Reviews of The Ainsworth - Kansas City (Restaurant)

Rebecca Moeller

The bartender was nice, but for a Sunday afternoon with less than 10 tables in the restaurant at the time I would say, it took 40+ min for us to get our food. We over heard another table complain about the same thing! No reason it should take that long for food especially when the place was so dead! Manager never even came out to apologize (maybe he didn’t know). But I would be letting a manager know after 20 min. The food wasn’t that great to go back. Boyfriends steak was chewy and my veggie burger was just alright. I didn’t know it was going to cost 6.40 extra to sub the baked potato. I think they should of mentioned how big of an upcharge it would be for that!! Because I wouldn’t of ordered it if I knew.

Kevin Cloud

Food was good, service was very slow for lunch.

Jack Nagel

Party of 6 ate there on Friday night. Noise level was unbearable. Large party of millenial "girls" sounded like a group of ducks quacking encencently. Tried to move outdoors but no tables available. Food and service was ok except server/manager could have tried harder to move us. Suggest this is not the place for a peaceful meal and conversation.

Branden Hughes

Extremely loud in here. We went for my Birthday on a Wednesday evening at 6:45 for the first time and will probably only return for the Happy Hour menu and patio. Our waitress seemed to want to only take drink orders from one of us at a time as she would begin to walk off after one person ordered a drink and we had to stop her so others could order. All 4 of us had the burgers. I had the Mac and cheese burger and wasn’t in love with it. Too much bun and lacked the flavor I had hoped for. 3/4 of us all felt the same way.

Jameelah Navarre

My first time eating here! It was a slow and disappointing start! When my date and I arrived, we we're seated right away, but, then we waited for 20 minutes with no server to approach our table and take our orders! My date proceeded to go to the bar and order and make a complaint. At that time the server did come over and took care of us. Of course apologies were made and soon after the rest of our dining experience went off without anymore let downs. The food was excellent and our drinks were even comped so management and the service made up for the shortcomings in the beginning. Our server's name was Blair( I believe) he did provided us excellent service and was very attentive to our needs.

Travis Thonen

The restaurant was brand new to the area so I tried to take that in account here. From what I can tell it has been open 1 day. I love the hell out of New York so with them having 5 location there I knew it had to be good. - The mac-n-cheesd burger is really good. The burger was really cooked well. The mac-n-cheese loose in the burger was great also. The fried mac-n-chesse was a little over powering, but really creative. - Our staff was hit and miss even during the late hours we arrived. That is to be expected as I feel it takes time for the staff to get it. - The dessert we had was a ice cream cookie. The cookie was sort of frozen when it first came out. But once it got warm it was exceptional. Overall I would totally eat here again as they has a few other items on the menu that sounds good.

steffonie brown

Great food and drinks..sliders are amazing

Christina Cox

Super patio for catching a movie or a concert. Yummy food, creative cocktails and very friendly staff. Great vibe.

Dianè Thornburg

Awesome crooked knife cocktail recommended by waitress. Tequila infused with jalapeno, a bit of margarita mix and topped with one icecube.

Nick Pivonka

Great place for a glass of beer.

Jason Dreyer

For a Sunday night it was very empty which meant we had service to ourselves. A decent selection of beers. The Mac and Cheese Burger was above expectations. The hamburger patty was a good size and cooked perfectly. The mac was creamy and having a fried mac patty as well pushed this over the top. The only down side were the fries. Skinny shoestring fries. But there was a pickle so that's a plus.

blrx7r1

I love the food and atmosphere

Henry Stafford

The Ainsworth is one of my favorite restaurants in the area. They provide unique dishes and a good atmosphere. One of my favorites items are their fried macaroni and cheese sticks, as well as their Mac and cheese burger. Good place for dates and stuff.

