Brook Forest Inn

We stopped by one afternoon during the fall. It was beautiful weather and so we sat in the outdoor patio area. There were a number of tables out on the grass and most were occupied. Someone came by and asked if we would like something to drink. We ordered and waited about half an hour while the tables on the grass seemed to be receiving service. Finally we stopped someone that looked like they worked there and said we would like to be served or we were going to leave. Finally they took our order. It was exactly one hour after we arrived that our food was served. I ordered fish and chips and it was basically what I would buy frozen and cook at home. When my husband asked for a discount because of the poor service, the waiter argued with him about how long we had to wait. It is a beautiful location, but unfortunately the service does not match the atmosphere.

This the historical house of nightmares. Here is what happened. This no reflection of the band that gave a great show. It’s about an immature staff. We were trying to rest and take a nap before an all night Halloween party they were having and the chef was paying hard rock music right under our room. Which I have nothing against hard rock or any music but the music was thumping though the walls into our room. We asked the staff and the immature front desk clerk said well” I understand it’s not ever bodies taste in music” I like hard rock but I also like pease and quite on vacation. She said after convincing, she would ask him to turn it down and he turned it up. I said after that I want it off or you will refund our money. Then bar manager came in and apologized. But in all short the next day after only getting 3 hours of sleep at 8:00 am the chef came back to work and started his hard rock up again. I addressed as he was coming out the kitchen he said what I need it to do my work. The owner is smug too.

We were just there a week ago. I must say I really liked it! It is very old and that is what makes this place special, lots of history there! The food we had was off the pub menu and was great! The prices were so reasonable the burger my hubby had tasted like it was just off the grill. It tasted like steak. Not your average burger at all. I think it was 8.00 or 9.00 that included homemade potato chips, which were amazing! I had a turkey club that was just as good! Drinks were reasonable as well and the staff very friendly. I would stay there again for sure. I happen to like places that are not run of the mill. I like the history and the feeling of historic Inns, and B&B’s. You don’t find many places like this, the drive up there and the area of Evergreen is just magical in my opinion. I would have given it 5 stars but the lighting in the bathroom was just too dim for my liking. If you aren’t looking for a run of the mill hotel I’d give it a try!

I wouldn’t recommend this place to anybody. The building is beautiful and I love the history about it, but it is a very unprofessional environment. I used to work there and it was my first job. I’m not trying to talk bad because of my personal experiences there and I won’t even go into that. My family used to go there for as long as I can remember and we used to really love it! But, as the years went on, the service got worse. The rooms are cute but very very very overpriced and not worth that kind of money. For the food, it’s really a hit or miss with it. The employees there are nice but very unorganized and unprofessional. If you do go there, I would recommend just to go there for drinks and to check out the history.

Ok

We sought out a historic inn near Red Rocks Amphitheater and found this quaint little place in Evergreen, CO. The staff was very nice and welcoming. We stayed two nights (Friday & Saturday), Friday night was a little noisy but we were warned due to the live music which runs later than anticipated. Saturday night was much more quiet.
We did have dinner and drinks in the lodge during live music, the pizza was delicious and the staff and locals are very friendly!
The inn backs up to the river with places to sit and has quick access to beautiful hiking trails. It was a nice break away from city life and technology.

I was in Evergreen for a 2 day bike race. I really liked the location — it was a little out of the way, which was great and on a cool little mountain for cycling warm up rides. The place was quirky, kinda stuck in time a bit, which was fine by me. Back yard was beautiful. Friendly staff. I didn’t eat there so cannot comment on the dining. They had a Thur night live music session that showed a lot of local flavor. Spotty wifi didn’t always make it up to my room; that was the only drawback i experienced. Went to lobby sitting room; not a big deal.

