We've become regulars at Spoke and Barrel in Mandeville and we have never been disappointed. Today we lunched outdoors on the terrace with a party of six and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was a great October afternoon overlooking the trailhead and the Louisiana ambiance was notable. Service was especially welcoming, with a server who well understood the menu and was eager to share her knowledge. We enjoyed a range of favorites, including specialty sandwiches, crispy Brussels sprouts, bib salad, Caesar salad with chicken, and some frosty brews. Although no one did dessert, there were several tempting ones available. Lots of good things going on here. Spoke & Barrel is highly recommended! read more

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Waiter was extremely polite, the inside wasp clean with a very cool bar, nice outside seating area, and the Chicken Caesar Club was huge and delicious (and under $20 which is crazy reasonable nowadays). The menu isn't very large, but I'm looking forward to trying other things here! Will absolutely be back! read more

Spoke And Barrel - Chicken Caesar Club - New American Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

First and foremost, change your music, hard rock, grunge, and rap are not appropriate. The burger was pretty good and so was Ruben. They're serving way too many fries or chips. It looks like they're just trying to cover the plate with them. The real problem is, they were both cold. The creme brulet was excellent read more

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We ate here when they first opened and were not impressed, but we decided to give them another try. Ribeye steak had great flavor and the garlic fries were marvelous. So many fries that I couldn't finish. My wife had the spare rib & polenta which was delicious. Menu selection is limited as is the wine selection, but what they do they do well. Server was very attentive. read more

Guys and gals, if you haven't been here lately you need to try it again. The food has improved 10 fold since they first opened and the service has been great. Not to mention the $5 old fashions Highly recommend! read more

First time trying Spoke and Barrel, wonderful atmosphere. Clean comfy seating. Friendly staff. Everything was delicious. Can't wait to go back and try something different. Pet friendly patio. read more

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We walked in less than an hour before closing and the staff couldn't have been more accommodating. The food was fantastic - steak and fish of the day delish! They did not make us feel rushed at all and enjoyed it thoroughly! read more

2022 Update* This is a tough updated review for me. Old Rail is where I took everyone that came in town to visit me for family, friends, and business. After the reopening after COVID, Old Rail went completely down hill. They quit table service. There were two people working the bar and restaurant when I visited yesterday. The place was empty and that's a huge change from the past. Now, there are many reason for this and I know I lot of people that used to work here and they always quit because of how they were treated but I won't go into details. The food went down hill but they have a new chef now and it's better but not great. I had a "Cuban Sandwich" that had BBQ pulled pork. The place is not maintained anymore. I have added a picture of the seats that are tearing apart. The main reason I came here so often was the beer. Old Rail had the best brewed beer on the Northshore. Now the brewer is leaving, and they will no longer brew beer in house. It was a fun run of some amazing beers. I will truly miss coming here. My family and I have some great memories here. read more

The menu and food were actually good. Nightly specials are affordable. Ambiance is not good but acceptable for a dive bar/restaurant. The staff, while small, were pleasant and honest that they were doing their best. Good menu variety. We need to support it as it a good staple. I will give them another chance and I am particular. Good place to bring families on a budget and kids or a loud crowd. read more

Wife & I ate here for lunch after discovering it on Yelp. Wife had the steak po boy with fries; I had the parmesean crusted chicken breast with mashed potatoes and grilled Brussel sprouts. The food was well-prepared and tasty. The fries were just right - not soggy but not burnt. Brussel sprouts had a good appearance and had a pleasant taste, even to a non-sprout fan. The server was attentive and was readily available for drink refills. My big disappointment, however, is that the menu accessed online was nothing like what we were given at the restaurant. Not only did the online menu have almost double the selections, there were several items seen online that looked mighty attractive, only to find those items were not on the current menu. Cost was around $27 per person including tip. I give Spoke and Barrel an overall thumbs up for lunch, just don't get set on the online menu items. read more

