My daughter ordered the Mac & Cheese looked good until she continued to find pieces of the rind from the Gouda in it. Needless to say she lost her appetite. Got the check, they only took half off the bill. Item should have been taken off my bill completely. Definitely won't be back, waitress had a bad attitude from the time we came in. read more

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Justine doesn't know how to handle service during Covid-19. She was overwhelmed. Need better waitress that know how to handle business.

Nice little place. Not much on the menu. This is a place for beer lovers who like to constantly try different things. Service was great nothing short of average but it's nice in here and simple. Nothing crazy. Not so much pricey but I would much rather spend 16$ on a meal over and the brew and meatball place just a few shops down. read more

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Walked in there on a Sunday afternoon and was rather surprised to see everything run by one guy (who was most excellent!). There were about four tables and he seemed to manage everything just fine. The waiter/bartender was friendly, not flustered, and easy-going. The food was okay. The bleu cheese salad was alright and I didn't enjoy the pork belly sliders (they weren't soft but had a rubbery texture). I was glad for the $2 off Yelp check in to make up for the sliders, but I thought it was worth dropping in. I wasn't in the mood for a beer, but looking at their tap list, it was quite impressive! read more

Pretentious, unfriendly and pricey. The menu reads something to the effect of "Our culinary team respectfully requests no substitutions." Bitches, please, who do you think you are? French Laundry? In case you haven't noticed this is Covina, not Napa Valley, so we don't take kindly to this sort of high faluten frippery. Whatever "culinary team" assembled this mediocre menu should go back to Baldwin Park Culinary Arts Academy or wherever it was that they learned the term "aioli," which is repeated ad nauseum on their menu, along with such affectations as "heirloom" and "fingerling." Get your heirloom fingerlings away from my mouth, please. And our server seemed WAY more interested in yip-yapping with some regular at the bar (yeah, it's 3pm on a Thursday, and he's the only other person here, so I'm guessing he's a regular.) then providing us with anything more than the most perfunctory of attention. Every question about the fairly limited beer items were answered with the barest of detail. Here's an example: "How sour is the Flanders Red?" Answer: Sort of sour. "Um, okay, is it like vinegar sour?" Answer: Well, no, not quite that sour." "Well is it sweet, like a Petrus Red?" Answer: Well, no, more sour than that." "How about your IPA's? I don't want anything aggressively hoppy." Answer: I'm not sure we have anything like that. "Well, I'm looking for something less hoppy than the Epic Hopulent." Answer: All of our IPAs are more hoppy than that. Egads! Really?! I mean, it has HOP in the name, and an IBU of 70, so I'm pretty sure she had no fucking clue. And a clue is exactly what this place needs to get. read more

Great craft beer. Some of the best in the area. Barrel Aged beer as well. But, the food. I even know the cook. He's a friend. Too bad he can't cook. read more

First time been here and it's a very joyful experience. What worth to mention is how big portion they serve. We were going to order the mac&cheese plate, fried portobello and burger, until we check the pictures on Yelp. Their portion is huge!!! We cancel the order of mac&cheese, which later on is proved to be really smart, because we can hardly finish the other two dishes!!! So We ordered the fried portobello and English pub burger later. The fired portobello is really tasty, cruncy and juicy! With the bacon bites and shredded cheese on top, Yum! Super recommended. The English pub burger tastes also very good. The patty is really juicy, though a bit thin and salty, but it seems like the authentic pub style to my bf. The price is quite fair and service is friendly. Environment is really nice with several pokestop nearby!!! Recommended~ read more

I want to like this establishment because the food was delicious, but the less than stellar attentiveness of the waiters/waitresses turns me off. We were checked on ONCE during our entire hour there. When we wanted to order, when we wanted a refill on our waters, when we needed our check, it took way longer than it should have to flag someone down :( I mean, if you can look past that fact, as I said, the food is pretty delicious. There was a Yelp check-in offer for $2 off a starter or a beer, so my friend and I chose the Papas Bravas {sauteed potatoes dressed with garlic, cilantro, asian chili paste & lemon with a side of lemon garlic aioli}. Holy moly, delicious! I can probably scarf down 3 plates of them by myself. I ordered the English Pub Burger with a side of sweet potato tots. Very juicy burger cooked to my liking! When they brought our check to us, we noticed they did not include the $2 off Yelp check-in offer, so we had to flag someone down again to get that fixed. AFTER THAT, when we got the revised check, we noticed that my friend's steak was $2 more than the menu price............ so really, even after the check-in offer, we ended up paying for it out of her steak anyways. We didn't want to keep having to flag someone down to fix the receipt, so we just let it go. If the owner of the restaurant is reading, maybe look into updating the menu prices? :/ Tl;dr - Great food. Not so good service. Double check your receipt when you pay. read more

