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    Schlafly Highland Square

    3.9 (37 reviews)

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    Cheeseburger and fries
    Marietta M.

    Overall we had a good experience. We were seated promptly out on the patio. Ordered a couple of beers and some food right away. I had the hamburger and fries and it was good. My husband had the Reuben and he did not enjoy it; the sandwich contents were out of proportion. There was a lot of corned beef, but very little sauerkraut and he said the 1000 island dressing was not traditional and there was very little on the sandwich. We will probably go back and try something else next time!

    Dawn R.

    What a great find for a first timer! Truly. The food was SO good (Hummus appetizer, Brats & Jagerschnitzel), the beers and wine were as well tasty with on spot service and the ambiance was nice, quiet and relaxing. We will be back and recommend.

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    Mary A.

    If you're in Highland, IL you need to stop at Schlafly. If you've been to their other brew pubs in downtown St. Louis or Maplewood, you'll be impressed by the completely different menu. The theme of the menu here is Swiss German fare to pay homage to the original Swiss German Schlafly family immigrants that settled in Highland, IL in the 1800s. We were stopping in for an early lunch, so we only ordered one appetizer to share. We enjoyed the fondue with local cheeses, apples, sausage, and bread. The cheese was perfectly melted. The skewers to dip the apples and sausage were sturdy. We didn't lose any food in the sea of cheese! The crostini was the perfect level of toasted. Not too hard, not too soft, just right. The patio is gorgeous! It's covered and there are fans to keep you cool when it's warm. It overlooks a small green space. I can see kids running around here while their parents sip some beers. There's even an additional outdoor bathroom in the small park, too. They have the Highland Lager available only at this location, so make sure to grab a pint when you visit!

    5 cheese flatbread
    Brett B.

    Placed a takeout order on a Monday- Beer bread, turkey and Brie sandwich with potato salad, and 5 cheese flat bread. Beer bread comes as a small loaf and was great. I ate it with a bacon onion jam. Turkey sandwich was a pressed panini style and good, but I really liked the redskin potato German style potato salad side. The flat bread was St. Louis style cracker crust, was small, and tasted like a frozen pizza. Not my favorite. Glad this place is in Highland.

    Beer bread, onion soup, beer (don't know variety)
    Nicole S.

    Get the beer bread....just GET IT, it is so dang delicious. The beer soup is equally tasty, but not enough of it and today was very lukewarm. The onion soup is also a solid choice. Space is very large inside and they have a great outdoor space for summer. Definitely a cool hang.

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    THIS is what we are all about! Love the review and the pics!

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    Thanks for the nice compliments! And the 4 stars!

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    2 years ago

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    Appreciate you helping us get the word out! Love the pics!

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    2 years ago

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    John E.

    Thanks so much Kate! Anything we can do to earn a 5th star?

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    4 years ago

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    2 years ago

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    Out apologies for the confusion.

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    10 months ago

    Best food ever got a salad and they got me a salad (a lot of salad) very friendly staff and amazing and clean place. Recommend highly

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    11 months ago

    They are changing hands and the menu has changed to pizza and burgers. They said it as going to become a sports bar. Oh joy

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    Anything specific that we can address?

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    2 years ago

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    John E.

    Thanks so much! Maybe the patio will get us to 5 stars?

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    1 year ago

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    We appreciate your patience while we go through some changes.

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    3 years ago

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    We are glad to be in Highland! And we appreciate the 4 stars!

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    3 years ago

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    Love your review! Thanks for helping us get the word out!

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    2 years ago

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    Sorry that we missed mark. Please consider giving us another chance.

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    2 years ago

    Received potato scraps sold as french fries twice, both times in Saint Louis. Waters's stated it was house policy.

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    Thanks for all of your feedback! It is much appreciated!

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    2 years ago

    Good food, a little bland, but menu was diverse. Ambiance was plain inside, but great patio outside. Service was a bit slow.

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    Thanks for the 4 stars! Hope you'll be back!

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    2 years ago

    Great place to grab a bite to eat and a couple pints!!!! Relaxing outdoor patio is very inviting.

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    Thanks for helping us get the word out! We love the patio!

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    3 years ago

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    Awesome experience! Thanks for sharing with others!

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    All super good choices! Great photos! Thanks!

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    4 years ago

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    John E.

    Shout out to the beer flights! Always a great choice!

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    3 years ago

    Food great and the atmosphere is good too. It has an outside seating area great for more warmer times

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    That's us in a nutshell! Thanks for saying so!

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    5 years ago

    Great food and great Schlafly on tap. Shepherds pie was amazing. I wish this place were closer to where I live

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    So glad you had a great experience! Thanks for sharing!

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    4 years ago

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    Thanks for the 5 star review and the constructive feedback!

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    Love being called "top notch!" Thanks for the 5 star review!

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    4 years ago

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    Our apologies.

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    4 years ago

    Worlds worst service Threes servers asar at the bar while we sat and waited forever for somebody to take our order.

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    Unacceptable. Our apologies.

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    5 years ago

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    Thanks for being so understanding as a loyal customer!

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    Sounds like we dropped the ball. Sorry.

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