Republic Texas Tavern — Restaurant in Dallas

Food was a bunch of new wave, super expensive items served with tiny portions. The most normal thing they serve is onion rings and fries and yes, the staff will be mad if you order food for some reason. I think part of the problem is that the staff just really does not care about your experience at all. If I could see my server, he refused to see me, and during the rare and fleeting moments he was around, he had a look on his face that read, "I'd rather be chatting with Dylan than serving you literally anything." At one point I had to walk to the bar, wait 6 minutes for the bartender to finish up his conversation with a patron, and ask for water myself. I don't blame the bartender for doing his job, I blame our waiter who apparently took a bet before our arrival on how long he could refuse to look in our direction. I walked in there with a group of ten people, and was surprised when they legitimately expected me to sit on an ottoman for my entire visit. I changed out the small supportless cube about twenty minutes into my stay, after my back could take no more strain. Getting down to eat on the table however would prove a challenge, as the term " table" in this context is generous. It was more like a row of wooden milk crates made with the scraps of wood youd find in a Home Depot discount bin. Splintered and warped and haphazardly fastened with glue with no thoughts given to it's flatness, or whether or not people could or would reach down to it, considering these "tables" were about 1 foot and a half tall. Not even the beverages could save this bar experience as they were standard fare, except upcharged for the "Atmosphere"

Places like this are the reason why people end their lives, the reason why good people do bad things, the reason why murder and cancer exist. It is a black hole of the very worst that humanity has to offer, and I would sooner wish to find myself in the stinky crevices of Cthulhu's butt crack than return to that unending nightmare that somebody once...

I took my husband here for his birthday and WOW it was incredible! I know the bartender lead, Trea, which is what put it in my mind to put this as an option for birthday dinner. Jordan S was our server and was incredibly helpful and nice to give me drink suggestions! This place is foremost known for their 50+ bottles in bourbon selection, but holy cow the food was to die for. For drinks, my husband tried the Republic lemonade at the top of the cocktail menu and I have to say, the sugar on the side makes this drink beyond incredible. I got the Big Tex Citrus Derby, which had the perfect touch of citrus to it with the grapefruit juice. Jordan also recommended the Honey Bee and the martini as drinks people commonly order. Now the food, OH the food! We tried the wood grilled tenderloin filet and it came out absolutely perfect. Every piece of the plate was cooked to perfection and my husband was happy with his steak choice. I went with the hickory smoked chicken drummies and I cannot recommend them enough!! They are smoked for 12 hours and you can taste it in every bite. Additionally, they have this incredible crispiness to the skin. I paired those with the rich and decadent lobster macaroni and I was not disappointed at all. We both also got a glass of wine with our meal, red for him and white for me. Overall, this place is more than 5 stars for me. It holds a chill yet upscale environment with multiple seating options. They prefer reservations, but depending on the day, you can usually get seated pretty immediately. We will absolutely be back to try more from here. It's still pretty new, so rest assured when the word gets out of how good it is, it will only...

Was a regular customer of this establishment until recently. I went in on 10/23 ordered a round of drinks and apetizer. I was told it was the first day of a new policy to start tabs when eating at the bar. I asked for the bar manager...and expressed to him that my feeling was this was an unfriendly policy for a neighborhood restaurant...he grew very short with me and told me it was to make the bar staffs job easier. When I tried to reply, he had an attitude and stormed off in a huff. After 20 more minuets of sitting at the bar, our second round of drinks never showed up, nor did our apetizer. Growing frustrated I asked for the bill and to speak to the manager. The manager expressed his sincere apology and let me know the kitchen had screwed up on the apetizer. However he recognized the terrible attitude of the bar staff. He offered to buy us another round of drinks, which I declined due to being unoomfortable around the bar staff. He then insisted on covering our $27 and change tab which included an apetizer we never received...I accepted. Now a week later not only do I have a charge on my credit card for the bill the manager "took care of" but I additionally have a $5 charge which I cab only assume is a tip the bar staff added after the fact, since we had a tab open. I will refute the charge with amex, and I will not be back. You have lost a frequent customer in the neighborhood who visited several times per week. Good business make policys to make their customers experience better, not to make their...