Barnfire Mesquite was a neighborhood fall back for us. We go there often and the service is hit and miss. In fact, there have been times when we have been seated and then not attended to for drinks or anything for so long that we walked out. BUT...we keep trying because the steaks are really good and I love their black and blue (blackened with blue cheese melted on top) option. And it's close to us. It was our anniversary last night and the wait was too long at our first choice of restaurant so we used our fall back - Barnfire! We were seated quickly and there was a large party and what looked to be some sort of presentation shutting down. It was about 7:30 so we were coming when things were starting to slow down in the restaurant area. When we came in a young girl was sitting next to the host and he turned back to say something to her. She was eating next to him and it looked like she was annoyed that she would be our waitress. She came to get our drinks, two kids' drinks, two waters, and two Coors Lights. The kids' drinks and the waters came but the beers never came. The waitress came to say she was checking on our beers at the bar but we didn't see her again. 25 minutes went by, we had received our apps (onion rings which were pretty good), and still no beers. She came to say, "they haven't brought the beers yet?" I said no. Then she and a young man came around the corner with the beers. We ask if they were cold or if they had been sitting there and he said, "I have no idea!" While holding our beers. What in the world?! He also spilled some of it on the floor and nobody came to clean it. This whole thing was extremely irritating at this point. We didn't know if she was too young to deliver beers or what. We finally got our food after being the only table occupied besides a few booths serviced by another waitress who looked to be really hustling. We noticed we were our waitress' only table and most of the time she was sitting next to the host, a young man, and they were folding napkins the whole time. She never checked on us but finally grabbed our food. She gave me my husband's food and my husband my food, they sprinkled some blue cheese on top of both steaks (he only ordered his blackened, not blue) and that was it. We were both so mad at the service we couldn't even finish our food or these beers we waited so long for. AND WE WERE HER ONLY TABLE! She was nice and everything but maybe way too young to be a server? I don't know but that really put the nail in the coffin. We probably will never be back. I'll miss my black and blue steaks! But the service was just horrendous and it really ruined our anniversary. read more

Service was very slow. Food was terrible. Ribeye thin and mostly fat. Western beans were not cooked thru so hard and crunchy. Draft beer was warm. Pulled pork sandwich was so dry had to take a sip of water to swallow it. Crinkle fries were cold and old making them rubbery. Ranch was best part - had to dip pulled pork sandwich in it just to make it palatable. Daughter had salmon and masked potatoes. Salmon was decent. Mashed potatoes were powdered and tasted like they were made with hose water. Terrible tasting so couldn't eat those. Brown gravy was from a packet and gelatinous. Do not recommend at all. read more

As someone with a career in the restaurant industry it honestly pains me to give a local spot such a terrible review. However, if it saves another guest the experience my family just had I do believe it is fair. Clearly this restaurant is mismanaged from top to bottom and it's hard to believe the ownership is providing what is necessary for a function establishment. For a private party under contract with guests ordering their meals weeks in advance waiting two hours for a salad is one thing. Waiting 20-30min for drinks (beers & wine) another. Waiting almost three hours for entrees is another. The entrees being cold another. Not eating the meal for worry of food poisoning yet another. Countless calls to the owner and event coordinator for any form of an answer to the situation going unanswered is pathetic. Interactions with the management and bartender were incredibly unprofessional to put even the most rose colored glasses on is an immense understatement. Experiences like tonight degrade the reputation of professionals in this industry as a whole. Lack of a response from the ownership unfortunately leads me to believe this place will be closing doors soon. I truly hope the servers which stuck it out tonight only trying to do their job know they are better off anywhere else read more

This is still Taste of Texas. Same menu, same decor, same management. New name. The food remains wonderful! I had the small or "light" portion of the chicken fried steak. It was almost enough but the bread and the salad finished filling my tummy! The bread was fresh. The salad was good for a generic house salad. The raspberry vinaigrette was wonderful! The chicken fried steak hit the spot. I'm glad I got the smaller portion. The full may have been too much and it was so good, I would have over-eaten. My companions all ordered different things and they all enjoyed them. They said their meat was cooked the way the requested and everything was hot when we got it. The desert options look good but we did not partake this trip. Maybe next time. My father in law likes this place so maybe another trip next time we visit. Service was decent. Our guy was a little awkward and maybe needs his hearing checked. The atmosphere and acoustics are not very conducive to conversations in the main area. I was also the unlucky person seated so that the sun blared into my eyes each time the door opened. read more

