We stopped here while checking out the Amphitheater, and it was pretty good! We had an order of the Spicy Rock Wontons: bacon, scallions, green chilies, and cream cheese. The sweet chili sauce and chipotle mustard set it off just right. Our server was fast and friendly, and there's a great view outside. I'll definitely stop here if I'm in the area again. read more

Ship Rock Grille - American Near Me - Morrison, Colorado

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One star because I have to - should be zero. We stopped here for a "quick lunch" while visiting red rocks. The food is all school cafeteria quality - but priced at a nice restaurant price. We paid $56 for two salads, a beer, and a Bloody Mary. In addition, the service was ridiculously bad. We sat a full 45 minutes before our food was brought out and served to another table and then picked up from that table and reserved for us when they realized their error. We found a hair in one of the salads. Tables that sat and ordered a full twenty minutes after we did were served at the same time as us. We received no apology from the staff either for our long wait or for the fact that they served our plates to other patrons and then picked it up and served it to us. Highly disappointing, bad food, bad service, all around bad experience. read more

It's a cool place to grab lunch/dinner before or after exploring Red Rocks. Food is better than Pub Grub and the view is great. read more

We stopped here to check out the Red Rock Amphitheater, but it was also lunch time by the time we got there so we popped into the grille to check out the menu. After deciding there was enough variety on it, we got in line to put our name down for a table. If you eat here, ask for a seat on the patio because the canyon views and the red rock makes for a great backdrop to your meal. If you come on a hot day, there are plenty of red umbrellas to keep you in the shade. My husband and I ordered the zucchini fries, fish tacos and wedge salad. So good!! All of it was delish which, I hate to say it, surprised us. I guess because it is a tourist attraction we really did not expect to get good food so we were pleasantly surprised. The staffers were very friendly as well and our waiter even offered us a free cocktail for our having to wait an extra few minutes to get our order in, because they were shorthanded during the hour we got in. High five for that! The prices are pretty standard for restaurant fare too. We would definitely make plans to eat here if ever we decided to catch a concert at the amphitheater, which is amazing by the way! read more

We had made a reservation for 1pm but we were ready to eat lunch before that time! They were very accommodating and we were seated immediately! Our server was friendly, helpful with menu selections and his service was great! Everyone enjoyed their food! read more

Awesome service! Our server Neusha was very friendly and attentive to our needs and wants. The food was very good. Good portion sizes I had the Colorado Beef Sandwich and my companion had the Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf sandwich both came with fries. The price is higher than in the lowland, of course you pay a premium to eat at such a gorgeous place. I would highly recommend giving this gem a try and be sure to ask for Neusha, she was the best part of the experience. We happened to be on a roll of good luck, no reservations, but no wait time either, walked right in, got a table and as stated above excellent service. FOUR AND A HALF STARS!!! Now after a great meal we're headed into a great ahead with a concert at the best open air venue in the USA. read more

Ship Rock Grille - The Colorado Style Beef Steak. Delicious! - American Near Me - Morrison, Colorado

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I was disappointed at the very poor attitude of the host, decided to leave. Would suggest some bias training so she can interact with people of all backgrounds. read more

It is the single choice for a sit down meal at red rocks. It took a long time for me know it existed, and then even longer to make an effort to get there. We had friends in from out of town - perfect excuse! I planned a 1pm monday lunch on an amazing day! Hostess was adorable and very sweet! Wait staff seemed overwhelmed. It seems they have the staff cover both inside and outside, so the waitress working the table on either side of you, isp robably not yours. If you want additional drinks or maybe a side or ranch... forget it. Need to pay? well, enjoy the views a bit longer. Basically it's a tourist trap, so you best be liking what your gettin. The food was ok, not amazing. Hubby started with an appetizer of crab rangoons, (they extra was bacon insdie) - the plate come out with 3 little fried wonders sitting there, with a side of weird mustard bigger than on of the fried things... weird, overpriced. Hubby and one of our friends went with burgers, not terrible, not amazing, garlic fried - beware - they are just their regular fries with a spoonful of garlic dropped on top... sigh. I went with the spinach salad with salmon. IT was kinda pidly for the price - a couple chunks of blue cheese, a couple cranberries, maybe 3 walnuts, and an ok size of salmon on top. The dressing was meh, but since i knew i would never get out waitresses attention, i ate it up! Go with lowered expectations, make reservations, and enjoy the view! (3rd star is for the view) Tip: When your food comes, ask for your check at the same time! read more

