The Corner Bar

The food and beer selection here is nice. This bar along with the rest of the Boulderado are cool little spots to hang out and grab a drink during your afternoon/​evening adventures on Pearl.

Love this bar for the beautiful hotel it is in, the Hotel Boulderado which is over 100 years old and just breath taking, went there for an after dinner drink group of 7 drinks were good, after we set up our own table and waitress with the typical attitude you find in Boulder, you know the type I have to work and hate waitressing, was just that. We had one drink and left! Too bad it was a Saturday night we thought we would find a nice place drink and late night snacks but she made us feel like we were interrupting her big night by showing up. BTW it was like 9:30pm and the place was half full! Not the only bar in Boulder!

We stopped by on a Saturday night Around 11ish. It was not too busy and a server came to our tablet right away. Great selection of beer, wine, etc. We also ordered nachos and for our surprise we got a HUGE I mean HUGe plate of nachos. It’s big enough for 4 – 5 people. Kinda expensive since a coors lights bottle cost $ 5.00 and wine $ 10 +. Great environment and a good place to hang out with friends
Very recommended !!!

Excellent selection of draft brews combined with a unique and appealing menu. Had and enjoyed the deviled eggs, trout dip, nachos and sprouts. Deelish and plenty of parking abound.

Stayed at the hotel — rolled in around 8:30 and wanted a quick bite. Friendly staff and knowledgeable about the beer and menu. It was a bit late so went with the chicken club (quite good) and a beer recommendation from the bar. Good spot.

A surprising find. Met a friend for a quick but and was early enough to take advantage of the happy hour menu. The French onion soup was pretty standard but the 5 stars belong to the Hazel Dell mushroom bruschetta. So good we ordered a second.

Great food, great atmosphere, nice staff.. Great off the strip restaurant at a reasonable price..

Great little bar at the historic Boulderado! Fun!
And who doesn’t love Boulder?
Delicious Brown Derby!

DO NOT EAT HERE!!! Here’s why:
If I could give this place one star, I would.
My parents and I were looking for a good place to have a nice Sunday dinner. We read some Unilocal reviews of this place which was beneath our hotel so we thought it could be fun.
My dad was seated about 5 minutes before my mom and I arrived.
When we showed up, there were about 12 other people there. 3 at the bar, 3 at normal tables, and about 6 people sitting outside.
When my mom and I showed up, my dad was sitting at the table with only a menu, a fork, and a knife.
He explained that a waiter dropped the stuff off 5 minutes ago and hadn’t returned since.
About 3 minutes later, a waitress came to our table to drop off glasses of water for the table and take our drink orders. (I just had water) but my mom had ordered a margarita and my dad had ordered a beer. My dad was super excited to just relax after a long day.
We waited and waited and waited and still no drinks. There were 4 waitstaff total. A bartender, one waiter, and two waitresses.
Not only that, but our waitress even MADE EYE CONTACT WITH US and didn’t even PICK UP THE DRINKS.
7 minutes had passed and we finally saw the bartender make the margarita and beer and set them aside to have our waitress pick them up.
We continuously sat and watched the three waitstaff bring refills out to the people outside. We even saw our waitress talk to one of the customers inside, and still no drinks!
21 total minutes had passed when my dad finally said, «screw it.» So we left without getting our drinks.
Completely and utterly disappointed.

Outstanding establishment. Nikki was really friendly and helpful. Really nice place to chill and have a drink

Tried going here for a mellow happy hour drink and appetizer the other day. Not only is the description of happy hour on their website completely inaccurate, we had to request a menu from the server, who then refused to serve me a drink as my ID is still vertical (after recently turning 21). We decided to take our business elsewhere after speaking with his rude and unaccommodating manager.
Don’t waste your time on horrendous customer relations. Good food is not that hard to find in boulder.

We all had hamburgers which were pretty darn good. Had a marg and caramelized Brussels Sprouts off the happy hour menu. Service was good and environment was obviously a bar, where the nicer restaurant in this hotel was just across the way. We were looking for a quick bite to eat before the philharmonic show and this definitely fit the bill. Glad we tried it, everything was good. :)

My man wanted a meal and all they have is sandwiches. This place would have received a 3 star review with just the bar menu. However, if you ask they will bring you the Spruce menu, which is the high end restaurant on the other side of the hotel (Boulderado). We were able to enjoy the casual Corner Bar while having a nice meal instead of just sandwiches. The bar itself does have an awesome moose’s head to decorate the place, which lends itself to the hip and mellow atmosphere. It is a nice place to hang and meet with friends. Drinks are solid and if available the patio is good for enjoying the Boulder atmosphere.

