The Hornet

I've been here twice now, the first time inspired by a Groupon, the second for a lunch meeting.

Perhaps I'm not the best customer for trendy quasi-neuvo-etc American restaurants. I AM a vegetarian, and only have two options for an entree was a little annoying, especially when the server kept having to go back to the kitchen to check on whether things were actually vegetarian...because he kept forgetting to ask. Maybe if I had told him I was deathly allergic to meat I would have been in better shape.

The food was good, but not outstanding. The service was slower than molasses. The iced tea was tasty...I suppose that is something.

All in all, it's an ok place, but for the hassel of parking and the prices, I'd go elsewhere.

I love the Hornet. There are of course things I don't love, like how they seem to always increase their prices and decrease their portions, but I can overlook that b/c the food is normally good. I say normally b/c sometimes it's not good for the same item I got the time before. Not sure how that works out. I do appreciate though they reduced what's on their menu so they can really focus in and make those things better than just making a whole lot of things at meh level.

Price a bit high, but not unheard of amounts, services is normally around fair. Like where you're not happy about it but you're also not ready to flip a table in rage either.

This review is for the brunch only.  
My man and I wanted to have a good, chill brunch last Sunday.  We have only lived here for 5 months and wanted to try the Hornet since it does have more of a city vibe than most other places in Denver.  Wait was not so bad, 25 min at noon.  The actual space has lots of windows and tables everywhere, bar is a little small.   Prime rib scramble was a little greasy but eggs and biscuit perfect.  My man's chicken with gravy was nicely seasoned and not too greasy.  Bloody Mary mix was thin but spicy enough
Lets just begin the experience...
While we waited we went to get a drink at the bar ($2 bloody marys!) and that's when things went downhill for me.  I don't like to reach over people while they are eating so we went by the server station (but not IN the station since I was a bartender in DC for 7 years and that's just not good manners)  and a man got up and said "would you like my seat" SCORE!  There was another seat for my man so we started to sit down, then two people came over and gave us that 'what are you doing, we are going to look at you surprised but annoyed you took those seats' gaze.  Since we weren't in a hurry I asked if they would like them and they got all passive-agressive Denver style 'oh, no, that waitress just told us there were 2 seats at the bar'.  Whatever, take them, we just want a drink.  The bartender was speedy and poured our drinks (in the service bar space I might add) yes, morning cocktails!  But once again, interruption of my happiness...there was quite a large server that stepped right in front us as he was returning my change.  Look girlfriend, I know whats up and you are being rude on purpose because you feel because you work there you can act like a spoiled 12 year old.  Get over yourself.
Once we sat down the table next to us was a LOUD know-it-all with bad sunglasses telling her friends to get a tattoo at Kat Von D's studio for 15 min.  Seriously?  Morning ruined.
Kudos to our server who was not a wanna be pretentious snot and was around just enough to do her job and fill drinks when needed, which may have saved this place from getting 2 stars.  She rocked.
All and all, the restaurant was good but too much of a scene for me on a Sunday morning.  I just wanted some good eggs and coffee sans the attitude.  ITS SUNDAY FOR %*@#$ SAKE!