Great spot for bringing your little ones to watch planes, sometimes fighter jets - take off and land while eating a pretty good breakfast

Having been to the original Barrio Brewery in Tucson, this is quite different. Where that one is located in an industrial area in south Tucson, this one is located at Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Airport, which is cool by itself (especially if you like planes). It's a bit of a drive if you aren't in the Southeast Valley, but it's worth a try anyway. The beer is excellent (I prefer the Barrio Citrazona IPA), with lots of choices. The menu is pretty much bar-standard, with burgers and sandwiches being the main choices. But, the food is good and plentiful. The outdoor seating is not huge, but if you like planes, there's plenty to watch. The indoor seating has plenty of windows looking over the ramp (i.e. where the planes park), and you can watch them taking off and landing easily. I've been there a couple of different times, and it can get busy on Friday and Saturday nights. I'm very glad for Open Table as we got in right away, even though it was busy. Give it a try! read more

Although it's not the most convenient location, this place is worth the drive! There's a great selection of beer and the food is much better than your average brewery grub. The spinach and artichoke dip really is beyond delicious! If you happen to come in on a day she's working, Astrid is by far our favorite bartender!! She is extremely friendly and is always able to find the perfect beer to pair with my food. Sadly we haven't seen her in awhile but we're hoping she'll be behind the bar next time we're in. read more

The facility is great! Games outside, nice patio, inside is okay. Not too kid friendly, but I guess enough to say they are kid friendly. We sat down, waiter took our drink order, 8-10 minutes later we got our waters, placed our orders, and over 40 minutes later our food had not arrived, flagged our waiter down a couple of times, and after acknowledgement, he went to the kitchen and came out to attend other customers. Finally, we got up and left, we tried to speak to someone but no one was in sight for me to speak to about the service. Very disappointmentand will probably not return. read more

Came for breakfast once after they first opened and it was ok at best. Just came for dinner and it is now one of our favorite places. Food was awesome and our server (Summer) was awesome! Will definitely be back. read more

When we first started coming here 5 months ago it was great. Service, beer and food. The last 3 times the service has been horrible. From 10min waits just to get acknowledged to be seated to 15-20min before someone ackowledges you once seated. It had been a couple months since last time so thought one last try as we really want to like this place. Walk in 10min to be acknowledged for seating. That was after we just walked in and started to seat ourselves. The gentleman said he would be right back with menus. 15min later we walked out as no menus or even ackowledged again. Not busy, the gentleman was just behind the bar talking. Sorry last try. Good luck. read more

Wow!! Finally tried Barrio Brewing and it did not disappoint!! Me and my wife have been to over 100 brewery's and there Beer was among some of the top in Arizona. There's no bad choice in food as well very very good. If you happen to sit at the bar Samantha is a fantastic bartender!! read more

This is a great spot for a good hamburger and a beer. Plus the windows look out on the tarmac. Great time watching planes land and take off.

The food was good on time and the beer was great would have received 5 star s until I got my bill, 12 dollars for 4 4 oz samples!!! Wish there menu or waitress let me know that before I proceeded to try all there beers in flight form . Currently 12 by the way. That's 36 dollars for roughly 4 beers! Wtf . DO NOT ORDER FLIGHTS!!! Just pay the extra 20 bucks and get full size it's triple the amount of beer. read more

Place was legit. Great service/great location. Beers are bueno! Samantha was the greatest. I like planes.

I just visited for the first time today. I feel like this place is a bit of a secret, but it shouldn't be. It has an excellent view of the flight line of Mesa Gateway airport. They server top notch gastropub food, as well as their own brewed beer. read more

I like this place!! BUT it doesn't have corn tortillas yes food is good but if your gluten intolerant your out of luck seriously tacos without corn tortillas???? read more

good food ice cold beer service little slow but it's a new location. will definitely be back

Love having this nearby. I enjoyed the Reuben and they have a great selection of beers. It is cool to watch some of the planes arrive and the atmosphere is great. Wasn't thrilled with their Philly Cheese Steak sandwich but overall the place is great and I'll definitely be venturing that way often. read more

My family and I just came from Barrio's. What I have to say about the food quality has nothing to do with the server, his name was Nate, and did a great job. The food that came out was poorly cooked, and some of if was of such poor quality the person in charge of buying it, should really be ashamed of themselves. My Grandsons tomatoes were white,( they should be using Roma's) and to say it was" bar food" would be a slam to all the bars putting out good food. My wives bun was so badly burned, she immediately sent it back to be replaced. I really think they need to have a phantom ordering food, and looking at how it prepared and the time it takes to get to the table. If they tell the Kitchen that they will be ordering food sometime during the night to be scrutinized like all high end restaurants in Las Vega's the kitchens staff will automatically step up there game. I have a chief in the family, and maybe I'm setting my expectations to high, but I don't think so. It was bad, really bad, and some one need to be held accountable. read more

This is a great place - definitely a bit out of the way - which makes it great for those of us who would want this to be "our" place to go in Gilbert. Great beer and even better pub grub. Gone there with a crowd and gone there alone - always a great time. read more

One star is generous. We ordered our drinks and it took too long for them to arrive. Our food order took twice as long to arrive and the food arrived at separate times and my husbands order took an additional 15 minutes to arrive. I ordered the Asian chicken salad and it was lettuce with a few slivers of carrots and lunch meat chicken. Over priced and the attention from the servers was poor and an equally poor attitude. I will not recommend. read more

I was disappointed in the service and my food. I ordered the Asian Chicken Salad and I got lunch meat for the chicken. I really love this place and I hope they better some of their menu items and hire more staff. read more

