Chowder Room

This place is not only charming and cozy, it has some of the best seafood in Denver! I have been more than impressed with the quality of the seafood, not to mention their friendly staff! Our server Martha was a delight! I highly recommend trying out their Chowder of the day specials and their clam strips! Oysters are always fresh and they offer both coasts! The west is the best!

This was our first time eating here and we loved it! We love the casual atmosphere and Amazing food! Seared scallops were the best I’ve ever had. Service was awesome too! Nathan was very attentive and so polite. This is our new spot!

I lived in Boston for over a decade and this place brings me back East. Walls are filled with the kitsch you’d expect from a beachside restaurant on the Cape, but the place doesn’t feel stuffy or old. Food is fresh and service is friendly. Manhattan clam chowder special was outstanding and K loves the clam chowder. Fries, bread and slaw are ala carte pricing but everything is pretty reasonable. I’ve had the grilled mahi mahi, clam strip special, octopus and scallop app. Key lime pie was exceptional but I thought the parfait of the day was not as good. Generally, though, haven’t run into a regrettable choice. The place fills up fast so make a reservation or you’ll probably end up at the community table.

This restaurant is amazing! I took my wife here for our anniversary and it did not disappoint. As we are both originally from Southern California, my wife and I have a certain opinion about seafood. Colorado isn’t known for fresh seafood but Chowder House proved us wrong.
Reading a number of reviews on Unilocal,I decided to try their sourdough bowl New England Style Clam Chowder. The broth was perfect. It wasn’t too rich; just the way I like it. There were so many clams in it, it was overflowing. The other ingredients were definitely complimentary and did a great job adding to the flavor of the soup. My wife had the seafood chowder. If was excellent. Just the right about of spice. Very flavorful broth. The combination of different «seafood» was perfect. We wanted more!!!
As an appetizer, we had the five Alaskan Snow Crab Claws. They are served over ice with two sauces. Both sauces are excellent. Although cold, the meat was tender, flavorful, and broke apart easily with a fork. If they would offer more, we would definitely have more.
For the main course, I had the scallops and she had a ½ pound of the Alaskan King Crab legs. First, the scallops, were amazing. Tender, lots of flavor, perfectly seasoned and cooked. I would be remiss in saying that if they offered a twelve scallop plate, I’d eat that up in a heartbeat. Now, the King Crab, it did not disappoint. The flavor was spot on, perfectly seasoned, and tender meat. Simple. That’s what we love.
Desert – their key lime pie is not too sweet or sour, light, simply delicious. The chocolate ice cream parfait, excellent. If they’d make a double, and if I wasn’t full, I would order it.
All in all, the service is outstanding, the price is on par with other downtown seafood restaurants (maybe a little less), the atmosphere is great, and definitely a return trip for us very soon.
Only one complaint, albeit minor, the music is just a tad loud. Although the selection was great, the ambient noise of the restaurant with the music makes it a little harder to talk without raising our voices. I didn’t want to complain as I was having a great time but be advised.
This is definitely a must return for us!!!

Wonderful meal! Fantastic service from Zane.
The chowder from which this restaurant garners it’s name is spot on. My girlfriend had delicious mussels and our meal was very reasonably priced. Maybe the best Po Boy I’ve had since visiting New Orleans several years ago.
In a land locked state without a ton of seafood options, this place delivers. (Well, not sure if they literally offer delivery, but the food is awesome)
Can’t wait to go back !

Good variety of seafood options. We got a seafood platter of oysters, shrimp and crab claws. Slightly more expensive than expected, ~$ 2 a bite, but yummy except for the sauces (mignonette was too sour with too many onions, and the cocktail sauce tasted like tomato and pepper soup — not bright or horseradish enough). Oysters were fresh and well shelled. Peel and eat shrimp were nice and large. Id skip the crab — no drawn butter to dip it in, as well as the crab cake, which was either frozen or made using tinned crab meat (not the good lump kind). The classic chowder has bacon in it but the broth was well balanced thickness. Overall I might come back, but I think Jax is better on flavor and price.

Neat little restaurant in what I hear is a hip part of Denver. The husband and wife owners came out and greeted us at the table which was a nice touch. The husband is the chef and has great eye for the freshest seafood, which is saying a lot in land-​locked Denver! We had the fresh oysters, a handful of huge peel and eat shrimp and some poke. Then we tried the crab bisque and clam chowder and they were both amazing. Highly recommend seeking out this little jewel if you find yourself in Denver looking for great food.

