DENReview
It used to be that a power lunch anywhere outside of the tech center meant having a Kind bar mid-hike. Because let’s be serious, downtown Denver isn't exactly teeming with guys in suits looking to spend lunch with a filet mignon and a glass of Merlot.
But every city needs at least one official downtown power lunch spot, at least for the out of town executives who do want meat and fancy silverware. Enter Guard and Grace - a modern steakhouse currently standing court as lunch and dinner HQ for seemingly every business person traveling in and out of metro Denver.
Turns out focusing that power lunch play around aloof usage of traveling corporate credit cards was genius. Monday through Friday, G&G; packs all 9,000+ square feet of its dining space with formal idea pitch-sters and boondogglers alike. It’s huge, it’s beautiful, and it’s probably making more money than all of its patrons combined.
Lunch is king at G&G;, but the dinner features an expanded menu and the same suited up crowd… only more boozed up. This basically means the people watching gets really interesting at night. Dinner theatre at its best. If G&G; really wants to up its game, they might consider offering a dry cleaning service to help deal with all the grease and wine stained suits that tend to multiply post-sunset.
Like any respectable steakhouse, both the lunch and dinner menus are huge. You can choose between a full raw bar, a wide variety of starter and sandwich options, a few heavy main courses, and of course, steak. Everything is expensive, but everything is good. Especially if you’re spending someone else’s money. Which is exactly how we recommend you experience Guard and Grace. This isn’t a bill you want to be responsible for.