Went there last week for the first time, great atmosphere, friendly staff. Food was good, beer selection was niece, service was excellent(Thanks, Brit). Fun to see planes land and take off. Will go back for sure. read more

Perfect place to hang out for this pilot and flight attendant. Wonderful selection of craft beers and a perfectly matched menu to go with them. Summer was a very considerate server and fun to talk with. Also, the manager JoAnn took some time to spend with us and share future plans for this place. We both loved it and shall return read more

Not at all pleased with this place and I wasn't even able to get seated and try the food! We showed up today around 2pm for a late lunch. We walked in the back door (because we didn't know there was a front door) and walked to find a table, when the hostess rudely walked over and said "there's a 25 minute wait and these tables are reserved" so we walked over to her stand, put our name in and stood there. For 32 minutes to be exact. All the while we counted EIGHTEEN empty tables...inside & outside. Unfortunately, this place is severely underemployed....and the hostess needs some training in explaining to people just why we have a wait time when there are so many tables open. I'd like to try this place again because I think the airport atmosphere is cool, just not sure I'll be back any time soon. read more

Loved the atmosphere. Relaxed and kid friendly to boot. Great beer and great food. Kitchen was very slow. It was busy and on a weekend so I can understand. read more

Turns out Thursdays are my Barrio nights thanks to the amazing bartender Astrid! She is so beautiful, knowledgeable, and makes me feel right at home when she calls me by my first name! I thought my favorite beer was the Blanco, then Astrid today introduced me to mixing the beers. Now I have the half Blanco half Razz. Next time she suggested the NCAAle and the Porter! Can't wait! Astrid is truly a gem at this place! She serves and bartenders Tues, Wed, Thursday so come by and see her, I know I will! read more

I LOVE THIS BREWERY SO MUCH AND THE BARTENDER, ASTRID!!! Great beer, drinks, AND food Astrid is probably one of my all time fave bartenders she's very knowledgeable and personable when it comes to knowing the brewery and being a bartender. All us regs love it! read more

This is one of my favorite places to go in the area. We have always had excellent service, cold adult beverages and food. My husband and father love the carnitas and say they are the best they have had in East Valley. To me, Barrio has the best pretzels!! A place you need to experience! Support your local businesses! read more

Samantha provided excellent service and the food and drinks were good. Will return for the atmosphere, service, and food.

Food is brewery food. The fun is in watching planes land and take off. Service is spotty. May be good - may not. Your appetizer will likely arrive at the same time as your dinner. The battered fries aren't all that great and good luck getting ketchup. The noise level is ridiculous. You can't hear the person next to you. Take a page from the Hangar Cafe at KCHD and serve good food and let us enjoy the atmosphere. Go to the Farm Grill for good food and watch the planes from the free benches. read more

Will not be back. Which sucks because the beer is good, close to home and at times can see really cool airplanes. The food was never really that great, but the pros made up for it. Before today my husband and I had visited the restaurant about 3-4 times. Today the food just sucked. The wings were well just wings, but the carnitas Tacos were AWFUL and could only take one bite. When the waitress finally came back to ask how are food was. I informed her the tacos we're not good and was sending them back. I also informed her my son's Chicken ceaser salad only had 4 pieces of chicken. Truth be told the chicken was sandwich meat. Seriously! Well of course her attitude changed and was not friendly. After today's experience I will not be back. read more

I love their beer! I like the ambiance! Flights are a little pricy! I could have had three full size beers for the price of the flights..and small glasses! Caution: good customer service is paramount to a successful business. Customers should be acknowledged relatively quickly!! Even if busy, at least show me you know I've arrived!! read more

I normally get extremely good service and I'm there once a week. I placed an order to go tonight and 30 minutes after I placed it I was told it would be another 10 minutes. Not impressed tonight read more

View was amazing watching all the planes. Atmosphere was good and the beer was great. Food was okay at best

Last night was hands down the Best experience we've had at Barrio's. We live nearby and have been here several times. The first time was horrendous and the food and service were lacking but our waiter apologized and gave us wooden nickels and a BOGO lunch card to give them another try. We went back again a few more times with some being better than others. Last night when we entered the bar, we noticed a sign that stated 'Seat yourself where you'd like'. Fantastic!! (Last time we among other customers waited, what felt like forever to be seated by the unfriendly hostess) We were greeted by our waitress, Samantha who was friendly, energetic and eager to recommend some beers. Whaaat?!? This is the kind of server we have been waiting for- give her a Raise!! She was super attentive and I only wish I'd asked what her shifts were so we knew when to dine here. The cook was also on point as I always get a burger here and in the past I've had to ask them not to grill my bun because it always came out burnt but this time it was perfect and I loved the side salad. The ranch I could drink by itself it's that good. Great experience and we'll definitely be back. Kudos to Barrio's for making the necessary changes needed. read more

Having lived in Tucson for several years, I was so glad to see Barrio Brewing pop up in East Mesa! My husband loves to try their beers on tap and to be totally honest I only go for the Sonoran Hot Dog. This is the closest to an authentic Sonoran Hot Dog I have found in Phoenix, though the bun could be toasted better to withstand all the delicious toppings. The best part about this place is the location. Situated right on the tarmac of the Williams Gateway Airport, it's always exciting to see which military and private jets are taking off and wonder where they're heading. The food has been good, but there is definitely room for improvement. Recently, we ordered the pretzel appetizer and it came out stale and tasting like it was from the freezer section of Costco. Their customer service could also use some help. The staff seems young and relatively inexperienced. I realize it's still pretty new but service is slow and not very personal or enthusiastic, and they seem more interested in hanging at the bar talking to each other than giving attentive service. It's definitely worth a try but I hope to see it improve as time goes on. read more