Love this Pub! The laid back environment is perfect for our, Girls Night Out!! We can have a night out and not be worried about shady men approaching us. The crowds are mainly regulars, who are respectable and fun or new interesting out-of-towners because of the location. I would definitely recommend this establishment.
Abbey A.
My last visit to Trio was about a week ago and the entire experience was typical - exceptional food & service. Took a business associate for drinks after work and since he is also a Trio fan as well -neither of us needed to be impressed, but we were. Cocktails were created exactly as we ordered them [both of us just a tad fussy] and we shared the hummus plate appetizer as well as the Seared Ahi Tuna small plate. The new Asian style preparation with tuna sesame encrusted and served over a bed of soba noodles & fresh seaweed salad is light & refreshing for a hot summer evening. And our service was attentive and friendly despite the demanding happy hour crowd and heat. It's my go to spot for business lunches & dinners.
Gem of Kansas City dining scene! This is our favorite restaurant for the ambiance, service and great food! Alice Jenkins on the piano is just lovely!
Our group of 12 ladies had happy hour at Cafe Trio on a Tuesday evening! What a great time! Half price wine and the service was perfect! We didn't order any entrees (little too pricey for us) but had a bunch of their small plates and appetizers which was just yummy! Will definitely be back for happy hour and dinner soon.
I went there last Saturday and had a fantastic time. They have a sushi happy hour - 5 different rolls are 50% off. The food was great and the stage (in the bar) was cool too. All kinds of beer from all over the world too. They have singing waiters & waitress' and a pianist. Rachel (our server) was so talented she blew us away. She belongs on Broadway. We will go again.
Love this place! Very classy and the service staff is so very personable. We sat on the deck overlooking the plaza and had the best evening out in a long time. The food was fantastic and the drinks are fun. By far the best restaurant on the plaza!
Cafe Trio is one of Kansas City's very best locally owned restaurants. It has become my family's "go to" restaurant to entertain friends and guests from out of town - and I love the combination of local art, music and food. If you get a chance try to get a table on the patio that overlooks the Plaza (if its not too hot).
Unfortuantly we has a similar experieince days before! To those interested in having an event or a wedding reception at 2000 Grand (The Cashew) please think twice! My Husband and I loved the Cashew. We loved the space, the view, the food was awesome, and they were flexible dealing with us all the way up to the wedding. It seemed to be the perfect spot to have an all inclusive downtown reception with an urban feel that had competing prices to other similar spaces. The problems we had occurred more after the wedding and with management. During the event it was HOT! They say the air conditioner was working which if this was true it was completely inadequate. With all the people in the space and all the windows it was burning up! All my guest on one side of the room were sweating and several of our older family members ended up having to leave early due to the heat. They did try to correct the situation by putting out large industrial fans that helped the heat but completely took away from the décor I had been working on for months prior. The second issue we dealt with was the freight elevator, which was the only access to the space except for three flights of stairs. At some point during the night the freight elevator broke which we were assured would work to help w people with disabilities which included my father, who paid for the event! Instead of trying to compensate for the elevator being broken they chose to ignore it and we were to figure out an exit strategy on our own. Not only were family members that needed assistance not able to leave the reception safely all the decorations we had brought for the reception also had to be carried down the stairs. They didn’t help with this until they were inconvenienced because people were going through the bar area with supplies. Management failed to provide alternative plans or help with either situation. These things could have been smoothed over easily because in the end we had a good time, but once mentioned to management a week after we were met with defense. The event coordinator was very apologetic and recognized the wrongs that occurred, but according to her, the owner and manager saw it very differently! Instead of offering some kind of concessions they put it all back on us and made some extreme and untrue accusations! This place is by no means cheap and we expected it to be perfect and when it wasn’t there was no real apology made. Only after meeting with them and much deliberation did they begrudgingly offer a gift card to the place. At this point it was too late; if they had offered this immediately we would have felt differently. The tactics they used to defend not offering any compensation were completely unprofessional and insulting. Please be aware of their poor customer service and lack of attention to customer satisfaction (more so with the owner and management) before booking this space!
This Bar and grill Is amazing. The food was delicious and available till 2am. adn the drink prices were incredible. $2 for a well or pint draw. $3 Jagerbomb. for $20 I can have a good time all night. I had heard that they had a rough crowd, but the staff said they got rid of the bad element, by changing the music they play and enforcing a new dress code. It was busy on the Friday I went, but there were lots of bouncers and everyone seemed to be just having a good time. I can't wait to go back to Moxie.
Don't go here! We are regulars who have gone here weekly for the past year. The day of my Bachelorette Party they canceled our reservation of the VIP room because they had double booked it. This, even after we had called twice to confirm our reservation and done so in person in the weeks prior to the event. We told everyone in my party that we had the VIP room and planned the evening around it. Though it is within walking distance from our homes and was our trusted neighborhood bar, we'll no longer be spending our money here or ending our weekend excursions at this bar.
