Kansas City, to my mind, has never been a particularly great place for hotel dining and drinking. (Oh, sure, there was the Peppercorn Duck Club and Skies, I still miss them both.) You are welcome to disagree but among my friends and me, we never think about getting happy in a hotel in this town. Traveling, sure. But now I’m starting to think we should put hotels on our list.
Case in point: The Drum Room adjoining Providence New American Kitchen in the Hilton downtown. Their happy hour runs from 4 – 6:30 p.m. – I like that extra half hour. Also there’s parking across the street which is less expensive than most of the lots around and who knows, you might get lucky with street parking. You’re downtown, folks.
But during that time, you can actually have dinner if you have that burger craving all good Midwesterners fall prey to – it’s just six bucks as are their duck fat fries (I ALWAYS ask for extra crispy no matter where I go) that come with a beer and cheese fondue. There are just two other items on the menu – calamari and feta fritters, also inexpensive and also yummy.
Now, on to the equally important part: the drinks. There’s two draught beers on tap for $5 as are their house selections of red and white wine BUT what I like – premium well cocktails are just $6. If you’re determined to go the true high end, splurge on the original Drum Room’s Old Fashioned, which as an old fashioned expert, and a modest one at that, I can tell you is excellent; there’s also the Pendergast, and several memorable more – woo hoo! Head bartender Jeff Ruane summed it all up well for me when he said, “The ambiance here is like no other place – its history, the people who come here from all over or who live down the block, the music, we’ve got it all.” He’s right.
Yep, a great night out with a great burger and drink – in the historic atmosphere of one of Kansas City’s most storied hotels. Be sure to step down a few steps and look at the pictures and class case with artifacts of previous days. It’s definitely a happy two and a half hours.
Kansas City, MO 64105
Ph. (816) 303-1686
Case in point: The Drum Room adjoining Providence New American Kitchen in the Hilton downtown. Their happy hour runs from 4 – 6:30 p.m. – I like that extra half hour. Also there’s parking across the street which is less expensive than most of the lots around and who knows, you might get lucky with street parking. You’re downtown, folks.
But during that time, you can actually have dinner if you have that burger craving all good Midwesterners fall prey to – it’s just six bucks as are their duck fat fries (I ALWAYS ask for extra crispy no matter where I go) that come with a beer and cheese fondue. There are just two other items on the menu – calamari and feta fritters, also inexpensive and also yummy.
Now, on to the equally important part: the drinks. There’s two draught beers on tap for $5 as are their house selections of red and white wine BUT what I like – premium well cocktails are just $6. If you’re determined to go the true high end, splurge on the original Drum Room’s Old Fashioned, which as an old fashioned expert, and a modest one at that, I can tell you is excellent; there’s also the Pendergast, and several memorable more – woo hoo! Head bartender Jeff Ruane summed it all up well for me when he said, “The ambiance here is like no other place – its history, the people who come here from all over or who live down the block, the music, we’ve got it all.” He’s right.
Yep, a great night out with a great burger and drink – in the historic atmosphere of one of Kansas City’s most storied hotels. Be sure to step down a few steps and look at the pictures and class case with artifacts of previous days. It’s definitely a happy two and a half hours.
Providence New American Kitchen
1329 BaltimoreKansas City, MO 64105
Ph. (816) 303-1686
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