Nice place, food and drinks were good. Service was not great at the bar at least to outsiders like us. We were visiting family for the night going back home to Florida and went for dinner and drinks. First sat at a table outside as we had kids with us and service was decent but simple things were missed like refills and food runner didn’t ask if we needed anything else and we were missing ketchup for burger and fries. The rest of our party left and we decided to stay and go to the bar for a few more drinks. It was clear that if you weren’t a regular you weren’t getting the same service. Took forever to be helped or even acknowledged but bar tenders were constantly chatting with people on both sides of us, joking around and very attentive to their needs. Food was delivered to gentlemen next to us and manager asked if he could get him anything else but when he brought us ours nothing just dropped and left. So clearly secondary service is a huge miss starting all the way at the top (manager). Very disappointing to go to a place to enjoy a night out and feel almost un welcomed. I believe this restaurant has a lot of potential but could use a few months of secret shoppers to pin point where they lack in order to make it a better experience overall.
logan kight
ordered online from here and the food was cold and they didn’t have my order right at all!!
Jair Sanchez
I would say this place use to be good about two to three years ago however the food has seriously declined. Go have a beer and skip on the elementary food.
David Berliner
Good food and brew! Decent prices. Dog friendly. Even has a dog menu!
Michele Hammock
The hot pretzels are fantastic!
Codey Collins
Owners need to pay their bills
Lauren Ritter
Great food, great atmosphere, great service. Will definitely be coming back.
Dean McCaughan
My wife and I were in Port Royal visiting Shellring Ale Works (excellent!) and we decided to detour over to Bluffton and visit Southern Barrel because my wife is a big fan of their Wild Bramble sour. I’m trying to be a little sympathetic in my review because clearly something was amiss with the staff. My wife is allergic to strawberries and when she asked our waiter if two of the fruited beers had strawberry he responded, “I don’t know, and I doubt anyone else here knows either.” Then we overheard the bartender tell another patron in response to their question, “I don’t know. I don’t really drink beer.” Both of these responses fail for a response when you are a local brewery. Also we were sitting close enough to the kitchen to see that they were on the verge of a mutiny. Two kitchen staff walked out while we were there. I get that restaurants have bad days. I just couldn’t tell if our waiter was moving around with frantic understaffed energy, if scattered energy is just his vibe, or if he was disinterested. At one point I needed more napkins and when he brought them over he never even broke stride as he dropped them on our table.My biggest hurdle with this visit is that the location lacked any of the atmosphere you would expect from a local brewery. It felt like an Applebee’s or TGIFridays or BJs or any other generic chain restaurant that happens to have their own beer on tap. My fried chicken sandwich lacked flavor and had so much sodium that it could have eradicated all the slugs in a 10 mile radius. My wife’s sandwich was missing ingredients, but with everything we could see going on in the kitchen and our waiter fluctuating between rushing around the restaurant and checking his phone, there was no way we were going to risk sending it back to get it fixed.At the end of the day, I’m just disappointed that I spent $60 on such a lackluster lunch. We were trying to show some love to a local brewery that makes a beer we like, but it just felt very corporate. We’ll still enjoy Wild Bramble when we see it out but there’s no draw for us to return here.
Scott Lambert-Gorwyn
Beer is average to good. Burger is not to be missed; better than any brewery burger I've had.
Anastasia W.
This brewery was amazing! I 100 percent loved the atmosphere and the staff! The beer was so cool and refreshing. I ended up getting the pretzel which was HUGE! I loved every bite! Highly recommend this brewery I can't wait to come back.
The service was great and so was the food. We had a Tex-melt with French fries. The food was served hot and it was very savory and plentiful. The beers on tap were average. Had the NE IPA and an Imperial IPA. Tasty but nothing that calls to your attention.
mikayla gilchrist
pictured: jerk clucker (blackened) with friesi’m seeing a lot of reviews about how bad the service is but we didn’t have an issue at all. she checked on us several times. anyways, now for the food part. i got a southern helles lager and it was pretty good. my chicken sandwich was decent but i think i’d try something else next time (it had a lot of sauce for my taste). my husband said his burger was delicious. if i’m close by again in the future i’ll definitely come back!
Laura D.
Southern Barrel is a great little place for a good beer, food, and music. Right now I’m loving their fall beer, Low Down Brown. It’s literally heaven in a glass! Delicious ?
Matt M.
Always a good time, dog friendly (outside seating), food is always terrific, and the beer selection is always top-notch! The chicken sandwiches and fries are delicious!
Taylor B.
Love love love this place! Beer is always good and the taps rotate pretty regularly, but not so much that you feel overwhelmed. Nachos are always our go-to for food, and we love that they have a dog menu! They're very dog friendly outside, and even have bowls/water jugs for them. Service is always great, and there's plenty of parking. Highly recommend!
