Cruise Room

Reviews

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  ALEJANDRO FLORIDO

  2 days ago
  5.0
  Xpresso martini !!! Delicious
• GT

  Greg Tatum

  Nov 14, 2025
  5.0
  Great little historic venue for some classic cocktails.
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  Josh Moore

  Oct 31, 2025
  1.0
  The cocktail that never was. My partner and I arrived as a part of a ghost tour around Denver with the Oxford and Cruise Room being our final stop. We walked into the bar and stood at the corner of the bar for 25 minutes while every other person in our group was offered to order. The bartender's only interaction with me was to tell me to go get our tour guide. The server's interactions with my partner and I included bumping into me to deliver drinks to other patrons, and refuse to acknowledge my partner or I. She even looked past us twice to take orders from other people in our group - twice. After waiting and realizing we stood no chance of getting either of these people to acknowledge that they had two people sitting at their bar, we chose to leave and return to the tour in the lobby. Here's where the story becomes really strange. About 2 minutes after returning to the tour, the server walked out into the lobby, interrupted our tour guide, and said loudly "who didn't get drinks?", to which I said "us, but don't even worry about it now. We stood right next to you for 25 minutes and were ignored". She told us we should have gotten her attention. She bumped into me twice, and was inches from my partner while she fussed with the fruit for garnishing - I'm pretty confident she was aware we were there. Our tour guide had to then ask if we were okay after this bizarre confrontation. All in all, the vibe seems cool inside, but I would never expect that a place presenting as a classy bar serving $16-18 drinks would want their patrons to be snapping at the service team to get their attention to order anything. Wouldn't go back, wouldn't recommend the very repeatable menu (classic cocktails, nothing new or inventive). Came for ghost stories, but the strangest things in the hotel isn't room 320, it's the service staff in the Cruise Room.
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  Zac Harrison

  Oct 31, 2025
  2.0
  Stopped in last night to have a drink while we were out celebrating my wife’s birthday. The atmosphere and decor are great. The drinks we had were all good. As others have stated the place is quite noisy, but not horrible. The service from Lexi was horrible. We walked in and were told by the bartender to sit anywhere. There was only 1 seat at the bar, so we sat at the only open table. The server brought 3 separate drinks to the table next to us without even acknowledging us. A group of about 15 walked in and all went to the bar. At this point we have been sitting for 5-7 minutes. The server taking care of table then proceeded to take drink orders from the group at the bar and making small talk, rather than letting the bartender take care of them. We discussed walking out and going someplace else, but didn’t really want to walk out in the cold to find someplace else with an available table. We sat for just over 20 minutes before Lexi finally came by our table to tell us she would be with us in just a minute. She asked if we had just sat down, to which I stated we had sat down prior to the large group she just helped coming in. Her reply was that they don’t have a host. She had literally walked by our table on 3 separate occasions while we were sitting there, and then helped bar patrons rather than her tables. She finally came back and took our drink orders. The drinks came out quickly, and we enjoyed them. She came back, not to check on us but to drop off our check. I paid and we left. As a long time server, bartender, and restaurant/bar manager her service was disgraceful. If she worked for me, I would either retrain her to properly do her job or let her go. If you do go here for a drink/bite to eat, I would definitely recommend sitting at the bar. We will choose to go elsewhere next time we are in Denver. There are far too many bars with much better service nearby. My recommendation would be to go to any of the bars/restaurants in Union Station instead of spending your money here.
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  Dinesh Ranasinghe

  Oct 20, 2025
  5.0
  Date night win at The Cruise Room inside The Oxford Hotel! This Art Deco gem feels like stepping into a time capsule—in the best way. Our server was warm, quick with recommendations, and knew the menu inside out. Drinks we loved: the floral, uplifting High Tea and the bold, herb-spiced Fire on the Li River—totally different profiles, both excellent. The room’s glow, the streamlined bar, and the steady jazz make it an easy choice for date night or a classy round with friends. A little history for the cocktail nerds: The Cruise Room opened the day after Prohibition ended in 1933, and its design was inspired by lounges on the RMS Queen Mary. It’s widely recognized as Denver’s longest-running bar, and the preserved Art Deco details (think bas-relief panels and that sleek, “wine-bottle” footprint) live up to the legend. Bottom line: impeccable service, beautifully crafted cocktails, and a mood that makes you want to linger. Put this one at the top of your Denver date-night list.

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