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For three star dining in Denver, try Buckhorn Exchange. Located in the Central area, this restaurant is expensive. It's known for its steak. It's been awarded the Best of Steak award. This place features dancing. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find an energetic atmosphere. This place features private rooms and a full bar. People who have eaten here found the food the best.
Founded in 1893 by Henry "Shorty Scout" Zietz, the restaurant features a museum of taxidermy, antique weapons displays and photos of visiting celebrities. The menu features oddities such as fried alligator...
citysearch.com - expert review - 06/12/2006
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This place must be surviving on its great decor and history alone. Service is pleasant if you are dropping the bucks, not if you aren't. I have to suspect that the good reviews are plants--the food is simply...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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I was unimpressed by the service at the Buckhorn Exchange. Despite there being several rooms filled with empty tables, the staff moved us from upstairs happy hour area and tried unsuccessfully to squeeze our...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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I was very disappointed in the service and I felt looked down upon. The main hostess/owner was clearly making us feel unwanted when not everyone was wanting dinner. I feel they only care about the customer...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely an experience type of place. Lots of dead animals on the walls. Lots of down-home food. I have the lamb with artichoke-clam soup and the mashed potatoes. The meat wasn't phenomenal, but…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: Liquor license #1, oldest restuarant in Colorado, and good meat. Cons: Taxidermy, Section 8 housing neighborhood is kind of depressing
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everyone [except vegetarians] needs to dine here at least once in their Colorado life. It was a surreal experience, almost like going to bed in a room full of dolls. The two faced calf was creepy…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If there were a sitcom where Chuck Norris and Clint Eastwood were placed under house arrest and forced to live as roommates for their random and frequent acts of vigilantism, they should live here. I…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the best place to eat and get authentic"ish" Out West food. Everything on the wall could probably be in your belly. BEWARE: The rattlesnake dip hates your colon.
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The service was terrible...i think we had a new guy or something. He got everything wrong...salad/dressing...sides....entrees. at one point he asked if i wanted a refill on my drink...and then we…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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I've read other reviews that say the main dishes are delish, but I'm sorry that we won't be back to try them after the appetizers we ordered. The four we tried were embarrassingly bad: 1) The Alligator....
citysearch.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Wonderful place full of history and awesome food. You have to try the elk!
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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Great old building and atmosphere, food is always good also. Nice comfy lounge upstairs.
kudzu.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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The Buckhorn Exchange is an amazing restaurant with delicious food and an atmosphere that is wholly unique. If you love animals though, beware, because the interior is filled with lots of dead ones (stuffed,...
kudzu.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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We were there a few days ago very excited about the prospects of trying Rattlesnake and Rocky Mountain Oysters. However, the rattlesnake was the most expensive appetizer on the menu but came BURRIED in nacho...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Allow me to second, third, and fourth the expressions of shock at the number of dead animals on the wall. The decor made me want to run away, and my waiter looked at me really strangely when I asked…
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great menu! Great meal! Will be back!
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Denvers Oldest Eatery, opened it's doors in 1893. Check out the liquor license number....it is 1, the first one issued and still active. A great place to just visit , even better to have a great meal.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, the premise was a guy's night out for a group of guys that, well, let's just say that none of us are going to be cast for a Coors Light commercial anytime soon. Our goal: to eat steak, rattlesnake…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is where you come for some real..."exotic" meat tastings. And by exotic, I mean, buffalo, deer and the like. Snakes, maybe if you are lucky. Elk. Sure, not exotic to us Colorado rough necks,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A few years ago, my dad came to town and asked the concierge at his B&B for a good restaurant recommendation. She immediately suggested the Buckhorn Exchange. "Very Denver," she nodded. Apparently…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you're into taxidermy, this centuries old Western regional game house is your place. The red and white checkered tables are flanked by walls adorned with stuffed trophies of every huntable animal…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I try to bring every out of town visitor either here or to The Fort. The Fort is great, but it is only a recreation of Bent's Fort along the Santa Fe trail in the southeast part of the state, this…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Now I know why this place has been in business for over 100 years...Good food and good drinks. If you love natural history, this place is a must!
