Barrington Brewery and Restaurant

Oh hummm. Nothing to note for a return visit. The vegetable patty was pasty, bland and just not worth it. Panko or bread crumbs to add a crunch would have been nice. Non-​vegetarians who think this is acceptable don’t understand how to cook veg. My wife had to add tartar and ketchup for flavor. the additional $ 1.50 for four, yes 4 onion rings was steep compared to other restaurants. My cod sandwich was pleasant and the $ 2.00 extra for fries gave us a serving that we both shared. Ales were acceptable but not memorable as experienced at other brew pubs. We try very hard to like this place but every visit has some disappointment.

i always love this place. Beer is very good and food is also good. Service (at the bar which is where I sit whenever I come here) is excellent. I always get a burger and a sampler of different beers, Great way to go but I’m sure everything else is also good.

Awesome place. Love going to different local breweries when I go out of town. Came here this past weekend with friends and my aunt, uncle and cousin. We were staying at Travelodge and when I saw this place was walking distance I was stoked.
We walked in and my family was at the bar. We went over and the bartender let us taste some of the beers. He was really cool and nice. I don’t remember his name but he had a pieceing in between his eyes. I think he could definitely tell we were out of towners, though lol. I tried the Hopland Pale and the Iceglen IPA. Both were good. I went with the Iceglen in a pint.
While we were waiting for our table (Saturday night, party of 8… we waited a while, but after eating it was well worth it.) my friends were looking around and moseyed upstairs and found two pool tables and a juke box! That was cool. They played some pool while we waited for the table. I hung around the bar, talking to my aunt and whatnot.
We sat after a bit and our waitress came over. We all ordered another round. The waitress was very friendly but I don’t remember her name. I got a burger, with cheese, avocado and sautéed mushrooms, and it came with fries. The fries were delicious. Everything was awesome. My boyfriend got a sandwich that was smothered in gravy and the gravy was delicious. I got an extra side of it to dip my fries in! It was so good. Everyone seemed to be happy with their meals.
After dinner we went back up to play more pool, drink a little more and listen to music. Overall the place was awesome and I definitely suggest trying it if you’re in the area!

We live on Long Island, and love visiting the Barrington Brewery and Restaurant whenever we’re in the area. Great food, great atmosphere, and great for kids – fun activities for them to do upstairs, great kids’ menu, and lots of room for them to spread out. Very friendly owner and staff. Definitely worth a visit, check it out!

Great locally brewed beer selection. Buffalo chicken tenders were delicious. Roast beef sandwich was good but a little small for the price. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the area.

Great beer and good food. Nice casual atmosphere. Nice weekday specials.

Great and reasonable steak and delicious local brew
Nice people great steak after 6 pm
And chocolate cake from planet chocolate !
Go with the whole family.

Average brewery… Carbonation on all beer we tried seemed off.
Food was solid, nothing interesting or fancy. Exactly what we expected
Glad we stopped, but no need to return

Good food and very ample portions. They are polite and attentive. I don’t like beer, but their sampler tray actually has some tasty dark beers.

Felt so at home it was hard to leave! Nice wings and great staff helping us out here on our quick stop in while trying breweries in the area. Everyone was so friendly and the beers were very good. Had a nice beer flight and even enjoyed their raspberry beer. Make a point to include this stop if your in the area. And go easy on their wing hot sauce… Spicier than you’d think!

Come for the beer, stay for the beer. We were in town visiting friends and they recommended it for great beer with dinner.
I ordered the Ice Glen IPA, a very good pick. Boyfriend got the sampler: Black and Tan (subbed for the Blonde Ale), Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Stout, and IPA. Out of all, my fave was still the IPA. Friends really liked the Brown Ale.
Food was hometown fare: burgers, shepherds pie, pot pie, ribs, etc. I ordered a burger which served its purpose of soaking up some of the alcohol. Service was spot on and pleasant.