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Really love the sports bar part of this place. The bartenders are awesome! Mary, aliayah and Cheyanne. The vibes are good and I love the fact they have the MLB package and NFL ticket. Drinks are cold and affordable and the food is good. The only complaint I have is Wednesday karaoke night . The fact that they have the games on is a huge draw, but having to listen to 10 year olds continuously and loudly sing was excruciating. Luckily one of the workers would occasionally sing and she sounded good. My opinion and my opinion only, maybe yours is different, but kids should not be in the bar. The other side is a whole bbq restaurant, they should be over there singing. I absolutely will not be going back on Wednesday, but I highly recommend every other day of the week read more

Great place to eat. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. I had the prime rib, their signature dish. Smokey flavor. Tender cut of meat. My wife had the chicken which was prepared well. Prices were reasonable. They have a sports bar area that is totally segregated from the main dining room. They need a bigger selection of beers if they want to succeed as a sports bar. I would rank them between Longhorn and Texas Roadhouse. This was our first visit. We will return. read more

Excellent food & service. Our waitress was Taylor and she was so informative about the appetizers, main dishes, alcoholic beverages etc. The food is very tasty. Great atmosphere and love having a good restaurant near us on Thornydale and Cortaro. We had Beer Battered Mushrooms, Chicken Breast, and Jalapeño Cheesesteak. Very generous portions. We will be back. read more

The prime rib was really good. The last time we were there my husband ordered the Prime Rib and I thought I'd try a T-bone. The PR won. Next time I'll know to go back to ordering the PR. Drinks are great and pour is good. It was a busy night but the wait wasn't too bad and once our waitress did get to us she was very attentive. If you don't or can't sit in the bar you may need to have the booth lightbulb unscrewed. It changed everything for us. The initial brightness was overwhelming and once they unscrewed the bulb it was perfect. read more

Came here when it was Taste of Texas and I don't see much of a difference besides the name. The dining room was absolutely empty on a Saturday night. The bar had plenty of people with plenty of TVs. Our server was good, but I did not get a refill on water when my glass was empty! The food was okay, nothing special. I got a freshly washed side salad. I know it was washed due to the amount of water in the bottom of the bowl. The next time I need to watch a basketball or football game close to home I might come here, but I won't go out of my way. read more

Barnfire Mesquite Grill - Amount of water left in my side salad. - Steakhouses Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I used to come to this place once or twice a month. Then I was verbally assault by a patron who had verbally assaulted someone else a half hour before . She was only given a warning by the Mgr. Mary. So she felt free to follow me to restroom to yell and cuss at me. I finally responded to the abuser since Mary decided to do nothing. Then I was asked to leave as was the abuser. I will never go back. To allow someone to continue to abuse other customers Then ask a customer who was abused to leave is just wrong. read more

Not bad, this place has a huge variety. They ran out of Prime Rib so I ordered a Ribeye. It was a little oily for my taste, not enough flavor. They have plenty of TV's in the bar to watch the game. read more

I really wanted to like Barnfire, but I have to say I'm underwhelmed. We ordered the 12oz prime rib to split with a salad and baked potato with an extra salad so we both had a salad. The salads were both good as was the baked potato. However the prime rib was tough and not melt in your mouth tender as prime rib should be, plus it was a bit tasteless. The au ju was quite watered down and the bread they served was hard and close to stale. Oh well at least we tried. read more

Our first time here since it switched over from a taste of Texas. The food was mostly dry. The cowboy burger was good but the fish, sandwich and fries were terrible. It seemed like it was sold left overs. The bar area was full of loud drunks and it seems like this place is more like a famous Sam's than a restaurant. The sever was very nice and helpful but she told us they were understaffed which was a problem for us. We won't be going back read more

