Draft House Bar & Grill

I have to. say, I think the wait person working the floor needs to understand the concept of waiting tables. If you give outstanding service I will reward you with a great tip. If you forget to fill my drink up like last time I was here, or forget to bring me water for 30 minutes like this time while you talk on your phone… It will be interesting to see if my food shows up. I came back this time because the food is very good! I just wish it had a wait staff to make it a enjoyable experience.

We came here for some simple bar food and good draft beer. As we thought the beer is cold and good. But the food, amazing, over the top!!! The young lady that waited on us has been great! Lexi I believe doing wonderful job!!! Can’t believe this place isn’t packed! Lucky us!!!

This bar and grill is very open clean. Mens bathroom needs a little work. Beer is cold, ABC Club Sandwich was great. Great beer and liquor selection. Pool tables and plenty of tv’s. Bartender was great. I would bring my family and/​or a group of friends here.

Love this place! The staff is so friendly. We love Chris, Jessica and Kate! We feel like family when we are there. They spilled drinks on us and broke the glass the other night, but the manager took care of our whole tab, which is out if the ordinary. You have to try it!!!

This place won me over almost as soon as I walked in. This is a sports bar; TV screens, pool tables, video games, a Texas sized size bar! It was early, and we had gotten done with the boys’ soccer and basketball games at our other home known as the Field House. I was Unilocaling out some spots to go to and this came up so we tried it.
We started off with the fried pickles and fried mushrooms. No joke, these were the best we have had in the entire north Dallas area. The may not know how to spell appetizers on their website, but the sure know how to make them. The mushrooms were fresh and the batter was perfect. The chef took favor on us and gave us some free samplers of some items he was thinking of adding to the menu. One was a twist on potato skins using small red potatoes instead of skins, and the other was meatballs. This dude was talented, both tasted great! We were getting full so my wife and I split a Black Jack burger — which was great, and the boys got boneless chicken wings (bcws). Those had to be the most tender bcw’s I’ve have ever had.
And the gifts did not stop coming out; Chef Superman let us taste the gumbo and jambalaya as well. The jambalaya had sausage made right there and it was very good. Chef said they were going to start serving breakfast/​brunch so keep that in mind. Even my youngest was chowing down on on the gumbo and this kid is persnickety.
My only suggestion to our great waitress was that they needed to add nachos. Not those individual chips with some ground cover that some so called upscale places serve (you know who you are, Mi Cocina), but mounds of chips, cheese and meat. Anyway, the beer selection was also good; I had the Martin House Salsa Verde since the lakewood temptress was out, and was not disappointed. While we ate inside, they have an outside area that looked really nice as well. Also we played a bit of pool — they charge by the minute which was good ($ 0.22 per minute — about $ 12.00 per hour) so we only played a little bit til the boys got bored. We’re definitely coming back!

This was our second time at the Draft House and it was a far worse experience than the first. The sewage smell upon entering should have been enough to make us leave.
1. My husband attempted to order 3 beers and was told each time that they did not have them in stock although they were on the menu. I ordered a signature cocktail and was told they did not have the vodka to make it.
2. It took about 15 minutes for our drinks to come out and my wine glass was so dirty and water stained that I cleaned it myself before drinking out of it. Instead of using a tray to serve our drinks the waitress held my husbands beer by the rim with her nasty server hands… which is disgusting. (Our server wasn’t nasty but everyone knows the filth that a server touches)
3. We ordered an appetizer that took forever to come out and our food order took even longer. At this point the waitress did say that there was only 1 server and 1 cook so everything was taking longer to come out. This was the second time we considered leaving… about 1 hour into our stay.
4. We finally got our food and my fries were cold, my burger did not have all of the menu toppings on it, the grilled cheese sandwich was only grilled on 1 side and was cold, and my husband did not get the side of ranch he requested when he ordered the food. No ketchup or mustard was presented until we asked for it. However, the burger patty did have good flavor and my husband really enjoyed his. I would have preferred to not have to search for the grilled onions because they were hidden under the cheese and I would have preferred the burger been served the way it was described on the menu.
5. Our original plan for the night was to visit a waiter friend at Applebee’s but we decided to go to the Draft House instead. In retrospect, I wish we would have gone to Applebee’s. There’s no reason it should take 2 hours. 2 HOURS… for a party of 4 to have a beer and a burger.
I can’t tell if you guys are trying to be a Bar & Grill or just a venue for poker, pool, and trivia nights, either way, you lost 4 customers last night. As we left I told my husband that I give ya’ll 8 months before you close down and he said you won’t even last that long.

