Chef Teri Rippeto’s little garden restaurant is a longtime favorite of Denver’s better chefs, mostly because the place never, ever disappoints. From the entirely seasonal, garden-driven menu to the comforting service and plain-as-plaster dining room, Potager seems incapable of doing any wrong. The kitchen is one of the best-educated in town when it comes to the notion of cooking and eating in concert with the seasons.
Delicious, fresh, organic food! It's a little pricey, but worth it. Unique atmosphere and decor. I recommend making a reservation and leaving early to find parking.
The food, service, and atmosphere at Potager are amazing. The ingredients are fresh, local, and in-season. The gnocchi appetizer, and the smoked fish appetizer were unbelievable! Yum.
My husband and I ate Potager for the first time. What a fantastic place, food is absoulutely phenomenal. It is wonderful to eat in a restaurant where everyone is obsessed with everything food. We are members of the Southern foodways alliance and we Love Potager. Great job Chef Rippeto, we are sorry we missed you the night we were in. We will be back and would love to meet you. We bought your magazine. Thank you for being a very special place.
Review by Kim K
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I went to Potager for one of my kid's birthday. The food was all but gone. Less than half of the menu was available. You guessed what half was still available! The untasty, boring, fast-food-like one. If you are out for pizza and rude treatment, GO TO POTAGER! But please, don't cross the hostess. She advised me to be happy that I found something to eat! As if we go to expensive restaurants to fill out our stomachs! No, lady, we go to restaurants to have a special experience. And I did, but not the kind I was hoping for. I most certainly will not be a guest of Potager again!
Review by Adriana Weinberg
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I have been going to Potager several times a year since 1998. It is my favorite restaurant in the world and I am a big time traveler! I have been there with my parents, friends, dates, and for work. The service is always impeccable - the servers, many of whom have worked there for years, are extremely knowledgable, friendly, and do not bug you by stopping by too often. The menu is fun - you can create your own tasting menu on the fly. The food is fantastic. My particular favorites are always what ever fish is on special, the souffle appetizer (what ever ingredients happen to be added to it for that particular season), and the always-on-the-menu chocolate pudding and creme brulee. The atmosphere is exciting - trying new dishes everytime you go, the open kitchen, etc. IT is a comfortable atmosphere. This is not one of those fancy-pants nice restaurants. You can easily go in jeans and a nice shirt and enjoy a relaxing, tasty, culinary experience. Yes, Potager is pricey - but you absolutely get your money's worth.
On the bad side, in the dozens of times I have been to Potager over the last 10 years, there have been a whopping 3 dishes that were not great. Those odds are pretty fine, in my opinion. Parking is difficult. And they aren't open on Sundays and Mondays - which is understandable, but I think a leisurely Sunday dinner at Potager would be the perfect end to a weekend.
Review by PB
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Potager is not a terrible restaurant but there are many things I don't like about it and I am always surprised that it is rated as highly as it is. Here are my complaints - 1)They don't take reservations. I do not go to expensive restaurants to stand on line for extended period waiting to hand over more than $100. 2)It's too loud. We're talking yelling at your diner companions to carry on a conversation. 3)They are frequently out of many menu items. 4)Unless you are anorexic you will leave hungry. 5)The wait staff has serious "I'm younger and more hip than you" attitudes. So many so much better places for the money.
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Love the patio out back. Can't find more fresh ingredients in Denver!
Delicious, fresh, organic food! It's a little pricey, but worth it. Unique atmosphere and decor. I recommend making a reservation and leaving early to find parking.
The food, service, and atmosphere at Potager are amazing. The ingredients are fresh, local, and in-season. The gnocchi appetizer, and the smoked fish appetizer were unbelievable! Yum.
