A Saturday evening during March Madness. The food was very good. Burgers, MacNCheese, salads, etc. The service was somewhere between horrible and hilarious. Hardworking, courteous servers of various experience levels put in a very bad situation by the "ownermanagercook". Being seated we were told there would be an hour food wait after ordering. It was only 55 minutes though. There are maybe 20 tables in this restaurant, with 5-6 servers tending to them, desparately trying to apologize for the slowness of the kitchen and then later(9pm) for the running out of various menu items, some necessary to making a hamburger. I will mention again that the food tasted great and was beyond our expectations. But it may be the poorest run restaurant I've ever visited. It was actually entertainingly captivating. Kept wondering what twist was next or if we were on a reality candid camera show. Hope they fix things. The food was very good. Beer selection solid. read more

I think of this place as barbecue and then some! Get the nachos with pulled pork and a craft beer. There hot dogs are awesome. Nice snap when you bite them. Pizzas are good as well! Chicken tenders appear freshly made. The list goes own. Awesome burgers. Prepare yourself to bring home leftovers as portions are generous. New computer system has really helped with food wait times too. Always great service. Highly recommended read more

Finally, superb bar-food and beverages on the Route 8 corridor! Great bar, 24 Drafts on tap, great building, great staff, and most importantly, a chef who is obviously passionate about making GREAT food! Everything I've had on the menu so far, (I've been there about 10 times,) is unique in some way, and not unique because they put kale or something stupid like that on a burger... They have a smoker in the kitchen and many of the menu items, pulled pork, brisket, wings, pulled chicken are smoked. Everything is just awesome. I can't say enough good things about this place. It's about 8 minutes up Route 8 from Etna so it's an easy reach for the Lawrenceville crowd. Give this place a try! read more

Let me first start off by saying the food here is delicious. The server we had Saturday afternoon gave great recommendations as well as knew the menu to answer any questions we had very quickly. The server Tara was also very attentive to our table as well as other tables as she worked the entire restaurant. For it being our first experience here ever I was beyond happy with our food and service. There is no kids menu but our server suggested chicken tenders or macaroni and cheese for our son. We ordered macaroni and cheese and our son loved it. We will definitely be back. read more

Pizza was the best thing we ordered. I asked for my wings to be well done, they came barely cooked. My husband got a sandwich that looked more like slop, he could not even pick it up. My husband and I ordered adult beverages, he got his and mine never came. Wait staff was scarce. Might order pizza for takeout and that's it. read more

New to the area and found this place through social media . Was looking forward to trying Barrel Junction . however the food was not superb and the overall experience was not memorable. Would not recommend the fish and shrimp platter. Service was disappointing and the sign to seat yourself was misleading for a first timer . read more

Great pizza, my wife's beef brisket sandwich was perfect. Our first time and we will be back.

We love this restaurant. The food is great. I wish they were on the Nowait app as they can be super busy and there is no where to wait comfortably. Would go there more if they had the app. No affiliation, just use that for OTB at north park and works like a charm. Please please please get Nowait app! read more

I have yet to have anything on the menu that was not good. Everything made witj fresh ingredients.

We ordered take out- steak salad, good flavor, I had chicken bbq sandwich also good. Our major complaint, no silverware or napkins in the bag. We were not asked if we needed them or they would have gotten a higher rating. read more

Good beer selection. Food was mediocre. Waitresses are friendly. First visit the service seemed a little disorganized for example we ordered a salad and they brought out 2 not knowing our server already brought it out but then we never received our kids food. By the time we were able to flag someone down our kids already ate half our meal. Worth trying out but wouldn't go out of my way. read more

This place came highly recommended from a friend of ours. We came and tried it out for my birthday on 8/1 and we were not disappointed. All fresh ingredients, nothing frozen. Fried pretzels with tomato and jalapeño beer cheese are absolutely delicious and the pepperoni pan pizza, OMG, phenomenal!! We came back today for lunch and had the fried catfish sandwich and bacon cheeseburger. We were not disappointed. The smoked bean and potato salad sides are delicious. We'll definitely be coming back for more!!! The service was also fantastic which made our entire experience quite enjoyable! read more

We waited too long for just ok food. Nothing to write home about! Just typical bar food, so-so service. Don't think we will be back!

