Barnaby's Cafe — Restaurant in Houston

Barnaby's Cafe is incredible! The food and drinks are delicious, the portions are huge, and the service goes above and beyond. For those with pets, the patio is perfect for a meal with your fur children.

Vibe: We dined in the patio at around noon on a Saturday. Tables are pretty spacious and great for groups. The patio is covered, and the big fans on the ceiling keep things nice and cool. It's a pretty casual place.

Service: The servers were very kind and attentive - our drinks were never empty. We told them we wanted to split one of the hamburger entrees and they arranged for it to be divided equally into two individual plates with fries and half the burger! Very convenient and thoughtful.

Food: We ordered the guacamole cheese burger with fries and the spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips. The dip was served hot and melty, and it was delicious with the tortilla chips. The guacamole cheeseburger was cooked perfectly, very juicy and the guacamole was fresh and creamy. The French fries are among the best we have ever had, thin and fluffy with a light crunch and simple seasoning - very addicting. The also go great dipped in the spinach artichoke dip.

Drinks: We got the strawberry lemonade and organic drip coffee. The strawberry lemonade was super refreshing and tasted of fresh lemon and strawberry. There's even some strawberry bits and pulp in there. It was sweet but not overbearing, just right! The drip coffee was great too, very smooth and a good balance of acidity and sweetness. We had it black but it probably would go well with cream too. Refills are included for both drinks, and our server even prepared some strawberry...

Went here for lunch on a Sunday around 3:30. It was super slow, about 4 other people there. My dad ordered the meatloaf but after 3 bites, he just didn’t enjoy the strong fennel taste in the meatloaf. He sent it back to the kitchen & asked for a salad instead. Absolutely no issue according to the staff. When we received the check the meatloaf was still on the bill. My dad brought it to the staff’s attention & they were shocked he was asking it to be taken off. Not too sure what’s surprising about his request, as they all reassured him it was fine he wanted to replace the meatloaf with something else. Maybe they were only enthusiastic about the replacement because they assumed it meant we’d be fine paying for both the salad & the meatloaf.

As for me, I ordered the apricot mustard chicken wings. Flavor was delicious but all of the wings were extremely fatty & had gristle. On two of the six (?) wings, the bone crumbled in my hands & cooked bone marrow went everywhere. I barely put a dent in my wings & honestly the low quality of the chicken made me nauseas. I should’ve requested to not be charged for them but based on how the staff acted about the meatloaf, I doubt that would’ve gone very far.

It’s 30 minutes later & im writing this from my toilet. As those wings are the only thing I’ve eaten today, I’m going to put my bets on them being the culprit.

I’ve been to 3 other barnaby’s locations but this one just doesn’t reflect the quality of barnaby’s that I’m used to....

Let me start by saying I absolutely loved Barnaby’s until today. With my vegetarian diet it was always a pleasure to grab a quick Impossible burger from their menu. I called in my regular order, arrived and picked up. When I got to my car I immediately checked to make sure I had all condiments. Upon inspection I split my burger down the middle to make sure it was cooked through. The entire inside was pink. I took my order back inside and asked for a new burger and that it be completely cooked through. Being that the impossible meat is not real beef, it is very important to cook it through -no pink! I also asked for fresh fries since I had to wait for the remake and the first fries would be cold.

I get my order and it appears that the cook put the same burger back on the grill, and threw another piece of cheese on the top. The fries were hot and hard little pieces.

I immediately requested a refund which was given to me. However, the audacity to even serve me that farce of a meal, and to expect I would eat it. Just horrible. My entire order should had been remade, and cooked correctly. I understand they serve dog bones and treats as well, but to expect your customers to accept less that what you would serve an animal is beyond me.

Horrible service and horrible...