Wait time was long, food was no good , and service was bad because the waitresses kept talking to friends that had walked in. Horrible experience for an experience , great experience for McDonald's. read more

A new Covina Gem!! This place is awesome. Great fresh food and yummy craft beers! Owner check to make sure all was good with us and staff was helpful and friendly. Will deff be back soon:) read more

So im usually somewhat impressed with this place but defintely not this time. Meat was raw and onions were burnt black. Our appetizer came out with our entire order so it wasnt even an appetizer. Waitress took very very long for simple requests. And i thought this was gunna be a great night! Too bad. Not coming back for a while if i do. read more

Bread & Barley - Gastropubs Near Me - Covina, California

Love love loveLove love love this place food is so good we got free dessert and these really cool looking beer cups from the bartender we will definitely be going back read more

Ate there yesterday for the first time, loved it. Introduced me to a beer I loved, blonde something. Shared the tacos and Brussels sprouts. I'll be back! read more

I'm a beer geek and was in the SGV visiting some friends who brought me here. I really loved it and plan to go back next time I'm in town. The beer list is excellent and will make any beer geek happy with lots of local selections. Talk to Travis if you're not sure what to get or if you want a seasoned veteran to help you ferret out the better local beers you've never heard of. The food is also excellent. We started with the Crispy Chips--classic house-made potato chips with Gorgonzola & balsamic topping. This was really good. Everyone in our party except one person ordered the steak sammich that came with chimichurri sauce, Gruyere cheese and was served on California sourdough bread. We all agreed it was excellent. One fellow ordered this Gi-normous English Pub burger, he is still talking about how good it was. Can't say enough about this place. Great beer, handmade food, can't go wrong here. read more

Place is pretty rustic looking and brings a good vibe. The service was pretty slow for just two people. Chilaquiles were pretty spicy your dry and that you shouldn't have to butter the pancakes let the customer do that. The coffee needs to not be so I week and coffee grinds at the bottom of the cup. Other than that 3 stars... read more

Bread & Barley, a gastropub in Covina, is the place you want to go for an excellent craft beer selection, especially if it has Wolf Creek Brewing on tap! After having dinner nearby, my boyfriend, friends, and I went to Bread & Barely to grab some beer and relax on a Saturday night. The place was quite cozy and comfortable with brick walls, large television screens appearing all around, which worked well for those who want to watch a sports game! The staff was very friendly and attentive to our orders. Most importantly, the beer craft selection was amazing. Although only 19 are on tap, those 19 were selected very well. For instance, to have Wolf Creek Brewing on tap, which is rare and far away, is a huge plus in my books. Our only visit was for the beer, so I couldn't say much about the food. However, we will come back here to try the food next time! read more

Great neighborhood place! Love the charm and personal friendly employees places like this offer downtown Covina! Great food. Down to earth staff. Definitely recommend! Support our local small businesses like this ! read more

I've read through some of the reviews and I'm bummed that some of them aren't as thrilled as I was about this place! Some friends and I were down in the L.A. area for an event and decided to drop in here for lunch on our way home. We came in right after they had opened and sat at the bar. The place has a nice feel to it and fantastic employees!! First of all, they have Lindeman's framboise on tap which makes me a very happy lady as I am not really a beer drinker. The bartender was awesome, he gave us samples of different things to try. I even found a beer that I like - a delicious sour red ale. Food: amazeballs. For appetizers we had a delightful little creation of brie on bruschetta(I think..) with truffle oil...so rich and tasty! The chef also made us sweet corn tempura chile relleno that, quite honestly, ruined me for life. It was the best chile rilleno relleno I've ever had, and none will ever come close again... which is kind of a bummer. For my main dish I ordered a drunken cow panini but the chef came out and asked if he could change it up for me. He put the same ingredients into a tortilla to make a quesadilla of glory. We all had bites of everyone else's order, and everything was amazing. The Mac 'n Cheese(smoked gouda) is so rich you couldn't possibly eat it all, and that is okay. It's so good you'll want to eat it for every meal for two days. Duck meatloaf - enough said. Absolutely wonderful. They've done a great job on this place and I wish it were closer so I could come back more often. Five stars, guys! read more

