So there was a brewery that I had seen a sign for driving into Estes Park, CO, and while leaving a cafe, there was a person that had a Tshirt from that brewery on and I asked where it was, and oh by the way, did they have food, and they said “Yes”. Then I asked if they had a Reuben, and her husband said “Yes”, and I asked if it was a real Rueben with corned beef, and he said it was. So our dinner plans for the next night were set.
Since it was a brewery, we had a few samples downstairs before we headed upstairs to the restaurant. So for the 2nd night in a row I had a Rueben. At least that is what the menu called it. The $14.99 sandwich is served with a choice of a few sides, and I chose the fries. When the waitress brought out the sandwich I was surprised that they used WHEAT bread instead of rye bread- a first for me. There was a small pickle slice placed nicely between the two halves of the sandwich. There was nothing special about the pickle (sometimes there is).The corned beef was tender, there was just not a lot of it for this priced sandwich. It was served with a small cup of their Reuben sauce, which was totally bland and just added a bit of moisture to it. There not much sauerkraut or Swiss cheese for that matter. The wheat bread was not too crisp or soft, but it was WHEAT bread. A poor execution like this one gets a “D”.