Great food (especially the Doc-style wings & burgers) and wonderful friendly service.

Service was a little slow but waitress was quick to respond to requests. Great atmosphere and cocktails where mixed well. But the food was some of the worst that I've had in a long while. I requested my burger medium and it came out well done and dry. Buns were also left on the griddle too long and were blackened. Bacon was over cooked and hard. I had to ask for a side of Mayo and ended up leaving half of my sandwich on the plate. It had no flavor. I definitely won't recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

The food was okay and may have been better but it was served pretty cold. The service was nice and we didn't wait too long for the food. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not used to the water being from out of the state but the water was so gross I couldn't drink it. read more

It's Monday night, the place was not crowded at all, we were seated right away, asked what we want to drink, and served within a matter of minutes. I really like our server Julie, she's very personable, polite and outgoing. She gave us a minute to get our main order, I ordered toga chips for starters. Keep in mind the restaurant has happy hour specials $1.50 off appetizers until 6 pm. The tower of toga chips was delicious- it's saratoga chips smothered with bbq sauce topped with cheese. For entree, I ordered Fish Tacos- it tasted delicious! It's different because it comes with a pineapple-corn salsa, but my tastes buds like the different taste combo. I definitely recommend trying it. The food rating and place ambiance is 5/5, but I have to rate my margarita 4/5. I ordered the classic margarita to pair with my tacos, I was excited but a little disappointed because it's way to sour, and I cannot even taste the alcohol, with the price I paid I am thinking of having at least a little bit of alcohol with my cocktail. My rate for this place is based on my personal experience. read more

Barleycorn's Florence - Toga Chips - American Near Me - Florence, Kentucky

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The staff was friendly and accommodating. We had to keep an eye on our pup in our car, so they sat us right by the parking place. The food was delightful read more

It's been awhile since we have eaten at this location. Last night was a total disaster. Service was non existent and no one seemed to really care. Food was wrong and cold. Several complaints from other other customers from the outside patio. Barleycorns has fallen from what it once was. Executive leadership should intervene and watch the tapes from last night and take action. We won't return. I won't be a bit surprised if this location closes once other establishments open along 42 in union. read more

Morgan, the server, was amazing. Grouper Fingers were super delicious. Breading on the boneless wings were sexy. We tried Medium, Spicy Garlic, Honey Sriracha, & Bourbon sauce for the boneless wings. Medium & Spicy Garlic were a 8 out of 10. Honey Sriracha was 3 out of 10. Bourbon was 5 out of 10. The main reason we gave it a 4 was because the fried pickles were trash. read more

Good, friendly, locally owned. Where everybody knows your name. Not the cheapest though. Beer can be expensive but a good expanded selection featuring local crafts. Food is average bar food. Now for their specialty...the wings. Barleycorn's has the best in town. Hands down. If you want heat they can do it. They are here to please too. One of the only places that will fix your wings "Daytona Style" which are grilled after going through the regular wing process. Not on the menu mind you. While other local pubs will tell you "no" to this (and for the life of me besides trying to piss off your customers i have no earthly idea why you would refuse to do this) BC is happy to make you happy. read more

It has a nice big space and even a patio if the weather is just right. The servers were very good at checking on us. The chicken salad on a pretzel bun and sweet potato fries were very delicious. The only negative was they sat us by the bar where someone was smoking. I prefer not to smell smoke while eating. read more

Barleycorn's Florence - LOVED PRETZEL BUN WITH CHICKEN SALAD AND SWEET POTATO FRIES.MMM - American Near Me - Florence, Kentucky

i would frequent this establishment a lot more if they banned all smoking from the patio outside seating. Sometimes it's not pleasant.

You'll do. When in need of a broad and general menu, Barleycorn's will suffice. They were open late. The service was on top of it the whole time, but they have the originality of a Friday's, Applebee's, Shenanigans, or Flingers. I feel like these places are a dime a dozen. Barleycorn's is like that hookup with any random chick that you need after a big breakup. Barleycorn's, you'll do. read more

The server tonight was rude and condescending about me asking to switch cheese from pepperjack to American on my burger. Even if that is a "hard rule" there was not a reason for him to be rude. This is disappointing in that there are a lot of choices out there and he treated my wife, 6 year old, and me liken this over a piece of cheese! read more

$8.50 for 4 potato skins as an appetizer is insane. This is a bar and grill not an upscale restaurant. This place keeps changing their menu and pricing and before you know it they'll be out of business from driving all their customers away from being money hungry. The GM was polite and empathetic but it's just not the Barleycorn's it used to be. They had just changed their menu on the 16th (is what I was told) which included the price increase . read more

Barleycorn's Florence - This was not worth $29 (excludes from the picture was the appetizer of 4 potato skins for $8.50 - American Near Me - Florence, Kentucky

