Just a great all-around spot with a wonderful outdoor patio often live music a good selection of…read moretaps a great menu and excellent service. If only fewer people knew how good it is and it was easier to get into!

Had a really nice time at Lakeville Brewing. We sat in the patio area which was really nice. We…read moreasked to be seated away from the children's area out of our preference for that day, but they have an amazing play place if you have kids. It was super hot but all or most of the outdoor seating has umbrellas for shade at least and there was live music. Service was very friendly, our server was under 21 and not able to first hand recommend top beers to us but did tell us what was popular. We were also given a couple free samples which is always super nice. We ended up getting a couple 5 oz pours which were only $3 each, a steal. We also tried a couple cocktails, the peach smash and key lime tini, both very tasty. The key lime drink did lean more coconut than lime and it was also on the sweeter side. The spinach artichoke dip was great and I enjoyed my Thai chicken salad. My friend got the Mac and cheese and said it was on the bland side. Food is average but I enjoyed the drinks and vibes. Will definitely be back to chill when the weather is nicer.

Nachos with brisket, yes please! Interesting way to eat them, but I went with it. It was like…read moreMexican meets American in a fight. We had nachos with traditional toppings and then had to add hot and spicy sauce for the brisket portion, so nachos that were bbq'd. can't make that crap up. Good selection of beers and they have golf simulators. It's a win win. Where else can you buy buckets of pull tabs? Our table seen $50 and won $200, we were happy and dinner was paid. Hubby loved the haddock bites and we know I had nachos! Easy parking, good customer service and entertainment all around with games for the little ones and pull tabs and golf for the older crowd!

Interesting place here that is clearly a sports bar/ entertainment center. Several TVs line the…read moremain room and in the back were various games and a golf simulator. Our food was very good and for BBQ it was priced decently. The only knock tonight was it took about a half hour to finally get someone to get me the check. We sat quite awhile as several employees walked past without a glance. However I'll be back, we'll call that lapse a glitch in the matrix.

Been here several times. The pulled pork egg rolls are amazing! Fast and friendly service every…read moretime!

Great sports bar option in what used to be the old bowling alley in downtown Lakeville. What makes…read moreit a great sports bar? A huge outdoor patio for when the weather is nice and a big inside with plenty of seating so you don't have to fight over a table when it's busy, which game day always is. They have a good selection of sandwiches and other bar bites and plenty of drink optikns. We enjoyed the ones that we tried. To highlight, the Dill Pickle Dip was out of this world good. Basically a pickle roll in dip form and oh so good. Not sold on just that dip? You can get a platter with salsa and other options too. Great item to munch on while drinking beer and watching sports. Definitely on my list when the guys and I are looking for a place to crash and watch the Vikings or Goofers.

We had the MN Bloody when we were in town earlier this year. t was fantastic! Staff were very…read morehelpful and took a cpicture as we showed off our drinks. We highly recommend the Lakeville Northern Taphouse!! We're bringing friends there later this month to celebrate our 50-yr college reunion!!

Everything here is great!…read more Can't wait to try it with the patio opening up as waits won't be as long...they used to have a bar called Sensers in Bloomington that catered to the sports crowd...this is like Sensers Jr in that it has TVS everywhere and great sports bar vibe but without douche bags and fights! Highly rec for a Sunday with the guys or a family night out !

So lucky to have this amazing local restaurant in downtown Lakeville. First and foremost the food…read moreis amazing. Breakfast, make sure you trade up from potatoes to get the cheesy hash browns. I could them with every meal. They're insanely good. Dinner, get the short rib or the lamb shank. Delicious. The buffalo cauliflower as an appetizer is a must do too!! Whether you sit at the bar or a booth the service and the ambiance is great. Definitely one of my favorite spots in the south metro.

We thought 'let's try something in a small town "- yelp reviews looked decent and it seemed small…read moretown owned. My quintessential breakfast item is eggs Benedict and cappuccino- this is how I begin my evaluation of good food. So it was a toss up between The Better Half and the Lakeville Brewing Co which share the same parking lot. AI told me to go to Lakeville Brewing for the Benedict if I expect it to be done right. However it said The Better half will have way better cappuccino. Entryway into The Better Half was nice . The ambiance reminded me of High Hat on Selby on Cathedral Hill in St Paul. However the warmth wasn't there at The Better Half. The big bar had a few people sitting there, bartender looked at us but didn't say anything. No welcome - no smile nothing. No host at the front door- there was only a sign saying "please wait to be seated". We stood there for about two minutes until someone came from the back to seat us. Our server was a different person, she seemed warm and personable. They should put her in charge as hostess. First impressions are everything. Also train the bartender to be talkative, that's usually why people go to bars- they know at least the bartender will be friendly. Cappuccino was decent and good sized, no complaints there. The Benedicts were executed poorly. The eggs were hard boiled on both dishes. Hollandaise was thick, tasteless and slopped all over the plate. It didn't look appetizing - we had to send it back. With that said the ham was a good thick slice and the potatoes were fried up well. But there was nothing special about the potatoes. Due to poor execution of the eggs Benedict and hollandaise, coupled with the stoic bartender who was unwelcoming- I'd have to give this place a 1.5 star. It's unfortunate since I want to cheer for the small town restaurants. There's so much they could offer in personal touch and experience. Unfortunately this experience left us feeling like "if this is the better half, then I don't want meet the other half." Management needs to step up their game, it's not fair to the workers to let guests start off with a poor experience and then have the food quality continue to degrade the experience. The server never gets a chance to earn a great tip because the bartender, lack of host greeting and poor execution of food overshadows the server who was trying her best. We tipped her well anyway but this is why the lengthy review.. For a breakfast place you gotta get your eggs right. That's 101 cooking.