I have to say I quite liked Bread & Barley, but the place is so frustratingly close to perfect for me that I would give it 3.5 stars if I could, if that makes any sense. I can't give it 5 in all good conscience, and it really annoys me that with just a few tweaks, I could. The good: -Excellently curated craft beer selection. 19 beer handles isn't the largest, but when they are so well selected, you don't need any more than that. -Friendly, attentive service - Comfortable atmosphere. Football was on the TVs but it wasn't too loud to carry on a conversation. -Small menu of well though out dishes with fair prices. The less-than-perfect: -Service was confused. We had 3 different people serving us, subsequently orders got messed up a bit. Problems were corrected cheerfully, but could have been avoided if the wait staff wasn't playing telephone with the orders. -Some ingredients should have been of higher quality. Gorgonzola and balsamic chips could have been excellent, but the cheese quality was inferior. The ham on my Cuban was not great and threw the sandwich off balance. -The only vegetarian option was salad. I ideally would like to see a vegetarian choice in each menu category: apps/salad; sandwiches/burgers; entrees. Bread & Barley is close enough to home that I'm sure I'll be back. The good far outweighs the frustrating short comings. read more

This is my kind of place! Great atmosphere, great music, great food...not too shabby! I had the Bread & Barley burger....... WOW, what a burger. I can not describe the deliciousness I endured. Those bites were so satisfying and I can not wait to go back. The burger was so juicy and the combinations of favors were amazing. I am so happy that Covina finally has a gem and look forward to returning! What will I have at my next visit????? read more

My boyfriend and I's go-to place for a burgers and beer! Located in downtown Covina amidst all the little shops, bars and small business. They have a pretty good selection of beer and I noticed that they added more food to their menu (which is definitely a great plus!) Parking is not that hard to find since there's a lot of street parking available in downtown Covina (you might need to walk a bit tho) The only downside is that this place gets pretty packed especially on a Friday/Saturday night and the seats are pretty limited. That's why I recommend going early in the afternoon where it's fairly empty :) read more

Hello, Covina CA, USA. Are you hungry? If you'd like to eat delicious gastropub food with fine craft beers and a very good selection of wine, with great ambiance, decor, and fun events once in a while (Trivia night!), please proceed to letter "A" below. If you want to eat bland run-of-the-mill restaurant chain food that's been sitting in a freezer for days, sit next to a bunch of fatsos wantonly shoveling food down their pie holes, counting down the hours to "College Night $2 You Call It with DJ Sweggy Jose" and being subjected to insufferable bachata music all night, please proceed to letter "B" below. A. Congratulations! You are refined, well spoken, and it's important to you about the care being taken to prepare your excellent meals and libations, in a great environment. B. Strap yourself to a rocket and shoot yourself to the moon. Do it yesterday. read more

I always appreciate a place that not only serves craft beer, but is about craft beer. What I mean by that is that the people here love(and know) their brews. You can always get a pretty solid opinion on most of the tap list from any of the servers/bartenders. My pet peeve is when I go to a place with a tap list and when I ask the server about certain beers he/she has only tried like one of them. That's not the case here. Friendly service, good brews, and good food. They have rotating specials, but my personal favorite is the mac and cheese with brussel sprouts. They also have a pretty killer fried chicken sandwich that was really good here, but I think it was on special, so don't know if they still have it. Happy hour $1 off brews definitely don't hurt! Good food, beer, people, and vibes. read more

Theee best hamburgers ever!! I've been to other similar places and they don't even compare. They are not even worth mentioning there names. While I'm eating their burgers I start to get sad because I'm almost done. They are so good I literally get sad when I'm done. The service is superb. They are very welcoming and friendly. This place has the perfect vibe for date night, girls night or lunch alone even. There are so many great tasting beer options as well. Tho place is my favorite!! read more

The homie Seb told me that "The craft beer place in Covina is doing a soft opening" So I stopped in last night to check it out and I couldn't be happier with what this place is set out to be. A friend and I walked in with no real expectations, and they have 21 beers on tap and what looks to be a solid menu. As a beer drinker who always has to be in Pasadena or downtown to get good craft beer, it's going to be awesome to have a place so close to home. Tonight still was only a soft opening night so they were still painting the walls but Victor seems to have great ideas for the rest of the place. Definitely going to try to make it to the grand opening on Saturday. Bottom line: Solid beer, friendly staff, the chillest place to drink in Covina. read more

I have been here on several occasions and have never been disappointed. I recommend Bread & Barley to everyone I know. The Portobello fries, burgers and the rest of the menu along with all the amazing craft beers keep me coming back. The service is always friendly and you are served in a timely manner. read more

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Good burgers and sandwiches, generous portions, and good selection of beers. I would recommend for a nice casual night out with friends. I recommend the carne asada fries to start out with. read more

This place is charming until you realize their negligent service and the unnecessary 30-45 minutes you'll spend waiting for them to realize you just want to leave. The menu is slightly limited, as in 4 burgers, 3 standard salads -- I don't know. I just thought it was okay. It was nice to catch up with my friend over a glass of sour beer, because I can't really find much sour beer in the area. In any case the plates are about $10-15. It is self seating, so find a spot and sit yourself down. The mac and cheese is pretty good! I think if you sit at the bar you'll be more attended to. read more

