I'm confused by the 2.6 overall rating of MJBarleyhoppers at the time of this review. We stopped in, despite the mediocre review, on our way through town and we were so happy we did. It was Sunday at lunchtime and it wasn't crowded but we had nice options of indoor or outdoor seating. There is tons of room in either choice. We chose the bar. Service was very friendly and gave great recommendations. I had a delicious cider and my husband had a decent pale ale. We split the prime rib dip and it was amazing! We both agreed it might've been the best we've ever had. The french fries were delish. It was a great experience! read more

It's a bar in a hotel. Keep that in mind. This is a nice place. They usually have a good selection of beers on tap and ready to serve. It's much better than some of these older reviews show, as it was changed in about 2022 when the hotel changed and remodeled. I've been going for years now, and sure, there's staff turnover. And sometimes they don't always hire the best of the best. But sometimes they do. The food is good, the burgers are good. The service is usually good as well. It is more of a sports bar and sometimes there's live music, so if you're looking for a white tablecloth and black tie affair, this is not the place you're looking for. If you want some beers and burgers with some sports on the tele, stop on in! read more

0 for 3. Worst service in the LC valley. Thought the brews&blues sounded fun, it wasn't. Thinking of sitting outside and enjoying the weather and music? Well, plan to bring food and drink, or be at the mercy of garbage wait staff. I am not in the habit of trashing staff like this, but it's CONSISTENTLY trash. Until someone says something, it will continue. They should be ashamed. read more

Great place in Lewiston to eat, fresh delicious food. The beer selection was terrific and great service! read more

MJ Barleyhoppers - American Near Me - Lewiston, Idaho

Olivia was so friendly. She was absolutely delightful. I had the cookie skillet and a delicious old fashioned all the employees were super friendly. Great night with great service. Place was pretty clean. The staff was so friendly. read more

MJ Barleyhoppers - Old Fashioned - American Near Me - Lewiston, Idaho

Shane is Ah mazing! He works his a$$ off to make sure customers are served in the order they are at the bar. He is accurate and keeping track of everything. The other bar tenders are not good. She can't make an accurate drink or do anything to make the place better accommodating. Dirty dishes and drinks everywhere. Not inviting. I just had drinks here and would only order from Shane. There needs to be a busser or bar assistant that gave a Sh$it. 2 nights to watch the "Sundown Sinners" while I was in town from Boise. Disgusted with the way the tables were kept. Tacos flying out of the kitchen maybe they are good. This place desperately needs someone who cares about the tables and the bar top, omg! His last night is tonite they ate in bad shape. You must are the "Sundown Shiners" they are Ah Mazing read more

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Very poor service. Sat at bar and it took forever to be acknowledged by bartender. Ordered a beer while waiting for friends. Friends arrive and moved to a table and bartender came and took our order. Last we would see of her. Actually called the bar and told them that we are sitting at a table and would like service. Manager came over saw we had empty's and asked if we where running a tab. I said yes and he told me he couldn't help me! Well then I want to settle up, couldn't help me there either. So can't get service, can't pay bill! Finally got the check paid and left. Will never be back or stay at this hotel again, if you are smart neither will you! read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. This place was filthy. Stinky, poop all over the bathroom, garbages over flowing. No service. 1 worker. Gross. Steer clear. read more

Everything seemed like it was somewhere between the food you would get at an airport and the food they would serve you on an airplane. Brisket was okay Crab and Swiss was kinda trash Mixed drinks lacked the appropriate amounts of alcohol Food came out at staggering times Bread bowl seemed "alright, not amazing" Pizza was "okay" Fries were lukewarm. Tap list was great! Come here for drinks, not food read more

Decent enough food for a bar. Beer was great. Service was good , wasn't very many people inside, so had plenty of wait staff. Had a lot of sports channels tv's all around. It's ok read more

Beer is just god awful, I mean terrible...food was good though, like exceptionally good. But yeah the beer is terrible; stick to the guest taps Parvicizing is what I do read more

Can't believe I'm wasting my data on this...Good beer, okay food (cold but steak was cooked well) worst - worst - worst service ever! The business they enjoy by default being attached to a hotel will only last so long. read more

MJ Barleyhoppers - American Near Me - Lewiston, Idaho

This place used to be awesome! Then the brewer left and they hired a guy with no experience, it shows. Drink a bottle or can! read more

MJ Barleyhoppers - Beer taps. Buy a bottle or can because the beer they brew is shit!!!! - American Near Me - Lewiston, Idaho

We ate here two nights when we were in town for a funeral because we were staying at the Red Lion. I wish I could star things differently....So here we go Beer: 1 Star (maybe). Their brews are AWFUL! My husband and I love craft beer (we even have a blog about it) but the beer here is terrible. We always order the local beer when we visit places that have their own beer, but we made an exception here. The only good part is they do have great guest taps (10 Barrels, Orlison, Georgetown, etc). Food: 4 Stars. We LOVED the burgers (hand formed patties), and the hot wings were good also...but the salad and prime rib dip were pretty average. They also have an excellent kids menu! Service: 4 Stars. Both waitresses we had were great, we just sat with empty glasses a lot because they were super busy on the patio and only had one worker. I really enjoyed the outside seating (but hate that people can smoke out there), the guest beers and the burgers. You also can't beat the location if you are staying at the Red Lion! Cheers! read more