Highly recommend this place. They had some large parties coming in and we had a party of 10 and they accommodated us. Service was great and we were comped due to an order coming out later than everyone elses. read more

I spent a few hours in the sports bar area here the other day. It was kinda up and down. They have a great assortment of TVs. They definitely have a very fun atmosphere kicking in there. It was pretty hard to get attention from the waitresses to be able to get my drink refilled and order food. Once I got a waitresses attention and ket her know that I was gonna be ordering, she came by the table regularly. There were big groups of people, so I'm sure it was hard to tell who was just drinking, who was eating and who was just watching the game. The guy running the bar (wearing a Steelers jersey), was quite the character and made sure every table in that place was having fun. I ordered the chicken tender basket. Some of the chicken was a little over cooked, but the amount of chicken and fries more than made up for it. It was a very loud environment. More than twice as loud as I've ever seen any sports bar get. I had a great time and will definitely be returning to this spot. read more

Barnfire Mesquite Grill - Chicken tender basket - Steakhouses Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Great casual local spot. Good food & good service! Great sports bar with karaoke some evenings. Excellent prime rib!

Saw a write up in the Oro Valley paper and dropped by. Visited for the first time in many years. Locally owned. Neighborhood joint. Definitely kid and large group friendly Went for the bbq. Our waiter told us they have the best prime rib on the NW side. Ended up with wings and ribs/brisket. Everything was served promptly, l hot and tasty. Wait staff was friendly, helpful and attentive. Bar area is separate from the dining area. Full bar with high top tables and lots of screens. Apparently the local Steelers fans camp here during the season. We'll definitely be back. We'll have to try the prime rib and see how it stacks up. read more

We showed up on Father's Day with a party of 10 without a reservation. Anthony went the extra mile to fit us in and then was our waiter His service was spectacular. Drinks were constantly filled. The food was excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant, they are amazing. Thank you Anthony. read more

Oh my gooodness, the food is so amazing and the serving size of the dishes are huge. You can basically get two meals in one. The service is always friendly and fast and I would definitely recommend this to friends and family if they are looking for great bbq and sides. read more

We picked Barnfire Mesquite grill for a good dinner.... We ordered Poppers first, then ribs and I got prime rib. Poppers where over fried and dark brown, they replaced with mozzarella sticks and better, the Caesar salad is from a bag already cut up, you can taste the gas they use to transport, fresh is best guys. meat was good, service was good, I did call the manager over and tell of the issues. With the cost of going out high, I would not go back to this place, read more

Our waitress was awesome! I forgot her name but she had pink in her hair I believe... thank you for being so nice to my husband and I. Also, the food was AMAZING! 10/10 recommend. read more

Host seemed like he had no clue what he was doing. Couldn't give accurate wait times and showed no concern when 20 minutes turned into an hour. We ended up leaving when after an hour when he couldn't tell us how much longer of a wait it would be. We won't be going back. read more

Food was good but the service was slow. I got the brisket and chicken platter with a baked potato and dalad.

I like this place. ..A Taste if Texas My carnivore Hubby was craving some meat. I offered to grill but it's just to darn hot. So my sweet man decided to have someone else to cook. We usually have our favorite in s. Tucson that we go to, but we just didn't want to drive. So we decided Taste of Texas. We've been here previously before and never had any issue with the service. In fact, our server was friendly, acoomodating and very attentive. Our meal came quickly and she checked on us frequently. We both tore it up so much so that I forgot to snap a picture. I apologize for the half-eaten meal Today's special was Mary Lou, 10 ounce steak with two sides for $17.99. Previously, on Mondays they have a Tbone steak special. They also offer 10% for military. ..thanks ToT read more

Barnfire Mesquite Grill - My Mary Lou , 10 Oz ribeye with 2 sides...Saturday's special. Delish! - Steakhouses Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Tried this place out and I love the prime rib and my son loved his burger. However the rest of the food was lacking. We ordered chili cheese fries as n appetizer and they came out barely warm with the whole meal. The mashed potatoes and gravy were gross. The western style beans were disgusting. All of us tried a bite because they seemed like they had a strange flavor and we decided to call them mystery beans. The country fried steak was eh just ok I guess. So if you want prime rib then this is the place but be careful of the side you order. read more

