Patton Alley Pub - Springfield

Great outdoor seating in the front of the building. Great people-watching. Lots of beer choices. Comfortable pub atmosphere. Drawback is the cover system on music nights. You can't sit outside without paying the cover. What's up with that?

In for a late lunch. The reuben was great. Happy hour cold beer. Great bartender. Local crowd very comfortable place to just enjoy an afternoon.

You guys, this place makes me kinda love Springfield. I was in town for an interview and after spending most of my free time driving to and from Kansas City to see a friend, I was only left with half of a day to get a feel for Springfield. I was hoping to hit up Mother's Brewery as beer tasting is definitely on my short list of favorite activities, but then I realized I also really wanted something to eat before heading to the airport and being subjected to terrible airport food. I was super excited when I discovered that this place has beer from Mother's AND HH starting at 2pm I could try the local brewery and eat! Hooray! I came in a few minutes after 2 and there was only one other person at the bar. I had a seat, asked for a beer suggestion and settled in to look over the menu and drink my beer. The bartender was just right friendly. I'm the nerd who sits at the bar with a book, so I obviously just wanted to drink my beer, eat my food and chill out and she was in no way bothersome, but when I asked her questions about the area and things to do she was super helpful and friendly just what I expect from an awesome mid west bar. I ended up ordering two appetizers (for variety! and getting 3 beers (all from breweries I'd never heard of this delights me! and all said it was $17. Dude. SO CHEAP. Someone else said in their review that this bar would fit right in the PNW (Seattle/Portland and I completely agree so does the hipster, flannel wearing moose on the cover of their menu but it is better than the PNW because you gte no weird passive aggressive attitudes, it's the friendly mid west!

Fairly empty on a Tuesday, but good service, nice draught beer selection and the food was better than expected for a bat&grill. Not the cleanest, but what I expected.

Alright I need to get this off my chest before I dive into my great experience at Patton Alley Pub: I LOVE that the pub is open 7 days a week, normal business hours. It can be hard to find a place to eat in the Midwest on a Sunday a situation I found myself in when I found this gem. Now to the restaurant: The food great. I had the gyro which was tender and flavorful. My boyfriend stole more than a couple bites! We devoured the well seasoned waffle fries. The portions are generous so come with an empty stomach! The service no complaints as we were not in a particular hurry. On a Sunday, which seemed slow, there was just one waitress. With that being said, she was knowledgable on the craft beers, friendly and apologetic for the time between her visits to our table. The ambience the best part! It's everything a live music loving hipster would dream of. When I make my way to Springfield, MO again, I'll definitely be stopping by.