Barnes Restaurant

Reviews

• MR

  Mary Roberts

  2 days ago
  5.0
  So, I went to Barnes after church. I should have known that something was wrong when I went to pick up my order and there was only two people in there for take outs. It used to be standing room only. Anyway, I went for the oxtail dinner. It USED to be their specialty on Sundays. So, my oxtail dinner had 5 oxtail, and y'all they were huge! Like big as my fist huge! And as I suspected huge, tough, and tasteless! I was going to call them about it, but they were closed and closed on Monday. I heard they had went down, so now I know for myself. This food is trash! I won't be eating here again, especially after also seeing a review that said the chicken fingers were trash too! What's left to eat?? This was literally money thrown away!
• NH

  Nicholas Hughes

  4 days ago
  1.0
  Some of you will understand, but this is a favorite of my grandparents. The fried chicken does happen to be decent and the only thing I would get moving forward. The food is a hollow memory of southern cuisine. Greasy, artery clogging southern food. Most of it is salt and pepper to taste, making it indistinguishable from any other old school southern restaurant. The BBQ here is also supposed to be decent, but what I tried was inedible, leaving all but 2 bites. The pulled pork was cold, tough, and stuck together like it had been that way for several days. The Brunswick stew was essentially a tomato soup with some vegetables. The eggy mac and cheese is fine enough, as long as it comes out warm. Fries are decent. The shrimp & grits was... quite not as advertised. While I wasn't expecting much, I did expect it to be typical shrimp & grits, or at least what they advertised. The grits were no better than 5 minute quick grits with no added flavor. Popcorn shrimp deep fried with a side of brown gravy and tartar sauce. The service is consistent in being consistently subpar. The only urgency is for your order to be placed. After that, they continue to check out you, but the food take entirely way to long to come out and in the two times I've gone, never all at one time. One of our orders was messed up, 2 legs instead of 2 thighs, and said if we wanted the thighs it would take 20 minutes. Sitting at the table, looking around, I can't help but concern myself with the cleanliness and potential risk eating here.
• SM

  S M-Thomas

  Feb 22, 2026
  5.0
  The food was fresh and hot when I received it. Very tasty. I enjoyed every bite.
• CP

  Courtney Peavy

  Feb 19, 2026
  5.0
  Perfectly cooked whole Boston butt ordered to go. 10/10
• WJ

  William Jenkins

  Feb 17, 2026
  5.0
  It was fast pick up and my order was correct. Outstanding food.

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