Went here for my birthday with my wife, baby, and in-laws because I love BBQ. The food was really good and the service was even better. The barn theme is unique. The bar area has several good TVs and quality lighting. Based on some of the previous reviews, I think this place has their shit together now when it comes to wait times and general customer service. Definitely worth trying. read more

Went with my wife and kids, they did great at the beginning and were polite and even brought a snack plate for my kids to keep them occupied. The kids food comes out and my sons hotdog bun has mold on it. Canceled the rest of our order and left, very disappointed. read more

Friday, May 10th, reservation is at 6pm for "The Room". We arrived at 5:50, and promptly ordered drinks, party of 14. The server was new, alone, and under age. By 6:15 we had still not received our drinks, so we went to the bar and ordered there. Both sets came at the same time at 6:25. That's 35 minutes... We get back to the table and we're able to order our food. 6:42 waitress leaves to put in our orders. Doesn't return until 7. We order drinks, she doesn't come back until 7:18, but has our dinner salads when she does. When we asked her about our drinks, she told us that we could go check if we wanted. Now there is no flat wear on the tables, which takes another 5 minutes for her to retrieve. Dinner arrives at 7:42, and it is stone cold, every single plate is cold. 2 hours of garbage service and cold food. read more

One star only because there is nothing lower. The food was cold when it arrived but I was not shocked because it took nearly an hour to get it. That was not a big enough screw up though because I was charged for a drink that I never got. After being there for nearly two hours I just left it on the bill. We had been there for nearly two hours by the time the rest of the party ate and I didn't feel like waiting another hour while they fixed it. Oh and don't bother to try and walk into the bar area and get a drink because the service there is almost as bad. Am I allowed to say Gawd awful? read more

We were in for dinner last night and witnessed some appalling behavior from some guests. Based on attire and the reviews they left, I'm assuming they were there for a rehearsal dinner and they seemed unhappy about the service and time the food was taking. I can't speak on that as we came in after they were already there, however the way they were screaming at the staff was insane. At one point they were screaming at someone who I assume was the manager in the middle of the restaurant (disturbing our dinner) about their food not being ready yet. The manager was trying to tell them that their food was being plated and on the way out (as you can see through the windows into the kitchen), but they didn't seem to care about anything other than continuing yell. The (I'm assuming) bride even pushed the manager at one point. From what I could observe, the manager was being polite and trying to help, especially considering she had 2 grown adults yelling in her face. Anyway, I've worked in the service industry before and felt the need to check if the guests left bad reviews (which they did) and wanted to leave an alternate perspective. Regardless of what was going on with the food, no one deserves to be treated the way they treated the staff. We eat here often and have never had a bad experience. Food is delicious, service is friendly (sometimes slow, but that's just how it is in restaurants sometimes), drinks are good and the atmosphere (besides for last night) is fun. Take the bad reviews with a grain of salt. read more

We ordered for delivery, the restaurant called me to tell me they were out of ribs, so we asked to have it replaced with brisket, East fix.... So I thought.... When they delivered it, I had only the meat, no sides that I ordered, no appetizers ordered, so I call, of course the restaurant doesn't deliver so I send my husband to take the meat back as requested, to get the correct order, he walks in and the host at the door, didn't even acknowledge that there was someone there, he comes home, I open the packages, I have all the sides, and no meat, call again... talk to the manager, I don't want to drive the 25 minutes to go back again, so now I'm waiting for a check to be send to me for a full refund.... How do you correct an order without the main course of the entree! So if I could give 0 stars I would. read more

