Blackthorn Pizza & Pub

This place is everything you want in a hole in the wall music joint, and with awesome craft beer!! I have to say, if I were going to pick the taps at a bar, I would pick every craft beer they have currently. They have an awesome selection, primarily darker beers which is what I would choose every time. The crowd is young but chill, and this was exactly what we needed for a break after a long day of family time. So happy we found this little gem.

Blackthorn came up on my Google search as a beer bar. I was in town and wanted to try a local brewpub. I wanted a pizza and beer. This place serves many beers on tap. I ordered a chocolate porter from Kansas City and a "Happy Hippy" small veggie pizza ($9). I noted how dark it was inside. There are a lot of tables in here and I'm sure when there is live music, this place rocks.It was after 8pm on a Sunday night. I took a seat at the bar. There were two other customers and the place was not busy. The bartender was friendly and competent, but he was busy cleaning the place. The beer was ok (a bit flat) and the pizza crust too hard. While it was topped with a lot of toppings, the tasteless crust really ruined the flavor.This isn't a bad place at all, and I'm sure people who are into the dark bar scene would like this place, but this isn't a place I'd come back to.

I can only assume Blackthorn's 3.5 star average is due to the grungy, punk rock bar vibe of the location itself, because it certainly isn't an accurate representation of the food. Only having visited once, I can't speak for the whole menu, but the iconica I shared with my group was an absolute marvel of delicately balanced flavors that transcended our expectations effortlessly. Yes, service was a bit slow (it is a bar, after all), and it's true that the crowd is a bit rougher around the edges than one might prefer. And although I didn't partake of any adult beverages on this trip, I did listen to several of my friends lament the rather paltry selection of available liquors. These limitations are, to my mind, the only things holding the establishment back from five star status. Otherwise, if you enjoy good food and are prepared to embrace a divey ambiance, there's no reason you won't enjoy Blackthorn.

What kind of bar makes you pay 20 bucks to use a crummy broken pool table and then on top of it doesn't have any cream to make White Russians etc. or a bunch of alcohol to make average drinks. many of the drinks we ordered the guy quickly denied for the simple reason they didn't have something. He couldn't make us my ties, White Russians, Colorado bulldogs, cucumber sunrise, or any other drink that we ordered. the pizza was terrible. For some reason at 8pm on a Friday a family with two little kids age 4 and 3 were dining there. Is this a bar or is it a chunky cheese? 80$ are u kidding me. I ordered 2 recommended drinks for me and a friend and a pizza. I'm out. Thanks but no thanks.

Stopped in thinking it was the same Blackthorn as the one in St Louis, nope. But, that was OK with me. Staff was interactive and friendly. Beer was cold and the pizza was worth coming back for. Love these resurgent downtown sort of places. I will be there when traveling to Joplin again.

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I always come here every other Tuesday for a Drinking Liberally gathering. The place is the typical pub you might see in shows. The place is a nice little hole in the wall joint. But if you are not into the pub scene, it does have a arcade room for you to play some old school games. The pub supports local talent since there usually are local bands that come every night around 9. Cigar, pipe, or cigarette smoker? This bar is smoke free so stand outside with everyone else enjoying conversations and night air.The only problem that I have is that the service is not up to par with a typical joint. It seems most of the time we have to go and get help if no one bothers to come and see what a group of new people want.

I've only been once, but I had a good time. It's a small to mid sized selection of beer but with a few interesting ones thrown in and a few seasonal specialties. Staff was nice, cool dim pub atmosphere, and a pool table and arcade in the adjoining room. My coat smelled like smoke for the next three days, but until Joplin sacks up and realizes that a smoking section in a restaurant (they serve pizza and even have a buffet at certain times. Definitely a restaurant.) is like having a peeing section in a pool you are stuck with that any place. Still, I enjoyed it and would be happy to hang out here in the future.Also, order at the bar. I didn't see any servers, just the tender, so without a tab he isn't coming to you.

Upon approaching my favourite evening time Pizzeria/Pub for lunch, I was reminded of going to one of my ex-wives house for a meal. Familiar, inviting, and comfortable, ...but with the possibilities of unsatisfactory occurrences hanging overhead, like the very sword of Damocles.All too often, seeing a place in broad daylight, previously seen only through the dim illumination of neon lights is akin to waking up next to someone whose make-up has been rubbed off on unwashed low thread count sheets. It's refreshing however to experience a place whose appearance in full spectrum light is closer to the sudden heightened awareness felt from your first good acid trip: bright and alive.All worries and concerns faded like rent needs after payday when I was greeted and seated, and just as quickly provided with an "Iced Tea", a beverage, that while lacking the "Long Island" aspect was every bit as refreshing, and should be tried by all.In an effort to show that Punk Rock isn't dead, I opted to not order from the tried and true flavours that I've come to love and want, but instead ordered their newest creation sight unseen and taste unknown. "The Warpig", which offers a housemade "Honey/Serrano Sauce" was a battle of honey sweetness that is reminiscent of a loves first kiss and the deep burn of that same love when it's run it's course and gone south. The pie topped with fork tender pig meat and sweet peppers made for a dish I will desire and hunger for, ...like a starry eyed junkie searching for that cherry high.All together, the surreal experience of a time honoured night time favourite haunt seen in the refreshing light of day, and having an amazing repast laid before me by willing staff members makes me long for the days of my youth, before I was jaded and soured by the gristmill of life.

They have excellent pizza with a variety of toppings. A large beer selection on tap. The staff is friendly and personable. There are a few games and a pool table to keep you entertained, also.