I was in Lewiston for a weekend and ended up at BarleyHoppers both nights! I guess it is a restaurant during the day and a club at night. The place has a big dance floor, plenty of tables and a big outdoor sitting area. It seems to be the popular spot for nightlife in Lewiston. They had a DJ playing a hiphop pop music mix that kept the dance floor full all night. It was pretty easy to get drinks. The place was packed with a bunch of Lewistonians drinking, dancing and having a good time. If I lived in Lewsiton, I am pretty much sure I would go here every weekend! read more

A group of us went here for my friend's bachelorette party dinner. No, we were not rowdy and loud and drunk and annoying...much. The waitstaff was nice, no problems there. We sat on the deck outside and it was nice out there. There was a live band playing that night, which was very cool. The band joked around with us and announced that my friend was getting married and wished her the best and such. The only thing I didn't care for much was the bathroom situation. A friend and I walked into the restaurant to go to the bathroom. We walk all the way across the room with the bartender/bouncer/whatever he was watching us. When we finally get to the actual bathroom door, he comes after us and announces that we cannot use the bathroom. Um, what? Apparently the entire indoor part of the restaurant is 21+, and since I'm underage, I'm not even allowed to use the bathroom. Yeah, someone actually asked to see my ID to use a toilet. I understand that they have to enforce the law and whatnot, it was just annoying that I had to troop through an adjacent restaurant and hotel to use some bathroom in a random lobby. That seems like a bit overkill. But anyway, the food itself was just mediocre. My fish and chips were rather boring and expensive for the little and tasteless portions I received. Everyone else seemed rather indifferent about their food, as well. Basically? The 2 stars MJ's receives from me is purely for the nice outdoor patio and the friendly band. Eh. read more

Not much good here. come to arbys and get better food. beer was not very good either.

Good sports bar environment. Not great food but not horrible. The server said 5 star quality food. My advice is to not over promise and then under deliver. Mediocre. read more

MJ Barleyhoppers - Yummy house salad - American Near Me - Lewiston, Idaho

First of all, the last thing I want to hear about when I'm eating lunch is your bartender Tyler telling one of the kitchen staff about hooking up with another one of your employees. I got all the details of how terrible it was, along with a 5 minute analysis of how "saggy her tits" were. I wish I was joking, but everyone at the bar heard this entire exchange. As for the beer, please figure out your tap lines or get a bartender that can pour a beer. Getting a beer that's half head is a no go for a place that calls themselves a "brew house". read more

M.J. Barleyhoppers is the bar in the Red Lion Hotel in the smallish town (32,000) of Lewiston, Idaho. It's the first brewpub I've visited within a hotel, unless you count Triple 7's in Main Street Station in Las Vegas. But since that's a casino first and foremost, I don't count it. Anyways, everything about the place is average. It's nice, don't get me wrong, but nothing stands out. Other than the fact there were a few nice televisions for sports, some nice deep, dark wood and a big patio, absolutely nothing stands out in my mind. Again, nothing stands out with the food, but nothing is bad either. I had the sirloin steak bites, marinated and glazed in a teriyaki sauce. There wasn't any marinating done that I could discern, and the teriyaki was nothing more than a glorified sweet and sour. The sweet potato fries that came with it were among the better version I've tried, but they could use a special zippy dipping sauce. The one thing I will say, however, is that the homemade peach cobbler with a dollop of vanilla ice cream was quite tasty. Nothing stood out with the beer, either. See a trend coming? In fact, everything was below average. The Weiss was nothing more than a Budweiser, and the Huckleberry Weiss nothing more than a Michelob Ultra fruited light beer. The Summer Citrus, with just a hint of acidity, was probably most drinkable beer, but that's not saying much. The Pale was actually adequately hoppy (a.k.a. bitter) but lacked much of the flavor and aroma associated with a well-balanced pale. The rest of the beers ranging from a red to a brown to a stout and maibock were so unremarkable that I can't even remember enough about them to make remarks. read more

The location is excellent, the food is decent, the service is terrible. I've been here 4 nights and it gets progressively worse, it's almost like the servers don't care if you're there or how long you wait. If you're looking for a good bar, this is not read more

Went to watch the band on the patio. I can't believe we waited over 45 minutes for a server to acknowledge us. When they didn't, I went to the bar, it only took 8 minutes for the bartender to serve us. Another hour passed, we had to wave over the server who took our drink orders, took our cash and never returned our change. Somebody broke a glass, the server walked right by it and ignored it, when a customer found a server (who was standing at the service well doing nothing) she was extremely rude and said, "We know", then went back to her conversation. The Katz Band entertainment was spectacular but the service was a big fail read more

