The Barley Mow Pub

We just came from The Barley Mow and the food and service was great! It was our 4^th time having dinner there and we have always had good service and good food. Squash soup was on the menu tonight, one of the best that I have ever tasted. We had wings tonight because it was wing night, they were exactly how we like them.

20 minutes to take our drink order and 2 hours to receive our food with the restaurant almost empty. (2 other tables with people) Was not a complicated order, 2 burgers, 2 kids meals, 1 curry dish and one veggie burger. Curry dish arrived as a giant bowl of lettuce and an ice cream scoop size of curry for $ 16, sweet potato fries ended up on someone else’s order and their drinks on our bill even though it only had to be split between two families. Very disappointing, will not be back.

Horrible service. My buddy and went there after work for a beer. Waited 20 minutes to get served while waitresses were walking right by us. Never got served, so we left.

My hubby and I brought our toddler son here for breakfast! Was happy to see not busy so wont wait long… wrong!!! For whatever reason there was only one waitress working although she asked multiple times how things were the wait for our order was ridiculous!
We ordered the hangover which would have been super delicious had there been 90% LESS salt (and I like salty snacks)! The biggest disappointment was when we got our bill and found that the absolutely discusting coffee was not included in our meal and was a $ 2.25 charge per coffee! Unlimited refills but it was sooooo gross that I didn’t drink half the cup let alone want a refill!!!
If you are in no hurry and stay away from the coffee the place is not too bad! Little pricey but not the worst!

This is our go-​to pub, since we live right down the street. To preface, I’ve only ever eaten there once, but have been there for drinks countless times.
The one time I ate at the Barley Mow, the food was good /​exactly what I would expect from a pub. I got the quesadilla, which was fine. I have a food allergy that I made the server aware of and she was very attentive to that detail, which I appreciated very much. For example, she made sure to let me know she had double checked when the food was up to make sure the food was safe for me to eat.
We usually end up at the Barley Mow on Friday or Saturday nights, when they have live music. The music is usually quite good, usually kind of folkey.
The beer selection is pretty standard. It’s always ice cold 100% of the time (warm beer is my pet peeve, so this is important for me!)
The service. This is where they lose a star with me. It’s really hit or miss.
Sometimes we end up waiting forever and sometimes we get a really attentive server. They’re always super nice and friendly, but I think they would benefit from hiring a few extra servers and bartenders.
If you already live in Orleans, I would recommend hitting up the Barley Mow, but I wouldn’t make a special trip for it.

The service at this Barley Mow is atrocious. I went with a group of 6 people for one of their $ 2 Caesar Sundays.
For something they do every Sunday, they seemed extremely unprepared for the high demand. It took around 20 minutes each time we ordered a Caesar, and the waitress we had put everyone’s drinks on one bill without asking, so that we all had to try and remember how many we’d each had so we could pay.
Our waitress also delivered the food with no cutlery, which we also had to wait forever for, and it took her about another half hour to then sort out our bills since we were all paying separately.
I will not waste my time with this place again!

Place was nearly empty. Only a half dozen people standing at the bar. Despite that it took a full 53 minutes for a standard hamburger with plain old french fries to get to my table. When it finally got there it was the mushroom bacon burger. Wrong! Server was apologetic for the delay and I didn’t want to wait another 53 minutes for my burger. WTF were they doing back there?

This location of The
Barley Mow (a chain) is in a small outdoor mall complex — what I might call a strip mall, except there are a few stand-​alone buildings, including the Barley Mow restaurant.
Had heard that the chain was decent, so, while out looking for a place to spend an hour before picking up The Son, headed in here.
The feel of the room is good — warm wood tones, stained concrete floors. Signs of wear — but they’re good signs of wear that give a nice patina to a place, as opposed to wear that shows neglect. So that’s good.
Since we’d never been there before, ordered appetizer platter. Honestly, a little disappointed. Stuffed potatoes were cold and kind of dried out. Cheese sticks were mediocre. Spring rolls were ok, but nothing special… and it goes on from there.
Service was fine. No complaints, but also not remarkable. Beer choices were ok — nothing remarkable.
They do have some great daily specials — for example (at this time) $ 5 fish and chips all day. Now — that’s only a bargain if it’s good! However, price appears fantastic, so we’ll likely go check out the specials to see if there is one day of the week that’s perhaps a great deal… or not. And we will probably do that at one of the locations closer to our home.
I’m not completely writing off this place yet, though it’s unlikely I’ll return to this location.
Would I recommend? Not at this time.
Would I return? I probably will try the chain again, for the specials — but I am unlikely to return to this location, as it’s out of the way for me, and it wasn’t good enough to make the drive.