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| - Ogden's Hops and Harvest is located on the corner in Tivoli Village across from Brio and in the spot where Bottles & Burger's used to be.
It's pretty awkward inside. When you walk in the doors, there are about 4-6 tables and then a random side table where the hostess is. I also noticed a weird smell right when I walked in the door. Almost like a raw seafood smell, like when the store cleans out their bins for the night. It was a little bizarre.
Once you get past the entry, there is a bar on the left side, some tables on the right side, another bar area and a back room.
We were able to get a table for 4 on Friday night at 7pm without reservations. It's very echo-y in that back room and at one point the music was turned up very loud, it was hard to hear the person sitting next to me.
The service was good and the wait staff was very nice.
We ordered some wine and beers and settled in with our main courses:
1. Spicy BBQ Pork Belly / cheddar-ale dipping sauce | $11.00
*Husband ordered this ans said it was delicious! Loved everything about it.
2. Sweet Corn Soup / grilled shrimp, pine nuts, Diane's basil | $10.00
*Husband also ordered this and said it's the best soup he's ever had. The flavors all flowed together nicely and the corn was sweet.
3. Beer Battered Fish & Chips / Bradley's tartar sauce | $14.75
*I ordered this and the fish was light and flaky. The fries were crispy and the tartar sauce is one of my all time favorites. It wasn't your typical "cheap" tasting tartar sauce. It has nice flavors. Not sure how else to explain it- haha!
4. "Steak and Potato" / grilled skirt steak, hand-cut fries, red wine-herb butter | $22.00
*Both of our friends ordered this dish. One said the steak was extremely salty while the other said it tasted perfect. One steak was much bigger than the other. (it almost looked like there were two skirt steaks on one plate!)
For Dessert:
5. Bradley's Butterscotch Pudding / snicker doodle cookies | $9.00
*Very good! The snicker doodle cookies were nice and soft. The butterscotch had really nice flavor and texture.
6. Seasonal Sorbets | $9.00
*Our friend had the mango and raspberry flavors and said they were both really good!
Note: for the gluten free people- their salads usually can be done gluten free, but that's about it.
All n' all, I would probably head back here if I was in Tivoli Village. I don't think I would seek this place out, but their happy hour sounds like a good idea for the next time!
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