The Barnyard Venue — Restaurant in Candia

First time visiting here. We were very confused when we walked because there wasn't a sign to indicate if it was seat yourself or have a server seat you. Turns out it's both. There is an area where someone will seat you but the area straight ahead is seat yourself and order at the counter. We decided to order at the counter and seat ourselves.

The atmosphere and vibe on a Saturday afternoon around 2pm was nice. It was relaxing and the weather was great. The spiked root beer drink was very good. I thought this was going to be awesome because we were starving.

Unfortunately it took 45 minutes for our burger and fried chicken sandwich to arrive. My friend and I had already drank both of our drinks while waiting which was unfortunate because had I known it would have taken so long I would have ordered a water as well to drink with my meal. After waiting 45 minutes for my food I'd have expected the sliced of cheese that were ok both of our sandwiches to be nice and melted on top of the chicken and burger. They were not, The only melting was caused by the minimum residual heat given off from the chicken and burger. The food was ok but after such a long wait we weren't blown away and just wanted to get out of there. I would recommend in the future of the food is going to take 45 minutes to be brought out that you alert people so they can make the choice to go somewhere...

I think 3 star is being generous as I like the vibe there. And they make a good drink. Third time here this past Friday night to hear our friend play music and there were eight of us. None of us were impressed with our server we had. Unfortunately maybe she was having a bad day and was taking out on us. Just not understanding what the problem was as we went to the bar area first to get a drink and made our way back to our friends that were seated already by the hostess. Our server seemed to keep asking if we still had a tab at the bar which we did not. Some were ordering just appetizers, others, some meals. I don't think I even saw her smile. She just seemed to be frazzled and even after the food was brought out some of us were still waiting. We did politely ask if it was on its way and she seemed aggravated that she had to answer that yes, the rest of the food would be coming. We all just kept looking at each other in disbelief, like are we doing something wrong? I live 10 minutes away. I will come back but maybe in the meantime the server can have a better attitude. It's a casual outdoor vibe. She just looked and acted like she didn't even want to be...

Drove my car down from Vermont for a Veteran's benefit car show. It was a hot day so I decided to have a cold beer. I bought it from a vendor in a tent (not from the barnyard). The barnyard owner approached me and began barking orders at me that I had to sit inside his venue. So I walked back over to where I purchased my beer (still within the fenced area.) He called the police! The officer approached me at the beer 'tent', and I explained to him what had happened. He seemed as perplexed as I was. Obviously, the barnyard owner has not only never served his country, but he's a real pos trying to force people to buy from him rather than support the function taking place. I encourage all fellow veterans to not visit his establishment. Btw, I never breached the perimeter that was posted 'no alcohol beyond...