Barley Mow in Huntingdonshire

Went here today for lunch, had a lovely tender steak and chips, cooked very well, good value. Was also nice to be somewhere where the music wasn't overwhelming and could have a conversation! Hadn't been in here for years, but will definitely return soon!

An excellent lunch. Very much enjoyed.

DO NOT GO HERE. Went in for a nice family meal this Sunday (20/10) and we will not be going back. To begin with the tables were sticky and half the water glasses were dirty. The kids meals then came out covered in rock salt making them inedible. The manager reluctantly took one back to the kitchen to be replaced. The chef can’t seem to read the word ‘vegan’ when making a chilli but the manager did catch that one before bringing it to the table. That did however leave my sister waiting for a meal that didn’t come out until most of us had finished and that was completely tasteless and inedible. Whatever batter they use for the onion rings and fish is vile and pink (?) and the fish itself is watery and bland. To top off the entire experience the manager managed to burn my 6month old nephew. She brought out his chicken nuggets and chips - which were red hot and straight out of the fryer - and put them down on the table in front of him. Reggie grabbed them and let out a scream. We weren’t able to settle him and when we refused to pay for several of the meals the attitude of the manager was appalling (the name on the receipt was Claire but I’m not sure if that was the manager or the young girl serving us). All she could do was huff, roll her eyes, tut at us and say it wasn’t her fault - how much common sense do you have to have to know not to put red hot food where a baby can reach it?! But there we go. In short, inedible food and terrible service from the management.

Lovely home made pie, Lovely staff

Went for a family meal…left with a burnt 6-month-old and hungry. Manger was rude and incompetent which ended with my baby nephew burning his hands. When we complained about most of the food being inedible and my poor nephew all the manager could do was scoff, roll her eyes and huff. Will never be going back and I recommend you don’t go either.

DO NOT GO HERE. Went in for a nice family meal this Sunday (20/10) and we will not be going back. To begin with the tables were sticky and half the water glasses were dirty. The kids meals then came out covered in rock salt making them inedible. The manager reluctantly took one back to the kitchen to be replaced. The chef can’t seem to read the word ‘vegan’ when making a chilli but the manager did catch that one before bringing it to the table. That did however leave my daughter waiting for a meal that didn’t come out until most of us had finished that was completely tasteless and inedible. Whatever batter they use for the onion rings and fish is vile and pink (?) and the fish itself is watery and bland. To top off the entire experience the manager managed to burn my 6month old grandson. She brought out his chicken nuggets and chips - which were red hot and straight out of the fryer - and put them down on the table in front of him. Reggie grabbed them and let out a scream. We weren’t able to settle him and when we refused to pay for several of the meals the attitude of the manager was appalling (the name on the receipt was Claire but I’m not sure if that was the manager or the young girl serving us). All she could do was huff, roll her eyes, tut at us and say it wasn’t her fault - how much common sense do you have to have to know not to put red hot food where a baby can reach it?! But there we go. In short, inedible food and terrible service from the management.

Had the most wonderful Sunday lunch, staff are lovely and friendly. Very reasonably priced, definitely value for money and we will certainly be going back. Well done 👏

The food was tasty, and I finished my lunch. However, I was deeply disappointed at how much the restaurant has been neglected since my last visit a few years back. The tables were sticky, and menus were dirty. The wallpaper was chipped and shabby. Rubbish on the floor, boxes of stock stacked in a corner, clearly not temporarily! The vinegar bottles all had sediment in the bottom, which the server was completely unaware of (shows a lack of checks and regular cleaning of table condiments). I had to use sachets. It was such a shame for a previously thriving pub that used to be difficult to get a table. I won't be trying again....

Lovely little pub, live music at weekends, bingo night, quiz night, great food an bar service.

