Square One is the spot to go for a later evening bite to eat in Lafayette Square as they're open…read moreuntil 10 Mon-Th and until 11 Fri & Sat. Street parking is almost always available near the brewery or across the street by the Lafayette Square fountain. Although a brewery, they also have a full bar when you walk in with a gorgeous arch window behind. You can grab a drink while you wait for your table. Their Strawberry Fields cocktail is really good! (Strawberry Basil infused Regatta Bay Gin, St. Elder, lemon, orange bitters, club) In this case, we went for brunch! We sat on their patio and ordered Mimosas and a Bloody Mary to drink. For food, we enjoyed omelets and pancakes. The pancakes were huge! I liked that the Seafood Omelet had hollandaise sauce on top. This is a big space and you can through a glass wall in the main dining area where they brew the beer which is neat! I recommend ordering a beer flight if it's your first time here so you can try a variety of their brews. Usually the flight includes your choice of four beer selections. Service here isn't anything exceptional but nothing bad either. Expect to wait a bit if coming for brunch Saturday or Sunday.

I absolutely love the Lafayette Square neighborhood, especially Park Avenue. As you pull up near…read morethe restaurant, you can walk past the community garden. There is street parking available and a small parking lot across from the restaurant. You can enter the restaurant at the main entrance on the corner or through the garden gate to the courtyard, but you must see the hostess for a table. Entering the courtyard patio is lovely as there is some nice landscaping and water features that make it quite tranquil. There are tables of various sizes there or you can go inside where there's standard dining tables or in yet another area is the bar. It almost feels like three restaurants in one. I highly recommend sitting out in the courtyard patio if you're able to. It really is lovely. We had a group of people and our server, Kelly, was great! She took good care of us, and made recommendations. I was really impressed with the support staff who swiftly swapped out our empty water carafes for fresh, cold ones. I started with a bloody Mary with roasted garlic vodka. It was such a unique mix of flavors and I really enjoyed it. I decided for my brunch that I would have the buttermilk pancakes and scrambled eggs. I was pleasantly surprised that they offer sugar-free syrup, if you ask. My dining companions ordered the black bean breakfast and the Florentine omelet, and everyone seemed happy with their choices. I will definitely be back.

This place is underrated. Went in a bit underwhelmed but I learned so much from the tour guide and…read morebecame a lot more impressed by the end of it. They have a whole library of alcohol with all their different flavor testing and experiments and it's really run by a tight knit group. The alcohols I tried were punchy and unique, and the ambiance grew on me. Definitely going to go back and try out their cocktail Fridays!

Gin is my favorite spirit, but before doing a tour with Still 630, I had never tried it neat. Now,…read morethanks to visiting this place, I only want to drink my gin straight up. And by the way, the gin they're making here is amazing. They have a few different gins, but my favorite was Volstead's Folly, which is juniper forward with a bit of pine. I love a good botanical gin, and this one was perfect. Another spirit that stood out that I tried was the Big Jake, which is a whiskey with natural coffee flavors in it. I had never tried anything like that before! I don't know if I could down a shot of it, but I could see this being a good addition to an espresso-flavored cocktail. Anyway, the tasting portion of the tour was my favorite, of course. We got to taste three different spirits of our choosing. But we also got to see the small distillery, and we were taken to the back where the barrels were. There's not a whole lot to see because Still 630 is a small operation. But the owner was friendly and funny, so he made the tour well worth the trip.

This place is Stunning!!! Finally got to attend a Wedding…read morehere!!! The drinks were Amazing with the Cocktail hour!!! I will be back to enjoy some drinks on the patio and hopefully listen to some music!!!

