Best Team Dinner Restaurants in Fort Collins (2026)
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The Fort Collins team dinner table for 2026 is Sonny Lubick Steakhouse, the Old Town cellar steakhouse named for the CSU football coach. Editorial runners-up: Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, RARE Italian, The Regional, Ginger and Baker, CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing.
When Nico's Catacombs closed in 2008, chef Toby Sheppard joined coach Sonny Lubick to open a steakhouse under the coach's name; Fort Collins runs its team dinners out of rooms with that kind of Old Town history. Twenty-six of the city's tables sit in our directory, and six earn the group booking.
Six Fort Collins Tables for a Team Dinner
When the old Nico's Catacombs closed in 2008, chef Toby Sheppard joined businessman Rick Callan and CSU football coach Sonny Lubick to open a steakhouse under the coach's name, still running from a brick-walled cellar below 115 South College Avenue. Executive chef T.R. Shuttleworth has cooked here since 2014, and the house-spiced prime rib, $37 to $67 by the cut, is the draw. Plan on $70 to $95 a head. The flagship team-dinner room in Old Town; book the cellar for a group that wants a proper steak and local history.
Jax Fish House sits at 123 North College Avenue in Old Town, part of Dave Query's Big Red F Restaurant Group, and the name has brought sustainable seafood to landlocked Colorado since 1994. Executive chef Sheila Lucero runs the kitchens, and the oyster bar makes the coastless feel coastal for a table working through towers and shared plates. Dinner runs roughly $26 to $42 a head. The liveliest team table here; book the oyster bar for a group that wants to graze and drink rather than sit through courses.
RARE Italian opened in 2014 at 101 South College Avenue in Old Town, an Italian steakhouse drawn from its owners' travels through Umbria and Tuscany. The kitchen dry-ages its own beef at least twenty-one days and plates it beside house pasta and a lobster risotto, under executive chef Nate since 2021. The room and shared courses suit a group. The most versatile team table here; book it for a crew split between steak orders and a pasta night.
The Regional occupies a corner of South Mason Street in Old Town, a family-owned, from-scratch kitchen that has become the place Fort Collins restaurant people go on their own nights off. Every sauce is built in-house, and the oysters arrive fresher than they have any right to in Colorado. Dinner runs roughly $30 to $60 a head. The most value-driven team table on this list; book it for a crew that wants scratch cooking without a steakhouse bill.
The building at 359 Linden Street went up in 1905 as the Northern Colorado Feeders Supply mill, and Ginger Graham reopened it in 2017 as Ginger and Baker, a bakery, cafe and Colorado steakhouse under chef Tucker Creveling. The Cache, the upstairs dining room, holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and is the private space to book for a larger party. Dinner runs roughly $40 to $80, and the pies are worth the detour. The best private-room team table; reserve The Cache for a group dinner with its own space.
CooperSmith's opened in Old Town Square in 1989 and is, by a wide margin, the operation that convinced Fort Collins to take itself seriously as a brewing town. The onsite brewery is visible through the dining room window, and the big, casual rooms across two sides of the square absorb a large, loud group easily. Dinner runs roughly $25 to $45 a head. The most relaxed team table here; book it for a crew that wants house beer and pub food over a sit-down steak.
How to Book
Ginger and Baker's Cache and Sonny Lubick's cellar want a week or more for a larger party. Jax Fish House, RARE Italian and The Regional take a few days' notice for a group; CooperSmith's absorbs bigger, looser crowds with shorter notice.
For a private room, book The Cache upstairs at Ginger and Baker. For an easy, grazing team night, Jax's oyster bar and CooperSmith's pub rooms both handle a crowd; tell Sonny Lubick the headcount so they can set the cellar.
Frequently Asked Questions
The editorial pick for 2026 is Sonny Lubick Steakhouse, the Old Town cellar named for the CSU football coach, where executive chef T.R. Shuttleworth's house-spiced prime rib has anchored group dinners since the room opened in 2008. For a livelier night, Jax Fish House's oyster bar suits a grazing crew.
Ginger and Baker is the strongest choice, with The Cache upstairs in a restored 1905 grain mill on Linden Street, a private dining room that holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. It is the room to book when a larger team wants its own space rather than a table in the main room.
Plan on roughly $70 to $95 a head at Sonny Lubick Steakhouse and about $40 to $80 at Ginger and Baker, before drinks. RARE Italian and Jax Fish House land around $26 to $60, while The Regional and CooperSmith's run lighter at roughly $25 to $60 a person, the value picks for a big group.
CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing in Old Town Square is built for it, the city's oldest brewpub since 1989, with big casual rooms across two sides of the square and house beer brewed on site. Jax Fish House's oyster bar is the other easy option for a crew that wants to graze and drink over a sit-down dinner.
Most of the picks cluster in Old Town: Sonny Lubick Steakhouse at 115 South College Avenue, Jax Fish House at 123 North College, RARE Italian at 101 South College, and The Regional on South Mason Street, with Ginger and Baker a short walk away in the River District. Book the larger parties a week ahead.