1914 House - Niwot

Always top-notch. Great food, service, and experience.

I took my wife (and our kids) here for her birthday recently and everything was excellent. Her cocktail was great and I enjoyed my local Niwot beer. I typically take photos of the food for my reviews but wanted to be present since it was a birthday celebrating my wife so sorry I don 't have photos but rest assured the food looked as great as it tasted (presentation was on point)We ordered a few appetizers. Oysters on the half shell, baked artichoke, and baked brie. The Oysters tasted fresh and came with delicious sauces (cocktail, and I believe an herbed sherry vinaigrette that was excellent. I asked for hot sauce and was loving the sherry vinaigrette with a dab of hot sauce). We didn 't love the baked artichoke but I 'm not going to take points away, as it was probably perfect, we were just trying it for the first time and didn 't really like that preparation, being used to steamed artichokes.My hearts of romaine salad was delicious and we shared a french onion soup, which was also excellent.For dinner we had Chicken Piccata, Crispy Skin Branzino, Fried Chicken, and a dinner Caesar Salad with steak. I won 't go into details, except that the Branzino was out of this world, with a super crispy skin that belied the perfectly cook (moist) fish underneath. Everybody else also loved their dinners. I was surprised at how complex and delicious a basic meal like Chicken Piccata could taste.There were a few Crème brûlées ordered and it was perfect. Again, sorry for the lack of photos (next time), but we were seriously impressed with this place. And I love, love, love that the kitchen is behind glass and open to see. It speaks to their confidence in the cleanliness and professionalism with which they operate. Dietary restrictions: They had no problem accommodating my low-carb diet and subbed amazing sauteed garlic spinach for the jasmine rice that came with the dish Parking: Plenty of street parking

It's not bad per se, but the quality of the food simply isn't as good as other restaurants in the area with similar price points (Marigold, 24 Carrot, Westside Tavern, etc). Service was responsive but the food took a pretty long time to arrive.

Career traveler. First time visit. Never have given a 1 stat review for food but have no choice. A great steak, at this price, does not need to be fixed up in such a way. It was as if the Chef may have been trying to hard to deliver a unique spin on a peppercorn sauce. I was unable to eat more than a couple bites. The service (Corrina) and atmosphere was stellar. We had no reservation yet they fit us in with less than a 10 minute wait.

Wonderful staff, food, and atmosphere. Crispy skin Branzino and Classic Burger were great