Bird Dog At The Oread - Lawrence

Very cool venue, a little pricey. Food was okay. The real issue for us was the staff, be it in the restaurant or the bar. The staff is comprised of students from next door, while nice as they could be. It was very obvious that none were going to school to be in the hospitality business. Management set them up to fail without training.

I made a reservation for brunch months ago when I was coming to visit my daughter for Mother?s Day weekend. I was looking so forward to having brunch with her on a Sunday morning at your hotel. And then the waitress told us that breakfast stops at 9:45 AM it was 10:30 AM and she gives us a lunch menu no one wants to eat lunch at 10:30 AM and why does your website say breakfast is until 11 AM so disappointing!

I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious my mushroom Swiss burger was. I was expecting a small, underwhelming and over priced burger, but instead I was served a delicious, big, juicy, cooked to perfection burger. Needless to say, this 9 months pregnant woman was happy! My 2 year old got the nachos that were half priced during happy hour and it was a huge serving of great steak nachos. Definitely better quality food for a sports bar than I was expecting! Thank you!

Personal welcome from the management was a nice touch. Something for everyone on the menu. Salmon cooked per personal preference: one more, one less done. Ribs were fall-off-the-bone and the Asian salad, full portion was nicely chopped, well seasoned, and provided plenty for the to-go box. Truffle fries were almost too rich and the marshmallow fluff whipping cream served with the sweet potato fries seemed a bite much. We'll be back when the weather is warmer to check out the view from the 9th story roof top bar. (8 floors up via elevator and one flight of stairs; ADA elevator available on request) Next trip might try booking a room at the Oread Hotel where this bar is located.

Unbelievably great service and drinks. Steve the bartender bent over backwards to help us out and Mike the manager helped as well. Highly recommend the signature cocktails that Steve make himself! Best service experience!