Barnaby's Restaurant & Pub Reviews Summary

Category: Bar & grill

Address: 5501 Pennell Rd, Media, PA 19063, USA

Phone: +16105581929

Rating: 4.3
based on 132 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "It is neat little place with great service and tasty food."
  • "Service was super hospitable."
  • "Staff nice. Atmosphere nice."
  • "Staff did an amazing job."
  • "Service was great!"
  • "The service was polite and friendly."
  • "Servers are always nice."

Cons:

  • "This location service is terrible. We waited 30 min to be seated,when we asked how much longer would the wait be they told us they are no longer seating anyone."
  • "Slow service, the poor girl was doing her best in the bar, but she could seriously use some help."
  • "The waitress was Lydia and she forgot to even ring in our appetizer."
  • "We were seated immediately but waited around 7 minutes for a server to show up."
  • "Absolute terrible service by Kate W. We waited 20 minutes just for her to come take our drink order."
  • "Both the waitresses and hostesses always seem too busy chatting with their coworkers to pay much attention to the patrons."
  • "Service was horrible out on the deck after it was very difficult to get a seat there in the first place."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food as usual was great. Bangin Thai Wings..Beer Battered Onion Rings...Stuffed Potato Skins."
  • "Great food, gotta be there for them during this miss my Thursday night salmon dinner with wifey so we get take out."
  • "The food is always good."
  • "Food was very good as well."
  • "The most shockingly amazing diversified menu...Every time I visit from NYC I keep wanting to order so many things because everything is so delicious."
  • "Food was excellent. Philly cheesesteak could feed 2 people."
  • "The food was the best I’ve had at any place I’ve ever been to before."

Cons:

  • "The food was pathetic."
  • "Crab cakes smelled bad, tasted bad."
  • "Cheese on top was not completely melted. Dish was lukewarm at best and not really that tasty."
  • "Food was just awful and ruined our Friday evening."
  • "The chicken was dry, chewy and flavorless."
  • "Scallops were raw. Food sent to table did not match menu description."
  • "Food horrible."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "A very fun night out with the boys."
  • "Nice atmosphere - decorated for Christmas and a fireplace."
  • "It's a cool place to hangout."
  • "The dining area is also nice and cozy in the winter with plenty of tvs and the outdoor seating is nice in the warmer months."
  • "Great atmosphere always a fun and happy spot."
  • "Atmosphere was nice; gave me rustic barn vibes."
  • "The atmosphere is lovely."

Cons:

  • "Treating me like I'm in gradeschool. Sensored music like a Karen is complaining about her children being here."
  • "Do not come here. They have kids in the entrance determining who should come in. It's a mess go to the barnabys in west chester."
  • "The Aston location has a better atmosphere. It's noticeably quieter, Less TV's and because it's inside an old mill it has that old feel which works perfectly in this setting."
  • "The service was horrifying a total disaster, as well as the so called booth we were placed in felt like a coffin."
  • "The food is good but there is no ambiance. No flowers on the tables, no candles, etc. It was dead when we were there. Very boring!"
  • "The place was empty but our table was sticky. Just ew."
  • "This place is for children looking to enjoy themselves. Not adults. Censored trash music if the viejo is the DJ."

Pricing

Pros:

  • "Prices were much lower than I expected."
  • "Great drinks🍹 but Happy hour prices are not really a discount 50 cents off is not the biggest incentive considering most places have $5 mixed drink specials..still a nice atmosphere."
  • "But the price is right."
  • "Prices are great."

Cons:

  • "This certainly wasn’t a $23 entree."
  • "Ordered nachos. Most were plain salted chips. What little cheese and few jalapenos were in the middle of the pile and there was not much of either. A small dab of sour cream and it was like $8."
  • "Was there for a funeral luncheon... I figured it was included but to my surprise I was handed a bill before I left."

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Access to the restaurant is easy, plenty of parking once you arrive."
  • "The best Barnaby's in my opinion... Great food, nice bathrooms, plenty of parking and couldn't ask for nicer people."

Cons:

  • "Parking was difficult to find."
  • "Parking lot it's not enough."

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