What a very cool place!…read more Thoughtfully curated cocktails with a flair, make sure you know where you're trying to go when you come into the liquor store. Awesome vibes, very chill lounge. Service was super attentive and thoughtful, feel free to ask for a reading light if you can't quite see all of the menu details.

Wow!!! Both bartenders tonight were total mixologists. Chris and Shay were awesome. I'll be going…read moreback here. They are the best.

I dropped by Burdock and Bitters to cowork around lunchtime and I can't believe I haven't eaten…read morehere before! The ambiance is super chic, classy, and quietly tucked away in the Downtown Omaha Marriott, which is already very upscale and relaxing. The atmosphere was truly perfect for productive coworking and a delicious meal! We started with the Brussel sprouts, and I usually don't opt for them but after trying them I was surprised and delighted! The creamy sauce they paired them with was a perfect starter to my meal: a classic reuben with fries. I can always go for a good reuben, and Burdock and Bitters delivered! The bread was toasty and the meat was tender and flavorful. The serving was also sizable and I had plenty of leftovers, even having it as dinner too and still being full!

Very fun and convenient bar!! They have a great selection of bar drinks, martinis, wine, and…read moresnacks. Great for passing through downtown, hanging out before a concert, or when staying at the hotel. They were very friendly and even opened the patio for us. The patio was spacious and has a fun view of CHI and some city views. My martini was super strong and sweet, just the way I like it.

Staff here was incredible. They were so attentive to our group. Got to have their rose and moscoto…read moreand they were very good. Had some apps too and they were okay came out quickly though. Very chill spot.

Been visiting here more lately. It's a good, well decorated and quiet here. Service at the bar is…read moregreat. There's even been conversation here. The selection is reasonable. The staff is enjoyable. The pricing is common for good wines. It's worth it for us.. Oh, parking is, thus far, easy. If the location fills. You should still find a spot, though. An extra thought. The host of this fine establishment contacted me when I lamented an absence of a dry sparkling, and she was so charming that I now no longer wish to partake elsewhere for such. We'll be back.

Nice friendly place; Nice friendly bartenders; Excellent whiskey sours…read more Definitely recommend we will come back

The Council Bluffs 100 Block is the oldest commercial neighborhood in the metro area. Dating back…read moreto 1853, most of the block's buildings celebrated their sesquicentennial a couple of presidents ago. Omaha's first newspaper was printed on this block. This block is older than the invention of cocktails, imagine that. It was pretty rough and full of scoundrels in those halcyon days: journalists, lawyers, land speculators, railroad magnates, Abraham Lincoln. Eventually things improved as saloons, social clubs, gambling halls and bordellos moved in. Today, the 100 Block is to Council Bluffs what Buckhead is to Atlanta and a new whiskey bar called The Barrel is in the middle of it. The Barrel is a swanky, crafty, well-appointed, beautifully decorated, two-story lounge featuring cocktails made according to original recipes with top shelf brands. No mixes, no shortcuts. Every drink is a double just as our shameless forebears intended them. The interior is full of local art including the Barrel sign over the bar. It's well lit with high ceilings reflecting the warmth of the architecture and the staff.     The night I stopped in was moderately busy for a Friday night before 9 p.m. A dozen or so patrons filled the upstairs bar room before wandering downstairs to the more lounge-y Bottom of the Barrel. This is where the bands play and the furnishings swing more to the comfortable side of things. There is a bar here as well, but the craft cocktails were being made upstairs that night. So back upstairs, I asked for a recommendation to show me the takeaway, the thing I should know about The Barrel. Now normally, if a bartender recommends a whiskey sour I assume he thinks I'm in high school or doesn't want a tip, but the gregarious gent behind the bar that night was telling sincere stories, and not just with his beautiful scalp tattoos. The Whiskey Sour was a great place to start. The simple classic has been denigrated for decades by shortcuts and mixes. But this Whiskey Sour is born again hard made with Cody Road Rye, fresh lemon, egg white and love for only $8. Spectacular. And foamy. There is a literal wall of 130 whiskeys at The Barrel Each shelf is higher than the last. Your taste is limited only by your credit. Their Old Fashioned had me at spherical ice, but I intend to return for more classics (Manhattan, Negroni, Tom Collins) or clever originals (Brockway Bulldog, Baltimore Zoo or The Night is Dark and Full of Terror). And there's beer. Exile Beatnik Sour and Lagunitas IPA ($5), Burning Skye Scottish Ale, Lucky Bucket Wide Eye Coffee Stout, Millstream Pale Ale, Brickway Maple Pecan Brown Ale, Empyrean Dark Side Vanilla Porter ($4.50) and Bud Light ($3). There is live music on Fridays and Saturdays, an open jam from 4-8 Sundays followed by an open mic until close, and comedy every second Wednesday. The Bottom of the Barrel has $3 premium wells on weekends and there is never a cover. With drinks like this, it's obvious why our ancestors were so unapologetic about drinking doubles.