It was great! Pizza was delicious. So was the fish and shrimp basket. Salad was fresh. Very consistent. There is always a solid beer selection. read more

Eeeehhh...it smelled like smoke? I dunno what to say. My bf and I stopped at Barrel Junction after visiting a buddy who lives out that way and when i walked in I was pretty excited to eat some BBQ. He ordered a pulled pork sandwich with fries and I got the brisket sandwich (no bun because I am a loser sometimes) with spicy coleslaw and baked beans. I really liked my sides!! The coleslaw was spicy which is great because all things should be spicy and wonderful. The baked beans also had a kick but were rich and tangy as well. My brisket was not bad but it was a little bit strange. The slices were super thin and I could not detect any existence of that beautiful pink ring you want to see with your BBQ. I don't know if I am correct in my thinking but I almost felt as if it were lunch meat. I mean...I ate the whole thing. But on the level of amazing barbecues of meals past, this was not one of them. I wouldn't mind going back but I most likely would not be the one to suggest it. read more

Food was great! However, we had a large party, waitresses were not permitted to separate checks, STUPID! It actually created more work for the waitresses, we all paid by credit card and had to tell them what we had, it was KAOS. Next time we are going to pretend we don't know each other. read more

My wife and I yet to have a good exerience. We have been to both locations, and neither is any better. The service is horrible. It took abput 20 minutes after sitting to finally order. We went with another couple this evening, and each ordered an appetizer. The first appetizer took 30 minutes and the waitress said "the wings need another 5 minutes". 15 minutes later (45 minutes after ordering - over an hour into being seated), we finally got our wings. We were on our second wing when our meals arrived (well, all except my wife's pizza - that came out a few.minutes later, and the pepperoni and crust was burnt), which left absolutely no room on the table. These restaurants first need to hire more staff, and second need to train their staff. It shouldn't take over an hour and a half to finish your meal from the point you first sit down. read more

Delicious meats smoked fresh daily, wings were great, and the takeout containers were all cardboard :) Great service too!!

First time here. Server was very nice. But apparently the cook has anger issues and likes to bang on his drum set he keeps downstairs, very annoying and difficult to focus on anything else. Would not suggest to others or go out of my way to come back again..... read more

Always willing to try some place new! This place is pretty small and gets very crowded, so either prepare to wait or get there early. The fish sandwiches here are really good. The first time we went the fries were excellent as well, the second, not so much. I am also told the soup is very good. That will be the next thing I try! read more

My family and I came in fairly late night Saturday after getting back from vacation. We had a larger party of people (8). The food was fresh and hot, and portions were big. Pretzels were our favorite! Our server Lindsay was welcoming and happy to chat. Whole experience was smooth and a nice way to end vacation. We will be back! read more

Delicious food and great atmosphere!! Nice selection of craft beers. I had the "Beefed up Burger" and it was done to perfection

Stopped in Barrel Junction last night. It was around 5:30 pm. The place had a good crowd in the front and rear of the restaurant. They have high tables and chairs at the front of the restaurant and regular low tables in the rear. I was seated at the "low" tables. I had a bacon cheeseburger with all the standard condiments. The burger is not a frozen patty. Its a large burger on a large bun that I needed to cut in half in order to eat. You get 2 sides with the burger. I ordered fries and sweet slaw. The fries were crunchy and not greasy. The slaw was in a condiment cup. Not much to taste. The burger was cooked as I requested and it was very juicy. Bacon was very tasty. I could not eat the last bite of the burger and left some fries. I was stuffed. For me, cost of the meal was in proportion with the amount of food that I received. The staff is pleasant and very attentive. I will definitely return to the Junction. read more