Three Kings Public House will launch its fourth location later this year in Cottleville. Currently slated to open in early fall, the eatery will be located at 5045 State Highway N and will take over the space that most recently housed Salty’s Bistro, as well as the adjacent suite, which was formerly occupied by Cottleville Sports Pub.
Currently, the eatery has locations in South County, Des Peres and inside Lambert Airport, and with the growth in St. Charles County, particularly in Cottleville, the area seemed like the right location for the growing brand.
“I feel really good about the decision we made. I’m really excited and I can’t wait to be part of the community here,” said Three Kings owner Derek Deaver.
It took about a year and a half of searching before finding the Cottleville spot. A few of the criteria Deaver had in mind for the fourth location included being able to create an enclosed patio space, a private event space and have plenty of seating in the main dining and bar areas.
“Our South County location has a private room that seats around 50 and we wanted to find a way to create something like that [in Cottleville],” he explained.
The Cottleville location will come in at 4,000 square feet and will have a total of 125 seats indoors, with seating that will be a blend of around 10 booths, 13 tables and a bar that will seat between 12 to 15. The part of the building where Salty’s Bistro was located has an existing outdoor patio, which will be enclosed, making it a three seasons room that will feature seating for 60 with fans and TVs mounted on the exterior wall.
“It’s going to be really similar to the Des Peres footprint,” Deaver said of the space.
Deaver took possession of the building in the spring and renovations are underway. The inside will feature the aesthetic that guests of the South County and Des Peres locations will be familiar with, and will include brick walls along with a lot of wood accents, including a wood ceiling.
The menu at the Cottleville location will also mirror the selections at the other Three Kings locations. Starters include Three Kings’ Wings, which are breaded and fried, along with the Tres Reyes smoked wings, as well as lobster bisque, toasted ravioli and nachos. Main courses range from a number of salads, half a dozen different flatbreads, a variety of smash burgers, including plant-based options like the black bean or Impossible Burger. There are also sandwiches, pastas and seafood offerings, as well as several desserts like a chocolate layer cake, bread pudding and cheesecake.
The eatery recently launched a gluten-free menu, which has proven to be a welcome option to the restaurant’s guests. Deaver said the team spent four months developing the menu and tested out multiple gluten-free flours to find just the right one they could use for breading.
The extensive gluten-free offerings include pub fare selections such as chicken tenders and wings, fried pickles and flatbread pizzas, as well as sandwiches, burgers and pastas. There are even gluten-free kids items and a double fudge brownie à la mode for dessert.
Sales at the restaurant are up, and Deaver praises the success of the gluten-free menu as a driving factor.
“Our food is up 10 to 11 points and we attribute that almost entirely to the gluten-free menu,” he said. Deaver said his friend Brant Baldanza, who co-owns the Corner Pub & Grill, also saw a lot of success by incorporating gluten-free choices on the Corner Pub’s menu, and he credits a conversation with Baldanza as the inspiration for adding to the Three Kings Menu. The process of creating the gluten-free menu began last fall and the menu rolled out to the public earlier this year.
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This article appears in July 2025.