Nice place, food and drinks were good. Service was not great at the bar at least to outsiders like us. We were visiting family for the night going back home to Florida and went for dinner and drinks. First sat at a table outside as we had kids with us and service was decent but simple things were missed like refills and food runner didn’t ask if we needed anything else and we were missing ketchup for burger and fries. The rest of our party left and we decided to stay and go to the bar for a few more drinks. It was clear that if you weren’t a regular you weren’t getting the same service. Took forever to be helped or even acknowledged but bar tenders were constantly chatting with people on both sides of us, joking around and very attentive to their needs. Food was delivered to gentlemen next to us and manager asked if he could get him anything else but when he brought us ours nothing just dropped and left. So clearly secondary service is a huge miss starting all the way at the top (manager). Very disappointing to go to a place to enjoy a night out and feel almost un welcomed. I believe this restaurant has a lot of potential but could use a few months of secret shoppers to pin point where they lack in order to make it a better experience overall.
ordered online from here and the food was cold and they didn’t have my order right at all!!
I would say this place use to be good about two to three years ago however the food has seriously declined. Go have a beer and skip on the elementary food.
Good food and brew! Decent prices. Dog friendly. Even has a dog menu!
The hot pretzels are fantastic!
Owners need to pay their bills
Great food, great atmosphere, great service. Will definitely be coming back.
My wife and I were in Port Royal visiting Shellring Ale Works (excellent!) and we decided to detour over to Bluffton and visit Southern Barrel because my wife is a big fan of their Wild Bramble sour. I’m trying to be a little sympathetic in my review because clearly something was amiss with the staff. My wife is allergic to strawberries and when she asked our waiter if two of the fruited beers had strawberry he responded, “I don’t know, and I doubt anyone else here knows either.” Then we overheard the bartender tell another patron in response to their question, “I don’t know. I don’t really drink beer.” Both of these responses fail for a response when you are a local brewery. Also we were sitting close enough to the kitchen to see that they were on the verge of a mutiny. Two kitchen staff walked out while we were there. I get that restaurants have bad days. I just couldn’t tell if our waiter was moving around with frantic understaffed energy, if scattered energy is just his vibe, or if he was disinterested. At one point I needed more napkins and when he brought them over he never even broke stride as he dropped them on our table.My biggest hurdle with this visit is that the location lacked any of the atmosphere you would expect from a local brewery. It felt like an Applebee’s or TGIFridays or BJs or any other generic chain restaurant that happens to have their own beer on tap. My fried chicken sandwich lacked flavor and had so much sodium that it could have eradicated all the slugs in a 10 mile radius. My wife’s sandwich was missing ingredients, but with everything we could see going on in the kitchen and our waiter fluctuating between rushing around the restaurant and checking his phone, there was no way we were going to risk sending it back to get it fixed.At the end of the day, I’m just disappointed that I spent $60 on such a lackluster lunch. We were trying to show some love to a local brewery that makes a beer we like, but it just felt very corporate. We’ll still enjoy Wild Bramble when we see it out but there’s no draw for us to return here.
Beer is average to good. Burger is not to be missed; better than any brewery burger I've had.
This brewery was amazing! I 100 percent loved the atmosphere and the staff! The beer was so cool and refreshing. I ended up getting the pretzel which was HUGE! I loved every bite! Highly recommend this brewery I can't wait to come back.
Restaurantji Recommends
The service was great and so was the food. We had a Tex-melt with French fries. The food was served hot and it was very savory and plentiful. The beers on tap were average. Had the NE IPA and an Imperial IPA. Tasty but nothing that calls to your attention.
pictured: jerk clucker (blackened) with friesi’m seeing a lot of reviews about how bad the service is but we didn’t have an issue at all. she checked on us several times. anyways, now for the food part. i got a southern helles lager and it was pretty good. my chicken sandwich was decent but i think i’d try something else next time (it had a lot of sauce for my taste). my husband said his burger was delicious. if i’m close by again in the future i’ll definitely come back!
Southern Barrel is a great little place for a good beer, food, and music. Right now I’m loving their fall beer, Low Down Brown. It’s literally heaven in a glass! Delicious ?
Always a good time, dog friendly (outside seating), food is always terrific, and the beer selection is always top-notch! The chicken sandwiches and fries are delicious!
Love love love this place! Beer is always good and the taps rotate pretty regularly, but not so much that you feel overwhelmed. Nachos are always our go-to for food, and we love that they have a dog menu! They're very dog friendly outside, and even have bowls/water jugs for them. Service is always great, and there's plenty of parking. Highly recommend!