Let me start by saying that I never leave bad reviews. This used to be one of my favorite spots where we would regularly bring groups of 10+ people and would easily spend $500-$1000 per visit between all of us. But this place is unfortunately now at rock bottom.The service was absolutely horrible, slow, and inattentive. We didn’t get all of the food that we ordered even after asking multiple times. The icing on the cake was that we were charged $64 for a pitcher of margaritas - and it wasn’t even the right flavor that we asked for.Needless to say this will be our last time supporting Barrio. I’m very disappointed in the downhill direction that this Columbus location has gone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Mya williams
I had a very unpleasant experience at this location. The service was unprofessional and made me feel like I was being racially profiled. Hannah H. was particularly unprofessional, as she did not say 'you're welcome', did not refill our drinks, and did not ask if we needed anything. The only time she was quick to provide service was when we asked for the check. During our visit, we noticed a significant difference in how the staff treated us compared to a white couple who sat next to us. We were extremely dissatisfied with the service and have no plans to return to this location.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Steve Richmond
Yummy drinks and tacos. Ok with large parties. They don't do anything special for birthday boys ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
lynn felts
Top knotch food and drinks. Best margaritas ever!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Build Your Own Tacos
Josh Arnold
We have eaten here several times. The food, amazing! Love the vegan and vegetarian options.If you have never been, let me give you some friendly advice... There is no "menu" to flip through. Your menu is one of the tablets of paper that you use to pick what you want. There will be pencils on your table too that you fill in the circles on the menu like it's a scantron test from way back in the day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Melissa Hornik
BIG tacos. BYO or they have some inventive and seasonal suggestions. My Bloody Maria came with a thick delicious piece of thick cut
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Queso
Irene Warren
The chips were stale. The margarita was ok, the Paloma was good. The taco menu is confusing and takes way too much thought. And the food is sub par. The atmosphere is Day of the Dead weird. There are a lot of much better places for good Mexican food in the area.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 5
Peter Amundson
Cola Marinated steak was so salty. It was bad.
Mike B.
Love the tacos and margaritas. The atmosphere is great and service was average for a weeknight. But will definitely be back
Brian
This place is just ehh... We went and they had nothing behind the bar to make any drink so we asked for another we really liked and... Nope didn't have the liquor and the employees'attitudes around the holidays were pretty gross. I tipped them very well to get them outta their funk , I'd say don't go!
Lots of options to customize your own tacos, and pretty tasty overall. The cola marinated steak was definitely too salty, but the other meat options were very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Build Your Own Tacos, Salsa
Christina D.
I just got takeout, but service was fast and super friendly. I'm always a little surprised by how intense the flavor is with these tacos, but the porkbelly kimchi taco of the month was amazing, and while I didn't love the La Tierra, all of the ingredients were perfectly well cooked and good separately. It just wasn't my thing. Shoutout to having an option for a literal side of bacon - I don't like cooking that at home and my diner has been on vacation, so being able to grab that along with my tacos was really helpful for the craving this week.
Marcia M.
This was bad. I came because I had a gift card. I only used less than half of the gc I gave the rest to someone rlse because I'll never come back. It felt dirty, the food was horrible, service was meh and the establishment was meh. The decor was trying too hard.
Elise F.
Barrio will forever and always be my #1 go-to place. I love the decor and the aesthetic. This visit, we tried the lobster queso with salsa and chips. The queso had fairly large chunks of lobster dispersed throughout, so it was fun to fish around the queso bowl to find them. I also got a frozen blackberry margarita, which was just what I needed post-finals. Our server was hilarious, and he frequently checked in to see if we needed anything. We went on a Wednesday around 3:30pm, so there was no wait. Can't wait for my next barrio trip!
Let me start by saying that I never leave bad reviews. This used to be one of my favorite spots where we would regularly bring groups of 10+ people and would easily spend $500-$1000 per visit between all of us. But this place is unfortunately now at rock bottom.The service was absolutely horrible, slow, and inattentive. We didn’t get all of the food that we ordered even after asking multiple times. The icing on the cake was that we were charged $64 for a pitcher of margaritas - and it wasn’t even the right flavor that we asked for.Needless to say this will be our last time supporting Barrio. I’m very disappointed in the downhill direction that this Columbus location has gone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
I had a very unpleasant experience at this location. The service was unprofessional and made me feel like I was being racially profiled. Hannah H. was particularly unprofessional, as she did not say 'you're welcome', did not refill our drinks, and did not ask if we needed anything. The only time she was quick to provide service was when we asked for the check. During our visit, we noticed a significant difference in how the staff treated us compared to a white couple who sat next to us. We were extremely dissatisfied with the service and have no plans to return to this location.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Yummy drinks and tacos. Ok with large parties. They don't do anything special for birthday boys ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Top knotch food and drinks. Best margaritas ever!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Build Your Own Tacos
We have eaten here several times. The food, amazing! Love the vegan and vegetarian options.If you have never been, let me give you some friendly advice... There is no "menu" to flip through. Your menu is one of the tablets of paper that you use to pick what you want. There will be pencils on your table too that you fill in the circles on the menu like it's a scantron test from way back in the day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
BIG tacos. BYO or they have some inventive and seasonal suggestions. My Bloody Maria came with a thick delicious piece of thick cut
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Queso
The chips were stale. The margarita was ok, the Paloma was good. The taco menu is confusing and takes way too much thought. And the food is sub par. The atmosphere is Day of the Dead weird. There are a lot of much better places for good Mexican food in the area.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 5
Cola Marinated steak was so salty. It was bad.
Love the tacos and margaritas. The atmosphere is great and service was average for a weeknight. But will definitely be back
This place is just ehh... We went and they had nothing behind the bar to make any drink so we asked for another we really liked and... Nope didn't have the liquor and the employees'attitudes around the holidays were pretty gross. I tipped them very well to get them outta their funk , I'd say don't go!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
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Lots of options to customize your own tacos, and pretty tasty overall. The cola marinated steak was definitely too salty, but the other meat options were very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Build Your Own Tacos, Salsa
I just got takeout, but service was fast and super friendly. I'm always a little surprised by how intense the flavor is with these tacos, but the porkbelly kimchi taco of the month was amazing, and while I didn't love the La Tierra, all of the ingredients were perfectly well cooked and good separately. It just wasn't my thing. Shoutout to having an option for a literal side of bacon - I don't like cooking that at home and my diner has been on vacation, so being able to grab that along with my tacos was really helpful for the craving this week.
This was bad. I came because I had a gift card. I only used less than half of the gc I gave the rest to someone rlse because I'll never come back. It felt dirty, the food was horrible, service was meh and the establishment was meh. The decor was trying too hard.
Barrio will forever and always be my #1 go-to place. I love the decor and the aesthetic. This visit, we tried the lobster queso with salsa and chips. The queso had fairly large chunks of lobster dispersed throughout, so it was fun to fish around the queso bowl to find them. I also got a frozen blackberry margarita, which was just what I needed post-finals. Our server was hilarious, and he frequently checked in to see if we needed anything. We went on a Wednesday around 3:30pm, so there was no wait. Can't wait for my next barrio trip!
Great service… horrible
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Queso, Salsa