Absolutely horrible service. The general manager was playing bartender and it took 30 minutes to get a rum and diet. If the bar was busy, I understand. But there was a dozen people In the entire bar. I kept asking the waitress about my drink, and she’d just respond — that she couldn’t speed him up, she couldn’t do anything about it. And he wasn’t even doing anything behind the bar, just hanging out. Wings were amazing but again, the stars are based on the lack of service. I will NEVER come here again, an empty bar on a Wednesday that takes over 30 minutes for a drink, I can do better.

Another addition for the entertainment of this little town. The place is very open with pool tables, tv’s, long bar, and a patio. It’s really a far cry different from their other location. Different crowd and different vibe. Although, the other locations have more beers on tap this place have decent selections on tap and bottles as well. I like this place a lot better than other location.

My husband and I ordered Togo food from here tonight and it wasn’t very good. I got the fish and chips which didn’t come with a side of tartar sauce… but did it came with 2 pieces of white bread??? So that was interesting and kind of funny, I don’t remember that last time I thought «hey you know what would go really well with my fish and chips… white bread.» My husband got a fried chicken sandwich which was mediocre at best, and it also had white bread instead of a normal hoagie or bun. The wings were ok.
I’m kind of disappointed because I was hoping they would have good food, as the options are limited in little elm. I’m giving 3 stars because I went here with a friend for drinks about a month back and we had a good time. The bartender that was waiting on us was good. The patio has also been upgraded, and had an inviting feel. And Hey just about anything would be better than the Loins Den.

Great food — especially the steamed seafood with various seasonings. I hope this place gets busy so that the associates can make money and the place can thrive. It’s a great atmosphere and a welcomed change from the other local spots.

So glad a place like this opened up finally. Clean and open area.
Friendly bartenders and 4 brand-​spanking-​new pool tables. Albeit the cloth is blue but I will let them slide on that since there is hardly any places to play pool around in the area– Much welcomed addition!
Good selection of draft beer and a jukebox you can control from your phone.
The reason some other reviewers commented on the eclectic selection of music is because the patrons were playing the songs on the Jukebox! Not much you can do about that one.
Nice location in the end of a strip with an outside patio off the front.
I dig this place and will be going often.
I even hear there is going to be an APA pool league starting up there soon so if you like to shoot stick, game on!

I wouldn’t recommend getting take-​out. I called at 5:36 on a Monday for two entrées. They said it would take 15 – 20 minutes. We came at 6:02 to pick up. They hadn’t even started on our meal. They took payment and tip and had us wait until 6:27. No apology or explanation or offered us anything to drink while we waited. Needless to say we will not come back and will be sure to let our friends know.

I heard there was a new bar in Little Elm that had some pool tables. So I eventually found it, not the easiest task, and was suprised to find a well lit bar with 4 Diamond tables in it. When I walked in, I saw they had 16 beers on tap, and the pool rates were very reasonable. In short the pool tables are amazing. The one downside, as with most places, the tables nearest the wall are a little too close. But with plenty of televisions, good food, and great tables «I’ll be back.»

This place is definitely better than the Lion’s Den that was here before. The décor is cool and several pool tables for your entertainment. Draft beer selection is pretty good and reasonably price. Had the buffalo sliders which were good but could have used more buffalo sauce. My boyfriend had the burger which he thought was really good. We sat at the bar so service was good. We came around 4 on a Thursday so not too busy during that time

We decided to give this place a try only because it originally had the word Cajun in the title. We had a weird experience. First, there’s no one at the door to greet you, so you have to wait until one of the waitresses is available to come and get you. It just went sideways from there. The choice of music is one of the most em eclectic I’ve ever experienced in a restaurant and it’s fairly loud so you can’t just ignore it. When we were seated there was a Barney song playing with little kids singing along, even though there was only two kids in the whole restaurant. Then we’re just the most random collection of songs that played. At one point I heard the theme song from that TV show The Greatest American Hero” from the 80’s. Anyway, enough about that. The food was just okay. I was really disappointed with the snow crab. I expected it to be like Boiling Crab or Shell Shack. It wasn’t. The sauce was really watery and it just lacked a lot of flavor. Fried pickles were good. My wife said the wings were ok, but they tasted the same although she ordered two different flavors. The service lacked some, but I wasn’t surprised based on some of the reviews I had read. Overall, it looks like it might be a great place to watch a football game because there a lots of TV’s everywhere and 4 pool tables. Pics are attached. Make your own judgement.

