The Barn and Grill

Is this a 4 star restaurant? No, not even close. My review of 4 stars is based on what it is, a small town bar in the middle of nowhere. And it's one of the better small town bars in the middle of nowhere you will find.I went on a Friday night, wich happens to be all you can eat fried chicken and fish night, and the place was packed. All things considered, service was prompt and very friendly.I opted for the half open faced hot beef sandwich and salad bar. The half hot beef sandwich was huge, very inexpensive (less than $5), and very good. The salad bar was very lackluster and left a lot to be desired. Cucumber salad, potato salad, and coleslaw were all that were on it. I should've looked before ordering it.A couple local craft beers on draft and some national crafts in bottles was a pleasant surprise.The interior is well appointed, clean, and very welcoming.

If you are looking for a great place to have breakfast, keep on driving right past this place. I've been there 4 times now for breakfast on the weekend and it's always a disappointment. Dry, burned toast, partially raw pancakes, over cooked eggs, etc. I've been trying to cut them some slack--not that old of a business, maybe a lack of previous restaurant experience, and so on. I told the group that I meet up with there that we aren't wasting time or money here anymore. There's been teenagers running the place each time we've been, so that is most likely why the quality just isn't there when we've been there. As far as the lunch and dinner go here, I would probably go up to 3 stars. Just average bar food. If you actually get what you ordered and get it while it's still warm, you've hit the jackpot.

Went for the wife's birthday dinner. We got jalepeno poppers as an app, she ordered a personal pizza and I ordered prime rib. Poppers were over-cooked(nearly burnt) but we ate them. took 1 bite and Prime rib and au jus and they were cold. Literally cold to the touch, just came out of the fridge. Waitress came over and I mentioned to her they were cold. She asked how I ordered it. . . Not that it matters but Med-Rare. She said thats why, it will be cold and the au jus warms it up. . . Uh what? That doesn't even make sense. Even had I ordered it rare, the Internal temp would be 125 degrees, no way the exterior is cold. She said she can heat it up but it wont be Med-rare when it comes back. Several minutes go by and it gets brought back to me by a different waitress. Now it is actually in cut in 2 pieces and missing some steak, but edges are brown. Obviously been put in a microwave. I took 1 bite of the mashed potatoes and they were cold. Apparently only the steak got nuked. I ate 1 bite of the center of the prime rib thinking I could salvage the non-brown meat and nope. Still cold. Pushed the plate away and of course, never saw a waitress again. We finished and I went up to pay, told her I wasn't paying for the prime rib. She never asked why, but simply said she could give me 10% off. I said no, and a guy sitting at the bar said "take it off the bill, he looks like he needs it". Discovered later that night, that was the owner who said that to me. I paid the remainder of the bill and left. We only live a couple blocks away and have been here many many times. Never an issue, but after this I have no reason to go back. We will gladly take our business elsewhere, and likely out of town. Not 1 time did anyone try to actually rectify an issue, or during checkout ask for feedback or why I wasn't going to pay for it. I never even mentioned the poppers although I should have after that.LikeCommentShare

This place has the Best steaks on Saturday nights! Tender, juicy and the flavor is amazing! Salad bar has a variety of options and all fresh. The cook was friendly and definitely knows how to fill u up! I woulda gave it a 10 but the bartender wasnt very friendly. (Cant remember her name just that it starts with a J) Wasnt friendly, was sitting on top of the cooler, on her phone and u could tell she just wanted a paycheck. Other than that the place is a must stop on the list!

We just found this place and love it! We are from Oakland so it's not too far. They are so prompt on getting to go orders out and the food is quality. Can't wait to go back.