Ordered nachos with only cheese and onions. The waitress didn't write my order down. The nachos arrive with black and green olives, onions and cheese and coffee read more

Don't waste your money! Service was slow. Burger was raw. Lettuce in my salad was brown! The manager (I guess) barely apologized! We decided to get a bowl of soup instead of another burger and they actually charged us for it! Food was bland service was mediocre. The whole restaurant seemed dirty and the women's restroom smelled like an ashtray. We will not be returning. read more

Typically my favorite thing to get at Barleycorn's is boring but at the same time unique...I like to get their chicken tenders because my favorite thing is their BBQ sauce! They have a nice variety on their menu but it's hard to stray from the norm because I just love the sauce. That said, i did recently try an interesting combination they have which is the white chicken chili flatbread. Somehow they make it work and it's a best of both worlds kind of thing. read more

Food is mediocre. Not much better than any Applebee's. Prices are ok for the portion sizes. Staff is friendly.

Pass on Octoberfest at Barleycorns in Florence. Worst meal in a long time. Got A cold undercooked brat on cold stale bun topped with a smear of hot sauerkraut & mustard with a 2 inch hard greasy potato pancake. $8.50. What was I thinking?? No masks on servers. I won't go back. read more

Ordered medium cheeseburger and it came black. Can't follow directions, which wouldn't be so bad if the price was lower.

A good place to drink, socialize, and with sports. The food is ok. It is close to my house. Also the patio is pet friendly. I always take my little Jack Russell Terrier Kimchee when the weather is really nice. Con smoking it's a bar and your in Kentuky. read more

We went in the middle of the day and there was obviously about to be some sort of event that evening. Because of this our waitress rushed us, our food was subpar, and our experience there sucked. People that we know talked this place up, but honestly we won't be back. read more

As an update: Barleycorn's in Lakeside Park is now SMOKE FREE - and it's only a few miles from this Florence location. And as for the review that said Bcorn's couldn't "accomodate" a disabled guest - if you're looking for a table during a Final Four basketball tournament game - there isn't going to be immediately availabe seating anywhere, disabled/handicapped or otherwise... read more

The reason for 2 stars = my Doc style wings (4 stars) were great! Crunchy dry rub exterior - tender on the inside with lots of chicken meat. My husband got the shaft. He ordered the Pastrami Reuben with a side of pasta salad (1 star). No flavor whatsoever on both menu items. Sandwich was flat and came out way too quickly from the kitchen to be freshly made ( dining room was not very crowded so kitchen should have been able to make meals to order). Pasta salad REALLY lacked flavor. Will likely not come back to this location. Very smoky atmosphere and, for the experience, on the expensive side ($100 w/ tip for 2 ppl - appetizer, wings, sandwich and 5 drinks total). Lakeside Park is a much better location for atmosphere. read more

Barleycorn's Florence - Bar area ... - American Near Me - Florence, Kentucky

Barleycorn's is like any casual American restaurant with a sports bar feel to it. The bar is open until 2:30. We had a gift certificate and decided to go to the new Florence location. We walked in around 8:45 pm and it really wasn't that busy. We were sat right away and our server came up. She acted like she really didn't care about us or her tip, and that continued throughout the meal. Our food came out fast because, well, there was hardly anyone eating. Most people were drinking at the bar. There was a crazy overabundance of fish entrées on the menu - maybe it's because we went during Lent, but it looked like their normal menu. They probably had 6 fish dinner entrées! My hubby ordered a steak sandwich and he really enjoyed it. I couldn't find anything that looked good so I ordered one of their salads and it was okay but way overpriced. It was 9.75 for a salad that wasn't even that large. I don't think there is anything here that stands out and makes me say "wow!! Let's go to Barleycorn's to get that great (fill in the blank food)!" I would compare this place to Applebee's and I think that Applebee's is terrible. read more

Barleycorns is a staple for me. You can always count on them for an inexpensive place to catch a game and chug some beers. They've gone a slightly new direction and stepped up their vibe a little, which is refreshing. They've got pretty new menus and tasty new fries, but never fear you can still get your favorite doc style wings and buffalo tenders. read more

Barleycorn's Florence - Spicy buffalo chicken wrap, perfect balance of spicy and creamy with the blue cheese dressing. Pairs great with their new French fries! - American Near Me - Florence, Kentucky

