I had the tasting menu at The Wolf's Tailor (A hyper seasonal and locally sourced menu) this past weekend in a party of 2. Did not do the beverage pairing because neither of us were trying to drink that much (alcohol or otherwise) but the variety of cocktails, beer, wine, and other drinks did sound really intriguing. Went with a non-a ginger beer that was great.
This was my first 1 star restaurant in my sort of backwards journey through starred tasting menus having previously visited Benu (**) and Saison (*) earlier this year. While the star ranking difference is clear and well justified between these, I really thoroughly enjoyed the experience at The Wolf's Tailor. And while the service at both of those restaurants were "better," within the context of being in Denver, I don't think the experience would have been improved had the service been like it was at either of those places. The one thing that did feel like it could be improved was the communication regarding the courses. There were a lot of really unique ingredients whose origins and seasonality were well explained, but not as much on what they taste like or what to expect.
In terms of flavor, everything tasted great but outside of one dish nothing felt "incredibly delicious" like the other mentioned restaurants did. Many of the dishes did wow me on the combination of flavors though (that green tomato lemon grass dessert was executed so well). Also important to add, I've spent the last several months on a very strict diet so my palate wasn't necessarily in the best state to appreciate this meal. Even though most everything tasted just a bit too salty to me, it was definitely a personal thing.
The dish that tasted the most delicious to me was the small panna cotta bite in the beginning. Both of the cold desserts were also really enjoyable. The bison dish was a little unfortunate with great flavors but really tough even considering how lean the meat is.
All that said do hope I get the opportunity to visit this place again and try some of the other places in Denver.
by TheGrandData