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Barley Works Bar & Grill
Categories: Nightlife Bars Restaurants Canadian (Traditional) Bars, Canadian (Traditional) [Edit]
59 King St NWaterloo, ON N2J 2X2
(519) 886-3350
- Good for Groups:
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7 reviews for Barley Works Bar & Grill
7 reviews in English
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Review from Fern H.
6/19/2011
Checked out the Huether for a few drinks after a graduation ceremony at Waterloo.
It was a nice sunny Saturday so we sat up on the huge patio. Lots of seats and plenty of sun/shade spots to choose from. They had a bit of live entertainment with singers/guitarists which was nice.
We decided to order 3 pitchers ($15 each) of the local brew - Lion's Lager, Wuerezburger Lager and the feature house brew which was an india pale ale. All three were good but the Wuerezburger was my favourite.
Also wanted to order a pitcher of sangria but was told they didn't have it on the menu. They do have wine on the menu and a full bar so they could slap some orange juice and brandy in a pitcher with some orange slices and call it sangria? We didn't try any food but I was told that the wings were excellent.
Pitchers slightly on the pricier side especially since the Huether is known as a local student hang out. How can these kids afford to drink? By comparison, you can always get a pitcher of Great Lakes beer in Toronto for $10-$12 (if you know where to look).
Service was friendly and prompt. Definitely a great hangout for a sunny afternoon.
On our way out, we picked up a 12-pack of Lion's Lager to go from the brewery store ($14).
I love to try out local brews...glad to have found this place because when I think of KW breweries, I always think of Brick. -
Review from Joanne H.
5/16/2012
There is a beautiful patio with heated lamps. This is one of the few places that we were able to find that is open late. If you are in the Waterloo area looking for food past 10 pm, check this place out.
The food was tasty, not necessarily gourmet, but good bar food. -
Review from Lexi B.
9/25/2011
Does anyone else feel like the stairs for this place from the patio down to the street are nearly suicidal after a few beers?! I foresaw many many drumbles (drunk+stumbles) down those stairs and did some serious white knuckling while I was walking down them.
Besides that, the food is decent--nothing to write home to my beloved states about, but safe. Their beers were great, and I had a homemade brew that hit the spot. The food is traditional pub food sprinkled with some randoms (fajitas and white-folk nachos). All in all, it's a good find in a place that I felt was lacking anything else going on.
If there is a social hub in KW region I was determined to find it, one yelp review at a time. -
Review from Madelaine D.
Toronto, ON
2/15/2011
Barley Works - which most of the local students just refer to as 'The Huether' has one of the biggest patios in the city and is absolutely packed with people from the moment the weather turns warm until it starts to get cold again in the fall.
Along with your typical selection of beer they serve a number of beers that they make right on site.
The bar is lined with big screen TV's for catching the game. Their pizzas, schnitzel and sweet potato fries are all worth ordering.
In the same building as Barley Works (which is on the top floor/patio) are 5 other businesses including: The Lion Brewery Restaurant , Cafe 1982, Huether Hotel Catering, The Lion Brewery. (The establishment is all run by the Huether family Sonia, Kelly, David and Bernie):
(They also use to have a strip joint in the basement but that closed down sometime in the 90's, and they still have rooms for rent in the attic, mostly occupied by local students.)
They have pool tables that they charge by the game or by the hour for a very reasonable price. And arcade game.
Party rooms galore if you're looking to host an event. They're free of charge, you just have to make a reservation. They will cater it too if you want them too.
Overall I'd say the Huether is worth checking out (especially that patio), though be careful, after a few drinks it's easy to get lost inside.Listed in: Waterloo
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Review from Duck D.
Brampton, ON
I really like this place. Any of my last visits to K/W (including New Years Eve) have been spent at this place drinking their homemade beers. Big fan of the wheat beer too, garnished with an orange slice, delicious in any weather but especially summer. Had their breaded "famous" chicken wings last time and can honestly say they were delicious. Maybe it was the 12 beers or so talking but they were definitely one of the best breaded wings I can remember having in a long time, very crispy. I reccomend this place and think its a gem for K/W since i don't know of any other similar brewpubs in the area.
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Review from Daniel B.
Waterloo, ON
4/1/2010
Snitzel is very good, portions are generous. Nice to go out and enjoy the patio in nice weather.
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Review from j h.
Kitchener, ON
8/2/2011
went in for a drink, and some food... sat at the bar... waited.. watched the apparent bartender screw around, break stuff, draw some pints for waitresses and ignore me for around 15 minutes, then i left. during the time i also saw two different cooks wander through the bar looking like they needed something to do. that never bodes well.
