The Amarillo Restaurant and Tavern

Dave Danekas

First time here, and certainly won't be the last. Nice location on Main Street, and we stopped by in the early afternoon and got seated right away. Some creative choices on the menu, was intrigued by some of the burgers. But we wanted to try the meats so the BBQ for Two fit the bill. Perfect way to share. You get to choose your meat and sides, so we went with the brisket, pulled pork, and corned beef. All were quite good. Found the sweet sauce added a nice complementary taste. Have to note the cornbread is exceptional! A real standout! They offered a nice selection of beers on tap, staff was friendly and prices fair. Look forward to a return visit.

Garrett

I was thrilled, when looking for restaurants while visiting Monroe last November, I came across a Texas BBQ place. I was a little annoyed though when it took quite a few minutes for someone to take my order and then took about twice as long for my food to be ready as I was told, even though there was literally only one other table occupied in the restaurant at the time. (And only one other person came while I was there for pickup, so they very much did not appear to be busy.) Then, even after the long wait, and even though they charge me $2 extra for the "Texas Style" to add bread pickles and onions, when I got to my hotel I discovered that those accouterments had not even been included. And all of that would have been just a minor aggravation if halfway through my meal I hadn't found a long hair stringing its way through my food. Since I haven't hair that long in many years, it definitely wasn't mine. And since it was very much embedded in the food, there was no question it was from the kitchen employee that I had seen working at the restaurant who, in retrospect, hadn't been wearing a hair net. The food seems like it *would have* been good if they got my order right and managed to have their staff using basic restaurant hygiene protocols. But since most of the order went in the trash can, I really can't say for sure. UPDATE after owner response: The visit was on November 21, 2021. I had been meaning to write the review and was reminded by reviewing my expense report. Sorry if not writing reviews promptly seems somehow nefarious, but it was according to the receipt, it was receipt number 53313 at 4:31pm with server Colton B. for a meat combo ($24) "Texas Style" ($2). And when I was there that evening, the only person I saw working in the kitchen was a guy with long hair. And I wouldn't have minded the longer wait if I had just been told that was going to be the wait or if some update other than "we're still working on it" had been provided. And getting the order right after getting charged extra would have been nice too.

noned

Great staff . Very busy and maybe a bit hard staffed . Give them time and uou won't be disappointed but make sure to expect a Texas sized evening .reminds me of a much better Rudy's, and if you know Texas bbq you know that's a solid reccomendation. Honestly after coming home , the Mac and. Cheese with the blue cheese .... to die for.

all momel

Ridiculously delicious & locally owned! We ordered the family platter and it was worth every penny. Meats were melt in your mouth delicious. But my favorite part was the staff. They servers were both friendly and we even got to meet the cook. I'm so glad I picked Amarillo for mother's day dinner.