I wanted to go to MJ Barleyhoppers because I was told it is a brew-pub... it isn't like a brew-pub in Portland or the Seattle area. It's more of a sports bar that's attempting to be a brew-pub. They do boast about their brewed beers: if you are a beer aficionado, you will not be happy. Fortunately, they do have "guest taps" and a great bar. My friends ordered the Bite-size steak dinner and both complained about how tough the meat was, so neither finished their meals. Fortunately, I ordered the Pizza Burger, which was very good: I'd order it again. It was a Thursday and a live band was playing outside and not too noisy inside the bar area. There was a good crowd and the service was OK. The décor is what you'd expect for a nice sport bar and it is non-smoking. I'll definitely give it another try on a Sunday for NFL football. So as a sports bar: thumbs up. Brew-pub: thumbs down. read more

Worst meal ever! Frozen pizza is better than what they served. Mac n cheese was small and tasted like metal. Ugh. Don't know how this place stays in business. read more

Riding bicycles through Lewiston on a 1500 mile tour, stayed at a motel half a block away, so MJ Barleyhoppers was in our gunsight after 75 miles in 100+ heat. We were told by customers already seated that it was "seat yourself" so we did--prominently by another table and in the center. After 20 minutes, no hello, no water, no acknowledgement that we even existed, we left. This place will be either closed or run by a real manager very soon. Please note other reviews that mention beer quality, food quality and service--this is not their fist downer. read more

This little brewpub has the best beers I know of that you can find in the valley. It's best beers are the dark ones (porter, stout, dark ale), so if you only try the lighter stuff or huckleberry I would say you missed out. The bar was remodeled not too long ago so it is a comfortable place to sit down and watch sports or sportscenter. While it is neighboring and below a hotel, it has it's own entrance so it's not like it is a hotel lobby bar. The price of the pints is pretty inexpensive for micro brews and I don't know of anywhere else in the area with beer this good. read more

Went in there confused as to if I was supposed to seat my self or not, asked after the employee ignored me. I sat my self down. 15 minutes of waiting at my table to have no costumer service. Got up and left. read more

Music (7 Devils) was excellent. The service was pretty much non-existent. It took almost 30 min to get a beer! Terrible way to operate a bar. Server was nice and friendly. read more

Food was good, service and was decent, beer was nasty! Good place to go if you want to watch a football game and have a bud light...

Wait staff is good depending on the night your there- Chef is good depending on the night your there- Beer Good ... Everything is just OK!! Beautiful view of the mountain coming down into Lewiston :) read more

We had a great time at this place. It's a brew pub, but the beer was really tasty. The people in there were really cool. Andrea was our waitress. She was the best. Check it out. Worth the drive from Pullman or Moscow. read more

The beer here is awesome. Im from Seattle so we have a good selection of craft beers. I'm usually not that impressed with other areas beers. This place is comparable to Seattle brews. If you order the beer sampler be warned it is about 10 half full glasses if samples so don't plan on driving for a while. read more

Now that Barleys has taken the high road in regards to not being considered a "dance club" and has transitioned to being a "Sports Bar" I am a bigger fan. They have NIXED smoking inside, added more pool tables and more TVs. The food is your typical LC Valley cuisine...pasta, steak, chicken. Nothing fabulous, but, still decent. Hopefully they still do the Blues & Brews over the summer. read more

The atmosphere is pretty good but the service is very inconsistent. We only had drinks and I could just say that they were pretty good, they were out more than half of the draft beers, because they said they been very busy the night before. The next day, no one served us for a very long time even though there was no one else in the bar. read more

Very cool venue with a cool patio. Okay beer. More guest taps than taps of their own. Did not try the food. Service is pretty lousy and unwelcoming. Unfortunately because this place has potential. read more

The Baja Lime Cerveza served in a rim-salted glass with a lime wedge is the most refreshing beer I have encountered this summer. This is head and shoulders above those Miller Lime or Bud Lime beers. Amazing taste. Wish it was closer to Portland. read more

I've only been here a few times but I'll be back many more. I tried the Huckleberry Hef and oh... is it a Little piece of heaven. The staff was wonderful and very friendly making the whole package a great experience. read more

This brewery has been going downhill since their head brewmaster left. Lately, it seems like more and more of their beers have a similar, vinegary off-taste. The porter was okay, but the dunkelweizen was terrible; same vinegary profile. To add insult to injury, I had an unauthorized charge after a purchase the last time I was in (which will be the last time I will go in): they apparently decided to add a $6 tip to a $10 purchase without my authorization. read more

Was there for Super Bowl. Place is now a sports bar, which is cool actually... works better for it I think. Service was so-so. The girl who took our order wasn't cheery at all and didn't really know how to waitress (maybe she was new??). She'd bring our drinks and then tell us she'd grab our order the next time she came around after we told her we were ready. She was also slow to come back each time. Food also took forever even tho all we got was pretzels and wings. Don't order the pretzels.... its over 6.00 for store bought pretzels with some seasoning thrown on. Dont quite understand that one. Beers are always great. The wings were a great deal. We'll have to check it out again to see if things improve. read more

MJ Barleyhoppers has new management and is updating many things! You will find excellent food, lots of regional beer choices that are great, and service has improved tremendously! Come see for yourself and mention yelp review for a discount! read more