The Ponti at Denver Art Museum
POV: you get dressed up, meet your friends for brunch at The Ponti at Denver Art Museum & then attend the Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools exhibit. We love a cultural morning!
The Ponti at Denver Art Museum
The Ponti is located on level 1 of the Sie Welcome Center of the Denver Art Museum. We arrived at The Ponti and were seated in the main dining room. The Ponti had a beautiful, immersive dining environment that utilized concrete-textured walls & floors, gold light fixtures & coral velvet chairs & banquettes (a modern, Art-Deco-like space). The dining room was flooded with natural light and there was an expansive terrace for outdoor dining.
The Ponti
The staff at the Ponti was lovely - GM Michael and our server, Ben ensured we had everything we needed during our meal. Mixologist, Craig was awesome & even made some of our cocktails tableside. For cocktails we had Espresso Martinis and Grapefruit Mimosas.
The Espresso Martini was made with Breckenridge vodka, espresso, Kahlua & raw simple.
Espresso Martini
The Espresso Martini was the perfect blend of sweet, creamy coffee thanks to Craig's method of methodically adding in Kahlua over a spoon.
The Grapefruit Mimosas were made with Fermi Bohigas Brut and grapefruit juice.
Grapefruit Mimosa
The Grapefruit Mimosa was refreshing and perfect for brunch. The sweet, sparkling champagne combined with the bitter grapefruit made for a bubbly tartness on the palate.
The Ponti’s menu had an emphasis on vegetables, grains and heirloom legumes complemented by handmade pastas, fish, & meat. We had the Salad of Brussels Sprouts with Chicken and the Cheesy Grilled Cheese.
The Salad of Brussels Sprouts with Chicken was made with fresh and crispy brussels sprouts leaves, dried plum, pickled daikon, sesame crisp, umeboshi vinaigrette & roast chicken.
The brussels sprouts were a combination of sweet and spicy. The umeboshi vinaigrette and dried plum served over the sautéed brussels brought the salty, sour & fresh flavors of this salad alive. The herbed roast chicken added a nice, meaty texture variation against the crisp, yet tender brussels.
The Cheesy Grilled Cheese was made with fontina val d'aosta, goat cheese, pecorino, tomato jam, rebel bakery sourdough, arugula salad & pickled onion.
This was a wicked grilled cheese - the rebel bakery sourdough was toasted & enveloped the creamy, and nutty amalgamation of cheeses. The crunch of the buttery sourdough against the melty & zingy cheeses made for satisfying bites & long cheese pulls.
Once we had finished our meal, we headed over to the Denver Art Museum to attend the Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools exhibit.
Big thanks to The Ponti, Michael, Ben, Craig, Jena Pruett and the Denver Art Museum for hosting us!
Check it out babes & let them know that denv.her. sent you! xx
The Ponti at Denver Art Museum
Service options: Dine-in · No delivery
Located in: Denver Art Museum
Address: 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: (720) 913-2761
Reservations: opentable.com