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Buckhorn Exchange vs The Fort Restaurant

Both establishments are endorsed by expert reviewers. Overall, Buckhorn Exchange ranks marginally better than The Fort. Buckhorn Exchange comes in at #8 in Denver with endorsements from 9 sources like Gayot, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.

Buckhorn Exchange
Buckhorn Exchange
8 / 10
1000 Osage St, Denver, CO 80204-3918
From $41 /night
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"If you’ve been waiting to try Rocky Mountain oysters, you’re in the right place." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Like meat? Dig gory reminders of hunting sprees? You'll feel at home at the Exchange."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This historic and famous steakhouse is set in a rustic building adorned with an amazing collection of mounted animal trophy heads, guns, and Wild West memorabilia."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Like Theodore Roosevelt and his contemporaries, diners at Denver's oldest restaurant can try elk, pheasant and rattlesnake in the company of more than 500 animal trophies and 125 guns at this historic (1893) eatery."
Gayot Gayot
12.0
"Where else can you dine in a combination restaurant/saloon/history museum under the gaze of a forest full of big game --- while nibbling on the creatures'€™ late relatives?" Full review
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The Fort Restaurant
The Fort Restaurant
8 / 10
19192 Hwy. 8, Morrison, CO 80465
From $31 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"This adobe structure, complete with flickering luminarias and a pinyon-pine bonfire in the courtyard, is a perfect reproduction of Bent's Fort, a Colorado fur-trade center." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The Fort built its reputation on high-quality, low-cholesterol buffalo, of which it claims to serve the largest variety and greatest quantity of any restaurant in the world." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Housed in an adobe replica of 5outheast Colorado's Bent's Fort, this Denver institution perches amid the area's famed red-rock terrain."
Gayot Gayot
14.0
"Founder Sam Arnold’s daughter, Holly Arnold Kinney, now owns what may be the ultimate destination for the person hungry for wild western culinary culture." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.3
"This “replica of Bent's Old Fort” in Morrison is a “fun, educational experience” centered on a regional American menu featuring steak and a “wide variety of game dishes”." Full review