Barley Brown's Brewpub is most excellent! We arrived at 6:30pm on a Saturday night with a group of ten happy beer lovers after have a couple of pints of delicious beer next door at the Taproom. We lucked out and they were able to seat us right away in the bar. Our server did an amazing job. She arrived with our beers very quickly after ordering them and the kitchen staff rocked our food. The appetizers came out hot, fast, and delicious. We had fried pickles, fried green beans, calamari, and mozzarella cheese sticks. The pickles were nicely breaded and fried circular slices. Tasty. The cheese sticks were good. The calamari was the good stuff!! Steaks - not those squiggly chewy tentacles. Yum! And the fried green beans were served with the most delicious aoli. We kept it and dipped fries from the burger order in it too. Not all aolis are amazing. This one is to die for!
Dinner was served perfectly timed after the apps - all orders correct, hot, and extremely tasty. I had bangers and mash - so much food and so good. Tried the Death Burger too - what great flavor! The burger meat was a little more done than I prefer, but the flavor made that a rather moot point. I would order these again in a heartbeat.
The whole pub was packed the entire evening. Sometimes people had to wait a little while for a table to open for them, but there is some seating near the door for waiting, and the turnover was smooth all night. It's busy because it's good and it makes you feel good.
I eagerly await my next trip to Baker City, but moreover to Barley Browns - a real gem in the brewery business and some tasty food and pleasant atmosphere to go with it.
Thanks for world class brews in an historic area. Thanks for making our weekend a really...
Read moreNot your average Joe. We stopped here on a drive from Seattle, WA to Ouray, CO. On a whim, really, as we needed fuel and the event in the town center caught our attention. Googled a nearby place and ended up here. Our server was Joe, and that's mainly what the review is about. As someone who has been on both sides of the customer service industry, I pay attention to and appreciate small things a server does. Joe informed us of a large party that was wrapping up their order so we wouldn't have to wait forever. He also volunteered to bring out a sample of a beer before being asked as he stated that it was quite spicy. He also noticed when one of our sauces was low and brought a new one out before even being able to be asked to do so. I don't think in all my years have I had a server just bring more of something out other than ice water, and even then that is hard to come across these days. Joe was also quick and happy to provide us with some company spstickers upon request. Too many negative reviews outweigh positives even in a 5 star establishment and I felt I had to give this positive review mainly because of the interaction with the server. The food and beer was also all great. If we ever come through Baker City again, we will be...
Read moreAfter a long day at Miner's Jubilee we wanted to eat at a nice place in Baker City, Barley Brown was our choice. We stood waiting for 15 minutes at the entrance before someone actually took our name to be seated. Then it was another 20 minutes before being seated, the place was not overly busy. We finally got seated, served wster and menus given to us. After taking our order it was 40 minutes before our dinners arrived, a hamburger for my wife and shrimp alfredo for myself. We had to ask for earting utensils because the lady serving didn't notice we had none, blamed it on the person who seated us. The hamburger was just ok based on what my wife said and my shrimp alfredo was dry and the shrimp was way overcooked and was like rubber. I left most of my dinner behind and noticed my wife didn't eat all of her hamburger. All in all it was a very poor experience and the last time we will eat there. We would not recommend the...
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