Just ate at Spoke and Barrel and WOW! What a treat! Our server Katelyn was amazing and the food was delicious! Everyone should give this place a try. read more

So this place has been renamed to Spoke and Barrel, they've been around 10 years and from what I understand the brewer parted ways to open a brewery in the city.... The food doesn't match the quality of what it was before they closed without warning (and then it had fallen from grace). We had a crawfish mac n cheese appetizer - while the past was good, and I liked the Panko & Crawfish on top whatever cheese they used made the dish oily and heavy vs. a creamy goodness. We also had a couple of burgers, somehow the bottom half of my bun was soaked and the burger itself was on the dry side. the sprouts were good and my daughter like the potato salad, but the burgers themselves were lackluster. Buns looked like they came from Walmart tbh. The Servers were friendly, my only complaint there is that we waited for around 20 minutes for food, at which point a boiling hot appetizer came followed 2 minutes later by our main dishes, so I'm not sure we got the best of those. Ambiance, well the server told us the work they were doing was all on the back half, and replacing the bar. everything else was bare paint, save a few of the old skateboards on the wall in the back, could have been a pop up in an office building, the lighting wasn't great, and not that it isn't normally a little dim in there but this time even the waitress said it looks like we've got a couple of bulbs out... Overall I was really happy to see them reopen, but based on this visit I'm not going to be running back in anytime soon. read more

Went there last night and had the Steak with Chimichurri and Hand cut Fries and a side of roasted veggies, excellent!! The meat was cooked just perfect and very tasty and the veggies which I think were root veggies, delicious! Excellent service and we sat outside on the porch when it started raining, did not get wet and music was playing at the trailhead. Will go back for sure!! read more

This used to be one of our favorite places but it went downhill for a while. Since they reopened as Spoke and Barrel the food has been really great. We've been in several times for lunch and dinner and then went with a group. Everyone enjoyed their meals. They have some very creative specials and the fresh fish has been delicious. They no longer brew their own beer, but they do offer a good selection. Give them another try if you haven't been in since Covid. read more

Spoke And Barrel - Fresh fish special - New American Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

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I've been wanting to try Spoke and Barrel for a while now. Today, I ordered 2 of their Reuben Sandwiches and some potato salad to be delivered by Door Dash. The sandwiches were literally inedible. Someone must have accidentally spilled their entire salt shaker on the corned beef. The meat was so salty, all you could taste was salt. I'm not exaggerating. I had to throw the sandwiches out. Surprisingly, the potato salad didn't seem to have any seasoning at all. It was bad enough that I won't be giving them another chance. read more

Delicious Chicken caesar club with house made chips. Nice beer selection. Enjoyed our meal immensely.

First time dining here and it was fantastic!!! We had the bleu cheese chips for an appetizer and they were delicious! House made chips not too thin and not too thick. I had the Bibb salad and loved it; it was so huge that I had leftovers for dinner. The service was fantastic and the seating was plentiful and we loved the decor both inside and out. We can't wait to come back. read more

To start, the service was good. We were checked on frequently and the waitress could tell we were not pleased with the food. The beer was ok, the espresso martini was not good. The truffle fries were dry. The gumbo was not cooked enough, extremely salty, and you could tell it had been sitting for a while as there was a thick film on top. The chicken Caesar sandwich was ok but all the lettuce on it was brown. The potato salad had no seasoning. It was bland and soggy. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

We had a fantastic experience for lunch! Our waiter, Chris, was very friendly, knowledgeable and polite. I ordered the chicken Caesar sandwich. The flavor was amazing, and the portion size was great. My husband ordered the fish of the day which was stripped sea bass. This, too, was absolutely phenomenal. My only complaint would be the portion was pretty small. We also ordered the bread pudding. It was to die for. Definitely a great experience. 10/10 would recommend. read more

I don't like to leave bad reviews in general, so this is difficult to say. I ordered the Reuben sandwich with fries. The meat was black, really dry and very salty. There was barely any sauerkraut on it, either. The bread was good but over-buttered with something that was not butter. It was oily. I only ate half the sandwich. Then, we had to find our server to get our check and pay. Never saw him and asked a different server to help us. She was helpful, but seemed a little annoyed. Couldn't get out of there fast enough and probably won't be back. read more