Stopped here for lunch on a Sunday, it was fairly busy. Liked that they had a ton of tvs for…read moreviewing sports. They had a decent menu with many options for everyone. I got the classic burger but subbed the meat for the vegan patties. I got fries for the side & the waiter suggested we add the fry sauce - which was good. The burger was good as well, seasoned well and had a char grilled taste to it. Overall service was good despite how busy it was. We enjoyed the food and overall vibes of the restaurant.

This was my second time at B-52 and I think the burger was better than my previous visit. We tried…read morethe nachos to start. They were fairly bland and nothing to write home about. The elote that comes on the side was not a favorite of our table. Very smoky, watery and didn't add much to the nachos. During the appetizer, a passing server dropped a cup of ranch that went flying onto our table. She apologized profusely and grabbed us some towels but the ranch shower was still an unexpected disappointment. The burgers saved the meal. I tried the smashley ashley burger and really liked it. I'm glad they offer smashed burgers for any of their burger options. The waffle fries on the side were also delicious. I'd go back just for this burger combo. Im sure a future visit will deserve a higher rating but after a bland appetizer and a ranch shower I couldn't rate higher today.

FANTASTIC food, drinks, service, patio area, and ambiance!…read more I'm from Arizona and visit my in-laws in central MN 1-2x per year. However, this trip we had a wedding southeast of "the cities" where wife and our two kids loved that menu online and decided to check it out on our way to the wedding the next day. Honestly, this has been my fav restaurant in all of Minnesota. Ribeye, walleye, pretzel, and drinks were perfect! Unfortunately, I likely won't be in the area ever again to revisit it; however, we liked it so much I had to post a positive review. Cheers from AZ.

Oh boy...where to start? I guess I will start with the pros…read more First, I always like to mention what day and time I visited a restaurant. I decided to get takeout for lunch on a Monday afternoon. I have been on a kick lately trying Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches, or in Barley and Vine's case, the Tennessee Hot Chicken Sandwich. That was the main reason I wanted to stop by for lunch. I placed a to-go order, but we have also dined inside several times before. Starting with the positives, the staff is always very friendly and welcoming. There is really no issue there. The staff is fantastic. The overall vibe and ambiance of the restaurant are incredibly nice as well. It leans toward a fancier, higher-end, upscale atmosphere. I honestly think that may be part of the reason several reviews are so positive and why people may perceive the food as being higher quality or better tasting. We have also had brunch here more than once. We are generally not brunch people, but we have really enjoyed the brunch items we have ordered in the past. I am hoping we can come back for brunch again, and maybe I can eventually write an updated review with a higher rating. So why only 3/5 stars? My most recent to-go visit left me incredibly disappointed. To start, the Tennessee "Hot" Chicken Sandwich is not hot at all. "Hot" is absolutely not the correct word to use. It should probably just be called a Tennessee Chicken Sandwich, and honestly, even using "Tennessee" or "Nashville" does not seem accurate. This seemed like a basic Fried Chicken Sandwich made from a frozen chicken filet with far more breading than actual chicken. It is not the most pleasant photo to look at, but I attached a picture of the partially eaten sandwich to this review. You can clearly see how little chicken meat there actually was. They put white BBQ sauce on the sandwich, but I do not really have anything particularly good or bad to say about it. It was just kind of there. It did not improve the sandwich, but it did not necessarily make it worse either. The fries were also just fine. They seemed to be lacking flavor and may have been slightly burnt. Speaking of overcooked, the chicken sandwich also tasted overcooked. Overall, the sandwich and fries were simply not very good. I would never order the sandwich again, and I would probably substitute the fries for a different side in the future. Another issue is the repeated delay with to-go orders. I have ordered takeout from Barley and Vine maybe three or four times, and every single time the order has been late. I usually arrive only one or two minutes before the scheduled pickup time. Sometimes I even wait in the parking lot because I do not want to arrive too early. Every single time, the order is not ready at the scheduled time. This time, I only had to wait about six minutes past the pickup time. However, during my previous to-go experience a few weeks earlier, I waited more than 15 minutes past the scheduled pickup time. This has also happened during other visits. Finally, everything usually comes down to whether the meal is worth the price. I paid $17.77 for the Tennessee Hot Chicken Sandwich with fries. That included a 48 cent credit card surcharge. They add a 3% surcharge to all credit card payments, which automatically leaves a bad taste in my mouth at any restaurant. It's not something they have to do, to support higher wages or whatever they want to tell you. It's something they CHOOSE to do. Other restaurants don't do, or they simply increase their menu prices 3%. Which I would rather have than yet another fee in this world. Regardless, the meal was simply not worth the price. The sandwich was not flavorful, was not spicy, did not contain enough chicken, and tasted overcooked. The fries also seemed overcooked and lacked flavor. It was not a good value. You could drive a little farther down the road to Dave's Hot Chicken and get a more flavorful meal, a larger portion, and a lower price. This review feels harsh, but I am hoping it comes across as constructive criticism if management happens to read it. Overall, I cannot recommend ordering takeout from Barley and Vine. I cannot recommend the Tennessee Hot Chicken Sandwich, and I do not particularly recommend the fries either. They were not absolutely terrible, but they were not great. I am still hoping to visit Barley and Vine again. I will likely avoid ordering takeout because it has consistently been a poor experience. However, I hope we have a better experience the next time we dine inside, and I will definitely be ordering something else.

Great food. The pizza is very good. The servers are friendly and the chicken dinner is exceptional…read more They also have great spaghetti. All the food is very good. A very relaxed family restaurant. We love it every time. The pizza is one of the best in the twin cities.

Good meal variety. Chicken is so delicious, unlike anywhere else. The service is very friendly and…read moreattentive.