Jim Tompkins

We really like this place. Food is inventive and very tasteful. The burnt ends combined with eggs and muffin was inspired and delicious. My wife's salad was great but there was a "traveler" on one of the lettuce leaf's that was not washed off. The manager comped the entree which was kind...still it left a hollow taste in our mouths to put it lightly. Hopefully they will take this more seriously in preping their food.

Dan McKenna

Nice staff and drinks

Katherine Nagel

Really delicious happy hour. Mac n cheese bites are craxy good. The chicken in the fried chicken taco needs to be fried! A little breading will add a perfect crunch. Too many TV's. Felt like a bar. Expecting something cozy and quiet. Overall a nice experience.

K K

Service was great! Bathrooms dirty and took to long to get our food and was cold

Free Rosas

Great service! Awesome decor with a decent beer selection. The mac n cheese fries were good but a bit dry. The sliders yummy af cooked medium well.

Dominique Benning

The food was good, but my server needed some training. Shouldn't have to ask for napkin and silverware.

Caillaud Cyril

Staff if really here for you. Good choice of beers and the burgers are ok. A bit too noisy.

Libby Andreas

Great atmosphere, very relaxed but definitely lives uo to its description of an "upscale sports bar". Great food, priced a little high, but not out of reach. You can take your family, as there is outdoor seating and a little lawn with games for kids who need to move around. Beware though, lots of little up charges sprinkled around the menu could result in higher spending than you intended.

Blake Mills

Great service, atmosphere good people watching from the patio. Also $5 Tank 7 during happy our could get you in trouble. Mac fries awesome!

Obechosc Styx

Went here for a speed dating, was kinda loud.

Greg Durante

Great place for food and drinks. Excellent service with an up beat atmosphere!

Paul Eide

Great tasting food at a good price.

Khalid Mundwiller

This place was great for lunch. They have a sandwich or burger with fries and a drink special for just $11.99 for lunch. One of the best burgers I've ever had. Wait staff was fantastic. Cool, different decor. Highly recommend.

Akcmachine

The most average meal and mediocre service in town. If you think Applebee's is gourmet, and Olive Graden is fine dining, this place is for you.

Sharon Mehl

Generous portions. Burnt ends hamburger was tasty. Staff very friendly. Wish there was a basic wedge salad option with different meat choices and I would be a regular there. A bit disconcerting when trying to talk to others in our booth & someone at another table is staring what appears to be right at you (but at the screen right above your head). Screens seemed to be out of place here.

Bria S

I went here for the first time the other day. Diamond is amazing! She’s super friendly & made my experience one to remember. I will definitely be back.

Identity Chiropractic

Awesome atmosphere, great management and delicious food. Definitely a must visit place for foodies in KC!

Deana Scott

Great drinks, food, and service. A must visit.

David Deckert

I wanted to like The Ainsworth more than I actually did. The atmosphere is great and a nice upgrade from the earlier Ingredients restaurant. The host and hostess were very welcoming and our seating went great. I would rate them and our server a 5. I had the Chicken BLT and my friend a salad. Both looked great...see the pictures attached. I thought my fries and the drinks rated a 5. Unfortunately, my friend thought his salad was just okay and my Chicken was dry and rather flavorless.. I'd rate both a 3. Perhaps an off time. I'll try it again and hope it is better next time as I want them to be successful in that location.

Sara Nations

Excellent happy hour!

Alex Holem

Absolutely amazing food! The pepper jack chicken sandwich was hands down the best one I have ever had!!! I will for sure eat there often!

Andria H

It'd be nice if they'd let you know the sparkling water is $8 before they offer it.

Jill Shimota

Noise level unbearable. This location has the potential to be a great "date night" location, low lighting, ice skating rink outside, tables for two. Instead, we had loud music on top of echoing bar conversation extending over the "faux" hedge. Though only 15 people were in on a Friday night, it sounded like a crowd of 50 at the local dance club. Music was too loud to be just atmosphere. Food was good, but forget trying to have a conversation--unless you like yelling.

