O’Dowd’s Gastrobar

4742 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City
(816) 561-2700

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Donna Grime

Stopped in for a couple of cocktails on the upstairs patio. Good drinks, great service, great view of the Plaza.

Ryan Cook

Very interesting place. We dined on a Tuesday evening and the place was dead. I mean absolutely dead. The food was excellently prepared and tasted great.

Service was as expected, but too many employees sitting around on their phones when they could be cleaning, etc…

J H

Dig the style....bartender was great and helpful in my travels..

Melanie Rose

Stopped in for a quick drink before dinner reservations elsewhere, clean, sweet bartender, good drinks.

v o

Closes way to early for being on the Plaza. Won't be back

Service: 4

Deepak Parmar

I’ve been a loyal customer of this bar for a long time and have always enjoyed the staff and food. Unfortunately, my recent experience with the management left me very disappointed.

I visited with my family, and after being seated, we waited 20 minutes without a server coming to our table. Meanwhile, other tables that arrived after us were being attended to. Eventually, I had to go to the bar to get our drinks.

After 40 minutes of no service, I flagged down the manager. I didn’t want to make a scene, so I politely mentioned that it seemed like no server had been assigned to our table and acknowledged it might be due to new staff. While the manager apologized, he didn’t take any steps to resolve the issue. I still had to go to the bar for our next round of drinks.

This doesn’t feel like a staffing issue but rather poor management. It’s unfortunate because the team here is great, but the lack of effective management is disappointing

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 1

Rob Driskill

Stopped in for a drink after an exhausting afternoon of watching my wife shop. :)

Very nice place, and at 3pm on a Thursday, there was no problem finding a seat. Our server was great and very friendly. We didn't have any food, but after seeing some of the plates brought out, it looked delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Wendy Cepeda

Cover charge is $10 floors are sticky every time I go there ! loved the music but if they’re gonna charge a cover charge of $10 clean the damn floors! plus the restrooms are downstairs not safe at all Don’t recommend a woman going down to the restroom alone !

Atmosphere: 3

Albert Colbert

Arrived at the restaurant around 7:15 pm, and they close at 9 pm. Server took our drinks and brought them almost immediately. She then proceeded to disappear for over 30 minutes after we said we needed a minute to decide on food. She returned at about 7:55, and took our food order. 10 minutes later, she came back to the table and said they were closing, so she wouldn't be able to get us our food. When we pointed out that it was only 8:05, she pivoted to saying the kitchen closes early. First, it's ridiculous for a restaurant to stop taking orders an hour before they close. Second, had the server not gone AWOL for over a half hour, we could have been served properly. Overall, a very poor service experience, and would not recommend at all.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Jacob Sellars

Nice environment and very welcoming. If performing artist could turn their volume down a notch or two, it would be even better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Emma Howell

Good food, below average service. Fish and chips is a reason to come back. However, on a Sunday the service is 3/10.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips

Jonna Nevins

This is one of our favorite Irish Pub in town. Food is always great if you are looking for authentic Irish flavors in middle town area. If you like a pint of Guinness with a shot of whiskey like Jameson, this is the place you need to visit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips

Linda Clifford

Irish stew over mashed potatoes eith whiskey gravy was excellent comfort food. Husband ordered salmon with whiskey honey sauce. Angry Orchard cider for me and a Guiness for him

Live music was exceptional!

Parking: The only rooftop seating on the Plaza.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

hannah emmot

Check your cards when you go at night, a bartender decided to help herself and add a tip to my card after the tab was closed out. Management made it seem like it wasn’t a big deal. This was my first time spending money here, won’t be back.

Service: 1

ben blizzard

We had a great bartender any time we went to the bar. No time else.

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