Called in to place an order. The guy told me the kitchen closes at 7, he’s not accepting orders in a rude voice. It was 6:15, as my picture notes. I just said ok. Not giving my money to a place that doesn’t even want the business. Whatever. Just moved nearby, so was hoping to make this place a regular visit, but not anymore if I can’t just get a simple burger.
Service: 1
Cameron Truelove
I came into st luois for work trip and came across kreugers. It was the perfect place to have a great evening. Out of my entire trip i had the most memorable night here. The food here was on point the chef Johnathan suggested we try the smash burger and im glad I took his recommendation I did not expect how delicious it would be. If your looking for a great enviourment with some tasty eats ide recommend dropping by!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Melissa Hughes (Missy)
This is my go to hole in the wall slot. The staff and regulars are friendly and its always a fun time!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
U-City, Inc
Best bar in town. If you don’t want a wanna be high class spot in Clayton-Ucity, this is your spot. New bartenders are great and you’ll always have a good time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joseph McArthur
I was walking down the street and there was some guy outside of this bar talking about sacred geometry or something and I ended up being drawn into the classiest most comfortable bar in St. Louis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
breana thompson
After reading reviews, we wanted to take a chance on this bar. We are from out of state and look for low-key places. We love smaller 'dive' bars. We were greeted right away by the friendly Madi behind the bar. Great conversations, lots of laughs, and good prices. The kitchen was closed, so we are unable to speak to that. But - do not let a few nay-sayers turn you off from checkin this bar out.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Henry Paradies
Treated absolutely awful. Bartender tried to keep my ID until I threatened to call the cops. I’m 26 years old with a full beard. Don’t waste your time if you look under 50
Service: 1
Jonathan Powers
Seemed chil probably real layed back s
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Madison Moran
New bartenders, new food and amazing vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katie
We were excited to try a local spot after moving to the area, but Krueger’s Bar was a total disappointment and ABSOLUTELY NOT worth it! I get that ID checks are policy, and okay me and my friends, appear young — but being rude, dismissive, and borderline hostile because of that? Ridiculous. (we’re all 23 mind you)
The bartender (especially the tattooed woman working) couldn’t have made it more obvious that we weren’t welcome. Instead of just checking IDs, she played the 20 questions game and made it feel like we were a problem just for walking in. It wasn’t just uncomfortable — it felt straight-up unsafe. The whole place had this awkward, unwelcoming energy like we’d crashed some exclusive Donald Trump boys’ club.
It’s wild to me that any business would treat new customers like this, especially when we were literally just trying to order a drink. Being cold and rude to potential regulars isn’t “policy” — it’s just bad business!!!
If you’re young, new to the area, or not part of their little “clique”, don’t waste your time. The only time they were remotely nice was when we were walking out — probably because they were happy to see us go. That says it all, shame on you Kruegers!!!
Went there on Friday with some friends. Terrible service! Bad drinks! I asked the bartender to make me a new drink and she did but she was rude
Service: 1
Connor Peper
Typically, when a bartender asks for my ID, I’m flattered. However, tonight, this beautiful Friday evening (05/30/2025), a request for my ID has gone beyond a simple request and into outright insult and disrespect.
I, and my two friends, patronaged Krueger’s Bar for a night of merriment. However, mere moments after entering the restaurant we were asked for our IDs. This is typical, at this point everything was good. The bartender did call us “little man”, but at this point I didn’t think anything of it. However, after handing over our IDs, the bartender kept them and said “We can’t serve you guys, have a nice night.”
At this point, I thought it was a joke, so I laughed. My friend, H, asked for his ID back, to which the bartender responded with “We cannot serve you guys. I’ll give you back the ID if you’re nice.” At this point, I laughed again. I thought the whole thing was a joke and that “unless you’re nice” meant “ordering a drink.” However, my laughter was short live when I realized the bartenders were serious and had neither the intention of serving us nor even returning our IDs. Full disclosure: we are of age. We are in our mid 20s and even have real IDs.
The staff then proceeded to engage me in a game of 20 questions: 1. Where did you go to high school? 2. When did you graduate? 3. Where do you live? 4. What’s your zip code?
I even offered where I went to college, what my major was, where I currently work, etc.., Only once the Krueger inquisition was satisfied did they decide to return our IDs. At this point they stated they had no way to verify if our IDs are real (apparently the Federal standard is too lax compared to the industry renown “Krueger Standard TM”). The bartenders were still reluctant to serve us. At this point, we were so insulted we decided to take our money (also of legal tender, I wonder if the staff would have interrogated us about that) elsewhere.
Normally, getting asked your ID is either an obligation or a compliment, this is the first time ever I’ve been insulted that a bar would refuse our legal IDs and even threaten to keep government property. I never.
We live in the area but neither I, nor my friends, will ever return to Krueger’s.
Service: 1
Tony Cook
Turned the jukebox off
Isaac Molina
no beers on tap, no receipt + charged $6 tip i never signed on, and also everytime my friends queued up a rap song on the jukebox (which they had to pay for) the bar skipped the song. seems racist and i will not come back here
Mike Moran
New menu. Burgers, and chicken are great! The fries are unbelievable!!!