JEnnifer Huddle

This place did NOT disappoint!! We tried several taco’s on “half price taco Tuesday”, it was hard to choose the favorite! Sliders were yummy and those mac n cheese bites were delish!! Our server was also great!! I am definitely coming back, keep up the great work!

Elizabeth Hall

WORST SERVICE EVER!!!!!! been sitting here for 2 hours, the TVs and music turned off, NO AC , asked for our checks 20 minutes ago they said “sure!”, and haven’t communicated anything with us. There’s like two waiters working and no one else in the restaurant. No communications between us and waiters. NOT coming back.

Kasara Booker

Came here for a friends birthday. It was a Friday night around 6:30 and we were 1 of 2 or 3 other tables in the entire restaurant and the bar was empty. Despite that - the food took over 40 minutes to receive - and the drinks didn't arrive much sooner. Service was SLOOOOW! Not only that - but my card was ran, a pending transaction was posted to my bank - reversed and charged for over double. They decided to help themselves to a $40 tip!! Such a bummer because I really enjoyed the food and was looking forward to bringing my husband back for the burnt end burger.

S. Michael

Service is great, but the prices are steep. These burgers are not worth $15. It "Ainsworth" it.

Vira V

Food is good. Had coffee rubbed tacos and truffle fries. Service was slow for a half empty lunch hour. Odd choice of steak knife scratched wooden platters for a taco plate. Overall good food, but needs some polish for an "upscale" experience.

Jollene Garvey

One of my favorite places in KC - and it’s located right in the heart of Leawood. Great food, amazing music (like seriously best playlists), and trendy atmosphere. Only thing I could complain about is the staff. Not usually the nicest, and a bit pretentious but that’s the only thing to complain about. Other than that, great place. Worth a visit.

Richard Foster

Decent service, good drinks, just be aware that the spacious lawn area is apparently the Green Zone for people to let their kids go bonkers if you are planning on trying to have a conversation outside.

Bonnie Behrend

Traveling for Joplin, MO, I was in charge of finding a restaurant for a party of 11. We were seated quickly, and received good service! Will definitely be back.

Robert Kochen

Excellent burgers! Maybe one of the best I've had. Lone star burger if I remember correctly. First time here. A keeper!

Susan Siscoe

Food was excellent. Drinks were great. Server was very friendly but the service was extremely slow.

Forrest

We had a great time. I was surprised at how busy it was. I recommend reservations on the weekend. The food & service was very good. The only ding is the acoustics...the noise level inside was extremely high & on par with a bar. We will be back.

Chris Conner

This evening was our first experience at the Ainsworth. We were celebrating a good friends birthday & looked forward to trying something new in the area. When we arrived we stood at the front entry without being greeted for some time, Once seated we were offered drink suggestions quickly and ordered several starters. We placed our dinner order and proceeded to enjoy good conversation. Our party of 6 waited what seemed to be a long period of time without any acknowledgment from the server. The restaurant was nearly empty this evening & waitstaff seemed to be standing around socializing. When we were finally presented with our food we noticed that my wife was missing her crab cake which was ordered with the salmon. We asked the server where the crab was only to be told that they were out of them & don’t worry I took it off the bill. This information would have been nice to know before the order was placed by the server so that we could revisit the menu to find something else. Another gentlemen in our party ordered the filet with lobster and the drawn butter was not brought out with the meal. We once again asked if we could please have some butter brought out to the table, roughly 10 min later we walked inside to the bar and had to ask the bartender to please have butter brought out to the table. I ordered the filet with blue cheese sauce only to discover when it was brought to the table that the sauce was presented in a bowl & appeared to be warm blue cheese dressing? Needless to say the experience was horrible and it seemed that the establishment lacks proper management & attentive staff. The lack of customers in the restaurant is a testament to the quality of service we received.

Keith Stephenson

Great staff and cool theme. There are an obscene amount of tvs in there though(?)

