Jay's Bistro

4.4 (2332)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

135 W Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Neighborhood gem
Great for creative cocktails

Locally owned and operated, Jay's Bistro takes pride in sourcing its products from responsible producers and retailers.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Website
http://jaysbistro.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Alex Hough
Private party facilities
Jay's Bistro features two private banquet rooms. Our Fireside Room is an intimate charming comfortable room with fireplace and low lights which can seat up to 35 guests. Our Columbine Room is roomy and airy featuring large windows to the downtown area and seats up to 50 guests.

Location
135 W Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Neighborhood
Fort Collins
Parking details
Jay's Bistro is located conveniently downtown on Oak Street. We have street parking just outside our door. There are also parking facilities in the parking garage down the block as well as parking in the First National Bank parking lot after 5:00pm.
Entertainment
Jay's Bistro Jazz Lounge proudly features Mark Sloniker on the baby grand Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Each evening Mark begins with light jazz and dinner music and is then joined later in the evening by other talented musicians from Northern Colorado from upright bass, drums, horns, fiddles and more. Every night is an event at the Bistro. Wednesday 7:30pm - 10:30pm Thursday 6:30pm - 10:30pm (trio begins at 8:30) Friday & Saturday 6:30pm - 8:00pm Jazz on the baby grand - 8:30pm - 11:30pm(trio or quartet)
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at Jay's Bistro.

4.4

(2332)

4.4Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

2,185 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
Denver1 review
5.0
Dined on January 31, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Sad they are closing!!! Good food, good service. Goodbye to a FC staple
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kned70 Gold
Denver3 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 30, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, service, wine list, jazz - you’ll be missed!
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crystalb
Denver1 review
5.0
Dined on January 28, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Have been wanting to get to Jays for a few years, to hear the live Jazz. Sad to hear they’re closing and was super disappointed when we were seated in the far back room where you cannot really hear the music. Overall the food was great (recommend the Brussels Sprouts starter-so damn good!) and our server Rose did a great job.
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas2 reviews
2.0
Dined on January 28, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
We know they were running out of items because they are closing, but drinks were taking 15-20 mins. Also, we were told by our server that they only had 2 duck dishes left (which we wanted to order), but she didn’t return to take our order for 20-30 mins, so they were out by the time we could order
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JulieB
Denver2 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 28, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place!! Food is a 5 star every time I have been. Amazing live jazz.
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NotGoingBack
Denver1 review
1.0
Dined on January 28, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Jay's used to be great. Now they are closinng. Went one last time and definitely regret it. Served undercooked mussels (literally half were raw, the other half were room temp.) Ordered $74 Filet Oscar style only to have to crack the crab legs ourselves. Crab was over cooked, and the shells were not hard. Couldn't even crack it and pull out the crab. Wife's steak was ordered medium, half of it came extremely rare. They offered to bring it up to temperature and take our drinks off the bill (of which they only took half of the drinks off.) It's unfortunate this will be the last memory we have of Jay's. Bartender was still awesome and made drinks that used to be on the menu years ago.
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Lauren Gold
Denver11 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 27, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very sad that this restaurant closed down after so many years. It was one of the best “fancier” restaurants in FoCo.
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SusanM
Denver11 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 27, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful experience. So sorry to see you shut down.
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Janet
Denver6 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 26, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was great to have the opportunity to say goodbye to Jay’s bistro before they close on January 31. They are an icon in Fort Collins Colorado and they will be missed. The wait staff and the service staff was five stars. Thanks for the many memories Jays bistro.
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CDinTX
Austin42 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 24, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service was amazing and our meals were excellent. Very tender, bison, ribeye wonderful carrot, purée underneath tender, fingerling, potatoes, amazing sautéed mushrooms and a delicious wine recommended by our server. We will definitely miss everything about Jay bistro
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Website
http://jaysbistro.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Alex Hough
Private party facilities
Jay's Bistro features two private banquet rooms. Our Fireside Room is an intimate charming comfortable room with fireplace and low lights which can seat up to 35 guests. Our Columbine Room is roomy and airy featuring large windows to the downtown area and seats up to 50 guests.

Location
135 W Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Neighborhood
Fort Collins
Parking details
Jay's Bistro is located conveniently downtown on Oak Street. We have street parking just outside our door. There are also parking facilities in the parking garage down the block as well as parking in the First National Bank parking lot after 5:00pm.
Entertainment
Jay's Bistro Jazz Lounge proudly features Mark Sloniker on the baby grand Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Each evening Mark begins with light jazz and dinner music and is then joined later in the evening by other talented musicians from Northern Colorado from upright bass, drums, horns, fiddles and more. Every night is an event at the Bistro. Wednesday 7:30pm - 10:30pm Thursday 6:30pm - 10:30pm (trio begins at 8:30) Friday & Saturday 6:30pm - 8:00pm Jazz on the baby grand - 8:30pm - 11:30pm(trio or quartet)
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Jay's Bistro

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Menu

Wine By the Glass

Ruggeri Arego Sparkling Procecco Brut, Treviso, IT NV$6.00

Cavit Rose$5.00

One Hope Chardonnay$5.00

One Hope Pinot Noir$5.00

Hand Crafted Cocktails

Aperol Spritz

Pomegranate Margarita

Frisco

Martinis

Dirty Little Secret

Gimlet

Hot Pink Drink

Sidecar

Vesper

Select Draft Beers

Select Draft Beers$4.00

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