Small portions and higher than average prices. I had a half sandwich and bison chili, which was good but very small and around $9-10. My guest had a steak sandwich and fries that resembled a Philly cheesesteak and he reported it to be substandard with what seemed like it had the fake melted cheese you get from 7-11 nachos on it. He also said it didn't fair well on his stomach after and he may have made a mistake by eating there. I must mention that I love Red Rocks and it's nice to have a sit down restaurant there, but just because you are the only place to go up there doesn't mean that it's ok for the food to be lower quality with higher prices. read more

Ship Rock Grille - Lunch time around 11:30pm. - American Near Me - Morrison, Colorado

I've tried, at length to contact restaurant management with this review, but have not been directed to an email to submit my concern. Thus, I'm posting here. My friend and I had reservations at the restaurant on 6/30 for 2:15p. Per the pre-recorded phone message, we reserved online. We were dropped off at the Trade Post via Uber. We are from Pittsburgh, PA and first time Denver visitors. A team member at the Trading Post directed us "Up the hill and to the left" to get to the restaurant. We were stopped at the normal pathway, as it was closed for a concert. I'm unclear why someone with a reservation would not be able to walk to the restaurant on that pathway. We had to take the stairway to the restaurant. We were not hiking, because we are not in the physical state to do so. Also, the altitude change is difficult for us. We were very short of breath. We ran into multiple team members along our trek to the grille and not one seemed too concerned, when we explained we were having a hard time. I called the restaurant to let them know that we'd be late. We arrived at 2:23p, thanks to other visitors. Strangers were most helpful in seeing that we got to our lunch. Our waiter was very nice. He apologized for the lack of information given to us. We enjoyed our lunch and after a couple drinks were content to forget our frustrations. While we ate our turkey croissants, the restaurant was rearranged for the concert. Tables, chairs, etc... lots of noise. Definitely not the ambience we had hoped for... I tipped 20%, because we did have great waiter service. We thanked everyone and walked to the restrooms. I waited for my friend, who was blocked into the bathroom by a janitor and a gate. No one checked to see if she was in there. After she came out, we headed back to the elevator. At this point, we were confronted by a husky man in a blue shirt, darker complexion with a Wyatt Earp attitude. With a tone, he asked if he could help us. My friend explained we just had lunch, used the bathrooms, and were leaving. With an attitude he responded "Well we're closed." My friend then asked him which way he'd like us to leave. He pointed to another set of stairs and did not let us use the elevator. Again, we were having trouble with the altitude. We complied. By the time we got to the top of the stairs, I was short of breath and stopped a moment outside the doors. Wyatt Earp appeared there and told me to move along. At that point, I lost my composure. I told him I needed a minute, that we were from out of town and not used to the attitude and that I was short of breath. He offered no assistance. At which point, I said "unbelievable". I'm highly disappointed in spending $98 for lunch, which was soup and sandwiches and a few drinks, to be presented with such lacking guest service. And I have questions. Why are guests with reservations not allowed to use the normal pathway to reach the restaurant? Why would we not be informed of this, before arriving to your facility? Why are there 2:15p reservations, if staff act rushed for you to leave and then treat you as you are trespassing, when leaving lunch? Why would a guest not be allowed to catch their breath versus risking a medical event and EMS involvement? I'd appreciate a response. read more

I made a reservation here for dinner before a concert. I have to say i wasn't expecting much, i was expecting slow, or rushed service, certainly not the perfect service that we received. The food was really good too. We had Elk Sliders and Steak and Fries. It was a really good steak. They ran out of our drink of choice so the next drink was on the house. Great service, really good food. I was very pleasantly surprised. read more

I would highly recommend you choose something else. Service - We went there after visiting the park about 15 min after they opened. The hostess was not very friendly and told us it would be a 10 to 15 min wait. The place was empty so in not sure why we waited. After being seated we waited again for our server to bring water and ask us for drinks. The same level of service was given to us the entire meal. Food - we ordered chicken nachos as a starter with guac. Came out with more beans than chicken and no guac. (Had to ask server to remove from tab twic which added 15 min to our escape from this place). I ordered an ahi tuna salad and I honestly could not have told you what protein I was eating. It was unrecognizable and tasteless. read more

