Gold Hill Inn

After a lengthy city council meeting (Zoning budget secured for 2025 !)) Zander and Zoey took us to the most astonishingly astounding Greco-Roman museum and restaurant. Hour waiter posed the all important question of truth: 3 course or 6 course meal....of COURSE we did 6 COURSE !! Great value and quality of service and great food is what makes the best meal in the whole Gold Hills region. So much better to be able than a restaurant in your hometown or city versus the rest of America thank you ALL for your service!

We stayed at the Blue Bird Lodge, which is right next door to the Gold Hill Inn. https://www.goldhillinn.com/lodge/. You need to rent the entire lodge, which is $825/night with a two-night minimum. We went with two other families and it was really fun to stay in such an historic place. Just to sit on the covered porch with a coffee or to walk steps to the evening concert made it work the experience. The inn was incredibly quiet at night. We were there at the end of August, so the nights were cool but the days were warm. Besides the Gold Hill restaurant and General Store, there are not many places to eat in town so I recommend bringing your own food to cook some meals. There is no freezer, so bring a cooler with ice. Also, some townies said not to drink the water because the mining through the ages put chemicals in the wells. I had already drank a lot, and didn't get sick, but if I were to go back I would bring my own drinking/cooking water. Highly recommend this sweet spot.

Getting to this place is quite the trip through the mountains outside of Boulder -- prepare accordingly, especially if arriving at night.The ambiance here is indeed very log cabin, old-timey, mountain town saloon. Even the toilet is old-timey! The live music in the front (if happening while you're there) really helps paint a picture.We enjoyed every dish we had here, a multi-course meal where we had a couple options to choose from for each course. We had:- a nice salad- some sort of tex mex casserole as a starter- borscht and a cold cucumber soup- stuffed smoked trout and tournedo steak- chocolate torte and sour cream apple pie- fruit and cheese plateThe portions here are so generous, be prepared to leave FULL or with leftovers. The cheese and fruit plate was a surprise to us and we had to rally to eat it.Everything was tasty and service was attentive and helpful. The staff here are so nice they even helped my friend retrieve the bag she left the next day when the business was closed!

6 course meal / expensiveno choice on appetizer only 1 option All portions where extremely tiny. Everything was bland, no flavor appeared to use no spices, sauces or anything at all in anything we tried. The only thing I liked was the small salad because the plum salad dressing was nice and I do like having crisp jicama on a salad There were 2 small slices - this was the "best" thing all night and the only reason I gave 2 rather than 1 star. Bread was ok kind of a hard crust & very crumbly inside (millet?) which got ALL OVER THE TABLE. and even though the waitstaff removed our appetizer soup and salad plates they did not make any attempt to clean up crumbs and just placed entree, dessert and cheese course plates on top of the mess. Nothing rated in the good category all either ok, poor or horrible. My dinner companion would rate this a zero. I had been a big fan of this place in the '70's and had been looking forward to going again. Sadly, In this case "fond memories" should have remained in the past.

Truly a hidden gem tucked up and away from Boulder in the single dirt Road Town of Gold Hill. It's worth the drive just to visit this charming mountain oasis but stay for live bluegrass and great food. If you're a beer drinker bring cash, they had a quick service beer line that was cash only in the outdoor music space. If you expect to eat dinner inside make reservations a few days in advance. And the drive from. Left hand Canyon is 4ish miles up hill on a dirt road but if you're reading this you probably drive a Subaru and the road is well maintained if a little rustic.

Hey the ride there was great and the server that took our order was attentive. It's a great old inn. Unfortunately the food wasn't nearly as good. The fish was tough, the duck under cooked and the beef was underwhelming. The couple of boiled potatoes didn't help either. I think they are sort of just cruising there and have lost their mojo.

Delicious homemade food. Don't skip the bread with Jelly appetizer! Plus they have unique mixed drinks. Great service, friendly and family owned. Plus a pretty drive. Indoor/outdoor seating weather permitting.

The good: great historic restaurant with a good ambiance. Very interesting town and the drive up is part of the experience. Every staff member we encountered was incredibly friendly. The bar had a live band which was good. Fast service and very affordable prices. The not good: The food. Seriously, the food was not good and I am still sick 2 days later. Not sure if it was the catfish pie or the trout (trying to figure out what I ate and my colleagues didn't), but something messed up my stomach which is usually an iron shell. Overall, I would go again for drinks, music and the ambiance. I would just eat beforehand.

This was a bad experience. We opted for dinner in the Beer Garden and were immediately hit with a $15/person cover charge for a band that was simply awful. The food was mediocre and it started raining as soon as it arrived. The band didn't start playing until 5:45, 45 minutes after opening, so we heard only about five minutes of what sounded like dogs howling before we left. The drive up to Gold Hill is extremely steep and winding, with 7 miles of dirt road. Now we need to have the car checked out because it apparently sustained damage during the drive. Definitely no!!

Food was almost inedible. Lamb was tough, hot and sour duck soup was so spicy we couldn't eat it and had to return it, and the avocado and smoked salmon salad was disgusting because the avocado wasn't ripe and the smoked salmon salad was half red bell pepper chunks and barely any meat. Only redeemable thing was the bread. The building was cold and underheated. Do not recommend. Will not go back.