Old Town Longmont · Est. in a 1915 grocery store

A proper neighborhood tavern, worth the drive.

Seasonal plates made fresh every day, cocktails with some thought behind them, and a whiskey list people come up from Denver for.

Call to reserve · (720) 526-0360 See the menu

4.7 stars from more than 860 Google reviews

5280 Magazine

Named in “Where to Eat and Drink in Longmont Right Now.”

Yellow Scene

“Taste of the Month,” February 2026, with owner Wes Isbutt.

Happy hour

3 to 5 pm, Sunday through Thursday. Deals on select drinks and plates.

Provisions & libations

The menu changes with the season.

Everything is made fresh daily, so there are specials most nights. Ask your server what's new.

From the kitchen

Braised Beef Short Ribs38

Sweet corn polenta, roasted root vegetables, spinach, rosemary jus

Duck Duck39

Pan-finished duck breast, duck confit lemon saffron couscous, fig apple chutney

Steak Frites36

Grilled 8 oz Angus, rosemary and smoked blue cheese butter, house-cut fries

Fried Eggplant29

Casarecce pasta, pesto cream, wild mushrooms, arugula, goat cheese

Baked Bay Scallops21

Butter and garlic, crispy top, prosciutto

Burrata17

Basil pesto, tomato jam, balsamic glaze, prosciutto, toasted sourdough

From the bar

3rd Ave Old Fashioned

Buffalo Trace bourbon, demerara, chocolate and walnut bitters

Garden Party16

Tequila, fresh orange and lime, cilantro syrup, pineapple, orange zest

What She's Having14

Gin, basil liqueur, strawberry vanilla syrup, lemon, Aperol, matcha vanilla foam

Fuego Mango13

Rum, chile liqueur, lime, mango purée, coconut lime syrup

Summer Time Spritz15

Pisco, celery apple syrup, Italicus, verjus, lemon bitters, soda and champagne

A selection from the current menu. See the full menu.

Caesar salad with white anchovies on a wooden table

A cocktail on ice with a cherry, lit by bar lights

Whiskey bottles and a poured glass on an old map

Vintage-style photo of a couple raising champagne glasses

Photos: West Side Tavern

The back bar

Come for dinner. Stay for the whiskey.

Wes has been collecting bottles for a long time, and the shelf shows it. Tell the bartender what you like and let them pour you something you haven't tried.

Fine wines and craft beers too, if whiskey isn't your thing.

Happy hour3 to 5 pm, Sunday through Thursday

Owner Wes Isbutt behind the bar at West Side Tavern, raising a cocktail

Our story

A grocery store in 1915. Your table tonight.

Wes Isbutt has spent 26 years in restaurants. He and his wife, Debra Heiser, moved to Longmont from Las Vegas, got used to the streets rolling up at 8 pm, and decided to do something about it.

They turned a 1915 neighborhood grocery in Old Town into the West Side Tavern: a place where the food is taken seriously, the staff know their whiskey, and some of them can even tell a good joke.