You know what, this place really earned their five stars. It started off awesome, got a little rocky in between, and then they completely redeemed themselves. Place is SUPER clean, and feels clean, with cute Halloween decorations getting ready for their Halloween dance party (see picture attached). Fiancée and I had a really good time and ate awesome food! The waitress was a rockstar and really sweet, constantly picking up trash off the table, smiling, and refilling drinks. Actually we had a few people, including the manager, make sure we had our drink order taken, which started off as a great first impression. There are a ton of screens (including a ginormous projector) to watch the Saints/​Falcons game on, and actually a poker tournament (every Thursday at 630pm) going on, which we thought is cool. I got the amazing Draft House burger, with fried onion strings, American cheese, bacon, avocado, and a fried egg on a well seasoned burger and freshly toasted bun. Future hubs got the Western BBQ, which the waitress put in correctly but the cooks provided something completely not Western. They also forgot my sweet potato fries. BUT hold up! Our awesome waitress corrected our order, put messed up food in a to go box to take home, and even gave us 25% off for the confusion! Damn! That’s how you get customers coming back after a mix up like that. So props to this place and the waitress, and we will be back!

These other reviews are obviously associated, because there was nothing good about this place other than yes it is nicer than it used to be as lions den, but that’s it.
They try don’t get me wrong but the food is sad I mean ugh! That’s all I even want to say ugh!

I’m giving this place a 4 star review because I really want this place to succeed.
First off the place is super nice and clean. Very modern/​contemporary bar with cool lighting. Unfortunately the cool lighting is a waste do to the entire space being over lit. It felt like a bowling alley without the smoke to me. If the lights were brought down it would change everything for me. And the other three people with me agreed.
Next our waitress Penny. SHE WAS AWESOME! LOVE HER! She made our first visit so fun and enjoyable. She put up with all my criticism and hard time with a smile. She even poked right back at me. She will hopefully be «our» waitress every time.
Next are the drinks. Reverse happy hour from 9pm-​10pm $ 1 off is awesome. We just had Gin and tonic but they were mixed good and strong and only $ 4, $ 3 during happy hour. We may have had 12 or so lol.
Next is the music. I don’t know what was up with the music. I think they are trying to please every genre but playing every genre of music. Weird to say the least but I appreciate the effort. I think it would be safe to pick what you feel is right, listen to the clientele and adjust from there.
There was supposed to be a DJ but he no showed.
We didn’t have any food this trip but the menu looked great. We will eat next time.
Pool tables are really nice just wish there was a ledge along to walk to sit your drink. People will end up putting there drinks on the pool tables and ruin them I’m afraid.
Over all, great visit and will be back for sure. Probably next Sunday for the game.

Huge improvement from the Lion’s Den. All new interior– didn’t try the food but the menu has lots of options. The best part is there is no smoking inside. 4 pool tables and lots of TVs. DJ played great music. We will be back. Only 4 stars Bc service was a bit slow.

Now first and foremost they have stepped it up from the Lions Den, so you can definitely relax and enjoy without the old lame vibe! They do a karaōke night, industry night and a later happy hour for great drink prices. While I was there 2 new pool tables were being built and they turn the music off so watching a sporting event on their big screens is enjoyable. No screaming to hear the person next to you!
The menu is a great mix of seafood, burgers, wings, sandwiches and a ton of apps I haven’t tried yet.
Meal #1The first visit I had the draft burger and was it was really yummy! Juicy, well seasoned and comes with every topping imaginable. The only downside (they are new, so not a biggie) was my sunny side up egg was beyond over medium… Lol yes I assumed it would be runny.
Meal #2 I’m soooo happy I got messy and went with the crab legs! The medium spice is garlicky deliciousness, I was licking my fingers and could of cared less how I looked– yes that good.
Overall a chill atmosphere with friendly waitstaff and good food 10 minutes from my house!