Barryville Oasis Bar + Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Highland

I am a local that came here for lunch with family from overseas. I wanted to show them this delicious spot that I have been patroning for years, however we were given eye rolls by the host who at first did not want to seat us because of our large party that included children. He immediately told us, “we don’t have eggs, chicken fingers, waffles or fries,” As if he already assumed that would be our order. When we intimated that we were there for Mexican food he brusquely told us we could be accommodated after another party left. We were so excited to be able to eat lunch and were gracious to our host the entire time.

We patiently waited for our table and spent over an hour and 30 mins after ordering waiting for even one morsel of food to be brought out. At this point it was just chips/ queso and the children’s quesadillas that were brought out. When we asked how much longer it would be for the rest of our order which included burritos we were told that it would not be ready anytime soon. At that point we felt that we were being held hostage, even though we were the only people in the restaurant at the time. This was mid day during a peak summer weekend. With only one person manning the ship, our host could not have been more disgruntled. I understand that he was vastly understaffed, however the micro aggressions we encountered were incredibly off putting. He even slammed a door in my face when I was trying to navigate where to find the restroom and told me “you can’t be back here!”

Don’t worry- Won’t be back again anytime soon. If you have children or a large party, think about going elsewhere - we got the vibe we were very unwelcome. All I was trying to do was support a local business I loved. The experience was very...

My worst dining experience in as long as I remember. We walked in around 12:30pm. 4 small tables occupied. We were a party of adults and kids, and got a vibe right away that we were not welcome. Nonetheless, this is a beloved local joint and we had out of town guests so we opted to stay. We waited ONE HOUR for chips/queso and 3 cheese quesadillas, which was only half our order! Chips usually come out within the first ten minutes, so you could imagine how hangry we were at that point, with still half the entrees nowhere in sight. By this hour there is only one other table there besides us, so we are thinking the entrees are following any minute. After waiting an additional HALF HOUR we asked if our food was close and were told 5-6 minutes. After another ten minutes with still no food, we decided to leave. We could not handle waiting another minute with no food in sight in an essentially empty restaurant. Please note this was BRUNCH time the restaurant had no eggs (no breakfast burritos) and no chicken tenders, but we were willing to accept that and ordered accordingly. The server was rude rude rude. I don't understand how this place can operate and I will definitely take my...

Used to be the most awesome Mexican food I had eaten in a long time. The Food used to be made fresh. Great atmosphere and found this place on accident. Definitely will go back next time in the area. Don’t be fooled the food is awesome!!

UPDATE- August 23,2025 New Owners, opened late, awful food. The Awesome Tacos are gone! Same decor just dirty now and rude staff/ owners. Garage Doors were closed but more bugs inside than people. I couldn’t wait to return on my visit to the area, just to be let down completely. I’m sure new owner will respond nasty like they have done to others and I usually don’t give bad reviews but they don’t care about customers AT ALL, it seems ! I WILL NEVER GO BACK EVEN IF I WAS PAID TO!! As others have stated in their reviews, we are allowed to give honest opinions in our reviews under the constitution, but seems like you ask whoever is responding to these reviews for the Oasis and you are supposed to accept all bad food and service without question . Used to be my favorite place in the area but...