Great food and great service. Noisy only because of the bears game. We booked long before the games were announced so that's on us.
John
Excellent service and a large, very intriguing selection of food and drinks. The burger was delicious! The only downside was the insanely loud noise level. Probably not much to be done about that, except lower the music some, but it was distracting and intense.
Daniel
Great experience. Perfect before the game. Service was very good. Food (two different sandwiches) was delicious and portions were great too.
Eric
First time we ate at Black Barrel. Went there for a Bulls pregame meal. The food was delicious. Our server, Gloria, was friendly and attentive. Ambiance was excellent. Plenty of TVs to watch the game or hang out with friends. I would definitely recommend this place.
vontero
Extremely loud too loud to the point where you can't even hear yourself talk like the music is loud. The TV is loud. The ambience is loud so you can't really communicate with the people around you go somewhere else if you wanna talk.
Donna
The food was so-so; I'd call it better than average pub food but nothing to draw me back. The service, however, was outstanding.
Cameron
Fantastic biz lunch experience . Greeted by the friendliest manager Nikki! Made it a great time and will be back soon!
Marisa
The Black Barrel burger used to be so consistently good and it's a shame to have changed. The buns were not fresh, they were skimpy with the cheese and they changed the yummy crunchy savory pickles to the sweet bread and butter pickles. If memory serves, it also used to have a sauce on it too, which might further explain why it was more dry and out of balance. It was voted best burger in the city in 2020 so I don't know why they had to mess with a good thing. The fries were cold and overcooked. : / The only positives were that the server was lovely and my Dad liked the chili.
Irene
Noise level where we were sitting made it difficult to talk to one another but wouldn't keep us from returning. More the group sitting by us that were bit obnoxious
Kat
If you want an amazing burger & fries this is the place. The food is delicious and a good value. Outdoor seating is great.
We had a wedding proposal party there. We arrived early and waa greeted by Chirsty with a big smile and even bigger energy. The entire team was fantastic and so was the food. THANKS FOR A MEMORABLE EVENING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick Tomaro
I’ve been here 4 time as it’s right down the street from me and every time it has just been okay. Today I think was the worst as we did not get bread after asking, the fish and chips were smaller than usual and flavorless. The burger is good. Maybe we just don’t know what to get? They also seem understaffed
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Quang Nguyen
Vibe is a must!
Vinnie Venugopal
Don't get me wrong, I definitely miss beer bistro. But the place has great food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sharon
Great daily special of full slab or ribs, corn on the cob and fries for $18. My only complaint is the happy hour cocktails. They only had a few that were half price and since I'm not much of a drinker I ordered tequila sunrise. To my surprise it was a can and was something with seltzer and some tequila. And awful. Our server "jazzed" it up with some fruit but still pretty bad. So as a novice drinker very disappointed. The few times and places I've ever gone to a happy hour all cocktails were half price.
Great food and great service. Noisy only because of the bears game. We booked long before the games were announced so that's on us.
Excellent service and a large, very intriguing selection of food and drinks. The burger was delicious! The only downside was the insanely loud noise level. Probably not much to be done about that, except lower the music some, but it was distracting and intense.
Great experience. Perfect before the game. Service was very good. Food (two different sandwiches) was delicious and portions were great too.
First time we ate at Black Barrel. Went there for a Bulls pregame meal. The food was delicious. Our server, Gloria, was friendly and attentive. Ambiance was excellent. Plenty of TVs to watch the game or hang out with friends. I would definitely recommend this place.
Extremely loud too loud to the point where you can't even hear yourself talk like the music is loud. The TV is loud. The ambience is loud so you can't really communicate with the people around you go somewhere else if you wanna talk.
The food was so-so; I'd call it better than average pub food but nothing to draw me back. The service, however, was outstanding.
Fantastic biz lunch experience . Greeted by the friendliest manager Nikki! Made it a great time and will be back soon!
The Black Barrel burger used to be so consistently good and it's a shame to have changed. The buns were not fresh, they were skimpy with the cheese and they changed the yummy crunchy savory pickles to the sweet bread and butter pickles. If memory serves, it also used to have a sauce on it too, which might further explain why it was more dry and out of balance. It was voted best burger in the city in 2020 so I don't know why they had to mess with a good thing. The fries were cold and overcooked. : / The only positives were that the server was lovely and my Dad liked the chili.
Noise level where we were sitting made it difficult to talk to one another but wouldn't keep us from returning. More the group sitting by us that were bit obnoxious
If you want an amazing burger & fries this is the place. The food is delicious and a good value. Outdoor seating is great.
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We had a wedding proposal party there. We arrived early and waa greeted by Chirsty with a big smile and even bigger energy. The entire team was fantastic and so was the food. THANKS FOR A MEMORABLE EVENING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve been here 4 time as it’s right down the street from me and every time it has just been okay. Today I think was the worst as we did not get bread after asking, the fish and chips were smaller than usual and flavorless. The burger is good. Maybe we just don’t know what to get? They also seem understaffed
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Vibe is a must!
Don't get me wrong, I definitely miss beer bistro. But the place has great food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great daily special of full slab or ribs, corn on the cob and fries for $18. My only complaint is the happy hour cocktails. They only had a few that were half price and since I'm not much of a drinker I ordered tequila sunrise. To my surprise it was a can and was something with seltzer and some tequila. And awful. Our server "jazzed" it up with some fruit but still pretty bad. So as a novice drinker very disappointed. The few times and places I've ever gone to a happy hour all cocktails were half price.
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