Best Cocktail Bars in Soulard / Benton Park

Times have really changed (for the better!). I visited B&S several years ago (2020’ish - COVID era) and was not impressed back then. The Chefs tasting menu and wine pairing was more miss than hit. For the price, just 1 miss (poor pairing) is a let down. To have it repeated was a downright disappointment. We haven’t been back since because we were so disappointed with the experience and price. We (reluctantly) came back, under insistence of my sister-in-law… and we were pleasantly surprised. The tasting menu had changed and the wine pairing had GREATLY improved… because there were 3 of us, we were able to try all of the menu choices and all of us were amazed with the quality of the pairing. The food tasted so good… it was off the charts! We will be back and this time it won’t be 5+ years between visits.

Loved this place!!! We came for drinks but the food was surprisingly really good!

Beautiful experience, the food was perfect; my date and I enjoyed the view of the arch during the sunset, already booked another reservation for next week!

Our server was fantastic & we had such a great time!

The place is great. And service is amazing. Our waiter John was superb.