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Ace Gillett’s Lounge & Supper Club pairs handcrafted cocktails and reimagined comfort foods with live music and spinning vinyl for a distinctive Fort Collins experience. Ace Gillett’s has celebrated community and connections through food, drink and music since 1923. ‘All are welcome; you’re a stranger here but once.’ Pairing food and drink with music in a refined but relaxed underground lounge presents a sensory experience that is more art than science. By introducing craft cocktail and food lovers to the music programming, Ace Gillett’s will accentuate the flavor profiles of its food and drink through curated live music and a collection of vinyl to set an atmosphere of effortless enjoyment.
Sophisticated underground bar offering eclectic small plates & mains, cocktails & live jazz music.
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Address: 239 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 449-4797
Website: https://acegilletts.com/
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Reviews
Kylie Castleberry
I really want to love Ace Gillett’s — the vibe is cool and I’ve given it multiple chances — but every time it just ends up feeling… meh. The drinks are pricey, often not well-balanced, and take way too long to come out, even when the place isn’t busy. Service is fine, nothing standout.
The food tastes good enough, but portions are small for the price. On my last visit, I found a giant hair literally woven into my first bite. I get that these things happen, but it didn’t help the overall underwhelming experience.
That said, I do think the space itself has potential, so I might give it another shot in the future and hope for a better experience.
… moreThe food tastes good enough, but portions are small for the price. On my last visit, I found a giant hair literally woven into my first bite. I get that these things happen, but it didn’t help the overall underwhelming experience.
That said, I do think the space itself has potential, so I might give it another shot in the future and hope for a better experience.
Meadow Gisi
For us it is quite the splurge to come to Ace Gilletts. It is about the music and the atmosphere. It is a hidden world of music. We went last night. And, I am plotting on how to get back. For Christmas it is an amazing date spot like you never would have dreamed. We came less formal than we should have my 21 year old son would like to wear a tuxedo here. You don’t have to plan for a magical 1920s moment it exists here at this speakeasy. Glittering oil lamp candles glimmer like crystal around a grand piano or in half shell seats for four. We love the happy hour and grab “the High Society” non alcoholic drink with grapefruit, lime
and hibiscus simple syrup. My son needs to know a good date spot, to appreciate the arts, to believe in the best and so we wanted to share it with him. He also loves culinary experiences and will be inspired to recreate foods and drinks.
… moreand hibiscus simple syrup. My son needs to know a good date spot, to appreciate the arts, to believe in the best and so we wanted to share it with him. He also loves culinary experiences and will be inspired to recreate foods and drinks.
jessica le
Beautiful place. The drinks were delicious and our server was so sweet and gave us suggestions based on what we were looking for. Also loved that we could request vinyls! <3
… moreM. O
I don’t think I’ve ever experienced such a rude staff. Every individual who interacted with our group was extremely rude and unprofessional.
Our waitress acted like we were a huge inconvenience. She completely ignored an individual in our party. The first couple times, we thought maybe it was just loud. But our server consistently ignored this one person’s orders, and then wouldn’t even hand their orders to them-she’d hand their items to the individual next to them.
Not only was our waitress rude, she wasn’t even good at her job. She kept getting orders wrong. At one point, a member of the kitchen staff came out with something that wasn’t ordered. When no one claimed the item he rolled his eyes and said “great, we’ll just figure it out” as he walked back to the kitchen. Then he sent the server out with the item to ask us again, and again, no one ordered that, which we told her. She got annoyed with us for her own mistake and mumbled her way back to the kitchen.
At the end of the evening, we were eager to leave. Unfortunately, our server couldn’t get our checks right, even after asking everyone what they ordered. She had to re-do some of the checks several times just to get the orders right.
I was excited to finally try Ace Gillette’s after hearing such great things. Unfortunately, I will not be returning after one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. Definitely not worth the nearly $19 cocktail to be treated so poorly over their own incompetence.
P.S. the service was also extremely slow!
… moreOur waitress acted like we were a huge inconvenience. She completely ignored an individual in our party. The first couple times, we thought maybe it was just loud. But our server consistently ignored this one person’s orders, and then wouldn’t even hand their orders to them-she’d hand their items to the individual next to them.
Not only was our waitress rude, she wasn’t even good at her job. She kept getting orders wrong. At one point, a member of the kitchen staff came out with something that wasn’t ordered. When no one claimed the item he rolled his eyes and said “great, we’ll just figure it out” as he walked back to the kitchen. Then he sent the server out with the item to ask us again, and again, no one ordered that, which we told her. She got annoyed with us for her own mistake and mumbled her way back to the kitchen.
