Front Room Tavern - Dallas

I hadn’t been there for a long time and was shocked at the deterioration of this place. I recalled a farm to table menu with diverse and delicious options. The food was no better than something I guy ordwr at the Dallas Zoo or a water park. There were only 3 dinner options- a burger, a chicken club were 2 of them. The salads used nice greens at least. Sitting outside there were screaming toddlers running around taking very loudly with no parental oversight (not the restaurants fault but also not great). The tables were old outside with few options and I was facing north so that every car tha pulled in to valet was shining it’s light directly in my eyes (maybe have people turn off lights asap? In addition the seating was next to the road and a narrow driveway so that those same suvs pulled next to me as the left writhin a foot or so with almost no barrier. A little thought to detail would go a long way. Service was okay. Dinner and drinks were. It quick either time I came.

The restaurant looked more like a diner than a tavern. There was no ambience. But the staff was very pleasant; the **** Marys were quite good, and the brunch items were tasty and generous. My Mexican style eggs over refried beans with cotija cheese and crema was real comfort food on a blustery January morning. Good coffee too.

We had a reservation at 6:00. We arrived (apparently by the back door) and waited for someone to approach us. After several minutes a patron asked if we needed help. She directed us to the front of the room. We were greeted, fro, behind the bar, and told we could sit anywhere. Sort of an odd experience. Our server was darling and our food was delicious. They had just transitioned to a new chef. Limited menu.

The student bartenders were friendly and attentive, but the hours are a bit unusual. I really enjoyed the pulled chicken sandwich. However, the biggest drawback is that there's not much reason to visit without student parking, as the hotel only offers valet service and street parking can be quite unreliable.

I ordered iced tea, only to find out they don’t have any. When I requested hot water and tea bags, they also informed me they didn’t have those. The glass of water I received was dirty, with something unpleasant in it. As for service, it was virtually nonexistent. What a shame!