Reader: Highland's Garden needs someone with passion for the business to buy the place

Highland's Garden Cafe closed on August 31, shutting down for the season. But will the sixteen-year-old restaurant reopen next spring? The property -- two connected, converted Victorians on a lovely spot in northwest Denver filled with patios and gardens -- is on the block for more than a million bucks...

By Patricia Calhoun

September 17, 2013

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Highland's Garden Cafe closed on August 31, shutting down for the season. But will the sixteen-year-old restaurant reopen next spring? The property -- two connected, converted Victorians on a lovely spot in northwest Denver filled with patios and gardens -- is on the block for more than a million bucks. See also: Highland's Garden Cafe on the block for a million bucks

Says DenverDave:

I'd just like to see someone with some passion for the business buy this place. It is so lovely but the current owners clearly aren't into it any more - first they're open - then they're closed - you never knew - closed more than open overall. Plus, it was way overpriced IMO. Sometimes it was great many years ago but often not worth the $$$$ lately. I'd like to buy the recipe for bread pudding with caramel sauce though.

Did you eat at Highland's Garden Cafe this past season? What did you think? What would you like to see in this space?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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