We arranged to have our mums wake following her funeral at The Barley Mow and we were not disappointed one bit. We spoke to a lovely lady Clare a few weeks before who made organising it very straight forward. Date, time, roughly how many, buffet, tea & coffee, biscuits. On the day we could not have been happier, practically all the food was eaten, all our family and friends appeared to enjoy a plateful each. Clare and the staff that were working on the day were brilliant. They accommodated all our guests inside and out in the garden, collecting glasses and empty plates, nothing too much trouble. They even kindly placed our huge photo memory boards of mum on tables for us. We cannot thank you enough Clare and team. You took away all the stress of arranging a funeral wake/reception. We would highly recommend The Barley Mow not just for such occasions but in general as we have eaten there loads of times plus it was our mums favourite place to go for lunch, another reason why there was no hesitation when organising mums wake there. Thank you all so much from all the family x

Good gastro pub food and a bar area. You can eat in or out and car park available.

A pleasant pub, although the quality of the traditional draught beer was a bit disappointing (a shame, since the two beers on draught a good quality product). If you are a vegetarian looking to eat out, then you need to give this place a miss, there's nothing for you.

Edit 2024 lovely lunch in beer garden, lovely service nice food first time here as new to area, great service and gorgeous food, will be back Edit, amazing food last night, fab service

Lovely atmosphere and food was 👍

Decent pub food. Service a bit slow as they were short staffed.

Called in for a lunchtime snack. Very disappointed. They were inflexible as to slight changes to the menu. We had a plater to share and had to ask for plates. When they came they were stone cold so our food wasn't warm for long. It's gone downhill since I last went just over a year ago.

Highly recommended our meal was delious 2 course for £20 couldn't fault it .and loads of it thanks barley mow .I had chicken roast my husband had ribs.also dog friendly

Just had one of the worst meals in a long time. The fish and chips must have been preheated as the fish was almost solid and burnt and the chips were lukewarm and the peas cold. The steak pie was passable but the mash was luke warm. We should have complained and wish we had. Will not be returning.

Bank holiday Monday for a friend's reunion lunch. It was a reggae event with bbq and people were jailing furniture into the garden and having a.whale of a time pretending it wasn't a buttery grey bank holiday. Their willpowerade.the sun come out! Fantastic service, good food, and friendly staff.

Sadly, the food service was very slow.

Really nice pub with a fantastic beer garden, enjoyed in the sunny weather. Good selection of pints, and alcohol free options too.

Long wait for service, Thai green curry was dry and tasteless, left most. Told waitress food was bland, no acknowledgement even after reiterating. Paid bill but will not be returning.

We had a really tasty Sunday lunch, probably one of the best we've had in a while. The portions were good, not too much on the plate. The place was clean and the staff were friendly and attentive, creating a nice, relaxed atmosphere. We'll definitely come back soon.

Fantastic food very welcoming and lovely surroundings.

Shocking group of six ate. Two received their meals ten mins before the rest. Drinks took ages to arrive. We will not be returning. Avoid

This pub is about 40 mins walk from us and we have never been in 7 years…. Wow were we missing out!! In short, friendly staff, dog and family friendly, good reasonably priced drinks and the star of the show has to be the food. Everything we had was delicious and reasonably priced. Couldn’t recommended highly enough. We will be back for sure!

Don’t go by the hours on the website. It says it opens until 11.30pm today but we got there at 10.20pm and it had closed.

Unfortunately we were disappointed with our experience here. The food was pretty cold both main and desert. The lamb shank could not be removed from the bone. Waitress said I should have been given a steak knife. I don’t think that would have helped! The staff were not very interested despite the fact when we were asked we gave our honest opinion. They could have done better. We will not be returning or recommending.

Came for dinner with family and our very cheeky dog. Mum has mobility issues and this was catered for as well as said dog. My partner is very fussy with food and used to mitchelin star restaurants, he said this restaurant definitely matches! All cooked fresh to an exceptional high standard on beautiful stoneware crockery. Presentation was beautiful and my partners rare steak spot on. We can't wait to return!

Nice pub. Will definitely be returning to try some of their main menu fayre

Great experience no dramas first timer served a decent pint as well fantastic service all round

The food was really good when it actually arrived. Unfortunately there was a theme night that evening and all prep was being done but I had booked a table as it was a treat for my friends birthday, was very disappointed to wait over 40minutes for our starter. The poor waitress was very embarrassed apparently as I had booked online and been given a booking number whoever deals with on-line orders had omitted to put it in the diary so we weren’t expected. Bless her.

