Briarhurst Manor Estate
Visit our facebook page & web site for Super Deals! Briarhurst is located just minutes from downtown Colorado Springs, Briarhurst Manor is on the National Register of Historic Places. Built shortly after the Civil War in 1872 at the foot of Pikes Peak by the founder of Manitou Springs, Dr. William Bell, it has unrivaled views of the surrounding area and is one of the prettiest locations in the region. The abundantly flowing Fountain Creek and a greenbelt perimeter create a setting that displays the architecture and landscaping of the English style country house.The architect Frederick Julius Sterner,who also planned Glen Eyrie castle, the second Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, and the Daniels and Fisher Building in Denver, designed the Briarhurst for Dr. Bell's wife Cara, affectionately known to all as William's "Magnificent Distraction." The three-story Victorian Manor is crafted of finely grained pink sandstone and displays the height of the stonemason's art. The Estate has 23" thick walls, artistic chimneypots, carved stone gargoyles, and numerous architectural details that have been the subject of uncounted sketches, paintings and photographs. The wild rose bushes that grew along the "Fontaine qui Bouille" reminded the Bells of the sweetbriar of their native England, and led to them giving the name of Briarhurst to their new home. These same wild roses, and the sweetbriar they later carefully transplanted from their home in England, greeted many dignitaries such as General William J. Palmer, Canon Kingsley, Lord Dunraven, Sholto Douglas, General Ulysses S. Grant, Lord Queensbury, and numerous other celebrites.
Continental, American
LOCATION AND HOURS
Location
Hours
- Monday
- Monday| Closed
- Tuesday
- Tuesday| Closed
- Wednesday
- 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Thursday
- 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Friday
- 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Saturday
- 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Sunday
- 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
MORE DETAILS
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Amenities
Private Party Room, Ballroom
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Atmosphere
Romantic, Outdoor Dining, Fireplace, Scenic View, Family / Children, Victorian
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Attire
Business Casual, Casual
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Payment Methods
Amex Cash Discover Mastercard Visa
MENU
Gluten-Free Requests Welcome: We Practice Caution in Preparing Gluten-Free Items. Though We Cannot Guarantee That Any Item Is Completely Gluten-Free. Split Plates Will Be Subject To $10 Charge Entree Only Or $18 Charge & Each Guest Will Enjoy All Five Courses
Starters
Foie Gras
$23.00Seared Hudson Valley Duck Liver, Concord Grape-Pearl Onion Croustade, Cabernet Jus
BBQ Pork
$13.00Crispy Pork Belly, Ancho-Apple Glaze, Ginger Sesame Slaw
Lobster Bisque
$12.00Butter Poached Lobster Claw, Sherry Crème Fraiche, Lobster Cheddar Bread
Charcuterie
$15.00Assorted Bread, Cheeses, Cured Meats, and Fruit
House Salad
$10.00Seasonal Greens & Vegetables, Colorado Goat Blue Cheese, Whole Mustard Emulsion, Chili Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, Dried Cherry
Escargots
$14.00Pernod Sautéed French Snails, Bacon, Gruyere, Greens, & Garlic Butter Topped With Flakey Pastry
Fig-Onion Tart
$12.00Caramelized Sweet Onions, Fig Jam, Brie, Wild Greens, Tarragon-White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Crab Cake
$15.00Blue Lump Crab, Pickled Red Onion, Tomato, Lemon-Dill Hollandaise
