years max and this place will be gone. Can't imagine anyone goes there more than once. Cool vibes though. Shame they put all their money in design and none in managers or staff. read more

Though our first experience at Postino wasn't stellar, we decided to give it another try. Big mistake. Service was so bad we left without ordering. Upon arrival, on Sunday, March 10th at about 1:20pm, we asked the hostess if we could sit outside. She took us out to the patio, where we saw a nice seating area that included a couch and patio chairs with cushions. We asked her if we could sit there, and she said yes. We sat, looked over the drink and food menus, and decided what we would order. The hostess then rushed back out and said, oh, sorry, I didn't realize that a party of six has been waiting for this seating area for quite a while, so I'm going to have to move you so that they can have it. (We knew that this was a lie, because we had just come through the restaurant, and no party of six, or any party of any number, was waiting for anything. The place was half-empty.) She moved us to a cramped table, and sure enough no party of six was ever seated. The couch and chairs remained empty. I do feel sorry for the hostess. The poor thing is only a one-step thinker, who never realized that we would very clearly see that no party of six ever appeared. You know what? Don't just blatantly lie to customers. What would have been an appropriate thing for her to have said? Perhaps something along the lines of, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that this area is reserved for larger parties of people, so I need to reseat you. That would have been perfectly fine, because it makes sense. But don't freakin' lie. Doing so is rude and insulting. So, we were now sitting at a cramped little table. A server brought us water. And then we waited. And waited. And waited. Fifteen minutes later, the server still hadn't returned to take our order. So we left. Never to return again. Fun follow-up. A half-hour later, we happened to walk back by Postino. And guess what? Two people- a total of two and no more- were seated on the outdoor couch. The couch that the hostess had hustled us off of not long before. I don't know why some restaurants do things like this. They are rude to the customers they do have, in the hopes that other customers might somehow materialize, who will then be given much better treatment. (In Louisville, for instance, there is a restaurant that seats people who have made reservations at the worst tables, leaving open the best tables for potential walk-ins.) From a purely business perspective, why on earth wouldn't you treat as best as possible the customers who have actually walked through your door and want to spend money at your establishment? Getting people to walk through your front door is the most difficult and crucial step in running a successful business. Retaining those customers is also crucial. Yet Postino takes customers who have walked through its front doors, lies to them, and then provides no service at the second, bad table. Not only has Postino lost our future business, but now when any friends, acquaintances, colleagues ask us our opinion of Postino, we will relay to them the facts of our experience. A last observation. When Postino first opened, it appeared to be very popular, always full of people. But now, on a gorgeously warm and sunny Sunday, when every other restaurant on Pearl Street was packed to capacity, Postino was only half-full. The fact of that speaks volumes. We should have listened. read more

My husband and I visited this Postino location multiple times during our stay. They have a daily happy hour that goes until 5:00pm daily & this includes food & wine. They have other specials throughout the week, depending on the day. This is truly the first "chain" that I was impressed by. Their wine and beer list is local, includes craft wine & changes often. Their food is fabulous and offers many GF options. We loved the bruschettas on GF bread. The service was always prompt and friendly. The atmosphere was fun and was the best happy hour atmosphere we found on Pearl Street during our stay. read more

I love coming to Postinos with my friends. We always have great service! But Nathaniel was my favorite server yet! He was very kind and coming from someone who works in the industry and has been a waitress for 10 years I really appreciated his kindness to us!! He was funny and welcoming and attentive !! read more

This is such a nice restaurant! The decor is a whole vibe and we love the food and service. Last time we were here we got the roasted cauliflower and the grilled cheese with the tomato soup - everything was delicious!! read more

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We came here on Labor Day for a late lunch. Put our name on the waitlist and waited about 20 minutes so not bad. The menu has mostly appetizers and sandwiches and soup. We ordered the pick 2. I got the chicken, mozzarella sandwich and the cranberry chicken salad. My friend got another sandwich and a chicken Florentine soup. The soup and sandwiches by itself were OK but we decided to try and dip it. So glad we did as it added so much flavor to the sandwiches when dipping it in the soup. My favorite was the salad as it was tasty. We also got the skewers. The beef and chicken we're very moist, but we didn't really like the sauce. All in all an average meal. read more

French onion soup consisted of overly salty soup with cubed soggy breadcrumbs in it and a sprinkle of grated cheese in the center. Not at all the real thing. Nine iron sandwich sloppily put together and dry. If you order the olives be aware they ALL have pits. Not the experience from past locations. read more

