If you're not from the Clearfield area you are treated terrible. If you have children you are forced out and skipped over. Save your money go elsewhere. was told 10 minutes for a table 2 big party's left. And still no table, 50 later. They told us 10 minutes Longer. No table after 16 minutes, we left and will not come back. read more

This weekend, I went to visit some friends in Western PA, and on our way home from the Ridgway "Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous" - we thought we better take a pit stop at Denny's. This place is known for their "World's Largest Hamburgers" so I simply could not pass up this opportunity to chow down on such famous patties! The waiting area is literally one long line - no "take a number / take a buzzer" type of service. The tables and chairs are hard wood, nothing fancy. Know how to tell when you're in Western PA? The tables were laminated and full of advertisements about fracking equipment and services! Hel-lo Marcellus country! I heard about the options here: 2 pounder, 3 pounder, etc. and 15-pounder. I thought we should give the 15-pounder a whirl... just for the heck of it, right?. Little was I wrong. Instead, two of us split half of the 2-pounder and we were stuffed! Oh- and the largest on the menu is actually 125 pounds, and sells for $399.00! Our feast of the 2-pounder was actually only $17.99 which I found very reasonable! As for beverages - they don't serve tap water. Be prepared to buy a bottle of water, or just a pint of beer. I was able to try something new (to me) here: chocolate peanut butter stout! Scrumptious. I'm glad I visited once, and probably won't be back for a long time. It was decent, and I checked off a "gotta see" sight in my book. read more

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Always had pretty good experiences at this restaurant live locally, but today got my ho to I usually get here and it was burnt and Rock hard drive back to the restaurant they didn't even apologize and gave me another buffalo chix sandwich still burnt and disgusting threw it away going to go to bed hungry tonight wasted time and money. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - a hamburger and potato chips - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Luckily, somebody locally recommended this place. We were looking for a place to eat, but it didn't show up when I searched for restaurants. The burgers were epic. Good fries. Highly recommend. read more

We were traveling from NJ to IN and we were looking for a place to each and stay for the night, unfortunately, Penn State had a home game at the time, so the hotel prices were way over priced. However, our stop for dinner and drinks was a SCORE! They have amazing beers, great food and friendly service. We will definitely make this a stopping point when traveling to and from IN & NJ. Great atmosphere and plenty of tv's to watch sports. read more

We were told it would be 2 hours to wait for a table, which we were fine with. We went next door to the Bottle Shoppe to look around while we waited. 10 minutes later, one of us went back in to check the status and ask for the bathroom and the hostess was extremely rude and refused to seat us unless we were inside that part of the building (while we were buying T-shirts at the Bottle Shoppe connected to the restaurant). She then proceeded to seat another group before us as we were sitting right there, claiming 'that's the owner, that's why they're being seated!' She then refused to get the manager. Once we finally got to talk to the manager she claims it was not in fact the owner. We came from 4 hours away specifically to try these famous burgers to be treated this way. It is EXTREMELY disappointing! read more

Big restaurant and expansive menu with lots of choices, just wish our waitress had been just a little bit nicer it just felt like she was annoyed with us the whole time read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Denny's pub sauce bone in wings - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

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Overall, a really poor experience. The waitress was unpleasant. When we asked what was good, she said everything. It's an 8 page menu, she really couldn't recommend something? We told her we were going to split a sandwich and it comes out not even cut in half. Doesn't even come over to check on us until we are finished with our food and our water has been empty for 5 minutes. Food is not good enough to make up for this lack of service read more

Went twice during my stay in the area. First was for fish on a a Friday nite. Fish was tasty even though it appeared as two squares on my plate. Was great tasting and satisfying, also had appetizer of pretzel logs with beer cheese and fried pickles. Second visit was for burgers- had the blue cheese burger was very tasty and was a thick juicy burger on a nice bun. Was large enough for 2 to share. Fries are tasty too! Waitstaff we're attentive to our needs! read more

