America Bowman Restaurant
500 Welt St, Weston
(816) 640-5235
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My group all ordered side salads with our meals. Salad dressing is NOT included with salad! We were charged $2 up charge for each salad dressing in tiny plastic containers, approx 1 tablespoon per container. Total up charge for dressing for five people and five salads $10 the waitress never told us there was an up charge. The menu states “ask us about our seasonal desserts.” We asked our waitress and she said very sarcastically, “You are the 10th person today to ask we don’t do that.” There are so many neat places to go in Weston. I would not waste your time at this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ok I so wanted to love the food, I was so disappointed. The menu has several things I wanted to try, but what I did try was not good. The good: the pretzel! Holy moly! Delicious! Cheese curds, fantastic! Stout beef... not good at all, served luke warm. Shepard pie...not good, also served luke warm. Steak pasta dish.... good flavor, served cold, not warm... cold.
Now the service, Top notch, very friendly and personable. And that was from reservation, to the hostess, to the waitress. Very friendly. Would come back and give another chance based off of service and pretzel!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Manager was the rudest and nastiest I have ever came across in the restaurant business. Throwing a plate down in front of someone like they were a dog is what I would of expected at Alcatraz or Ft Leavenworth.
Our waitress though was AMAZING. But she had to spend her time apologizing for the rude manager.
We come to Weston every year. This will be last time we come here. Shame they keep horrible employees. I'm guessing she is related or married to management.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Authentic decor...right down to the kerosene lanterns on the tables. Why? Because there are no lights in that dining room. It reminded me of a pub I visited in the UK.
For starters, we tried their Egg Rolls; which are stuffed with corned beef and coleslaw. Scotch Eggs...my first time ever trying them. Very good. Fried pickles...I mean; why not? Also, very good.
Our entrees were chicken-fried-chicken with garlic mashed potatoes. Very tender and juicy. I got traditional fish n chips. Cod fillets tender and crunchy. Put some malt vinegar on it all and it will take you to the top.
Dessert consisted of a slice of their carrot cake. A must have after a good meal like that.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips, Scotch Eggs, Fried Pickles, Mashed Potatoes, Stout Bangers and Mash, Irish Egg Rolls
Love this place over and over again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was delicious, as always. But the service so was unbelievably bad I feel compelled to leave a review.
6 of us dined in today, Sunday 10/12, around 1:30 pm. Right off the bat I could tell our server had an attitude. She never introduced herself, just sped by and said “do you want waters or something”. The entire meal she acted as if us ordering drinks and food was an inconvenience to her. When we asked about the wine by the glass selection, she rudely said “it’s on the menu”.. it wasn’t. The menu says wine by the can or bottles. Someone else had to come over to tell us the options. We tried ordering fish and chips, to which she interrupted my husband and said “we don’t have fish and chips or the burger”. The few times she did check on us, she was rushing and we could hardly get a word out. My sister had to ask for 2 more cokes as she was walking away. She turned around with a disgusted look on her face and shouted “what”. By the end of the meal I was too afraid to even ask to split the checks so I didn’t.
As we walked away another server stopped us and said “how was your meal? Your server is new”. I said it was so terrible I didn’t tip, which I never do. As someone who served all through college, we always tip. But I’ve never been so disrespected during what was supposed to be an enjoyable lunch with family.
To the young girl who waited on us, fix your attitude or find a new job. Because clearly, hospitality isn’t for you.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
My family dined at your restaurant on Sunday, October 5, 2025—the final day of the Weston Apple Festival. While we understand that your restaurant was extremely busy that day, we felt it was important to share our experience so that these concerns can be addressed moving forward.
When we checked in and placed our name on the waitlist, we simply asked for an approximate wait time. The hostess (who mentioned she had worked there for 27 years) responded with a rather dismissive and sarcastic remark. Later, we went inside to purchase bottled beers from the cooler behind the hostess stand and were told we would need to go next door to your other location to buy them. Having just left that restaurant and seen a line about 50 people deep, we expressed our frustration. Only then did the hostess agree to sell them to us.
