Elite Dinner at La Cour

To be honest, I didn’t even know this place existed. When I saw the Elite event pop up, this would be close to my home, so figured I’d go for it.
I arrived a little early and enjoyed the Happy Hour with some food and a drink. La Cour is owned by a French family and has a daily drink on special, as well as food specials. The interior décor is cute downstairs and
Fantastic dinner and event. Tried various items from apps menu, had chicken pesto, charcuterie plate and tasty dessert. I didn’t find the burlesque act particularly interesting, but others enjoyed it. Overall, it was a fun evening.

I don’t give out five stars lightly but this is well deserved! After a large storm cell hit Denver just prior and during rush hour leaving all Denver-​Ites gridlocked this was the evening I needed. We were lucky enough to find the parking in back and scooted in a bit early to this event. l. I enjoyed a lemon drop martini before we started and my brother snacked on the French Dip Amuse Buche (mouth amuser).
They have a nice sized bar downstairs with a great set up of spirits adorning the back bar. I realized when we were seated more about their line up as La Cour creates noteworthy libations to entice all. La Cour Royale, Vieux Carre, Corpse Reviver and The Black Rose were a few drinks that caught my eye.
The upstairs is intimate and quaint. We enjoyed live music while feasting on the food (see photos) that was delicious and well prepared. We hit the place all at once, so it is amazing they got are huge group fed, but they did and did it with grace.
We got to enjoy a burlesque show during our visit, which was actually quite good. This is a place to check out. And don’t worry, the menu isn’t huge like some places, because what they make, they make with finesse!

What an amazing place to enjoy my very first Unilocal Elite event! The drinks were spectaular, the entertainment was enjoyable, and the food was mostly delicious!
The cabaret atmosphere is a must experience for any Denverite. I loved the upstairs intimate venue and the performances on the piano as well as the sexy machinations of Ms Midnight Martini.
The cocktail list was extensive and many were outstanding while some failed to hit the mark. The concern with an extensive cocktail list is that there will be a few that just don’t quite live up to your expectations.
Must try: Sazerac, Chocolate Martini (I could drink 5 of these and still want more), the French 76 (excellent take on the Classic French 75), both Old Fashioneds.
Don’t try: La Cour Royale & the French Blonde.
Food: the escargot was outstanding! Seriously! I’ve eaten snails in the US and in Paris and the little buggers never tasted good– let alone great! The charcuterie board and the frommage plates were delicious. The kitchen is still working out the kinks in their mains — however I had no complaints about my salmon and the refreshing dill sauce accompaniment.
I don’t recommend the shrimp cocktail.
I will definitely be bringing my friends to enjoy LaCour!
Tres Bien!

This was an awesome event! Not only did we get drinks and food, but we got a cabaret dancer and a piano player! And Frances was also a great hostess like usual.
This restaurant has a great space and will be back for their cabaret shows with dinner!

La Cour was a very pleasurable evening and it was all due to the hardworking Staff, the amazing singers/​pianist, Midnight Martini, and of course Frances! From the hand crafted cocktails to the amazing atmosphere to the fabulous food to the burlesque show performance by Midnight Martini this was an evening to not forget. Some highlights that I have are the prosciutto and goat cheese appetizer, smoked salmon app, delightful drinks, fabulous raspberry crepes with dessert wine, and a front row seat to the show. I love the additional perk of the portable Unilocal chargers that we received for attending this outstanding dinner. Frances, you outdid yourself again. Thank You!

Talk about a great night! La cour pulled out all the stops for us at this one.
Completely open menu + amazing cocktail list + live music and entertainment= the ingredients for an awesome Unilocal event. This staff worked so hard and it showed. They were super attentive and honest! I even saw our fearless leader, Frances rolling her sleeves up to chip in for her favorite Unilocalers!
I can’t say enough about our Denver Unilocal community and how awesome everyone is. Can’t wait for the next event! Maybe we will get a cameo from Midnight Martini!!!

