Merle's Place

It's an old school bar that serves some appetizers, sandwiches, soup and salads, enchiladas, and of course alcohol. Merle's has been around forever! The Rueben is very good. Their prices are very reasonable. It's worth at least one visit.

Merle's has fabulous food and the best guacamole that there is. My husband is sick so we had to get our food to go. I made sure to get an order of the guacamole because that is my very favorite thing that they have. I don't live anywhere near them and like I said, my husband has dementia and he's sick and so he had to sit in the car, I got my food to go, and I didn't realize they didn't give me that. That was the main thing I was looking forward to. Very disappointed.

Merle's had good food, my only complaint was the service was a little slow and it was very warm inside.

I came to try the Reuben sandwich which I've heard is good, and my son ordered the club. We both ordered chicken noodle soup as the side. Chicken noodle soup was decent. My son was happy enough with the club sandwich, it had enough meat and was grilled on a panini press. My Rueben though, was awful. Couldn't determine whether the bread was rye or wheat, but it was not grilled or toasted at all. The "corned beef" was more like deli lunch meat and was not warm, and the cheese was not melted. I was so disappointed!

Easily one of the best, if not the best Reuben I've had in Wichita. They don't overdo one single ingredient and it's so balanced. You HAVE to do yourself a favor and visit this very underrated establishment.

Stopped in for lunch. Hadn't been in for several years. Reuben was good, would have been better if was at least warm. No refill on water, maybe because I didn't buy a drink, I got punished?! Will probably be couple more years before we go back. C'mon Merle's, you used to be great!

Service was ok, ambiance was nothing special. Sadly, my lunch was a disappointment. Part of the problem was the menu was very unorganized and not easy to follow. I ordered #5 ham and cheese sandwich with chips. It said pickle spear on request, but they didn't have any or any pickles for that matter. The sandwich came on marbled rye and I don't eat any rye. (The menu was like a newspaper and some of the information was on the opposite side of the page not particularly lined up with the left side. I did not see the bread that it came on.) There was hardly any ham, some shredded lettuce and cheese that was not the kind I asked for. There was a dab of mustard and no onions or tomato on it that I asked for. It did have plenty of olives on it. Which I also didn't see because of how the menu was organized. Anyway, it was disappointing and I won't be back. BTW- I spent less on a large supreme pizza from Papa Murphy's that I picked up for my family, than I did on my lunch.

The service was beyond amazing. You will feel welcomed here. If you haven't tried this place you need to. It's not flashy or fancy, but the food is fresh, delicious and prepared with care.

We went specifically to try the Reuben. If you've never been, the outside looks a little sketch but I was surprised walking in. I'd describe it as a pub. The server seemed very rushed and when we asked what the soup of the day she said "it's on the board when you come in...". I couldn't tell if she was being short with us or informing us. She just seemed really bothered that we asked. We ordered chips and queso. Nothing to write home about but not terrible. The tortilla chips were bottom of the bag. Broken small pieces of chip. I literally put the chip pieces on my plate and spooned the dip over them and ate them with a fork. Now the Reuben...the whole reason we went! The Reuben was on Rye bread and not marbled rye. This was a better choice of bread in my opinion. The bread seemed toasted rather than grilled...and that didn't bother me either. The corned beef is sliced like deli meat. Sauerkraut, Russian dressing and cheese were fine, just a little too heavy on the sauerkraut making the bread a bit soggy. The pasta salad surprised me. When it came out it was pasta which dressing poured over it rather than pre-mixed. I thought that was odd but actually was very good. Bloody Mary's were not the greatest. We only drank half of them. My favorite part of the meal was the pasta salad. The Reuben was Meh. Not the best I've ever had but not terrible. Time to pay, server was very very nice, though it seemed perfectly timed to try to salvage a nice tip. To be fair about the service, I think she was truly overwhelmed. I think it was just her running the tables and the bar at lunch. Would I go back? If someone asked me, I'd give it another try.

This bar used to be fun and lively business to go eat and have drinks. It has gone down alot lately. Doesnt seem like owner or employees like working at there job. Everyone looks overwelmed.