Jim Colton

Great customer service. Blair stayed on top of everything for our large group.

Wayne Hackworth

This is a perfect place for brunch at the city. I ordered a breakfast meal which was cooked perfectly and delicious!. Their staff was so welcoming and friendly that you wanted to eat there everyday.

Derek Gimson

Heard a great deal of buzz about this new restaurant. Probably my first and last time I will visit. Biggest flaw was the flavor of the food, or the lack of I should say. Service was poor and didn't feel any presence of management ("table touch"). 2 stars come from the modern atmosphere it offers. Glad I can cross it off my bucket list, won't be going back anytime soon.

caroline Surber

Good food with a decent lunch special.

Amy Jackson

I have always had a great experience at The Ainsworth. The staff is very friendly and works hard to provide a great dining experience. The Mac & Cheese fries are AMAZING. I will definitely be back!!

Matt Peppes

One of my favorite spots in KC! They have a great happy hour and their burgers are some of the best in town. The burnt end burger is one of my favorites.

Bernadette Chinn

Love how accommodating The Ainsworth is for vegetarians if you ask the waitress! To those who complain about overpriced food...go to McDonald’s for your burger or hush...you pay for what you get. And what you get at the Ainsworth is great service and a good ambiance. Always love my brunches here and my servers! <3 the Ainsworth!

N Gachkar

One of the worst experiences I have ever had at a restaurant. Absolute joke. Was almost empty besides what appeared to be the owners son living out his DJing dream. Horrible music and unnecessarily loud for 10 people max! On top of that they were out of steak... not a big deal, I ordered an app and another entree. Their food is the most bland food ever created. Whatever ever you order you will receive the most mediocre version of that dish. Never going back. Gives me something to laugh about though so it's not all that bad!

Julie Cronin

Recently hosted our office holiday party at The Ainsworth. They did an amazing job with a group of 30 people. Pre-event planning was thorough and easy. The food was truly delicious! Burnt End sliders - YUM!!! We had a dedicated server for our group and she was amazing. A great experience all around. We will go back.

David Svoren

Was here for a private party and really enjoyed the appetizers served. Nice decor on the inside and would be a great outside seating area on a warmer day.

Fred Schwartz

Great burgers,large and done the way you request. Very original toppings (mac &cheese) . At lunchtime, get any burger for $11.95

Wade Burris

Great atmosphere, service, and food.

Kent Culbertson

Not a place for Saturday game watching. Nice setup and waiter was great, but the bartender in charge of all the TV's acted like we were Not inconvenience. Shut the sound off mid game when we were the only ones inside watching.

AJ Sidhu

One of the best burgers I've ever had. Amazing atmosphere.

Laura Tucker

The server was inattentive, she actually made faces as I asked a question about the menu. I should have walked out then but because I was with a friend and this was a first visit for both us us, I wanted to give it a fair chance. We waited over 30 minutes for two appetizers. Then both of our orders came out incorrect. The server was full of excuses about a big party and the cooks being overwhelmed. I commented to my friend that if they were busy, they'd be in real trouble. I would recommend you find another option instead of choosing this restaurant.

Jessy U

Expensive but amazing Steaks! Definitely need to be a heavy wallet individual to feel okay eating here regularly.... =P

Tommy Bertken

Food was a bit underwhelming, especially considering the price. It also seemes like they were in a rush to get us out the door, but maybe the waitress was just having a bad day.

Scott R

Awesome pub! Had the skirt steak which was absolutely fantastic. Greg and the other bartender were great. This was my second visit to the Ainsworth, the 1st being with a group of 8 that had rolled into town late and the kitchen was already closed. They went out of their way to put together some munchies for us. Will definitely return.

Kendri Burkett

Fun happy hour, good food!

Gerardo Leal

Love this place they are so nice and do a good job everytime.

