A new pub promising burgers, cocktails and line dancing swung its doors open in Bellevue today, with the Donkey Barn Pub & Grub set to welcome its first guests at 4 p.m. at 2902 Samson Way. The bar and grill is kicking things off with a packed entertainment lineup, and admission tightens up later in the evening for anyone hoping to stick around for the nightlife crowd.
According to Grow Omaha, the bar and grill will feature food, drinks and live entertainment, with doors opening at 4 p.m. and admission restricted to guests 21 and older after 8 p.m. That cutoff suggests the venue is angling to be a family-friendly dinner stop early in the evening before shifting into a straight-up night-out destination once the bands take the stage.
The 8 p.m. cutoff is the venue’s own age policy, not a statewide rule requiring bars to exclude younger guests. The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission says state law does not generally prohibit minors from being in bars, though local ordinances may set restrictions; state law does prohibit minors from possessing or consuming alcohol in a tavern. The distinction means younger guests may be allowed before the cutoff, but the venue’s policy shifts to an adults-only crowd later in the evening. The commission’s guidance on minors in bars and Nebraska’s statute on minors and alcohol draw that line…