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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BEST OF MANY THINGS! I GREW UP IN DENVER (DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE) AND THE BUCKHORN WAS MY FIRST CHOICE ON MY BIRTHDAY FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I MISS MOST. ALSO, ANYONE WHO IS SMART ENOUGH TO...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well, despite the funky location of this restaurant, the experience was, well an experience. Since I had heard so much about Buffalo meat here, I decided to visit the Buckhorn Exchange. A historical…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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This is a genuine 100 year old Colorado saloon and it is fascinating. Check out the Colorado liquor...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
kala is on-point. the buckhorn rails. the food is sweet - not so much for my vegan roommate, but i'll take my game in occasionally - but the real goodness is upstairs at the bar. cool old cats telling…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my top 5 favorite restaurants of all time! This place has the most character and charm of any eatery I've been to. Denver's oldest restaurant, the Buckhorn Exchange has Colorado's #1 liquor…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2005
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If you are looking for a Morton's or some other traditioal prime steakhouse, you are at the wrong place. I've tried and enjoyed some of the best steakhouses in the US. If you are looking for some of the best...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/06/2005
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We really enjoed ourselves at the buckhorn. As a hunter I ws excited to try some game meat prepared differently from mine. I love elk and have a freezer full at home, so I was anxious to try some. I foung out...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2005
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I am from out of town and truly enjoyed everything about the Buckhorn Exchange this evening. It was the best steak I have ever eaten, and the service was the best. I highly recomend this for a stop in Denver.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2004
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Took out of town guests, what a mistake! It wasn't just the price, but the quality. Everything leading up to the entrees, from the appetizer to the bread to the salad was ordinary and below average. I ordered...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/02/2003
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The buffalo was good, but the beef was tough. A poor choice if beef is what you are after.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/15/2003
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Discrepancy in bill caused the server to become irrational. Experienced was ruined by amazingly rude staff. Will NEVER spend a dime there again.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/18/2003
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I had such high hopes going there. We had the duck, pheasant, and quail combo. In all my years of eating duck and pheasant, I haven't ever seen large chunks of white meat on one. The meat we were given was dry...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2002
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The Chef is a genius, the atmosphere rustic and original, the service first rate and the food eclectic and excellent. This is a first class, first rate restaurant if there ever was one. The sauces are one of a...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/25/2002
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In the same rickety premises where it was established in 1893, this landmark restaurant displays its Colorado Liquor License No. 1 above the 140-year-old bar in the upstairs saloon. On the first level, the...
frommers.com - user review
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if hunting makes you queasy, don't enter this denver landmark, a shrine to taxidermy where 500 pairs of eyes stare down at you from the walls. the handsome men's-club decor--with pressed-tin ceilings, burgundy...
nytimes.com - user review
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this establishment holds the oldest liquor license in the state, and it has been in operation for more than a century. countless american icons have eaten here, including the legendary wild bill cody. be aware...
wcities.com - user review
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took a group and they loved it!
restaurantrow.com - user review
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this is a fun place to go in denver, a city lacking in "fine dining"...
dine.com - user review
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the buckhorn retains its wild west feel with stuffed animal heads on the walls and a menu that includes rocky mountain oysters, buffalo, beef, and wild game...
5280.com - user review
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old colorado lives in famed steakhouse...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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this is a wonderful place,the food was the best, the service couldn't have been better, and the atmosphere was out of this world. the two men playing and singing were just the best. after 3
travel.yahoo.com - user review
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i enjoyed this place in 1964, while still in college, and i'm going back in '04 to check for changes. the decor was one-of-a-kind in '64...
fodors.com - user review
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perhaps denveris most famous establishment and rightly so. where else can you dine in a combination restaurant/saloon/history museum under the gaze of a forest full of big game---while nibbling on the...
gayot.com - user review
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