Best Historic Restaurants in Downtown St. Louis

Eleven Eleven is my Go To for a business lunch. Consistency with ambiance, food, service, and overall dining experience.

We had a great meal here! The food was tasty and service was friendly.

Lovely room, completely empty, but for us. Skeleton serving crew, because we were the only diners. They did their best. Food was average, and acceptable. We were disappointed that this was such a solitary experience. How do they stay in business? This is the second solitary downtown dining situation we have had in the last week.

Invited a group out during a conference. We intentionally had plenty of time. The bartender/server was solo on a quiet Tuesday dinner service; she was quick with drinks attentive. The chef was accommodating of an allergy in our group.

This weekend evening at dinner time when the local baseball game was on-going should have provided personalized and individualized care. However, with one bartender and one server (I so no food runner or assistants or managers either) the service was slow. When it happened, the server was marginal but the bartender, Toni, was absolutely fabulous! She not only made you feel welcome and appreciated, she made the BEST Paper Plane in the Universe! The mix of doos that we selected was well presented and tasty. The menu however is very small and Pennydrop is more of an upscale bar with a small bar menu as opposed to a full service restaurant with an amazing bar. When the baseball game finished and a crowd from the game flowed in, the service slowed even further and lines at the bar were much longer. With a few more staff members, the experience would have been maximized. Regardless of this, I will be back for my next Paper Plane before I head out of town.