I can't. I just can't. Terrible service. Terrible job from the kitchen. What a disappointment! On a recent hiking outing that went a few miles longer than we were expecting we stopped in at Ship Rock Grille to refuel ourselves for the hike back to the car. We went in just to have a few drinks and apps. When we arrived only 3 or 4 tables were filled so I assumed the service would be good. The girl that sat us said, "Your server will be with you shortly, can I get you anything to drink?" So we ordered a few sodas and water. Upon her return we still hadn't seen the aforementioned "other" server so when she asked if we had any questions on the menu I just told her what we wanted to eat figuring she would tell our server. We ordered the Fan Club Fry Duo which is supposed to be "Signature Garlic Fries with Black Pepper Aioli Dipping Sauce and Chef's own Buffalo Fries with Your Choice of Ranch or Bleu Cheese Dressing". When the order came out a person from the kitchen delivered it and told us yet again that our server would be by the table shortly. What was delivered was barely half the dish. It was a plate of normal fries with half of them having minced uncooked garlic and a small bowl of buffalo sauce. So, they didn't cook the buffalo fries, they just gave us the sauce on the side. They didn't give us ranch dressing. They didn't give us the aioli dipping sauce. Soooooo....I waited for the mystery server to come by so I could ask, "WTF and can we please have a soda refill?". But the server never came by. About 5 minutes later, I was able to get the attention of another employee and asked her to get our server. She said that she could help and went to fetch us the two missing sauces. They never mentioned or offered to cook the buffalo fries correctly. After another 5-10 minutes, the original girl that sat us came by and asked how everything was. What? You were our server the whole time? Even when you said someone else was coming? And the only other server said she wasn't our server either? And our order wasn't cooked properly? And our glasses were empty half the time? I can't. Just can't. SMH. read more

Nice little restaurant that I never knew existed. We went here on a Saturday afternoon after walking our dog in the park. The cool thing....we ate out on the patio and the staff allowed us to bring the dog out there. The menu was limited, but the food was good. The price was a bit high for a sandwich with fries, but I assume the cost of rent to keep the restaurant is astronomical. The server we had was super friendly and brought our dog a plastic to go dish with water. Great view. Nice place to sit outside. I may try this place before my next concert. read more

It is exhausting trying to find your way around if you haven't been to Red Rocks before, no information or signs about where to go. Parking lots fill up and get closed. Make sure they let you into the right parking lot for the restaurant (Upper North). I got the run around and was fit to be tied when I finally arrived at the Grille. (No signs for leaving the amphitheater either!) I think the altitude was also hitting me. My server, Kathy was wonderful and compassionate. She and her manager Jerry took care of me and turned my frustrating evening around, I am so grateful! read more

This grill was very convenient and had a nice view. Cathy, our hostess and waitress, made the experience superb! We had the BLT with avocado, bison chili, and the fish and chips. I liked the chili the best with a little bit of heat. The BLT was good and the fish & chips were ok. Cathy recommended a refreshing cocktail made of tangerine vodka, pineapple and sprite. She even offered to take a pic of us to save the moment. I'd eat here again. read more

Its a bonus to feel you are on the top of the world with all the red rocks surrounding you and enjoying a great lunch here... the view is exceptional.. thats the ultimate reason that you gotta eat here... Great food the salmon salad that I ordered are cooked to perfection.. that I dont really expected in a cafe/restaurant and a tourist area like here. 10 thumbs and 10 toes up LOL read more

Came to visit the amphitheater and decided to drop in for a meal. All of our food was tasty! Service was timely and consistent. Definitely a good experience! read more