This is the second time I have gone here for dinner. The first time they still allowed smoking inside and that ruined the entire meal. My wife told me they only allow smoking outside so we went this week and also brought along my mom who was visiting. With my mom along, we had to do the early bird and arrived right at 5 pm. It wasn't crowded at all and we were seated quickly, though right next to the front door where a group of employees were wrapping up silverware at the hostess desk. This allowed us to hear a bunch of snarking about others who worked there, they even bad-mouthed another employee right after she left helping them to wait on another table. They have a large selection of drinks, appetizers and main courses. Our drink order was taken after our server explained what the happy-hour deals were and they were promptly brought back and we asked for a few more minutes to look over the menu. I ordered the taco salad with beef, $8.99 (with chicken it is $9.95). My wife ordered the chicken salad on a Servatii pretzel roll with Saratoga chips and my mom got the Chipotle Ranch Chicken Wrap with a side of sweet potato fries. The sweet potato fries are considered an upgrade and are 45 cents more than the normal selection of chips, pasta salad, fruit coleslaw or applesauce. Even regular fries are an extra 45 cents. Your only choices to sweeten your drink are Sweet-n-low or sugar. I prefer Equal for the flavor and how evenly it mixes. I attempted to use sugar but all the sugar packs were solid and I tried some at an empty table behind us and they too were unusable. I should have asked but instead went with the Sweet-n-low. The meals arrived fairly quickly and my salad looked good. I ordered it with ranch dressing but could see none. I started in on it and it didn't take long to figure out that they went really skimpy on the beef. There was less than you would find in a single regular taco at Taco Bell. It was pretty much a salad with ten tortilla chips around the outside edge. The salsa that is served with it had nice spice to it but was basically sauce. There were not chunks of anything in it and there was enough for a bowl of chips but since there were only the ten around the salad bowl it went for naught. I finally found the ranch dressing in the bottom of the bowl. It actually appeared they poured in the dressing and built the salad on top of it. Over all it was very bland and the lack of beef made it overpriced. The wrap my mom received was quite large and she only ate half. She said it was pretty good and it appeared pretty meaty. Her sweet potato fires were limp on the full sized ones and overdone on the nubby ones. My wife's chicken salad looked good but was also a little short on chicken salad. It was obviously half of a scoop since it still had the scoop shape and didn't cover half of the pretzel roll. She said both were tasty and her Saratoga chips were crisp and she received a sufficient amount. I tried one with their barbecue sauce which we both felt was a little sweet for our taste. We both prefer a bolder barbeque sauce. Overall the service was good, our server was friendly and she checked on us just the right amount. The food for two of our meals seemed over priced for what we received though Mom seemed happy. This Barleycorn's also have a couple of games toward the back of the restaurant and there were a couple of young kids running wild back and forth from them to their parents outside. A restaurant like this doesn't need an area like that and it would be less annoying to others if their parents were not so busy drinking and smoking outside to allow them to control the kids. Though this restaurant is close to the house there are too many others with better food at this price we will frequent. read more

Food was good, staff friendly. It is in Boone county so you can still smoke inside. did I mention you can still smoke inside. read more

Best Bar, Sports and American Food eatery in Sugartit, KY! I told them they should have named it Barleycorn's Sugartit instead of Boone County! You can't pay for marketing like that. Anyway, some of the best wings in town. They have all the traditional Barleycorn's favorites over the years....and some new twists as well. Staff is phenomenal and extremely nice. Service is always good. It does get busy so on weekends and game nights, be prepared to have a beverage while you wait for a table. Great gathering place and a patio that badly needs expanding already. read more

Barleycorn's in Boone County kind of misses out on the charms of the Dixie Highway location, and really misses out on the food quality. Our meal came out on small plates, and really looked amateurish and childlike. In fact, we left hungry, which is disappointing. Beer selection not bad, service is pretty good though, but food...meh. Eat somewhere else and then meat friends here for snacks and drinks. read more

Friendly people and a nice outdoor area. Union/Florence is lacking in outdoor seating options so it's nice that Barleycorn's has this. However not impressed with the food. Had a buffalo chicken wrap and the chicken was cold and there was no buffalo sauce or spice to it at all. Also no cheese on it, just some chicken, lettuce, and tomato in a wrap. The fries were good but also a little cold. Maybe this was because we went during a busy time but overall the food was not impressive. read more

