It's a Saturday night me and some friends from out of town wanted a nice cool spot to have drinks. Drove out here and got a drink only to have them say last call at 11pm and closing at 1130. We asked why they were not closing at 1am like it says and they said it wasn't packed enough with customers so it was a waste of money to stay open. So.... That'll be the last time we come here.
Latrise McDonald
Brickhouse Happy hour prices is everything....
Ronald Mitchell
Kool crowd. Drinks were on point.
Opentable Diner
All my friends have raved about the brunch, but when I went for my first time everything took forever...the initial greet, the drink orders, the food, the check, etc. I thought the table next to us was going to just get up and leave they were so mad. Luckily it was a beautiful day and there wasn't much that was going to get us down. We definitely would have spent more money on drinks if they would have been quicker.
Joeyk
Music too loud this time! Our second time there- last time was a Thursday night and less loud. This time we were squeezed side by side into a corner table. Akward! Food decent. Great spirits flights options...rye, scotch, bourbon. Best part about the place.
PiroposFan
We hadn't been since it was the Velvet Dog. We were pleasantly surprised. We had great food and decent service. The chicken wing nachos (homemade chips) and fried green tomatoes were tasty appetizers. So filling! But we came for restaurant week and had four courses. The Shepard's pie was so good! My husband had the bourbon salmon and loved it. We had the banana bread pudding and citrus beignets for dessert. They were so good. This place is beautiful inside and has a great outside area, too! We will definitely be back.
Frtzy72
Even with our reservation we waited 30 minutes to be seated and were asked to stand at the bar where there were also no open seats. Those first 30 min were spent dodging servers and moving back and forth to stay out of the way. Luckily we had a great server to help pass the time once we were seated. Things cleared out pretty fast once we sat down however it still took over 20 minutes for our food to be delivered after our appetizer was delivered and we were finished eating. As this was not my first time here I can say the food was not as good as I had experienced at previous visits.
SEWW
It's always hard to pick which restaurant we are going to try during Restaurant Week. After looking at all the menus, I kept going back to Barrel 31 not just because of the food, but the drink menu. Someone came to take our order quickly, but I was told I couldn't get an Old Fashion because they were out of the ingredients, which is one of the reasons I picked this place... on a Sat. during Restaurant Week... how are you out of those ingredients? Aside from that, the food was mediocre. For example, the fried green tomatoes tasted and appeared to be bought prebreaded, and the nacho chips were stale and bland. Also, after our waitress took our order we never saw her again till she was ready to drop off the check. I'll try the place again, on a less busy day/time of year in hopes things are better.
kcgirllovesfresh
My new favorite restaurant! The food was seriously the best food I've had at a restaurant in years. We found this great place during KC Restaurant Week. The atmosphere is great and the servers are very down to earth. It was a great evening. We will most definitely be going back again and again.
drinksbeforefood
I was unsure what to expect because of mediocre google reviews. We left very satisfied. We did a variety of dinner dishes (burnt end mac and cheese, buffalo wings, salmon salads were great), whiskey pairings, wine and brown-bag beers. Our party of 6 loved our server Valarie. Only complaint was the bar service was very slow... 10 minutes+ on 3 rounds of drinks. Besides that we were impressed, and felt it was a reasonable value. We'll be back again.
Such a disappointment! We had lunch there in December and it was very good (although the service still was marginal). This time, however, the food was poor and the service was terrible. Our server never got our drink order right, and made other mistakes with our dinner order and our bill.
Robertskcmo
If you like burnt chips, cold food, unfilled glasses and throwing money away go here!!!! Do not order chips or burnt ends grilled cheese. The cheese is missing and the sandwich is not worth the effort. We had chips with nachos, fondue and sandwiches and they were all dark in color and went uneaten with no comment from the server or no visit from management. The food was cold and we had no way of telling anyone since the server failed to offer a check back. Restaurant week menu failed to secure returning guests...small portions and cold food. Even the bread pudding was charred. If you order drinks, go for the flights. Highlights Calamari Fries and Pork Rinds...aside from that...waste of time and money!!!! If I saw a manager or were asked how everything was...would have shared this while we were there... Party of 4 won't be back!
HannahBanana
The food was sooo good! We went for restaurant week and it was well worth it! Since we went for lunch, we didn't get to try the whiskey flights but I would love to go back for a night out in Martini Corner to try the flights and venture to the surrounding bars.
CarlaT
Barrel 31 has excellent hand crafted drinks. Food is good, but falls short on presentation. Service has been lacking every time I've been there.
Eatnsmyhoby
While I will take into consideration that it was Kansas City Restaurant week and they were busier than normal, we had a pretty bad experience. We showed up at 7:15 for a 7:30 reservation. The guy at the door said it would probably be a half hour wait, and we were perfectly fine with that. Once we got seated, we finally got our water at about 8:15 and beers shortly after that. Figured we might need to go ahead and order, so we ordered appetizers and dinner when the beers came. At 9:00 the southwest rolls (which were good) and salad come out. By 9:45 and still no food and the crowd certainly less now (several open tables), we still have no food. We were told a couple of times it would be right out, but didn't show. After noticing multiple tables that sat after us being served, we decided it was time to go....so at 10 we asked for our check. All the staff was very nice, but just couldn't see waiting any longer. After walking in initially, we thought the place looked fun and nice, but doubt seriously we will try it again.
