Barnes Restaurant

Reviews

• AP

  Alexis Proctor

  Mar 4, 2026
  1.0
  I had to return chicken fingers two times!!!! Not only was the manager nonchalant, but he was also incompetent at his job. He didn’t even know how to complete a refund. Instead of being solution focused ands ensuring cooks in the kitchen weren’t giving out old chicken fingers he decided to lose a customer. The supervisor was no better. Placing incompetent people in positions where the primary focus is customer satisfaction and problem solving is unsettling. Will NOT be returning.
• SW

  Sharon White

  Mar 4, 2026
  5.0
  The food was hot and delicious. Everything was delicious and seasoned just right.
• JB

  Julie Bamber

  Mar 4, 2026
  5.0
  The food is always delicious here. They could really use a renovation & deep cleaning. However, Barnes is a Savannah staple & I really like their food. The shrimp salad is spectacular!
• MR

  Mary Roberts

  Mar 2, 2026
  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

  Feb 28, 2026
  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.

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