First off let me say that I love the Free State. When I lived in Lawrence I was always there, and now that I live out of town I make it a point to go there every time I visit. However, it needs some changes. My biggest complaint would be the fact that more often than not my beer glass is hot. Not room temp, or even chilled, but hot, just out of the dishwasher. I love the beer, but it somehow looses it's appeal when you are drinking a warm beer out of a hot glass on a Kansas summer day. Next, I would say it has to be the smoking (I know some of you are rolling your eyes saying "Awww c'mon! Leave us smokers alone!) I have no real problem with smoking and yes I am a non-smoker. It's just the positioning in the restaurant. It makes no sense to have the smokers downstairs, and the non-smokers upstairs. I realize the smokers will want to be at the bar, but it makes it completely useless to have a non-smoking section. Just make the restaurant one or the other and quit trying to please everyone, because it is not working. I would like to add that altough the food quality may be hit or miss, whoever designed the menu definately had the right mindset. Every Item on the menu goes perfectly with a Free State beer....I can hardly wait to get back to town and have my Free State cravings answered with a John Brown, and some fish and chips!!
Free State Brewing Company
First off let me say that I love the Free State. When I lived in Lawrence I was always there, and now that I live out of town I make it a point to go there every time I visit. However, it needs some changes.
My biggest complaint would be the fact that more often than not my beer glass is hot. Not room temp, or even chilled, but hot, just out of the dishwasher. I love the beer, but it somehow looses it's appeal when you are drinking a warm beer out of a hot glass on a Kansas summer day.
Next, I would say it has to be the smoking (I know some of you are rolling your eyes saying "Awww c'mon! Leave us smokers alone!) I have no real problem with smoking and yes I am a non-smoker. It's just the positioning in the restaurant. It makes no sense to have the smokers downstairs, and the non-smokers upstairs. I realize the smokers will want to be at the bar, but it makes it completely useless to have a non-smoking section. Just make the restaurant one or the other and quit trying to please everyone, because it is not working.
I would like to add that altough the food quality may be hit or miss, whoever designed the menu definately had the right mindset. Every Item on the menu goes perfectly with a Free State beer....I can hardly wait to get back to town and have my Free State cravings answered with a John Brown, and some fish and chips!!
June 24, 2004 at midnight ( permalink | suggest removal )