Cafe Star
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: (303) 320-8635
- Price:
- $$$
- Hours:
- Wed-Mon 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Cafe Star – by Ephraim Mallery
In Short
A 35-foot cascade of rainbow-colored glass conceals an intimate bar area cozy with booths and stools, while the main dining tables hug the giant exterior windows and spill out onto a small shady patio. The vibe is both trendy hot spot and low-key neighborhood hangout. The menu features creamy gazpacho salty fig pizzetta with bits of pancetta. The house specialty is the lobster and rock shrimp pot pie. For dessert, there's the spicy chili-chocolate pot de creme.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyNo need to get a full entree--a couple small plates and a glass of wine make for a less expensive meal.
When To GoCheck out happy hour in the bar from 5pm to 6:30pm, featuring special appetizers like wild boar empanadas for $5, martinis, sangria, wine and mojitos for $4, and beer and limoncello shots for $2.
ParkingGrab a spot in the hotel parking lot just one block west. Parking is also often available on the street.
User Reviews for Cafe Star
08/04/2008 Posted by cosurfnski
The food was great. I can't say enough about it. The reason for my rating is 2 things. 1) lack of a competent wait staff. Our waitress was flighty, she forgot things and seemed to be "absent" in the literal and figurative meanings. That wasn't so bad, but the biggest bummer was #2: No A/C; not even a fan. OK, look I get it: it's in an old building; maybe the A/C was on the fritz, who knows. The thing was they didn't even have a fan of some sort to circulate the air. My girlfriends and I ate our dinners as fast as we could, just to escape the heat. We opted to go someplace else for dessert, since no one could stand it any longer. Even my red wine was hot. I had to ask the waitress for a glass of ice, (blasphemy, I know), but just to make it drinkable. (Oh yeah, that might signal to some that the wine is too hot, or maybe even barely drinkable, but not our girl, she just gladly brought me a glass of ice.)
Pros: great food
Cons: wait till fall when it's not so hot
04/28/2008 Posted by neurogirl
My husband and I took some out of town friends to Cafe Star on Saturday. First off, we had to delay the reservation and the host was very polite about it all. We had two wonderful appetizers: fresh mozzerella and olives and a rissotto with a delicious basil sauce. Our server was very polite and was very helpful. We shared two bottles of wine which were great deals at $25. The manderin, fennel salad was super good. I had the mushroom gnocci, which I actually wouldn't reccomend, it was a little dry. But my friends had the crawfish potpie and a mint/pea ravioli which were both done quite well. The key lime tart and the panna cotta were both good, but the pannacotta would have been better without the nuts on top. Overall, we had a great evening. The price was very reasonable. The menu had changed a lot since the last time we went to Cafe Star, but we really liked the changes and the prices were better.
Pros: Good food, good service, flexible reservations
Cons: They put peas in too many dishes
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
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