Broken Barrel — Restaurant in Stanfield

I was traveling through with a film crew and one of the locals suggested we dine at Broken Barrel. Long story short, it was so good that we ate here four times that week!

Broken Barrel might just be the best restaurant in the Stanfield/Hermiston area.

The establishment itself is on the smaller side, but nothing about it feels crowded or congested. The aesthetic is somewhat bar-like, but to simply label Broken Barrel as a bar that serves “bar food” would be a misnomer.

Over the course of the four meals I had here, I was able to sample several appetizers and entrees as well as interact with the staff, which brings me to my first point. The entire staff is friendly and hospitable. They were helpful and attentive and all showed their unique personalities as opposed to mechanistically performing their duties.

For appetizers, I suggest the sampler platter. The fried pickles were the true hero here. I’ve only had fried pickles served as chips, so to serve them as quarter spears in an egg roll wrapper—genius. The pickles still had some crunch too! The fresh beer battered onion rings were also delicious.

It’s worth noting that many of their fried appetizers are prepared in egg roll wraps, something I actually appreciated. The pizza sticks and jalapeño poppers are close seconds as to the best appetizer.

For entrees… every single entree I had was superb. The sides like the apple slaw and potato salad could use a little work—perhaps some acidity or even a little more salt.

The Cowgirl Chicken Wrap was my favorite. It offered the perfect amount of spice and a slight tang from the sauce.

The Paradise Wrap was good, but the teriyaki sauce was a little on the sweet side. That said, I’d still order it again!

The Avocado BLT (add bacon) is a no-brainer. Serving it on sourdough was the icing on the cake.

Now, the real star was the lunch special, Cajun Shrimp Tacos. Our entire table order them and gave them two thumbs up. The Cajun spices, spicy jalapeño juxtaposed over the fresh sliced strawberries–chef’s kiss.

Occasionally, during my travels, I come across a place that beckons me to return to that city. Broken Barrel is one of...

I wouldn’t normally leave a scathing review, however, my husband a friend and I were out at the Broken Barrel for lunch today, Mothers Day. Knowing they would be busy I was expecting to have to wait a little. When we walked in there was one table open but not cleaned. I asked the waitress if we could sit there, she said “yes” and that she would be right over to clean it up. When 30 minutes had gone by and our table was still dirty , I took the dirty dishes to the bar and asked for a rag to clean our table. The waitress apologized and came to clean the table, gave us menu’s and took our drink orders. By this time everyone in the restaurant had come in after us, had their drinks and their food was being served. We waited another 20 minutes and our sodas that never arrived. So we decided to eat elsewhere. When we exited the restaurant the same waitress held the door for us and said “thanks for coming have a nice...

We stopped here (a large group tour)for lunch. We arrived as they opened. We pre-order our food choices. This was a nice option and probably helpful to the kitchen. Our waitress was getting drink orders and serving up food as it was ready. The restaurant is small however there is plenty of seating areas (including a outside patio area). I had the cheeseburger with fries. It is served on a cabiatta roll. The roll is soft and a nice touch for a burger. The meat was flavorful juicy, and fresh. (Found out they use locally sourced beef). Reminded me of homemade burgers like mom used to make. The fries were like shoe strings potatoes. Fresh and hot. The basket of fresh homemade sauces are a nice touch. I would definitely stop here again. Everyone in our group enjoyed this place and were satisfied with...