Brisket and mimosas!! On the pupio! Met Bart today and he's delightful. I am proud to support his small business. They truly want to be what this area needs: good AND consistent!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
LOVE LOVE LOVED IT! I went for a Sour Dough Baking class they hosted and had them for lunch. I am not a bbq kind of girly but I got BBQ fries with Chicken and it was AMAZING. Loved all of the staff as well. Very nice and very great service. Will be going again!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Food is amazing and the atmosphere is very welcoming. Customer service is on point! Highly recommend this place for date night, family night, or hanging out with friends!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Pretzel Bites
Some of the best BBQ I’ve ever had, the service is outstanding, and the beers go really well with the food.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I had the most bizarre experience I have ever had at a restaurant (or any business) here. Sorry it's a long review, but I promise it could've been longer. Haha.
There were only two tables in the restaurant just after 6 p.m. -- my table of 8 and one table of 2. The night started out pretty quiet. Our service was slow and disjointed (server would take one person's order, leave, then come back to get another's, etc.), but not terrible.
It was apparently karaoke night at the attached brewery and once things picked up a little there, we waited at least 45 mins before seeing our server again. When we finally did see him, we asked for another round of drinks.
After a bit of a wait, he brought a pitcher of beer and said "I've got your iced teas" to the two of us who were not drinking alcohol... then we didn't see him again.
Once our glasses had been empty for at least an hour, my friend got up to find the server and he was sitting at the bar. I have worked in bars and restaurants for over a decade. If this man was running around serving folks on the bar side, I wouldn't have been upset that we got missed. But that wasn't the case.
Instead of finally bringing our drinks, he comes to the table with checks. No "sorry about the wait" or anything. At this point, we've been sitting at a casual BBQ restaurant (where we are now the only table) for almost two hours. I'm beyond frustrated and asked if we could get our teas that we requested an hour ago... and then things got WEIRD.
A woman who identified herself as the manager escalated the situation like nothing I have ever witnessed. She called me a Karen, told me I was too poor to pay for my food and just wanted a free meal (for the record -- I did not ask for any discounts or even say anything at all about the bill), she made a comment that she never has a problem with POCs (not the terminology she used) just "white women" (she herself is a white woman).
[As an aside, our table consisted of a group of friends from various ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are a group of friends from all over the U.S. who have collectively never experienced service like this ever. We meet monthly for group dinners at different establishments across Little Rock and have never had any issues or complaints anywhere else we've gone.]
At one point the manager told me I didn't need to pay my tab (one appetizer and one iced tea) and I said, "Thank you, I appreciate that," thinking the encounter was over and she was done with her tirade. But then she started again. 🤣 I can't even remember all the weird and completely inappropriate things she said.
Half of our table got up abruptly and left. The other half stayed to finish the pitcher of beer they had waited a while for. Almost 24 hours later, I'm still just in disbelief over the encounter.
Had the manager come to the table and said, "I'm so sorry for the wait and any mistakes, we got busy with karaoke and lost track of your table," the whole situation would've been resolved. Literally all I wanted was an iced tea after eating nachos with jalapenos and spicy BBQ sauce. 😅
For the manager to instead result to personal attacks and name calling while screaming at a table of folks who had fully intended on staying for karaoke and running up a tab is WILD. I will certainly never go back and cannot recommend that anyone else does either.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
We’ve been here many times when it was just Diamond Bear. The addition of Ol’ Bart BBQ has elevated this spot even more so. They’ve added more seating in a brighter more family inviting type vibe. They still have the bar setup side too which keeps things darker. Also a plus.
We ordered the cheese curds ✅ and the Double meat platter ✅. Everything we tasted was really good. I’ll even say that this is probably the best BBQ in town. We will be back - no doubt about it.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Diamond Bear has always been our favorite brewery and we hadn't been back since the remodel. We stopped in tonight and were shocked with how good the food is! We got the "hot mess" and bbq nachos and both were phenomenal and good for the price. The staff was great and we even had multiple stop at our table to make sure we were taken care of. Our waiter also informed us that they have event nights every day throughout the week....which we will check out. They also had live music but it wasn't so loud that we couldn't talk still. We love the new Diamond Bear and we will definitely continue coming!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Mashed Potato
The food wasn't great. I was super disappointed with the ribs. I had a full rack and they were super super dry. I don't believe they were fresh and they were lukewarm at best. Not to sound rude, but I've had better ribs from the Kroger Memorial Day BBQ that they grill out in front of the store. If you don't have fresh product, then let people know instead of serving them the warmed up leftovers.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 1
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