You're going to love this place if you don't care about service or food. Granted the service people can be very accommodating when along comes another server who counter acts the first server's actions on : should the patio door be open to accommodate servers or closed so that the patrons inside don't freeze to death. It was like Laurel and Hardy. Our party of 4 ordered a hamburger, a BLT, fish and chips, and chicken wings. We arrived with our reservation at opening - 10:30. Received our beer and then our orders became a long long process. 10 minutes and I spied the BLT on the warmer lamp in the kitchen. Hmm, that's sat for about 30 minutes while I tried to figure out what my guest who ordered it was going to say. Now just to give you a feel for this there were only two other tables in the entire restaurant and no one outside on the patio. Visualize the patio door being opened and closed about 14 times. The other 3 orders came out hot and fresh at the same time - with the soggy BLT. Nuff said. I liked my waitress, most attentive ! read more

Came to Red Rocks Park for the views and the hiking, ended up grabbing lunch here to refuel. Got the buffalo chicken chili and split the bacon avo BLT with my girlfriend. The soup was superb - spicy and hearty. The pita strips were a nice touch. The BLT wasn't anything special, but it was still tasty. We had a friendly server who was very attentive. You might be apprehensive to stop here because of the cost, but I'd recommend it if you aren't going to get upset to spend a little extra for an ok dining experience. read more

Anerican food, burgers, cheese steaks,fish and chips, loaded fries. Of course you are there at Red Rocks. Burgers are big and cooked accurately on a nice brioche bun with plenty of fries. Choose your own toppings and extras. Onion rings come on a tall spiral spike and are excellent servers are young and friendly. Everone was eating on the patio on a day with no concert. It is jammed and you need reservations on concert days. Decent prices. This is just what one would want and expect at Red Rocks. read more

Words can not describe the view. We both had salads, the portions were generous and really good. This is a great place to have lunch after spending the morning walking the Red Rocks park read more

Worst buffet experience ever! We were a party of four (4) with 6:45 pm dinner reservations prior to the Josh Groban concert on August 28, 2019. The buffet style dinner was the worst buffet I have ever experienced! The hot food was warm at best, one of the desserts was frozen in the center, the roasted Brussels sprouts were nearly raw, no water-glass refills and price was expensive for the poor food. Would have been helpful to have a buffet menu information posted to help with food selection. Time would not allow me to go back in line to get more or different food due to an extremely long line of other concert-goers. Terrible experience...will tail gate next time!! read more

49 minutes from sitting down to receiving food. Burgers and fries served cold. Plates of food from the kitchen left on an empty table for ten minutes before being served to customers. Neither sanitary nor professional. Will not return, would not recommend. read more

I don't know why anyone would give this place a bad review. I made reservations here when we were visiting. It was a warm day but we wanted to sit on the patio to enjoy the views and we were not disappointed! Gorgeous views of the Red Rocks and the forests. Food was great, whole family loved it. We told our waitress we were from out of town and she gave us some great recommendations of things to see in the area. Overall a great experience read more

This was my first time at Ship Rock Grille and our waitress was delightful. She was very accommodating and full of energy. Our seats by the window was breath taking! I had ordered two separate orders but asked if they can cut the portions in half for I am sharing with my boyfriend. The chef end up giving us our own portion of the French fries. There was so much that I had togo and ate some while hiking! Would definitely come back read more

Easter Brunch I've had better food in a cafeteria. Easter brunch was terrible. Save your money, DON'T waste any of it here. The food was awful!! read more

They price the food here like going to the Rainforest Cafe or other touristy places. They know they can make a little more buck just because of the view. Therefore we figured we would just split an app and a burger to ensure we would not spend more than we wanted. The atmosphere was nice, what little you can see of it while eating, but the restaurant should sit a bit lower so you get a better view of the rocks and grounds. Though to the important part, if you do come here get the cracklings, they are worth stopping by. The burger was average at best, but my wife liked it, so I will give this a 3 star rating. read more

I wanted to make reservations for lunch for 5 people. I called the phone number for them but got an answering machine stating to leave the details of the reservation and someone would call you back asap within business hours...so I did. This was on a Friday. Guess what?? No return call! I called again on Monday...same routine, left another message...again no return call. Trying one last time I called again on Tuesday, surprise... Answering machine!!! This time in my message I said that if they are just already booked for that day, a courtesy call would REALLY be appreciated so that I know. Nope...no call. Guess their business is doing so well that they don't need any new customers. Good riddance. read more