Each event I attend as an Elite Unilocaler is better than the last and that was the case here as well. A charming bar, a quaint dining area and spectacular drinks all added up to a roaring good time. Paris by way of Denver was the theme and to that end we were treated to Patrice, she of the supple voice and nimble fingers, who serenaded us while we dined. She shared the floor with Midnight Martini who performed her one woman Burlesque 3 times over the course of the evening. Needless to say we were all appropriately titillated by the floorshow. The food was excellent and included appetizers of all varieties. Favorites were the smoked salmon tartine, the prosciutto with goat cheese, the French dip and I was even coaxed into trying the escargot. Not a bad app in the batch. For dinner I (and 2 of my 3 table-​mates) had the salmon with tzatziki sauce. The salmon was fresh and delicious, the portion very generous. The side of potato salad was unique and a welcome flavor combination. The drinks flowed all evening and because of the fellowship at our table we all tried a little of each other’s for a large sampling off the drink menu. My favourites included the Smokey Manhattan and the Espresso Martini. Don’t get me wrong all the drinks were very good and expertly crafted (there were 3 different Manhattans that I sampled), these were just my favourites. Thanks to Frances for introducing me to La Cour, thanks to my fellow Unilocalers for an all around awesome evening, and thank you La Cour Art Bar for a fantastic sampling of Paris here in Denver.

Oh la la la! I don’t even know where to begin with the generosity of La Cour so I will give a list of my favorite parts of the night and La Cour:
*Extensive wine menu. Mama like!
*Charcuterie plate as one of the appetizers. Give me wine you have my heart. Give me wine + salted meats and olives and I’m yours forever
*Delectable spinach and artichoke dip with pieces of bread that were the perfect amount of toasted
*Killer servers quick with a suggestion or anecdote.
*Burlesque dancing. ‘Nuff said.
*Family owned place, hooray for supporting local biz!
*I love that they have one plate each of chicken, salmon and pasta. That way they can focus on specific flavors of the day vs wasting more on food that goes bad. Everything was cooked to order and my salmon was absolutely delightful.
Seriously, thank you so much for the lovely evening! I felt like a true European, eating late with smaller plates and a nice glass of wine. Way to truly convey the feeling over in the Mile High!

Hé La Cour,
Nous avons passé un très bon moment !!!
Merci pour tous les efforts du personnel incroyable ! Il n’y a pas beaucoup que je peux dire d’autre, que vous avez fait un travail incroyable. Il est difficile de la cuisine croyez pompé toute la nourriture qu’ils ont fait. Incroyable. Les apéritifs sont ce qui était la meilleure partie. Assiette de charcuterie, escargot, et l’ immersion française étaient delicisous. La salade de fraises pourrait avoir utilisé une excitation. Il avait un sac de légumes avec un peu de vinaigrette, avec quelques crevettes moyenne et des fraises. Un peu plus extravagance pour les salades vous permettrait d’augmenter à la fois le prix et le goût. Les martinis … wow. Et Midnight Martini … captivant !!
Dans l’ensemble, je reviendrai, et apporter mes amis! Great place to let– style français lâche !
Oh !
P.S Les gars, vous devez obtenir un compte Instagram !
P. S.S. Used google translate

Another incredible night for the Unilocal Elite. Anytime the restaurant opens their menu, in its entirety to you, for an event then you know it’s an extra special evening ahead of you. The incredible food and beverages were only part of the evening however as we were also treated to Patrice on the piano and Midnite Martini beautifully performing burlesque. The evening was a delight for ALL the senses!
The escargot and black rind cheese from the cheese plate (forget to clarify the kind of cheese it was– anyone know? Message me!) were the standouts of the evening for me in the food department. Everything else was yummy as well, but those will absolutely bring me back for certain! I enjoyed my chicken pesto entrée, and appreciate them using Red Bird chicken which is always guaranteed to up the yum factor of any chicken dish. Doug Y was generous to share a small portion of his salmon with tzatziki– the salmon was cooked perfectly and I enjoyed the cool contrast the tzatziki provided. The potato salad side was interesting– not what I would expect in a French bistro setting. Dessert was a big miss on the mousse as the texture was the opposite of what mousse should be; flavor was off as well. BUT, my Chocolate Lover’s martini was the best I have EVER had! Pierre pointed out to me that it had chocolate bitters in it which helps take some of the bite from what can sometimes be an overwhelming sweetness in that drink– mind-​blowing and truly craveable! I didn’t even know chocolate bitters was a thing, let alone a GREAT thing! It was the perfect way to end a great evening.
Thank you to my wonderful tablemates, my buddies Dale Z and Doug Y, as well as to the fabulous new Elite out to her first Elite event: Rebecca R, for a very enjoyable evening. Thank to you La Cour, Pierre and the rest of the staff busting their butts to show us exceptional service and food. And thank you to our entertainers for the evening: Patrice and Midnite Martini.
I absolutely plan to return as my husband really enjoys escargot, and believe it or not, there were more cocktails on that killer cocktail menu that I just have to try! See you soon La Cour!