This place is really awesome! The location in downtown Boulder cannot be beat. The food is absolutely delicious. My group loved hanging out at the bar outside while we waited for our table. The next time I'm in Boulder I will definitely plan on returning. read more

Food Service Ambience Great wines! Awesome friendly staff! Atmosphere is relaxing!!! read more

I came here with my best friend to catch up over cocktails. Their aesthetic is cozy & upscale - absolutely beautiful. Also love that they put calories on their menu so I can track my macros. read more

Nathaniel was great, great beverage and food selection with an incredible atmosphere. Couldn't recommend this place enough

Jade is the best she is so sweet and gave the best recommendation I will be coming back and hope I get her as me server again!!!

Sat and waited for someone to serve us with no luck so we just left. Too bad because this place looks good!

Love the ambiance, and quick and friendly service from Nathaniel! Perfect to stop in for a panini when shopping!

Every time I go here I have a good experience. It's a fun upbeat and modern location off the Pearl street mall. I really like their goat cheese and jam flatbread and wine selection. Prices are reasonable and service is friendly. read more

10/10 recommend. This place is so cool inside and great for a date night. The boards are delicious. I also highly recommend the prosciutto and Brie panini. Whenever I have a friend visiting Boulder I will tell them to go here! read more

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Just love this place! Great service , food and the prices are amazing for what you get. We are from out of town and we can't wait to visit this wonderful establishment every time we are in Boulder. Hi five to Alyssa! read more

The food is unremarkable unless you like simple deli-styled appetizers. Consider this a good place to meet friends for some drinks and snacks as Location is central and atmosphere muted (versus a noisy barg). read more

This restaurant was wonderful! We were walking along the Pearl Street mall and stopped in. Split a buscetta board (you pick 4 topings) and had it on gluten free bread. It was amazing! Also got a small chopped salad and seasonal soup (tomato basil w/ sweet potato) definitely recommend! Not too expensive. read more

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As always, the decor is show stopping and the place is super clean. The roller skate wall was by us and people stopped at the open window nonstop for a peek inside. Food is phenomenal and there is something for everyone - vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free - you'll be just fine eating here. The day we were in, our server was lackluster, but we stayed a long time and tipped accordingly. read more

Friendly atmosphere. Sat outside for lunch. Serves wa great. They let us sit and catch up and didn't bother us. Yet a charcuterie board the chef special., And it was delicious. Had prosciutto, salami, pepperoni, two different kinds of dips and olives, etc. Also had their Italian sausage soup, which was very tasty. I would go again. read more

This restaurant is a place you don't want to miss in Boulder, CO! The food is healthier than other places around. It's essentially a better and fancier Panera bread with the option of "you pick 2" half sandwich and half salad. Make sure you get the focaccia bread with your sandwich! Very nice ambiance and service! This is a chain restaurant; we saw this place in Denver, CO as well - not sure where else it's located. We were seated quickly without reservations. Highly recommend! read more

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Our waiter, Nathaniel, was amazing! Incredibly kind and made us feel very welcome! Would definitely recommend coming here!! The food was super duper yummy :) read more

Great vibe, great food, great wine, simple as that! Service was so nice! Love the Caesar salad!

The service was good with servers checking in often and the decor and overall look was great! However I wish i could say the same about the food. It was okay at best. It was low calorie, but filling overall. Some items on the menu could definitely use work however. The Chopped Chicken and Kale did not live up to the name as there was a total of 1 oz of chicken on it. The paninis were cold. My party ordered three different types and all of them had warmed bread but ice cold fillings. The bruschetta was delicious however also cold. Probably won't return but I wish the best for the restaurant because they are so close yet not close enough. read more

Jade is the most considerate, most accommodating waitress I've ever had. anyone seated by her is in for a fantastic experience, no complaints 15/10 read more

We chose Postino from the great reviews and we had a delicious meal. Lots of vegetarian options. Great option when you feel like trying a lot of different items. read more

Sam and Noel were great today! Attentive and courteous! Great staff and wonderful food!

Muray was friendly and attentive. Good amount of gluten free options minus the desserts. Great wine selection

The prosciutto & brie panini and the bruschetta board with 4 different types were delicious. The bruschetta board is very easy to share as each bruschetta comes sliced into 4 pieces. If you have kids, you must ask for the kids menu which was not offered at first. My kids ended up loving their plates. The location is great and has indoor and outdoor areas. We already recommended this restaurant to friends who live close to boulder. read more

Bruschetta is their 'thing' and it is very good. Definitely do the sampler of four different ones. The mushroom fondue is also excellent..

