Address: | 101 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA |
Phone: | +1 719-203-5072 |
Site: | rabbitholedinner.com |
Rating: | 4.4 |
Working: | 4PM–1:30AM 4PM–1:30AM 4PM–1:30AM 4PM–1:30AM 4PM–1:30AM 4PM–1:30AM 4PM–1:30AM |
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ian flesher
full disclosure: im friends with the owner. that said, ive travelled all over, and the rabbit hole would hold its own in seattle or san francisco any day of the week. the food is innovative yet consistent, the service professional, and the atmosphere second to none. and the name is appropriate too; walking down the stairs from street level, you may find yourself wondering if youre still in colorado springs at all. its dark and moody and evokes the supper club of days gone by. the waitstaff is quick and attentive and the bartenders pour heavy. everyone who works there has years of experience in the industry, and it shows. the owner joe campana is a consummate service industry professional, and his attention to detail carries over into every aspect of the establishment. prices are very reasonable for this kind of place. you can easily get in and out for $25 with a dinner and a cocktail. the filet is the best in town, and at $20, about as cheap as it gets. they have lots of creative martinis and other concoctions for the frou frou crowd at about $7-10 a pop, and an excellent selection of top-shelf booze for the drinkers. call drinks seem to be cheaper than elsewhere at about $5. the food is definitely different, but the menu as a whole is well-rounded. theres plenty of protein like the stellar short ribs, as well as several salads, my favorite being the purple and yellow beet salad. lately i tend towards the smaller plates like the fantastic pork belly tacos, and the grilled asparagus, served with an over-easy egg on top. simple and elegant. the best thing about the menu, however, is that its always evolving. almost every day executive chef josh beemer has a special, and theres no saying what it might be. and the specials at the rabbit hole are thoughtful and premeditated. unlike other restaurants where they use specials to burn out food before it goes bad, beemer just likes to play. and every few months, before youve had a chance to get too used to it, he changes the menu up again. its refreshing to see a chef who has the creativity and flexibility to do what he wants, and can deliver. hes constantly (and consciously) evolving his style, and i can certainly say that hes only getting better. so take your time and enjoy the rabbit hole all nite, or get in an out in 45 minutes before hitting a show. but be prepared to make a reservation on friday and saturday nite because the rabbit hole is developing a reputation as a world-class restaurant.
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Danielle Felder
Didnt even get to the food because the service was beyond despicable (including an insensitive cancer remark)! We made a reservation more than a week in advance (per their policy) for the back room. We arrive 10 minutes before and are told the table isnt ready and they proceeded to try and seat us at a table directly in front of the restrooms. We inform the hostess that we would rather wait for the table we reserved. A half hour later we are still waiting to be seated. When we ask the hostess how much longer we may have to wait for our reserved table she rolled her eyes and proceeded to ignore us. My friend asked for the manager on duty so that we could get an actual answer. He was even more rude! He proceeded to tell us that he doesnt know how much longer we would have to wait for the table (come to find out the group ahead of us arrived 30 mins late for their reservation). When we asked if there was anyway to move the group along, his response was: "well the lady has cancer" - I have no idea what that has to do with our reservation. My mom (whos birthday we were celebrating) had cancer and is now cancer-free, and she told him "well I had cancer. His response (no joke), "well at least you still have your hair." All of us were absolutely speechless, and then we all tell him about how rude and unprofessional he was, and that we almost lost our mother. At that point, he of course tried to apologize, but we were already over this restaurant and their staff. We ended up going to A Famous Steakhouse down the road and had a fabulous dinner with excellent service! My advice: dont bother with a reservation, because they choose whether they will honor it or not, but most importantly, avoid this restaurant all together!
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TAACCT 3
The hostess is such a bi*** that we just left without ordering anything. We walked into this small, poorly lit cave around 6pm but the hostess station is up against a wall in the corner. Facing the wall. There is a small sign above the door that says "see hostess to be seated", but you cant TALK to a hostess whos ON THE PHONE IGNORING YOU. So we just sat down wherever, and she walks up to the table like "I missed you at the hostess station" and my husband responded, "haha yeah I didnt know" and she gets snooty and points to that microscopic sized sign and says "we put up a sign and everything". She asked if we had a reservation and when we told her we didnt realize we needed to make one, she sighed and said "I have a cocktail table". We said "fine", but this table was the size of a postage stamp right near the kitchen with only one chair. The menu is a joke, like someone was showing off to their boss when they conceptualized. The lighting is so terrible we had to squint to read that they were expecting us to pay $25-30 for a plate of tacos, AFTER the hostess had just treated us like garbage. We were so pissed by the time we got seated that we just got our stuff and left. If you want me to pay $70 for food I could EASILY make at home, the least you could do is treat me like a customer and not like subhuman trash for GOD FORBID not seeing a sign above the hostess station in the corner, where youre on the phone with your back to us for 10 minutes. HORRIBLE experience! Not even worth giving it a second chance either.
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patrick Norris
Really excited about this place but sadly let down by the quality, cleanliness, and overpriced items for a poor taste in food.. My wife and I wanted to celebrate with a fine dinning experience and the rabbit hole seemed fantastic to our taste. First disappointment was walking in and noticing the seat we were placed in, in a back corner booth was filthy and on top of the back rest were rocks and gravel of some sort all over the bench. See the pictures. After we order our appetizers which was by far the best part of the dinner experience, and moved on to the entree meals, I ordered the All bacon burger which to my disappointment was completely deep fried... Who in the world would want to pay $15 for a deep fried bacon fat grease ball. Grease and oil was dripping on my plate and I was very hesitant to finish. My wife order the lamb shank which looked great but after asking the waitress if its like a roast she didnt want it. We get the plate and of course its exactly what she didnt want. Roasted or boiled lamb over mashed potatoes and a couple carrots. So she ordered the ribs and it must have been cooked in the same setting as the lamb because it takes and looked like the lamb shank. Lack of cherry flavoring and a dark, tasteless gravy poured over. Just completely tasteless. Really dislike the newer fancy looking, high priced food in these new restaurants that dont take time to prepare good food for the prices that are charged.. oh the sweet potato fries were ok I guess.