Masks are optional - if you haven't been vaccinated please wear a mask for your safety and others. Know that over 85% of Fort employees are fully vaccinated! The Fort is offering two delicious TAKEOUT Menus in place of regular dining at this time. Hours Open for TAKEOUT are Wednesdays through Sundays, 11am - 7pm.

Call 303-697-4771 to place your order. All alcoholic drinks offered on our menu, must be purchased only through the Fort's TAKEOUT (along with a food order) and not through third party delivery services such as UberEats. Thomas Jefferson's Green Chile Mac n Cheese? Thirsty for a bourbon Hailstorm, Prickly Pear margarita or a good bottle of wine?

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It all began in 1961 when my mother, "Bay" (Elizabeth Arnold) wanted to build an adobe style home in the country outside of Denver, so my brother, Keith, and I could grow up in the country with clean air, horseback riding and fishing. My father (Sam'l P. Arnold) and mother were amateur historians.

Dining

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Fort Breads - A selection of pumpkin walnut muffins and dinner rolls. Fort Dinner Salad - Seven crisp greens topped with pickled ginger, diced jicama and toasted pepitas. Fresh mushroom caps stuffed with a blend of cream cheese, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic, onion, salt, black pepper, paprika, oregano, cumin, and bacon bits.

Same Day Takeout Menu

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Made to order - big chunks of avocado, tomato, onion, and fresh squeezed lime, served with corn tortilla chips. Get ready to howl "WAUGH!" and discover your inner mountain man or woman - for adventurous eaters only - a selection of Wild boar with Blueberry and Merlot sausage; Rattlesnake/Rabbit sausages; and Buffalo Sausages served with beer/mustard dipping sauce.

Historic Drinks

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The famed drink from Bent's Fort: Your choice of well bourbon or scotch, sugar, mint and ice in a Mason jar. Historic old western fur trade recipe: fine bourbon deliciously flavored with red pepper, tobacco and black gun powder. Remarkably excellent in flavor. A harmonious blend of Colorado Vodka, Canton Ginger liqueur, lime, and Cock & Bull Ginger Beer.

Holly Arnold Kinney

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Holly Arnold Kinney was raised at The Fort with her brother, Keith, and pet Canadian Black Bear, Sissy. Built in 1961 as an adobe replica of Bent's Old Fort (1833-1849) by her parents, Sam'l P. and Elizabeth Arnold, The Fort was originally commissioned as the family home. Later in the construction process, however, the Arnolds chose to open the lower level as a restaurant, specializing in "New Foods of the Old West."

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