At the end of the evening, we were eager to leave. Unfortunately, our server couldn’t get our checks right, even after asking everyone what they ordered. She had to re-do some of the checks several times just to get the orders right.
I was excited to finally try Ace Gillette’s after hearing such great things. Unfortunately, I will not be returning after one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. Definitely not worth the nearly $19 cocktail to be treated so poorly over their own incompetence.
P.S. the service was also extremely slow!
Brittany
I had breakfast at Ace Gillette‘s Café and it was amazing. The food was perfectly cooked, fresh, and great flavor, the hot sauce was perfect with three choices of local hot sauce, and a fresh sangria topped off to make one great breakfast. I will 100% be back to try more of the great food
… moreAnn Marie
We went for their 5-6 pm happy hour on Saturday night with the intention of getting dinner afterwards. All seats at the bar were taken, and the restaurant was on a 15 minute wait. We put our names down, and asked about grabbing a drink at the bar while we waited. The host told us that was not an option, as people are not allowed to stand at the bar (?).
We sat down shortly thereafter. It took about 10 minutes for our server to come to the table. We ordered drinks and an appetizer. The appetizer came out 5 or so minutes later, but almost 30 minutes later, we still did not have our drinks. The server assured us they were on the way, and took our dinner order. The drinks finally arrived, just before dinner was served.
It was a pretty disappointing experience, especially for just 3 people who each only had 1 cocktail. The food was good (which is the only reason I am giving the review two stars instead of one), but the service was extremely poor, enough so that I would not go back again.
… moreWe sat down shortly thereafter. It took about 10 minutes for our server to come to the table. We ordered drinks and an appetizer. The appetizer came out 5 or so minutes later, but almost 30 minutes later, we still did not have our drinks. The server assured us they were on the way, and took our dinner order. The drinks finally arrived, just before dinner was served.
It was a pretty disappointing experience, especially for just 3 people who each only had 1 cocktail. The food was good (which is the only reason I am giving the review two stars instead of one), but the service was extremely poor, enough so that I would not go back again.
Vern Hunt
Where do I start? This was the BEST bar experience I’ve ever had. The staff (shoutout to Val and Benjamin) are so incredibly friendly, fun, and knowledgeable. We spent two nights at the hotel upstairs, which was perfect because we came in for drinks 3 times in the short 48 hours there. The menu is fantastic (food and drink). If you can, hangout at the bar and get to the know staff. Also, huge win that they have great music (live and DJ) in a beautiful setting. Thank you so much, everyone! We can’t wait to come back!
… moreTravis Tripp
Ace Gillettes Lounge is so classy! We were thoroughly impressed by the amazing shrimp and grits, and the live piano added a wonderful touch to the ambiance. The overall atmosphere makes it a standout spot. Highly recommended for a great night out!
… moreDavid
Great visit today. Our server, Meg, was great. She was knowledgeable about the food and drinks and had good recommendations.
The food was great as well. We started with the Deviled Eggs for our app and had Supper Club Tray and Caprese Grilled Cheese for our meals.
The drinks were great as well. The bartender knows how to make a good drink!
… moreThe food was great as well. We started with the Deviled Eggs for our app and had Supper Club Tray and Caprese Grilled Cheese for our meals.
The drinks were great as well. The bartender knows how to make a good drink!
K D
Unfortunately I am left quite disappointed about this experience. I am trying to be fair but my disappointment is overwhelming. 4 of us went on a Saturday night, and our friends let us know there is usually a wait. We didn’t mind, but the hostess seemed pretty pompous and felt as if she was judging our worthiness somehow.
We arrived 2 minutes before our 45 minute wait was completed, and she checked our ID’s. This part is on me, I just became a Colorado resident and forgot my paper ID at home, but had my hole punched, otherwise valid out of state ID. Hostess began to lecture and embarrass me in front of my friends and other patrons even after me acknowledging I know this is not acceptable. I would never give her a hard time if she turned me away but I didn’t deserve her judgment. Not like I was pleading with her to let me in.
She brings us to our table and I thank her profusely. But the table she brought us to had a group at it and so we had to stand in the middle of the venue waiting for them to move and the table to be cleaned. No worries to us. But once we sat, it took a very long time to get service.
Once we got menus and water, we were ready to order when she came back. We put our order in, and 30 minutes later we still had nothing. I caught the server’s eye and when she asked if we needed something I said “our drinks?” She acted surprised and almost inconvenienced I’d ask. Said the bar is taking a long time. But according to other reviews, this a common thing. This does not denote high-end or worthy of the price. And it would be fine if she had just checked in to let us know that instead of looking at me like I had 2 heads for asking.
