June Adler

Review of Arvada Center for the Arts and...

My husband and I (his cousin and her husband were ...

My husband and I (his cousin and her husband were with us too) being new to Arvada after living in Denver for 5 years were very excited to attend the Arts & Ales event yesterday. We decided to splurge and get the VIP tickets for $50 ea. This was advertised as food offered all day by Stuebens, wine & beer and an inside area to sit. Well, what a rip off. Yes there was wine and beer and food. However when we arrived at approximately 1pm there was only a tray of cut up pickles, 2 cans of beer and a bottle of red wine 1/2 empty. I asked 3 different workers and they said they would let someone know. Ok so we decided to have a drink and wait. 1/2 hour later 2 trays showed up (only 2 - for about 30 people who had now come into the room. The trays were filled with deep fried macaroni & cheese in squares. That was it. We thought maybe they were bring different food at different times of the day. At this point we were starting to get hungry so decided to walk around and come back. We sat outside and listened to the band for about an hour. We decided to go back to the "VIP" area and see if they brought more food. Well guess what - they did. More trays of cut up pickles and the fried squares of mac & cheese. Oh and one more thing was added - cole slaw. We were all very disappointed and if this is how Stuebens wants to promote there food it was a very poor choice. I have eaten in the one located in Denver but will not go to the one in Arvada only on principle because of this poor showing of "food supplied all day" advertisement. What a total rip off. My husband announce he will never go to the Arts & Ales event again because of this. It certainly left a "bad taste" in our mouths. I am not saying people should boycott. This is only to let you know - not to be deceived by the VIP enticement for next time. I would have given this food "0" stars if I could. Poor choice on serving fried squares of mac & cheese, cole slaw & pickles. That type of food you would see at a cheap kids party and not a "VIP" event. Oh yeah almost forgot later in the day they brought spicy fried chicken balls in a waffle cone. Totally dried and inedible.