Boards, were reasonable, what is both you may ask, it is a board with up to 4 different recipes on Paninis. Very fresh and was very tasty. Decor was great, service was great! The location was great! Highly recommend! read more

Greek garden chicken chop salad was excellent. Definitely re-order. I love the combination bruschetta. Mushroom and mascarpone was my favoritepitcjers of beer a great deal. Favorites were ratio beer Works repeater extra pale ale and great divide Colette saison read more

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I ate there today for lunch. I had the most delicious Panini sandwich. The service was excellent. Great atmosphere with roller skates in the wall. Genius and memorable! I would highly recommend. read more

We frequently visited different Postino locations in Phoenix when we lived there. Central Avenue during happy hour is most special to us because everything lines up there....the outdoor lights, the trees, the wood fire, Jenny(! We love Jenny!), the tasty small plates, and of course, the bruschetta. The quality is just enough, and the cheaper glasses of wine round out the entire experience by adding value. But Postino Boulder? Hmmm. Went there for lunch the other day and was treated extremely well by the staff. We'd say the staff was the best part of our lunch experience. Ordered the beef skewers, and while the yogurt dressing was as good as ever and more plentiful than in the past (finally!), the beef just wasn't as tender. It was still "okay." Our issue concerns the value of the overall experience, which was determined by the lack of "lunch" wines, the high cost of the ONLY available Burgundy (the Stagedive pinot), and the lack of atmosphere at this location. The ubiquitous roller skates are a strange addition. We don't recall any music playing, and while it's nice to people watch from the terrace, the vibe is basically boring. We'd like more appropriate lunch wine choices (Cote de Rhones, Boujalais, & more pinot noirs (which are Burgundies). Basically, lighter wines to drink while still young to accompany our lunch. But also, lunch prices for the wines. Each glass of pinot was $15, and we had two. The profit on that is outrageous, when based on the quality of the wine, it was equivelant to a good $10 or less bottle from Trader Joe's. The wine cost more than the lunch. Within the overall experience and setting, we'd never go back and do that again. Unless--you create lunch pairing with lighter red wines that don't break the lunchtime bank. Thank you for listening! read more

I'll start by saying that the food was excellent, so I have no issues with the kitchen. We had just hiked Chatauqua and were starving, so it hit the spot. Our issue was with our server. He came up pretty quickly to get a drink order, so no problem there, but was pushing me to order a pitcher and drink it by myself . I had my 14-year old with me and politely declined but he just kept pushing it; saying that it wasn't that much; only 2.5 pints (40oz), which actually seems like a small pitcher. Anyway, he copped a bit of a 'tude after that and was in no hurry to get our order. After he finally got to us and took our order (there were very few folks in the restaurant at the time) he just walked away without grabbing the menus. My son was trying to hand them to him, but he totally ignored him. Once ordered we waited and saw our food waiting in the window for quite a few minutes before he grabbed it, then he just dropped it off and disappeared. He came back with the check in his hand then asked us if we wanted dessert Again, he wasn't horrible but definitely made the experience less enjoyable. If my 14-year old noticed then it was obvious. He didn't want anything to do with us,..in a largely empty restaurant; early afternoon. There was no reason for his attitude so not sure what his deal was.. read more

We are big Postino fans. After trying out the one in Boulder, we've tried a couple others in Denver and they are all amazing. They have wonderful appetizers and salads. The mushroom fondue is truly special. The only thing we didn't care for was the bruschetta. I guess I was not expecting it be served cold. But that could be a total preference thing. We also found the waitstaff to be top-notch. There has been a consistency across-the-board in each of the locations we tried. It's definitely a new family favorite for our two kids in college when we go to pick them up. read more

Went up north to check out the new location, and they're doing great! In a perfect area on Pearl street, east access to parking, walkable, and right across from avanti market. We started here with a great selection of wine and appetizers, and walked across the street for dinner. The mushroom appetizer was awesome, and we mixed and matched the cheese and flavors with our charcuterie board. That's why we love Postinos so much, it's such a great mix-n-match experience! Every bite is varied and flavorful. Great start to a fun night out. read more

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This place is always consistent. We know we can bring friends and clients here, the service is great and live the food.