Front Room Tavern

The student bartenders were very nice and attentive but the hours are a bit odd. Loved the pulled chicken sandwich. Worst part is that there's no reason to come here without student parking because the hotel is valet only and the street parking is very unreliable.

came here to get a happy hour drink and some chicken alfredo just real quick. drinks awful. server was very sweet and even offered his OWN money for a mess up. he misunderstood but yet the managers only option was to dump drink and make a different one for the price i wanted.... the way they run this place doesn't make any sense. ambience was fine if you wanna be surrounded by a bunch of rich old white ppl. me and my friends have worked service industry for many years, many different places..... wtf is with the way y'all run this place??? moneys not even a problem but the way they charged us for some awful drinks??? bye. also menu on website is 3 years old. soooo. yeah.

This venue is cute and cozy but the parking is very limited. You have to park on the side street unless your fortunate enough to get one of the 10 spots right next to the building. In my opinion, it's the perfect date night spot! My issue is that they do NOT have any mimosa specials for brunch. I made the mistake of ordering a carafe of mimosas without inquiring about the cost. After the fact, I discovered that when you order a carafe of mimosas they simply charge you for a bottle of the cheapest champagne which is $36 and then they fill the rest of the carafe up with juice. Had I been informed of this in advance, I would have just ordered the bottle of champagne without the juice. When we inquired about the individual glasses of mimosas, the server informed us that they were $10, but when the checks arrived, they were actually $7. Overall, this is definitely a nice little date night spot. The staff was very friendly and everyone was happy with their meals. I'll definitely return!

Came here for drinks at 7pm, relatively early for a Saturday night and to our surprise it was pretty empty. Thinking this was perfect for our party of 9 as we were meeting for a friends Birthday we took a seat at the booth directly in front if the bar. The server was very nice but clearly overwhelmed as her help was lacking urgency or motivation. (1server/1 buss boy) There were three other events being hosted at the hotel that night and it was clear the restaurant was understaffed. We waited over 40 minutes to be acknowledged and another 30 just be served some, not all of our drinks. Unfortunately those drinks were not made correctly. At this point we were over it and our now hour and a half long experience for 4 nasty drinks we couldn't even drink. The manager was understanding and comped our bill. The server was understanding and apologized. Maybe try this place out when there isn't 3 weddings happening on one night.

What a dreadful experience.There was a political meet-and-greet underway outside on the patio while we came for an adult evening out. We knew that the menu was not what it used to be under previous ownership. It was extremely limited, a bar menu really. But, we decided to have dinner anyway. In spite of the fact that the dining room was loaded with very shallow people making racket and NONE wearing a face mask while standing or moving through the restaurant.It was impossible to get the attention of staff. We, literally, had to get up and go into the kitchen to check on our food.Salad dressing on Caesar and BBQ bowl were big disappointment. Waiter did not "hear" our order or did not care. Dinner salad came out long after entrée. Drinks and entrées were misdelivered. One beverage never arrived. The burgers and fries were tasty, the alcoholic beverages were fine, but the rest of the meal was a disappointment.Especially when you consider that, including tip, we spent almost $50 per person.And there was some odd processing issue with the credit card where the server asked for a PIN number on the card. What? The Front Room used to be a lovely dining destination.Now it is a coronavirus superspreader social club for the Dallas County Club set. It suits them.Never mind.

While visiting Dallas, I toured around the SMU campus and found myself dehydrated, hot, and desperately craving a refreshing cocktail. The Front Room Tavern was close by and had decent reviews on Yelp so I stopped in for a drink. The place is really cute and quaint with a stocked bar. Unfortunately, it was not stocked with a prime ingredient in their specialty cocktail, Front Room Punch. No pineapple juice ruled out other tropical drinks so I ordered an Amaretto Sour. Marco, the bartender, did not know how to make an Amaretto Sour (it's Amaretto and simple syrup), but said he could look it up. I ordered another specialty cocktail, the Mustang Water, in the hopes of finding it refreshing and fruity. I learned two things: next time just ask for Amaretto over ice with simple syrup and that I do not like strawberry Vodka. I'll give Marco five stars though for a positive attitude, willingness to look up how to make a drink, and his attentiveness. The tavern is located in The Lumen, a boutique hotel steps from SMU.

BEST PART WAS THE VALET. I went to the lumen this evening for dinner with some colleagues to celebrate a birthday. I got to the lumen at 5:00 PM and walked into the restaurant which had two tables seated. I waited for 10 minutes at the host stand until I was told to take a seat anywhere. I waited for 15 minutes before I got up to ask for a menu. The Lumen has a happy hour but the prices were not honored. After no service for 30 minutes I asked to order and the food was way below par. I thought this would be a good place to get dinner. PATRONS BEWARE!!!

The quality and service at this restaurant has declined markedly since it was bought by a Chicago hedge fund. The place is chronically understaffed and the quality is suffering. It is across the street from a major university so they have a somewhat captive audience. But don't say we didn't warn you! There are great choices within a 5 minute drive.

We have come here annually on a Saturday night in June for dinner before a show across the street. The service has never gotten any better over many years. Last night we arrived at 5:45, knowing it would take a long time to get our drinks and food. The restaurant was empty save for two people having a drink at the bar. Our food finally came at 7:20 and we had to leave for the show at 7:35. Never again. Beyond awful. Oh yeah, and the temperature inside was about 55 degrees!

Nice, inviting ambiance but after the 1st impression it starts to fail. Appetizer was ok but the wine was very good! Chicken entree tasted like it was previously prepared and reheated! Desert was nothing special and tasted as though it was prepared at a cheap bakery.Our waiter was very pleasant but seemed new as he kept running back to kitchen to ask questions about the menu.A red headed young women announced loudly the restaurant was closing early even though we had just received our entree and at least 10 other customers throughout the restaurant. Turned one couple away because they has to 'clean the bar'! Never had I heard this before in my 60+ years of dining out! It's a beautiful location but needs some attention to professionalism!