First impression -hit a washed out area in the driveway and I was afraid it had damaged my car. Second -a very limited menu. Third - Our appetizer arrived after our sandwich. The onion rings were greasy and soggy. The bun on the sandwich was stale. My glass of wine was cheap and watered down. We will never eat here again.
Diana Badley
We really enjoyed this place! The food is great and our kids loved being able to play volleyball outside after supper. Great atmosphere and the staff was super kind and helpful!
Patrick Sokol
This barn looks great and was busy when we visited this afternoon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lori Casavan
Seven dollars fries looks Like a side of fries, which is four dollars It’s 4 July, Nobody, it’s empty here!! Auto Of things on their menu in their menus, terribly small!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Suzy Lowe
A fun location and good burger away from the crowds of Arnold's Park. Despite the 90 plus degree heat, the dining area downstairs was cool enough. Cold drinks and burgers we're tasty and friendly staff.
Brian Reeves
Coming here for actual dinner is not great. Bar-style food turned out fine but the wait was insanely long and the service was all but absent. Servers seemed very confused about the entire ordering system, food did not come out all at the same time, drinks and sides were missed across orders, napkins and silverware were not readily available when food was brought out.
Ryan Globe
After a 4 hour car ride we stopped to have a family dinner. After our server took our order he disappeared. Another server brought our drinks. We then proceeded to only receive half our meals. We had to go to the bar to ask for refills and get an update on the food. “The person in charge” told us that because they were out of chicken strips, our new order got pushed to the back of the line rather than go with our original order; like it would at any other restaurant.
“The person in charge” explained this to us as if we were foolish and unreasonable for being upset that we got half our order and then waited over 20 minutes to get the remaining food. That’s a poor explanation/excuse. This individual had a terrible attitude the entire time we spoke and managed to offend 5 adults and an 8 & 10 y/o boys. It was bad enough that even the kids thought it was weird and uncomfortable.
This person then proceeded to aggressively argue with us, asking how the service was and how the food was. As if either of those things have anything to do with the issue at hand or that the quality of food made up for TERRIBLE service. They repeatedly kept asking “Is there a problem?” My 77 y/o Grandmother scoffed at this interaction and then they called her out asking “Is there a problem? You were rude first.” They also tried to say it was the young (girls) servers fault because it was her first day. She was pleasant enough and wasn’t the issue.
It’s also worth mentioning that a dog kept walking in and out of the restaurant while walking under people’s tables…
That’s the service you’ll get at the Okoboji Barn Bar & Grill. They’ll offer terrible service, less than average food, and blame you for not enjoying your visit. And dogs in the dinning room. Couldn’t recommend any less. Zero stars.
N. L.
Very limited menu. Cysco ingredients. Service was spotty and more focused on trying to get mojitos to us than supper. Clean facility, loud atmosphere. Really neat barn with binzebo out back. Has potential but needs some polish.
cheryl thompson
I had the barn buger and sweet potato fries, I highly recommend. Excellent customer service from the moment we walked in the door from everyone. Our server was exceptional. Thank you for a great experience!
Kristy Morse
Sorry. No pictures of the BLT or French fries. Looked (and tasted) so good, I didn't even think about a photo until it was too late 😅
Had a beer and a burger beer was nice and cold buger was very good
Chad Bol
Have a great time the service was awesome in the food was good
Rob Catlin
New ownership March 2025. Great food including a nice salad bar which we need in this area. Great, friendly all new staff and manager. I definitely recommend giving this place another shot. It's worth it!
Audrey Ingebritson
Great food, great service, awesome atmosphere!
Jerod Arrowood
Now that the Barn is under new ownership/managment, the full potential for a fun atmosphere, cold beer and drinks, top shelf salad bar, full menu, music and more is finally being realized!!! Can’t wait to see everyone there!!🤠
First impression -hit a washed out area in the driveway and I was afraid it had damaged my car. Second -a very limited menu. Third - Our appetizer arrived after our sandwich. The onion rings were greasy and soggy. The bun on the sandwich was stale. My glass of wine was cheap and watered down. We will never eat here again.
We really enjoyed this place! The food is great and our kids loved being able to play volleyball outside after supper. Great atmosphere and the staff was super kind and helpful!
This barn looks great and was busy when we visited this afternoon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Seven dollars fries looks Like a side of fries, which is four dollars It’s 4 July, Nobody, it’s empty here!! Auto Of things on their menu in their menus, terribly small!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
A fun location and good burger away from the crowds of Arnold's Park. Despite the 90 plus degree heat, the dining area downstairs was cool enough. Cold drinks and burgers we're tasty and friendly staff.
Coming here for actual dinner is not great. Bar-style food turned out fine but the wait was insanely long and the service was all but absent. Servers seemed very confused about the entire ordering system, food did not come out all at the same time, drinks and sides were missed across orders, napkins and silverware were not readily available when food was brought out.
After a 4 hour car ride we stopped to have a family dinner. After our server took our order he disappeared. Another server brought our drinks. We then proceeded to only receive half our meals. We had to go to the bar to ask for refills and get an update on the food. “The person in charge” told us that because they were out of chicken strips, our new order got pushed to the back of the line rather than go with our original order; like it would at any other restaurant.
“The person in charge” explained this to us as if we were foolish and unreasonable for being upset that we got half our order and then waited over 20 minutes to get the remaining food. That’s a poor explanation/excuse. This individual had a terrible attitude the entire time we spoke and managed to offend 5 adults and an 8 & 10 y/o boys. It was bad enough that even the kids thought it was weird and uncomfortable.
This person then proceeded to aggressively argue with us, asking how the service was and how the food was. As if either of those things have anything to do with the issue at hand or that the quality of food made up for TERRIBLE service. They repeatedly kept asking “Is there a problem?” My 77 y/o Grandmother scoffed at this interaction and then they called her out asking “Is there a problem? You were rude first.” They also tried to say it was the young (girls) servers fault because it was her first day. She was pleasant enough and wasn’t the issue.
It’s also worth mentioning that a dog kept walking in and out of the restaurant while walking under people’s tables…
That’s the service you’ll get at the Okoboji Barn Bar & Grill. They’ll offer terrible service, less than average food, and blame you for not enjoying your visit. And dogs in the dinning room. Couldn’t recommend any less. Zero stars.
Very limited menu. Cysco ingredients. Service was spotty and more focused on trying to get mojitos to us than supper. Clean facility, loud atmosphere. Really neat barn with binzebo out back. Has potential but needs some polish.
I had the barn buger and sweet potato fries, I highly recommend. Excellent customer service from the moment we walked in the door from everyone. Our server was exceptional. Thank you for a great experience!
Sorry. No pictures of the BLT or French fries. Looked (and tasted) so good, I didn't even think about a photo until it was too late 😅
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Had a beer and a burger beer was nice and cold buger was very good
Have a great time the service was awesome in the food was good
New ownership March 2025. Great food including a nice salad bar which we need in this area. Great, friendly all new staff and manager. I definitely recommend giving this place another shot. It's worth it!
Great food, great service, awesome atmosphere!
Now that the Barn is under new ownership/managment, the full potential for a fun atmosphere, cold beer and drinks, top shelf salad bar, full menu, music and more is finally being realized!!! Can’t wait to see everyone there!!🤠
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