I've given Spoke and Barrel a couple opportunities to redeem themselves but they've failed. The food is subpar at best. The only good thing about the restaurant is the bar. Service was not great at all but that's standard in this day and age. Ambiance is good, I suppose, if that's all you're doing is drinking. I think their food is consistently horrible. read more

We had a late Saturday lunch and it was outstanding! Ordered a Spokeburger and a Chicken Parmesan Club sandwich. They were delicious and incredibly well designed. Flavored with many different layers of good stuff. I can't wait to return and work my way through the menu. Outstanding food and service . Very nice surprise read more

Went for a weekday lunch and sat outside in their beautiful patio. I was craving a salad with shrimp and the mixed greens burrata salad with grilled shrimp added on top was perfection. I loved the grilled cauliflower and romesco mixed in as it made it feel like a heart meal. The picture online showed no mixed greens which was confusing since I wanted a "salad" for lunch. Luckily it had it all. Wasn't crazy about the chicken Caesar sandwich my husband ordered as it was very heavy, mayonnaise-ey/ really nothing special. I would order the burrata salad to go just to eat alone though so please keep this in the menu! read more

Service was great however the food was mediocre and WAY overpriced. I got an appetizer as my entree. I ordered the braised pork belly with apple salad which amounted to two pieces of thick bacon and about 1/3 cup of homemade coleslaw with apples in it. This small plate cost $14. My husband ordered the steak and fries entree which had a rather small steak (maybe 6oz) and a large pile of fries which cost a whopping $40! Our son ordered a child's plate of chicken tenders with fries which was reasonably priced at only $7. Our son had more food on his plate than our two combined. For a restaurant decorated with skateboards and bicycle wheels I was not expecting this high a price point. Unfortunately, this will be a first and last time dining here. read more

Stopped by for lunch while visiting the area! We both had the gumbo which was AMAZING and the best I've had to date. My only complaint is that the service was a tad slow and it was very loud! Maybe do something to help buffer the sound? read more

The service was good in that the waitress was friendly and helpful. She checked on us at least three times. The food on the other hand was not good. My wife and I both got the chicken dish. The chicken was flat as though it was pounded (I expected a chicken breast). The real problem was when you cut it the breading fell off. The worst was it tasted as thought it had been fried in OLD oil. It left a bad taste in your mouth. The veggies were not tasty either. The mashed potatoes had large chunks of potato. When we arrived there were only 4 cars in the parking lot - that should have been a clue but I ignored the obvious sign. read more

The chef here is really good; attention to detail with flavors and presentation. Had a 'special' of the day which was an amazing salad with fresh cut peaches, heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil topped with prosciutto. I've had the filet and shrimp and grits here before with great flavors and good quality. Service is friendly and welcoming. read more

Spoke And Barrel - What's left of my salad! - New American Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

Now I do love the menu here now. Food is good, especially the shrimp and grits. The service is just awful since they opened and still is. After this past Friday night I am Not sure I will be back here again. It was a very busy night and they didn't even have 2 bartenders working until 6:30. Trailhead music night!! The place was packed. Was going to eat but that never happened because they would have never served us. We barely got a drink at the bar. read more

Best food I've had in a while, will definitely be back. We had an excellent meal, everything we tried was 5 stars.

