Cast Iron Tavern

My daughter and I spent the day in evergreen enjoying the mountains. We decided to have dinner in Golden. Tried to find a dog friendly restaurant and cast iron tavern is the place we decided upon! The moment we walked in the hostess greeted us and knew we wanted to sit outside she was very apologetic that the heaters weren’t out. But she sat us near the fire pit! The atmosphere was perfect. We ordered the pesto deviled eggs. What a beautiful mixture of flavors. I’ll always make mine this way! I had the candied bacon burger. It was amazing but the show stopper was the sweet potato fries! oh my gosh. You MUST try them. Do yourself a favor and go to CIT for an amazing meal.

I’ve never been here but have heard about this restaurant! While my shrimp and grits LOOKS great, it wasn’t. I pulled out maybe 10 burnt roasted garlic pods that unfortunately ruined the dish for me but the shrimp was also overcooked, so rubbery texture. The atmosphere of the restaurant was amazing; I wish my dish had been better. For $27.50, I expected better. Now my husband had one of the burgers and really liked it.

Cast Iron Tavern is truly our go to place. The food is always excellent, the service is warm and attentive, and the atmosphere makes you want to stay a little longer. Every visit is consistently amazing, which is why we keep coming back again and again.

This place was packed on a Saturday night! We were able to join the wait-list before we arrived, which helped. When we got there, we realized it was the start of restaurant week so not sure that had anything to do with it. They are participating with a select 3 course menu for $35. Had the pear salad, ratatouille and bread pudding as part of that and all were delicious especially their famous bread pudding (and usually I don't like bread pudding). My boyfriend had the salmon risotto which was phenomenal. Cocktails looked nice too but have to come back for those. I can't believe I didn't know this place existed when I lived within walking distance but I'm glad I know about it now!

Ash took great care of us for lunch. Food was a good price point, delicious, and the atmosphere was chill enough to relax.