The Broker Restaurant

03/16/09

Worst Food!

by carolb10 at Citysearch

I tried this restaurant during 5280 week and had the shrimp bowl which was ok, but the prime rib with the ice cream scoop of KFC-like flavorless mashed potatoes was horrible. The prime rib was cold, the mashed potatoes were cold and so were the 7 green beans. Totally flavorless. I cannot believe this place was still in business. The dessert consisted of "chocolate mousse" aka Jello pudding trying to be passed off as mousse. Really horrible. Like a bad, buffet or cheap wedding food.

• Pros: none
• Cons: Nasty food

11/20/09

Much better than the reviews suggest

by saroybal at Citysearch

I was hesitant to give The Broker a try after reading the reviews, but am glad we did. Went during Denver Art Week and the entrees were half price. Service was prompt and attentive, shrimp was great and refilled without a problem. I had the lamb chops which were grilled nicely and my guy had the beef tournedoes and loved them. Great wine list, good drinks, good salad. Also ordered the onion soup which was as good as any I've had. Green beans were blah and the dessert choices are boring. Other parties in the room seemed to have a coupon. At full price, probably slightly too expensive. Also, if you're expecting a Fleming's experience, this is not going to measure up. However, for the price we paid and the food we ate, we were quite pleased.

• Pros: Complete meal for one price
• Cons: Pricey if you don't have a coupon or special

10/20/09

Aviod unless you like bad food at high cost

by Joseph Humphrey at Citysearch

I wanted to take my visiting father and brothers out to a nice dinner. I have heard several people say that the Broker was supposed to be a really good place to have fine dining. The atmosphere is really interesting, considering it was a early 20th century bank vault. The food however was far less interesting...

1st off, the service was unbelievably slow; it took over 10 min for the busser to show up with the water... and another 10-15 min before we were able to place a drink order.

Secondly, the shrimp that they serve as an appetizer was not peeled (tails and legs still attached) and most were not even de-veined, or done so poorly that the tract was half there...

The waitress said that The Broker is known as a steak place and is "famous" for their prime rib. My wife and brother ordered the torrenados. My wife's steak looked like it could be served at an ihop, and she said that the sea food topping tasted "tinny."

I ordered their famous Prime Rib (medium) and so did my other brother. His was raw in the middle, bright red and cold. mine was just the opposite. it was well done throughout and the outside inch of the "steak" was more like beef jerky...

and their desert "options" consisted of a robbery topped NY Cheesecake, raspberry sherbet, and vanilla ice cream. if you wanted something "better" it was another $5.00 on top of the all included meal price.

This is definitely not a place to have a $100.00 / person meal. We would have been better off going to a Chili's or an Applebee's and gotten a better meal than at the Broker.

• Pros: Atmosphere
• Cons: Not very good food

09/13/09

Really bad

by denvergossipgirl at Citysearch

There are a zillion better ways to drop $150 than dinner for two at The Broker.

(How is this "Denver 'Institution" still in business?!)

• Pros: 
• Cons: horrible service, overpriced mediocre food

06/18/09

No Free Birthday Dinner for me....

by crafinna at Citysearch

No FREE BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR SINGLES!!!!

This is really a "BOGO"/Buy 1 Get 1 deal-so NOT a TRUE Birthday Dinner at all-in fact, I am now crying...50-alone-and No Free Birthday Dinner for me....

it's a 'nice deal' if you aren't all alone, like me, for your 50th-or ANY!-Birthday....

• Cons: The Broker advertises a Free Birthday Dinner-BUT ....

06/04/09

Gotta Love Those Shrimp!

by LiaHealdsburg at Citysearch

I have a lot of great memories of the Broker. Including some fabulous wine and, of course, the endless shrimp cocktail . . . I'm a serious shrimp girl.

03/10/09

Worst food in denver

by CSMobileUser4 at Citysearch

I had such high expectations of this place and walked away hungry. I will never return to the broker. We just spent a hefty amount of money on the most bland tasteless food I've ever had. I'm amazed that they are still in business. A tiny dollup of flavorless potatoes...a clump of bland white rice...an unseasoned piece of salmon. I could not even eat my meal it was like eating fish flavored cardboard. And they serve you a bowl of shrimp with the skins still on? Really? Who likes ti shuck shrimp skin at a fine dining establishment? Not me. Absolutely horrendous dining experience. I will never return and I suggest you spend your money elsewhere.

02/24/09

eat somewhere else

by sam1116 at Citysearch

Tried the Broker for restaurant week. It was a horrible experience. The service was extremely slow and the food was less than flavorless. I've had better food in a school cafeteria or in a hospital. It is not worth the money at all.

• Pros: none
• Cons: poor service, bland food, tight seating

07/21/08

Worst service in downtown Denver is at The Broker

by saabsis at Citysearch

My dining experience at the Broker Restaurant was horrible The service was terrible, to say the least. We were asked at least 10 times within 20 minutes whether we wanted another drink. We asked the waitress to give us some time, we were celebrating a birthday and catching up on people and things. We were wasting our time with the request, she kept coming back and interrupting us. When we ordered our dinner the menus were snatched from our hands. When the food arrived the plates were slammed down on the table. The waitress didn't ask if our food was ok as ordered. We were treated as if we were an irritant. THEN, she brought a receipt for payment that did not list what was consumed. It was a receipt with a total, nothing more. My companion had to ask for an itemized receipt. The waitress stomped off looking like she drinks vinegar every day. I prevailed upon my friend to leave a tip. I know service people don't get paid a good salary; they make their money on tips. Two days later I called the Broker and asked to speak with the manager because I thought he should know about our experience. When I told the manager how we were treated, how we were served and that we were presented with a bill that was not itemized he said "That's not possible." "Our wait staff is very attentive" ""I'll check into this later, you've called me at a very busy time." Upshot? The manager was ruder than the waitress. The food was ok. The service abominable. Don't eat at the Broker. You'll be sorry.

If you want good food, and an attentive wait staff go to The Summit Steakhouse.

03/26/08

Bland food, poor service

by Derbus at Citysearch

Elegant atmosphere, but VERY bland food. (Furr's has more flavor) Tasteless ceasar dressing, no flavor to green beans or asparagus., no garlic in garlic mashed potatoes. Only thing still consistent was the shrimp bowl. Vault seating is romantic and fun, but table are bolted down very close to benches and you feel squeezed in. Our server wisked away 1/2 of a $60 filet without even asking if we wanted a to-go box. We went there because it was my husband's birthday, and after presenting the drivers license to show that, she never even said Happy Birthday, she just said, I will need to take this to my manager. She returned without a word. Never even asked if we wanted coffee. It's getting by with the old reputation but hasn't kept up the old Brokers' standard. Wouldn't go back.