Food was delicious and the service was top notch. Elias,our server, was entertaining and made great recommendations. We'll definitely eat here again when visiting Mandeville! read more

Food, Service and Ambiance were all AMAZING!!!! The food was sooooo amazing we cannot wait to go back!!! The kids Mac and Cheese was amazing along with our gumbo and Parmasean crusted chicken! read more

Food was tasty but maybe a bit pricy for what it was (much better than the previous incarnation where the food was often inedible). Could use a few more purely vegetarian options (although they are happy to omit bacon if asked). Service was very good. I'll miss the old brewpub line of beers but the beers on tap were fine enough for a beer snob. The sad part is that there is nothing really special about this place, but it still does a decent job of putting something tasty and a decent pint in front of you. read more

Grossly expensive and gross food! The waitress was kind and friendly but not very attentive. The place looks nice but there was a mild smell of seafood that was not appealing. Now for the food...had we not paid $20 a plate and been hungry, we would not have eaten our dinner. The only decent thing and of a nice proportion was the parmesan crusted caesar chicken sandwich at $15 (which they almost ruined with an overload of dressing drenched romaine). Everything else was gross; especially the oil-soggy lukewarm fries! The Diavolo pasta was drenched with way too much sauce, a little too spicy, poorly cooked hard pasta which was not fettuccine and was not al dente, five medium-sized chewy shrimp, and gristle filled andouille and let me reiterate, drowning in sauce that was something but not Diavolo sauce! The pappardelle pasta bolognese was not traditional and had a strange taste that was not good and meat was gross. This dish was also drenched in sauce! I questioned the staff and found out that it's the same chef as this place had when it was Old Rail. If that's so, he was not good then but got worse, and not better at all! I do not recommend this place! Total shame because it's such a nicely designed building and a great location but the food sucks! With tip and drinks, $90 not well spent! read more

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Why are more people not eating here?? This place was amazing!!! The ceaser sandwich was so unique and good, chicken is amazing. I can't wait to come back read more

My friend and I stopped in here to grab a few local beers and some food. The place was kinda dead for a friday night, but I'm not holding that against anyone, it wasn't very warm that night..lol I was checking out the beer selection, and I have to say, there wasn't much of one. There were only about 5 beers on tap, and none were good. I say this because 1) I tasted all of them 2) NOBODY at the bar had a beer!! It was very comical to say the least. Everybody had mixed drinks which is kinda weird since it is a brewery. Anyway, you will see pictures of their Bloody Mary's. Do yourself a favor and order one, they are awesome!! If you are looking for some quick snacks, get the pork belly and spinach queso...f'ing delicious! read more

Spoke And Barrel - Pork belly app - New American Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

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Tuesday night trivia night. We go every few weeks for dinner at the bar and always enjoy our meal, service etc. The food is creative, portion sizes are just right, drinks are always great and the staff are helpful and friendly. Great neighborhood gem. Would be 5 stars if they would update the menu seasonally read more

This is my third time here, first time was amazing, second was lousy this time was good. Service was excellent, food was very good - but..., atmosphere was just ok. The food very good flavors, hot, quick, and nice size portions. The only issues were with the shrimp they were over cooked but good flavor and the rye bread was toasted hard, crunchy crouton hard. Again the flavors were very good and I would only take a half star off for those minor issues but the music was painful. When we walked in we almost turned around, the music was loud and acid rock but we were hungry. The crew working is young so that explains the music. Luckily someone turned it down and changed format before I had to ask. Disclaimer I am 50 but most of the customers were over 40, might want to think about a lunch music policy. The music lost a complete star. Well I am going with a 4 star, 3.5 would be more appropriate. Might be back we will see. read more

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Excellent service and drink selection. Food was awesome! Charcuterie board had such a good variety and quality. Can't wait to have it again.

Was here for a conference. Started off with caesar salad (very good), then had the Chicken Marsala, followed by bread pudding! Loved all 3 courses and will definitely be back! My father got the Sauce Piquant (red sauce) and it was a bit sweet for his taste, however. read more

Spoke And Barrel - Chicken Marsala - New American Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

One of the best meals I've had since moving to the Northshore. The service was amazing. Andrew was informative and answered all of our questions. The drinks were fantastic. Our meal was to die for. My husband still won't stop talking about the oyster appetizer. Nothing bad to say about this place. Love that the patio is dog friendly. And the inside was beautiful and comfortable. We can't wait to come back and try everything on the menu! read more