My first Yelp review because this restaurant needs to correct this issue. My family ate at Barley's Backyard Uptown on Saturday, April 10th around 3pm. I ordered a grilled chicken sandwich with fries. I asked for lettuce and tomato only on my sandwich. My sandwich was brought to me with spinach, feta and garlic aioli on it. I cannot eat feta and I do not like aioli so I returned the sandwich. When my sandwich was brought back the 2nd time, the spinach was gone but the feta & garlic aioli were still on the sandwich. I returned the sandwich a 2nd time. When my sandwich was brought to me for the 3rd time, the feta & garlic aioli had been haphazardly scrapped off of the sandwich - with remnants still on the sandwich. This is disgusting, unacceptable, and unsanitary. As I mentioned to the manager, if I were allergic to feta and aioli, that sandwich would cause problems for me. A cook should not scrape things off of food and return the food to the customer. There was remnants (on my food) of something I cannot eat; that is a liability. Also, in this current COVID-19 environment, any "customer touched food" that is returned to the kitchen should immediately be thrown out. The cook should not handle food that a customer has touched, and then continue handling food that he/she is cooking for other guests. Extremely unsanitary. read more

The worst place ever. The general manager Jill is completely racist. The place is racist. I am black and the women Jill completely sided with one of her racist guards when I told her he said something completely racist to me. And the man put his hand on me. DO NOT GO HERE. After comment left by owner: Do y'all see how they say I'm name calling them after I said that a guard was racist when he was being completely racist. He let his friends go with SHOTS in their hands but when I had a cranberry in my hand with no alcohol he harassed me. Even the waiter said "let her go it is just cranberry". However I stayed because he said I couldn't leave with it in my hand. So I said okay. But NO ONE told me to go back and sit. He continued to grab my drink out of my hand and try to throw it. While it was in my hand. The waiter literally stood there shocked. And so did the people watching. When I asked the man for his name he said "it's none of your business" then when I asked the waiter "he put his hand on his mouth to tell her not to say". I've heard MANY people say this place is racist but never experienced it until tonight. I truly will never go here again. They don't even have one colored person working there. read more

Barleys backyard used to be a enjoyable places. Where the kids and I could go out in the sun and enjoy I nice beer or two. Yes they weren't 21 yet, but the servers never really cared. It was a 10/10 experience. Hadn't been here for the last couple months since the kids went to college. Went back the other night, for power hour. The inside bartender wasn't doing anything, just filling and dumping ice into cups. He finally came over 35 minutes later and told us we missed power hour. We then went upstairs and had to wait another hour for food. Terrible job from backyard, what happened to the place I used to love where I can enjoy a beer on time. Not have the servers hang out with their friends in the corner. read more

After a delivery order mishap, I was quite frustrated with Barley's Backyard Downtown in fells point. Since I was not able to reach them, I contacted the uptown location and they were so helpful. The next day, I received a phone call and email offering a gift card and a new delivery order whenever was convenient. I was shocked at their follow up. They took responsibility for what happened, owned their mistake and did everything they could to make up for it. This completely changed my experience and I am really Impressed with their customer service. mistakes are bound to happen but the way they responded to their mistake couldn't have been better. read more

Me and my friends came into backyard on Cinco De Mayo for some drinks and our service and experience was spectacular at first we sat down stairs and had a few drinks and our server Noelia was incredible and super friendly and attentive and 5 star service and then after that we decided to go sit-up stairs outside on the deck and had Katie Paugh as our server and she was incredible all of her drink suggestions were spot on and her service was a 5/5 she was engaging and super sweet and me and all my friends had such a great time that we definitely be back in to see Katie and Noelia for sure! read more

tbh not good at all, i wouldnt even give them a star!!! not only did they discriminate against me and my friends but they didnt live up to simple standards!!! like what place serves food without napkins! we live in the usa, i highly doubt we are having a shortage of paper napkins!!! like seriosuly yall are nothing but a bunch of racists!!! just treating us with rudeness and attitude!! best of luck! read more

Decided to give a new restaurant a try and support local business during COVID. I was handed my order through their carry out window and didn't have to go inside. The staff wore gloves and masks. The mussels and shrimp salad sandwich were great! The cream of crab soup has lump crab meat in itI also had a Southside, which was refreshing and minty. definitely recommend giving this place a try! read more

I would highly recommend Barley's Backyard Uptown!! The crushes are amazing as well as the giant pretzels, wings, quesadillas and of course Gigi's chicken salad!! Yum! We get delivery from here at least once a week and our order is always right! I also like the fact that the process is completely contactless and the delivery drivers are always wearing masks and gloves! Great job all!! read more

I don't go to bars often, but I'm going become a regular Barley's Backyard. The food and drinks were amazing and the bartender Justin did an outstanding job. He was able to make me feel comfortable while also following social distancing guidelines. I highly recommend going to see Justin, because his excellence goes far beyond drink making. Follow me on Instagram @reidrobertson12 read more

Let me start off by saying, without Victoria who knows if this place would still be in business. She suggested the Steak Sandwich and my friend got the Charcuterie board. There were some things my friend wanted (like extra cheese and jam) and Victoria was happily to oblige. She let us know all the specials and we had a great time. read more

I love this establishment. Food is delicious, drinks are amazing, and the service is always fantastic. Katie P was my server last time and I couldn't ask for better service. She offers impeccable service with a smile and really made my experience even more amazing. I will be sure to ask for her next time I visit Backyard Towson. :) read more

I had so much fun with my friends when I visited Towson this past weekend. The drinks are great and I had a great drink recommendation from one of the bouncers whose name was Josh. I had lost my keys before I left and Josh went above and beyond to make sure I found them so I could get home safe! Definitely would recommend. read more

Sydney is the most amazing server in the world and I can't remember that bar tender she said she was competing with for the best reviews, but it doesn't matter because Sydney deserves to win!!!! GO SYDNEY and thank you for all the fun stories about how people walk out on tabs. Side note: if you dine and dash YOU SUCK!!! read more

I had a blast at this place! I went for power hour with a group of friends and the food and drinks we had were fantastic. Our server Havanna was wonderful and so attentive, she even helped my picky vegan friends choose their meal. I had an overall great experience and would recommend this place to anyone! read more

Such an amazing place! Love the rooftop view and the amazing specials they have weekly!!! Christine is the best and makes yummy drinks, i'll definitely be back again :) also.... DJ Blake Unger is soooo handsome. i would love to slow dance with him in the middle of the dance floor on a friday night. read more

Holy fucking shit this was so awesome I was really upset with my family so I stopped here to relax a little bit. Lost all my money at the liquor store lottery machine and they wouldn't sell me any drinks. Anyways this place is fucking rules, way better than my house with my family in it. read more

Newest place in uptown Towson is a must visit! The menu of this restaurant is like no other in the area. My absolute favorite dish is the seafood Mac and cheese. The handmade crushes are refreshing and a must have with any of their dishes. Cannot wait time come back and try more dishes! read more

Always have a great time here. I have been coming here a lot more recently and the bartenders are always such gems. Kimberly is always so sweet and attentive whenever I am there as well as all the other bartenders there! Make sure to check them out for their bingo and karaoke nights! read more

The food is amazing!! The delivery from the restaurant to my front door was fast and fresh!! The delivery driver was wearing a mask and gloves which made me feel very comfortable! The 96oz orange crush was delicious! I will be recommending this place to all my friends and family! read more