Wow! I'm shocked at this place. Doorman took my beer from my hand as he chanted "n--ger move on, n--ger move on". Absolutely despicable for 2010. I'm still shaking from the shock of hearing that (surreal to hear the n-word). Gusto doorman also called some other blacks "spics". I dont know what that means or what he was trying to get at... I'm still in awe...I'm sickened by this place. Please don't ever judge KC based on this ignorance and racism.
disgusting. disgusting. disgusting.
Rating Detail:
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2
Value: 1
Overall: 1
Best in KC! Love the people and the music!!!! And the man I met thetre 6 mo ago.....
Rating Detail:
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 5
Overall: 5
Gypsy Emporium will feature more than 35 local artists who specialize in everything handmade. From photography, jewelry, and knitting, to henna tattoos, soap, and clothing Gypsy Emporium has something for everyone. Live music and stage performances begin at 10 am and continue till 4pm. Enter the drawing to win a rain barrel from Bridging The Gap! Join our open drum circle at 2:30 Full event details can be found on the Gypsy Emporium facebook page. RSVP to let us know you are a gypsy! Event is family friendly and admission is free.
Rating Detail:
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 5
Overall: 5
Sports Bar Redefined - If your definition of a Sports bar is a good looking wait staff, plenty of TVs, and cold beer then Side Pockets advertising is dead on accurate. Their wait staff is a bunch of rude, lazy, fat chicks that serve almost cold beer. The TVs are ancient too. I have a new slogan for them. Side Pockets – A Study in Bad Management.
Rating Detail:
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Value: 1
Overall: 1
As a rough-neck roadhouse, the bar is what it is, but to be credible as a live-music venue, they need to fix the sound system. Every time we've been there, the sound system sucks. There is a nearly constant, loud buzz (imagine florescent light hooked up to an amp), annoying no matter what your musical preference. Sound guy couldn't get vocals to come through to save his soul from Donny Osmond.
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 4
Overall: 3
My favorite restaurant downtown. Always has great specials for food entrees. We love Nara. If you make a reservation, you will never have a problem getting your table on time.
The sushi is fresh and always delicious. The sushi chefs are so fun to sit with while they prepare the food. Very entertaining. We go about 3 times a month. Love it!
Rating Detail:
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 5
Overall: 5
We try JG last night, and I don't know, it just seemed OK, nothing special. We waited at the bar for a half hour and had a drink, it was fine. Then we were seated in a strange center room for dinner, was it light blue or white, not sure because the lighting was so eerie. There was nothing on the walls except marks where the chair had rubbed off their paint. Hardly inviting, and I won't lie to you, the room tainted my view of the entire night. And there were TVs all over the place, they just didn't fit in a dining area. OK so then the food came, again, it was fine, nothing exceptional, and the plating was uninspiring. The rotisserie chicken was moist, but a bit boring. The vegetarian plate was weird, just 5 random sides on a plate. And I don't know why the Pitch says it's "vegetarian friendly", because there's that and a few side salads for vegetarians, that's it! The "come back" sauce is pretty much the same stuff that you would find with any "bloomin' onion" type dish. And the place is really loud. The prices are fair, service was good, but... I just don't see us going back when there are so many better place in the area that are better than just OK.
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Value: 3
Overall: 2
You get so much food! And it is so delicious. The owner and his wife are so warm and friendly. I couldn't believe they remembered us. We have been listening to Brian Ruskin on Tuesdays down there. Man what great music for the northland. That is hard to find.
Rating Detail:
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Value: 5
Overall: 5
My 2 sisters and I just went there for one of our birthdays. We did't have a reservation but there were many empty tables. The hostess asked us if we could be done in an hour or if we wanted to wait for a table. We said we would try to be done. The waiter was instructed to stay close by our table and make sure he took our order timely. after just 45 minutes, the waiter brought over the check and and the host came with him to tell us our time was up. We asked if we could be moved to one of the many empty tables. we were told they were all reserved. They were very rude and nasty and made sure to embarrass us and make us leave our table even though there were many empty tables when we left. The explanation was that they were all reserved. Until tonight that was one of my favorite places. I will never eat there again because of how badly we were treated. When we tried to complain to the girl at the register, she put her hand in our faces and said "good night ladies"..... I am very sad and disappointed.
Rating Detail:
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Value: 1
Overall: 1
Re: “Speedway Bar & Grill”
These people are crooks! I would STRONGLY suggest you pay cash anytime you go. DO NOT RUN A TAB - they will charge you for drinks you did not order. DO NOT RUN YOUR CREDIT OR DEBIT card, they will run it for more than what your bill was for. AND their mixed drinks are over priced.