Dog Bar & Grill - LA VETA

This is the perfect mountain restaurant! It was our first time in Cuchara, and knew the Dog Bar was the place to be. After reading reviews I was prepared to wait and seeing that it was busy on a Saturday afternoon I figured that would be the case. We sat on the patio as the storm rolled in and was told by the waitress the bar was backed up and our drinks would take some time. We also ordered fried mushrooms for apps and put in our food order as we figured there would be a wait. Much to our surprise our drinks came out much quicker then expected and the mushrooms came out shortly after that! The mushrooms were exactly as advertised in these reviews very hot, fresh and tasty! The only rookie mistake was I forgot to ask for the jalapeño ranch. As we continued to watch the storm roll in, our food came out, again not even 5 10 min later. I had a buffalo chicken salad which is my all time fave. The salad was fresh and the sauce was tangy. Maybe only minor complaint was the portion wasn't huge like salads normally are, but that's OK! My husband had the fish and chips who also had no complaints. Overall the food, atmosphere and service was great and we beat the rain! Perfect little mountain restaurant for a day trip. I'd also love to check out the Local Lodge across the street for overnight stays, as it really looks like they've improved and developed this local area. Pro tip make sure you check out the gift shop, it had the cutest modern touristy items without being cheap and gimmicky! Loved everything in there. We even bought some items to remember our trip to Cuchara and the dog bar :

Great service and great food! Everyone is very friendly and sitting out on the patio is always a treat.

The food is amazing! And our dogs were totally welcome out on the covered patio. This place will be on our agenda every time we pass nearby Cuchara.

This restaurant has really good service but their food is horrible 12 out of 12 of the people in my party did not like their food. I get sick when I have too much marinara sauce so I always ask for light. (All restaurants except for this one are always very accommodating to this very easy to do request) because When my pizza came out If anything it was the opposite I asked for they added so much marinara sauce it was ridiculous. I don't like sending my food back so I ordered a new one and asked for very light marinara sauce and this one had more than the last. This would have been 1 star on not for the service

We love the Dog Bar. The owners and staff are great. The atmosphere is relaxed, the food is consistently delicious, and the outdoor deck setting has beautiful views of the mountains. Cornhole is a fun bonus.