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Palace Arms vs The Fort Restaurant

Both establishments are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Palace Arms ranks marginally better than The Fort. Palace Arms has a TripExpert Score of 84 with endorsements from 7 reviews like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Zagat.

Palace Arms
Palace Arms
8 / 10
321 17th St, Denver, CO 80202
From $40 /night
Frommer's Frommer's
"To begin, the Caesar salad is superb, prepared tableside for two. For an excellent main course try the Wagyu New York steak, Loch Duart salmon, or truffled Colorado bison." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The Napoleonic decor inside the award-winning restaurant of the Brown Palace Hotel dates back to the 1700s – check out the silver centerpiece commissioned by the British royal family." Full review
Gayot Gayot
15.0
"A blast from the past is the inappropriately slangy phrase that comes to mind to describe this bastion of Denver tradition in the historic Brown Palace Hotel." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"This intimate, classy restaurant tucked in the Brown Palace... is the ultimate splurge in town."
Zagat Zagat
4.7
""A top choice for impressing out-of-towners" or for a "romantic anniversary dinner", this "impeccable" "grande dame"...presents "outstanding" New American creations." 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