Restaurant Kevin Taylor

The best restaurant in Denver!  We dined at Kevin Taylor for the first time during Restaurant Week.  Everything we ate was absolutely superb, the service was excellent and knowledgeable without the arrogance, the ambiance was a perfect blend of modern and elegant, and the extra little touches put them over the top!  Typically, you find one or two courses of the meal to be good, but at Kevin Taylor all three courses were outstanding!  There were four of us at the table, everyone had something different, and all were extremely pleased.  The 60 minute egg was a unique and pleasant surprise.  The pork tenderloin and spatzle were better than any I have had anywhere and tender beyond belief!  The halibut was flavorful and perfectly prepared and the NY Strip loin would rival any steak at a prime steakhouse.  However, what puts them over the top are the extra special touches.  They have an excellent wine list, but the special selections for Restaurant Week at $26.40 per bottle were an outstanding value.  Beyond that, our meal started with an extra appetizer of the Chef's selection and the meal ended with a special extra touch.  When you combine superb food in all aspects with service that cannot be rivaled (and doesn't make you feel like you're "only" a 5280 diner) and add a modern yet elegant ambiance.....you have what I would consider among the very best Denver has to offer!!!!

Fantastic food and wine list. Gracious service.

My wife and I went there for an early dinner on a Friday night -- arrived at 6, departed a bit after 8.

The most noteworthy negative (more of a head-scratcher than anything else) was that the place was deserted.  My wife and I were the only customers until close to 7:30, when a four-top arrived, and then just before we left another two-top came in.  On a Friday night.  While we didn't experience anything to justify that, we certainly had to wonder what was up. We never did figure it out.

The food was highly professional, flavorful, well prepared, good ingredients.  A bit too fiddly / "creative" for my taste, but I enjoyed found something (the lamb loin) I enjoyed.

The service was very good -- professional, just a scosh impersonal, but helpful.  Given the lack of others in the dining room, we could have been swamped with servers, but they struck a good balance between attentive and leaving us alone.

The ambiance was nice -- an elegant dining space with good vocal/jazz in the background and (at our table) nice people-watching of folks and traffic on 14th Street. No idea how it would be if completely full.

The wine list was broad, and pricy. They offered sommelier help, which I declined.

Overall price was high, but a fair value.  It's definitely a "special occasion" restaurant.

I expect to go back again, though it won't be an imperative.