Beatrice and Woodsley

Eating Outside...Indoors

This restaurant's theme is based on the love story of Beatrice & Woodsley. 

According to their website, the story goes...

"A room that mirrors the story of two lovebirds: Beatrice, the life-loving daughter of a French wine making family who relocated to California in the 1800’s to create a small vineyard. And Woodsley, the handsome and crafty son of Lumberjacks-turned-Coopers who provided barrels for the fledging wine producers. Upon first sight Beatrice & Woodsley fell in love and quickly married.
Stirred by his new bride, Woodsley built a remote cabin amid the woods of the Colorado Mountains. Built with skilled and loving hands, Woodsley constructed a strong abode complete with the day’s amenities and a large wine cellar between the roots of the aspens… Life was lived with appreciation amongst the forest birdsong, and the snow-capped peaks… happily ever after."

Beatrice and Woodsley is located at 38 South Broadway in the Washington Park area.  There is no parking lot; however, there is free street parking if you can find it, metered parking, and after a certain time, you can park for free in a credit union parking lot across the street from the restaurant.  There is no large sign outside the establishment so it is a good idea to utilize GPS when visiting for the first time.

The atmosphere of Beatrice and Woodsley is magnificent.  It is built around an urban aspen grove and has large lounging booths with flowing fabric separating each seating area.  The woodland theme and low lighting is calming and relaxing.  Below the main level is a dining area for large parties.  The room is covered with live moss and is part of their extensive wine cellar.  Bathrooms are kept behind hidden doors and the sinks are more art pieces than vanities.  The tables are large slabs of reclaimed wood and the bar is made out of the mantles of fireplaces and metal.  It is industrial yet woodsy and is absolutely beautiful.  Reservations are suggested; however, counter seating is available without reservations.

As always, we started
our meal with drinks that were


suggested by our server.  One of us, recovering from a cold, ordered hot tea which was served in a French Press.  Beatrice and Woodsley serves Tea Trulia, a fine purveyor of herbal teas.  Our server also suggested a nice red wine which was excellent.

Appetizers included the Daily Restorative - a creamy and delicious Potato Leak Soup with Cauliflower, Sea Salt, and Asparagus;  Crawfish Beingnets which were crispy, spicy, and flavorful.


We also ordered the Cheese Plate which was a combination of both cow and sheep cheese.

The most adventurous dish of the night was the Rabbit Ravioli.  The pasta itself was cooked well, browned in butter with orange, rosemary, and fennel.  The rabbit was braised as well as the vegetables and arugula.  The rabbit meat had an unusual texture which we were not expecting but overall this was a tasty dish.


For dinner we started off with the Duck, Duck, Jus.  Served with spatzle, sprouts, and carrots.  The spatzle was what really stood out having a wonderful texture and flavor.  Beatrice and Woodsley also has an extensive vegetarian menu so in addition to the duck and some great braised short ribs, we also picked a cauliflower, barley risotto.  Barley doesn't cook the same as arborio rice, but they somehow managed to create a delicious, creamy, and silky dish.

We were celebrating a birthday so when it came to dessert, we just had to order some of everything. The most captivating item on the menu had be the Sweet Pea Crème Brûlée. We know, we know.  Peas and crème brûlée... how is that possible?  Served deconstructed with candied lemon zest and crisp sugar wedges, the crème was sweet and creamy just as a good brûlée should be but it also had a subtle taste of sweet peas and somehow it just worked!  We also ordered their rich and dark chocolate cake, the beautifully sweet raspberry tart severed with ice cream.  The desserts were all so wonderful but we kept coming back to the crème brûlée.  It was so unique and delicious.  Hats off to B&W for an outstanding and unexpected dessert.

Summing Up

Our wonderful server, Aaron was excellent.  He offered suggestions and steered us away from options he thought we would not enjoy.  He asked if any of us had any food allergies which was a really nice touch and didn't give us any attitude about sharing food or asking for small plates.  So, so many small plates.  Beatrice & Woodsley is a gem!  Not just beautiful visually but absolutely delicious, offering an amazingly well executed menu.  We happily presented Beatrice & Woodsley with the coveted Golden Spoon.





Always happening:
"Beatrice's Scrumptiliitious Brunch" Service: 10am until 2pm, Saturday & Sunday
"Coffee Tea & Woodsley" -Tea Service: By special reservation only.
"Nosh & 'Tails": 5pm until 6:30pm, Monday through Friday; featuring weekly changing tasty bites, $6 specialty cocktails, $7 select pet wines and select $4 draft specials.
Dinner Service: Nightly, 5pm until the crowd thins...

The Officially Unofficial Voting Legend
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	Awesome place, we’ll shovel more food in our face!
	It was okay. Not our favorite, but we’ll take another stab at it.
	Didn’t make the cut.