Ariat Club — Restaurant in Fort Worth

Apparently has changed names, now is the Ariat Club so there must have been a change in Sponsorship. We were going to the Wickham/Lake concert and got the invite to dine here. We bit on an email that advertised the Club and had no idea it was even there as it was our first visit period to Dickies' Arena. Kory was very attentive via email and even called me to answer questions I had via email. So, there are SEVERAL things make this place attractive: 1. You can park earlier than anyone else if you can arrive 2hrs and 15 minutes before a show 2. If you dine early, you enter through the VIP entrances before anyone else 3. Once you're done, you just "mosey" on over to your seat. But, there's more. 4. The club is pretty cool - neat "as fine a dining you'll find" in an arena that seats 9,000-14,000 people 5. Tables were big and spacious. Food was buffet style, and pretty darn delicious if you ask me 6. They tried to damper the noise from the band warming up as we were eating but we expected it! 7. $175 for two people with one alcoholic drink each, tax and tip ($55 per person Prixe-fix buffet..pic attached and sure it probably changes based on event) is really about what you'll pay anywhere else in the area for an intimate dining experience. BTW, the brussel sprouts and the green chili mac were delicious as was the Chimichurri flank steak. Ok...now: the cons... 1. First time here, didn't realize that you just grab your plate and run like hell for the buffet line. A little too "Golden Corral-ish" 2. Our server didn't really pay us a visit until we had been at the table for 10-ish min. Had to ask an employee what the M.O. was and was told it was a grab and go kind of thing 3. The wine list is a little "cringe-y"....I understand that "Ariat" and "Dickies" doesn't exactly scream "gimme an AWESOME wine list" but at least you should have more than 3 bottles on the list that show you just didn't leave it all to the Constellation rep. 4. The price of a beer in the club is $12 (that is high) yet $15 in the arena (say whaaaat?). And you can't cart it out because it's served in a glass at the club. Bottom line, we enjoyed our visit and we almost passed on it but we really enjoyed ourselves. Google does need to get with the times and update the name of the club though. We would love to dine here and maybe even have a reserved table on the loge box area but we know we're probably not rich enough to be able to afford that experience! (Does living in Ft Worth for 20 years count for any sweat equity? 🤣🤣). It's worth your time to visit this...

We spent time in the Avion Club during the 2022 NCAA basketball tournament. After we entered the arena we started to peruse the concession stands for our lunch. We saw a sign for the Avion Club saying "all welcome". We thought we would check it out. We were not disappointed!

The club is normally only open for folks sitting in the club level suites. This was the first time they had open seating for any ole riff raff like us. It was still a bit of an experiment for them.

For this event they had a "Chef's Table" buffet that was open the entire session (2 sessions on Thursday, 1 on Saturday). They gave you a wristband to return. Before the 1st game (there are 2 games per session) they had breakfast/brunch food and then switched to a lunch menu. They also did this on Sunday. So we got two meals! Alcoholic beverages were extra of course, but there was a bloody mary bar for those who wanted to make their brunch cocktail a little "extra". Price on Thursday was a freakishly affordable $30! I don't know if they clued in to the affordability or what, but it was $48 on Sunday. We felt that both days were affordable for this type of buffet at this type of venue.

Food was definitely above average - again buffet at large venue so our expectation are not super high. I've attached a pic of Thursday's offerings.

But the kicker was the SERVICE! A huge shout out to Natasha who was just the nicest person. She and Debbie (and I didn't catch last names) were the two that were in charge, at least from what we saw as customers. We talked with both, but especially Natasha. On Sunday she remembered us from Thursday. Even though there was problem with our reservation (see above note about "experiment"), she sought us out to upgrade our table when one became available. All the wait staff that served us were super nice, even when #1 seed Baylor lost and fans came up to drink and eat their feelings!

Lastly, especially if you can get a seat at the bar, the view is unbeatable! The scoreboard/screen at the arena is wider than a basketball court! We basically just watched the game on the screen! (I guess that is good and bad!) I can only imagine what a concert would be like.

One more shout to Natasha and all of the staff at the Avion club who worked that weekend! I know it was a crazy experiment for you and I hope...

We would like to thank you the whole team at Avion Club - Avion Restaurant inside Dickies Arena for the Buffet dinner last night 5/15/2022 at the Final PBR. Every one in the team made us feeling like we were VIP there 😍🤩 Every waiters/waitresses, everyone in the team last night smiled & asked if you need help with something. Special thanks to The Manager at the Terrace Section & our waitress Ms. Stephanie who were very very friendly & helpful all the time we were there. They reached out to us quickly to offer the help, they offered to take pictures for us several time while knowing we were there the first time. We were so delighted & felling overwhelmed with the service there. Such an awesome & phenomenal service 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Congratulations to the Management at Avion Club for having such a great team there. Thank you all so much from me & my husband...