We stumbled on this place while attempting to view the eclipse. Traffic forced us to stop off in Bloomsdale and we viewed the eclipse at a park just up the road from the Dew Drop. It looked packed but we decided to head back that way after the eclipse to have some drinks and wait out the traffic. I honestly don't know how such a small town ended up with such a fun establishment, but the Dew Drop was an amazing place. It apparently is 3 venues in one - a small restaurant called the Kozy, a Bar & Grill called the Dew Drop, and an indoor/outdoor event space downstairs called the Mill Room. All appear to share the same kitchen (same/similar menus) and some parts of the facility (restrooms, patio, etc.) We didn't check out the Kozy but we tried the Dew Drop bar and the Mill Room. The bar has coin-operated pool tables and some arcade games, plenty of seating, and a great friendly vibe. Service was very good, especially with as stressed as the staff was. Drinks were good and they had an impressive beer and bourbon selection. Specialty drinks were tasty. After a couple of drinks, we wandered outside/downstairs to find a huge enclosed outdoor space with yard games like corn hole & washers and a live band. The area had both sun and shade tables depending on your preference. Same drinks and food available downstairs. From the Mill room, we decided to order some food. This is where the Dew Drop lost me a little. The menu seemed interesting but the food was not well composed. We ordered BBQ nachos and the cheese sauce tasted canned, the bbq sauce was too thickly applied and was cold, and the toppings were sparse. Not great and we didn't finish them, even though we were hungry. Fried green beans were bland and cold, but the horseradish sauce served with them made up for it a bit. Fried mushrooms were really good but they were served with sides of what seemed to be straight-from-the -bottle store bought ranch. Fresh, homemade sauces would have made a really big difference. I tried the mushrooms with the horseradish sauce and that was a great combo, there unfortunately wasn't enough to use for both the green beans and the mushrooms. We ordered bone-in buffalo wings, which weren't on the menu. These were fine, not great, nothing bad.
I'm giving 4 stars just for the surprise and fun of the place, and the good quality drinks. Really well done place and clearly a fantastic center of social life in Bloomsdale. The food we had was just not very good and brought down the stars just a bit. read more