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Barrel House

3.6 (32 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Cajun Jack Chicken Sandwich
Stephanie F.

I had previously been to another location and thought it was good. So, I was curious to try the new Coralville location. It does appear to have a somewhat bigger menu with different items, so it felt like trying a new place. I had the Cajun Jack Chicken Sandwich, and we split some Spicy Cheese Curds. Both were not bad, but just be warned the cheese curds are in fact spicy. The chicken sandwich was decent, but I would have preferred grilled rather than breaded chicken. I somehow missed that on the menu. Service was a little hectic as they just opened but nothing terrible. I'll definitely be back to try other items.

***Nashville Hot Chicken*** Potato Rounds
Sarah G.

Went there for the first time the other day. We decided just to sit at the bar and eat. The bartender was attentive at first but then he must have left because we never seen him again. It started to get busy in there and I felt bad because it looked like they only had 2 servers for the whole place (including serving us at the bar). The ambiance of the place felt off, very cafeish, not what we were expecting I guess. The food was decent. I had the Barrel Burger (added bacon) and fries, my husband had the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich and potato rounds.

Ranch Chicken Sandwich
Hayley R.

This was my first time at Barrel House. My brother has loved it and raves about the one in Dubuque so I had to try it out. My friends and I happened to go on the night they were having music bingo which was fun although the music was so loud we had a hard time hearing each other. I had the ranch chicken sandwich and man was it stacked with chicken. It was good and the potato rounds that I got with it were yummy. Our waiter was attentive and kind. Would come back to try more items off their menu.

Spicy Cheese Curds
Andrea K.

I don't drink alcohol, so my review is solely on food. Also, given that the place has only been open for a week, they don't have a host/hostess yet, and the server mentioned they were short on servers today, I am not going to dive into the service side of things. It's always a bit bumpy when getting started. It felt like a typical American pub-style restaurant with run-of-the-mill food. I enjoyed the tangy BBQ sauce-covered pulled pork sandwich I ordered. It was a nice touch to toast the bun to help lessen the seepage of juices into the bun - a clutch move. It still ended up being quite messy, but I don't think such sandwiches can truly be anything but messy (at least if they are any good). The "potato rounds" that I ordered as my side for my sandwich were actually tater tots. They were crisp (almost too crisp), but they were doused in too much seasoning and, about 20% were really dry. The spicy cheese curds lived up to their name. The heat hits you not only as you take a bite, but it lingers long after. Though there are some foods around Iowa that are called spicy that are clearly not (I call that "Iowa Spicy"), these are legitimately spicy. Let that be your warning, Iowa Spicy people! Finally, the prices seem a bit off - especially for the appetizers. I mean, $13 for a plate of truffle fries?! I saw some delivered to the table next to me, and I wouldn't pay anything above $8 for them. May that's just me, but it seems a bit steep.

One half is all ham (eaten half), and the other half is all turkey, kinda like 2 separate sandwiches, instead of a layered club.
Shanna L.

Pretty good food. Fries are great. Mac and cheese is white and oh so creamy. Spicy cheese curds might be my new favorite and nice twist on plain old cheese curds, I ordered them with ranch though, not the special berry sauce they come with. The only thing I found weird was I got the club sandwich, usually the ham and turkey is layered on the whole sandwich, they made it so half the sandwich was only turkey and the other half was only ham. This was odd to me that they made it this way (see pic, I had ate part of it) usually a club is layered and some places it's like a 3 layer thing. This was just like 2-1/2 sandwiches, separate. Seemed odd, but was fine, I just rearranged the meat after I realized. Otherwise, great food. My order was delivered, so I didn't actually go there to review the restaurant. Oh and the 1 thing I didn't like was that they have no white bread options at all. They only have honey wheat bread for the sandwiches, which I'm not a fan of. I asked for white but they don't have it. Maybe get sourdough bread or something as an option.

Mr Nacho we asked for the toppings on the side
Kelly M.

The staff is super friendly and very attentive. We had waiter Ben B and he was fantastic! He made sure we were doing good and made sure our drinks were filled. The atmosphere was awesome! Super nice and the restaurant was very clean. My family went in for appetizers. The food came out hot and yummy!!! We got the Mr Nacho with the mojo chicken. We also got an order of boneless moonshine bbq wings. Let me tell you these were delicious!!!! I highly recommend Barrel House and we will be returning! So good!! 5 stars!!

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Prices were high for food that was unremarkable. The restrooms were not clean and your feet would stick to the floor.

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Lunch with 20 of my friends. Service and food were wonderful. Forest waited on all of us and was awesome. Will definitely be going again

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Great food and great ambiance! The bacon cheeseburger pizza was amazing. Our service was quick and excellent

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Food was cold and low quality. Service was slow despite have very few customers. Expected more from a new restaurant.

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