Berthoud’s The Savoy rekindles elegance

BERTHOUD — This town hardly seems a logical place to start when one goes searching for a good French restaurant.

Not that the town is inherently bad or anything. It simply lacks the affluent population base that’s usually a prerequisite for a successful fine-dining establishment.

The Savoy beats the odds by drawing diners from Denver, Boulder, Longmont and Northern Colorado — in addition to the adoring local patrons.

The first thing you notice when you go to the Savoy, located at 535 Third St., is the fact that it sits next to a hardware store. “I gotta plumb that new sink ……