Hippity-hopping to Denver's Easter brunches

Peter Cottontail tends to get slightly jealous over Easter time. And why wouldn't he? I mean, the Easter Bunny is only the coolest rabbit on the block over the special holiday. And on Saturday, April 3—the Easter Bunny is seriously the cool guy on campus. Head down to The Brown Palace for the kiddos to enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny! The little ones will enjoy a child-sized buffet with breakfast favorites, an Easter egg hunt, and photos with the Easter Bunny. It is only $10.95 for kids five and under, and $31.95 for adults. Sorry Peter Cottontail, you're just not that special.

1515 is one of the most romantic spots in LoDo. And for Easter, they don't disappoint. This year's buffet will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a fresh spring menu offering a little of everything. A slew of pastries, breakfast foods, seafood, meat and desserts will be on hand. The meal is $30 for adults and $15 for children under 12.

Easter brunch is a family tradition, you should start your tradition this year—at the Palace Arm's brilliant brunch prepared by Chef Thanawat Bates. For $69/person, enjoy a prix fixed four-course menu with bread pudding French toast, a Cubano Benedict or chicken and waffles followed with a sweet ending of rhubarb tarts and white chocolate ice cream or Thanawat's own version of a banana split. This spectacular meal is offered at the Palace Arms in The Brown Palace Hotel on Easter Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Make sure to secure your reservation today!

With more than 1,000 wines located at Brook's, you have your choice for Easter Sunday. From 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., they will be serving delicious sliced beef tenderloin, Alaskan king crab legs, eggs Benedict, roast leg of lamb and much more. The cost may seem a bit steep, but when you're dealing with such great food, you'll get your money's worth. It is $45.95 ($52.95 with champagne) and $18.95 for kids 6-12. Hey, what kid doesn't enjoy eating beef tenderloin on Easter?

Head down to the Inverness Hotel for Easter Sunday and dine in the Garden Terrace. They are offering a special brunch menu from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., with an elaborate buffet with a wide-variety of entrees to choose from. Easter brunch wouldn't be the same without the kiddos and they're offering face painting, a balloon artist and an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. The cost is $55.35 for adults and $23.40 for kids ages 6-10.

The Cool River Cafe is offering so many food options in their Easter brunch buffet that our minds are hopping just thinking about it. Breakfast items will include eggs Benedict, Denver eggs, scrambled eggs, French toast, cheese blintz with blueberry sauce, applewood bacon, potatoes, sausages and much more. They will also be offering salads and platters, but for the main courses, enjoy grilled chicken with artichoke sauce, baked mahi mahi with mango chutney, pot roast with veggies, shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon, Alaskan red king crab legs and a carving station with prime rib and spiral sliced ham. Desserts will include cheesecakes, torts and piece. The brunch buffet will be open on Sunday, April 4 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and the cost is $29.95 for adults and $12.95 for kids 12 and under.

Flagstaff House is an upscale, fine-dining experience and sits above Boulder at 6,000 ft. with a view that will make anyone forget their worries. It’s family-owned and operated with incredible food for your taste buds. For Easter, they'll be dishing up a 3-course menu! The first course you will be able to choose from soup of gold potato and leek, baby organic field greens, spring asparagus, house salmon, duck pate or oysters. That's just the first course!! For the main course, brioche French toast, Alaksan halibut, eggs Benedict, filet mignon and Colorado lamb loin. Last but not least, dessert! Enjoy key lime pie, almond cake, bread pudding and truffle mousse. All this for just $47/adult; $15/children.

The Tavern Hospitality Group is offering Easter brunch at three of its locations: Tavern Lowry, Tavern Tech Center and Tavern Wash Park. The Easter buffet will be served from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, April 4h. Adults are $29 and children 12 years and under are $12. The elaborate Tavern build your own bloody Mary bar is a favorite every weekend and can be enjoyed during Easter at $5/person along with the newly added $8 bottomless mimosas. While the adults partake in the bloody Mary bar and bottomless mimosas, kids can enjoy the Easter fun. The Easter Bunny will pose for pictures and children can choose from a basket of eggs for a little treat to enjoy!

Craving eggs and waffles for Easter this Sunday? Well, you're in luck! Ellyngton's at The Brown Palace is serving up some mean waffles along with cooked and carved items on Easter Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. They're venturing a little off the Easter menu path by offering a delicious seafood and sushi presentation! Other than that, get down and dirty with a chocolate fountain and chef-prepared desserts. Each table will also have an Easter egg at their table and two winners will find a voucher for an overnight stay in the hotel! The price is $56.95/person and $17.95/kids.

