Situated at the foot of Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, Colorado is approximately six miles west of Colorado Springs and 76 miles south of Denver. For golfers, the town is within 10 miles of several golf courses in Colorado Springs, such as Kissing Camels Country Club, Patty Jewett Golf Course and Broadmoor Golf Club. After a day on the links, golfers have many dining options at Manitou Springs, including Italian restaurants.
Adams Mountain Cafe
Adams Mountain Cafe is 5.5 miles from the three, nine-hole courses at Kissing Camels Country Club. The menu at Adams Mountain Cafe is drawn from a variety of culinary traditions, including Italian cuisine. To begin the meal, the cafe serves a few appetizers, including crostini with figs, pears, Colorado goat cheese, spinach and imported Romano cheese. The menu also includes several pasta dishes such as the rural Italian lasagna, which consists of spinach, ricotta, mozzarella and asiago cheese in marinara sauce. The bar menu includes a variety of microbrews and imported beers, while domestic wines dominate the wine list with a few selections from France, Argentina and Italy. Adams Mountain Cafe is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
Adams Mountain Cafe
934 Manitou Ave.
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
(719) 685-1430
adamsmountain.com
Stagecoach Inn
Located in a log cabin originally built in 1881, the Stagecoach Inn is seven miles from the three, nine-hole municipal courses at Patty Jewett Golf Course in Colorado Springs. The menu begins with several appetizers, including the calamari steak fries, squid steak cut into strips, breaded and then fried. Dinner entrees include pastas such as the campfire pasta skillet, a pasta dish cooked in a skillet over an open flame. Diners have their choice of marinara and Alfredo sauce and can select ingredients to add to the dish such as vegetables, shrimp, chicken and buffalo sausage. The restaurant has a full bar with wine selections that vary regularly. The Stagecoach Inn is open for lunch and dinner daily.
Stagecoach Inn
702 Manitou Ave.
Manitou Avenue, CO 80829
(719) 685-9400
stagecoachinn.com
Savelli's Pizza
A family owned and operated restaurant, Savelli's Pizza is 6.5 miles from the two, 18-hole courses at Broadmoor Golf Club, which will host the U.S. Women's Open in 2011. With creative toppings such as the fresh artichoke or the barbecue chicken, pizza baked on a stone hearth is a specialty of the house. For dinner, a 3-oz. sampler of Savelli's famous meatballs or a bowl of house-made minestrone are popular choices to begin. The restaurant also serves eggplant and chicken parmigiana and pasta dishes such as lasagna, red pepper pesto and classic fettuccine Alfredo. The restaurant has a full bar. Savelli's Pizza is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Savelli's Pizza
301 Manitou Ave.
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
(719) 685-3755
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