Telegraph Bistro and Bar

A great addition to the wash park neighborhood! I’ve been for brunch and happy hour, and I’m definitely happy to have this place right around the corner from me. The food and ambiance is a bit more sophisticated than anything in the area, and the staff are attentive and friendly. The cocktails are strong, and the cheese plate is to die for. The portions aren’t the biggest, so beware if you’re a huge eater, but for me it was perfect! I can’t wait to come back when the weather is nice to soak up the sun on their patio!

VERY good. Will be back for sure. I like this location, there have been a couple of good restaurants in this space, but nothing of this caliber. Cozy + hipster, with Acorn quality food. Really like that it feels a like a neighborhood joint.

What a cool place. The food is great and the bartenders are really helpful.

Such a great place! High quality food for a low price. Went for brunch, service was excellent and the chef went out of his way to speak to us and make sure we were satisfied. He even thanked us for dining with them by giving us a complimentary homemade doughnut! Laid back, clean and modern atmosphere. The best part of all, we didn’t have to wait hours for Saturday brunch in Denver! Would highly recommend.

We came here to use our passport for a couple cocktails after dinner at a different restaurant. I was quite taken aback at the high quality drink offerings — and we ended up not only having our winter warmer drinks, but another round AND dessert. Everything was perfectly made, delicious, and utmost quality. Who knew they recently opened? They have it down. Definitely coming back for our MAIN course next time!

Run, don’t walk, to this place. Amazing. Thoughtful. Inventive. Innovative. I don’t know why this place south of downtown didn’t hit my radar until recently. I live in South Denver and my world pretty much ended north at Cherry Creek. Who wants to deal with I-​25 traffic and downtown/​LoHi parking issues? This funky space doesn’t lend to many decent tables (not a fan of community tables) but the chef’s table can’t be beat and it’s huge. We had potato soup, beef tartare, squid ink pasta. The service was amazing and an amuse bouche was a bonus for sitting at the chef’s table. I might be wrong, but preserved kumquats might have been in the ingredient list for the amuse bouche.
This place rocks.

Really great neighborhood spot. Parking, like most places in Denver, is a crap shoot.
I was on a business trip and brought out of town investors. We arrived close to 2 and was at risk of missing lunch service. The host quickly let us know — which I hate. Serve us or don’t serve us — don’t tell me what time it is and tell me to quickly get my order in. YOU TELL THE KITCHEN that you have 1 more table. Service was actually really pleasant after that little hiccup.
I had the salmon, other at my table had the burger and flatbread. All delicious. I would definitely go back — just make sure that you’re there in time to wait for a table. ??

Been two times now. Once for Breakfast… amazing + bottomless mimsosas, yum. Once for dinner last night… amazing. I don’t know what they do to the bacon… but it makes even someone like me who doesn’t really like pork products sing. Amazing.
We sat at the bar around the chefs last night and to watch them was like watching an artist at work, so if you are a foodie, this place is for you.
We had the baked potato soup which had this perfect piece of bacon laying across the bowl that was carefully garnished by one of the chefs as we watched. I had the steak, it was great. But my husband’s half chicken was AMAZING. If I go back I will definitely get that. OMG. so good. And the chef that was near us was super friendly and we were able to ask him questions. Great service, good selection of wine, beer and cocktails. Just a little pricey, but what isn’t in Denver? We have only lived in Wash Park about 7 months, and have seen 2 places go out of business in the same location. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this place that it doesn’t suffer the same fate because it is fabulous.

Met some friends for lunch last week and was excited to try a new place.
I had the flat bread of the day which was a twist on a steak sandwich. The flat bread was very good and had just a hint of sweetness from the caramelized onions that put a twist on a classic. The iced tea was fresh brewed and the service was prompt and knowledgeable.
Would like to see what they offer for dinner.

A great, new Denver restaurant. We love great food and a great experience and Telegraph delivers both. The hostess was way friendly and accommodating, the cocktails creative and tasty, and the food and the service impeccable. We also really loved the vibe. The owner asked our opinions as we left and seemed sincere in wanting input. I’m normally highly critical and couldn’t think of a single thing to change.

Alright, here’s the thing. This place serves delicious food.
Went for lunch, and it is normally difficult to get excited about lunch. I mean, anyone can make a sandwich /​soup /​salad combination, right? NOT LIKE THIS THEY CAN’T! I had the flatbread of the day, only because I saw it delivered to someone else and just said, hey, I need that same thing because I have food envy in a major way right now. I’m normally someone who needs tastes of 18 different things because I need someone salty, something sweet, something spicy, you get these picture, but this was all of the things I want in one perfect little lunch meal.
Now I need to return for dinner… looking forward to it!