I've been here on and off for years, never had a bad experience, always left happy and full. This place is much better than the 3.5 star rating. Had to bring that up a bit. Still a top favorite! Still good! read more

Great place! Friendly staff! Wonderful food! Excellent drinks!!! Home of the Giant Burgers!!! You can win prizes!!! read more

We were out of town for a funeral and stopped here for a drink. I like to try different beers and there were 40 on tap. I had chocolate milk porter. Thick and delicious! My second was a caramel macchiato porter-sweet and yummy! They offered 3 different sizes which is great if you are trying several. I counted 48 different types of chicken wings. Too full to try them but will definitely try on our next trip through town. Extensive menu with a lot to choose from. Off the main road but it's worth looking for! read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Terrapin Moo-Hoo chocolate milk Stout-yummy! - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

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This place is rather huge and rather busy. They specialize in burgers and beer and are known for their famous GINORMOUS burgers. We started with pickle chips and a delicious ranch sauce that had some fantastic additional spices. Very good Hubs and I both agreed! We both had a burger combo - house comes with homemade chips, which I love. However, the burger tasted great, but was considerably smaller than the bun and the chips were both cold and not crisp. For me, I could've gone to a fast food shop to have a not-awesome burger combo. Disappointing. Hubs also had a house combo, but upgraded to fries. He definitely won the round. If you're a burger place that has different burger sizes - please have different bun sizes, too. Sorry, Denny's - I wanted to love you but couldn't. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Pickle chips! - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

I love this place, great food! We had the Delmonico steak which I would normally not order. Our waitress recommended it and she was dead on! read more

My dad and I stopped into Denny's while passing through DuBois and Clearfield, and we were incredibly impressed with our visit! The staff was extremely friendly and attentive to our needs, and we felt very safe in the restaurant as the tables and menus had been cleaned and sanitized, and all staff and patrons adhered to wearing masks. Our meal was delicious! Everything was cooked fresh and was extremely flavorful. I enjoyed the Hillbilly Burger, which was cooked just the way I liked it and had just the right amount of topping to meat to bun ratio. My dad had the brisket sandwich and he was impressed with how juicy the meat was. We will definitely stop in again the next time we are passing through. Thank you! read more

This was my second trip to Denny's. I must admit I wasn't as impressed as I was during my first visit. My burger was tasty, but overall the experience just wasn't as good. First, I have to applaud this place. They handle large crowds really well. When we went in, we were told it'd be about a 30 minute wait. We had no problem waiting. Our wait turn out to only be about 15 minutes. It took a couple minutes for our waitress to get our drink order. Now, I will add that she was a bit busy. My family and I all ordered burgers, of course! We also ordered a basket of onion rings as an appetizer. The food took a really long time to come out. We waited probably close to 30 minutes for our food to come out. I thought that was a tad long for some burgers. Our onion rings came out with our burgers... that was a tad disappointing. And after waiting our food wasn't even hot. Lukewarm at best. It seemed like the food had been sitting awhile. My food was good. 2 members of my family had made comments that they hardly had any chips, something that certainly seemed out of character for Dennys. All in all, this trip was really just ok. Next time I'm in Clearfield, I'll be back. (I still think it's the best place to grab a burger in town.) Plus, I still want to try some of the beer that they have on tap! read more

Oh my god! I had the Paterno burger with cracked pepper fries. This was the best burger that I've ever had! Everything about it was good and delicious! If you're in the area go here. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

