So, they revamped the old BlackBull Steakhouse into Smashers Bullpen Burgers and Brews. I'm giving it 3 stars to start because it's the first time we went since they reopened, and we'll try again after the "new" wears off and they sort out some of their issues.
Pros:
Alyssa, our waitress, was extremely nice, friendly, and very attentive, and I'd like to commend her on that because this place was PACKED.
The beer cheese is excellent, and I didn't expect my burger to come on Texas toast but, overall I rather enjoyed that over the bun.
My husband got the bareback bourbon pork and really liked the sauce on it.
The lemonade was good.
Price was it's about the same everywhere, about $40-50 for two people. A little pricey.
Cons:
Understaffed. There were two waitresses and it just seemed very hectic. The kitchen got backed up and it was then a 45 minute wait to everyone who came in after us.
The pork on the sandwich my husband got was burnt.
They said the sandwich I got was "swimming in mounds of sautéed onions" - they forgot the onions. So it was lacking a bit of flavor.
The fries are absolutely bottom of the bag, over salted, and flavorless. I'll skip those next time and choose a different side.
It needs some decorations and there needs to be some better seating options, either a 4 person table or a 6 person table. Not great for couples.
And just a matter of personal opinion, the menu is a bit childish - I get they were trying to really go for the "country" style here, but we already live in BFE, we don't need a story for every menu item.
Overall, we will try it again, and I really hope this place does do well because anyone near Rural Valley and Dayton knows we could sure use a good restaurant. read more