Pint and Barrel Drafthouse — Restaurant in Palestine

This is a first for me, in that a social friend operates the establishment. It’s difficult, but perhaps he will rethink who he hires to represent him. When I was finally recognized, I stated that I wanted something, which had been similarly advertised, pulled pork over French fries...which I though would be a simple substitution of meat...pulled pork instead of brisket. I was immediately redirected to chose from an item on the menu. I asked if I might have the pulled pork over fries, instead of in a sandwich, as offered on the menu. This seemed a foreign idea, but they agreed. I specified the sides and moved on to order an IPA, asking for a recommendation. One of the two walked away. At that point, things got better. Later, the one who walked away brought my entree, but without sides. I walked back to the bar, and asked for one of the sides; shortly all three arrived, with a good serving of attitude. I’m dining mid- afternoon; there were three tables besides mine. The only person who asked after my satisfaction with the meal, was the chef. I gave him thumbs up. The pulled pork was excellent. Isn’t it amazing how poor, or worse still, indifferent service can overshadow and spoil an otherwise well-prepared meal? It has been my experience that a pub is commonly a positive, convivial atmosphere. Hopefully, Pint and Barrel will once again offer this to more than the regulars. ...just a side note, masks for employees seemed to be optional, and gloves for food-handlers...

Best draft beer in the State of Texas - FULL STOP. Why? A number of reasons including but not limited to the fact that it is incredibly well managed. The staff takes meticulous care for the taps, lines, kegs, glassware and entire beer to glass process. You will never have a bad beer here. Owner on site most days. Ongoing staff training and review of the process to ensure each beer poured is as fresh as possible and as intended by the brewer. Taps are also rotated and customers have different choices each time. New to beer tasting or a seasoned beer connoisseur? No worries, the staff are friendly, unpretentious and will listen to what you like and talk you through your options. They’ll even let you taste test a few before you make your selection. Lucky enough to meet the owner when he is has a moment and he will spin you a great yarn about your beer. I so recommend finding him (Chris) and talking to him. This makes going to the Pint and Barrel an unforgettable and delightful experience. Oh, and the food is outstanding too! Kitchen manager (Scotty) is committed and passionate about his trade. You will taste the difference.

This is mine and my wife’s absolute favorite place. So lucky to have it here in Palestine. The Pint and Barrel punches way above their weight. Worth the drive...

Atmosphere is great but at this point all it has going for it. The service is terrible. It was a busy weekend and we stood in line finally got up to order and since they were so busy we wanted to go ahead put our food order in. As we start to do so we were told no we can't put in our food order we HAVE to order our drinks first because that is the way he wanted to put it in. rudely but we complied. Then on ordering they have options up there that are no longer available at all. The guy helping us went into why that's no longer available and how she is the only person to even ask for that in over a month. She then settled for fries but asked if they can come loaded (Since they have loaded potato skins on the menu) and was told that they can't load fries that's not even an option.

Another person in our party who frequents there a lot asked about the ribs and was told by the woman taking her order word for word responds "Do you even see that on the menu anywhere?" A simple we longer carry ribs would have sufficed since they in fact carried ribs at one time.

These visits were a week and 1/2 apart. Its a shame because it was one of our favorite places. Service killed what was a favorite for us. Updating your menu and being kind can really make a difference for...