I LOVE clam chowder, but sadly, Colorado is not known for its seafood. Chowder Room does not disappoint, and true to its name, the Chowder Sampler that I tasted was delicious! I initially ordered the 3 chowder sampler– included New England (my favorite!), spicy red chowder (done well, but I’ve never been a red fan), and a crab bisque (so creamy!). I paired it with garlic toast, at the recommendation of my kind server.
After finishing my soups, I was tempted to order a Po Boy… Even though I was getting full, I pulled the trigger. Boy am I glad that I made that impulsive decision. Despite having left-​overs to take home, this was THE BEST Po Boy I have had in my life! As I picked up my sandwich half, the shrimp flopped out of the sandwich– like no joke, I pushed it back in, and it still flopped out a second time. The fried shrimps were so large and dense that I had to position my hands carefully! As I took a bite, I was in foodie heaven. The sauce, the crispy shrimp, and the perfectly soft hoagie bun were the perfect symphony of flavors.
I can’t wait to come back here!

A HUGE thank you to Carrie and Kate for being so welcoming and accommodating last night, as well as for providing such outstanding service! We enjoyed peel and eat shrimp, Alaskan snow crab claws, seared Hokkaido sea scallops with citrus brown butter and some delicious sautéed garlic/​lemon spinach… all topped off with a cocktail and a beer! We can’t wait to return!

Food and ambiance were amazing. The best Po’Boy I’ve had in town. Both types of chowders were really good and mussels were stellar.
We will be back.

Friendly and fast service. Everyone was very attentive.
Food was good. The clam chowder was a little sweet for me, but it’s just the style. My kids loved them. The clam strips were nice and battered well. The calamari could’ve used more salt but nothing I could not add myself. The texture was good and crispy. The tuna poke is a small serving, but very good. I like the nuts that comes with it.
Overall good place and ratings so far are well deserved.

Wow !! Wow !! Wow !! What a surprise this little gem was. Went in with my friend Cody. He swore that had great clam chowder. I was most definitely not disappointed ! I also ordered the shrimp Poboy. After just coming back from New Orleans and having had many on my trip, this one beat em all. Service was outstanding and the food was excellent. Get there now !!

What a wonderful place! As soon as I stepped in I felt like I was back in Boston or Maine. The décor is reminiscent of a New England restaurant… And the smells! It smells so wonderful. We started with the calamari, which is the best I’ve had in Denver hands down. I had a clam strip po’ boy: the clam strips were tender and not chewy and the remoulade was just right. My sister had their Soup of the Day (crab bisque) in a bread bowl, it was hearty and bright and the bread bowl was great. The boyfriend had their burger (he doesn’t do seafood), NE clam chowder (except for clam chowder, go figure), and an order of fries which he happily finished. With the calamari, and a bite or two of my sister’s bread bowl, I left satisfied and with half my sandwich! Our server was adorable and superb. Fantastic service and instead of bringing you a mint or something similar with your bill, you got some East Coast salt water taffy. Truly a gem of a restaurant here off Broadway. Will be coming back again!

Who says that Boston makes the best clam CHOWDA? I would challenge that!
Although there’s a chowder sampler of 3 — New England, Manhattan & Spicy ($ 8.50), I opted for a bowl of the New England Clam Chowda ($ 7.50)! The chowda has a creamy broth base and not chunky with starch!, the chunkiness was highlighted through the ingredients — plump clams, perfectly cooked potatoes and bite-​sized pieces of smoked bacon. You have to taste it to believe it.
Also, ordered a side of Fried Clam Strips ($ 9.95) which the clams were able to shine through the light batter.
They serve a bunch of other seafood favors — bbq shrimp, crab cakes, tuna, salmon, etc.
Next time I visit Denver again, I would stop by. There is no other place like it in town.

The fried cod po’ boy was GREAT! Really great! The atmosphere is cute, and the server (Katherine) was excellent. I can’t wait to go back!

