I love this place. In a town loaded with fancy pants crap for tourists and all kinds of outside…read moremoney, Orio's Roadhouse is an oasis of regular, local fun. With 3 pool tables, a tornado foosball table, good local beers on tap and a juke box loaded with good music, this is a great place to find a nice collection of locals, students and bikers out having a drink on pretty much any night of the week in the summer. Bonus points for the owners fighting the good fight for smokers rights! I don't smoke, but think bar owners should have the right to decide whether to allow smoking or not. The owners, Heidi and Rob Orio, went to Denver and fought to get the smoking ban exemption afforded to "cigar bars" and won ( http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_031072430.html ). A lot of politicians were upset that their "cigar bar" expemption could be used by places other than the big money casinos they intended to protect with the expemption. Good for the Orios, and good for Durango!

ZERO stars is more like it.. The Yeti, bartender (as stated on our credit card receipt) SUPER…read moreRUDE.. We were overcharged for our drinks.. Then 2 of us incurred an additional charges on our credit card for $25 each. Called Orio's and they said they will do nothing about it.. FRAUD!! On our way out, I told the bouncer we were leaving because the bartender was super rude.. The bouncer yelled out "Have the day you deserve".. HORRIBLE!!!! This place doesn't deserve to be in business. Hence why there were 6 people in there on a Saturday night.. I will never step foot back in this establishment!! Def don't use credit card.. They will steal from you.

Wildhorse Saloon in Durango is one of the best bars I've ever worked at in many years that I have…read moredone disc jockey. the owners are awesome the bartenders are well trained live music every weekend. Wanna have a buckin' good time Wildhorse is the place to go with the largest dance floor in Durango.Ask for DJ Crazy Charlie for request songs I am proud to play for you whether its country rock and roll hip hop Spanish Blues. you got a song I'll play it for sure. All did I mention we do all style karaoke as well . "Get your song on"™ DJ CC

I've been going to wild horse for years and it has absolutely gone down hill. We went for a…read moreconcert, the artist was incredible, however the bartenders were horrendous. Rude, 100% under pouring drinks, and just seemed to hate their life and their jobs. I was a bartender for many years and even watching them pour the drinks you could visually see yourself getting screwed on liquor. Over priced and under poured. The cherry on top was the amount of kids in the bathroom talking about how their fake IDs passed.

There is a distinct smell when you enter 8th Ave. Tavern. It smells like barrels of cheap whiskey…read morewere spilled and seeped through the carpet and into the very bones of the building. There is a great chance that once your enter this tavern, that you too will smell like cheap whiskey has seeped into your soul. Behind the bar is a huge wheel-o-fortune that patrons can spin for drinks. However, where ever the wheel lands is what you have to drink. Most of the drinks I've never heard of, but whenever someone plonks down their money and goes for a spin, the entire bar turns to watch and cheer or jeer. Last time I was in there,Tim, the bartender, made me a Surfer On Acid. I can't remember the last time I had that shot, but I'm pretty sure it was college. Tim is the best bartender in town. He knows all his patrons by name and their favorite drink. There doesn't seem to be an off night at the Tavern. Thursday night is karaoke, and on various nights I've heard songs like: Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder, One by Metallica, and the obligatory Johnny Cash. The only downsides to this place is that sometimes the cops like to cruise by, and the drunken idiocy from regulars can be pugnacious, but hey - isn't gritty realness one of the reasons why we go to dive bars?

Just got cussed out by some lady that worked here maybe the owner I have no clue, she had blonde…read morehair and smelt like alcohol. I'm a first time RV traveler. I parked in the middle of an empty parking lot because it's 12:30 pm, and the tavern closes at 2 am. No one is there yet. I just grabbed a quick brunch across the street and an amazing brunch spot called Rupert's! That lady can kick rocks. I imagine you won't get treated fairly at this tavern.

Stopped in at El Rancho for breakfast. They have an interesting set up. The food comes over from…read morethe Durango Diner, but you're required to also have an alcoholic beverage, which you have to order from the bar. Anyway, the staff is super friendly and the bartender was totally cool pouring me a snit (side car of light beer) to go with my bloody. It came to just $9 which seemed like a good deal. The food from the Durango Diner is always solid diner fare.

The bartender said "this is not a family friendly place and your kids are not welcome". I'm not…read moreexpecting every facility to be family friendly, but to be so forthcoming outright against children is not cool. I think this is discrimination? Honestly I think there should be a sign that says no kids allowed. I'm not a fan and I wouldn't recommend coming if you have kids.

Very cool bar - and yea, it's popular with college kids. Friends and I would come here after our…read morestudying was done (psh, yea... most nights). The pool tables aren't usually backed up, the drinks are always cold, the "Purple Fucker" is really good, and the staff is cool. The music is loud, the bar is kinda smokey, and it just *feels* like a fun place to hang out. Pretty inexpensive to run a tab here.

