Right place, right time

Eric and I are part of the Lower Downtown Denver neighborhood association and tonight was their annual meeting so of course we went. As part of the meeting, heavy appetizers are served. Well, the heavy appetizers were not so heavy this year and we both were starving when we left. We knew Ocean Prime - a very fancy steak and seafood restaurant- just opened up down the street so we decided to stop in for a few appetizers to finish filling our stomachs. Little did we know that tonight was their private grand opening and it wasn't open to the public. The restaurant host or owner or somebody was outside greeting people and letting them know the public grand opening is Thursday. We were bummed and apparently he could tell. This guy totally got us into an open table in the lounge area and we were told we would only have to pay for drinks. Seriously?! So much for appetizers only! Our bill came to $150 and we only paid $18 plus a nice tip. $18 for the most amazing filet mignon and lamb chops, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, crab cake appetizer, sourdough bread and yummy carrot cake for dessert. So, so good! We were definitely in the right place at the right time.