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The Fort

19192 Hwy. 8 (Willow Springs Rd.) Send to Phone
MorrisonCO 80465
303-697-4771 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Adobe-and-timbers re-creation of the late Bent Fort serving early American food. The Fort Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 Denver/Colorado Steakhouse Restaurants |

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Dining room at The Fort, Morrison, COFounder Sam Arnold’s daughter, Holly Arnold Kinney, now owns what may be the ultimate destination for the person hungry for wild western culture. The Fort is just that, an adobe-and-timbers re-creation of the late Bent Fort that now hosts diners instead of soldiers. For some The Fort is a worthy bastion of Colorado kitsch and early American food. Much like the Buckhorn Exchange in Denver, the foothills establishment serves a stockyard full of beef and buffalo. These bovines come in various cuts and rustic treatments; there are even a few organ meats available.

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The Fort
by jwcolo on 10/28/2008
 
The Fort is one of the restaurants I think about when someone asks me for a uniquely Colorado restaurant. The restaurant outside is a reproduction of Bents Fort and coming into the courtyard you can almost feel you are leaving the present behind and stepping back into the old west. Once you come inside, that illusion fades away as the smells from kitchen hit your nose and your mouth starts craving to taste what is coming out of there. The menu itself is very game heavy with buffalo, quail and many other items to tempt you.
The fort is a great place to take friends from out of town to show them a piece of the old west or just to go and enjoy for yourself. If you would like to see some pictures of the fort and the food they serve along with a full review of the meal we had feel free to visit our blog at www.milehigheater.blogspot.com
 
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