Sunday lunch was absolutely delicious, one of the best we've had in a long while. Hot, fresh and plenty of it without plate being over loaded. Eaton mess large and creamy not some silly little two mouthful pot. place was clean and welcoming, staff friendly and attentive making it a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Will definitely be revisiting soon.

Sunday dinner was the best I've had in a long time it was absolutely delicious. Service was fabulous the ladies who serviced us were attentive and friendly. Pub was clean and welcoming Lovely experience will definitely be reviting.

Food typical spoon, quick and hot. The amount of food you get seems to be getting less and less but the price remains the same. I suppose it’s good for the waist line.

Very decent food for a pub with friendly warm service at reasonable prices. Recommended

Took a group there for Christmas Dinner and they loved it

We all had been on a coach trip to Springfields in Lincolnshire and the Barley Mow was our stopping off point for a meal. We had a 2 course Christmas meal which was excellent and mince pies and coffee or tea afterwards. The staff were really excellent the meal was served very quick and efficiently, definately recommend the Barley Mow to anyone, give it a try you wont regret it.

Good food,well presented. Sufficient wait time. Great log fire. Very Christmasy.

Christmas party night. Took forever to serve food was told be there for 7pm serving. Starter arrived 7.40. Turkey dinner okish nice turkey, vegetables under cooked could not even get a folk in carrots or parsnips, roast potatoes no colour at all. No extra gravy offered. Staff member just glared at my friend who said something. Desserts, chocolate torte very small serving. Sticky toffee pudding burnt underneath. No coffee as machine broken. Deffo needed more staff and maybe train them how to deal with a complaint. Music was ok.

Gave a diabetic the wrong drink. Total spoilt the meal.

We came last night to the Christmas Party Evening and had a super time. The atmosphere, food, music and service was brilliant and great value for money. The staff could not have been nicer and the sin ge5r was amazing. Thanks for a great evening

Really lovely meal with my family. Beef was cooked pink just like advertised. The roast was £14 so fairly reasonable for vegetables and yorkshire pudding. The sticky toffee pudding was amazing!!!

Good pub to meet up with mates simple but good pub food

First time visit for us 👍great food and excellent service 👌

We came here on a Sunday as a group of 5. As we had a reservation, we got seated very quickly. We ordered our drinks and food within minutes of us arriving, the waitress didn't inform us of any delays with orders. The place wasn't busy at all. We waited for our food for 1.5 hours (!!!). We started to check the status of our order after about 40 minutes of waiting and every time got told that our food was "being dished up". The food arrived at our table lukewarm, the Yorkshire pudding was burnt. The pork with crackling (as advertised on the menu) was super chewy, the crackling was like warm rubber. Absolutely terrible experience, not even an apology was offered to us. We will avoid this pub in future.

Went in for Friday night steak night. £35 for two meals and a bottle of wine was a bargain. Lovely fresh food and the steak was fantastic.

Tried the Barley Mow for first time in a long time for Sunday lunch, great service and excellent meal. Good value.

45 minute wait for 4 bar meals and not a word of apology. Food was fine but could not recommend on this experience.

After waiting 35 minutes for bar food to be served, I enquired, and was told we would be the next table but still had to wait another 10 minutes. 45 minutes wait for 4 bar meals and despite several opportunities, not one word of apology - not good. The food was fine but could not recommend on this experience.

Such a lovely place! We needed somewhere to eat on a Sunday and aren't from the area. We happened on this place by chance and we were not disappointed. The roast dinner was wonderful, as we're our starters and other mains. Staff were lovely and attentive. We would definitely come back if ever in the area again.

Drinks superb, friendly and welcoming, food although delicious took an hour to come, it was a sharing platter, the excuse given was they had a big order before us… half the pub is a restaurant, only one large table… if this was a ‘normal’ evening in a pub, god knows when we would have been served!

Went for a meal last night. The staff were really friendly and chatty. The food was amazing. I highly recommend steak pie. Definitely go again. Only comment tables are very sticky!! The cleaner uses spray but doesn't wash off!!@

I reviewed here a while back and the food was shocking. Very glad to say it is much improved and deserves another mention. We came for quiz night and a lovely lady served us and was so attentive to all our requests. I hadn't seen her before We had Caesar salads and burgers (although debatable whether vegan cheese was in the vegan burger) it was all great. Fresh, big salads lively chips and all delicious. Bar staff attentive to replenishing drinks at the table which I love. Soda water was free a few days earlier but then I was charged 20p. Can't really complain at that price though. New menu since we last ate and Barley Mow is back. Pub quiz always great fun.

