The Bend NWA — Restaurant in Bentonville

I was very excited to try this place as it's right off the trails and a great location to reward myself with a beer after a hike or bike adventure. I could not have been more disappointed in the service we received, and I can't imagine ever going back because of it. We got there at 8:15 on a night they closed at 9, ordered 2 beers (in cans) and sat on the patio. The lady wasn't super friendly while we were ordering, but everyone has bad days- after we sat down she immediately started cleaning everything up, taking napkins from the tables, putting away the corn hole boards, we watched her do the same thing to a group of girls that had literally just got the food that they ordered- all by 8:30ish, when they still had 30 minutes to be open according to their hours. I wanted to have a beer and relax for a bit while in between hikes, but felt rushed and very unwelcome. At 10 minutes before they closed, she came out and said "you've got 10 minutes, drink up", we had already finished and were just taking a break before hiking 3 miles back to the car. The food did look really good, but I doubt I'll ever go back to try it and that's disappointing to me because the concept of a bar and food truck right off the trail is amazing. I hope this was just a one-off situation on the service but it caused them to lose customers who would've probably frequented...

I work nearby, and we have been grabbing lunch from here for our working meetings during their “soft open”, and must say, their offerings are darn near perfect! Need a protein bar or quick snack mid-ride? They have all the Lenny’s & Larry’s cookies, trail mix, and other protein bars. PLUS: the Bend Bar, a mix of nuts and seeds that will fuel you to Wonderland and back (iykyk;). My suggestions are the White bbq chicken flatbread, the Sasquatch salad, and the pepperoni flat bread.

If you roll up Nov-Dec 2022, please know they are in “soft open” mode, so don’t go leaving one-star reviews like you’re some kind of pompous Michelin reviewer. They are taking any and all suggestions under advisement as they figure out who and what they want to be, so share your good and bad thoughts with the manager. They will graciously fix anything or even re-make it if needed. Last week, they added more bbq sauce on my pizza-all I had...

I recently stopped here for lunch and left a little disappointed. I should have researched the menu before as it’s really more of a snack bar than an actual bar or pub. I ordered one of the flatbread’s (woo pig) which was actually very tasty, but it took at least 20 minutes when there were only 4 other customers, some of which already had their food. The price was rather steep ($17) for a flatbread of nominal quality, when I can get a wood fired pizza of much higher quality just up the road for the same price. I wouldn’t be able to recommend this place as anything other than a last resort place to stop for a snack if you happened to be riding the greenway and couldn’t go another 5 miles to Bentonville square. I’m giving this place three stars as the guy working there was very friendly and appeared to be trying his best, the facility was also very clean and has a wonderful...