The Barley Mow - Ottawa, Ontario

A large group of friends (12-15) went there a few weeks ago and the service was slow and not great. It was not busy at all (inside or outside), we sat on the patio and it was 15-25 mins between every interaction with our server. 3 of us got there ... ahead of the group and ordered 3 drinks and apps, our server was not sure if they had the beer I had requested she came back 10-15 minutes later with two options for me which wad nice but then took another 10 minutes to come back. She brought my two friends their drinks but not mine, I did however get my appetizer. The rest of the group had arrived and she took their orders. After another 20ish minutes she brought the rest of the tables drink but served me last even though she had served the person next to me and I ordered before them. They never cleared any of our plates until we started putting them on the empty table across from us. I do understand with larger groups things can be chaotic but most of my friends and I have been in the industry and the service was beyond terrible. Even bringing the bills she had to go back as a few were incorrect and it took her 10 minutes to return. Read more

Local pub fare which I thought was pretty good. I had the chicken wrap and fries and my companion had the mushroom veggie burger with poutine. Fries were really good and tasty, fresh cut and salted. I really liked my wrap, thought the wing sauce and dressing tasted quite ... good. I liked this place. Service was good and friendly. Read more

This was a nice restaurant, not crowded at all when we went! The food was good but the veggie burger quite dry with no sauce, which would have made it a lot better. The side salad was also mediocre, but overall the food was good. The server seemed to lack ... confidence but was friendly. Read more

Food was good and the service was fast and very friendly. We were there just as it open so it wasn't busy. If you get the BBQ Cheese Burger, make sure you have a big mouth because it's huge! Very tasty!

Everything is a little too expensive for the quality. Navhos were overpriced but decent and probably the best thing we ordered there. Burger was super bland. The ingredients in the burger were cooked fine, but there was basically no sauce noticeable and the patty was not seasoned at all. Poutine ... was alright. Fish was okay, a little dry and nothing to write home about. The Holiday Sandwich was not a sandwich. "Topless Ciabatta" means there's only 1 soggy half of the bread on the bottom. Stuffing was alright, but the chicken breast was dry as a desert. Read more