Cedar Creek

I tried to create an entry for Town Hall Saloon at Cedar Creek. Unilocal’s moderators overrode me and made it Cedar Creek. This review is not for Cedar Creek. I have not been there and since it is a conference center and I am retired, I will not be going there. The thought of a team building exercise at one of these retreat places gives me the chills. So to be clear, this review is for Town Hall as a restaurant and a place to try 2^nd Shift’s beer.
After testing the beers at 2^nd Shift’s tasting room, we moseyed (Western town theme, get it?) over to Town Hall for lunch. Town Hall is only open to the public on Saturday and Sunday.
We had a very nice server who brought us our beers in real glasses. The tasting room uses plastic cups. Ms T loved the Brew Cocky DIPA. I enjoyed Mullineaux a French style Saison, which was a good choice for hot weather.
The menu at Town Hall had plenty to choose from. We just wanted a Saturday lunch of sandwiches. Ms T had Mufaletta and I had another cheese burger (I’ve been on a burger kick lately). The burger was billed as 6 oz, but I have had some half pounders lately that may not have been as big. This one was generous and I only ate half. It was very good, served on ciabatta bread. I normally don’t want breads like this for a burger, but it worked well. Ms T’s Mufaletta was also good, I know because I ended up getting about one third of it, there and as a leftover. It is served cold and heating it a little would have improved it. I liked my potato salad which had crisp green beans included.
If you are looking for a half day outing from St Louis, enjoy craft beers and like to see some of the scenery along the Missouri river, this makes a nice destination. We went by way of Hwy 100 and returned by crossing the river at Washington and coming back on MO 94.

Incredible opportunity to go to an old west saloon and restaurant. How cool is that? While I wasn’t able to sample of the the 2^nd Shift beers the environment here alone will give this place multiple stars. In order to get 5 stars they had a decent menu selection, nicely priced, with above average quality. Very friendly service. The outdoor patio is an awesome place for dinner and cocktails. Go here. You will not be disappointed.

What a strange, strange place this was. We went to 2^nd Shift Brewery and their beer was… ok. Not too good. Not terrible. We left after one flight split between the two of us for something better.

I was there for a week long corporate retreat and can’t say enough good things about the grounds and staff. The food was fantastic and home cooked to perfection with matching hospitable wait and kitchen staff. The accommodations are simple yet comfortable. Some rooms are more updated that others with flat screen tvs and whatnots, but you aren’t going to cedar creek to enjoy the comforts of the modern day. The showers are fairly small and rooms may or may not have closets. I was a little reticent to wander around the grounds because I’m not a fan of the creepy crawlies that are common in rural areas, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the wild rabbits hopping around. It was my first time in rural Missouri and would recommend cedar creek to anyone wanting to set up a retreat or special occasion.

I recommend the cheese and sausage plate. Great beer, laid-​back atmosphere. Friendly wait staff. I would like to return soon.

I’d like to begin by saying I don’t have the correct area to actually review (I’ll explain). The BF and I have been wanting to sample 2^nd Shift beers at their brewery. 2^nd Shift’s brewery and saloon are located on Cedar Creek’s property. We went by once before and they were closed, we called ahead this time and were told that the Town Hall would be open. We didn’t really know what that meant, but were going to be in the New Haven area so decided to stop in.
The Resort/​houses/​lodge and pool are to one side. land, golf course are on the other side, in the middle is this old timey western village. There are a few buildings and some construction going on. One building was the 2^nd Shift Brewery/​Saloon which was closed. Across the «road» was the Town Hall. This building was newly remodeled and still a work in progress. We got there and the band was setting up.
They are still working on a full service kitchen and back deck. also they only have 4 draft beers (2^nd Shift) but hope to have more soon, and have a 2^nd bar out on the deck. (FYI the deck over looks the rolling hills and golf course).
The staff was very kind, we were able to do a flight of beer, the bartender Carol knew quite a bit about the beer (she is a Cedar Creek employee not the brewery). We were able to purchase bombers of beer to go at a reasonable price.
The River Rats were the music, and they were awesome!
Food selection was great, the chef catered it from the main dining hall. Prices were reasonable.
Besides 2^nd Shift beer they also offered a Shafely and local Missouri Wines.
They are open noon — 7 (I think) on weekends, but will close if they have a wedding. hopefully that won’t be for two long, part of the construction was creating a separate reception hall.
We were told that 2^nd Shift opens there Saloon’s for special events, you need to follow their FB page to find the events. Once the Town Hall is finished with construction I think it’s a fine substitute for the actually brewery, and how great you can bring the whole family since they have food/​wine/​soda and music!
This will be our go to spot instead of a trip to one specific winery this year.
Things of note: They accept credit cards but it’s through the «square». this area has VERY spotty service. it was entertaining watching the waitress wondering around outside w/​a cellphone and credit card trying to get a signal. I have a feeling this could become a real issue as they get more popular.