{"id":69235,"date":"2017-07-03T19:41:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-tavern-focused-on-quality-fun-times\/"},"modified":"2017-07-04T01:41:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T01:41:02","slug":"dolores-tavern-focused-on-quality-fun-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-tavern-focused-on-quality-fun-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores Tavern focused on quality, fun times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=6e1cb14d-95ca-4e9b-a51f-b374bac15722&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1194\" alt=\"A family enjoys a summer lunch along the river at the Dolores Tavern. Formerly the Riverfront Bar and Grill, the bar and restaurant is under new management.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">A family enjoys a summer lunch along the river at the Dolores Tavern. Formerly the Riverfront Bar and Grill, the bar and restaurant is under new management.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Jim Mimiaga\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>After a brief closure, Dolores\u2019 most scenic restaurant and bar has reopened under new management.<\/p>\n<p>The mother-son team of Stacey Pearson and Cody Bracken has opened up the Dolores Tavern at 1319 Railroad Ave. Formerly the Riverfront Bar and Grill, the restaurant is a local favorite for its live music and outdoor deck and patio along the rushing Dolores River.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson, who comes from a background of managing bars in the Phoenix area, says a business succeeds with good employees and consistent quality. She and Bracken are kicking it up a notch by focusing on exceptional food served up with top customer service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve brought in a professional staff to serve great meals and drinks to the community in a fun, safe atmosphere,\u201d she said. \u201cOur reverse happy hour means great drink deals later in the evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Dolores Tavern\u2019s large bar and dance floor, riverside dining, pool tables, sports on big-screen TVs, beer pong tournaments and Western decor is the perfect storm for a fun night out or a peaceful lunch or dinner watching the river go by.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional menu of burgers, steaks, pizzas, and sandwiches are made fresh to order, served up timely and are a good value, Pearson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe offer some Italian fare as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The new Dolores Tavern is carrying on the honky-tonk tradition of Dolores, established by the defunct Hollywood Bar and Cafe, which burned down in 2012 after more than 100 years in business.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s karaoke on Thursdays, live music on Saturdays and an ongoing pool tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to have local bands, country and rock. We\u2019ve brought the pool tournaments back \u2013 beer pong on Sundays is always a hit,\u201d Pearson says. \u201cOur staff is very dedicated and proud to make this a place where locals and tourists come to relax, have a good time and enjoy an excellent meal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch for live music events and specials on the Dolores Tavern\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheDoloresTavern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page, or give them a call at 970-676-0057.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>management dedicated to customer service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[338,21,44,13,28,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-69235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-business-enterprises","tag-cortez","tag-dolores","tag-frontpage-lead","tag-headlines","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69235"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=69235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}