The Barn On York

I have been here a couple of times. If your in Pataskala and not wanting fast food or pizza. This is only one of three places to choice from. It has a rustic charm feel. I have had the heart attack burger. It is good a cheeseburger with peanut butter on it. I added an egg to it which is yummie. The appetizer we had was the fried pepperonis you got to try them.

I still want this place to be successful, so I tried it again. Since the last time I was here, they’ve changed the tables and chairs to mostly high tops. It looks more like a bar, but it looks good; more pulled together. The outside seating is awesome. It think it’s a great use of space. This time, I didn’t smell smoke inside, which I’m guessing is because it is slow tonight and because the outside smoking area is open for the summer, and not enclosed with plastic to keep the smokers warm. ;)
This time, for food, I kept it simple (read safe). Pizza.
I disagree with a previous post where they said it’s like home baked pizza. As a vegetarian of 20+ years, my diet is pretty much, eggs, mexican and pizza. So, I consider myself somewhat of an expert based solely on the volume of these foods that I’ve consumed. The pizza is good! I love the crust and it has just the right amount of cheese and sauce. I’d still love to see them add some local drafts on tap. Maybe some day. :/​
Once again I’m torn about this place. I STILL see its potential and I still hope it makes it. Today, the food was good, the service was quick and the atmosphere was impressive compared to previous visits. For those reasons, I feel compelled to give a better rating. :)

I happened upon The Barn while I was out for a drive down Route 16. I saw bright lights out of the corner of my eye and it was beckoning me to come toward the light. Really… There is no sign in sight to indicate you’re actually at the bar, but you can’t miss it. Parking is in the back of the building.
When I was there the bar was relatively empty, but the drinks are cheap and the company was good. I heard they have good pizza, but it was late and the kitchen was just about to close so I didn’t order any. I look forward to trying the pizza next time and updating my review.
The building is actually pretty huge and was converted from an old dairy barn. The structure and style is an old country feel. It’s a two story building with a DJ, full bar and pool tables upstairs. Downstairs, there are plenty of dining tables to have a pleasant meal, along with a full bar.
The staff is friendly and makes for great conversation. It’s nice to have a bar close by that isn’t dirty and doesn’t look like a hole in the wall. Basically, if you’re looking for somewhere to relax that isn’t packed or too noisy, this is a good place to get away and play some keno.

I had high hopes for going back to the barn since we don’t have a lot of sit-​down dining choices in Pataskala. The wait staff was friendly but pretty busy. The place was about 80% full on a Saturday night. Early dinner time about 5. We ordered a large pizza and figured that would take some time to cook, so we also ordered a nachos and queso appetizer. And from there everything kinda went downhill. Our nachos never came out until the pizza was ready. In fact, we saw our pizza come out, and the waitress tell the guy to go back and get the nachos.
The pizza was something like you would make at home. Crust seemed like it was probably a preformed frozen crust or something. A perfect circle with a molded edge like it was popped out of a mold. Crust was pretty thick and very dry and crunchy. Sauce was your basic sweet sauce. Cheese was not thick and stretchy and lightly browned like you would expect. Not bad but nothing special.
The nachos were thick average chips from a bag, and the cheese looks like a few spoonfuls of Velveeta straight from the tub. Still kinda lumped in the bowl and not even hot enough to melt it down to liquid. No spices or peppers or anything you would expect in a queso.
We had some pizza left so we packed the to-​go box up. We didn’t eat the nachos since there was really no point as we already had our pizza. Our server asked if we wanted a box for the chips, so we said yes, but never saw her again.
I really wanted this to be a cool place. The atmosphere is descent and the staff was friendly. But the food should be better, and the basics of restaurant service need practice.

We were excited about a new restaurant in Pataskala. We tried it a few months after they opened. The food and service were just okay. It is a really neat restaurant and for us, close to home. Might be worth stopping in for a drink, but I wouldn’t go back for a family dinner.

I found this place on Unilocal and must admit I was a little hesitant to try it based on the reviews. I am really glad I did though! I stopped in mid afternoon for appetizers and some drinks, figured I would try the place out before going for dinner, ordered the sampler and a small pepperoni pizza to share. While the sampler was very good, the pepperoni pizza stole the show! The best comparison I can make is Tommy’s pizza in Arlington, at least as it was years ago, delicious non-​sweet sauce and the perfect combination of crispy crust and pepperoni without the burnt cheese. This seems to be a lot to ask a lot of places. I would post a picture but it just didn’t survive long enough for me to take one.
Having read the other reviews about the service and the confusion regarding seating, first thing was seating ourselves outside, then I went to the bartender (walking past a pretty clear seat yourself sign) and asked whether we should come in to order, and she said she would be out with menus and to take our drink orders. She was right out, the service was fast and very friendly. I don’t quite recall what she was wearing but I didn’t get the biker vibe others mentioned, it was appropriate but not memorable whatever it was. There was a lot of outside seating out back, inside there was a bar area with some tables, a screened in porch out front for the smokers, but also an upstairs dining area so if there is a smoke wafting in issue it would likely be in the bar area next to the porch in the winter, but there is so much other seating, it should be easy to move to another table, even upstairs. I didn’t think this was a dive, do think it’s fine to take kids here, and will be back for dinner for sure. How could I not when there is pepperoni as an appetizer?

