Pierpont's at Union Station

Pierpont’s at Union Station is a women-owned fine-dining steakhouse housed in the historic women’s and children’s waiting rooms of Kansas City’s landmark Union Station, operating since 1999.¹

Description

Pierpont’s at Union Station occupies a dramatic three-story footprint inside Kansas City’s restored Union Station, with approximately sixty percent of the restaurant’s space in original 1914 historical rooms — the women’s waiting room, children’s waiting room, and women’s smoking lounge.² Named for railroad baron John Pierpont Morgan, the restaurant combines the grandeur of the Beaux-Arts terminal with a menu anchored in prime aged steaks and daily-fresh seafood.³ It is widely cited as one of the most architecturally distinctive restaurant settings in Kansas City, featuring one of the most spectacular bars in the city, multiple dining rooms, and a wine cellar private dining level.⁴²

The menu maintains the “family tradition” established with its sister restaurant, Kansas City’s legendary Hereford House — prime beef, carefully aged and prepared, alongside fresh seafood, and an award-winning wine program recognized by Wine Spectator.³² Hours run Tuesday through Sunday with brunch service added on Saturday and Sunday mornings, reflecting the venue’s role as both a destination dining room and an event and entertaining space.¹

Pierpont’s has been recognized locally as the “Best Architecturally Designed Restaurant” in Kansas City and the “Best Place to Entertain Out-of-Town Guests,” and consistently draws recognition from local and regional food press for its setting and culinary execution.²

Ownership and history

Union Station reopened in November 1999 following a major restoration, and Pierpont’s opened as one of the anchor tenant restaurants at that time under Rod Anderson and the Anderson Restaurant Group — the same group that owned the Hereford House steakhouse chain.³ The Anderson Restaurant Group operated both concepts through the early 2010s.

Following Rod Anderson’s 2012 federal arson conviction related to the 2008 fire that destroyed the downtown Hereford House location, Mary Holland and Camellia Hill acquired the Anderson Restaurant Group’s restaurant portfolio in 2012.⁵ Holland became owner and operator of both the Hereford House locations and Pierpont’s at Union Station, and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association confirmed Holland’s ownership as of 2022.⁴ Holland holds a BBA from Texas Christian University and an MBA from The University of Dallas; her deep civic presence in KC restaurant industry leadership is documented.⁵⁴ Her specific KC-roots background (born/raised) is not confirmed in available sources.

Pierpont’s has operated continuously at Union Station for over 25 years, making it one of the longest-tenured anchor restaurant tenants in the building.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official site (Popmenu) — Dinner, Brunch, and Dessert menu pages · URL(s): https://www.pierponts.com/menu · https://www.pierponts.com/menus/dinner · https://www.pierponts.com/menus/brunch · https://www.pierponts.com/menus/dessert · Confidence: High (full dinner, brunch, dessert, and children’s menus captured from the official site; daily-specials, happy-hour, and beverage menus also published at pierponts.com/menu but not itemized here)

Fine dining steakhouse at Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd. Dinner every day from 4 pm; brunch Sat–Sun 10 am–2 pm; happy hour at the bar daily 3–6 pm (all night Tuesdays); Monday closed.⁶

Dinner — Appetizers

• Baked Pimento Cheese — artichokes, smoked grapes, cotija, rosemary focaccia — $19⁶
• Cheese & Charcuterie — artisan meats & cheeses, rosemary focaccia, chef paired accoutrements — $31⁶
• Oysters A La Russe — oysters on the half shell, lemon vodka vinaigrette, horseradish, tomato — $21⁶
• Crispy Brussels Sprouts — balsamic gastrique, toasted hazelnuts — $16⁶
• Fritto Misto Di Mare — calamari, bay scallops, rock shrimp, pepperoncini, spinach, grilled lemon, parmesan, horseradish cream — $21⁶
• Chesapeake Crab Cakes — dijonnaise, smoked tomato relish, lemon-dressed arugula — $28⁶
• Hand-Cut Steak Tartare — gribiche, olive oil, sherry-saba, potato chips — $19⁶
• Baked Oysters Pierpont’s — 6 oysters baked on the half shell, gouda mornay, applewood bacon, togarashi spiced breadcrumbs — $22⁶

Dinner — Soup & Salad

• Blue Crab & Sweet Corn Bisque — poblano corn salsa — small $9 / large $13⁶
• Rocket Salad — radicchio, jicama, orange supremes, coconut flakes, sherry vinaigrette — small $9 / large $13⁶
• Wedge Salad — crispy prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, english cucumber, feta cheese, lemon-parmesan dressing — small $9 / large $13⁶
• Caesar Salad — heart of romaine, shaved parmesan, herb croutons, creamy caesar dressing — small $9 / large $13⁶

Dinner — On Ice

• The Boxcar — 6 traditional shrimp cocktail, 1lb snow crab legs, 6 oysters, 12 black mussels, cocktail sauce, white peach mignonette, lemon — $95⁶
• The ‘Big Boy’ — 6 morita shrimp cocktail, 1lb snow crab legs, 8 oysters, 12 black mussels, 1 lobster cocktail, 1oz paddlefish caviar, razor clams in herb-caper marinade, white peach mignonette, lemon — $240⁶
• Morita Shrimp Cocktail — citrus-poached shrimp, smoky morita cocktail sauce, cilantro — $18⁶
• Royal Osetra Caviar, Siberian Sturgeon — 1/2 oz, crème fraîche & rice crackers — $90⁶
• Paddlefish Caviar — 1/2 oz, crème fraîche & rice crackers — $35⁶
• Oysters on the 1/2 Shell — market price⁶

Dinner — Premium Cuts

Served with choice of one side (+$8 lobster mac ‘n’ cheese).

