Drift In

Awesome food incredible place right next to the right next to the water beautiful wonderful pet friendly except your separate delicious drinks

What an incredible slice of heaven!!! On the river, cold beer, great food, friendly service, awesome ambience, and even an super welcoming St Bernard dog. This is a MUST VISIT place!

Twinfest was a really easy and fun experience. Not too many people, bartenders and the Drift-In team were entertaining and nice. Lots of shady camp spots and the whole venue is right on the river. It's also pet-friendly which is awesome, but just be mindful if you have a reactive pupper here. They'll have dogs coming up to greet.

The young ladies working at the bar and taking orders were exceptionally friendly and intuitive. Great conversation and delicious drinks! Plenty of room to tie off rafts, huge space to grab a table and the pet friendly atmosphere creates a wonderful environment to socialize. The food is average Sysco bar food, at best. The tipping point to drive this review to a max three stars is what I witnessed in the hour and a half that I was hanging out. The cook at the window was rude to every single customer that asked a question, closing the window on people regularly. While the ladies at the bar were running a high speed operation, the men behind the scenes, and in the kitchen were not. I repeatedly watched mistakes with the orders. One guy waited an hour, and when he didn't receive his order, and asked for a refund, the "manager" became confrontational, escalating an easily manageable situation. The place needs leadership and common business sense, because the place is a gold mine.

I loved my bbq brisket sandwich. The setting along the river is very nice. I would go back if I'm in the area. Btw visit their website, this is more beach bar tent/perm food truck with a few food items than a full service restaurant. I think most people are either campground guests or people floating down the river on inner tubes/watercraft-- we were neither. Check them out no matter how you get there.

4 girls from New York City looking for food on our drive from Crestone to Colorado Springs, stumble upon Drift In. So happy I pulled out my phone just in time to find this gem. I got the wings which were perfectly crisp and flavorful. I stole a bite of my friends pork taco, wow that pork is delicious. The man behind the magic gave us an order of tots on the house and they were so damn good we scarfed all our food down in the car so quickly. Extra bonus: Mississippi the dog. Might need to stop here again before our flight back to NY at the end of the week.

Delicious food, loved the buffalo chicken wings and American tacos. Really cool, laid-back vibe and great ambiance. Perfect for a day after river rafting!

Food was great and this was the perfect stop along our day drive! I'd highly recommend so beautiful to enjoy an adult beverage and watch the river go by!

I've been swinging by Drift In for a couple monthsExcellent food and drink and the staff couldn't be more welcomingYou won't find a place like it in downtown Salida and you are missing out if you don't swing by

Two hour wait for our food to come out completely wrong. Not ideal for getting back on the river. Management was extremely rude and disrespectful when we simply questioned where our food was. Bartenders were gracious, friendly and very organized. Won't be stopping there again.