We really enjoyed this spot. Our friends brought us here for lunch. We recommend the chicken and pesto pizza. The crust was amazing and we recommend their hand toss due to it being made with Guinness beer. We also really liked their Mediterranean flat bread. read more

Blackthorn Pizza & Pub - Chicken and pesto pizza - Pizza Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Here i am in Joplin asking for places to eat. Blackthorn did a very nice job on the pizza. This place is a bar and grill downtown Joplin. If you are looking for more of a bar setting this is it. Go check it out. Note it is not fancy place at all. Good job. Good Za and good service. I will say i was 1 of 3 people there the whole time. I will go back. read more

Blackthorn Pizza & Pub - Some drinks. - Pizza Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

We stayed at Residence Inn in Joplin MO on our westward road trip and the front desk manager recommended this establishment. We were seated quickly and our drink order was delivered within a few minutes. We ordered a pretzel and a pizza. The pretzel with the cheese sauce was the very best pretzel I've ever had. It has a crispness to it and wasn't overly salty as most. If you go there, do yourself a favor and order the pretzel. The pizza we ordered was called the Mine Shaft. The crust was fantastic and the pizza was pretty good. Not in my top 10 but good. Ambiance is different but relaxed. We enjoyed the service, which was great, and the food was pretty good with an unbelievable pretzel. read more

The ambiance is that casual neighborhood gem. Not a large place and be prepared to wait. Our wait was quite long for our food. I'm not counting off for this as the food was delicious and we were aware it's a small place and they were pretty busy. The pizzas are big and filling! read more

Blackthorn reached out and offered to make it right and made us two new pizzas of our choice tonight. They were both delicious! The white sauce is wonderful! I'm not crazy about most red sauce but did like it too! The white sauce and feta was a perfect combination. I love the crust as well. Thanks for the great customer service! Hope to come back soon and eat in and enjoy some live music. read more

This place is everything you want in a hole in the wall music joint, and with awesome craft beer!! I have to say, if I were going to pick the taps at a bar, I would pick every craft beer they have currently. They have an awesome selection, primarily darker beers which is what I would choose every time. The crowd is young but chill, and this was exactly what we needed for a break after a long day of family time. So happy we found this little gem. read more

Blackthorn came up on my Google search as a beer bar. I was in town and wanted to try a local brewpub. I wanted a pizza and beer. This place serves many beers on tap. I ordered a chocolate porter from Kansas City and a "Happy Hippy" small veggie pizza ($9). I noted how dark it was inside. There are a lot of tables in here and I'm sure when there is live music, this place rocks. It was after 8pm on a Sunday night. I took a seat at the bar. There were two other customers and the place was not busy. The bartender was friendly and competent, but he was busy cleaning the place. The beer was ok (a bit flat) and the pizza crust too hard. While it was topped with a lot of toppings, the tasteless crust really ruined the flavor. This isn't a bad place at all, and I'm sure people who are into the dark bar scene would like this place, but this isn't a place I'd come back to. read more

I can only assume Blackthorn's 3.5 star average is due to the grungy, punk rock bar vibe of the location itself, because it certainly isn't an accurate representation of the food. Only having visited once, I can't speak for the whole menu, but the iconica I shared with my group was an absolute marvel of delicately balanced flavors that transcended our expectations effortlessly. Yes, service was a bit slow (it is a bar, after all), and it's true that the crowd is a bit rougher around the edges than one might prefer. And although I didn't partake of any adult beverages on this trip, I did listen to several of my friends lament the rather paltry selection of available liquors. These limitations are, to my mind, the only things holding the establishment back from five star status. Otherwise, if you enjoy good food and are prepared to embrace a divey ambiance, there's no reason you won't enjoy Blackthorn. read more

What kind of bar makes you pay 20 bucks to use a crummy broken pool table and then on top of it doesn't have any cream to make White Russians etc. or a bunch of alcohol to make average drinks. many of the drinks we ordered the guy quickly denied for the simple reason they didn't have something. He couldn't make us my ties, White Russians, Colorado bulldogs, cucumber sunrise, or any other drink that we ordered. the pizza was terrible. For some reason at 8pm on a Friday a family with two little kids age 4 and 3 were dining there. Is this a bar or is it a chunky cheese? 80$ are u kidding me. I ordered 2 recommended drinks for me and a friend and a pizza. I'm out. Thanks but no thanks. read more

Stopped in thinking it was the same Blackthorn as the one in St Louis, nope. But, that was OK with me. Staff was interactive and friendly. Beer was cold and the pizza was worth coming back for. Love these resurgent downtown sort of places. I will be there when traveling to Joplin again. read more

Dudez at black thorn at the place and pad to be Ryan Raymond Is Witten it peace its nice out come partygoers

I always come here every other Tuesday for a Drinking Liberally gathering. The place is the typical pub you might see in shows. The place is a nice little hole in the wall joint. But if you are not into the pub scene, it does have a arcade room for you to play some old school games. The pub supports local talent since there usually are local bands that come every night around 9. Cigar, pipe, or cigarette smoker? This bar is smoke free so stand outside with everyone else enjoying conversations and night air. The only problem that I have is that the service is not up to par with a typical joint. It seems most of the time we have to go and get help if no one bothers to come and see what a group of new people want. read more

I've only been once, but I had a good time. It's a small to mid sized selection of beer but with a few interesting ones thrown in and a few seasonal specialties. Staff was nice, cool dim pub atmosphere, and a pool table and arcade in the adjoining room. My coat smelled like smoke for the next three days, but until Joplin sacks up and realizes that a smoking section in a restaurant (they serve pizza and even have a buffet at certain times. Definitely a restaurant.) is like having a peeing section in a pool you are stuck with that any place. Still, I enjoyed it and would be happy to hang out here in the future. Also, order at the bar. I didn't see any servers, just the tender, so without a tab he isn't coming to you. read more

Outstanding beer selection. The pizza isn't the best but it's a bar. Great place to people watch as well!

