Bar 1818 in Amherst

Meals came out 15 minutes apart with only two other people in the restaurant. Food was ok.

Beyond burger and regular pub burger review. Truffle fries review. All are garbage now. You pay a dollar for a powder that's added to the fries, not like the description. Beyond burger is now half the size it once was, literally. Ordered with lettuce bun. Before was a baby butter lettuce leaf now, it's a wrinkled nasty lookin lettuce leaf with no hardiness. Beef patty tasted like meatloaf with no seasoning. They now smash the patties which kills any flavor it would have had. Even the texture was horrendous. Ordered to go. Will not order from this menu ever again. We used to be regulars. Not anymore.

I'm not a huge fan of the restaurant in a grocery store concept, and so I was skeptical heading into Bar 1818. Despite that, I could not have been more pleased with my experience at Bar 1818. My husband and I sat at the bar, where there is ample seating. There are also quite a few tables, a cozy fireplace to sit by and a pool table. We both ordered burgers. They were fantastic, huge and juicy and made with very tasty grass fed beef. The sweet potato and waffle fries we ordered were perfectly crisp. The waffle fries were outrageously good, as in, I could have eaten two orders of them alone. Our food came out fast, which was nice, and the chef came out to check on things - also nice. When I ordered my burger, I was given the option to have vegan cheese, along with the regular cheeses. This impressed me. I've recently had to go dairy free, and high on the list of foods I miss is cheese. Being able to have dairy free cheese on my burger really made me smile. The margarita was decent. The milkshakes, however, lend a fun vintage feel to the spot and were delicious. After we ate, we picked up a few things in this store, which was nice. If you are in the area, definitely stop here for lunch or dinner. I recommend the burgers. I have noticed the hot foods section of Whole Foods has declined in quality since the store first opened, but the restaurant is still slinging some high quality grub.