Soup du Jour
$10.00Desserts
$10
Crème Brulee
Crisp Sugar Topped Custard Royale, Cranberry Compote, Cranberry-Orange Cookie
Bread Pudding
Rum Cake Bread Pudding, Fruit-Almond Compote, Brown Butter Ice Cream, Spiced Amaretto Syrup
Moon Pie
Dulce De Leche Filled Marshmallow, Shortbread, Ganache, Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
Cherry Port Cheesecake
Tart Red Cherries, Port Wine, Dark Chocolate Crust
Sorbet du Jour
Chef's Selection Of Sorbet, Fresh Berries, Lady Finger
Entrées
Buffalo
$42.00Coffee Braised Buffalo Short Rib, Spiced Celery Root Purée, Honey Chipotle Roasted Carrots, Molé, Crisp Shallots
Roasted Chicken
$25.00½ Hen, Herb Roasted Potato, Orange Honey Butter Pan Sauce
Wild Boar
$33.00Prosciutto Wrapped Tenderloin, Fondant Sweet Potato, Smoked Apple Butter, Dijon Glaze, Pickled Petite Onion
Wellington
$34.00Peppered Angus Beef, Bacon-Mushroom Pâté, Butter Poached Potatoes, Mushroom Bordelaise
Elk
$46.00Marinated Grilled Chop, Crispy Caraway Sausage Pierogi, Pickled Cabbage, Spicy Mustard Glace
Prawns
$25.00Sautéed Tiger Prawns, Garlic Dill Cream, Capers, Charred Tomato, Linguine, Pecorino
Mushroom Risotto
$24.00Crispy Fried Forest Mushrooms, Mushroom Parmesan Risotto, Truffle Broth, Pecorino Crisp
Beef Tips
$23.00Pan Seared Angus Beef, Cremini Mushrooms Brandy-Green Peppercorn Cream Sauce, Pasta
Rocky Mt. Trout
$28.00Spicy Pumpkin Seed Crust, Lemon-Parmesan Risotto, Old-Bay Tarragon Hollandaise
Duck
$38.00Iron Seared Muscovy Duck Breast, Blackened Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus, Shallot-Lingonberry Glace
Filet Mignon
$36.00Spice Rubbed Beef Filet, Seasoned Frites, Bone Marrow, Roast Garlic-Ale Demi-Glace
Halibut "Oscar"
$38.00Blackened Halibut, White Cheddar Grits, Creole Cream, Crab Fritter
Steak Diane
$32.00Angus Beef Butter Poached Potatoes, Veal-Mushroom Glace
Proprietors Special Page
Flora Springs Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2006*
$59.00Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2009
$69.00Trinchero Cabernet, Marios Vineyard, St Helena-Napa Valley 2008
$79.00Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2008*
$89.00Clos Pegase Napa Valley Cabernet , 2008*
$89.00Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 2007*
$89.00Chalk Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2008*
$98.00Freemark Abbey Cabernet, Sycamore Vineyard, Rutherford 2009*
$99.00Clos Pegase Cabernet Napa Valley, 2009*
$109.00Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley 2007*
$119.00Chateau Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2009*
$149.00Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2007
$169.00Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley 2009*
$189.00Heitz Cellars Cabernet, Martha's Vineyard, Napa Valley 2005*
$189.00Opus One, Napa Valley 2006*
$195.00Diamond Creek Cabernet, Red Rock Terrace, Napa Valley 1999
$199.00Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, "Special Selection", Napa Valley 2009*
$219.00Standish Shiraz, Barossa Valley Andelmonde 2007
$225.00Special Whites, Blush & Sparkling Wines
Freemark Abbey Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2004
$55.00Domaine Chandon Chardonnay, Carneros 2009*
$55.00Grgich Hills Chardonnay 2010*
$85.00Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2006
$75.00Dom Perignon Champagne, (Epernay) 2003
$249.00Louis Roederer, Cristal, Champagne, FR
$285.00Very Special Dessert Wines
Dolce Late Harvest Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc 2004 (375ml)
$119.00Chateau D'Yquem, Sauternes, France 1990 (375ml)
$399.00Chardonnay
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, Vintner's Reserve 2012
