Came here for some lunch after hiking Black Mountain and was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. They also have a decent selection of craft beers on tap. Overall great experience eating here so I'd definitely come back 👍
Ownership is solid. Staff is excellent. Interesting menu, quality ingredients. I would like a better Michelada. House "knotty IPA" is bomb. 4/5 beer menu. Full bar. Tortilla on breakfast burrito is 5/5. I'm looking forward to trying a lot more of their food. FYI there is an attractive brunch menu if you didn't know. Poke stack has turned out to be my favorite. It hits kinda like Kim chee poke but it's fresh, not kim chee (wasabi) and San Diego beautiful.
Update 8/26/2023
Brussel sprouts. Gotta try. Will order again
Casual dining with really tasty food. Big portions on the appetizers. Sports bar. Outside dining too. Family friendly and a nice spot for bringing your dog. A great local spot to meet-up with friends where everyone can find something they will love.
Food was excellent and very nicely served. Very good service and at perfect for Sunday afternoon hangout place !
Awesome spot with great beer and food. Dog and kid friendly as long as they (kids) follow the rules. The dry rub wings are the best and at a good price. Lots of televisions for any available game - great for football on Sundays. I’ve never had bad service or meals from this location.
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Update review: Every time I come to Knotty Barrel, I will have a good experience. This time, we brought our friends over for drinks & dinner. My husband and I always loved their drinks, they have really nice cocktails. We tried the food this time. All the foods are so yummy. I highly recommend the pretzel, it is huge, warm and soft, the cheese and mustard dip are so good. I loved my fish and chips, fried fishes are juicy inside and crispy outside, my truffle fries are flavorful too. My husband sausage trio is delicious, I love the red polish style sausage the most. Our friends love their Ahi Tuna salad and fried chicken sandwich too. By the way, the service is awesome, we got to transfer our seat to the fire pit place when they’re available. The host and the server are very nice and patient.
Previous review: Love this nice place in our neighborhood! The last time we came here was still before pandemic, and at that time we haven’t moved here. I’m glad we have this nice bar around us. The drinks are so nice, I loved my lavender Mojito and my husband’s New York New York was quite tasty too. We will definitely come back, especially sitting around the fire pit.
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Great food, great beer, great staff. Family friendly, *dog friendly*, group friendly. Clean, nicely set up and a very pleasant place to have a meal.
Use their website to check the menu and you will find it is a broad one. The salads are fresh and good, the burgers are outstanding and beautifully made, and the beer is cold and wet.
The staff are well-trained, cheerful and kind. You'll notice it.
In terms of "dog friendly": The Knotty Barrel has a large patio with tables and some booths around fire pits, all of which is open to friendly dogs. They will cheerfully provide bowls of water and they have both grilled beef and chicken options for your dog. The staff like dogs, and that's certainly helps: they will come by to greet your pooch. The fire pit booths even have a cleat upon which you can hook a leash. The regular tables do not, so you should bring a carabiner or figure out what you're going to do to secure Fido. The only proviso on all this is that dog seating is *outdoors*. So, if it's hot or rainy, then you might not want to sit outdoors and dogs don't go inside.
The bathrooms are clean and that's a plus. Prices are fair and happy hour deals are excellent.
A perfect moment, amongst good people, with a nice list of beers or other drinks. What we ate was vey good. I spent a really good moment. I is registered in my memory. I will be back soon… Thanks to all the employees (first of them Kimmy) and to the manager! Very competitive/adapted service!
Really good food. Cool atmosphere. The service was good. I like the fries and calamari, they were very crispy. The bread on our sandwich’s were toasty and soft. The steak was tender and had great flavor. They have nightly specials. I look forward to coming back on Sunday and trying the ribs dinner.
My bestie and I have gone here several times for our Best Friend Dates. The food is delicious, the location is convenient and their cocktails and beer selection are top notch. I highly recommend giving this place a try if you haven't already.
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