We enjoyed sitting at the bar, trying cocktails, and sipping Old Monroe's spirits straight up…read more Staff was helpful, but a couple of the young ladies behind the bar must still be training because they weren't prepared to answer questions about the spirits (one asked the other "what's tonic?" when reading a cocktail's ingredients.) The amount of whiskey in a pour varied greatly depending upon who served us, and it also seemed like my partner (male) always got about 25% more in his glass than I did (female). If they're low-key profiling folks and deciding how much alcohol they can handle, some of us are going to surprise them :-) The place is huge, with many seating areas and event spaces. The vibe is pretty sterile--not a lot of art on the walls, varying colors or textures, etc. Cocktails are well-balanced and well-made. We would have loved to try a few more whiskeys but several menu items were out of stock -- guess we'll have to come back again soon!

Weekly stop for my fiancé, small business that knows their stuff! Feels cozy, the explain…read moreeverything and answer any questions, I believe they have tastings. They remember their customers which is a great factor

Stopped in midweek to see what this single barrel whiskey store was about and what a find! I had a…read moregreat conversation with Darren regarding their huge selection of some really great whiskeys, rye's, brandy and bourbons. Very knowledgeable explanation and cool merch., was wall to wall. I sampled a few after a small explanation of what I liked and was blown away at the great pours I was able to try. Hidden gem for any whisky snob or beginner that wants to broaden their knowledge and palate on what's out there besides the everyday bottles that most have heard of. Be prepared to be surprised. Thanks orangatang!

Love this place! Friendly staff and delicious tastings! Love the walk around fresh juice drinks…read moretoo. We will be back. Would be perfect for a bachelorette party!

We took their tour and tasting. It was very cool. The guide was extremely informative about the…read morewhole process. It was very cool. The tasting really had some diverse flavors, and put us in a position that we had no choice but to buy multiple bottles ( I mean, we did have a choice, but after the tour and tasting, we weren't leaving with out some) of the different products that they produce. Definitely recommend this to anybody that likes vodka or whiskeys. More than your money's worth.

Fun place to start a walk down Main Street. We came for the holiday decorations and grabbed a…read morecouple of warm and cold cocktails to walk with. All 3 were tasty and perfect for this type of event! The staff was friendly and let us try a couple of samples of the whiskey and vodka. It's a small shop, but some tasty samples! Worth stopping and checking these out!

This is such a cool little distillery. We came here during the Christmas Traditions festival. They…read morehad premade sealed to go bottles, which was really cool. So I got the peppermint martini. It was so good! My husband did one of their flights and we ended up taking a bottle of the cinnamon pepper whiskey home. It was a really interesting flavor.

If you go to Bluestem Distillery and do not have fun, something is wrong with you. The staff is…read moresuper friendly as is the other patrons. When you come, it is one big party. Everyone mingles and gets along. Bluestem is a vodka distillery in Meadowbrook, but everyone says it's in Bethalto. It's close enough, to count. The distillery is located in an industrial type building, but once you enter through their door it is as if you are Dorthy stepping out of your house in Munchkin land. The difference is like going from Black & White to Color. They've redecorated the inside with amazing lighting and big screen televisions. The bar has been expanded and resurfaced. They have a variety of signature cocktails, but I am a creature of habit. When I am at a vodka distillery, I have to enjoy a Martini. Stephanie the bartender, who is also one of the owners with her husband made me a fabulous one. She made it skate and served it with Bleu Cheese Stuffed Olives. It was so refreshing, I had to have two. In addition to the vodka, Bluestem also makes a gin and a coffee liqueur called, Early Warning. EW is made with Bluestem vodka and Old Judge coffee. Old Judge has been roasted in STL, since 1858. It truly is a local brand. Bluestem will be celebrating 10 years in April of this year. That will be one celebration, I do not want to miss. The distillery is dog friendly. So bring your well behaved four legged friend. When: February 14, 2026 Why: Valentine's Day - Celebrating with a friend.

My rating is for the rumor I'm hearing about discontinuing the "specialty" cocktails! Bartender is…read moreamazing with many of his drink recipes. It's what I go for. I hear that is going to stop and orders must be made from the posted menu. Such a shame. I truly hope this doesn't happen!