Was here last night with a very large party (25, I think)? This was a post-​wedding party that was thrown together just a few days before. The area wasn’t ready at 4 (that’s what time the reservation was for) since there were a few tables that hadn’t cleared out yet… but that was the only issue.
The organizers/​hosts of the wedding opted for a prix fix menu which had a really great selection of items: prime rib, crab cakes, eggplant parmesan, ribs, roasted chicken, scallops, chicken quesadilla, pasta of the day. (I’m probably missing a couple of items… but there was definitely something for everyone).
I started with one of the beers — the chocolate stout. It was just what I wanted — a nice, smooth, dark beer. For dinner, I chose the pasta — served with scallops, chopped clams in a chipotle marinara sauce over pepper linguini. Spicy! Three really good scallops and a ton of chopped clams. Loved it.
Lots of other folks at my table had the prime rib and crab cakes. One person got the eggplant and a few others in the group had the ribs. Everyone raved about the food. Dinner was served with a nice fresh, crisp salad and a side of dressing (of choice).
They brought out their signature chocolate cake — made with chocolate stout beer and a chocolate ganache frosting. Insanely rich. Instant diabetes. Absolutely delicious.
The staff was awesome — smiling, helpful and accommodating. There were a couple of people with gluten issues at the table (s) and they went above and beyond to make sure that they were taken care of.
Good food; good beer.

PROS:
Ample on site parking.
Affordable American cuisine.
Decent sized beer and wine selection.
CONS:
Premises could be tidier.
Service was spotty, at best.
Bottom Line:
A good basic afternoon out; not fine dining though.

I will start off by saying that this restaurant is very nice and a good place to stop for a bite to eat when travelling through or staying in the area. The beer was really good, food was nothing fancy, but good and the atmosphere was comfortable. Service is what this place lacks…
There were a few key players in this establishment who have a little sense of what it means to be in the hospitality industry, but overall, the staff is not on their game.
We start with arrival through the front door to the restaurant. The sign read «Wait to be seated,» so we did. As we walked through the door, I happen to be putting my iPhone in my pocket because I was silencing the ringer as not to disturb other diners. I also looked at the time, it was 1:18. We waited. Staff walked by. We waited. Staff walked by. No one even looked up at us because they knew if they caught our eye, they would have to seat us. Finally, one male bus boy stopped and said the host would be with us shortly. We kept waiting. I started to look at the merchandise in the case on the wall. We waited. Finally, a young woman appears from what looked like the kitchen area. It was now 1:23 on my phone.
It was a beautiful 85 degree day in the Berkshires, so we requested a table outside. She kindly obliged and were sat at an umbrella covered patio seat. Menus in hand, we looked over the beer selections. This being the major reason we stopped in, we always like to know if there are any seasonal beers not listed. So we waited. A female server came out to assist the table next to ours who had been sat prior to us. She took there entire order and returned with waters a few minutes later, never acknowledging us. No big deal I thought, it’s not her section. A new table was sat a few away from ours and they began to look at the menu. Several minutes later a different female server appears and begins to assist them. Still no service and no acknowledgement from this one. Now it’s 1:35 and the first female server approaches us to inquire if we’ve had a drink order taken. Finally someone even attempting to say «hello» and start service. She states that she isn’t our server, but could get us a drink to start. While she begins to describe the seasonal beers, our server (female, short black hair, excessive eye makeup) approaches and takes over.
She describes three seasonal beers, one being a Bavarian Wheat (hefeweizen I assume) and a raspberry ale. They both sounded refreshing so we ordered them and one glass of water. Then we waited. And waited. At 1:45, our server appears with two beers, no water. She places the beers down and we made a comment on the timing of things so far. She stated, «there is something going on in there (referencing the restaurant).» Sorry to hear, but that’s not my problem, nor should a server ever mention internal issues as an excuse. Fake it to make it… servers are actors. Regardless, she took our food order. After disappearing, we sip the beers. One was correct, the other was their blond ale even though we ordered the raspberry. At 1:54 we flagged down a female bus person who was wiping a table and asked for our server so we could get the right beer… and the water. She looks confused when we mention that this was the blond and not the raspberry. There were two sips gone, one from my friend and one from me to verify that it wasn’t the raspberry. She returns with the correct beer. Finally the water arrives.
Lunch was simple, a chicken cordon bleu sandwich, side of fries and BBQ sauce for the fries. Second was a basic turkey sandwich where you choose the bread, condiments and side. I ordered turkey on rye, mustard and lettuce, tomato, onion with fries.
Food arrives by a food runner, not our server. No BBQ sauce for the fries. No mustard for the turkey sandwich. No onion. Food runner has to now return with all the requested items. As mentioned above the food was decent. Fries were hot and crispy. Portions were very adequate.
Not once during out meal did our server check on the food or our satisfaction with it. Once I was finished and only had a few fries left, did she appear to ask. She notices my completely empty glass and asks if I would like another raspberry ale (I was drinking the Bavarian Wheat), I declined. She turns, walks away and leaves the empty glass on the table. She returns 10 minutes later to remove our dishes. We mentioned wanting two souvenir pint glasses to be added to our bill. This only confused our server more for some reason, but she finally understood.
The glasses arrived from a young man (the one who originally acknowledged us at the front door). The check arrives and it shows us being charged for 3 beers, one of them being the server’s mistake that was returned. UUUGGGGHHHH! Bill corrected and paid.
As mentioned in chapter one of this review (yes it’s long), it’s a great place to stop for beers and food. I really hope our experience was isolated.