Talk around town and Known as the Worst bar in Durango by the locals. They are completely detached…read morefrom reality in that place. Bunch of weirdos working there and fake tough guys. They are notorious for over serving customers, being nasty and rude, the bathrooms look like something you'd expect to see in jail. There's a big ol boy in there named yeti that thinks he's a B.A.M.F., but he ain't all that. He's quick to accuse you of being over served and throw you out. He will scream in your face without any warning "GET THE $&@& OUT NOW" and then act like the fake tough guy he is because he's also quick to get in your face to calling the police. He needs to let the bouncers do their job and do a better job himself as the bartender he was hired to be. Anyone can pour drinks. You ain't special yeti. : To the owner- I don't care what relationship you have with your bartenders. They are robbing you blind. Pouring their own drinks throughout the night, getting trashed and barely serving people. then accusing them to be as drunk as the bartender is, then kicking them out is bad business. Yeti makes a damn fool of himself of a daily if not hourly basis, he's full of himself and believes he is something he ain't. His pour is inconsistent, his attitude is less than pleasant. His logic is all warped. Probably because he's always drunk. That also contributes to his nasty attitude and behavior. Cussing out every other person, being hostile, basking in his own arrogance is completely unacceptable behavior. He is turning away new customers by the minute. Kicking out customers that tipped him 10$ a drink on every drink. He made staggering profits from nice people then turned around and threw them out because he made the assumption he served them too much and decided to take matters in his own hands with no reasoning behind it. Moral of the story yeti is a joke of a human. Person. And a clown of a bartender. We locals only can hope roadhouse can shut down in the near future. Our community needs to realize they shouldn't give money to people that don't care about the community or the locals here. You don't care about the safety of your customers. You don't care about good business. You don't care that every returning customer potentially you could have had, is now telling their friends to go to any other of the many better bars on the strip. Not to pay into the pockets of employees and owners that do not care at all. You probably will back up yeti and let him and others tear your dreams apart. He's already living him dreams of being a half wit brash short tempered fool that only knows how to burn bridges and make a bad name for himself and the jobs he works at. These employees and turning, returning customers out of your door everyday to never come back. Talk around town is this is the worst bar. No one likes to go into it. It's filthy with filthy nasty bartenders with bad attitudes. But yeti is a real issue and needs to find a new job to destroy. He is a sorry , pathetic and bitter person. Everyone doesn't like him and feels sorry for him. Most people are just scared of him but that tall big dumb ugly MF don't scare anyone round these parts. Just no one is gonna return to your bar when yeti has a little baby temper tantrum like the punk he is. Get rid of your problems before they cost you that bar. He's gonna hurt someone with that nasty temper. He's gonna get your bar sued. Hes gonna scare off all your money and profits out the door. Until then we locals are gonna be a decreasing part of your past. We have had enough with this treatment and we will not stand for it anymore. You will not have our business for long. You're gonna close them doors soon. Thank yeti for that.

Odd place, but I loved the vibe. We were there when they opened on a slow holiday weekend, and so…read morewe were the only ones there (at that point anyway). Bartender was super cool. Ping Pong table in the back of the bar is awesome, but seems like it would be a pain when they are busy (also because I suck at pinball) I would come back.

Horrible experience would not take vertical ID told us we were too straight to enter a bar. Just…read morewanted to sing a few songs on karaoke night didn't work out. Maybe next time make sure me and my party has id's that are horizontal even though they are not expired.

Awesome spot! We spotted this place on our walk on Main St and and it was very popular! We sat…read moreourselves easily and were greeted by our waiter who was super nice and energetic. Food was well priced and we ordered the House with pulled pork and Tejas tacos which were delicious! We also got the balcony burger as well. There was a bit of a wait for our food to come out but we enjoyed the view and the environment and their cider on tap was good--on the sweeter side as well.

Great place to hang out. We came here multiple nights. They had different bands playing. Several…read morefamilies were there enjoying the patio. Food was ok. The beer made it better :) cool place to hang out.

Beer selections were awesome. I ordered the special of the day, fried chicken with mashed potatoes…read moreand coleslaw. All had excellent flavor. The mashed potatoes were dreamy. There was a very tasty gravy on the side. My husband opted for the fish and chips. Large pieces of fish with perfectly cooked chops and coleslaw. We had to take some home. Service was excellent, as well.

As there is a nice walk along the Animas river, in Durango....there is a beer garden restaurant…read more Nice outdoor seating and they do allow dogs. A plus for me when I travel. After taking a nice walk, I decide to stop and get a bite to eat. I was able to be seated right away. Picking a nice area in the back to sit, I was greeted quick and was given bottle of water, and a nice stainless cup to drink....because the water is cold the stainless cup kept the water cold for a good while....and a bowl of water for my dog. After a little time to look at the menu I ordered the burger and salad. The time for from order to food was good, I ordered my burger rare, the burger was delicious and 1/4 lb was plenty and shared some with my dog the side salad was good as well. The sauce in the side was a good pairing with the burger. The only issue I have was the service from my waitress. She didn't come back once to ask me how everything was if I needed anything else and I didn't get asked if I wanted more water. I would recommend this place for the food and ambiance but, the service could be much better.

We are from out of state and needed ski/snowboard rentals. This was the first place we went to and…read moreSam took care of all 10+ of us. We came later in the day and he let us have that day for free and we paid less than $80 for 2 people for the next day. He was accommodating to the fact that the place we were skiing closed at 8pm and he closed at 6pm. He had no issues with us bringing them back the next morning. We will use this business every time we come to Colorado. Thanks Sam and Dusty

I bought a pool table from this company about 4 years ago. I now find that the slate is separating…read moreso I wanted Sam to come out and take a look at it. He made two appointments with me and failed to show up for either one. When I called him he had yet another excuse for not being able to come out and look at the problem. He did tell me when I first called him that he would maintain tables purchased from him. I would not do business with this guy especially if you're sending a lot of money. He told me to find someone else.

Best meal in Durango! This is my new favorite place, and I will be going back often. I wouldn't…read moresay Durango is known for seafood, but Oye is the real deal. They aren't messing around with their single-malt whisky either--I mean Arran, c'mon! Color me impressed. My daughter has Celiac, and this is more than just gluten free friendly; they actually have a dedicated gluten-free fryer. And it's not just oysters. The ceviche, salads, calamari, house-made ricotta are all outstanding.

So bummed we waited this long to try Oye - Brandon is the man, service is exceptional all around,…read moreeverything on the menu is ridiculous and it's the perfect spot for a date night. Can't wait to go back - Durango needs more places like Oye