I'm proud, being from California, that i have been here twice. once when the 6lb burger was the biggest and then a year later when they had the 15lb burger. it was a dark and stormy night back in 2000 or so and it was either food TV or travel channel had a show that featured this monster. i was in awe, but how would i ever get to the middle of PA? but then luck was on my side. i joined a band and we toured. we toured all over and luck again steered me within 3 hours of the burger. so i demanded that we wake up hella early, drive 3 hours the wrong way, eat that burger and then drive 6 hours back the other way for the next show. i had to call 3 hours ahead and put a credit card deposit down! on a burger! pretty funny. and this place is out in the sticks, but a very scenic drive. there's some fancy college near there that looked pretty nice. Burger came out, and DAMN! both times, the 6lb and the 15lb burger blew my mind. just pure ridiculous. i cant believe they made these. i couldn't eat more than a few pounds of it. my only complaint is inherent to the nature of this style of burger. you see, they use eggs and breadcrumbs to keep the burger from falling apart, the same way you make a meatloaf. this leads to a meatloaf burger. which is good, but hard to eat 10lbs of. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ODvV5j7p5joe2ia-eidooA?select=dsHD3yM8R-cYQT4Mu9Z4rQ i will always love this place and the memories surrounding my journeys there. i will be back one day. read more

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This location has a lot of positive things going for it. First, it's unique in Clearfield. Had it been established in a larger city, the other Gastropubs would have blown it out of the water. Second, it's large and can accommodate a lot of people. Third, the selections on the menu have something for everyone. The menu may take a bit of time to read. Things I would change: 1. The waitress did not have complete knowledge of the draft list, nor did she know what styles the beers were when asked. If you're going to boast crafts, your servers need to be educated. It's a competitive world out there now. Also, when a draft kicks, tell the servers via a white board or something. The back and forth was exhausting for everyone. 2. I wasn't asked what temperature my burger should be. You're a burger joint. This is really important. 3. The wings were absolutely swimming in sauce, and it was really sweet for a savory sauce. 4. Chips. When I was told the burger is served with chips, I automatically thought "pub chips", which are usually house made real potato chips with some awesome spice. These chips were like Snyder's BBQ. This is one area that could really up the game. 5. Waitress training in general. We asked a waitress what dessert people went there for. She could have said anything. Anything, and I would have believed her. Instead, she said people don't really come here for desserts. Yikes! 101: all of your products are amazing. Pick something. I'm all for Gastropubs opening in the smaller towns, and I applaud these owners for what they have begun. read more

Not gonna lie, I was pumped to come and try this place out, but as far as normal sized burgers go, they were just OK. I got the 8oz dill burger and it was way over cooked (they didn't ask how I'd like it cooked, either.) I ended up just having a few bites and eating the pickle chips instead. Overall, might be fun for burger challenges but I'd pass on a long ride (we came from RI) just for this. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Great food at a good price. The bison meat was jucy and had a great taste. Frendly pleasant staff read more

This place is best known for their huge burgers and their burger challenges. They've been featured on various television shows for their burgers. However, the reality is that they have a huge menu with mediocre food. On a recent trip into town a friend and I stopped in for an early dinner. The menu is huge and there are no substations allowed. There are NO gluten free options allowed unless you want plain veggies. Really disappointing when there are ten pages of food choices but not one includes a gluten free option. The beer on tap was pretty impressive. No gluten free beer in bottles or on tap. Local wines featured which is pretty cool but they are not that great. The merlot was actually very sour. The service was decent after we were eventually seated. Definitely a tourist trap! read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Local to me great atmosphere great food it's always busy so if your in a hurry find somewhere else but if you have time it's worth the wait

Elk burger is excellent. The lady at the bar name Ding is awesome and very friendly. Didn't see anyone try the challenge burger. This place highly recommended if you in Clearfield or Dubois. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Home of the Worlds largest burger challenges and friendly staffs. - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Absolutely fantastic. Know for their vast selection of delicious burgers, the wings are to die for. The Jamison wings were amazing. I got the smithwick burger. My husband got the BBQ burger. Not one plate went by that we weren't jealous of. If you are ever on RT 80 stop by. Heck, go for a day trip. It's worth the time. Very affordable. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Smithwick burger no bun. - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Stop here while in town for training. Overall, a good experience! Menu was MASSIVE! I had the Mac Attack Pulled Pork Sandwich and it was fantastic! Staff was friendly and beer was cold. Atmosphere was excellent albeit very busy and crowded. However that's for a reason. I would certainly recommend this place! read more

