Barley Mac

Very nice place to have dinner with friends. Many beer types.

The brunch menu was very limited for the mimosa deal. I’ve had better options in other local restaurants for brunch.

I didn’t appreciate being told that I had to leave because “our two hour limit was up” an hour and 45 minutes into our meal. If the rule is two hours, give us the full two hours!

Had brunch here recently and had a great time! The place was huge inside and out, the decor was pretty and the food was so good. The brunch drinks could’ve been slightly better when it comes to bubbles but overall the menu was great and lots to pick from. Will definitely be coming back!

We had a wonderful experience with Barley Mac. From the dry rub chicken wings, the shrimp tacos, Italian Pizza and Barley Mac Burger, it was excellent. Their Old Fashions were well made quite well. We will definitely return for the wonderful food, atmosphere, and great service!

We booked Barley Mac for NYE - it was one of the restaurants advertising a covid friendly indoor New Year’s Eve experience, so we assumed they would be well prepared for all of their reservations. We booked way in advance, they didn’t have a table to fit our party, and they ended up moving us to a table right under the air conditioning. I assume a bunch of their staff called out, because there was one bar tender and maybe two servers, and no hostess - so we sat for almost 30 Minutes of our two hour reservation without service. The lack of service, and lag tome in-between table visits, made it close to impossible to take advantage of the nye drink specials. One of our ordered was delivered wrong and the waiter made a scene about it with the busser, right at our table which was pretty uncomfortable. Understand times are difficult under Covid restrictions and such, but having worked in the service industry for many years, you always over plan on holidays - especially when times are unpredictable.. and with a nearly empty restaurant I was just really disappointed in the evening. The food was also sub-par, I really liked my French onion soup, but I could barely eat the steak on my salad because it was mostly fat and the romaine was mostly stems. One thing that I really enjoyed: the speciality cocktails. The mulled wine was amazing and brought me back to the Christmas markets in Germany, and the cranberry spiced Prosecco spritzer was so good. For being so short staffed, the bar tender really did work hard.

Barley Mac was very good. We ordered the mac and cheese which is good, just very over priced. The service was great. We went for our year anniversary and would potentially go back.

Great dinner and the servers were all so nice and accomodating! One of them gave a balloon animal to the baby at the table. She loved it!!

We went to Barley Mac to celebrate a birthday and we had such a wonderful time! The restaurant was lovely, the service was amazing because we had the best servers Milos & Stephan. The food was great as well, everything was lovely. If you’re ever looking for a place to brunch, please go to Barley Mac! The menu has variety & also, you can’t beat the service (ask for Stephan & Milos). 😌

Perfect dinner. Food, drinks, vibe, atmosphere.

Food was okay, service was really slow at times and occasionally super fast, kind of had two servers which was confusing. Overall okay

Service was good but they overbooked and service slacked.. very good food

Very good place for a date. Drinks and food were very good quality. The servers took very long periods between taking our orders though, which could be a downside to some customers. It was good for a relaxed date night though, we obviously didn't feel rushed! The staff wore masks 100% of the time, but they did not enforce a rule that other diners wear their masks when walking around. I recommend Barley Mac in general, but maybe not for the rest of the pandemic, as there was less social distancing and mask-wearing than in DC restaurants.

Energetic Restaurant with good drinks and average food.

Service was a little disjointed. Sat inside and they promptly sat a table of six (three couples) 3 feet from our booth - so much for social distancing. I won't be back until the pandemic is over.

Nice decoration, outdoors seating, good food and good service!

The pizzas and truffle fries are absolutely amazing, some of the best I've had in this area.

Service was horrible. Staff did not know what was on their own menu and it almost seemed like they were trying to avoid us. Almost no interaction with servers/staff.

Menu is very limited but its a nice HH place to go with friends!

Salmon salad was delicious. Just the right balance of salad and salmon.

Food is great and staff even better

The wings were the best I have had in a long time. Server was great!! We will be back!

Pizzas were excellent but were delivered before the burgers came to the table so they cooled off. The medium rare burger was served well done. We let a server know and a new burger was promised. It arrived after the rest of us were finished with our meals. When we finally got our bill, we were being charged for the replaced burger.
While the food was really good, I can’t say the same for the serious.

I got the kale salad with steak, best steak I’ve ever had!

Their equipment wasn’t working so our reservation didn’t work and we had to wait

Food was above average. Restaurant was chaotic because they had outdoor seating and I wasn't aware they would be seating people inside as well. We did make a reservation but when we got to the restaurant they informed us that the reservation was invalid. They had informed Open Table that they weren't taking reservations, even though they were available on the restaurant web site. Lots of chaos with service.

Would be a 4-5 star experience, but the service was super slow. We ordered a wine and a beer and it took 15 minutes because the bar was backed up.

One of the few places in Rosslyn that you can have a seated meal.

We waited a long time for our food. Our appetizers finally arrived and then the entrees came out a few minutes later. We had not finished our appetizers and were not ready for our entrees.

It was good, got a burger and Mac and cheese and they were both amazing. The waiter did hype up the short ribs even though there were none for the night.

Valentine’s dinner with my fiancé.

Valentine’s Day

Excellent service for a Valentines Day. Not rushed at all and food came out hot. Would definitely recommend.

Classy hot spot on Rosslyn's main thoroughfare. Well-managed with great service. Cuisine offers contemporary takes on classics like hamburgers and crab cakes. Excellent wine and cocktail menu. Appropriate for a business lunch or a date later in the evening. I really enjoyed it.

I loved the half-chicken confit entree and my boyfriend was very pleased with his pizza. The pizza was large and more than enough food for one for dinner or two less hungry individuals. Our server was attentive and it was a perfect spot for a quiet Sunday meal.

I love Barley Mac's Crab cake benedict - it's the best I've had. I also love their grilled Octopus. I wish they would have another veg hot soup option though.

I met up with some friends for brunch on Sunday. I selected this venue since I had never been to this particular restaurant, always trying new things in the Clarendon/Rosslyn area. I especially delighted in my strawberry shortcake french toast. :) We enjoyed it!

The only problem we had was Open Table allowed us to reserve a table at 10:15 but the restaurant doesn’t open till 1030 on Sunday.

Overall, had a good experience. Couple things that were detractors for us though. We were so excited for their famous Truffle Mac & Cheese - it's the reason we chose this restaurant, and when we went to order it, they told us that they had just run out of milk and, therefore, out of the mac & cheese as well. Super disappointed and a little bit of a surprise that they wouldn't be prepared for that. They also seated my party right next to the door when there were plenty of open tables more inside the restaurant, which I'd assume is always preferable when it's a bit cold and rainy outside. Despite these couple things, our waitress was great and other food items tasted good.

Good service.