A friend of mine who knows I am a chicken wing and pizza snob told me I had to try this place. He said to go the take out route because the service was well below what he knows I expect.
So tonight the family says they want pizza and wings so I say lets try The Barn On York. I order 2 16 inch one topping pizzas and 20 hot wings extra crispy and extra wet. The lady taking the order says 20 – 25 minutes which I felt was very reasonable.
My wife drives 15 minutes from Granville to pick up the food. When she gets home we have 2 pizzas and 2 steak sandwiches. I send her back and call the place, I tell them I don’t want cold wings that have been sitting there now 45 minutes and she passes me to the manager. He says they will cook new wings and credit my bill. I am thinking ok, good recovery from a mistake that should never have happened… Well when the wife gets there she is told they are out or traditional wings so they made us boneless instead!
If I wanted chicken nuggets with buffalo sauce I could have made them at home for far less.
So my review of 2 stars is based solely on the credit they gave us for chicken nuggets. Pizza is below average. Can’t tell you about the wings because we never got to try them. Bottom line, there are way to many places to get food in Licking County for me to go back to this place.
If they survive a year it will be as a bar with live music. Maybe if you are there and drunk you won’t notice the food is average and more importantly you are eating something you didn’t order.

We’ve order take-​out twice, and dined-​in once, and each time the food was excellent. A little pricey, but worth it. It is a seat yourself establishment, which can be confusing, but if you know it beforehand it’s not an issue. Our service was very good, and when calling in for take out, the wait time hasn’t exceeded 15 minutes. Also, parking is a little bit of a problem, but if you arrive by 6:00 p.m. you should be fine. The parking issue may only be due to the cheer place next door, as I think patrons there may also use The Barn’s parking space.

HORRIBLE PLACE TO «EAT»
My pregnant wife and I went here to eat. We should have known when we walked in to walk right back out. We walked in the door and looked around as there was no hostess. We walked around for about 5 min and finally talked to a server and asked how seating worked. She looked at us like we were disturbing her and asked her for her first born. She finally said just sit anywhere. So we went to a table and waited for about 8 min for our server. Finally she showed up asked us for our drink order… we ordered water… And waited for about 5 more min. She came back with the waters and said she would get us menus and we waited… about 10 more min for the menus. she came back to take the order and we waited for over an hour for our food (a burger with onion rings and a fish sanwich) we finally left after our server never talked to us again. As we were walking out my wife saw 2 guys who said they were managers and told them the situation and they said ok. They didn’t care what so ever. Needless to say the worst service ever!!! I will never be back. Sucks because my wife and I were looking to buy a house in the neighborhood. Needless to say we hope they close and a real restaurant goes in its place.
Patient customer
Matt

Sadly, since it has reopened after a long hiatus, it is not the same as it was. In fact, it’s much worse unfortunately. We have tried twice now. The burgers are actually not bad. Not great, but above average. The balance of the menu is poor. We had nachos, which were a joke… Small, sad little toppings, waste of time. The pizzas were undercooked, doughy and completely average, the French fries were served with cold gravy on them and were cold themselves. The server messed up the order on both occasions as well, causing part of the food to come out and then waiting on the balance. We complained politely to our server who was cordial and said she told the manager. Nothing was done. They did not come out to discuss, no offer of discount or credit, etc. It was clear they did not care.
We will not return and we live about 5 miles away (very close in country terms… :-)

We have tried this Bar/​Restaurant twice and both times we have been disappointed. The servers are not trained. The food tastes okay, but the kitchen staff is unorganized. The first visit, our salads consisted of wilted lettuce and grated cheese. Today, I ordered a Vegy pizza, the server came back three times to ask what size I wanted and what vegys I wanted on the pizza and then she said the kitchen messed up the pizza so it would be another 7 to 8 minute wait. Okay, I could live with that, it happens. My husband finished his food while we waited on an 8 inch Vegy pizza. When the pizza arrived, it was prepared without mushrooms, which I had specifically ordered. I was too hungry to send it back. We won’t be back, unless it’s just for a beer.

A real dump! Horrible service… long waits for no reason… can’t speak to the quality of the food because we got up and left before we were served! Do yourself a favor… don’t bother!