The Barley Neck

Quite a varied menu! Pub food, more sophisticated entrees and specials with local ingredients, pizza, gluten free options and superb salads! Such a delicious and varied menu. Don't miss this!

Tsk.Tsk, This was not a five star restaurant when we went last Thursday evening. I understand that there is a staff shortage, but in a restaurant like this, they could do a basic training session. Our waiter was consistently slow in bringing us our food and drinks. He did not give me a clear description of the little neck clam stew, nor the gluten free option. He plunked the bread down without telling me if it was gluten free or not. He brought two meals and took awhile to bring the third- which meant that two of us had to wait, as our food got cold, for the third meal to arrive. After he brought the third meal, he did not come back to the table to ask if we needed anything (we did), or if all was good with the food. We had to ask another waiter to get some more bread, whether the bread was gluten free, and for the check to be picked up. This was not good service. Does he expect a big tip? The food was very good, except for the second serving of bread, which was dry, perhaps stale. However, the clam stew was not sufficient for a meal. It was OK for me, but my son-in-law was eating again soon after we arrived home. Considering it was the entree, we should have had sufficient portions or it should have been more hearty. It was a light soup, nothing to qualify as a meal. All in all, I would be reluctant to return. I expect a waiter to know what he is serving and inform us. I expect an entree to be sufficient as a meal. That didn’t happen.