Mercury Cafe

Terrible experience. I had an absolute horrible time at your establishment on new years eve. Not only was the entertainment boring and distasteful minus Lynx, but I got completely ignored by your staff, it took me an hour just to get a bloody drink which once I got I was never asked if I wanted a refill. I got pushed,shoved and bumped into by your servers without even a simple sorry. Being super busy is no excuse for rudeness and neglect. I will never return and I will never recommend your establishment to anyone.  View Less … View More

STEP BACK IN TIME '60s plus ORGANIC SERVICED HERE. Every one should check out this restaurant once. Takes one back in time. From the food, which most is ORGANIC and many items grown locally, as down the block a ways to a community garden.

Desserts are all prepared on site. We ordered an Elk Burger and a Garlic Linguini w/fresh spinach, tomatoes, pine nuts and creamy feta cheese. Both we tasty. Wine is a little high though.

If you are on a tight budget this may not be the place. If you want the "experience" THIS IS IT. If you are lucky enough to meet the owner, (Marilyn) she'll talk all about current events, which is nice to know she is up on, liberal thinking person.  View Less … View More

Yuck, Yuck Yuck!!!. The food is expensive, horrible, and it’s run by one of the most unfriendly owners in the biz . Well, at least it’s in a bad part of town… So I guess that’s worth something J. Although the rest of the staff is great, that doesn’t score enough points to make it worth while. There are so many great places to go to in Denver and this isn’t one of them. If you are into the hippie scene, bring your love beads and go elsewhere. Yuck, Yuck Yuck!!! I give it one star but only because the system won’t let me give it a Zero.  View Less … View More

unique, cool, entertaining, and good.. I've always enjoyed this one-of-a-kind place for many reasons: They've got a seriously cool old beatnic looking set up going on, with an upstairs dance floor you really can't hear, an extra large room for poetry readings and free mic nights--not to mention civil rights films, and yet still a separate dining area and also a bar. I've taken meat eaters here that said they serve one of the best steaks ever, and yet I was still able to get my healthy vegetarian dish. So there is variety. Sure, some of the waitresses look like they're into peace/love/and all that good stuff, but it's not only part of the ambiance, but the beliefs of what this place was created from. Very few places exist that I feel comfortable trusting how my food was acquired, and the ingredients in it. Perhaps if I didn't educate myself, I'd be happy to eat McDonalds while complaining about this place. But that's not the case. I know their milk's cost is higher than most, but I think $5 is stretching it--yet I admit I don't like to drink milk. And even if it does actually cost that much it's not indicative to the rest of the menu, and there really is a reason for it: Not only is it organic and from a local source, it's much more humanely derived. I'm not trying to get into lecturing that though, but if you really don't think it's fair, or are curious, watch PEACABLE KINGDOM and maybe you'll then understand. Also, their desserts and things are good, but they are healthier than what you'll find at the local donut shop. This place is so commendable, they've even put in water saving faucets in

their bathrooms. I just have a hard time understanding why people wouldn't want to support a place that educates itself and acts responsible to its findings, especially those of us with children whose futures we should be looking out for.  View Less … View More