$32.00Hartford Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2009
$48.00Catena Chardonnay, "Arrelo Vineyards" Argentina 2011*
$45.00Stonestreet Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2007
$42.00Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2008*
$79.00Columbia Crest Grand Estates, Columbia Valley, 2011
$30.00La Crema Chardonnay, Monterey 2011
$39.00Rombauer Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2012*
$59.00Bonterra Chardonnay, "Organic Grapes" Mendocino County 2011
$31.00Firestone Chardonnay Santa Ynez Valley 2011
$32.00Other Whites & Blush Wines
Beringer Sauvignon Blanc 2010
$32.00Hogue Gewurztraminer, Columbia Valley 2011
$29.00San Angelo Pinot Grigio, Castello Banfi, Italy 2012
$34.00Esk Valley Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough NZ 2010
$39.00Hogue Riesling, Columbia Valley 2012
$34.00Ferrari-Carano Fume Blanc, Sonoma County 2012
$32.00Fess Parker Viognier, Santa Barbara 2008
$46.00Caymus "Conundrum," California 2009
$49.00Beringer White Zinfandel, California
$24.00E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rose 2011
$33.00Pinot Noir
Argyle Pinot Noir, Nuthouse, Willamette Valley 2010
$88.00Meiomi Pinot Noir, Montery-Santa Barbara & Sonoma County 2012
$49.00Buena Vista Pinot Noir, Carneros 2009*
$48.00Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir, Napa Valley 2010
$54.00La Crema Pinot, Los Carneros 2012
$52.00Hartford Pinot Noir Lands End Vineyard, Sonoma Coast 2009
$69.00Francis Coppola Pinot Noir Diamond Series, California 2011
$39.00Merlot
Robert Mondavi Merlot Napa Valley 2009
$69.00Sterling Merlot Vintner's Reserve, Central Coast 2011
$34.00Chateau St Jean Merlot, Sonoma County 2011
$48.00Ferrari-Carano Merlot, Sonoma County 2010
$44.00Zinfandel
Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel, California 2011
$36.00Edmeades Zinfandel, Mendocino 2009
$58.00Pietra Santa Zinfandel, Cienaga Valley, 2007
$34.00Folie a Deux Zinfandel, Amador County 2011
$36.00Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Sauvignon Blends
William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2008
$56.00Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2009
$95.00Chateau Souverain Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley 2010
$48.00Wolf Blass Cabernet Presidents Selection, South Australia 2008
$42.00Sterling Cabernet Sauvignon Vintner's Collection, 2010
$34.00Stonehedge Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2007
$39.00Arcturus Astrale Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2004
$52.00Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2009
$129.00Carmen Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley, Chile 2009
$42.00Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2010
$52.00Cakebread Cellars Cabernet, Napa Valley 2008
$119.00Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 2011
$44.00St. Clement Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2006
$55.00Grgich Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2009
$95.00Franciscan Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2010
$50.00St Francis Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 2008
$39.00Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2010
$109.00Alternative Varietals
La Linda Malbec, Argentina 2011
$34.00Il Fauno Di Arcanum, Toscana 2008
$42.00Les Cadrans de Lassegue, Saint -Emilion Grand Cru 2009
$55.00Chateau Gloria, St. Julien 2008
$95.00Chateau Mongravey, Margaux 2007
$62.00Chateauneuf-du-pape, Domaine St. Sifferen 2010
$69.00Novy "Page-Nord Vineyard" Syrah, Napa Valley 2008
$52.00Qupe Bien Nacido Syrah 2009
