02/21/09

Blah. Blah. More blah.

by fuzzy27

Based on the other recent reviews, I'm not saying anything that hasn't already been said. Boring food, boring ambiance, and boring service. Avoid Prima. It's way overpriced for the quality of food you get. Wine list is even more outlandish. If you are staying at the Teatro, try KT's namesake restaurant across the hall instead.

• Pros: Easy to get a table on a Saturday night. That's not necessarily a good thing.
• Cons: Food. Service. Ambiance.

02/25/08

Terrible!

by SassyPuss

Everything about this place stunk, except for the bartender who doesn't deserve to be faulted.

After finally being seated at 9pm for our 8pm reservation, we thought the worst was behind us--Not so! We ordered the calamari app, which was OK, but not spectacular. We then waited for another 35 minutes for our pasta course to arrive, but instead we got our entrees, which we had specificually asked to come after the pasta course. I asked the waitress what happened to the pasta and she replied "oh yeah". About 10 minutes later our cold and gummy pasta dishes (which had clearly been sitting around in the kitchen while we were waiting) were shoved on the table in between our entrees, leaving us about 0.1 inches of free table space. Then, after the third request and almost being completely done with our meal, we finally were brought bread--just in time for dessert.

The entrees were not good at all--less than hotel quality. The chicken paillard was very bland and dry, the large portion did not excuse the poor quality. The pork tenderloin was cooked well but the potatoes were underdone and there were 3-4 whole roasted red peppers, which tasted straight fromt he jar and were really slimy. Both entrees tasted like they had been made in masse that afternoon and had been in warming trays since.

Aside from being cold, the egg ravioli was pretty good; however the black truffles advertised on the menu were clearly porcini mushrooms, not truffles. On a downnote, the ravioli sauce had a lot of lemon and it was so acidic that it overpowered the already mediocre taste of our entrees. If the courses had come out prima and segunda (as one would hope from the name of the restaurant), it have been OK, but the pairing made all three dishes virtually inedible.

Luckily for us, we were just dining out to try a new place. If this had been a special occasion it would have been the pits. We shall never be back.

11/30/07

not good

by sconrad

My husband and I went to this restaurant for our wedding anniversary. I usually don't try new places when it's a special occassion...however knowing that this was a Kevin Taylor restaurant put me at ease. I have to say, that this was one of the worst restaurant experiences we have had since we've lived in Denver. Service was slow at best. My soup was so salty it was barely edible, and my pasta was so gummy that it stuck to my teeth. I didn't think that spaghetti with marinara could go so wrong. Would not go back--and now I am reluctant to try another restaurant with Kevin Taylor's name attached.

02/20/07

Good Food - Good Ambience

by jstracy

I found the food to be very well made and delicious, the service was a tad slow but I took into consideration the pre-theatre crowd. Wonderful ambience inside, well worth a second visit.

01/03/07

Cold soup and 1 hour just to get bread. Sound like your idea of fine dining?

by programr

We had an excellent dinner once before with Jeremy as our server. We decided to try again for lunch. Mistake.

It took one full hour to even get bread. It took another 30 minutes to get soup. When it arrived it was ice cold (3 different bowls). We had to search for someone to refill our water glasses and they were refilled just once, at 1 hour and 45 minutes into the dining. A totally terrible 2nd visit compared to a very good 1st. Our friends have had similar up-and-down experiences here ranging from great to terrible.

Forget this place for Italian. Go to Gabriel's (www.gabrielsdenver dot com) and get treated like royalty!

Star chef Kevin Taylor brings delicious northern Italian fare to Hotel Teatro.

by Contributor

In Short
Situated in Hotel Teatro, Prima's tall windows spill light onto warm textured walls, and comfortable tables surround the black granite bar and fill the intimate balcony. Starters include soft polenta steeped in creamy mushroom sauce. Popular pasta dishes include homemade spaghetti in hot pepper-spiked red sauce or tender gnocchi rich with gorgonzola and a touch of walnuts. For the main course, there's tender, flavorful balsamic-drizzled veal.

01/25/06

Delicious

by thepetbuddy

I recently enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Prima with my wife and I have to say that from the first course of the calamari to the dessert of semifreddo it was delicious.

As a long time fan of Restaurant Kevin Taylor's, I have to say that Prima has a lot to offer and represents some great Italian dishes. The servers were attentive and friendly and the wine list offers something for everyone.

10/26/05

Not worth the hype

by larsa1205

Prima is a very typical hotel restaurant. The decor is not incredibly exciting and the tables are very close together. The ceilings are very high which make it feel very impersonal. The table that we sat at, was not squished in with all of the others, but my view was directly into the kitchen. The service was disinterested and slow. The food menu is standard. The taste average.

• Pros: good location
• Cons: average food, slow / bored service, expensive parking

10/02/05

Divine Dolci

by vinovito

What a great pre-theater spot. I loved the goat cheese truffles and the osso bucco was fab.

Finished with the best panna cotta I have ever had.

Love it!

08/30/05

Denver's Best Italian

by foodlover99

We started with a sampling of several appetizers. All were great but the standout was the ploenta fondue. We next tried serveral homemade pastas that were all exceptional. I then had the pork chop milanese, which was to die for. My server was attentive without being annoying. I would highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion.

• Pros: reasonable prices, attentive service, delicious food