It's a Saturday night me and some friends from out of town wanted a nice cool spot to have drinks. Drove out here and got a drink only to have them say last call at 11pm and closing at 1130. We asked why they were not closing at 1am like it says and they said it wasn't packed enough with customers so it was a waste of money to stay open. So.... That'll be the last time we come here.
Brickhouse Happy hour prices is everything....
Kool crowd. Drinks were on point.
All my friends have raved about the brunch, but when I went for my first time everything took forever...the initial greet, the drink orders, the food, the check, etc. I thought the table next to us was going to just get up and leave they were so mad. Luckily it was a beautiful day and there wasn't much that was going to get us down. We definitely would have spent more money on drinks if they would have been quicker.
Music too loud this time! Our second time there- last time was a Thursday night and less loud. This time we were squeezed side by side into a corner table. Akward! Food decent. Great spirits flights options...rye, scotch, bourbon. Best part about the place.
We hadn't been since it was the Velvet Dog. We were pleasantly surprised. We had great food and decent service. The chicken wing nachos (homemade chips) and fried green tomatoes were tasty appetizers. So filling! But we came for restaurant week and had four courses. The Shepard's pie was so good! My husband had the bourbon salmon and loved it. We had the banana bread pudding and citrus beignets for dessert. They were so good. This place is beautiful inside and has a great outside area, too! We will definitely be back.
Even with our reservation we waited 30 minutes to be seated and were asked to stand at the bar where there were also no open seats. Those first 30 min were spent dodging servers and moving back and forth to stay out of the way. Luckily we had a great server to help pass the time once we were seated. Things cleared out pretty fast once we sat down however it still took over 20 minutes for our food to be delivered after our appetizer was delivered and we were finished eating. As this was not my first time here I can say the food was not as good as I had experienced at previous visits.
It's always hard to pick which restaurant we are going to try during Restaurant Week. After looking at all the menus, I kept going back to Barrel 31 not just because of the food, but the drink menu. Someone came to take our order quickly, but I was told I couldn't get an Old Fashion because they were out of the ingredients, which is one of the reasons I picked this place... on a Sat. during Restaurant Week... how are you out of those ingredients? Aside from that, the food was mediocre. For example, the fried green tomatoes tasted and appeared to be bought prebreaded, and the nacho chips were stale and bland. Also, after our waitress took our order we never saw her again till she was ready to drop off the check. I'll try the place again, on a less busy day/time of year in hopes things are better.
My new favorite restaurant! The food was seriously the best food I've had at a restaurant in years. We found this great place during KC Restaurant Week. The atmosphere is great and the servers are very down to earth. It was a great evening. We will most definitely be going back again and again.
I was unsure what to expect because of mediocre google reviews. We left very satisfied. We did a variety of dinner dishes (burnt end mac and cheese, buffalo wings, salmon salads were great), whiskey pairings, wine and brown-bag beers. Our party of 6 loved our server Valarie. Only complaint was the bar service was very slow... 10 minutes+ on 3 rounds of drinks. Besides that we were impressed, and felt it was a reasonable value. We'll be back again.
Restaurantji Recommends
Such a disappointment! We had lunch there in December and it was very good (although the service still was marginal). This time, however, the food was poor and the service was terrible. Our server never got our drink order right, and made other mistakes with our dinner order and our bill.
If you like burnt chips, cold food, unfilled glasses and throwing money away go here!!!! Do not order chips or burnt ends grilled cheese. The cheese is missing and the sandwich is not worth the effort. We had chips with nachos, fondue and sandwiches and they were all dark in color and went uneaten with no comment from the server or no visit from management. The food was cold and we had no way of telling anyone since the server failed to offer a check back. Restaurant week menu failed to secure returning guests...small portions and cold food. Even the bread pudding was charred. If you order drinks, go for the flights. Highlights Calamari Fries and Pork Rinds...aside from that...waste of time and money!!!! If I saw a manager or were asked how everything was...would have shared this while we were there... Party of 4 won't be back!
The food was sooo good! We went for restaurant week and it was well worth it! Since we went for lunch, we didn't get to try the whiskey flights but I would love to go back for a night out in Martini Corner to try the flights and venture to the surrounding bars.
Barrel 31 has excellent hand crafted drinks. Food is good, but falls short on presentation. Service has been lacking every time I've been there.
While I will take into consideration that it was Kansas City Restaurant week and they were busier than normal, we had a pretty bad experience. We showed up at 7:15 for a 7:30 reservation. The guy at the door said it would probably be a half hour wait, and we were perfectly fine with that. Once we got seated, we finally got our water at about 8:15 and beers shortly after that. Figured we might need to go ahead and order, so we ordered appetizers and dinner when the beers came. At 9:00 the southwest rolls (which were good) and salad come out. By 9:45 and still no food and the crowd certainly less now (several open tables), we still have no food. We were told a couple of times it would be right out, but didn't show. After noticing multiple tables that sat after us being served, we decided it was time to go....so at 10 we asked for our check. All the staff was very nice, but just couldn't see waiting any longer. After walking in initially, we thought the place looked fun and nice, but doubt seriously we will try it again.
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