Half Pint Taproom & Restoration Hall — Restaurant in Wichita Falls

As a real estate agent, you generally have me at old building refreshed loved into full service once more- Half Pint & Restoration is no half a%*! Reloved space. From first step within and a friendly direct sign that states Seat yourself to the happy flame of a pizza oven across the room your beer & pizza loving self will be glad you stopped by. If you are fortunate to have Jennifer as your server / pizza / beer guide you will feel especially fortunate. Jennifer is passionate about matching your pizza choice w beer. Will say that with solid choices on both it is hard to miss, but Jennifer's in depth knowledge and easy share attitude makes it more fun! We visited on a Monday so seating was easy. There were scattered tables throughout the space. Service was prompt. Friendly but not hovering. The pizza crust has a nice chewy crumb- so you flat cracker bread kind of eaters will not find pizza happiness here. For most of us you may find tummy nirvana. The Pistachio Pesto (whose night dream inspired that combo?!) tastes savory and sweet simultaneously- seriously darn good. (Trying to stay PG here). I paired it w a five beer flight of my own choosing- all by numbers. Which brings me to my only ugh of the afternoon- beer is ordered and relievers by number. BUT there is no paper menus--- so you must keep a QR cheat sheet open among your party to remember what exactly 21 or 19 or 26 is... slight speed bump to perfect is still worth it. Suggested full meal fun at this lovely half pint place? May I suggest: Order the garlic cheese bread w cheese while you figure out beer flights. Taste beers while enjoying bread. Order a pizza and a sub and a pint of your flight fave. (This is best w two or more at table to share- 1 pizza is half again as big as a personal pizza from that other place). And if you have saved room one of the famed dessert pizzas for the finish along w a mouth filling stout. Slam dunk afternoon? Make your way over to Restoration for an evening of yet more fun! Best half pint hack- ask...

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I do my best to always give fair reviews, even if I feel strongly one way or another. Today is one of those days.

We got there at 5:45 and the seating that wasn’t outside was all taken - good sign typically.

My wife orders a “Mexican Mojito.” We order 2 apps called a baratta.

The waitress brings out our drinks and then disappears for 30 minutes+. We start to wonder when the appetizer will come but still no sign of life. My wife is saying the mojito she has tastes like medicine, but no one is coming by to check on us. Finally, the pizza comes and then the waitress comes by - no apology for the appetizers never materializing. We ask for them to be taken off at this point. She says let me get my manager.

The manager comes by and basically says, “yeah, heard you have an issue.” No apology, nothing. We said yeah we never got the app, can you take it off. “Alright...” as she scowls and walks off.

The food - soggy and boring pizza. Might be good for Wichita Falls, but mediocre compared to Eno’s/Cane Rosso/Pie Tap in Dallas.

The Mexican mojito tasted like you were drinking listerine. Seriously. I thought she might have been exaggerating but the whole table tried it after and they agreed. The beer was good, prices were good.

The service was awful, food was bland, and the mixed drink my wife got tastes like flat Listerine. Even the waitress tasted it and said it was pretty bad.

If you just come for the beer, you should be fine. Atmosphere was cool, and the beer is good and...

I visited Half Pint during the Art Walk on April 4, 2019. There was a crowd, but not anything extreme. There were not enough servers to handle the load. It took around 20 minutes to get a menu and then another 15 for a drink.

We ordered pizza, and the waiter forgot to put in one of the orders. Two pizzas arrived after ANOTHER 30 minutes. The third pizza was missing, and we were told it would be "out soon". It came out another 20 minutes. At this point we had been at the restaurant for over two hours.

Our waiter was terrible. Yes, there was a crowd. However, he did not even try to move more quickly or be responsive. He ambled around and barely acknowledged us. He confused drinks. At one point, he stuck his hand in the inside of my glass to move it. He was terrible.

Finally, the pizza was horrible. There was no sauce and the tiny crust couldn't support the clumps of cheese. Most of it was left uneaten.

We have been here before and enjoyed the food. This, however, was sub par and I will not return. I would encourage everyone else to search for better...