Not two minutes later, our food comes. Which is part of the highlight by the way. Food was adequately portioned and warm, delicious, and flavorful. Finally, 40 minutes into our stay, we got our drinks after we were well into our food. She did half-apologize and said she would take our drink order in a few minutes to try and mitigate the wait time for the next round. She never came back except at the end to offer us some more water and scurried away. The drinks were good and had beautiful presentation. I would have liked to try more than one.
She was clearly in over her head with the amount of tables she had. Seems to me like it’s a staffing issue and she’s probably fed up trying to explain the same thing every night. But it also doesn’t take much to check in with a table as you’re passing by even if you have 20 covers at once, or even preempt them when they sit down. It makes all the difference in a service industry role.
A last minute add, but I was very clear two of us had a serious nut allergy in the group. When she offered us more water at the end, she pointed to the crackers and said “how did you like the gluten free crackers?” To which my eyebrow raised in confusion. So I corrected her to say “we have nut allergies, not gluten.” Could be a slip of the tongue, but concerning nonetheless and makes me feel that she had too much going on to remember a crucial detail.
But it doesn’t end there. They don’t have a direct line so you have to call the hotel they’re a part of. Same monotone attitude that makes me feel like these people just do not like their jobs. I had left a valuable Christmas gift on our table and was told to email a manager. It is time sensitive as it’s for Christmas, and no one seemed interested in figuring out what has happened to my gift. No sense of urgency, no real compassion. I called again today to ask if there were cameras, but none that pointed where we were sitting apparently, just one at the bar. If I were on the other side of this situation, as I have been many times, I would have expressed my concern for them and said let me talk to some people to figure it out. That we would take it seriously and ask around. All I got was “no one returned anything to lost and found” and “yeah, sorry.”
Bad taste in my mouth after this and won’t be on my list of places to go in Fort Collins. I felt my only option was to post this honest review, which is sad.
… moreWe arrived 2 minutes before our 45 minute wait was completed, and she checked our ID’s. This part is on me, I just became a Colorado resident and forgot my paper ID at home, but had my hole punched, otherwise valid out of state ID. Hostess began to lecture and embarrass me in front of my friends and other patrons even after me acknowledging I know this is not acceptable. I would never give her a hard time if she turned me away but I didn’t deserve her judgment. Not like I was pleading with her to let me in.
She brings us to our table and I thank her profusely. But the table she brought us to had a group at it and so we had to stand in the middle of the venue waiting for them to move and the table to be cleaned. No worries to us. But once we sat, it took a very long time to get service.
Once we got menus and water, we were ready to order when she came back. We put our order in, and 30 minutes later we still had nothing. I caught the server’s eye and when she asked if we needed something I said “our drinks?” She acted surprised and almost inconvenienced I’d ask. Said the bar is taking a long time. But according to other reviews, this a common thing. This does not denote high-end or worthy of the price. And it would be fine if she had just checked in to let us know that instead of looking at me like I had 2 heads for asking.
Not two minutes later, our food comes. Which is part of the highlight by the way. Food was adequately portioned and warm, delicious, and flavorful. Finally, 40 minutes into our stay, we got our drinks after we were well into our food. She did half-apologize and said she would take our drink order in a few minutes to try and mitigate the wait time for the next round. She never came back except at the end to offer us some more water and scurried away. The drinks were good and had beautiful presentation. I would have liked to try more than one.
She was clearly in over her head with the amount of tables she had. Seems to me like it’s a staffing issue and she’s probably fed up trying to explain the same thing every night. But it also doesn’t take much to check in with a table as you’re passing by even if you have 20 covers at once, or even preempt them when they sit down. It makes all the difference in a service industry role.
A last minute add, but I was very clear two of us had a serious nut allergy in the group. When she offered us more water at the end, she pointed to the crackers and said “how did you like the gluten free crackers?” To which my eyebrow raised in confusion. So I corrected her to say “we have nut allergies, not gluten.” Could be a slip of the tongue, but concerning nonetheless and makes me feel that she had too much going on to remember a crucial detail.
But it doesn’t end there. They don’t have a direct line so you have to call the hotel they’re a part of. Same monotone attitude that makes me feel like these people just do not like their jobs. I had left a valuable Christmas gift on our table and was told to email a manager. It is time sensitive as it’s for Christmas, and no one seemed interested in figuring out what has happened to my gift. No sense of urgency, no real compassion. I called again today to ask if there were cameras, but none that pointed where we were sitting apparently, just one at the bar. If I were on the other side of this situation, as I have been many times, I would have expressed my concern for them and said let me talk to some people to figure it out. That we would take it seriously and ask around. All I got was “no one returned anything to lost and found” and “yeah, sorry.”
Bad taste in my mouth after this and won’t be on my list of places to go in Fort Collins. I felt my only option was to post this honest review, which is sad.