we are on a long road trip from calif to michigan, last night we stopped in evergreen to see good friends, who are regulars of this place and recommended it. It was close by, we had been driving for 10 hours, we were ready for a good meal, a couple of drinks and dessert. when we arrived there was 1 couple at the bar, and one couple at a table, the host/​waiter was pleasant when we arrived (he looked to be the only person working the door, and waiting on people, as we saw no other employees while we were there), we asked if ok to sit in the bar, we sat a tall table by the window, this is where it went downhill. as we sat and waited for anything, for instance just to be acknowledged that we were sitting there, anything… a menu, a glass of water, a drink… anything…the waiter preceeded to talk and laugh with the couple at the end of the bar, walked by us at least 4 times, never said, i’ll be right with you, here is a menu, nothing. he then went behind the bar again, a few minutes later a guy walked in and up to the bar, he ordered a beer, the waiter then got him his beer! the guy paid for it, he preceeded to chit chat with him, went back over to the couple at the end of the bar, laughed some more, the couple at the table came up and paid their bill, the waiter took a run (literally) to the bathroom?.. not sure. he walked by us again, never looking our way, we decided at that point to go somewhere else. we just thought the management/​owner would want to know, the place was virtually empty on a sunday late afternoon/​early evening, and we were completely ignored, what a disappointment. we don’t have a review on the food obviously, however, after reading the other reviews, it doesn’t sound like we missed much!

I was excited to try the Brook Forest. It was a beautiful drive and the building looks great from the outside. Inside? It is PERMEATED with old cigarette smoke. The entire place reeks. Enough to put me off my dinner. The place was quiet on a Sunday night. The main dining room with empty and dark and I went in to take a look around. It looked neat but still — the cigarette smell. Everywhere. Yuck yuck yuck. I am not saying people were smoking in there because we all know that is no longer legal, but I think the entire place is just so permeated from years and years of it. We thankfully got a table outside right by the creek, which was nice and ordered off the «Pub Menu». Our party got: an ordinary burger that was overcooked from what was ordered, 2 very ordinary pizzas that were very salty with a crust that did not seem homemade to me, but ok, and had lots of weird stringy cheese after the waitress assured me they had fresh mozzarella. So, yeah, no. Someone ordered nachos and when I saw them I was glad I had not ordered them, and fish & chips, the fish of which was of «fish stick» quality, not fish fillets. I have not ordered off the very expensive fancy menu, and this might be better, but I am glad I didn’t spend a huge amount of money and a fancy occasion to find out that the dining area stuck like old cigarettes.

This place is absolutely peachy. The staff were very sweet and welcoming, food was good, affordable drinks. Even better was our adorable room and the back patio with a swoon worthy view! Definitely worth a visit.

Where to begin? We showed up looking to get wine, an app and dessert. The waitress saw we brought a small child, said they didn’t have room (they did… a LOT of room). But she seated us in the back banquet room where she kept forgetting about us. I asked her what wine she would recommend and she told me their house was better than anything else they have on the list.
When we asked about the ghost stories (we’ve all lived up here since we were kids, but it’s fun to chat) we were told that the owner thinks it’s bad business to discuss the local lore and that they aren’t allowed to discuss it.
The food was also really disappointing. We ordered the fried mushrooms which were pretty tasty actually. Then we ordered the pizza rolls. They were just bread rolls dipped in butter, sprinkled with Parmesan and then served with what tasted like old store-​bought marinara. We also ordered the red velvet cake… which our waitress brought out first because «they just keep it in the fridge and it was ready first.» WHAT?! I’ve never heard of that happening… but ok. The cake tasted like the red velvet cake my husband and I stored in our freezer for a year to eat on our first anniversary. Good luck to the new owner… he needs it!

Cute place with lots of charm. The owner John, bartender Matt and entire wait staff where attentive and accommodating all night long. Cute deck by the river, great for enjoying an evening with friends.
This will definitely become a regular stop on my trips to Evergreen.

Clean rooms, friendly, nice rural area near town. Allowed me to check in early, which I needed. Missing several little touches to make it excellent though. Wifi didn’t work well, even in lobby, and in third floor was nonexistent. No AC, no screens on windows which brought bugs in. Breakfast pastries were soggy, and couldn’t find a single staff person anywhere downstairs, in the kitchen or even the front desk; they never did show up. If you can flex with these little types of things, you will enjoy this place.