Absolutely fantastic. The service was very quick and accommodating, the food was made extremely fast and surprisingly tasted wonderful. The menu is as long as the Bible. I will be coming here for the foreseeable future. Denny's, keep doing your thing. read more

What a great stop while traveling Route 80. Great selection of craft beers and even bigger, better selection of burgers!! All 3 of us were pleasantly surprised at how delicious everything was! Pleasant , friendly service. Definitely will stop here along our travels East! read more

This is a perfect stop for lunch off of I-80. My family and I stopped here today for the first time and had some delicious burgers. Huge menu, super friendly staff, and a nice lodge-like feel. Only suggestion for management is to make it more obvious on your (mobile) website that you are very kid-friendly. You've got a huge kids menu, and your servers were great with my four year olds. I didn't see the kids menu when I was looking you up, so I almost missed you. read more

Driving from State College to Ohio a stop to Denny's was to be the highlight of our trip. While fishing Penns Creek a few locals told us we had to stop here and try their world class burgers. If you're rating the meat for size this place hits a home run. Meanwhile, quality suffers. I arrived with one of my huge buddies. He's 6-5 and 375 pounds and wanted to destroy a two pound burger in 10 minutes. Meanwhile, it takes 45 minutes to cook (the larger burgers take longer). No one driving through wants to wait that long. On the other hand, if you're a big drinker there's ample beer on tap and an endless number of bottles to keep you content while you're waiting. There's also plenty of flat screens inside to pass time quicker. And, note that the outside isn't inviting, but the inside is more welcoming and far cleaner than you'd expect. While several parties ripped the service as they left, but we found nothing to complain about (and had a stunning, young, friendly, blonde server who did a great job). As for the food, it's meager, at best. We started with boneless wings, which were fine. They are far better than places like Hooters and Buffalo Wild Wings, but no where near as tasty as what you'd get at Otto's in State College. Still, if you're coming in to drink a few beers and hang out with buddies you'll enjoy them. It's too bad the quality of the meat isn't as impressive as the menu. The menu is loaded with options. There's multiple options with game meat, in addition to traditional burgers, turkey patties and more. More exciting is the toppings. There's more toppings here than you'd find in a salad bar at Golden Corral. Meanwhile, few taste fresh. In fact, our bacon seemed like it came out of a microwave. Very disappointing. If you're going to call yourself a famous burger joint - serve up great burgers and premium toppings, not just lots of beer. My elk burger was drier than a turkey sandwich with only bread. The burgers were largely a letdown. Most tasted like they were frozen patties. This isn't a food craving destination like we hoped it would be. For us, and many others, it's a one and done. Come once, get excited about the hype and leave letdown. read more

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If you're from the area and you haven't been to one of Clearfield's landmark attractions, shame on you. First of all, expect a wait. Secondly, expect to leave full and happy. Huge menu, terrific craft beer selection on draft, good service, and a beautiful bar area. What more do you need? read more

Great place for burgers and wings. When the back dining room is open, it's a very nice place to eat. If it's not open, it's a little crowded in the old part of the restaurant. read more

I've seen Denny's Beer Barrel pub numerous times on TV and wanted to make it a point to come here. The opportunity arose on a recent trip out to Penn State and I just had to make it. And I'm so glad I did! The place is literally in the middle of nowhere but people seemed to consistently stroll in; a mix of locals and first-timers. When I saw the pub challenger on the menu I just had to get it. It's the 2lb challenge, you have 1 hour to eat it and no utensils. I was feeling pretty confident that I would conquer the challenge and I got off to a great start but half way in I hit a wall and such was the result. I came up short but the waitress gave me a B+. It's a pretty touch challenge, as only 3% finish, so come prepared. They let you remove 1 ingredient for the challenge, and I recommend the relish. Oh by the way the burger was great and the beer is super cheap! Also the waitresses are super friendly! read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

