Sawmill BBQ Pub & Grill — Restaurant in Des Peres

Better than expected! Very tasty BBQ with great service. My wife and I came in on a Wednesday around 5:45. I asked if they had any drink specials and the waitress said that they didn’t even have a drink menu yet, so no. I didn’t want to order a drink with no idea of how much it would cost, so we just went with waters. She did say they would have happy hour specials soon though.

I ordered a half rack of baby back ribs with two sides and garlic bread for $18. They have a lot of great options for sides – I got fried pickle spears and jalapeño mac bites. My wife got the spicy steak sandwich for $16 which included a 6 oz filet mignon and jalapeños on a sandwich with a side (she got sweet potato fries) for $16. Everything was delicious, including the BBQ sauce options. We didn’t get dessert but their dessert options sounded good, especially the fried cheesecake.

Who I assume were the owners came around to make sure we enjoyed everything, which was nice.

The one thing that would have been nice to have would be wet wipes, since I got ribs and my hands were sticky when I was done. The waitress made sure we had enough napkins, at least.

As we were leaving, it looked like a band was setting up to play some live music. I have no idea how often they have that.

We never made it to Circa Pub & Grill which was in this space before, so I can’t compare how much the interior changed, but it has a nice ambiance.

We have been looking for a good BBQ place in Des Peres ever since Rib City closed and I think we have found our new go-to. I’ll certainly keep an eye out for more details on happy hour...

Food was great, service was great, our hostess was stopping buy and checking on us (we were the only couple in the pub) so it wasn’t hard to check up on us, and this review isn’t for her she did amazing. However having intoxicated management and staff constantly stumble around going too and from running into our booth 3 times didn’t set the best mood for a first date. Then when out in the empty parking lot (my date and I closed down the pub) was proceeded to be harassed by management to do tipping. I made the mistake of marking out the tip on my card thinking I had cash to leave but I didn’t have any, and mind you while being berated by the intoxicated management about not tipping I asked if they had an atm, cash app or Venmo to make sure the hostess was properly payed due to their miss management of only paying her 6 dollars an hour while Angerly yelling about being a family owned buisness….. food is good, beer was great, drunk managers not so much. And definitely didn’t...

Went here for the first time as of August 2023, since they had a now open sign up. The appetizers of Toasted Ravioli and Pickle Spears definitely felt like they were made in house! The T Rav was made with wontons, for a good crispness. Hubby said that the fried pickles were some of the better ones he tried around here!

The chicken salad had a nice amount of smoked, warm chicken, while the chicken parmesan was tender and juicy. The buttered red potatoes had a nice toasted edge to them. The baked beans had a sweetness with some of their bbq meat stirred in. The toasted bread had a bit too much butter and garlic, so if you are sensitive to those, be wary of them. It did have good flavor though! Overall, a tasty place with sports on the TV and live music occasionally. Next time I'll try out the...