Acre Restaurant — Restaurant in Parkville

The restaurant design is minimalist. Stainless steel contrasted with wood floors and glass fixtures. There was dry aged beef being showcased in a glass case near the front of the restaurant as my group walked in. Drapes, napkins were all burlap-like cotton fabric that created a farm-house feel. There was a slight wood-smoke smell in the restaurant that was appealing. The attention to detail was already noticed before I even sat down. I was getting a feel in Acre that’s unique for Kansas City.

Our group was seated, and Erika, our server, introduced the menu, and told us everything is made in house except the ketchup, then obtained our drink order. When our drinks came, I ordered the brussel sprouts with whipped ricotta and wagyu beef tartare appetizers.

The brussel sprouts were served over a bed of whipped ricotta with cherry and red pepper sweet and sour. I tried it without a baguette and with. It was basically a cheese spread and worked best with the baguette. Outstanding flavors, simple presentation. The wagyu beef tartare was mixed with capers and spicy mustard, placed in a covered dish, which expelled smoke when it was opened. Nice presentation. I felt like there was too much mustard flavor, and while it needed to be there, a better balance with the beef flavors could be achieved. Overall, the beef tartare was a classic taste (just a little heavy on the mustard) with the homemade caraway lavash. Our group enjoyed the wagyu beef tartare with an unoaked Russian River Valley Chardonnay.

Two in our group ordered the braised rabbit pasta dish. This dish was amazing. The tender, stuffed ricotta cappelletti pasta flowers were on a bed of parmesan mousseline accompanied by parsley crumbs, then topped with edible flowers. The braised rabbit was flaked over one side of the dish. It was delicate, and shredded. Getting a little of every ingredient on your fork for each bite created tastes and textures that were unique and magical.

One in our group ordered the tenderloin. No typical tenderloin dish here. The steak may have been like what you can get at other KC Steakhouse, but the pairing of sides made it so unique. The toasted farro, spinach, pickled onions, sweet onion soubise, and wild mushrooms combined to make the flavors of this filet so memorable. I ordered the 16oz, 45-day dry-aged ribeye with veal glazed butterball potatoes and smoked horseradish creme fraiche and it was over-the-top amazing! Perfectly cooked marbled, aged ribeye with a deep beef flavor. For a few moments while enjoying bites of this steak lightly coated with cream fraiche then followed with a sip of wine, I was in bliss, with tunnel vision, not hearing any sound, - in a food trance. Acre servers slipped us some upscaled steak knives which cut the meat effortlessly.

Our group enjoyed a Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Napa Cabernet with dinner.

The whole evening, Kyle was entertaining us with wine. Our group brought in our own wine for this special event, and Kyle was so accommodating in decanting, describing, from his perspective, the wine we brought. If you ever needed a recommendation for what to order, Kyle seemed like he would be an excellent resource.

Erika, our server, took group photos of us to help capture the evening.

At the very end, Erika brought four glasses of prosecco, on the house, to enjoy for our group’s anniversary celebration.

Overall, the atmosphere, food, wine service (Kyle), and food service (Erika + team) was 10/10. I highly recommend Acre. I cannot wait to go back and try the pickled chicken and...

First, we had dinner at 7 pm last night, so it wasn't packed. The restaurant stank of lighter fluid from the weird little lamps on the tables which seemed to get more attention than the guests. Someone checked on our lamp 4 times during the course of the meal.

We ordered a beer and a drink that was supposed to include juice, rum, whiskey, and some odds and ends. It sounded like a beachy cocktail. Had a fun name that started with an S, but I can't remember what it was now. What came out resembled an old fashioned more than anything. Huge ice cube leaving maybe a couple of oz of fluid in the cup and it only tasted of mediocre whiskey- had a schmeer of something on the side that was supposed to "be an experience" but just tasted burnt. It was certainly not worth $14. Beer was ok though.

We started the food portion of the evening with the cheese curds. While they were delicious, most of the basket was breading or very small curds. "Pickled peppers" just tasted like jarred pepperoncini peppers. The pimento mousse just tasted of cheddar, which was fine, but a bit underwhelming.

We ordered the burger- which looked gorgeous from the menu description. It is actually why we drove 40 minutes to try Acre after seeing it on a list of "best burgers in KC". It was extremely greasy and the meat was nothing special, resembling 73% ground beef from the cheapy tube. It had average cheddar. The bacon had absolutely no flavor. If I hadn't seen it sticking out over the edge of the bun, I would not have known it was there. There was no spicy aoli on the burger at all. The saving grace was the tablespoon of red onion marmalade which was about a tablespoon worth flat in the middle of the burger. I ate half of mine before I found it. Also, the bun was too large and pretty well flavorless. My husband tore his down to make it more manageable.

The "garlic fries" had never seen garlic. They tasted like average fries- poorly salted and seasoned. I did order a side of the spicy aoli for the fries after the food came and it was basically spicy mayo as you would get with sushi, but extra thick.

Lastly, my husband asked what the best side on the menu was and he was informed the pommes puree, so he ordered it and they promptly forgot it. They eventually managed to get some for us and it was actually the best thing we tried all night.

All in all, it was ok food, but extremely expensive for mediocre. Honestly, that's the only reason I am leaving a review. at nearly $50 bucks per person for two drinks, two burgers and some cheese curds, it was grossly overpriced for the low quality food we received. Save your money, support...

Let me start by saying, I was impressed by this place my first visit. Therefore, my second visit was highly anticipated. The reservations were made far in advance for the anniversary of my girlfriend and I. When we arrived, we had a special card saying happy anniversary on the table, which was a nice thought, however, our table was awkwardly long for the two of us. We found ourselves having to lean across it and speak up to converse. It was also wedged between the entrances to the bathroom, kitchen, and a walkway on the other side of us. We couldn't help but notice the other tables did not have any special celebrations going on, but those tables offered much more comfortable seating. Our waiter was nice enough, but not well studied on the options offered by the restaurant w/ food and drink. We decided to order the $150 Tomahawk Steak for two. Our waiter failed to mention it took 45 minutes to cook until after they started it. Once more time had passed, and patrons who came in after us were being served, we had various waitstaff come out to apologize for running behind on our entree. They brought us complimentary rolls and asked if I wanted more sparkling water as I waited, to which I said yes. This extra Voss delivered during the wait was charged on the final ticket. $18 worth of sparkling water. We were both being pretty positive up to this point. Until our meal finally came out (which was ordered medium rare). The steak was not at all warm. It may have been medium rare on the edges, but it was rare to raw through the center and tough to cut. After such an experience, I felt obligated to leave a detailed review because I know this is a restaurant with high ambitions and wants to be upper-echelon. I know they build off feedback. I'm hopeful this was a one-off experience and I would be willing to give them another chance. That specific night just wasn't acceptable service for the money and time spent there and did not live up to the reputation they are curating. Do not recommend...