Barrington Brewery & Restaurant — Restaurant in Great Barrington

If I could do ZERO STARS I would My wife has been wanting me to experience the food and service here... sadly, I got neither. We got here at 12:30 and were seated almost immediately, good sign.

The server came, never introduced herself, took our drink order and walked away. In this time, another group came and was seated near us.

We waited 15 minutes for a Raspberry Ale and an Arnold Palmer, which were dripping wet from the sides of the glasses when she brought them to us and walked away without ever saying a single word.

At the same time, the server at the table next to us took the group's (of 4) drink and food order and we were never given the opportunity to place our order by our server.

Another 15 minutes passed and still we were waiting while others got their food and/or drinks and it was obvious that we were being overlooked and after waiting SO LONG, it really started to feel intentional and I hate the thought of the color of my skin being a factor as their was only one other person who shared my skin color in the restaurant except he had the advantage of being with a much larger party of people of 'a different race', whereas it was just my wife and me.

Finally after more than a 1/2 hour, we got up to leave, not having touched our drinks but being thoroughly full of 'IT' (lack of professionalism, lack of attentiveness, lack of service... oh, and lack of food.

After my wife spoke to the owner, she came back to me upset and stated to me that she told him that I do reviews for Yelp! and his response was, “I hate Yelp!” I went in to talk to him, I didn’t raise my voice, nor was I disrespectful to him. He was very rude, extremely belligerent and refused to hear anything I had to say which was, “No, the customer IS NOT always right but customers are the reason that good businesses stay in business.” He had some back and forth words with my wife as I tried to diffuse the situation and he ultimately told us to...

I wish I could rate this wayyyy more than just five stars. It was a place we had randomly stumbled upon while meeting up with a family member. This place is beyond words amazing!

The food is home style / homemade down to the dressings. (I love the ranch dressing!) I have been here multiple times now on many different occasions from casual dinner nights to celebrations for father’s day and now Easter.

There is usually never a long wait without a reservation and they always honor our reservation when we have one. They also have outdoor seating in the warmer months. We have had parties of 6- but they seem to be able to accommodate larger size parties. The beer has a wonderful taste and it’s so cool and unique how it’s solar brewed!

We travel about an hour each time to come and it’s worth it every time. Each time we come the servers always greet us with a warm smile- and some even remember us even with months in between of not visiting.

I personally love the raspberry ale and the brisket dinner. The beans and mashed potatoes are A+, and the veggies are always cooked to perfection. My partner swears by the Salads with the (amazing!) Cajun chicken, and his mom swears by the chicken pot pie. We always start with the buffalo boneless wings appetizer and it’s a hit. But honestly I have had many things off of the menu and we always want to try a bite of each others plate and it has never been a disappointment. ANY dessert is a good choice- they even tease you with it in a glass case in the middle of the dining area 😉.

There are too many wonderful things to say about this place. It really brings out a classic homemade-food, friendly dining experience. In a way it resembles a local place that you would find in Vermont. The last and best thing I can say is try it out- you will not be disappointed!

I hope and pray this place will stay open for many more...

Arrived there for the first night of our trip after a local suggested it. Waited over five minutes to be acknowledged.

Finally seated and ordered the Bavarian Pretzel as an appetizer. It was 5 super small pretzel sticks that tasted good but hardly enough for our table of 5. Also, it was obvious that they were not made in house.

The meal came before long.

My two sons each had a hamburger (previously frozen puck). One came with chips from a bag, the other came with previously frozen broccoli.

My daughter had the pita pocket. It was soggy, and had large globs of melted cheese all over the outside of it and the plate. She did not eat it.

My husband had a BBQ burger that was super soggy with soaked bits of cooked onion all under the patty. The onions appeared to be from a package. And the burger (like my sons) was made from a previously frozen patty.

I made the mistake of ordering the baked chicken. It came with an unclean baked potato that was so dry, that butter and sour cream could not help it. It had obviously been microwaved. And it had no flavor. My seasonal veggies were a medley from a freezer bag that I could have bought at the grocery store. And my chicken (that at least looked appetizing from the outside) was horribly dry with rubbery skin.

The waitress never returned to ask us how the food was. Even the manager, who cleared the table did not bother to inquire why 3 plates (sans the boys hamburgers) had gone untouched.

The staff must be used to full plates at the end of the meal that they would rather hurry and get their money than make sure the costumers want to come back. Next time I want a meal prepared by Chef Microwave from prepackaged frozen food, I will go to the grocery store.

This place is over priced and disgusting. I hope I have saved you from my...