Unfortunately, dinner service reflected a similar attitude—our waitress seemed impatient and unfriendly throughout the meal. While the food itself was good, the overall customer service and tone made the experience disappointing. It appeared to reflect a larger cultural issue within the establishment that might need attention.
I rarely leave reviews, but I believe this feedback is important for internal awareness and improvement. Your staff clearly works hard, but ensuring that guests are treated with respect and courtesy—even during peak times—makes all the difference.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
We brought our visiting family here for breakfast this morning. It’s a new thing for this restaurant and it was wonderful. Service was speedy, portions were generous and prices were very reasonable. We plan to come back soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a group of 12 that went for a friends birthday on 8/23/2025. We had a reservation for 2:00 pm and we were 20 minutes early and the hostess her name Betty was the most rude and just down right nasty to our group. We almost turned around and walked out, but decided not to let her ruin our day. We loved our waitress and the food was great, but I must say I wouldn't return because of Betty. Im not sure why you would keep someone that treats your customers that way?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
I hate leaving a poor review, but this should not be a restaurant, Gordon Ramsey kitchen nightmare. No one motivated to care. High school cafeteria food at best. (We had fish and chips and pork steak.) Quality of tv dinners. Hot, unclean, in spite of reservations for a specific room, we were seated in a basement corner. Don’t plan a special night here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
We had a wonderful experience here! The staff were friendly and welcoming from the moment we arrived. There’s lovely seating both inside and outside, perfect for any weather. The food was absolutely delicious — we had the burger and steak, while the kids enjoyed fried chicken with chips. Everything had that warm, homemade taste that made it feel extra special. The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, with a touch of historic charm in the surroundings.
After dinner, we headed downstairs to the pub, walked through a little tunnel, and discovered a fantastic live Irish music session. A truly memorable evening — great food, great people, and great vibes. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here for a lunch date on the 4th with my fiancee, we were sat down at a nice looking rustic pub Inside nice atmosphere, we ordered a pretzel which was quite awesome! Now what was not so awesome was the water they gave us tasted like LEAD and I've drank out of garden hoses etc but this was Crazy tasting to say the least, it burned my stomach. The service was not good sauces were missing from our order and refills only happened when I asked, I even had to request the other sauces that comes with the item on the menu. We will not be coming back to this place, shame but I'm not wasting our time what was supposed to be a nice 4th of July lunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Our server was horribly rude, the lady that sat us was rude, it was terrible service throughout the meal. When we first sat down they told us we had to sit with whoever we wanted on our bill and we couldn't split up. Never in my life has a restaurant told me or my family who we could or couldn't sit next to. We of course sat how we wanted bc that's just ridiculous. At the end of the meal she would not split the tickets and insisted it must be on one single ticket and, but wait there's more!! We were the ONLY people in the entire restaurant. They obviously did not have other people to tend to etc. It was truly unreal. Will never go back and my family has frequent day trips to shop and eat in Weston and we will never eat here again and when people ask where's the best place to eat (bc they do) we will tell them to stay away from this establishment. It was absurd treatment before we even asked if she could split the bill so we can't even blame her rudeness on that.
To answer your response.....we were there Tuesday June 24, 2025 and I think we got there around 1230pm. There were 15 of us. She could have had an amazing tip, even the kids ordered steak we weren't cheap by any means. Her loss. She had blonde hair in a pony tail. The lady that sat us was also blonde short hair. After our server brought the bill and we paid she started clearing plates away from people and kids without even asking if we were finished and moving and slamming things on the table. After that she went outside and never came back in. It really was unreal.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
We visited the American Bowman while staying nearby for our anniversary trip. This was the one planned restaurant we had, and we're very glad we ate here! I had the shepherd's pie, my husband had a pub burger, then we shared a slice of cake. Both entrees were delicious. Our waitress was fantastic, she kept the drinks topped up and was friendly. The atmosphere was great, with the oil lamps on the tables and the Irish music playing. It was an experience we're very glad we had.
Very dog friendly, provided a nice relaxing atmosphere with background music that was ambient and not horribly loud. They brought my pup some water. The waitress was also very helpful.
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