I had a regular bacon cheeseburger to go. Even though it wasn't exactly hot off the griddle when I got around to eating it, it was still very good. Had a ciabatta bun and came with fries. Got mine to go because of the wait - 20-30 mins on a weeknight. Still waited 20 mins, though - enough time for an irish cider at the bar that was very tasty! read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Magner's Irish Cider - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

For a place that's relatively in the middle of nowhere (Clearfield, PA), Denny's offers a lot of bang for your buck. Massive menu, with a decent variety of options. Extensive craft/draft beers. On paper, this place is too good to be true. As for the execution...pretty damn close. They are shooting for the stars as far as pub grub is concerned, and they do an admirable job. I doubt there's a better dining option in the area. read more

Driving in the middle of Pennsylvania along I-80, we were very nervous on where to stop for dinner! We are SO happy to have found Denny's! To be honest, yes, there was way more people wearing camouflage than we've ever seen in our lives, but man, was the food good! GREAT craft beer selection. WONDERFUL burgers with witty titles. And a bacon garlic wing sauce that almost brought us to tears. STOP AND EAT HERE! I MEAN IT! NOW! :) read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Try the bacon garlic sauce! To die for! - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Went to Denny's based on the recommendation of the front desk gal who very quickly prefaced it with it's not your ordinary Denny's rather it's locally owned and has appeared on various food and travel shows. Besides it was the only place opened at this late hour. We were very pleasantly surprised. Even though they had started cleaning we were warmly welcome to take a seat and order whatever we wanted. My colleague ordered steak. I had a rowdy reuben burger. It was great with a healthy portion. They also had a wide selection of other pub grub as well as some huge gastronomic belly busters The beer list was equally awesome. I had a tasty pint of southwick draft. All in all a memorable experience. Would definitely return next business trip. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

This is Central Pennsylvanian food and fun at its best. The place is huge! We ordered a small wing appetizer that was amazing. The wings were meaty and the buffalo hot sauce was one of the tastiest I've had. But I've been saving myself for the burgers which are legendary. I ordered the elk burger which was fantastic. One thing fir all you picky eaters- the menu clearly says that they do not want you to make substitutions. It's best to order off the menu. While they will make some customizations. They really prefer not to. read more

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Trying an Ell burger at Denny's Beer Barrell Pub - Pubs Near Me - Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Stopped on my way home from Harrisburg. Got the sub special was very good. Service was great and polite definitely stop back again on my way through. read more

Alright. We came in finally to do the burger challenge. Denny's is about halfway btwn my hometown in Ohio and my real home in NYC, so we have talked about this before and finally pulled the trigger. 1. We will be back in the future if we need a sit-down pull off on I80 bc there are not a lot of choices and they have a huge menu. 2. Our server was so nice and fun and supportive of this burger challenge 3. My regular food (potato skins & buffalo chicken salad) were delicious 4. The interior is warm and fun and laid back. NOW: Burger Challenge The bear attempted the 2 lb burger challenge. I have seen him eat 2lbs of beef before. Know going into this, if you're going to do it, it's mostly going to be a $20 burger you can't finish. It took a WHILE to make, like almost an hour. Our waitress explained the "only take one thing off" rule, he took onions off. So it finally came out, she started the clock, we got the picture. What you don't realize: there is a TON OF BREAD on this thing. And it's 2lbs of beef AFTER cooking. AND... it is SWIMMING in condiments. So what happens? The MOUNTAIN of gross bread gets soggy and cold. I don't like the smell of ketchup, and it smelled so bad I had to walk away. I knew he wasn't going to make it when he decided to take it apart and just work on the beef. The bread looked so gross. He tapped out after about 35 minutes. It was a fun thing, we got the picture, and accepted defeat. Just wanted to lay out there the details for anyone curious. read more