Great ambiance. Food was ok nothing great. The strawberry beer and portobello fries were good but the salad was ok, it had way too much blue cheese. Customer service here is a joke. They keep you waiting for water and a to go box because the waitress wants to drink a beer or have long conversations with friends that go into see her. Apparently they had a new point of sale machine which took them forever to charge us. Never going back. read more

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Bread and Barley was unimpressive, unfun, underwhelming, and uninviting. Came in on a late Friday night. Walked in and noticed there were a few open tables, but we opted to sit at the 2 empty spots at the bar. Ok, we sit down, and....nothing for a good while. The bartender was serving someone else, but given it's a really small area, can we get even an acknowledgement? Apparently not. Once he tended to us, the experience and verbal exchanges were unfriendly. I knew what I wanted (Ace pineapple cider), but when mi hombre asked for suggestions for a beer flight, the bartender didnt have any? Was at a loss for words? He totally lacked any effort in bartending. Was like pulling teeth. Alrighty then, so we move to a table after getting our drinks and ordering the carne asada fries. Nothing special about this dish. Not good or bad. Those words also describe our female server at this point. The only positive is I really liked my pineapple cider. But, I googled where else to get my fill in the future. I will not be returning nor recommending this place. read more

I really like this place. I had been waiting a long time for it to finally open , and then it takes me forever to review. So, I've watched them grow into a great establishment. The staff is awesome and it's a very cozy place to be. You can bring the kids here with you too. I love the salads and the Mac and cheese is divine and super rich in taste. One thing I wish they had back is the curly fries. But the sweet potato tots are tasty. read more

The place has a good vibe to it. They a good varieties of good drinks. The decor is well done. When it came to the food I was disappointed. I wanted two certain thing from the menu but it was seasonal. So I just had a beer. My friend ordered a burger and the tacos. It was well presented. Would I come back again? Maybe. :) my friends was expecting fries as in "chips" like most places would say chips are fries. But aside from that I'll just go back for the beers read more

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GOOD VIBES! I come here every time I'm in town. Love the atmosphere, everyone is very nice. I have yet to try the food, but drinks are a decent price. Great place to catch up with friends and have a couple beers. I really want to try their fries! read more

Not too big ofba place but nice little selection of beers on tap i have only gone a couple of times but have definitely enjoyed this place and willndefinitely be back read more

Let me explain something about food here.... great service , lovely staff , great varieties of libations.... let's not forget the carne asada fires!!! Food was well prepared and phenomenal with pepper jack fondue?!!!The aji sauce pairs and complements well with everything the plate had to offer! Brilliant colors and textures ! Will be coma-ing back for more read more

Bread & Barley - Gastropubs Near Me - Covina, California

Not impressed. For our appetizer we ordered the portobello fries, which were greasy but good. Ordered the bread and barley burger with fries (the burger was super salty- took 3 bites and retired the dang thing) My bum ordered the fried shrimp tacos. By the time we were done, we had a stomach ache. We over did it with the fried stuff. It'll be a while before we come back.... Like never again. But we had to try it. read more

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3 words....Carne asada fries! Well actually 5. Carne asada fries and beer. Great place to have a beer with a few friends. read more

Been to this place a few times and always split a few things with a couple of people. Here is what I thought was delicious: Sweet potato tater tots Gouda Mac and cheese (BOMB!!!) (comes with roasted Brussels sprouts) Papas Bravas (spicy potato wedges cut into smaller pieces with some sort of chili siracha sauce served with aioli) YUM!!! Love this place!! read more

I ate here yesterday with my boyfriend. I ordered the Cuban sandwich and he ordered the English Pub Burger. I was excited due to all the great reviews on yelp but sadly disappointed once our meals arrived. My Cuban was over cooked and very dry. The meat patty that came with the Cuban was charred and extremely dry. It lacked flavor. My boyfriends burger was no different. It arrived dry and burnt. He sent his back. ( I wish I did the same) the server wasn't very nice after that. More condescending after we sent his burger back. She said it was maybe a new cook. It doesn't matter to us. The food should be consistent every time. Once the new burger arrived it was way better. Why didn't they just do it right the first time? Anyways I don't think we will be back. On a more positive note they did have a good selection of craft beers. read more

Bread & Barley - Too bad my Cuban was too bad. Extremely dry and flavorless. - Gastropubs Near Me - Covina, California

It was a pretty good burger place. The burgers were extremely messy. The service was great and it is in a nice little loft looking place with good music. I personally would not recommend to a friend due to the messiness of the burgers. read more

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