Barley Swine

Loved the tasting menu

Pricey for sure, but an amazing experience! Worth treating yourself for a special occasion. We came for the winter 2022 tasting menu ($115 per person). It was absolutely mindblowing; every dish was a unique combination of flavors and textures and definitely nothing I've ever had before! The kohlrabi dumpling with mustard cream, smoked trout chips, ceviche, and tres leches cake were my favorites. As for drinks, I loved the sugarland express cocktail ($13). Tasting menus usually aren't filling, but this was actually a generous amount of food and we were satisfied! The space is beautiful and cozy, and we had a lovely time.

Amazing value for a fun experience. Some dishes were too salty for my liking, rib eye and dumpling. Love that my dairy substitutions were thoughtful and delicious. Dessert was yummy! Dietary restrictions: Restaurant did awesome subbing out dairy in my dishes without sacrificing flavor

A poor version of a European restaurant. Lows: average food, dire service. $400+ for 2, really average food. When I fed back that the main (tough beef) was poor, I was offered a coffee by our entirely disinterested server I can’t imagine this place existing in London, let alone getting a decent rep. Avoid. EDIT: the GM handled our review exceptionally well, to be fair. We were refunded most of the bill, which was very generous, and his professionalism in his response was exceptional. If we were in town for longer then we absolutely would have tried again.

So perfect! Easily the best tasting I've had. If you're a foodie, go here!

Incredibly disappointed - I was really looking forward to this meal but the food was just ok, service as appalling, and for $400 before tip for two, I felt robbed (coming from one of the most price elastic people in the world, I hope they realise how damning this is) Edit - after I wrote this, the manager, Stefan reached out and handled the situation exceptionally well. We were offered a significant refund and all of our feedback that wasn’t listened to at the time of dining was taken on board. Couldn’t have asked for a better resolution.

Vegetarian tasting menu was very average

We did the tasting menu for two plus a few add-ons. The food was great for the most part. I’d say 3 dishes stood out from the ten or so courses. We have nothing negative to say about the food per-say, but we were far from able to justify the price for the overall experience. We could see how many people were feverishly working in the kitchen, more bodies than in the dinning room, so I don’t mean to discredit the effort and quality of ingredients. Service was outstanding. Maybe that’s why the price is justifiable to the owner. It’s a decent place and probably worth another try if getting a single plate vs the tasting menu. We didn’t leave Austin saying we’d come back for Barley Wine if back, but that’s not to say you shouldn’t try.