Wooden Nickel

Just to start, wife and I went in because this place is a CB institution. Been around for decades! Incredible ambiance and old mining town feel. Beautiful bar and back bar. It was not terribly busy because it's ski season and we weren't skiing. Just went in for a couple beers to relax. After a fantastic conversation with Alfredo, our bartender, we decided to try a couple of his signature cocktails. OH...MY...GAWD! It is worth the drive to Crested Butte for his imaginative drinks! We had the "When We Met" and the "Bittersweet Moment". Ah...MAZING! The only thing better was the story behind those cocktails. If you are in Crested Butte and are looking for a fantastic specialty cocktail and a great conversation, you have to go to the wooden nickel! Alfredo is the man!!

We arrived early for our reservation and they seated us right away. Our server was nice but kept pushing the pricey meat dishes on us. We weren't biting. We ordered some apps and snacks and a few entrees. The pork on the snack menu is full on fried. We weren't fans. Chicken wings were cooked well but the sauce was so hot it burned our tongues. The burgers were just ok. The bolognese was the best thing we got. Pretty cool spot though. Vibe was on we wouldn't go back for the price though.

This is one of the very few restaurants open in CB after 9pm. We were starving after our hike and we're so grateful they were open late. The chicken Parm and steak were delicious and the service was very nice and attentive!

We came in with a party of 6 around 7:30 on a Tuesday and got seated promptly, but it took almost an hour and a half from the time we were seated to the food arriving, with 55 minutes of that being from the time we put in our food order. It took over a half an hour just to get fountain sodas. The place wasn't anywhere near full either and didn't seem understaffed.When the food finally came out several of the dishes had clearly been sitting under the warming light for a very long time and was practically inedible.Our waitress was incredibly nice and I'm not sure how much the delay was due to the waitstaff versus the kitchen. However she never apologized or acknowledged any of the delays or checked in on us beyond ordering and delivering drinks/food, and a 20% gratuity plus additional 6% surcharge was added to the final bill. The prices were high even for a remote vacation destination, and with the low quality of food and long wait it was definitely not worth it.

Great food and service. Restaurant was virtually empty, but we went in as we were interested in the trout on the menu. Split the tuna tacos and we each had trout. Delicious. Service was great.

My wife and me went to the Wooden Nickel for our 30th wedding anniversary, which they were informed twice before our visit. In a nutshell, there was no reference to our anniversary, drinks and food average, at best.Sadly, we will never go back to the Wooden Nickel.

What can I not say? We have visited the wooden nickle before and had a great experience so we decided to revisit for a second time. We ordered the fish dip appetizer and it was great. But didn't have anything to wash it down with while our drinks sat empty for the majority of our visit. I ordered the burger and my boyfriend ordered the New York Strip. The burger was just OKAY and the steak quite literally smelt terrible. I don't know how to describe it but the smell was bad enough for both of us to question weather he should eat it and ended up not eating much. Over all the service was terrible, and the food sucked. Definitely wasn't worth the $130 bill at the end.

We are locals and miss the Nickel. The new menu is awful. Very, very limited. No chicken. Couldn't even get protein on a salad. The servers were nice and helpfulI had the Nickel salad. Supposed to be a wedge salad. It was red leaf salad smothered in quinoa. It was gritty and just bad. My wife snd I split the NY strip, $60. The steak was tough and chewy. It was absolutely smothered in a mushroom sauce. Side was 7onion rings. So $60 for a tough, chewy steak and 7 onion rings. Miss more things than I can count. Won't be going back anytime soon.

Amazing service and even better food. Ordered the wings as a starter and then my son got the burger, i ordered the prime rib. Everything came out perfect. I got my wife a burrata salad to go and decided to grab each of the three pies to go as well. All was awesome. Highly recommend if you staying in crested Butte. ​

Great food and good vibes. Really enjoyed the burger I had. When we needed to increase our reservation from 5 to 10, they were able to accommodate us.