This cute little bar seems to pay homage to Aksarben...100 cool points for nostalgia. Inside the…read moreInner Rail with a view of the courtyard. Ok so we went during HH unknowingly, so when the bartender told us that we were all for it. I'm not really sure what i expected, but I'm pretty sure that I wasn't actually charged the HH price for my drinks. We had the Baxter and I don't remember the other drink, but they were both good and neither drink was from a pre-mixed container...so thanks for that! I'm pretty sure we'll try this place again on a warm-enough-to-sit-outside day. I can also see that when there's an event in the area that this place will get rather busy, but whatever right.

Drinks were Delicious as always! Service was great! Place was clean! They definitely could use more…read moreseating! I do wish they had food!

Can't recommend this place right now. My drink was really watered down. There was hardly any flavor…read morefrom the rye whiskey in my mixed drink. But that was the highlight I was most looking forward to. There wasn't much flavor of anything else, either. Even the chili spice sugar garnish on the rim was lackluster. Pity. Decor was okay, but it smelled kind of sour inside, as if cleaning hadn't been done properly or often. Same with the seating outdoors--dingy, sagging, unkempt. Bar area seemed a bit disorganized, and something sticky was on the outside of my drink that got on my hands right as I received it. Service was friendly but just okay--it wasn't too busy when we arrived, and we still had to wait an incommensurate amount of time for drinks. Overall, not much to impress. Recommend a pass on this place.

Who would have thought we'd find such a gem tucked away in a strip mall?…read moreWe discovered this bar online and decided to stop by for a few cocktails on a weekday evening. When we arrived, we were seated promptly and given time to look over the menu. There were plenty of options to choose from, with something to suit just about every palate.What impressed us most was that there appeared to be only one person working, and he was an absolute champ . effortlessly juggling multiple tables, crafting excellent cocktails, and taking the time to answer questions and make recommendations. Between the four of us, we sampled quite a few drinks and found every one of them fantastic. The cocktails were thoughtfully made, well-balanced, and showcased a lot of skill behind the bar.Great drinks, great service, and a pleasant surprise all around. This is exactly the kind of gem you hope to stumble upon.

We love the top-notch service and drinks here. They never waiver and are always excellent. Now that…read moreit's summertime. The patio is open! A lot of the drinks are boozy & always excellent in taste!

We drove from Tulsa OK to experience this restaurant and with all of the challenges we endured. It…read morewas worth it!! We felt like celebrities (service), food & drinks were DELISH!, and the prices were in line with our expectations. Great job team! (Oh and it's a family owned business. Been in the fam for 50 years!) Support small business

Happy Anniversary to us! Well, yesterday but nonetheless decided we'd try a steakhouse we've read…read moremuch about in here. Honestly, we weren't that... impressed, but we gave it a valiant go on both meals chosen! Kinda bummed there wasn't a drink menu with cocktails, but they had a great selection of wine ranging from $100-$500 a bottle. So, we stuck with water. Bread and creamy butter was dropped off while we waited and who can't resist a warm roll? Got the Trail Boss Prime Rib, with salad bar, and baked potato side was requested as medium. The au ju lacked flavor, and only lasted a few bites before not used at all. The baked potato was delish though! Prime rib was very tender, a lot of cap which was nice, but it was just sorta.. average. I snagged their Teriyaki Tenderloin Kabob on a bed of wild rice, salad bar, and asparagus side (probably the first restaurant I've seen that's offered asparagus as an actual side), requested well done. By all accounts it does look a bit charred, but when the veggies were pulled apart, they were warm and tender and paired well with the teriyaki and rice. That rice was delish! Asparagus didn't blow any air up my skirt unfortunately, because I really wanted it to blow my mind. I felt like we left a lot of food on our plates, but that could've just been how it was. We just felt... underwhelmed and wasn't picking up on all the hype.