Billiards of Springfield

Service is a little slow, but it wasn't a problem. The staff and the food were great! Great place to hang out with friends

If you’re looking for a fun place near Missouri U, then you gotta check this place out. It’s on the corner with a small parking lot in front and a decent sized patio with a couple corn hole games. It actually looks like a small building from the outside but once inside it’s pretty huge. It’s multi level and multi room with many good quality pool tables. The bar probably seats 10-12 and the cool thing is the kitchen grill and fryers are directly in front of you as you’re sitting at the bar. So you see exactly what the chef is cooking and you’re able to interact with him. The food was good and so was the crowd the evening I was there. The owner is super present and hands on. I like that because you know he cares. I would say don’t judge it by the outside appearance and take a walk inside. I know you’ll be impressed as I was.

With it being my first time, I was thoroughly impressed. From the staff to the activities. Jumbo Jenga, pool, cornhole.and your choice of a cold beer. Great place to bring an old friend!

We had a private party booked. It was worth the money. Very cool atmosphere, loved all the games! We had it catered and it was great food. Will definitely be booking it again.

A little pricey but there were six of us, eight played pool. We enjoyed the atmosphere, just a shame that the waitress forgot her drinks. And he had to go before we could fix it. But all in all it was nice! Quite friendly! We will be back!

Excellent burger. I've eaten a lot of burgers in Springfield and this still is one of the best around

Absolutely fantastic! Great people. Great food. Fresh and made just the way I order everytime.

This is our spot to go and play darts, shoot a couple rounds of pool, eat some amazing food and enjoy the vibe.

Had dinner here before a concert and man was i surprised. I had a patty melt and fries. It was awesome and only $8.99. The place has loads of pool tables and other games. Looks like super fun place. I will be back!

Great service, cold drinks and a local named Matt that was nice (he bought my drinks to be fair)

I go to this place every week on Monday nights at 7: 30 for trivia. Hannah is a great host and makes everything fun and inviting and she's always asking everyone their opinions on how to improve trivia and it's a great environment. I love it also because I can bring my kids (most every other trivia joint in town is a bar that only allows people that are 21 to even enter) and they have amazing food here!

This place Is the worst! Went there after a concert. Was told someone would come take our order so we sat down and waited 15 mins and no one came. I went to bar and order drinks asked again about food she said someone would come to the table. No one did I went back up to the bar and asked if I could order food there and the bartender was extremely rude and the server that was standing around every time I went to the bar said “ I can take your order “ so I ordered 1 dozen sweet wings and 1 half dozen dank sauce wings and fries. We wait another 20 mins to get 1 dozen (half sweet sauce half dank) I said this isn’t all we ordered and tried to explain my order again and he said he didn’t understand? The whole experience was ridiculous and will never go there again and will tell everyone not to go there.

While the quality of the food is fine, the price of everything here is absolutely absurd. I came in and played with friends for just about 2 1/2 hours and got a sandwich. My total came out to more than $80. It turns out I was paying $20 an hour to play pool, which is a ridiculous price. While I admit, it’s a bit more reasonable when you consider they’re supposed to charge you $5/hour per person, this rate isn’t disclosed ANYWHERE and at no time was I made aware that my card alone would be charged for the entire table.

Our service was also very lackluster, with a single bottle of beer taking almost 40 minutes despite the fact that we were 8 feet from the bar. While I’m super lenient with busy staff, having worked as a server for years, our server wasn’t busy at all would just leave to go talk to friends or customers randomly. He would then come back, see us, remember he was doing something, then get distracted on the 8 foot trek. Another one of us was less lenient, and reminded him about his drink 3 times before he got it. I even had to remind him that the table was on my card, because he forgot to charge anyone for it (honesty I would come to regret when I was told the price).

In all, I feel that the absurd price along with the total radio silence about it is extremely predatory. If I’m being charged double minimum wage to play at a pool table (something that is literally a dollar at other bars) I at least deserve a warning so all of the patrons at my table can charge their cards too. They were never given the option to split the table when paying for their food, and I was conveniently the last person who was checked out, meaning the entire table had to be charged to my card. I shouldn’t have to ask everyone to cash app me after a bar because I just about dropped $100 playing 4 games of pool. It’s also not a coincidence there are no signs at the front even discussing price. The withholding of this info feels purposeful and predatory.

Classy place nowadays. I enjoy pool, but don't always enjoy where you have to go to shoot a game. Great food and excellent service. A+

I have 34 years of experiences in this particular entertainment venue so sometimes the ghosts of friends past join me as I play. Nice to be amongst friends again. I don't get to visit as often as I used to, but it always feels like coming home.

A good friend of mine and I enjoy coming here on weeknights to shoot pool. Nice quiet environment, tables are maintained well, and staff is friendly

Good place to play pool and get good food and some beer. Very busy with kids and teens on weekends though.

This is Steve Crane. Springfield Ballard's is a very good place to shoot pool with friends.