More impressed this time but only there for HH. Parking is still an issue but they’ve really spruced the place up since my last visit. Very comfortable and much tidier this time. Feels like a real restaurant.
Had planned to go to Ototo for HH but had a second look at their very limited and very pricy HH menu and decide to stay in the ‘hood by our places in Speer. Glad we did. It was pretty quiet when we arrived at 4:30 pm but it picked up and was pretty packed when we left around 6 pm.
Not a huge HH menu but we were extremely pleased with our sampling. First, the bartender Dee is a delight and she made me a text book paloma (tequila, grapefruit, lime) and my friend some sort of gin ricky with basil which he managed to slurp down immediately and had two more. The HH cocktails are $ 6 — so not cheap but very well made indeed. As we watched her work it is clear that they are hand crafting cocktails — not sure how she keeps up.
From the HH food menu we both had a half dozen East coast oysters that were just fine at $ 1 each ($ 2 if you want the West coast ones). Also shared an amazing charcuterie board with prosciutto, divine chicken liver mousse, apple mostada, bresaola and spiced pecans — excellent. Piggies that we are we also shared the meatballs on polenta. The sauce and the polenta were superb — the meatballs themselves were a little bland. Nothing a little salt and pepper couldn’t fix.
We still manage to drop $ 70+. I’m not sure HH is the deal everyone thinks it is anywhere — maybe Angelo’s? Still it was wonderful. We had a great time and can’t wait to come back for a real dinner.

Austin, Lauren and all the employees provide the best service in this area of Denver. Great food for a great price. We came for bottomless mimosas and everyone was ready to refill us in a heartbeat. Great staff, amazing food, great location. Thank you
–neighborhood local

Dark place, but the staff here are super nice and the food was cooked fast!
We had something come up so we had to rush a bit but we ordered the pork ragu, it was pretty good and the portion will definitely only feed one person and will leave room for dessert.
The place is a bit confusing because it seems and looks like you should be wearing business casual but the staff are all casual, but the art and tables and settings seem a little more fancy, I don’t know but it worked.
If you can find parking, come try this out. We need to come back and order more food from this place.

Everyone is probably wondering why such a new restaurant has such high ratings and how authentic the reviews actually are; I know I sure did. I was in the area and debating on driving elsewhere to a restaurant I’m more familiar with but I’m glad I decided to give Telegraph a try; long story short I think this might be one of my favorite places. The menu is small but don’t worry everything is delicious and freshly made. They also have $ 10 bottomless mimosas as well in case you’re looking for a new spot to have brunch at. My server Alyssa was very knowledgable and attentive, I’m sure I’ll be back.

Great food, great service, good décor, family-​owned, easy parking!
Alyssa is amazing!
$ 10 bottomless mimosas for brunch!

Awesome food and great atmosphere. Visiting from out of town, my husband and I were looking for a fun place for lunch near where we stayed. The bartender/​server recommended pork cheek ragu. It was so delicious and really hit the spot. My husband had the burger and it was also very good. The prices for food and drinks are reasonable. The service was attentive and fast. I would definitely go back.

Amazing food and great staff! We will definitely go back! Pretty loud so I would not go here with my mom.

Wow. Best meal of 2015. Hands down. A friend recommended we hit up Telegraph since it’s a couple blocks from his house. Neighborhood feel, comfortable décor. We got there and at sat at the Chefs table. The service was spot on, they do a shared waiting tables so it felt like we had five servers to ourselves. Started with happy hour oysters which, as someone who doesn’t like eating seafood in a landlocked state, I was very impressed. And only a dollar an oyster! Then moved onto the meatballs with cheesy polenta– a must try! The special was a pork cheek with homemade pasta and had like a bolognese type sauce and out of this world! Then, we saw a couple having the smores — there was a little fire, homemade graham crackers… dear god it was amazing!!!
The foods are shared with a few set entrees but after our courses we were stuffed. Good portions and we said we wanted to take our time with the apps and food and they were cool with that.
One of my favorite parts was that they had a nice wet cloth to wipe your hands after a couple of the courses — as a total germaphobe, I was LOVING IT! All the waitstaff was great, especially Steven, who was cool and chill and we all talked like we’d been friends forever.
Also the chefs wore plaid shirts so duh, I was in heaven. One of the chefs said «it’s about the senses, you see it, hear the crackle (smores Fire), smell it, then taste it»
Impressed isn’t even the right word — I was blown away. I hope for the same ambiance and service the next time I come… and it will be soon.
Kudos Telegraph crew!

I went to Telegraph for lunch with a colleague on the third day they were open for lunch. Overall, a superb experience.
I consider myself an expert on ceviche and they make a very good (nontraditional) one. I know next to nothing about banh mi – but that was excellent as well. My colleague had a burger she described as scrumptious.
I asked our server if this was a neighborhood bistro or a fine-​dining establishment. She said they’re trying to keep prices in the bistro range while offering fine-​dining style dishes and unexpected selections. Sounds like a good recipe to me.