Monday, October 06, 2008
St Louis, MO
Bevo Mill Restaurant
4749 Gravois
St. Louis, MO 63116
314-481-2626
www.bevomillstl.com
Hours: 7a to 2p daily
Dinner:4:30pm to 9p Sun-Fri
The building was constructed as an example of a Flemish windmill in 1915 by August A. Busch Sr. He decided to locate the mill halfway between his Anheuser Busch Brewery and his home, Grant's Farm.
The exterior of the structure contains rocks that August Busch collected from that farm.
The room directly under the mill was used by Busch as a private dining room. After a couple of years he opened the remainder of the building to the public as a restaurant. Numerous renovations have taken place over the years with a major, multi-million dollar restoration occuring in 1984.
Today, when you enter the main dining area you encounter a large room with a very high cathedral ceiling. On one side of the restaurant there is a massive fireplace. Numerous large wooden tables fill the the interior and a buffet is offered at one end of the dining room.
I went on a saturday morning so in addition to the regular menu brunch items were offered. There was one table filled with the brunch items and another with standard breakfast offerings. Along the wall behind the tables there was a
build-your-own omelet bar and a dessert table.
Brunch items included beef with noodles, Sauerbraten, chicken with artichoke hearts in a lemon sauce, a potato cassarole, sausage and mixed vegetables. Bacon, eggs, eggs benedict, pancakes and more were available on the breakfast table. At the small salad station various type of salads and dressings were displayed with a bowl of already peeled shrimp.
If you're not a buffet fan you can order from the menu.
The menu has a variety of omelets and eggs, waffles and pancakes, crepes and a selection of what they call "healthy choices." They also offer German specialities and numerous sandwiches
If you order from the menu items such as the Sauerbraten meal ($7.95) or the
Slinger, a St Louis classic with a Bevo twist (three potato pancakes topped with two sausage patties, two eggs over easy, chili, onions jack and cheddar cheese-$6.95) are popular choices. You can get a stack of pancakes ($3.95) or an Irish Benedict (corned beef hash with tomato and your choice, ham and tomatos, smoked turkey and avocado or Salmon cake and tomato-$6.95).
I choose the all-you-can-eat buffet($13.95) and really enjoyed the Sauerbraten (a special cut of beef marinated in vinagar and spice brine, browned and served with potato pancakes, apple sauce, red cabbage and cheddar biscuits) The beef was tender but not overcooked.
The waitstaff is friendly and helpful. Overall it was a very worthwhile dining experience and when in St Louis I will go back.
The restaurant is closed saturday night for wedding receptions or similar events. There are additional banquet rooms downstairs. They have a parking lot and street parking is available.
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