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Exterior of Bird's Nest with Rocky Mountain National Park in background

The Heart & Soul of Bird's Nest

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

From Us to You

~Love the Bird's Nest Team

At Bird & Jim and Bird's Nest we are committed to promoting an inclusive welcoming environment for our employees and customers.  We promote diversity with in our staff welcoming all all races, religious affiliation, age groups, gender identity and socioeconomic groups. 
We are committed to break barriers and strive towards an inclusive future.

Meet Our Team

Heaven Pastry chef at Bird's Nest Estes Park

Heaven

Pastry Chef

My name is Heaven Belle. I just moved to Colorado in October 2022. I grew up with the kitchen being my favorite room of the house. I swore magic happened in there. Now as an adult I have acquired a real passion for baking. I truly enjoy making beautiful things from nothing. I grew up baking for just family and friends, but when I moved to Colorado I decided I wanted to pursue baking in a more professional environment. So here I am! I'm excited to continue learning and growing at the Bird's Nest.
Barb Cafe Manager at Bird's Nest Estes Park

Grace

Cafe Manager

Meet Grace Gremore, our incredible café manager here at Bird’s Nest! Grace has been with us for just over a year and brings so much creativity and warmth to the space. Her favorite parts of the job? The mountain views—and crafting new drink creations for you to enjoy. Swing by and say hi next time you’re in the neighborhood!
Juli Event Manager at Bird's Nest Estes Park

Juli

Event Manager

My name is Juli Rau. I am an event coordinator at The Bird’s Nest in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado. I have been event coordinating with Bird and Jim // The Bird’s Nest since 2019. It truly is amazing to be apart of someone’s special day and to play such an important role in making their event dreams become a reality. In addition to all the lovely guests I meet, I am also grateful to work alongside such incredible people that make my job that much more enjoyable. When I am not at The Bird’s Nest, you can find me with family and friends, relaxing and loving the simple pleasures in life.

Read About Our History

After opening Bird & Jim and growing our reputation we received a lot of requests for catering weddings offside and several groups wanting to rent out the restaurant for their private party.  Offsite catering was a great way to grow our business but was a challenging with our small kitchen.  Chef Ethan did his best and the team catered to many offsite weddings.  On occasion we did close Bird &Jim to the public for weddings yet this went against our concept of 7 days a week serving our community.  ​In 2019 the we used a local commercial Realtor to see if we could purchase the antique store across High from Bird & Jim.  This was a small building operated a few days a week July - September. Thom with Verses was able to broker a deal with the owners and we purchased the land and building that would help with our catering needs.  ​My goal was to build an event space with a catering kitchen; however, I didn’t want to construct a new building that would sit empty the majority of the time. I wanted to fill a need providing our visitors and community with a new cafe--serving fresh baked goods, sandwiches, pizza with quality coffee, juices and smoothies. At the time we really didn’t have many bakeries or quality pizza. This desire to continue to serve our community turned into the Bird's Nest Café.​The Nest Above, open to cafe customers when not hosting an event is our second story accessible event space with stunning views of the Rocky Mountains.​In 2020 plans halted along with life as we knew it as we all navigated the COVID pandemic. In 2021 McClain construction started the project removing the Antique Cottage and started building the Bird's Nest.  We opened in July 2022!

Antique Cottage before it became Bird's Nest in Estes Park
Exterior of Bird's Nest in Estes Park
Exterior of Bird's Nest with Rocking Mountains in background
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