Coohills Restaurant

What Coohills Restaurant does

Coohills Restaurant is a single-location French-inspired fine dining establishment located at 1400 Wewatta Street in Denver's LoDo/Union Station neighborhood, founded in 2011 and operated by Chef Tom Coohill. The restaurant serves à la carte dinner Wednesday through Saturday, offers custom nightly tasting menus in 5-, 7-, and 10-course formats priced at $110 to $170 per person (up to $260 with wine or cocktail pairings), runs a daily happy hour from 4:30 to 6 pm, and provides full bar service including cocktails, wines, and beer. Its location directly adjacent to Ball Arena is actively leveraged for pre-game and pre-concert dining, with same-day reservations available via OpenTable and phone.

The business operates a dual-revenue model spanning individual dining and a sizable private events vertical. The venue can host up to 400 guests for full-restaurant buyouts and includes multiple dedicated private dining rooms—Wine Room (up to 36 guests with A/V), Cherry Creek Room, Wewatta Room (up to 100 guests), and an outdoor patio overlooking Cherry Creek. Wedding ceremonies can be conducted on the adjacent historic Wewatta Bridge under special event permit, with custom wedding cakes and on-site event coordination provided by Diane Coohill and Alexis Hardy. Sub-brands include Frank & Roze (a coffee program) and Beats on the Creek (an event series). Marketing is conducted through Instagram, the coohills.com website, an email mailing list, OpenTable, and listings on The Knot and WeddingWire.

The business carries no technology platform, software component, or AI/ML capability—it operates as a traditional hospitality business with no funding rounds, no parent company, no M&A history, and no disclosed financial metrics. Awards include Best French Restaurant in Westword's 2021 Readers Choice Poll and Best Meeting & Event Space from Colorado Meeting + Events magazine.

Name

Coohills Restaurant

Legal name

Coohills Restaurant

Website

https://coohills.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coohills is a single-location French-inspired fine dining restaurant in Denver's LoDo neighborhood, founded in 2011 and led by Chef Tom Coohill, serving à la carte, multi-course tasting menus, and hosting weddings and private events for up to 400 guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• French fine dining
• Farm-to-table cuisine
• Private event venue
• Wedding reception venue
• Tasting menu restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver, Colorado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. À la carte dining: Revenue from regular dinner service featuring French-inspired cuisine. Available Wednesday through Saturday. Guests may also order carry-out.
2. Custom tasting menus: Chef Tom's nightly tasting menus offered in 5, 7, or 10 course formats, with optional wine or cocktail pairings. Requires 48 hours advance notice and a reservation. Higher per-customer spend than à la carte.
3. Happy hour: Bar and terrace happy hour from 4:30–6pm, featuring discounted drinks and house-made bar bites.
4. Private events and weddings: Full-service private event hosting including weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate events, and receptions. The restaurant offers multiple private rooms, outdoor patio seating, and the Wewatta Bridge for ceremonies. Additional charges apply for cake decoration, bridge permits, bar setups, and bartender fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coohills Restaurant is a French-inspired, farm-to-table fine dining establishment in Denver's LoDo/Union Station neighborhood. It offers à la carte dinner service Wednesday through Saturday, custom tasting menus in 5, 7, or 10 course formats with optional wine and cocktail pairings, daily happy hour, and full-service private event hosting including weddings, rehearsal dinners, and corporate functions for up to 400 guests.

Product overview

Coohills Restaurant is a single-location French-inspired dining establishment offering a unified hospitality experience. The core offering consists of dinner service (à la carte menu and chef's tasting menus), full bar service, and happy hour. The restaurant operates as both a public dining venue and an events destination, providing private dining rooms (Wine Room, Cherry Creek Room, Wewatta Room), outdoor terrace space, and the Wewatta Bridge for weddings and private events. Add-on offerings include custom wedding cakes and comprehensive wedding event coordination. The business operates as a traditional restaurant model with no platform, API, or SaaS components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Frank & Roze: Coffee shop or café brand operated in conjunction with the restaurant, featuring Frank & Roze Coffee Anglaise as a dessert accompaniment.
• Beats on the Creek
• Wine Room
• Cherry Creek Room
• Wewatta Room

Products and services

• À la Carte Dinner Service French-inspired à la carte dinner service featuring farm-to-table cuisine. Available Wednesday through Saturday for dine-in and carry-out.
• Chef Tom's Custom Nightly Tasting Menus Chef-designed multi-course tasting menu experience available in five-course ($110), seven-course ($140), or ten-course ($170) formats, with optional wine or cocktail pairings. Requires 48 hours advance notice and reservation.
• Happy Hour Daily happy hour from 4:30pm to 6:00pm featuring discounted drinks and house-made bar bites at the bar and terrace.
• Full Bar Service Full bar service offering wines by the glass, specialty cocktails, and beer selection.
• Private Events Full-service private event hosting for corporate events, rehearsal dinners, receptions, and group celebrations. Available seven days a week across multiple private rooms (Wine Room seats 36, smaller room 40, larger room 100, full venue up to 400) with A/V capability and customizable menus.
• Wedding Events Full-service wedding celebrations including ceremonies (on-site at the Wewatta Bridge with special event permit), receptions, rehearsal dinners, and custom wedding cakes. Venue capacity up to 400 guests with multiple private rooms and outdoor patio space.
• Custom Wedding Cakes Custom in-house wedding cakes available in single or double-tiered formats serving 10 to 65 guests, with additional decoration charges based on complexity.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• El Five: Mediterranean tapas and dining venue in Denver's LoDo neighborhood with skyline views and a lively bar program. Comparable LoDo location, multi-format offering (dinner, bar, events), and event-hosting capability.
• Frasca Food and Wine: James Beard Award-winning Italian fine dining restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, known for a Friuli-inspired tasting menu, premium wine program, and high per-cover pricing. Closest comparable to Coohills in cuisine prestige, regional market, and event/private dining emphasis.
• Stoic & Genuine: Upscale seafood and pasta restaurant at Union Station by the same Frasca/Jasinski hospitality group. Directly comparable Union Station location, full-service fine dining format, and cocktail/wine bar program.
• Rioja: James Beard Award-winning Mediterranean fine dining restaurant on Larimer Street in Denver. Comparable high-end Denver dining with strong chef-driven identity and similar per-cover economics.
• Bistro Vendôme: French bistro in Denver's Larimer Square serving classic French fare at comparable price points. Directly comparable cuisine category, Denver market, and casual-to-fine dining positioning.
• Ultreia: Spanish and Portuguese-inspired restaurant at Union Station in Denver by chef Jennifer Jasinski. Directly comparable Union Station neighborhood location, chef-driven identity, and wine/cocktail pairings.
• The Wolf's Tailor: Tasting menu-focused fine dining restaurant in Denver's Sunnyside neighborhood. Comparable multi-course tasting menu format (5–10+ courses) and chef-driven premium positioning.
• Mercantile Dining & Provision: Chef Alex Seidel's farm-to-table New American restaurant and market in Denver's Union Station neighborhood. Closely comparable LoDo/Union Station location, farm-to-table ethos, and chef-driven fine dining positioning.
• Tavernetta: Frasca Hospitality Group's Italian restaurant in Denver with a comparable high-end tasting and à la carte menu, strong wine program, and similar private event capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• The Brown Palace Hotel: Historic Denver hotel and event venue with multiple restaurants, ballrooms, and wedding facilities. Comparable Denver wedding and corporate event hosting, but operates at much larger scale across lodging and F&B.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/coohills
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coohills-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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