What a fabulous evening. Frances does it again.
Very extensive cocktail menu, so many more I need to try. The food was really tasty (My favorite were the apps — cheese plate, meat plate, au jus, and my first experience of escargot).
Pierre and the staff were hard working and very friendly. The entertainiment for the evening was fabulous as well. Gotta love Midnight Martini, she is one sassy burlesque dancer.
The location was quaint and had some interesting art for viewing and sale on the walls. A great date place to not only get good food, but entertainment as well.
The only recommendation I would make to the resturant itself is to add Mussels to the menu, what French resturant doesn’t have mussels… usually my favorite item to order.

We totally have the best Unilocal Elite Squad ever! Led by the fearless and fabulous Frances, this event was totally great! Food, drinks, friends, entertainment — this event had it all!
The entertainment was so friggin’ great! This business has live music and live dancing. I mean, what more could you ask for?
I will for sure be back to this business for their performers, their food, and especially their desserts. Can we say Raspberry Sorbet? Yes we can!
So glad that I got to mingle with new friends and current friends! Woot woot!

Lovely dinner in a quaint little French restaurant with a French songstress at the piano singing quite well. The whole evening I was trying to remember the name of a song I heard as a child that had French lyrics in it… It’s an old song written in the 1930’s but the Nat King Cole version is the one that I remember hearing on my parent’s old console stereo. The song is «Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup» which was written in intentionally bad French grammar because it was trying to say that, «i wish I spoke French well enough to convey that I love you very much.». All I can say is La Cour, je vous aime’. You’re not perfect but so much about you is that I can overlook your shortcomings. Merci beaucoup for the lovely time.
To my dining compatriots and the lovely parley vous Frances let me again just say je vous aime beaucoup.
PS Midnight Martini ~ Damn Girl!!! that is all.

I’m floored yet again by the top-​notch offerings of our Elite events. La Cour provided an amazing atmosphere, carefully crafted cocktails and a unique and delicious selection of food. I am still blown away by the fact that all of our food was made by just two chefs.
Highlights for me were the pâté, smoked salmon, chocolate lava cake, and each one of my cocktails. I even tried my first escargot — and was then shown a picture of an ugly little snail thanks to my wonderful tablemates…
But seriously — you meet the nicest people at Unilocal events! I always sit with a new crowd and by the end I feel like we know each other so well. Can’t wait to see you all again next time.
Thanks to Frances, the La Cour crew and Midnite Martini for a truly wonderful night!

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta? Nah son more like Damn it feels good to be ELITE!
This was my very first Unilocal Elite event and I have to say it blew me out of the water. Taking place in the adorable «La Cour» Art Bar just south of Denver, I was treated with my wonderful fellow Elites to a night of fine dining, incredible drinks, and even a burlesque performance– or three!
I sat with Rachel J. and Kathleen R., and we decided to order what we pleased and ended up all picking off of each other’s plates. The table agreed– the Spinach Artichoke Dip was a stand-​out and it was the best dip I have ever had. I would go back to La Cour just to have this again. Creamy, hot, with delicious bread. I am drooling on my keyboard… Also I really enjoyed trying Pâté for the first time, but I have to admit I was too scared to try Escargot! Next time, Unilocal,next time…
I enjoyed 3 drinks throughout the night but my favorite was the Jalapeño Margarita. I have never had a drink like this, it was spicy and had a very unique flavor. I loved it!
We listened to live music the whole night and Midnite Martini made sure to put on a good show. I am pretty sure some of the men there (heck and women) had those cartoon eyes where they bulge out LOL!
Great job to Frances and the staff. I will remember this evening for a long time and I can’t wait to come back to La Cour.
I LOVE Unilocal!!!

