Trios Enoteca

What as once a great wine and live music spot, is now dead. While still running under the sae name, the head chef is gone, managment is gone, and only a brave few of the staff remains.
The mnu has been hacked to nothing. When asked about the wine list, we were told they have one white.
So utterly disappointed. If you are going to reinvent yourself, close your damn doors, don’t let custmers see how bad your situation is.
The worst thing, I have already let my friends know you have failed and they should go somewhere else. You lost my business for ever.

Happy Hour!
I think it has been sufficiently described by others here but I just want to reiterate!
This coming from an ex-​Sonoma Countess, the wine selection is well-​thought out and delicious.
The cocktails are $$-ouch but well-​crafted.
Appetizers are delicious!
And, as always, I am going to fully encourage any my fellow HH Trolls to grab your local bus — it’s cheap, fast and easy!

I love finding great happy hours downtown (especially from 5−7pm because I don’t have to haul ass out of work early to snag a seat like at Jax for example), I love wine, I love pizza and I love this place! I walked in Friday afternoon after getting some depressing news at work and was psyched to see little seating areas throughout consisting of comfy leather couches and chairs, because sinking into one of those started to make my troubles disappear. Our waitress was so friendly to let me hog a seating area all to myself before my friends showed up. She brought out my first half off glass of wine — a Carabella pinot gris from my ‘hood back home in the Willamette Valley — a steal at $ 6/​glass during HH. When my friends showed up, we ordered more wine, $ 3 local beers and four pizzas for the four of us ($ 5.50 each and about the size of a dinner plate). Perfect amount. We tried the 1, 4, 8 and 9 I think. My fav was the 1 with pepperoni, pancetta, tomato sauce, mushrooms and mozzarella. Close 2^nd was the 4 with all veggies and feta cheese. The crust was a little different, I had wondered if I’d like it based on a few of these reviews, but it was unexpectedly light yet rich, not too thick or thin. My husband remarked that we should ask them if they sell their raw dough (we make a lot of pizza at home but not dough anymore — too much trouble and can’t get anything to rise to save our lives). He’s a picky pizza eater so that is the ultimate sign of success for me. Of course I forgot to ask!
We left before the music started up, and didn’t take advantage of the cigar room, but I definitely enjoyed sitting in a place that let in so much sunlight and open air on a beautiful day. I pictured this being darker and more closed in for some reason, but it was quite the opposite. I can’t wait to come back. Their cocktail list looked amazing with many of my favorite locally distilled Stranahan’s and Leopold spirits in both classic and creative combos. The food menu looked surprisingly inexpensive, with entrees all clocking in at ~$ 15 and under. The tapas looked great too. A rare place that would work for a sexy date or a casual night out with friends, equally comfortably.

Jazz, vino, sofas & a great happy hour = great. What more can a man/​woman desire? Not much.
The chef makes his own special cheese, ask about it and get it. Pizzas are special @ HH, they are very nice too.
I love the vibe in the place, chill, relaxed and comfortable. Give it a go!

This is such a great place for so many reasons. It does a wine bar/​cocktail lounge better than anybody.
Great wine and drinks list, great happy hour, affordable, friendly waitstaff, nice atmosphere, usually some decent live music. I basically try to make i down here when I go downtown for a pre-​dinner drink or a post show drink or nibble.
The wine flights are fun, while the cocktails are inventive and delish. here extensive booze menu never disappoints.
I bring out of towners here all the time and they just love it too.
The food is actually pretty great for a wine bar, too. Last Friday night, we had the mushroom streudel and a couple of pizzas (which were on sale for $ 5 because of the Rockies opening day). Everything was really flavorful with great texture.
I also love the layout, you can be front and center with the music and the bar, or hangout in the back where its quieter. You can sit at a table, on a couch or at the bar. This place is just great no matter what mood you are in.

I wish I would have seen the coupon above before going here. Regardless, this place was great.
The wine by the glass prices were affordable. The wine list was extensive and they had some hard to find items which made it very nice. You could find everything — including some rare Malbecs from Argentina which I haven’t seen anywhere.
As far as food, my girlfriend and I ordered a few things from the tapas menu, split a pizza, and ordered some «cheese trey».
The first thing was the poached pear appetizer. This was good and thl ;.e portion was perfect for $ 5.
The next thing we got was the Salami Tapas. To go with this meat, we also ordered the Cheese plate on the regular menu. Both pair well. if you are going to order the Cheese trey, go with the Meat tapas because both compliment each other. The spicy walnuts on the Cheese tray were also delicious.
To finish. had the prosciotto Pizza. Wow. Highlight of the night. Absolutely delicious but overpriced ($ 11) for just four slices.