Old style inside but prices r a bit high

Pleasant pub, nice service but over priced average pub food.

Went for lunch and food was really good and reasonably priced. Service was to quality. Will definitely be back again and highly recommend

Food was really good, thought the service was excellent. On the evening we went, they had a singer, entertainer, performing who we thought was very good.

Enjoyed our visit. Much more professional under new management. To be friendly to families, should consider cost of kids drinks. £2.50 for a fruit shoot is £1.50 more than average and more than I’ve ever paid. We hence left after one drink.

Very clean fresh contemporary surroundings. Great music was playing in the background not too loud. Sydnee was fantastic.

Lovely Sunday dinner cooked to perfection great service.

We haven't been to The Barley Mow for a long time but we visited here today for a birthday celebration & I must say the food was absolutely amazing as was the service. The new owners are doing an amazing job & the quality of the food for the money is so good too, I can not fault it. The next time we plan to eat out we will be coming straight back!

Devine food, wonderful service. Gorgeous roast. Will be coming back Again. Best roast pots & gravy I’ve ever experienced. 5 stars.

Lovely staff and very welcoming as we were a late booking, food was lovely and so much we struggled to eat it all. Lovely pub 😁

SO disappointing. We met my brother for an early dinner & were tempted by the two main meals for £20 offer. Two us chose Calves liver with mash, veg & gravy. The mash & veg were ok, but the liver was definitely not calves and we were sure it was pigs liver, which is so much stronger. The liver was also totally over cooked as it was rock hard. The server checked with the chef, who responded that the packet said it was calves, but she would check with the butcher! An experienced eye should see the difference even when the liver is raw! Nothing was taken off the bill, which was even more disappointing! Certainly won’t be revisiting. ☹️

This place is a hidden gem. The food was excellent and nothing was too much. Tney are also extremely dog friendly

Will never go here again. Poor service - each course took ages to arrive and when it did presentation poor and food certainly not up to expectations all of us left over half of our food. Overcharged which we had to sort out. Waitress blamed the cash register? No atmosphere.

We had a Birthday Celebration. Claire did a great job making the table look welcoming and special and it was much appreciated. On the whole the group really enjoyed their meal Starters and Mains were the high lights. Dessert had mixed reviews hence the drop in star. Overall I had a lovely evening, good food, great service and everyone said they would go back

Very expensive. Option for smaller portions at a lower price would be a good idea. The waiter who served us was far too good for this establishment.

Disappointing beer. Tepid food, oven chips. Please look at the Barley Mow in Eaton Ford for an example of home cooked food. Very disappointed

Called into this pub at 11.50am only to find it all locked up - the chalk boards advertising drinks and food were out suggesting they were open but the doors were locked. Disappointing when we wanted a drink & somewhere to eat.

Very attentive, professional, friendly staff who made us feel very welcome. The food was very good, we ordered sausage and mash and the beef burger and the prices are reasonable. It was also a nice surprise to find a live singer performing in the garden which added to the atmosphere. We will be returning.

Very attentive, professional, friendly staff who made us feel very welcome. The food was very good, we ordered sausage and mash and the beef burger and the prices are reasonable. It was also a nice surprise to find a live singer performing in the garden which added to the atmosphere. We will be returning.

Terrible experience last evening. Very limited menu of which two main items were unavailable. Waited 45 minutes for our meals. One had a hair in it and another the lamb was inedible. Appreciate it was a reduced menu as new owners there and the chef only started there last week but will not be returning. Will also not be recommending this place to anyone else. Such a shame as it was always so good.

We called in for lunch today. My husband had fish and chips which he thoroughly enjoyed. I had lasagne which would have been lovely, but far far far too herby. I kept digging in, thinking maybe the herbs are just sitting on top, but no, it was definitely too herby, and I'm a big lasagne lover. It was supposed to be served with salad and garlic bread, but I only got a few green leaves, no tomato, no cucumber. Then to top it all, the garlic bread was garlic ciabatta, no no not to my taste. The service was very good, my husband said everything was fine when asked, unfortunately she didn't ask me.

