Field Box Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Saint Charles

I came in on a Friday night around 8:30, it was my first visit to the place I've heard such great things about. The place was fairly empty, which I should have taken as a bad omen, but I was up there to meet a friend, so I stuck around for a while. The bartenders saw me come in so my first beer came right away, which is normally a good sign... then things got bad. The jukebox was so loud I couldn't have a conversation with the person I was sitting right next to. The bar is shaped strangely, and the TV's are all at terrible angles, so within minutes you have a neck cramp and a headache. Then my empty beer glass sat unattended for 17 minutes, I finally had to flag the bartender down to let her know I needed a beer-- I figured the empty glass would be an indicator. 5 minutes later I finally got it. Then the DJ walked in and started setting up his equipment, and I knew my night was about to get worse. He decided blasting crappy hip-hop "remixes" at an insane volume for a small crowd was sure to be a hit-- it was not. I finished my 2nd beer, and again waited close to 20 minutes for someone to notice-- the bartenders refuse to make eye contact, so you have to physically flag them down to get their attention. Unless of course you're a regular-- then you get what I'd say above average service and conversation at the non-regulars' expense. While they're yapping away flirting for tips, I'm sitting here losing my temper. I couldn't stand it any longer. I'd been there for nearly 2 hours and had gotten only 2 beers (not for lack of trying, mind you) so I decided to pay up. Of course I couldn't get the bartenders' attention (Multiple bartenders, still couldn't keep up with a rather sparse crowd-- maybe 30 people in the whole building). Had time to go to the tiny restroom where 3 people were crammed in, no soap, no paper towels... back to the bar to pay up. 33 minutes I waited to GIVE THEM MONEY. Finally got my tab, paid, left to go to a much better spot.

Draught beer was nice and cold in a frosty glass: +1 star. Indoor smoking/vapor/cigars (good for nicotine...

We went here after my best friends wedding , we were all staying at the hotel acros the road , I am from , and live in this area but we walked in and there were like 4 people it was dead . We brought 25 people with us. You would think since it was dead the bar tender would have been happy to have customers (customers = tips) and we tip well , ..she was so freaking rude to every one , every single person then at 12:45 she yells (rudely) last call and do not ask her for more drinks , then at 1:30 When every one was about to leave she was saying "get the he'll out"..now I don't go to this location alot but this was Ridiculous and we were Embarrassed that we brought people from New Jersey into this bar as a Representation of Missouri we will never be back and I hope the owner fires...

Bartender spent most of the time either on her phone or chatting up a group of guys at one end of the bar - would ignore me as she walked past, even with my hand raised and looking right at her, and an empty glass in front of me. Good wait staff will NEVER let you have an empty glass. To add insult to injury, when I finally did get a new one, it was in the same glass (not a new one) and the head on the beer was awful. I can't actually rate the food because even though I asked for a food menu TWICE, I was never given one. Service here is worse than horrendous. You could not make me return here at gunpoint.

This is a smoking bar, too, in case you were not aware. Not a good thing or a bad thing, just something you should...