Rusty Nickel IceHouse — Restaurant in Fort Worth

Update: I love the location and the atmosphere. Its really a great place for so many group types; whether it’s just you and your SO, your college friends, your adult friends, family, your grandparents, it’s pretty neat how they set it up to appeal to so many. They have a place for you to entertain yourself or to distract your kids so you can have a good night.

Their pizza is pretty delicious although i really wish they had some thin crust options bc I’m just not a big fan of deep dish. My husbands fave is the…the folks serving the pizza are super friendly and informative.

They have a pretty good selection of beer and beers on draft. The bartenders in the big space are even friendlier!

The cocktail space sets a great mood and the cocktails set an even greater mood. They are delicious. They have great whiskey/bourbon cocktails for the fall and spring which is my bias Spirit.

The only two things that would help them out: 1) better advertising and 2) nicer cocktail bartender. I normally wouldn’t pick at this bc substance can be better than excellent service, but i really want this place to make it so honesty is required so improvements can be made. The cocktail bartender James is just so unfriendly. At first i thought it was that he may have been profiling me and not being friendly bc i looked super casual, but ive gone back a few times and watched person after person try and make small talk with him as they figured out their drink and he was so straight faced and unhelpful. He didnt smile and rarely asked if he could help someone as they stood. Folks go a long Way for a good cocktail lounge experience and good cocktails. But you have to have both!

March2020: How to give a proper review of this place?? A few businesses packed into a single punch that appeals to Couples, friends, AND, Families?

I dont know how this “food court” managed to do it, but it did. It took us entirely too long to come visit, foolishly thinking it was just some small dive bar catered to college kids, but it most definitely was not. Didn’t expect it to be so big!!

It was great weather so we walked over and order our food, a tab was opened that we could carry over to the other areas. We ordered a couple drinks (all delicious) and then another couple because they were worth it. James knows how balance flavor, sweetness and alcohol so that you get your worth from the price tag. (Appreciate that they have seasonal drinks and lots of whiskey/bourbon cocktail options.)

The area has picnic tables, indoor seating, a play field, an area for live music, outdoors string lights, good wall art, and a two minute walk From home.

I will be...

My experience with this restaurant was a disaster and a huge disappointment. My husband and I were getting married at the Fort Worth courthouse and made reservations to have our wedding dinner at Smokestack. We contacted months in advance, thought we had everything figured out, and we were so excited to eat here. We showed up, it was completely packed, no parking available, no tables available and when my mother explained to the staff that we were the ones who had reservations, they told us to “just sit anywhere we could find”. After speaking with a manager in charge, we got 2 tables (which were apparently reserved for another party). Our party then makes their way into the bar line and food line. They all come back saying that the drink minimum is $10 everytime you go up there and that the staff was about to run out of food which when brought to the managers attention, she had no clue they were even close to running out of food. Luckily we were able to find another restaurant that could accommodate us last minute otherwise our night would’ve ended ordering fast food. Their organization, communication and lack of problem solving skills are what makes me so upset with this restaurant. And it seemed like we weren’t the only unsatisfied...

My mom came in on 4/11 with friends and what started out as a great time turned into a full blown nightmare. My mom was roofied and was sitting at her table with her head down to try and wait until her friend was sober enough to drive home. She was then approached by who we found out was the owners wife and was told they needed to leave and made a HUGE scene and escorted them to her car. Never once were they asked if they were ok or needed any help or if they were even ok to drive. My mom was having a literal medical emergency and instead of making them feel safe and providing help they had them removed. Overall did not provide a welcoming environment and would not recommend to single women to trust this establishment as a safe place to frequent. I ended up taking my mom to the ER and everything is ok now. Will not be going back and hope the owner can get his...