Called in to place an order. The guy told me the kitchen closes at 7, he’s not accepting orders in a rude voice. It was 6:15, as my picture notes. I just said ok. Not giving my money to a place that doesn’t even want the business. Whatever. Just moved nearby, so was hoping to make this place a regular visit, but not anymore if I can’t just get a simple burger.
Service: 1
I came into st luois for work trip and came across kreugers. It was the perfect place to have a great evening. Out of my entire trip i had the most memorable night here. The food here was on point the chef Johnathan suggested we try the smash burger and im glad I took his recommendation I did not expect how delicious it would be. If your looking for a great enviourment with some tasty eats ide recommend dropping by!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
This is my go to hole in the wall slot. The staff and regulars are friendly and its always a fun time!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Best bar in town. If you don’t want a wanna be high class spot in Clayton-Ucity, this is your spot. New bartenders are great and you’ll always have a good time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was walking down the street and there was some guy outside of this bar talking about sacred geometry or something and I ended up being drawn into the classiest most comfortable bar in St. Louis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After reading reviews, we wanted to take a chance on this bar. We are from out of state and look for low-key places. We love smaller 'dive' bars. We were greeted right away by the friendly Madi behind the bar. Great conversations, lots of laughs, and good prices. The kitchen was closed, so we are unable to speak to that. But - do not let a few nay-sayers turn you off from checkin this bar out.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Treated absolutely awful. Bartender tried to keep my ID until I threatened to call the cops. I’m 26 years old with a full beard. Don’t waste your time if you look under 50
Service: 1
Seemed chil probably real layed back s
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
New bartenders, new food and amazing vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were excited to try a local spot after moving to the area, but Krueger’s Bar was a total disappointment and ABSOLUTELY NOT worth it! I get that ID checks are policy, and okay me and my friends, appear young — but being rude, dismissive, and borderline hostile because of that? Ridiculous. (we’re all 23 mind you)
The bartender (especially the tattooed woman working) couldn’t have made it more obvious that we weren’t welcome. Instead of just checking IDs, she played the 20 questions game and made it feel like we were a problem just for walking in. It wasn’t just uncomfortable — it felt straight-up unsafe. The whole place had this awkward, unwelcoming energy like we’d crashed some exclusive Donald Trump boys’ club.
It’s wild to me that any business would treat new customers like this, especially when we were literally just trying to order a drink. Being cold and rude to potential regulars isn’t “policy” — it’s just bad business!!!
If you’re young, new to the area, or not part of their little “clique”, don’t waste your time. The only time they were remotely nice was when we were walking out — probably because they were happy to see us go. That says it all, shame on you Kruegers!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Went there on Friday with some friends. Terrible service! Bad drinks! I asked the bartender to make me a new drink and she did but she was rude
Service: 1
Typically, when a bartender asks for my ID, I’m flattered. However, tonight, this beautiful Friday evening (05/30/2025), a request for my ID has gone beyond a simple request and into outright insult and disrespect.
I, and my two friends, patronaged Krueger’s Bar for a night of merriment. However, mere moments after entering the restaurant we were asked for our IDs. This is typical, at this point everything was good. The bartender did call us “little man”, but at this point I didn’t think anything of it. However, after handing over our IDs, the bartender kept them and said “We can’t serve you guys, have a nice night.”
At this point, I thought it was a joke, so I laughed. My friend, H, asked for his ID back, to which the bartender responded with “We cannot serve you guys. I’ll give you back the ID if you’re nice.” At this point, I laughed again. I thought the whole thing was a joke and that “unless you’re nice” meant “ordering a drink.” However, my laughter was short live when I realized the bartenders were serious and had neither the intention of serving us nor even returning our IDs. Full disclosure: we are of age. We are in our mid 20s and even have real IDs.
The staff then proceeded to engage me in a game of 20 questions:
1. Where did you go to high school?
2. When did you graduate?
3. Where do you live?
4. What’s your zip code?
I even offered where I went to college, what my major was, where I currently work, etc.., Only once the Krueger inquisition was satisfied did they decide to return our IDs. At this point they stated they had no way to verify if our IDs are real (apparently the Federal standard is too lax compared to the industry renown “Krueger Standard TM”). The bartenders were still reluctant to serve us. At this point, we were so insulted we decided to take our money (also of legal tender, I wonder if the staff would have interrogated us about that) elsewhere.
Normally, getting asked your ID is either an obligation or a compliment, this is the first time ever I’ve been insulted that a bar would refuse our legal IDs and even threaten to keep government property. I never.
We live in the area but neither I, nor my friends, will ever return to Krueger’s.
Service: 1
Turned the jukebox off
no beers on tap, no receipt + charged $6 tip i never signed on, and also everytime my friends queued up a rap song on the jukebox (which they had to pay for) the bar skipped the song. seems racist and i will not come back here
New menu. Burgers, and chicken are great! The fries are unbelievable!!!
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