Let me first begin by saying we had not been to Barleycorn's for over 20 years. I remembered the restaurant as smoky, with boring frozen bar food. I am now a fan. Sunday we were going to Cincinnati for lunch, and looking for something different. Traffic was slow and go on the intersate, so we got off on Dixie Highway. We were trying to figure out where to go as we were approaching Barleycorn's. we decided to stop there on a whim. Am I glad we did. We were quickly seated and our server met us for our drink order. While we were waiting for our tea, I noticed the menu was more interesting than I remembered. When our server returned she advised us of the daily specials. The soup was a white bean with ham and the brunch special was a breakfast wrap. She explained what was in the burrito and that the soup was homemade. I ordered a bowl of soup, and at the last minute decided to add the stuffed mushroom appetizer. My husband ordered the pot roast. The mushrooms were the best stuffed mushrooms I have ever had, and I love mushrooms in any fashion! They are stuffed with the spinach artichoke dip and covered (loaded) with Parmesan and then broiled. DO NOT MISS THE STUFFED MUSHROOMS. The soup was very good, and obviously home made. My husband enjoyed his pot roast, and said he would definately order it again. (high praise!) But wait, this is a review for the us 42 store? well, since we were so impressed on Sunday that we went to the restaurant on 42 last night. The parking lot was very busy, the outside seating was full, but the inside was pretty open. This time I ordered the shrimp basket and my husband ordered the DOC style wings. YUM! While the jumbo they use to describe the shrimp is up for debate, the flavor was obvious. The DOC wings are fried, then sauced, then refried. The result is more like a dry rub, spicy but not too spicy, not greasy and not messy. I believe the wings were fresh instead of frozen. DO NOT MISS THE DOC WINGS! I chatted a little with our server. She said they are trying new menu items now all of the time. The new executive chef is introducing more homemade items and all of the dessert offerings are home made. Kudos! I am excited to try more offerings from Barlecorns, and will be glad to battle the parking lot in Florence! read more

So, they offer a meal with a loaded baked potato and any of several available sides. Sounds good, right? My wife and I both got the LBP meal with a side - food came out. Chili was good... salad was "a salad" ... hard to mess that up. Then the baked potato - you would think there is no way to mess up a baked potato.... but they found a way. Potato was cold.... dry.... we sent them back... mgr came out - and to her credit - admitted that the potatoes are baked in the morning and that even if we got a new one, would not be that good . So heads up!! Unless you get there for lunch or a breakfast ( if they had one) scratch the potato. Appreciate the mgrs honesty and the fact she then comp'd the meal. But really guys - just throw some potatoes on the oven around 4-5 pm for the dinner crowd ... especially if you offer it on the menu. Not hard to make a freaking baked potato. read more

I had been to the Dixie Highway a few times and I enjoyed it. They finally opened up a location just a few minutes from where I live. When you first walk in, the hostess station is right there. There really is very little room in the entryway for anyone to stand while waiting for a table. The night I went, the wait was close to 45 minutes and most of that time was spent dodging other people as they tried to move around. As others have said, there is a non-smoking section, but there is not type of divider to help block out the smoke from the smoking section. That really affected the meal to me. On top of, what I felt were small portions for what I was paying, the smoke drifting over just killed it for me. I doubt I'll be returning. read more

This is the worst restaurant I've ever been to. I ordered a sweet tea and when I got it, there was leftover milkshake in the glass, it was absolutely atrocious. It made me sick to my stomach, so I will not be eating here again. read more

This place is hard to get to. Also, the service is just okay. Finally, the food is expensive. Also, I ordered the wings and they came out bloody. The manager did take them away and didn't charge me for them, but it put me off wings for awhile. That being said, they do have the best French Onion Soup in the area. However, over all, I would not suggest going here. read more

It was inviting, the food was good. Different games playing on tv's which was good. Burgers were very good too. Staff very helpful and friendly. read more

Let's start out with the fact that this may not be viewed as a fair review. I (we) did not eat here, never even made it past the hostess station. I was looking forward to trying out Barleycorns, I have heard good things from people at work and this is their newest location, in the Florence, KY area. The place was hopping and parking was at a premium, it will only get worse when the other businesses in the new strip open up, but we lucked into a front row spot. We walked in and there were a number of people milling around near the entrance waiting to be called for their tables. I asked how long a wait we should anticipate for our party of 4 and was told that there were 6 parties ahead of us. I asked how long a wait that translated to; 20 minutes, 30, 45? I was very curtly told that she had no idea and handed me a call buzzer. Then came the death knell, "Do you have a smoking preference?" I asked if there was a separate room for smokers and was told, no, just a designated area. I handed the call buzzer back and we left for a smoke free restaurant option. read more

Unfortunately, this place is getting a bad rap because they still allow smoking in a designated area. I'M NOT A SMOKER, but if this business owner wants to allow his customers to smoke on his premises - it's his right. Don't like it? There are plenty of other options in Northern Kentucky. The nanny state in this Country is out-of-control, read more

Market price for wings? This isn't Legal Seafood. Lol They are good but too small and too much money. Knuck-N-Futz for wings in northern KY, hands down. Kitty's Sports Bar if you're downtown Cincinnati. read more

I went here with my daughter and grandson. All our food came out separately. Fish taco lacked any flavor but I tolerated. My daughters food came out wrong and had to be sent back. The only thing that was a good experience was the drink menu but even that was lacking because I never received my requested 2nd drink. This place is on my ban list. read more