We stopped in for a late lunch before hiking around Red Rocks. The service was absolutely terrible. You can tell that they're the only game in town because this service would put them out of business if there were literally any other option. The hostess originally told us it would be 15-20 minutes before we could sit on the patio, so we chose to eat inside because we were starving. Needless to say, we should have waited for the outdoor seating because we waited at our table for 15 minutes in a mostly empty dining room before I went up to the hostess stand to see if a waiter had been assigned to our table. We finally had our server come over, who acted as though nothing had happened. I ordered the Mediterranean Caesar with grilled chicken and E. ordered the Turkey Club with the green chili mac and cheese. It took another 40 minutes to get the food out, which I find pretty inexplicable given that we were ordering food that doesn't take very long to prepare. The food was decent, so one star for that. After dropping off our food, our waiter proceeded to give us the check without asking whether we wanted anything else. read more

Great experience. Sat at the bar before my concert and Natalie made a kick ass Bloody Mary. Dylan the manager was a sweet heart. Friendly, helpful and informative- being my first time here for a concert. Atmosphere is chill. Great view if you eat on the patio just a bit cold for tonight. read more

Ship Rock Grille - American Near Me - Morrison, Colorado

Service was very slow. Messed up 4 out of 7 orders. Forgot peppers in 1 beef sandwich, forgot to bring the other. When they finally brought the forgotten sandwich after everyone was finished eating, they brought it with the wrong side. Forgot to bring another side completely that they charged us for. Not recommended at all. Terrible service read more

The food was decent, the service was great. However, this place is difficult to find. There's not many signs outside of Red Rocks that would lead you there. Also, it's important to note that if you're going on the night of a concert, you actually have to go through the entrance first. read more

The food was average and adequate. A good place for lunch. Hours are very limited in the winter; I don't know about summer. The wait staff was nice and the food was delivered in about 15-20 minutes. Be cautious about buying anything with alcohol, even beer. A standard can of beer is about $7 and craft beer is $9. Not a poor man's drink anymore. Hard liquor is out of sight at $11 for a margarita. read more

Had dinner there last Friday before attending a show at the Red Rock Amphitheater. We shared Bison Chili and Elk Sliders with onion rings and BBQ Sauce. Delicious! It took a while to get our meals, so they gave us two free desserts! We shared them with another couple that was sitting at our table. The chocolate brownie dessert and the creme brule were delicious-large portions that should be shared. The concert was suppose to start at 6pm, but once we got to the restaurant, the waitress told us that the group we were there to see, Railroad Earth, would not be preforming until 9:30pm! We had made reservations at 5pm, because Railroad Earth was suppose to start at 6pm or so we thought. We did not see anything about others groups (there were 2) preforming first. If we had known, we would of arrived much later for dinner.... Beautiful views both from the restaurant and the amphitheater. read more

There is no doubt that the beauty of Red Rocks makes this restaurant special. But the new menu is pretty awful. Our table tried four items and they were all pretty bad. Their previous menu was much better, especially the garlic fries and green chili. The service has always been slow. Possibly due to the new menu it was slower than usual. It took a total of 90 minutes from seating to leaving. Many people were leaving their meals to get to their seats, and many were frustrated having waited to get in and then not be able to eat before the show. Also, there are no seats at the bar, so waiting for a table is uncomfortable. This used to be a favorite spot of ours. We may give it one more try. But honestly, the food within the venue is good, and if it is a nice evening I would recommend avoiding Shiprock. read more

Made reservations for before a concert. Got the meatball app, and we got the avocado BLT and the steak sandwich. All were very good, but maybe a little on the pricey side? Atmosphere was cool, and the staff was very friendly and helpful. read more

Service here was terrible! We waited for 40 minutes before a server even came over to us. Then it took another 25 minutes for our meals, which they forgot one of and never brought it out. They asked us at one point if we wanted more water and then never brought it out.... the food was just ok. We were almost late for the concert too. read more

We ate here before the Needtobreathe concert at Red Rocks. The service and food was outstanding! Cathy was a very attentive server and was really nice. We ordered the Elk Ravioli and the Blueberry Cobbler, both were amazing! Look forward to coming back when we visit Colorado again. read more

The view is beautiful but the food & service was very disappointing. We were hoping to visit again for a concert but left unimpressed by the service and overall atmosphere at the Ship Rock Grille. read more