Our party of 4 had a reservation for lunch on Sunday June 29, 2014. It was a nice day. We were given the choice between the formal dining room and the outdoors. We chose the outdoors. We were seated under a nice gazebo, located in a very ugly backyard, where the lawn is dead or dying and not a single flower, or even a flower pot, can be seen. The back door of the backyard was left open, apparently so the guests sitting under the gazebo can enjoy the view of two large garbage bins.
It took an unusually long time for the food to arrive, even though the place was not busy with many customers, and when it finally arrived, it was mediocre at best, and one of the ordered hamburgers was not only overdone, it was burned.

I will preface this write up with the fact that I met Larry Cotton on a recent trip to Costa Rica. Through this chance meeting I planned a chef tasting to sample his menu. Upon arriving we were greated by John (the owner) who sat us in the main dining room next to the fireplace. The som’ came out and helped us come up with some wine pairings based on what Larry had planned to serve. We started with a nice shrimp ceviche that was inspired from his trip to Costa Rica. Great lime flavors and a green papaya slaw to compliment. Next was a perfectly roasted duck breast with crispy skin and sweet sauce to compliment. We moved next to a Chilean Sea Bass with a sesame seed crust, complimented with the most wonderful whilte truffle rissotto and butter/​vanilla sauce. We finished up with his veal marsala and mashers. The demi glaze was a wonderful flavor and the veal was tender to the bite. I would come back and make a day/​night of it. Certainly the food was cooked at a high quality and passion that I was hoping for.

We went to the Brook Forest Inn for Sunday Brunch yesterday. They have $ 2 Mimosa’s and the green chili burrito is large and yummy. My friends slurped down the Bloody Mary’s and ordered the green chili burritos. None of us left a bite on our plate. They seemed a little short staffed as we had to wait awhile as the hostess never came back to seat us (she was making drinks in the bar) we waited in the sitting room for about 10 minutes so we went in and and I asked Lisa the waitress if our table was ready. Lisa is my favorite server and she always takes good care of us. This time our server was a young blonde girl but she was also fabulous. The service was great but it took longer than usual to get our food.
Love the atmosphere here and my friends from Denver thought it was a cool place.

Served rare burgers when ordered med well. Waitress was an incompetent girl who never checked back. No one was there for brunch which is always bad sign. Never again.

Was so excited last year when BFI had a reno and new owners; however despite being the local pub with a better crowd than Cactus Jacks and better music on Friday nights, it’s overpriced and mediocre. The wait staff is pretty good but the menu is too big to handle for the cook. I can’t say chef because pretty much every meal we’ve had, except for the pizza which is pretty tasty, has been less than appetizing and has taken a long time getting to the table.
I suggest you cut the menu in half and quit using pre-​packaged bar food. Also skip the brunch, the little café at the has station on 73 out does it.
You could call restaurant: impossible.
Sorry guys but you need help.

Been to the BFI a number of times now { purchased a 2^nd home in the area}, I can only review the bar and lounge area.
Friendly bartenders… female manager is always ‘about’ doing something… and is a good friendly presence… food ‘bar food’ is O. K …but far from great, [they really should have a simple 10 item… do it blind folded… kick ass bar menu] and I would be there way more frequently…
But alas… you are presented with an antiquated, busy, over indulgent menu with items from the 70’s, 80’s thru the 90’s and beyond, a lot of which… should have been nixed years ago…
This place has oceans of potential, it has the ear marks of a truly classic Colorado experience, bar needs updating, menu should be shrunk and concentrated on quality of options… not quantity of options… food costs must be crazy.
Great locals, Good place to unwind and relax, survives on weddings I’d imagine. but could be a true Landmark if invested in properly.

DO NOT STAY HERE! the staff lied about my room being a suite, they charged me double the room price on multiple dates. they have some of the most unorganized staff who is constantly shuffling papers and talking about how understaffed they are. as someone who works in event management i am blown away at the unprofessional nature of their staff who harrased me about «not paying» during my best friends wedding and then charged me multiple times. if you have ever stayed here check your CC statement to make sure they did not rip you off as well. they are extremely slow at conflict resolution and are easily irritated at small details, like wrong credit card charges…
this place is NOT where you want your next funtion.