The Tavern Hospitality Group is offering Easter brunch at three of its locations: Tavern Lowry, Tavern Tech Center and Tavern Wash Park. The Easter buffet will be served from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, April 4h. Adults are $29 and children 12 years and under are $12. The elaborate Tavern build your own bloody Mary bar is a favorite every weekend and can be enjoyed during Easter at $5/person along with the newly added $8 bottomless mimosas. While the adults partake in the bloody Mary bar and bottomless mimosas, kids can enjoy the Easter fun. The Easter Bunny will pose for pictures and children can choose from a basket of eggs for a little treat to enjoy!

The Fort is such a great dining experience on an average day, so you can only imagine how neat it will be on a special holiday! Head to The Fort to enjoy Easter Sunday, the gates open at 11 a.m. Diners will munch on a special Easter menu and live music throughout the day. The menu will feature Neudke's applewood ham steak with gravy and potato gratin and much more! They will also be featuring their regular menu items. Adults is $25 and kids are $14.

John's Restaurant is a quaint dining experience sitting in a house along 23rd and Pearl Streets in Boulder. The restaurant is on the smaller side, so we suggest booking a reservation well in advance to enjoy their Easter brunch. John's will be serving up a delightful Easter 3-course brunch for $29.95/person and $13.95 for kiddos 12 and under.

No matter what the holiday or special occasion is, Randolph's always serves up a specialty menu that get our mouths watering. You better believe Easter Sunday falls in that category. Enjoy leg of lamb and glazed ham at the carving station. Also offered on the special Easter menu is grilled chicken with lemon thyme cream sauce, scrambled eggs, bacon, Spanish-style potato salad, over roasted red potatoes, hash brown potato cakes and much more. The special menu is served on Easter Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and the cost is $38/adults and $32/kids.

The Tavern Hospitality Group is offering Easter brunch at three of its locations: Tavern Lowry, Tavern Tech Center and Tavern Wash Park. The Easter buffet will be served from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, April 4h. Adults are $29 and children 12 years and under are $12. The elaborate Tavern build your own bloody Mary bar is a favorite every weekend and can be enjoyed during Easter at $5/person along with the newly added $8 bottomless mimosas. While the adults partake in the bloody Mary bar and bottomless mimosas, kids can enjoy the Easter fun. The Easter Bunny will pose for pictures and children can choose from a basket of eggs for a little treat to enjoy!

Grab the kiddos for a shopping spree and breakfast with the Easter bunny at the Hard Rock Café Denver located along 16th Street Mall on Saturday, April 3. The downtown Denver restaurant is hosting it's first ever Breakfast with the Easter Bunny from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Your "Lil Rockers" will be sure to enjoy scrambled eggs with a side of Easter bunny as a special treat!

If your family is in town take them out to the ultimate Easter dining experience at Beatrice & Woodsley on Sunday, April 4. Enjoy a multiple course menu starting with hard boiled Easter eggs with your choice of coffee, orange juice, or grapefruit juice. Your first course includes wild rice blini with apple fennel jam and cured salmon--our mouths are already watering. Save room in your tummy as your second course features sweet corn bisque with dungenesse crab followed by your third course of house brined, baked ham. Crepes suzette finish off this tasty Easter Sunday brunch.

Join Loews Denver Hotel for an Easter extravaganza from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. You can unwind witht bottomless mimosas (yes, we said BOTTOMLESS mimosas), the buffet will have a seafood station, pasta action station, carved prime rib, lamb and much more. If you want breakfest, by golly, you'll get breakfast. They will also have an omelet station, eggs Benedict and waffles with all the toppins' your little heart desires. The entire cost is $49.95/adults; $19.95/kiddos five-12; under five is free.

Enjoy some hoppin' brunch this Easter at Cru. They will be offering a full menu for $21.95/person. For appetizers, you can choose from fruit cocktail, arugula salad, goat cheese beignet, ravioli fonduta and caesar salad. Main dishes will include steak and eggs, roasted salmon, rack of lamb, lemon souffle pancakes or eggs Benedict. End the meal with molten chocolate cake, peach and blueberry crostata or berry parfait. And since it is Cru Wine Bar, you can expect some amazing wines to complement your meal!