Primus Restaurant

Name: Primus Restaurant
Address: 1017 Main Ave, Durango, CO, United States, 81301
Telephone: (970) 259-1945
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.3

4.3

490 Reviews

$50 and over

American

Innovative
Good for special occasions
Great for fine wines

Wild Game, Fresh Seafood, Uncompromising Quality

Executive Chef / Owner : John J Daly III

Small intimate dining with extra large window over looking Downtown Durango Main Street. Call or Book your reservation online today!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
American, Seafood, Steakhouse
Hours of Operation
Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(970) 259-1945
Website
http://primusrestaurant.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
John J Daly III
Private party facilities
top floor available

Location
1017 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
Neighbourhood
Durango
Cross Street
10th and Main Ave
Parking Details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wine

What 490 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.4Service
4Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Quiet

Loved For

Denver / Colorado
Innovative

490 Reviews

J
Jordan
Denver
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on September 4, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Made a reservation far in advance for our anniversary dinner. The restaurant was closed and apparently had been for a while with no notice or explanation online or even a sign on the door. Not sure how a reservation was even made and then asked to confirm the day before.
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Karen
Dallas
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 20, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
First time dining here. We arrived at 4:15pm for a much later reservation, but were seated immediately after we were allowed to peruse the entire upstairs and down for our seat selection. Hostess was quite tolerant and polite. We were one of only 2 tables filled. Our first seat selection downstairs was so very cold, with A/C blowing directly on us, we asked hostess if something could be done. She was agreeable and tried closing the vent. This helped but by the time our salad came my husband was actually shivering so we slide ourselves along the wall bench to the second table away and all was well. Our martini and iced tea were very good. Our shared chopped salad, while visually amazing, was totally overwhelmed in flavor by the underlying layer of what looked like processed crushed bacon (spoiler alert: no greens of any type on this salad other than garnish). Everything else appeared fresh but it was very hard to tell by flavor alone. We shared the scallops entree which was perfect as there were 6. I ate the accompanying brocollini and my spouse the potatoes and both were tasty, but again overwhelmed by the buttery sauce that they sat in on the plate. Scallops, wrapped in prosciutto, had very little scallop flavor, overwhelmed by overcooking. Wait staff apologized for not understanding that we wished to have some bread with our entree until we mentioned it. Then we were told it would take a few minutes as they warmed their bread before serving. It was then to arrive after we would complete our entree so we were asked if we still wanted it. We said we would have it as dessert. It came with warmed butter and a pesto sauce for dipping. Yummy but we had had enough of all the saltiness of the meal that we did not finish either sauce even though there were 3 types of bread and plenty of it. Flatbread crackers were one choice but it was extremely salty. Worst point of all was when the bill arrived we found we were charged $5.00 twice for the bread for two. Sheesh.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Dallas
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great variety of seafood, fish and wild game. Superb wine list for a small restaurant.
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JulieV
Denver
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Although we all miss John deeply Dan has done a fantastic job picking up and using Jon’s legacy to make fantastic dishes. The food was excellent. The portions were large and the drinks were fantastic! My favorite restaurant in the Four corners area by far!
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ByronT
Dallas
12 reviews
2.0
12 reviews
Dined on June 30, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Lobster bisque was good with butt was caught off guard when they asked us if we wanted actual lobster in it and we said yes and found out later, it was $30/pp more… I had the elk which I did not care for… my husband had the pheasant and it was just OK… probably will not go back
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Houston
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on June 27, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was amazing! Excellent menu! Our waitress Holly was so helpful. We had a great time! Will be back.
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OpenTable Diner
Palm Springs
1 review
vip
2.0
1 review
Dined on June 23, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
poor service and food was mediocre at best . Way overpriced
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Lacey
Amarillo
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 19, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Primus is a must when we are in Durango! Our hands down favorite. Great drinks, great food, fantastic hospitality. The menu updates are delish. It was great to see our girl, Holly, again. We will be back.
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Rich
Montana
27 reviews
vip
5.0
27 reviews
Dined on June 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The Rack of Lamb was stupendous! Wine was excellent, Trevor, our server, was awesome and very conversant including giving us great sites to see in Ouray and Telluride. Great Experience!!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Phoenix
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, great service, overall enjoyable dining experience
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FAQs

Primus Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (970) 259-1945.

Primus Restaurant is rated 4.3 stars by 490 OpenTable diners.

Not bookable

This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

Order delivery or takeout

1017 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301

Additional information

Cross Street
10th and Main Ave
Neighbourhood
Durango
Hours of Operation
Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
American, Seafood, Steakhouse
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Business Casual
Parking Details
Street Parking
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
John J Daly III
Additional
Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wine

Website
http://primusrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(970) 259-1945
Private party facilities
top floor available

Primus Restaurant

Not bookable

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What 490 people are saying

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