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The Fort is a full-size replica of an 1830s adobe fur-trade fort, serving award-winning historical meals including buffalo, elk, quail, beef, salmon, poultry and vegetarian entrees since 1963. The distinctive Early West cuisine offers diners the chance to experience meals in a truly unique setting.

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  • Facility & Décor Description: The Fort is a full-size replica of an 1830s adobe fur-trade fort, serving award-winning historical meals including buffalo, elk, quail, beef, salmon, poultry and vegetarian entrees since 1963. The distinctive Early West cuisine offers diners the chance to experience meals in a truly unique setting.
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Restaurant
  • Pricing: $$$$
  • Open Sundays:
  • Serves Dinner:
  • Reservations Recommended:
  • Denver Original:
  • Has Entertainment:
  • Serves Alcoholic Beverages:
  • Has a Full Bar:
  • Offers Takeout:
  • Bus Parking:
  • Allow Buy Out:
  • Private Rooms Available:
  • Seating Capacity: 350
  • Private Room Capacity: 350
  • Maximum Private Room Capacity: 350
  • Semi-Private Room Capactity: 350
  • Max Banquet: 350
  • Max Reception: 500
  • Cuisine: American/Western
  • Phone: 303.697.4774
  • Email: banquets@thefort.com
  • Fax: 303.697.9310
General
  • Hours: General Mon-Fri: 6pm-10pm General Sat-Sat: 5pm-10pm General Sun-Sun: 5pm-9pm
  • Miles to airport: 47
  • Miles to CCC: 20
  • Indoor Fire Code: 350
  • Total Capacity (if applicable): 350
  • Motor Coach Parking:
  • Event Space:
Green Practices
  • Green Practice Desc: Recycle, Compost, Donate extra food to food banks, Buy locally when possible.

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  • Description The Fort is a full-size replica of an 1830s adobe fur-trade fort, serving award-winning historical meals including buffalo, elk, quail, beef, salmon, poultry and vegetarian entrees since 1963. The distinctive Early West cuisine offers diners the chance to experience meals in a truly unique setting.
  • Floorplan File Floorplan File
  • Reception Capacity 500
  • Theatre Capacity 100
  • Catering In-house
  • Type of Venue Restaurant
  • Type of Event Reception, Banquet, Meeting Theatre , Meeting Classroom
  • Banquet Capacity 350
  • Number of Rooms 4
Vrain
  • Classroom Capacity: 60
  • Banquet Capacity: 96
  • Reception Capacity: 115
Bents
  • Theater Capacity: 65
  • Classroom Capacity: 20
  • Banquet Capacity: 48
  • Reception Capacity: 50
Grill
  • Banquet Capacity: 32
  • Reception Capacity: 35
Tower
  • Classroom Capacity: 8
  • Banquet Capacity: 16
  • Reception Capacity: 16

Events

Tesoro Cultural Center's Living History Experience
Jun 2, 2017 - Jul 15, 2017

  • Image 19192 Hwy 8, Morrison, CO 80465
  • Image $5 per person; free for children six and under

Tesoro’s Living History Experience will be hosted on the grounds of The Fort restaurant (19192 Hwy. 8, Morrison) and will feature engaging family-friendly activities, dynamic enrichment opportunities, and immersion into the past. Highlights...

Tesoro Cultural Center's Living History Experience <p>Tesoro’s Living History Experience will be hosted on the grounds of The Fort restaurant (19192 Hwy. 8, Morrison) and will feature engaging family-friendly activities, dynamic enrichment opportunities, and immersion into the past. <br /><br /> Highlights include:<br />• Rotating theme weekends, including American Indian, Spanish Colonial and Western, with corresponding art, music, dancing, demonstrations and workshops.<br />• Special engagement events, including the 17th annual Powwow (June 3, 2017) and 1830s Rendezvous (September 16-17, 2017). <br />• Award-winning artists displaying, selling and demonstrating their work each weekend. <br />• Showings of “Shinin’ Times,” a film about the connections between Bent’s Old Fort and The Fort Restaurant, narrated by the late Sam Arnold, founder of The Fort; as well as Tesoro’s oral history films, including “Early Spanish Settlers of Colorado,” “The Utes,” and “The Kiowa People.”<br />• Historical interpreters dressed in period attire.<br />• Visitors can touch and examine historical objects and explore their stories at Tesoro’s Hands-On-History Cart.<br /> <br />“We’re thrilled to use The Fort’s authentic adobe building, courtyard and tipi to create an immersive experience for visitors to learn about The Fort restaurant, Bent’s Old Fort and early Colorado history in fun and engaging ways,” said Katherine Moore, operations and programs director of Tesoro Cultural Center. <br /><br />Capitalizing on summer weekends, Tesoro’s Living History Experience will be open Friday-Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting June 2 and concluding October 15, 2017.</p> America/North_Dakota/Center
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