Jay’s Bistro is a locally-owned, legacy restaurant located in Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado. Originating nearly 40 years ago, Jay’s is a staple of the classic yet contemporary dining scene in Colorado, offering fresh, expertly-prepared dishes, served for lunch and dinner. Jay’s offers private meeting spaces (2), catering, fine dining, a full bar with top shelf liquors, wines, and locally brewed beers in addition to imports, in a warm, inviting setting. Live jazz music is featured in the bar area on Fridays and Saturdays, showcasing several musicians from the Northern Colorado area. Jay’s is an everyday and special occasion destination of Fort Collins now owned by its executive chef and former manager.
Swanky, special-occasion American eatery filled with art, serving up seasonal fare & live jazz. Based on 631 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
135 W Oak St, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 482-1876
Website:
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Hours
| Saturday |
4–10 PM |
| Sunday |
4–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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4–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
4–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
4–9 PM |
| Thursday |
4–9 PM |
| Friday |
4–10 PM |
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Reviews
Aaron Decker
Wonderful dinner with my wife and daughter.
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Noktoy Vatsana
Excellent food, We had the pork chop, escargot, brussel sprout and we very love the suace of chili lime mussels.
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Beth Liggitt
We’d give it 3.5 stars. Our server was distracted (and apologized). Food was good but not great and took a long time to arrive. Seemed to have been sitting under a heat lamp for some time. 2 dishes were under seasoned, fish had a lot of bones, pasta was very very rich. Ambiance was nice, but we were a little disappointed. Maybe we will try again.
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Christina Jones
We had an appetizer, cocktails and dinner for $100. Is a wonderful place to eat with excellent food, excellent service and a relaxed atmosphere.
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Justin West
My wife and I went here for dinner last night, I’ve lived in Fort Collins now for three years. This is the best restaurant I’ve ever been to in Colorado. Our waitress, the atmosphere, the food was all spectacular. Will recommend and be back. Thanks for the awesome experience
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Taylor Dye
Atmosphere and server were nice, but was very disappointed in the portion size. $38 plate and I finished the steak in 5 bites. Ended up going elsewhere for a “second dinner” afterwards because I was still starving. I frequent the higher end restaurants in town and this was a bit of a disappointment compared to the other options available. I’d rather go to the cache or Still Whiskey for a properly cooked steak that will be 3-4x the size with plenty of sides that are actually cooked to temp. There was only about 3 spoonfuls of rice too. It was one of those experiences where it looks good on paper and when the plates delivered you go “really? Come on man…”
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Sebastian Africano
Decidedly mediocre. We didn’t have any particular expectation, but wanted to take some visitors from NYC to one of Fort Collins most reputable spots. Great ambiance and decor, but long wait times for apps and main courses (almost 15 mins from end of apps til the main course), and the product fell flat. Bison Carpaccio, Mussels, and Calamari apps were decent (3.5/5), but a bit over-creamed. The oyster mushroom risotto was a bowl of al dente white rice – I saw a total two slivers of mushroom, and had to add salt 3 times to find flavor and cut through the starch (1/5). My wife ordered the questionably named romanesco steak, and was dismayed to find that it wasn’t a steak accompanied by romanesco, but an actual cross-cut slab of broccoli (2/5). Our guests had the salmon, mussels, and half chicken as entrees and said it was fine (3/5)… but no one left raving. Cocktails were nice… (4/5). I’m not one to put down a local establishment, but we just were not very impressed, and felt poorly about our choice.
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Jasmine Caldwell
A nice selection of unique eclectic foods. Servers were friendly and knowledgeable of the menu.
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Jared
Food was awesome. Chef was helpful and talked with us a couple times when deciding what to eat cuz he could. Couldn’t go wrong on the menu anywhere with any choice. New menu coming May 17.
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Nate Gonzo
Amazing service!! Beautiful restaurant, and even better food!!! We had the crab cake special, it was perfect!! So much crab. We had the tuna poke, the tuna was very very good and it was well flavored as well, for the meal we had the halibut and the lobster tails, and both dishes were absolutely perfect!!! Loved eating here and can’t wait to come back!!
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