Holy f**king s**t!!! I have never left a Unilocal altered by service until now. It’s like they only hire waitresses with down syndrome. We went on xmas day and let me say this was the only place open… literally. So bravo for them. The gf’s fam doesn’t know how to cook for shit so I needed something and they provided that something. Thank you Corner Bar.
We sit down. We wait. 20 minutes. Waitress brings us water after I stare at them. One is doing nothing by the POS, one is talking to a friend on the landing, another is chatting with a table, another doing God knows what. I waited tables in NYC and we used to get like 10 – 12 tables each at a similar establishment (burger/​pub style bar, full menu) and we would pound them out and make cash money. These girls had like 5 tables each and acted as if one more would be impossible. Finally she swings by after her liaison on the landing and tries to leave after dropping menus… no no sweetie we’ll just order drinks now. Smartly I order a wine and cocktail cause clearly it’s not gunna be quick, my gf follows suit. 15 minutes later, she comes back with nothing to tell us they were out of one ingredient in the gf’s drink. Like where the f**k are the other drinks we’ve been here 35 minutes? GF is literally like just make the drink without it and bring the now. So about 8 minutes later the drinks come. She tried to leave. Again I laugh as I grab her back and start to order food. Burger blah blah blah fries, lobster roll sweet potato fries. These are at our table within 10 minutes. Burger cooked perfectly, lobster roll is good, she somehow thought we wanted fries with both of them and an extra order of sweet potato fries. Like how stupid do you have to be. I’m sorry but that just makes no sense. Who orders two meals with fries and then more fries. We’re both in decent shape so if you’re answer was a 300lb man think again.
Right into eating our meal we are done with drinks again. I try to get any waitress to help me but they really don’t want to. I’m like hi excuse me, they turn and run. I eventually just start fist bumping the air like I’m in middle school and someone who maybe works there comes over like you must need something. I’m like yes please, can I get the same thing I had the first time, a glass of pinot and the drink with the sparkling sake, and she wants a double of the drink she had the first time.
Lady leaves. Like right when we are done with the food, someone clears it, I go to the bathroom, come back, the drinks are there. Or should I say two drinks we didn’t order are there. Like not even close. It’s like a double glass of gin and something else. The GF wisely just asks me to get her a pint glass so she can mix them and call it a day… but WTF happened to my glass of wine. Forget my drink fine, but where is the wine I ordered. So I go to the bar, and I wait. Two people behind are like doing dishes and reorganizing as I stare at them. It’s so awkward but I don’t wanna blink first. But after 5 minutes of sitting at the bar staring at them I just sit and start watching TV. This is just so bad. «How can I help you?»
I could keep going but you get the idea. Flourless choco cake was good.

Coming here for years, after a recent visit it is now off my radar.
Went in on a week– end afternoon for a beer and a bite. New space looks good, cleaned up and the moose head is back!
I had a craft beer, at most places the same beer is no more then $ 5 (which is pricy) this beer was $ 6, really, I understand downtown and hotel prices but that’s at least a dollar more then any place around you!
Service was ok. They had run out of bloody mix. The whole machine shut down. I am sorry but a barkeep who can not make a bloody mary on the fly is… worthless!
The menu looked good but not in the mood for brunch at 2pm, there were other items other then eggs but few and far between. I choose not to eat due to limited items to choose from.
Overall the ol’ feeling is lost with the recent takeover by the Day Group, no longer feels like the downtown local bar but more like a cookie cutter hotel bar with a sterile feel.

The Corner Bar has definitely picked it up since I was last here. I never spent much time here before because it was always:
a. Overrun by college kids,
b. Food kinda sucked.
However, they seemed to have changed all that. I was here on a Friday night and there was nary a collegiate in sight. It’s a great space with a nice patio and an upstairs deck with more seating… so lots of space. There’s a great happy hr that goes till 6pm, with lots of options… but then the regular menu is also quite reasonable. But, if there’s only ONE thing you ever eat off this menu, make sure it’s the brussels sprouts. These babies are amazing. I guarantee you that these will be the best sprouts you’ve ever tasted. If I had to rate this place solely on the brussels sprouts… it’d be 5 stars. They’re that good.
Coupled with a great staff and a great vibe, it’s a good place to host a group of old friends and catch up. Thank you Corner Bar!

Just took a big turn for the worse. So typical of new ownership situations. Menu went from interesting, well-​prepared food at a good price to burgers, other boring fare (chicken breast, salmon sandwich) and a shitty wine list. Oh, and $ 8 Brussels sprouts and $ 4 oysters. I love oysters. But $ 4?!
Brasserie Ten Ten is taking up the slack for me.

I have been coming to the Corner Bar for years. The food comes from the same kitchen as Q’s the Boulderado’s fine dinning restaurant. The quality is great for the price. The lobster roll and grilled asparagus are my favorite. Jen is one my favorite bartenders in Boulder.

O dear, I’d hoped to lunch in the tony Q’s that is tucked on the opposite side of the hotel lobby. But a starched maitre d’h looked at her watch and pronounced Q’ s closed for lunch. I was at the cusp of the hour, so it was understandable. I also wondered if Iwas turned away to give the only other customers — an openly affectionate couple in smart business attire — more privacy during their Nooner, err lunch hour.
But no matter. The Corner Bar is serviced by the same kitchen, so the quality is just as good. The atmosphere is like a pioneer bar with a splash of Manhattan. Very chic. I thoroughly enjoyed a long lunch that included wonderful mussels. Hope to return again soon!

Time: 20:40hrs
Friday September 21^st 2012 :
After the UYE HH @ St Julien’s Hotel, we head down to The Corner Bar for some late Dinner Eats. Thankfully we managed to grab a couple of seats for the rest of us who decide to chill out further on that Friday evening.
This Corner Bar is situated inside The Hotel Boulderado.
From the Corner Bar Menu, I opt for these following items :
* Crabcakes ($ 12.00)
* Mussels ($ 10.00)
If I am not mistaken, our server, his name is Michael. Service was prompt that evening and I received my orders «luke-​warm». Since I was slightly «starving», decide NOT to complain and just have my meal.
The Mussels was slightly tiny and perhaps it was over-​cooked hence the Mussels shrinked much further. The broth that comes with the Mussels was too salty for my taste bud. If I am not mistaken the Mussels are cooked and has the taste of some Garlic, Herbs and Capers. The Mussels Dish comes with Grilled Bread.
As for the Crabcakes, it was Pan Seared, and it comes with Black Eye Pea Relish with Charred Tomato Aioli.
Both orders DID NOT WOW me as much as I was hoping for. Oh Well. *SAD FACE*
Its more like 2.75 stars for this establishment in my books hence I round it to 3 stars… Left Corner Bar at about 21:20hrs.
@143/2012