Unilocal! Are you freaking kidding me? Wow! I was elite before and did not get that you throw such amazing events! This is my 2^nd elite event. I am blown away. What an amazing concept and social event. Frances is such a fabulous host, too. I feel seriously included and «elite». Worth every check in, tip, and review!

This quaint and cute little restaurant on South Broadway knows how to treat their customers, and a few lucky Unilocal elites were dined, wined, and highly entertained for a special evening.
We were escorted upstairs where tables had been set aside just for us. We had been told that we were to expect a long leisurely evening of drinking and eating. My table of four enjoyed the charcuterie board, fromage board, and the prosciutto with goat cheese crostinis to start. The Brie on that fromage board? Buttah. The balsamic reduction in each of the boards really helped accent all of the delicious offerings.
Oh! The drinks! It was a fairly hot and humid evening, due to a rain storm. I thoroughly enjoyed my refreshing cucumber martinis. Highly recommended! Everyone at the table loved their drinks too, but ended up ordering a cucumber martini after tasting mine. Yes– it’s that good.
Mains: it’s a small place, ok? So they have a smaller menu that they take pride in doing well. The impression I got was that you can always expect a chicken dish, a pasta dish, and a fish dish. Tonight, we had our choice of chicken pesto roulade, tomato sauce with bow tie pasta, or salmon with tzatziki sauce. The fish and chicken came with sides of potato salad and a tomatoes/​cucumber salad. Though it was all perfectly prepared, I saved half so I could order dessert.
Dessert: drooling. My dining partners enjoyed their chocolate mousse. I ordered the apple tart served with a lemon honey mousse. Licked the plate clean, including the scoop of a la mode vanilla ice cream.
All throughout the dining service, we were treated with entertainment: Patrice on the piano regaled is with familiar tunes, like alouette, frere Jacques, and the Linus and Lucy theme song (Vince Guaraldi– Peanuts theme song). A famous cabaret dancer treated us to three sultry dances which all the hetero men seemed to very much enjoy. These entertainers are there every Wednesday!
Thanks, Frances. THANK YOU to the staff at La Cour, including Pierre, John, and Jacob, who kept service running flawlessly and were the epitome of graciousness.

Fine food, open bar, french songs, and burlesque? Could this be the best Unilocal event ever? Well, if it was not, it certain was not for lack of trying. Despite the quite humid (for Denver) and warmish atmosphere in the room (which left some of us dripping with perspiration) this was a wonderful and intimate venue on the second floor.
The Escargots Tartine (Escargots sautéed in herb butter) served on toast was some of the best dang snails I have ever eaten (and I have tried a fair number). It was a very generous portion, for each person, and the flavors were wonderful. The Plateau de Fromages (An assortment of 5 cheeses: Brie, Vieux Cantal, Brébis des Pyrennées, Chèvre, Rocquefort and a basket of bread) and the Plateau de Charcuterie (4 imported delicacies: duck rillettes, Proscuitto, Bresaola & pâté) were outstanding and really captured the undivided attention of my table. The assorted olives were nice, my pasta was okay, and the desserts hit the spot (especially the Tarte Tatin — caramelized apple tart served warm with lemon honey mousse).
The drinks were very, very good. For my money, I would much rather have many of these wonderful cocktails (especially the ’76 something whose name escapes me) than most of the overpriced drinks one can easily find across Denver. Enjoying these libations, singing along to french songs, and watching the extremely flexible and increasingly scantily clad burlesque dancer, really made for a wonderful evening. Thank you Frances, thank you owners, management and staff of La Cour, THANK YOU Midnite Martini (Reigning Queen of Burlesque inDenver), and thank you everyone else who helped make this evening so special.

This was absolutely one of the best, if not the best, Unilocal event to date. The ambiance, the people, the entertainment, and of course the food were all just amazing. I loved the intimate setting and how it added to the entire experience.
The food was great– from escargot to salmon to that crazy awesome chocolate dessert. I could not go wrong with the French wines. To add to all that the nonstop performances and the incessant attention from the staff. Perfect.
Thanks Frances for such an unforgettable experience and event!

La Cour & Frances pulled out all the stops on this one. the food! the wine! the ENTERTAINMENT!
we sang, we drank, we laughed & we noshed.
I can’t say enough. the artichoke dip was the best dip I’ve ever had. the escargot was incredible. the prosciutto tartine was perfect. everything. outstanding.
THANK YOU!