Fallon's Grill and Tap — Restaurant in Ellisville

My wife and I had dinner at Fallon's tonight. We are mature adults with a kid in college and live very close and have never been in this restaurant.

When we arrived the restaurant was mostly empty - 1 couple in the bar at a table and the dining room was at very most 25% occupied - I'd say there were 8 parties max -1 table was 4 people - the rest were couples with the exception of the table to our right (see below). The young lady behind the bar came as sat us. The wait for our server we oddly long in view of the lack of patrons.

The table next to us was 2 families with young children - 4 adults and maybe 5 kids (mostly young 3-5). They allowed their children to run wild and scream and not one adult or staff member did anything at all to correct the situation.

Once our waitress (Jennifer) came to the table she was very pleasant and took our our order after answering a few questions. As had been the case with the wait to place our order, the food took a ridiculous amount of time - with Jennifer coming over to our table and apologizing for the wait - to come out. Now keep in mind the entire place was at max 8 tables occupied.

When our food got to the table I found my burger which was ordered medium was well done, the Ruben my wife ordered was made in part with dry overcooked corned beef and dry bread, and the corker was the piece of black plastic (which looked like a part of a hard black plastics fork) I bit down on that was in my coleslaw. When the waitress came to the table to ask about our meal I showed her the piece of plastic and stated I was done. She seemed concerned but said very little. We stated we realized this was not her fault as she took my plate and headed for the back of the restaurant. We assumed she was going to go to the kitchen or a manager to report the issue.

When she returned she gave us a bill and said nothing about the issue or the obvious parts of my wife's sandwich which she had cut or pulled off that were not edible.

We were a bit shocked that no effort was made to address the issues with our food. We decided to simply pay the bill and leave. Clearly the management team and kitchen staff either do not care about their patrons or absent either physically or mentally.

As people who have a daughter who has worked in restaurants in for several years, we know the wait staff is not accountable for poor management and a kitchen that is clearly not staffed with people who are competent (no less good) - which appears to be the case here.

At very least a manager should have come to our table and apologized for our terrible experience and the hard plastic in my food.

We would encourage anyone considering going to Fallon's to chose any number of other restaurants in the area. After living in the area more than 25 years we can unequivocally say this is the worst restaurant we have gone to in the...

Fallon’s Grill and Tap is a solid restaurant.

This was my first time going at the behest of a young one and I was pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere was nice, the place smelled and looked, and the staff were very friendly.

We started off the salmon on toasted points and fried pickles with spicy ranch. I had doubts about the salmon but goodness gracious it was delicious. The salmon was fresh and the garlic aioli had plenty of flavor. It came with chopped red onions, tomatoes, and lettuce which were wonderfully cold and fresh. The fried pickles were also amazing and full of flavor. My only issue would be the “spicy ranch” which is really just ranch.

I had the fish chips and others had a Reuben and a custom pizza. The funny part is that our waiter had to come back and verify that I wanted French fries and not actual potato chips. I’m guessing folks around these parts don’t know what chips are at an Irish pub.

Right off the bat, the chips were phenomenal. Not just the flavor but the outside was nice and crisp and the insides hot and creamy. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had that good of a French fry.

The fish I think was cod and again, the flavor was on point. They were slightly dry but not enough to make it inedible. I honestly wouldn’t have noticed if I hadn’t inspected it for an honest review.

The Reuben as you can see in the pics was ginormous!! Also wonderfully spiced and the sauce had a nice tang to it. The pizza was thin and crisp with fresh ingredients as well.

We came right when they opened so it was empty but people started streaming in shortly thereafter. Our waiter was attentive and checked in on us at good intervals. We waited maybe ten minutes for our appetizers and around fifteen minutes for our entrees. The bathrooms were also clean and well maintained.

We didn’t get dessert because none of the options were original enough to want to try. The prices were a little above average but not too pricey. For the quality and value it’s definitely worth it.

All in all Fallon’s gets four stars. It’s better than average and it’ll be on the list of places to eat out when we have dinner option conversations. The food was also good enough to make me want to try new things there. If you’re in the area traveling it’s definitely a good spot for some grub. If you live in the area you should already know this place is really...

I rarely write reviews but after our experience here I felt compelled to because of the horrendous service. My wife and I arrived about 8:15 pm on 2/12/20. It was a rainy night and there were only 2 other couples at tables and a few people having drinks in the bar. We waited several minutes before going to find someone to seat us. It then took several more minutes for a waitress to greet us and take drink orders. This continued throughout the entire visit. The other two tables left shortly after we arrived so we were the ONLY table for most of our visit. Waiting long periods of time to order food, to get our appetizer, to get our meal, and even to pay our bill. During these long waits, you could hear the staff loudly laughing and messing around in the kitchen. We ordered 1 appetizer and a couple of burgers. This meal should have taken 45 minutes tops, but after finally paying our bill, we left the restaurant just after 10pm. Almost 2 hours for a couple of sandwiches and an app. Absolutely horrible service. You need to do better. We unfortunately will NOT be back and will recommend others to find different places to dine....