Ruth Parker

Wonderful upscale bar! They have tons of tv’s for the games, the best playlist you’ve ever heard (Usher, Chris brown, Jeremih, 80’s & 90’s), and the best servers and bartenders. I had the Ciroc and Chronic and Cobb salad, both were delicious and I highly recommend. Next time I’m in town I’ll be back!

Eric Rosenwald

Last night a group of us went there with our kids (3 sets of parents with 5 kids total) and the service was severely lacking. My group arrived with the kids minus two of the adults, they ordered and the food came out piece meal instead of together. This already is not good with kids. Then my wife ordered for me before I arrived and I sat there for just barely under an hour asking about our burgers several times before they finally came out. They were no frills burgers with just lettuce, cheese and one slice of tomato. While they were pretty good, they were nowhere good enough for the wait. While I realize they were busy at the time there is no reason that they should take that long for a basic burger and the food for at least the kids should have come out together. I would NOT recommend it. Perhaps when they are slow the service is okay. Burger-Fi right down the street is probably a better way to go or the grill just across from it. Ratings ---------------------------- Location: 4 Stars Atmosphere: 4 Stars Cleanliness: 3 Stars Food: 4 Stars Service: 1 Star Location: Its location is good and has a good outdoor area as well. Atmosphere: The decor and lighting are nice. It looks fairly new. Seating is good and can accommodate small and large groups. No private area though. Cleanliness: It looks fairly clean and well maintained, however the bathroom was not that great. It was out of paper towels and seems that while there is some nice glass tile, the hardware was skimped on or had been replaced cheaply. Food: The burgers were tasty (when we finally got them), the fries might have been slightly over done for some. Pricing is a bit high but reasonable. Service: The service could definitely use some work. The waiter did not apologize for the wait and on the second time we asked about our food they simply said that they keep checking each time they go in. They did not offer an explanation or make any accommodations either. On the initial order everyone's food came out at different times, so we barely ate together, kids included. Personally I don't think I will be going back there.

Suburb Viking

Great atmosphere and excellent service! Burgers were good, but I'm not a fan of the thick buns on them. Still, nice place and will be back.

Liza cartwright

Great food and atmosphere but the service was very poor. I mean we had to ask very EVERTHING..EVERYTIME! lunch took about two hours.

Connie V

Tapas were wonderful. The staff were very prompt and courteous!! Atmosphere was very nice. We'll visit again!

Robert Foster II

Interesting and fun takes on American food. Service is friendly and helpful.

Susie Weinrich

Drinks were delicious...but glasses only half full with no resolve. Service was terrible. Food was okay.

PJ LaVenia

Excepted Uber eats order and then closed. Horrible service food probably is as awful as the service.

Dan Lewis

Had date night here on 1/31/2018 great atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious cocktails, and a mac and cheese burger! Thanks Jason and Michelle for taking great care of us!! We'll definitely be back soon!!

Graeme Richards

Great food, great music, & great vibes. Bartender Vanessa is gorgeous. Wife loves the Brussels sprouts

Bethany Neal

Danney and his team do a great job of providing great service and delicious food. A go-to spot in Overland Park for burgers, wings, great sandwiches and hand-crafted cocktails.

Christopher Mogenson

Classy establishment with solid grub.

Jimmie Todd

One of the best filet mignons for the price.

Kimberly millis

Absolutely amazing. I had great service from everyone at the restaurant. The food was to die for!! The burger with Mac n cheese is the best!!!!

Samantha McCormick

Food is great, but the best part is Grace the server!! She is wonderful and so sweet!

Marcelo Mata

Just great service and reall delicious!

Tom Collins

Cool, nice place to hang out! Really relaxed atmosphere!

Matt Brown

Wait staff was fun

Niq Howard

The happy hour menu was lower quality food then I expected at this restaurant. Order off the real menu for higher quality food. The burgers off the real menu looked good. They have a great patio next to the park area so it's a good spot to take kids, especially on a nice day.