7 Best Bars in West Lafayette

“Extremely fast service for as busy as they were“

“****Edit: Somehow my "does NOT recommend" was changed to "recommends". I do NOT recommend for group gatherings.*** I made a reservation for a work party and was told they do not like to book reservations on Friday nights, especially for parties larger than 12. That was right around what I was expecting; although, I may have had a few more. I made sure to get RSVPs from folks so I could pivot to a different location and cancel, if necessary. We ended up having 11 folks total in our party, so it worked out. The Bryant sent me a text the day before the reservation to ask that we keep the reservation limited to 2 hours or less (this would have been nice to know when I had booked ~3 weeks prior). Move to the day of: I got there around 20 minutes early thinking they could seat me at the table, if it was ready, or at least seat me right at 6 pm, since that was the time the reservation was for. The hostess informed me that they would not seat me until at least half of my party was there; so, I went to the bar area and had a drink while I waited for other folks to arrive. The bar staff was friendly and prompt. I closed out my tab for the one drink and moved back to the hostess area around 5:50, when I expected other folks to start arriving. I sat on the couch, and the first few folks started trickling in. I informed them of what I was told, and we waited until there were 7 of us there before I approached and told the hostess that over half of us were present (around 5:59). There was another woman at the hostess stand, whom I'm assuming was a manger with the way she was moving about the establishmen, who asked me when I expected the rest of our party to arrive. I told her I expected everyone there within a few minutes. She informed me that they would start getting waters on the table and then they would seat us. I found this a little odd; but, it wasn't a deal breaker. We ended up being seated about 10 minutes after our reservation was scheduled for. Again, I am flexible and understand that plans might need adjustments from time to time. Maybe they hadn't put the tables together yet, for all I knew. We got seated and the waitress got our drink and appetizer orders in. The waitress did a good job taking care of the large party and did what I needed her to with the bill (splitting it into two bills). Our food was delicious and the drinks were good. She was observant and was quick to get boxes for us as meals were finished. There were a couple desserts ordered: they arrived quickly and were delicious. Plates were being cleared around 7:50. A few folks may have wanted to order another drink or two; however, the lady manager proceeded to stop at our table around 7:53 to tell us they had another reservation at 8 and we needed to leave. Had they not delayed seating us and gave us a full 2 hours, I likely would not be leaving this review. I found the management rude for the amount of money that they were making in the hour and 45 minutes that we were there (over $550 was spent). In my opinion, kicking customers out of a dining establishment is not a good way to keep business. Although the wait staff and food was overall good, I do not intend on booking another group event at The Bryant: nor can I recommend it to anyone looking to book larger group events.“

“The Boiler House is beautiful! Love the ambience. Leza and Joe made our evening particularly enjoyable. Both of them were very engaging and efficient. The food was delicious. Nice variety of choices. Leza was very helpful telling us about all of the dishes. You are fortunate to have her.“

“the bangers n mash are far superior to anywhere else ive had them!!!!“

“We just moved to town from the Chicago area and stopped in for a drink at the Clubhouse bar. The highlight of our time there was the super friendly bartender, Selena! She told us her favorite dishes at the Clubhouse and then went into very detailed descriptions of the upstairs Boilerhouse Prime dishes. She described them so well we could almost taste what she was sharing with us. We will come back to have a nice meal upstairs but will have a difficult time choosing which dish to try first as she shared so many great details. Although we only had a snack of the homemade chips at the bar, they were far superior to other restaurant homemade chips.Selena is a special server and management should know that have a loyal, friendly, welcoming team member who takes pride in this place! Just fantastic!!“

“Brothers never disappoints! Special shoutout to Mark behind the bar. He is incredibly quick, has amazing conversational skills, and always provides top notch service. Truly one of the best bartenders around. If you stop by, make sure Mark makes your drink. Hooah“

“It’s part of history so of course we had to be the first ones to take our boy there!! It’s old, it’s well loved, but also that’s so cool. Food wise, I was a little surprised that they only have one sauce for their wings! Buffalo it is. I got a salad that had fresh veggies on it in whole. Celery, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and I even think I saw a green pepper or two in there, the lettuce itself was pretty chunky, I got a plastic fork to eat it with🤣 asked for a knife, got a plastic knife 🤣 I get it, I’m sure it’s a safety thing, but the kitchen should really chop it up for their customers if that’s what the utensils are…my opinion. Left with two pretty cool shirts 😎“