• Center-Cut Filet Mignon, Certified Hereford Beef — 5oz $46 / 7oz $62 / 10oz $84⁶
• Bone-In Ribeye 24oz, Certified Hereford Beef — $95⁶
• Bison Ribeye — 14oz — $64⁶
• Kansas City Strip 14oz, USDA Prime — $65⁶
• Ribeye 14oz, Certified Hereford Beef — $61⁶

Dinner — Plates

• Roasted Amish Chicken — miso honey glaze, roasted sunchokes, sunchoke purée, celery confit, pickled watermelon radish — $28⁶
• Filet Mignon Lili — 5oz cut, roasted garlic whipped potatoes, asparagus, artichoke demi-glace — $53⁶
• Wild Boar Chop — peasant spiced fingerling potatoes, sautéed chard, poblano butter — $38⁶
• Filet Pierpont — 7oz cut, topped with blue cheese cream, malted figs, roasted garlic whipped potatoes, baby green beans — $78⁶
• Roasted Cauliflower — grapes, white bean mash, onion, asparagus, tomato, harissa sauce — $24⁶
• 12-Hour Boneless Beef Short Ribs — masa cake, jicama slaw, cotija fricco, apricot-pasilla sauce — $43⁶
• Coffee & Ancho Chili Rubbed Kansas City Strip — 14oz cut, grand marnier butter, roasted yukon gold potatoes, baby green beans — $74⁶
• Pomegranate Ribeye — grilled 14oz cut, quinoa pilaf, pomegranate-balsamic reduction, pomegranate seeds, avocado butter — $68⁶

Dinner — Seafood

• Seared Halibut — tomato-chili rub, israeli couscous, red peppers, orange saffron beurre blanc — $42⁶
• Seared Ahi Tuna — bamboo rice, napa cabbage, nori, shishito peppers, lemongrass oil — $42⁶
• Pan-Roasted Salmon — fennel pollen, coriander risotto, grilled summer squash, pickled cherry tomatoes — $35⁶
• Seafood Curry — swordfish, shrimp, mussels, red peppers, yellow coconut curry, rice noodles — $45⁶

Dinner — Sides

• Roasted Garlic Whipped Potatoes — $8 · Roasted Fingerling Potatoes — $8 · Sautéed Asparagus (shaved parmesan) — $8 · Grilled Broccolini (lemon chili butter, sumac) — $8 · Sautéed Woodland Mushrooms — $8 · Pierpont’s Fries (beef fat & rosemary) — $8 · Lobster Mac ‘N’ Cheese (smoked gouda cream, creole spiced gremolata) — $16⁶

Brunch (Sat–Sun 10 am–2 pm)

• Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake — baked with brown sugar & cinnamon, vanilla glaze — $12⁶
• Spinach-Feta Quiche — spinach, feta, tomatoes, tomato jam — $18⁶
• Pulled Pork Chilaquiles — pulled pork, crispy corn tortilla, salsa verde, sunny side eggs, morita sour cream, cotija cheese, pickled red onion — $22⁶
• Vanilla Waffle — lemon ricotta, macerated strawberries, lemoncello syrup, roasted pistachios — $20⁶
• Brioche French Toast — white chocolate custard, grilled peaches, brown butter almonds, maple syrup — $19⁶
• Chicken & Biscuit — hand-battered chicken breast, buttermilk biscuit, poblano sausage gravy, fresno chili hot sauce — $20⁶
• Andouille Sausage Hash — sweet potato hash, roasted poblano peppers, grilled red onion, pickled celery, cumin crème fraiche — $22⁶
• Pierpont’s Steak & Eggs — coffee & ancho chili rubbed prime KC strip with grand marnier butter, two eggs any style, breakfast potatoes — $32⁶
• Pork Belly Fried Rice — jasmine rice, lardons, egg, poblano peppers, shaved brussels sprouts, sweet peas, scallions — $22⁶
• Pierpont’s Philly — shaved steak, poblano peppers, caramelized onions, smoked gouda mornay, onion-poppy seed bun, fries — $20⁶
• Madame Cristo — toasted brioche, canadian bacon, tasso ham, raspberry jam, gouda mornay, over-easy egg, fries — $23⁶
• Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict — seared crab cakes, canadian bacon, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise, breakfast potatoes — $26⁶
• Cajun Benedict — fried green tomatoes, tasso ham, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise, blackening spice, breakfast potatoes — $26⁶
• Smoked Salmon Benedict — smoked salmon, crispy capers, pickled red onions, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise, breakfast potatoes — $23⁶
• Classic Benedict — canadian bacon, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise, breakfast potatoes — $20⁶
• Brunch libations: Dirty Mary $11 · Bloody Maria $11 · Traditional Mimosa $10 · The Gilded Bee $13 · Bellini Martini $12 · Fountain City Spritz $12 · Nitro Espressotini $14⁶