I’m giving Trios Enoteca two stars based off our brief service because I didn’t have a chance to try anything before our group was ready to leave. I will give them another chance because I’ve heard good things, however, first impressions are tough to break. The only saving grace was a guy behind the bar (could have been the bar manager) who came out and apologized to us for the inconvenience and explained the situation, which made perfect sense.
The annoying bit was that the girl who was going to help our group was obviously irritated and came across rude and very inconvenienced by us. Not to mention, the obnoxious coworker chirping in on her way by our tables. I’ll be back for a second try and hopefully it’ll be a better experience.

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed Trios! I love this place.
I only go for happy hour because my budget just can’t roll with $ 12 for a glass of wine, but oh what a happy hour! Half off wine and beer and half off their yummy yummy pizzas. This place is what I crave after a hard days at work, to sink into a cushy sofa and enjoy a nice glass of wine.
Their wine tastings on Thursdays are also great! They’re an opportunity to really learn a little something about wine while you sample. I preferred when they were held in the back room but I suppose it’s good that they’ve gotten so popular that they had to move out to the tables.

Went to Trios Enoteca last night for dinner with my husband and some friends because I had a $ 50 gift certificate that I got half off on the Fox 31 Screaming Deals site.
The restaurant definitely has more of a wine bar feel than a restaurant one, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There was live music when we were there, nice but a little loud for conversation.
We started with the Trios Enoteca Appetito, which allowed us to select three appetizers (we chose wild mushroom strudel, fried calamari, & spinach artichoke dip). For $ 15, the portions didn’t seem that big, but the food itself was tasty. We also ordered two things from the Tapas menu, the basilia torte (soft cheese, tomatoes, and pesto on toast points) and the poached pear half (with prosciutto and gorgonzola). The cheese in the basilia was fresh and creamy, and perfectly complemented by the pesto.
Four of us also ordered entrees for dinner. Two friends had the stuffed chicken breast with asparagus and mashed potatoes, my husband had the chicken marsala, and I tried the #6 pizza (scallops, shrimp, and calamari with peppers and spicy marinara – I opted for no onions). Everyone liked their entrees, and I liked my pizza. It was a little soggy and the spicy marinara wasn’t as spicy as I might have liked, but it was still pretty good. The only complaint I heard was that the asparagus served with the stuffed chicken breast was a little undercooked.
Only one of us had wine to drink, but it seemed like they had a nice selection. They also have many bourbons, whiskeys, and scotches to choose from.
All in all, I would return to Trios Enoteca for happy hour or dinner. It sounds like they have some pretty good happy hour deals.
Just something to be aware of, they don’t take reservations for parties under 10 people, so if you have a smaller party, don’t worry about calling. We were able to walk right in and find a table for 5.

Trios Enoteca is a competent restaurant. Nothing stood out for me, but the staff, food and drink was solid.
I went there for their happy hour (½ price glasses of wine, ½ price pizzas). It’s a solid deal and probably a good way to sample your way through a variety of wine. We enjoyed our pizza but judged as a whole, did not stand out. We also had their salume plate. I had hoped for a more flavor ranging experience, but it didn’t deliver. That could have been due to the olive oil (??) that was drizzled on it.
Overall, it was just ok.

I love wine and what a great deal during happy hour. All the glasses of wine are ½ price and the pizza! From 5−7pm. I ordered the #7 Pizza Beef tenderloin, carmelized Red Onion, roasted Red Peppers, Mushrooms, Herbs and a Gorgonzola cream sauce. Which was very good! only a plate size so enough for 1 person.
There’s live music following happy hour. Very cozy and a great place to meet up with friends or even bring a date.

This wine bar has a happy hour that runs through Saturday and even includes a few ½ price specials on select bottles of wine. First time I’ve ever seen than in my *ahem* nationwide quest/​survey to find great happy hours.
This is a wine bar that also has food so, go in knowing that. The menu has fairly small prices and small portions but with a pretty large taste. I expected mostly Italian but, the food menu has tapas, appetizers and entrees. That’s right. appetizers and also the spanish word for appetizers. I half expected to see a section for mandoo since they list cuisine from so many food genres. Some odd ball choices listed together like mushroom strudel, bacon-​wraped shrimp, and an olive sampler. We had the stuffed chicken, beef tenderloin and tried a few appetizers. They were delicious! The tenderloin had a creamy rosemary sauce with roasted veggies that melted in my mouth. Color me surprised.
The wine list is extensive and includes lots of American, Italian, and French red and white choices. I was impressed by the prices (non-​happy hour) for bottles but, by-​the-​glass seemed a little high to me in this economy.
The interior is attractive with a great wood and mirrored bar but, they’ve set the dinning room with mostly metal chairs and patio like tables for an «I’m eating at an outdoor patio» feel. Service was ok but, with their extensive wine list (including flights).I expected the servers to have better wine and wine pairing knowledge. Minor complaints aside… the wine, food and prices were very excellent.

