The Barkley Restaurant & Bar

Little expensive, owner is only friendly to regulars

Good food. Great people and service.

I came in today, for the first time, on Thursday, 04/10, around 3 PM. There were two patrons at the bar top and a cool, friendly bartender, Kiara, came out and took care of me. She was very warm, attentive, and easy to chat with. The place was clean, the bathroom was clean, chill vibe, the locals were friendly, and I felt welcomed. The happy hour prices are very fair and the happy hour nachos were so good! Shout out to chef Pancho! I was told he has been there for a very long time and I know why!

They are cash only (there is an ATM) although I understand you can start a tab with a matching ID. Just pay cash to make it easier for everyone involved. Clean bar top, clean bathroom, plenty of space inside, easy and plentiful parking, and it just seems like a cool place to check out, especially on the evenings and weekends. Once again, the service and food were amazing and the happy hour prices are totally legit!

I am a bar guy, I've been to plenty of bars, low end, upscale, and everything in between, and this place is on my list of places to come back to. Thanks again to Kiara (bartender) and Pancho (chef)! I'll be in again soon!

Have eaten there a few times, but they aren’t very customer friendly. For example, I was having a sandwich that came with onion rings or fries and I asked for half and half and they wouldn’t do it. I asked the bartender to ask the cook if he would make an exception and the bartender said the owner will just get mad at him. That’s how much they aim to please. So I stopped going .

Free Ska shows on Fridays. Randomly dates

Nice area. Free parking 🅿️. Cheap brew. 🦜 Pirate bar. Not far at all. Just gas and date ur set. South Pasadena #100 top nicest city's in California. Facts.

I was only there for the band in the evening. Had a wonderful time.

Rude, lackadaisical, unwelcoming staff.
So much so we left without ordering.

Pricing very unclear

Must have been a great place 40 or 50 years ago. Great bones if a classic mid-century dark clubby steakhouse. It’s current incarnation is kind if sad, but I love imagining it its heyday.
It’s cash only with a very small, fried-cetric menu with zero panache or imagination.
Kind of funky and a little sus with the cash only thing.

What a genuinely amazing spot. The staff and service is second to none. I don’t know Barkley personally, but he should be very proud of himself. Also if that one waitress that served me is seeing this, hmu. I love you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Cash Only. Great service. Tiny parking spots.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Hadn't been there for 20 years. Talking to a gentleman at the bar, he had just came from a senior citizens center playing music for the elders. This gentleman played piano. He remembered that the Barkley had a piano in there. He came in asked if he could play the piano and ask for the manager to see if it was okay. The manager was very rude. Thought he was trying to get a job and work for drinks. The manager that looked like Eddie Munster ended up throwing the guy out. Absolutely no cause for throwing this gentleman out.. I'll never go back to that place or recommend it to anybody.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings

No food straight bar but the people in the atmosphere is so great. Everyone is your friend here and the music is amazing ❤️???

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Love this place.
Cannot vouch for the food yet, as I've not tried anything
I can vouch for the Service, which is comfortable and casual, yet still professional.
The atmosphere is tasteful for a bar, grill, open-late place. Comfortable booths, dance floor, live band section, and bar. It's closed-in in that you can be inside and nicely disconnected from the busy street right outside.

Kid-friendliness: Not kid friendly, in my opinion.
Then again, I have thus far only visited in later evening when kids ought to be asleep.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

They have great food and excellent entertainment