Children’s Menu

• The Mini-Platform Breakfast — one egg any style, applewood-smoked bacon, breakfast sausage, breakfast potatoes, sourdough toast, orange marmalade — $14⁶
• Crispy Chicken Tenders — fries & ranch — $12 · Grilled Cheese — thick-cut white bread, cheddar, fries — $12 · Jr. Steakburger — lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, brioche bun, fries — $14 · Vanilla Waffle — choice of one side — $10 · Fresh Fruit — $5⁶

Desserts

• Lemon Raspberry Bombe — lemon mousse, macerated raspberries, shortbread cookie, raspberry dust — $12⁶
• Peach Upside Down Cake — molasses cream, candied pecans — $12⁶
• White Chocolate Brioche Bread Pudding — almond streusel, toffee syrup — $12⁶
• French Silk Pie — chocolate mousse, chantilly cream, chocolate curls — $12⁶
• Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée — fresh berries — $12⁶
• Dessert cocktails: Chocolatini $13 · Café Pierpont’s $12 · Cafe Mezcalero $13 · Espressotini $13 · Iced Alexander $12 · Barrel Aged Banana Fosters Manhattan $12⁶

Wine & Bar

• Award-winning wine program — Wine Spectator recognition; wine cellar private dining level.² Full alcoholic-beverage menu published at pierponts.com/menus/alcoholic-beverages (not itemized here).⁶

Setting: historic 1914 women’s/children’s waiting rooms of Union Station; one of the most spectacular bars in Kansas City²

Full menus + reservations: pierponts.com

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Links

• pierponts.com

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Pierpont’s at Union Station (updated June 2026) and official site reservations (accessed 2026-06-23). Address 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108 cross-checked; menu updated 3/31/2026 and active OpenTable reservations confirm operating status.

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. OpenTable listing — Pierpont’s at Union Station, Kansas City, MO. https://www.opentable.com/r/pierponts-at-union-station-kansas-city — Asserts: currently accepting reservations; address 30 W Pershing Rd KC MO 64108; hours Tues–Sun; women-owned fine dining. ↩ ↩²

2. VisitKC listing / kcmogo.com / hub.biz listing. https://www.visitkc.com/listings/pierponts-at-union-station/ — Asserts: “Best Architecturally Designed Restaurant”; “Best Place to Entertain Out-of-Town Guests”; Wine Spectator award winner; original women’s/children’s waiting room historical space; spectacular bar; wine cellar dining. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

3. Search summary via Anderson Restaurant Group / restaurantkansascity.com / kcmogo.com — Asserts: opened 1999 at Union Station reopening; sister to Hereford House; named for J.P. Morgan; “1914 decor combined with 2001 innovation”; Wine Spectator award winner. ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association Facebook post, July 20, 2022. https://www.facebook.com/GKCRA/posts/mary-holland-is-the-owner-of-hereford-house-and-pierponts-at-union-station-she-o/10159869278443879/ — Asserts: Mary Holland is owner of Hereford House and Pierpont’s; women-owned; GKCRA leadership role. ↩ ↩² ↩³

5. KCUR / search summary re: Rod Anderson arson conviction 2012 + Holland / Hill acquisition. https://www.kcur.org/community/2013-09-09/prison-for-three-in-hereford-house-arson — Asserts: Rod Anderson convicted 2012, sentenced 2013; Mary Holland and Camellia Hill acquired the restaurant group in 2012; Holland LinkedIn: Owner/Operator, Hereford House and Pierpont’s at Union Station. ↩ ↩²

6. Pierpont’s at Union Station — official menu pages (Popmenu): Dinner (https://www.pierponts.com/menus/dinner), Brunch incl. children’s menu (https://www.pierponts.com/menus/brunch), Dessert (https://www.pierponts.com/menus/dessert), menu index (https://www.pierponts.com/menu) — accessed 2026-07-24. Asserts: full itemized dinner/brunch/dessert/children’s menus with descriptions and prices; menu hours (dinner daily from 4 pm, brunch Sat–Sun 10 am–2 pm, happy hour daily 3–6 pm at bar, all-night Tuesdays); Monday closed; address and phone (816) 221-5111. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³ ↩⁵⁴ ↩⁵⁵ ↩⁵⁶ ↩⁵⁷ ↩⁵⁸ ↩⁵⁹ ↩⁶⁰ ↩⁶¹ ↩⁶²