This place is a favorite! We sat at the bar and had their homemade blond beer and a white wine. We ordered the buffalo chicken sandwich with beer battered onion rings and the rueben sandwich. Both meals were very good. The ambiance is energetic and lively. A few TV screens to catch sports highlights. There is outdoor seating which would be nice on a summer’s day.

Stopped by for a beer Monday afternoon. Interior is rather dated, but feels like a «tavern». There were a few people sitting at the bar and it took a few mins for the bartender to acknowledge us. Ordered a couple stouts, which were surprisingly tasty.
There were a few bartenders and waitresses but service was disorganized. A couple of guys walked in right before us and we were served first (which pissed them off). The guy sitting next to us complained about his beers being flat. We came to learn (after a few more draws from the tap) the keg was empty and he got the bottom of the barrel. I don’t know if they ever poured him 2 new ones. Then a guy came in with 3 growlers and the wrong beer was poured into one of them.
We left after one drink, wasn’t out kind of place. Maybe we hit them on an off day.

Great food! We had grass-​fed burgers and they were done perfectly (medium was the request)
We had a couple of items with a Stout (beer) added as flavor. I had Cheddar soup and chocolate cake. However this place added enough to just make it noticeable but not so much it ruins the other favors (which I have also experienced)
3 rating because service and décor are ‘slow’ and maybe a little ‘sloppy’
It would not take much to make this place a 4 or 5 in my opinion

This place is just OK. We came because it was one of the few dog-​friendly (ish) patios we could find in the Berkshires and not too far from our hotel. The service was friendly but forgetful. We never were able to get waters for ourselves or the dog…
Food was fine. I went with a burger and it wasn’t that great, but others that ordered differently seemed happy with their meals. Beers were OK too but nothing to rave about.
It’s nice to have the outdoor seating option but I would skip this and do take out and enjoy the outdoors from one of the many picnic areas in the Berkshires.

Big menu with lots of options, and huge portions for decent prices.
Service is also friendly, pretty fast and almost always ready to help you out. Everything our group ordered, they enjoyed.
The beer was okay, not the greatest, but I’m a beer snob so my opinion in that regard is something only a fellow snob should even pay attention to.

Zipping through Western Mass, and the craving for a full out trough of nachos hits us like a ton of chips and cheese and jalapeños and other things.
Thanks Unilocal app, for showing us the way.
Barrington Brewery is about 15 minutes off the beaten path, but well worth the stop if you’re packing kids (family friendly), beer aficionados (it’s a brewery, duh), or kooky hippies who want the sun to fuel their every action (the beer is solar brewed, huzzah!).
We came for ‘chos. And ‘cho they knows.
A veritable mountain of store-​bought chips bombarded with layers of molten cheese, more sour cream than you need to re-​flora a nation of imbalanced GI tracts, and (on request) vegetarian chili to protein out the strong cheddar jack showing. I was expecting a meal, and even I — strong of appetite and long on the road — could not tame the beast. Calorie for calorie, it’s a steal for $ 8 (extra for the chili, but worth it).
Her ad hoc grilled cheese wasn’t, more of a cool Kraft Singles sandwich, and our beers hit the satisfying middle — we weren’t wowed, but they’re fresh as next door and worth the $ 5 per pint. Grab a flight for the same price and get tipsy while your DD sips a soda (unlimited refills?)
Pool table upstairs, and a comfortable bar area with TVs covering the Whomevers playing the Doze Guys. Roll in with your crew, quaff a brew and settle in for a session of Bros Over ‘Chos™