8 Mile Grill and Bar

Sadly, my once favorite seasonal Canon City spot has lost its groove. Still, a great open space with beautiful views. Plenty of parking. Lots of beers on tap and then the good times end. Apparently, "to make it easier" they have turned into a counter service place with a very limited menu. Now, they never had a huge menu, but this is just bare bones. Their once famous chicken sandwich was dropped a couple years ago (guess it wasn't famous enough) and replaced with a more basic one. This year it was a thin recently frozen patty that was deep fried- not great. The cabbage on top was chopped at some point way earlier in the week, because it was discolored and wilted. The menu said it had a chipotle flavor, but it was just basic and bad. The fries - also clearly frozen - were ok, but battered in something and nothing to write home about. Oh and to get this overpriced frozen food you get to stand in a line at the front and order and wait at a table for it to be run out to you. Others got water from the bartender (even a dog), we were told if we wanted water we needed to fill our cup from the jug on the opposite wall. We did get our beer delivered. I only ate half of my food and I will not be back. Go next door to Whitewater, you will get decent food for the insane tourist trap money they charge- even if you have to sit on terrible seat and be assaulted by too loud country music - at least you get a waiter and a diverse menu that wasn't recently defrosted.Truly not worth a trip.

What an amazing view ! Just stop for something! Surely you need some sort of refresher& this place will feed your soul. Just stop & enjoy the ambiance! However , a meal here is a treat! We enjoyed our orangeBeer and banana BEER VERY MUCH . Our onion rings "weren't available"& our French Fries were stone cold but we didn't really want them , so we didn't make a fuss . Our elk burgers were slightly over cooked but the goat cheese and arugula toppings were choice, so a little Mayo moistened things up nicely . Our waitress was beyond perky and several other staff stopped by to "check on us "too and everyone was extremely enthusiastic. We would definitely recommend stopping here if you are near Royal Gorge .

***ALLERGY Friendly***We have a daughter (young kid) with food allergies. We called ahead and they said they could a accommodate us. Our server Sayuri took note of our allergies and confirmed with the kitchen. They made us a separate chicken breast, avocado and totally separate batch of fries to ensure no cross contamination.

Chicken salad sandwich is a must try!!! The steak sandwich is also delicious! Friendly staff as well! You can sit inside or outside in the shade. They clean up after you and bring your food out. Great place!!

Better than the average connected-to-an-attraction restaurant. Fast, clean, friendly and my Caesar Salad was so good. I finished the entire thing and not one wilted lettuce leaf to be found.

Great outdoor place to grab some food before white river rafting. The the friendly staff, the spacious space, plenty of parking and out door corn hole games made the place a fun place to hang out.

Honestly, we came here because it was the only option for food anywhere close to the Royal Gorge. However, it ended up being a cute place with outdoor seating with beautiful mountain views. It was especially pretty during the sunset. We got the Mozzarella Cheese Planks for the table and I got the Cobb Salad because I was craving some veggies. The salad was actually delicious and very well done - everything tasted very fresh. The mozzarella cheese planks were so yummy with just the right amount of breading.

Good place to eat. Food was delicious. Little bit of a wait but not long. I only went to the Restaurant portion.

Really cute place to stop. Food was good, location is awesome. You order at the counter but then are served.

What service? We had to get our own silverware water, napkins. Not the place it used to be to be. Food was not good.