Upon approaching my favourite evening time Pizzeria/Pub for lunch, I was reminded of going to one of my ex-wives house for a meal. Familiar, inviting, and comfortable, ...but with the possibilities of unsatisfactory occurrences hanging overhead, like the very sword of Damocles. All too often, seeing a place in broad daylight, previously seen only through the dim illumination of neon lights is akin to waking up next to someone whose make-up has been rubbed off on unwashed low thread count sheets. It's refreshing however to experience a place whose appearance in full spectrum light is closer to the sudden heightened awareness felt from your first good acid trip: bright and alive. All worries and concerns faded like rent needs after payday when I was greeted and seated, and just as quickly provided with an "Iced Tea", a beverage, that while lacking the "Long Island" aspect was every bit as refreshing, and should be tried by all. In an effort to show that Punk Rock isn't dead, I opted to not order from the tried and true flavours that I've come to love and want, but instead ordered their newest creation sight unseen and taste unknown. "The Warpig", which offers a housemade "Honey/Serrano Sauce" was a battle of honey sweetness that is reminiscent of a loves first kiss and the deep burn of that same love when it's run it's course and gone south. The pie topped with fork tender pig meat and sweet peppers made for a dish I will desire and hunger for, ...like a starry eyed junkie searching for that cherry high. All together, the surreal experience of a time honoured night time favourite haunt seen in the refreshing light of day, and having an amazing repast laid before me by willing staff members makes me long for the days of my youth, before I was jaded and soured by the gristmill of life. read more

All the bartenders are really friendly and the owner Roger is pretty cool. They have an awesome craft beer selection and the prices for them are not bad at all (I recommend the chocolate stout). The crowd is kind of a mix. I got called a faggot for cheering for a different team, so...yeah. Most people I've talked with there are nice and talkative. I've had two great late nights there. Their pizza's dope too. read more

They have excellent pizza with a variety of toppings. A large beer selection on tap. The staff is friendly and personable. There are a few games and a pool table to keep you entertained, also. read more

Service was great. It was a hole in the wale type of place. They charge you $5 to get in the door. Seriously I have never paid a door cover before (but only charged me $1 anyways). I wasn't feeling the music older rock type and the group of people their just didnt see eye to eye with my style read more

We love this place. Great pizza. Lots of different kinds. I got the white sauced chicken and sauce pizza and it was great, my wife got the BBQ pizza and she loved it. The owner was very friendly and event let us sample some things on tap. This is definitely one of our favorite places. Only reason I rated it at 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the price. A little bit on the pricey side. But very good overall. read more

The drinks were good and the places has a great feel to it. The pizza looked amazing but after 1 drunk a piece we left due to the horrible bartender service. She was stand offish and rude. We won't be back, too many other great bars in town read more

My boyfriend and I enjoy coming here on date night. It's his favorite spot for pizza and beer. Prices are fair. The last time we went it was his birthday and the owner have him a choice of a two free beers or a free shot, which was pretty nice. Only complaint is that the service can by spotty sometimes, but then again we usually come in right before it starts to get busy. read more

Good selection of beer, with some new things to try. Food was pretty good (for bar food) and the staff was friendly. Pretty typical bar.

You will be hard-pressed to find a friendlier staff or better atmosphere in Joplin! Great pub and even greater beer & pretzels.

Roger is the man. Oh, and mel and the other bartenders are fabulous as well. If you want to drink at a real place with real character, this is the one and only still kicking in jomo. read more

Fantastic. Wondrous. Excellent. Magnifique. There aren't enough positive adjectives to describe my experience. Thanks Doug for reminding me to write this excellent review and also for helping to ensure that my beer experience was as optimal as it could be. The pizza was also delectable. read more

One of the only Irish bars in Joplin. They have the largest amount of taps (20), but only 10 - 12 will have beers in them at any time. Food wise they mainly serve pizza with other bar food. They do live bands several times a week, and they are good at advertising it. They have a pool table with a few other arcade games. read more

Delicious pizza, good bands. Only one pool table. Very crowded late Fri/Sat nights, but perfect during the week if you just wanna chill.

I attended a show that some friends of mine were playing and at first was having a great time. I purchased drinks and had no issues with service. The pizza is good and there's a good drink selection. Roger was introduced to me as the owner and he seemed nice. However, once he became intoxicated he was so concerned with ushering people out the door so that he could go into the back room with some drunk female stragglers that he began insulting the patrons still inside at 2:00am. He began yelling at us and insulting us. I'm not sure if he was so drunk that he didn't remember who we were or if he just didn't care about professionalism anymore. It's a shame...this place had real potential. read more

im moving to Joplin from Springfield and i was researching places to hang out and i noticed people are still crying about smoking sections look i came to springfield from KC and the first thing i noticed was how much more alive the night life was here than in KC and now that they have no smoking in Springfield 3 bars i know have closed and the rest are looking as dead as KC bars please Joplin dont start crying about smokeing its bad for business and bar owners should have the right to run their business however they want. Don't vote our American rights away and for pete sake stop crying. read more

Decent pizza, great beer selection, but absolutely the worst service anywhere. Have waited over 20 minutes for a refill and for someone to take my food order on a slow night. Finally got up and left. read more

Best beer selection in Joplin, good people, and decent pizza. You can't go wrong.