This was my second visit to the Chowder Room and it was just as tasty as the first! The setting is cozy and is great for dinner. The staff is very friendly and attentive to the little things (e.g., pre-​busing, never letting drinks go empty, etc.) This place is definitely «as good as it gets» when it comes to seafood, so you should give it a try!
Atmosphere: Cozy/​quaint. We had a party of seven and were seated at a huge booth with one chair at the end. The closeness in seating actually helped everyone stay in the conversation. The restaurant is above average on noise-​level.
Staff: Janet, our server, was A-​M-​A-​Z-​I-​N-​G. She was so much fun. All of her recommendations hit the spot. The FOH in general ran very smooth with all staff helping each other run food, pre-​bus, etc. I love seeing teamwork in action. Hats off to the manager for promoting this discipline.
Food: If I could give an extra star, I would. The table started out with an order of clam strips, oysters and shoestring fries. The clam strips were fried to perfection. I chose oysters from the northwest and they were both fresh and delicious.
I started with the crab bisque of the day. So delicious. I had the BBQ Shrimp for dinner. This is probably some of the best BBQ shrimp in town and as close to New Orleans as you can get. The sauce is just pure heaven. Be sure to order at least two extra orders of the toast points that they serve on the side. You will need them to soak up the rest of the sauce!
If you love seafood in Denver, you have to give this place a shot!

Made reservations for five on a Thursday night at 7pm. Sat down with no problem.
We started out with the clam strips. They were breaded, deep fried, and delicious. I had never had clams before then, but I think I’d be okay with having it again at some point!
Split a shrimp po’ boy and it tasted great. The shrimp was crispy and jumbo (not shrimpy — har har).
I also had the vegan curry/​chowder and found it to taste pretty darn good. It had a lot of veggies that were perfectly cooked. I had the curry plain, but it would go great with jasmine rice (which they have on the menu as a side). So, order it if you get the vegan curry.
One friend had the original chowder in a bread bowl and said it was delicious. He ate the entire bread bowl too. Wow, I just couldn’t even. Just wow.
The service was awesome. The waitress was fun and helpful. The owners were around and making sure everyone was satisfied.
Will I be back? Uh, yah. No brainer.

Fellow helpers brought us to this restaurant for lunch. Natalya was a doll! She let us know the daily specials and kept checking on us throughout the meal.
We ordered the chowder sampler which came with the chowder of the day (blue crab chowder), spicy red chowder, and the New England clam chowder. My fave was the New England it was full of flavor and nice and creamy. The husband liked the blue crab chowder which was actually more spicy and flavorful than the spicy red seafood chowder. We also ordered the shrimp po bo sandwich and fried clams. I felt the shrimp could have been seasoned more, the slaw on the sandwich was delicious, but a bit too messy for me. Fried clams were OK, wish we ordered calamari instead.
Overall I would come back for chowder the next time we’re in town. Parking on the street or in the small lot located behind the restaurant.

Oh man this place is good. Better than I had expected coming in. It opened up earlier this year and the owners (Matt + Carrie Stein) recently moved back from California to start this joint.
Our server Janet was super friendly and brought us a sampler of the three different chowders. All were good and worth trying.
They had two types of raw oysters available, one from the west coast and one from the east coast. Each was distinct and worth trying but in the end I sided with east coast oysters from the chesapeake.
BBQ shrimp is perfect with a side of jasmine rice. You eat the shrimp and the add the rice into the leftover sauce.
Mussels were delicious and like the BBQ shrimp, perfectly cooked. Nothing we had during our 5 – 6 courses was overcooked.
Also their garlic bread is really really good for 90 cents. Get some.
Buy your beers by the pitcher (32 oz).
They’ll stuff basically anything you ask into a po’ boy.
This is my new favorite seafood joint in Denver.

I had heard some good things in passing about the Chowder Room and thought I should check it out! Wow was I impressed. Coming from the east coast I have pretty high expectations of chowder and more specifically New England Clam Chowder. So to say I walked in with hesitation is an understatement.
The Chowder Room is a quaint little spot on Broadway that certainly picked the coastal theme décor. I think it was nicely done keeping it casual but still with a little class. They have set up their menu to try more than one item and get your seafood fix! And that is just what we did. We tried the calamari, pretty good, the Hawaiian Poke with raw tuna, also not bad, but the Chowder is definitely the star!
They give the option of a sampler to try all three (New England, Red, and Day Special) which is the way to go. The Red was nice and light, loaded with plenty of goodness. The special which was almost the star was a Corn and Clam chowder which if they have when you get there I highly recommend. It was creamy and highlighted all the corn flavors with still complimenting the clams. As for the New England Chowder I would go as far to say best in Denver! It was just the right thickness, loaded with potatoes, clams, celery, bacon (I would rather go without) and spices. The best part is they didn’t overdue the pepper which happens EVERYWHERE!
Great spot and if your missing the coast stop in to bring you back to your happy place!