Postino9co

Postino9co is Denver’s newest wine and food bar. Postino has two other Denver locations. It started in Arizona at an old post office building, thus the name which means postman in Italian. Mile High Dining reviewed the Broadway location last year.

Postino serves affordable food and wine. The newest spot is very large with a dining area, a bar, and even a small outside patio that is south facing. Mile High Dining had take away dinner # 31. The food choices were mozzarella and tomatoes, crispy cauliflower, raspberry chicken salad, and a cheese board. We also selected a bottle of Scarpetta prosecco wine for only $15.00!

We ordered online which was a breeze. Our food was packaged in a sealed large paper bag and off to home we went. When we checked the bag there was no bottle of wine. Thus, the car had to turn around and back to Postino. The restaurant apologized profusely and made amends by giving us an extra free bottle of wine!

As for the food, first the Mozzarella and tomatoes. Great to look at but the tomatoes lacked good flavor. Definitely wintertine tomatoes. Next, the crispy cauliflower. It was a half of head of grilled or baked cauliflower with a side of bright orange pepper sauce and grapes. The cauliflower was undercooked making it hard to cut. The orange pepper sauce added a great flavor that helped save the dish.

The two very good dishes were cheeses and salad. The cheese board had three different kinds of cheese, two hard and one soft, lots of nuts and apricots, quince jam, and toasted bread. The cheeses were very good as the quince jam added a great flavor.

Lastly, the raspberry chicken salad with pecans, apples, and gorgonzola cheese was delicious. The extra raspberry sauce added a great sweet taste. It was the clear winner as the best dish of the evening.

The Scarpetta wine was a light and refreshing addition. This wine’s home is Boulder, CO, and costing only $15 is a bargain.

For dessert, Mile High Dining made a pumpkin pie from scratch and added whipped cream. It was good!

My ratings are: It’s OK, Good, Very Good, and Excellent.

The verdict ⚖️ for Postino9co is Good.