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Beast + Bottle opened March 16 at 719 E. 17th Ave. in Denver’s Uptown neighborhood.
Siblings Paul and Aileen Reilly, who were behind the late Encore Restaurant, call Beast + Bottle a rustic American craft restaurant. It will serve dinner and brunch Tuesday through Sunday. (Brunch service will start in the next few weeks.)
Chef Paul Reilly runs the kitchen, dishing up creative cuisine from small plates ranging from fois gras pastrami on pumpernickel with pear mostarda to ricotta gnudi with leek soubise, asparagus and artichoke chips.
He also serves a range of flatbreads, including the fig + pig, which made the move from Encore, and mortadella with pistachio pesto, taleggio and castelvetrano olives.
Entrees range from pan-roasted leg of lamb with carrot puree, English pease, lentils du puy and parsley to fluke with lemongrass lobster nage, fingerling potatoes, fava beans and tarragon. Not to be missed is the burrata mezzaluna with pork meatballs, spring mushrooms and mushroom jus.
City Star Brewing in Berhoud is making Beast + Bottle’s house beer: B + B Barnhouse Saison. Specialty cocktails include 867-5309 Ginny (Broker’s gin, saler, lime and house bitters) and Agave New Attitude (30/30 blanco, vermouth and orange bitters).
Decor is simple, with booths lining the east wall and a banquette along the back. The space is not as cramped as it was when Beast + Bottle’s predecessor Olivea occupied it -- the partition between the dining room and the bar has been removed.
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