Das Bevo

This place is truly phenomenal. I love the atmosphere everytime I've come in. The staff is always very friendly and the food is so delicious. I enjoy the beer as well as the fantastic cocktails. The live music is always a treat. The building itself is unique and neat. I would recommend everyone to come check it out. I love bring family and friends to hangout, they are never disappointed.

A historic windmill shaped building on a triangular plot. At the intersection of Morganford and Gravois. A German beer hall that serves excellent food. The intricate wooden frame work and statues decorating interior and exterior of the building. I would guess they could seat 100 people upstairs and 100 people downstairs. They serve bratwurst and sauerkraut, pretzels with beer cheese, schnitzel (breaded pork chops). They routinely play live local music on Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday. They have an outdoor garden and amphitheatre for performances.

Das Bevo is a unique and historic St. Louis treasure built by the Busch family themselves in 1917. I visited here for the first time for a beautiful June wedding. The venue was absolutely perfect for the couple's needs. Complete with historic charm, gorgeous vaulted ceilings, breathtaking art, and Frankenstein-like details on the top level. I was surprised that the mill didn't cater the wedding as they were or are a restaurant. On the main level is a large dining room with a vaulted ceiling and exposed wooden beans, and an intimate room used for the ceremony and later dancing. In between the ceremony and dinner, guests were asked to wait on the patio outside as they removed seating from the ceremony and transformed it into a dance floor. I discovered a full spacious basement which had an enclosed room, a larger dining area, and a small stage. Upstairs there are 2 or 3 levels used for the wedding party to get ready primarily. One floor below the very top is a very neat and hidden away room with a few tables and a chandelier. Windows on all sides open up to views of the city and the mill turning. At the very top is a room where the mill is powered.

The architecture is absolutely amazing! It makes one feel like you could be walking around Bavaria in Germany. The beautiful architecture is on the outside and the inside. Now, having said that, that's where the good review stops - period. We arrived before 5p on a Saturday night and the staff and establishment was simply not ready to operate and visibly in chaos. As we referenced the website, to double check what we were getting into, it was not clear if it was a restaurant, bar or rental venue. Therefore, upon asking the staff minutes after opening what it was we were told it was a restaurant with no table service; translation, a bar where you can order food. With the amazing German architecture one would think they would play German beer garden music, nope, they played modern music - it was an atmosphere killer. Also when other guests had walked in and asked for a menu the staff (of one person) literally couldn't locate it and this was about 10 minutes after opening. It was very clear the establishment was not ready for a Saturday night (and they are only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday). When a guest has to nearly beg for a menu it greatly reduces ones faith in the ability of those running and operating the establishment to live up to anything they advertise. You are encouraged to visit this place for photographs on the outside and inside otherwise spend your money elsewhere, their chaotic business operation is not worthy of your money.

Stoped in to have a drink and a quick bite…total mistake! Service was in a dark dusty basement. The bathrooms are dirty. I stopped a worker twice to replace paper towels, which never happened. This was my second time here.The drinks were not great but were drinkable. The food was very bland and very tasteless. The menu is very small with not a lot of good items to choose from, but very pricey. The band was good, but was way too loud to be in that small space. Total waste of a night!