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I had heard mixed results about Barley's throughout my time here in Columbus. Some people love the food and hate the beer, while others love the beer but hate the food. I'm afraid that I will fall more into the first category.
For our next outing, Brandon and I brought along our friend Dessie for the occasion, and when we found parking and fought our way through the convention goers, we finally made it to the brewery. Out of the cold, we now had to navigate our way to the host's stand which is halfway back through the restaurant. We put our name down for the expected wait and then pushed into the bar. The drinks were fine: a cold martini, decent cosmo, and a rich pint of beer.
Our appetizers consisted of a large salad, sauerkraut balls, and a scotch egg (of course!). The salad was usual, lots of dried fruit large slices of onion, with balsamic vinaigrette. Our sauerkraut balls were just barely warm, but spicy and delicious even without the peppercorn dipping sauce. When we got to the scotch eggs, I was a bit dumbfounded by the softball sized ball yielding to perfectly cooked eggs. The eggs were served with a grainy mustard sauce that rounded out the slightly dry sausage portion. The first course was surprisingly tasty, though I would suggest swapping out the peppercorn and mustard sauces for their respective dishes.
Despite the generous portions in the first course, we moved onto the next stage of our meal. Brandon had the Polski Feast. A variety of sausages, sauerkraut balls, pierogi, and a heaping mound of sauerkraut. The sausages were tasty enough, and the sauerkraut was all just fine. But the pierogi (the major portion of Dessie's dish) were filled with a smooth potato mixture, but the dough was just barely under-cooked. For myself, I had the white truffle macaroni and cheese. A simple dish that would have been easy to mess up. Thankfully the the dish came out hot, creamy, and the white truffle (even though only from oil) came through with enough force that it was noticeable but not overpowering.
With so much pork and carbs, we needed something to round out the meal. We ordered a couple of dessert martinis, which were all ok. I would strongly recommend the chocolate espresso martini over the peppermint patty. The table also split the brownie bash. The typical warm brownie topped with loads of whipped cream and ice cream. Hard to mess up, but, with the components offered, generic at best.
Barley's is tasty and surely will fill you up if you like pork (they have other offerings as well). I would advise you to spend more time in the starters section and hop onto the mac and cheese if you're really hungry. Skip out on the pierogi, but give the beer menu a strong look. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by what Barley's had to offer.
Keep Eating,
JTFussy
Our appetizers consisted of a large salad, sauerkraut balls, and a scotch egg (of course!). The salad was usual, lots of dried fruit large slices of onion, with balsamic vinaigrette. Our sauerkraut balls were just barely warm, but spicy and delicious even without the peppercorn dipping sauce. When we got to the scotch eggs, I was a bit dumbfounded by the softball sized ball yielding to perfectly cooked eggs. The eggs were served with a grainy mustard sauce that rounded out the slightly dry sausage portion. The first course was surprisingly tasty, though I would suggest swapping out the peppercorn and mustard sauces for their respective dishes.
Despite the generous portions in the first course, we moved onto the next stage of our meal. Brandon had the Polski Feast. A variety of sausages, sauerkraut balls, pierogi, and a heaping mound of sauerkraut. The sausages were tasty enough, and the sauerkraut was all just fine. But the pierogi (the major portion of Dessie's dish) were filled with a smooth potato mixture, but the dough was just barely under-cooked. For myself, I had the white truffle macaroni and cheese. A simple dish that would have been easy to mess up. Thankfully the the dish came out hot, creamy, and the white truffle (even though only from oil) came through with enough force that it was noticeable but not overpowering.
With so much pork and carbs, we needed something to round out the meal. We ordered a couple of dessert martinis, which were all ok. I would strongly recommend the chocolate espresso martini over the peppermint patty. The table also split the brownie bash. The typical warm brownie topped with loads of whipped cream and ice cream. Hard to mess up, but, with the components offered, generic at best.
Barley's is tasty and surely will fill you up if you like pork (they have other offerings as well). I would advise you to spend more time in the starters section and hop onto the mac and cheese if you're really hungry. Skip out on the pierogi, but give the beer menu a strong look. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by what Barley's had to offer.
Keep Eating,
JTFussy
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