$42.00McMannis Syrah, California 2012
$38.00Guenoc Petite Syrah, North Coast 2011
$34.00Arrowood Syrah, Saralee's Vineyard Russian River Valley 2006
$59.00Trefethen Double T Red Wine, Napa Valley 2010
$49.00Catena Malbec, Lunlunta 2010
$42.00Mazzei Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2009
$50.00Travaglini Gattinara Vendemmia 2006
$59.00Tommasi "Amarone" Valpolicella Classico 2008
$99.00Tommasi Viticoltori "Ripasso" 2010
$44.00Niebaum-Coppola Cabernet Sauvignon Franc, Rutherford 2005
$129.00Terra d'Oro Sangiovese, Amador County 2010
$42.00Sparkling Wines
Tre Donne Moscato D' Asti
$42.00Korbel California Brut Champagne (375 ml)
$18.00Louis Roederer Cristal, 2004
$285.00Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut Épernay-France
$75.00G.H. Mumm Extra Dry & Cie (Reims) NV
$65.00Moet & Chandon (Epernay) NV
$79.00Domain Ste. Michelle Brut, NV
$39.00Korbel California Chardonnay Champagne, NV
$38.00Cocktails
Summer Night
$12.00Hornitos, Black Berries, Rosemary, Lime
Cactus Juice
$12.00Sauza Gold, Disaronno, Lime, Lemon
Briarhurst Margarita
$14.00Sauza Tequila, Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Fresh Squeezed Lemon & Lime
Strawberry Bourbon Crush
$12.00Jim Beam, Cointreau, Fresh Strawberries, Lemon, Basil & Chambord
Briarhurst Cosmopolitan
$12.00Stolichnaya Vodka, Cranberry, Fresh Lime, Aperol, Cointreau
Kir Royal
$12.00Sparkling Wine, Fresh Lemon, Chambord
The Springs Martini
$12.00Bombay Sapphire Gin & Grey Goose Vodka, Shaken & Garnished With Olives
Cucumber Gimlet
$12.00Tanqueray Gin or Stolichnaya Vodka, Fresh Squeezed Lime, Cucumber
Raspberry Royale
$12.00Stolichnaya Vodka, Chambord, Cointreau, Fresh Squeezed Lemon & Sweetener
Side Car Martini
$12.00A Classic Combination Of Cognac, Cointreau, Fresh Lemon
After Dinner Cocktails
Chocolate Martini
$12.00Stolichnaya Vodka, Crème De Cacao, Baileys & Cream
Hot Toddy
$10.00Jack Daniels, Honey, Nutmeg, Fresh Lemon & Finished With A Cinnamon Stick
Irish Coffee
$10.00Jameson Whiskey, Bailey's, Cream & Fresh Coffee
Beers
Bristol IPA
$6.00Bristol Laughing Lab
$6.00Bristol Mass Transit
Bud Light
$5.00Budweiser
$5.00Coors
$5.00Coors Light
$5.00Strongbow Cider
$6.00Corona
$5.00O'Doul's N/A
$5.00Dos XX Amber
$6.00Fat Tire
$6.00Guinness
$6.00Heineken
$5.00Samuel Adams
$6.00Blue Moon
$6.00Wines by the Glass
Sterling Merlot
$10.00Sterling Cabernet
$10.00Bogle Red Zinfandel
$9.00La Linda Malbec
$9.00Robert Talbott Pinot Noir
$16.00La Vendimia Rioja
$11.00Markham Chardonnay
$11.00Firestone Chardonnay
$9.00Columbia Crest Chardonnay
$8.00San Angelo Pinot Grigio
$13.00Beringer White Zinfandel
$7.00Hogue Riesling
$8.00Korbel Brut Champagne
$10.00Cupcake Moscato
$10.00Nivole Moscato
$24.00Zonin Processco
$18.00Scotches
Glenfiddich 12yr
$12.00Glenlivet 18yr
$20.00Glenmorangie 10yr
$12.00Glenkinchie 12yr
$14.00Glenlivet 15yr
$15.00Dalmore 15yr
$16.00Dalmore 18yr
$20.00Johnny Walker Blue Label
$35.00Glenfiddich 18yr
$20.00McCallan 21yr
$60.00Cognac
Hennessy VS
$10.00Hennessy VSOP
$15.00Hennessy XO
$28.00Remy VSOP
$16.00Courvoisier VS
$12.00Tariquet Amagnac VSOP
$14.00House Liquor
Stolichnaya Vodka
Jack Daniels Whiskey
Sauza Hornitos Tequila
Bacardi Rum
Chivas Regal Scotch
Tanqueray Gin
Non-Alcoholic Refreshments
Voss
$6.00Artesian Water
Faux Champagne
$3.00Pomme Noir
$3.00Coca Cola & Cranberry
San Pellegrino
$6.00Sparkling Water
Arnold Palmer
$4.00Iced Tea & Fresh Lemonade
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
$3.00Pineapple Spritzer
$5.00Pineapple, Cranberry & Sprite
Premium Flavored Iced Tea
$4.00Strawberry, Raspberry, Mango, Peach or Blueberry
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