Well this is the second time I've been here only due to a relative's birthday wish. The first time I had the brisket and it was dry and lacked that unctuous flavor you associate with good bbq. This time I avoided that and had a burger well done. A half pound burger that looked like 3 oz. It was charred dried out and lacked any flavor. Well done doesn't mean burnt. The fries were also dried out and were crispy like they were under the heat lamps for the day. The others enjoyed their meals so it wasn't a complete loss. The server though prompt with the food and drinks didn't offer any incite to the menu or any favorites. I'm wondering if she knew this was not a prime place to eat and was just going along to punch the clock. There were only two active tables in the restaurant and pretty much the same the previous time. This is always a red flag. Well hopefully we can avoid this place on our next outing. read more

Let's keep this place open! Great food, reasonable prices, good service! Little disappointed none of the associates were wearing masks...Not good! read more

We have been here a few times but last Saturday was our last until we either forget our experience and the food or someone tells me there has been a vast improvement. We took our friends here because we THOUGHT it would be good and they had never been. We try to go out every 2-3 weeks. Not one of us had a good meal. It wasn't even busy because we went at 4:15pm. I had a burger and fries and my burger was well done (I asked for medium) and the fries were cold. I ended up only eating half of the burger. Our friend had a filet that was wrapped in bacon (asked for medium rare) that was so rare it looked like it never touched the grill and the bacon didn't look cooked either, and her broccoli was cold. My husband had a T-Bone and it was extremely thin and way overcooked ...like well done and he asked for medium, his beans were not good either, like bottom of the pot and thick. Our other friend had shrimp skewers and said they were cold as well. Left very disappointed and paid over $132.00 for the 4 of us. Our server was nice. And there was an annoying fly that wouldn't leave us alone. Just an overall bad experience. I'm sorry...I shouldn't say anything but you definitely need an overhaul. read more

What is this place? I decided to try it out, the service was horrendous and delayed with virtually nobody eating there, how does that make sense? As for the food, don't get me started. The hamburger ordered well done was pinker than a Victoria's Secret and the leaner meat cut I ordered had more fat than a liposuction clinic. Avoid this place. read more

We had a family dinner at Colt's! This is a great place to bring little ones. It has the right feel and an extensive kid's menu. We live close to Colt's and it caught our eye on one of our many trips to Bashas. Our little guy had the mac and cheese (generous portion) and my husband and I shared a cheesesteak. The cheesesteak was very flavorful! We had good service, our server had good timing and was friendly. I could certainly see us returning for another family dinner with our kiddos! read more

Barnfire Mesquite Grill - Blue margarita! - Steakhouses Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Kat was an amazing server, always on top of our drinks and food. This fine young lady most definitely deserves a raise for her charismatic personality and great service. read more

Ate here last night and the food was excellent as always. Service mediocre, but I've found it to be spotty. Ordered two $12 items, total bill (with tax) was just over $27, and I left a $5 tip. This morning I see my card was charged just over $60. A call to leave them a voicemail found they don't have any voicemail. They open at 11am. Will update this review upon resolution. UPDATE: Kelly (Assistant Manager) and Danielle (Manager each took care of me on this. Meal price refunded TODAY and a $20 gift card to come back is super nice treatment. Waittress switched cards/checks - simple mistake - and I look forward to returning! read more

Delicious food! Their beef brisket is amazing. I've ordered at least 20 times for myself and others, both eat-in and takeout. It never disappoints. read more

Another standard restaurant. For the price you pay it cheaper to go Wendy's The decor is nice nothing to western. Many tables crammed into a large room. If this place were packed it would be difficult to hear conversation. I guess they are known for their prime rib as my mother said it was exceptional and I did see a few others eating it as well. The pulled pork was flavorfull it was the highlight of the pulled pork and burger that my son had. The burgers are standard, not seasoned well, I ordered med rare and it came out grey on the outside and a little more on the rare side. I took over half home and gave it to the dogs. I would have left it behind but it was my mothers birthday and didnt want her to feel bad. The highlight of the meal was the cobbler, well done with a sweet - tart kick with a nice scoop of icecream on top. I like my steakhouses and I will likely pass on this one because the prices are to high and it just doesnt give the western steakhouse vibe. You may wonder why I ate a burger in a steakhouse...I'm not paying $24 for a porterhouse when I can get them for $17 and cook it the way I like my steak. Oh and one last note, our waitress was delightful, good service on her part. read more