After filling our gullets with food at another establishment, the cute exterior and sound of jazz music filtering through the doors and windows drew the ladyfriend and I to Trios Enoteca.
All we wanted was a drink, so we didn’t get to sample any of the food, though the menu looked reasonably sized and priced.
We had a couple of cocktails and marveled at the fun, sexy interior. The drinks were decent, though fairly overpriced. That’s the reason they only get three instead of 4 stars. The music was a fun backdrop to good conversation, but on a Friday night at 10 I thought the atmosphere would be much livelier. It was fairly empty, but still a good time. Their wine menu seemed pretty large, and adequately priced with most wines ranging right around $ 8 per glass and $ 25+ per bottle. It’s way more expensive than wine would be if purchased at a liquor store (duh) but it’s par for the course in downtown Denver.
I’m excited to go back for Happy Hour sometime as I hear some great things about it. But as it was when we want, despite the great service and fun interior, the expensive drinks and empty establishment put a damper on our experience. This won’t, however, deter us from going back at all.

This place really has a lot going for it, unfortunately the waitress that served us last night is NOT one of those things!
First the good — great wine list, ambiance and live music! (we didn’t try the food — so I can’t comment on it!)
The bad — -our waitress was, well, snotty! After ordering a bottle of wine she disappeared for 30+ minutes and came back empty handed. She said, we’re still looking for that wine, we may be out so we’ll keep looking but in the meantime here’s another menu so you can see if there’s something else you want. When she came back probably 10+ minutes later and confirmed that they were out. One of the group asked if she could give us a different bottle at a slightly reduced price after waiting for so long and she rolled her eyes at us! Nice service!
Anyway, we stayed, had a bottle then a second round. We paid our bill and she came to collect it and then came back right away saying «I just wanted to know what the problem was because you only left me $ 8 for a tip” — -OMG, are you kidding me! Yeah, the tip was representative of the service, we always tip 20% but since the service was rude, slow and bad we tipped 10%.
I know that in America servers EXPECT tips (and yes rely on them) but they’re not required and especially not a good tip for bad service. The audacity of her to complain about her tip was just amazing and it does reflect poorly on the place for hiring someone with so little tact!

Happiness is Happy hour at Trios.
½ off wine by the bottle up to 50 bucks, solid tapas and awesome service.
I love how comfy this place is, it’s not overly crowded or super loud even when there’s live music.
If you’re not feeling it for tapas I recommend a few pizzas and a few bottles of wine.
If you have room after all of that I’d definitely try one of their desserts. They all look good but I’m stuck on the bread pudding served a la mode.
My only complaint is I wish they had a larger (better) wine selection.

We just had a Girl’s Night Out at Trios Enoteca, and it ended up being the perfect spot for tapas and talk! Great happy hour deals on both wine and food! The waitress was super nice, and also knowledgeable about the wines. I really like that this place has that reputation, that they are all somewhat sommeliers, so you can tell them what you like, and they’ll be able to steer you in the right direction. Matt the Manager even came over to say hi to our party, and thank us Unilocalers for coming in.
We tried 2 pizzas which were both really great (#4 and #5) along with a bunch of small plates – they really are small plates though, as there are only a couple of items on each dish (for instance, the Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus dish was a spare 2 stalks, and the Ahi Skewers had just 2 cuts of tuna, so we cut them up to share. But then again, there were 6 Potstickers). We ordered many plates, and together it was all just enough for 6 girls, and it did gave us a lot of variety. This place is also bigger than you think, extending past the bar and kitchen, there is even a private room with 2 good-​sized seating areas. All in all, everyone there was perfectly nice, and all of the ladies had a good time!

3.5 stars: Great location, good place to meet up w/​friends. Not the best wine bar around, but reliable. The food is usually quite good, and service okay.
I’ve heard some excellent local musicians there; the nights with live music are definitely best. I haven’t always loved the wines I’ve had there, which — let’s face it – shouldn’t happen.

I met a friend for happy hour at Trios. It was a great atmosphere, and the service was great. One of the biggest things that I loved was that they have a TON of wines by the glass, and they give you good pours in very nice glassware.
Also, they have a great happy hour on the wines by the glass. They are half off for any wine by the glass! I was excited to see that they had the 2007 The Prisoner on their wines by the glass list as I have been wanting to try it for a while now. It was fantastic. Also, the bartender let us try a few Colorado whites we were asking her about. I have heard their happy hour pizzas are awesome too, so I will be back!

1) Live Jazz
2) Bubbles flight
3) 3 glasses of our select featured sparkling wine
4) Gourmet pizza
5) Great conversation atmosphere
6) Best drunk sex of my life… with my spouse of course
All of these things leave a lasting good impression as far as I’m concerned.

I love this place for so many reasons:
1) Great wines and brilliant sommaliers
2) live music
3) local art/​artists
4) the long hallway between the bar and the restrooms which gives you the opportunity to walk off dumb thoughts and rethink staying out any later than you should on a weeknight… and there always seem to be interesting men chillin’, smokin’ cigars all chatty cathy waiting to give you the nod as you pull yourself together
oh yeah, and 5) great food