Went to eat and play bingo. It was the first night for bingo and it was brilliant. The food was very good and everyone in our party of five loved their food from the starters through to the puddings. The foodservice was efficient and very friendly. The fun really began when the bingo started. A lot of fun was had and for the first effort of putting on a bingo night it was all very slick. There is even a bingo menu where you can order small dishes, almost tapas style, to share with your group. I am not a big bingo fan but this more intimate version with the comical, charismatic caller and his team won me over. And we had four wins between us! Loved every minute and will definitely be back. Thoroughly recommend.

Friendly, obliging staff. Good services. Limited Sunday lunch menu but food was plentiful and well cooked.

Great food, service and atmosphere. I couldn’t compliment the new management highly enough. We went in as a family of 4 and had 4 different starters - all superb, 4 different main’s, again all absolutely fantastic. Friendly staff and responsible prices. Definitely worth a visit. 👌

I wouldn’t even give it 1 star. Where do I start, we came for a roast, they had no children’s menu, the food took forever to come, when it finally arrived it was honestly disgusting and inedible. £18 they charge for a roast which I think is quite a high price, but I’m quite happy to pay that if the quality is there but it wasn’t. The lamb was so fatty I couldn’t eat any of it, the broccoli I couldn’t even get my knife through it. We expressed we were unimpressed and they actually argued with us about it, the chef came out and was incredibly rude and absolutely filthy, as was the staff I was genuinely shocked at how they handled the feedback I would never expect to be spoken like that as a paying customer, they pretty much accused us of just coming out not to pay for food which was just ridiculous. It’s one thing to serve terrible food but the level of customer service, was just the icing on the cake. Avoid, avoid, avoid - unless you like awful food and even worse service. No wonder the place was empty.

I wouldn’t even give it 1 star. Where do I start, we came for a roast, they had no children’s menu, the food took forever to come, when it finally arrived it was honestly disgusting and inedible. £18 they charge for a roast which I...

Rather limited menu, but very helpful staff.

Excellent roast dinner, meat was perfectly cooked and lots of veg 😊

Went their for a quick bite for lunch. The avocado on sour dough was awesome. Staff inside were extremely pleasant and efficient. Nice outside garden for summer days. Recently renovated and under new management. Vast improvement since last visit.

Fantastic food, service and drinks. A lovely welcome from the staff in a beautiful pub. We would highly re recommend anyone to visit the Barley Mow. The Mow burger is exceptional.

Booked for an evening meal with a friend it was great from start to end. The bar was bright and staff welcoming ordered our meal but stayed drinking in the comfy sofas until our meal was ready staters we’re amazing, main course couldn’t have been nicer tasted homemade , side salad was fresh and plentiful and house red was a perfect complement . A wonderful evening, I will be heading back there soon.

Firstly the positives: all members of staff were incredibly friendly and they had live music which was surprisingly good which we all enjoyed. Unfortunately, 3 of the dishes we ordered arrived luke warm at best and were cold very quickly. The vegan salad option one of our party ordered arrived with grated cheese on (which clearly isn’t vegan). It also took absolutely ages for the ketchup one of us ordered to be brought to the table and then after asking for the bill we waited for what seemed like an eternity. I’m really hoping these are just some hiccups due to it changing hands and I wish you all the best in the future but unfortunately we won’t be returning after this experience.

Walking past this evening I decided to go in for a drink. Such a well presented place with extremely friendly people!

Nice quiet pub, which allows dogs in the main area. Had a two course meal, infant roast lamb with fresh veg and a mixed Berry crumble for pudding.

Visited the Barley Mo today with a group of friends for dinner. The service was very friendly and the food was excellent. Everybody within our group commented on how nice their dinner was. We will definitely go again for food. Thank you for a very...

We were served what I can only describe as a gourmet range Bird's Eye fish fillet. Amazingly it was still frozen inside. Unbelievable! I was told the price of fish has gone up". Righto....It was replaced by a terrible pizza a 9 year old could...

Very wheelchair accessible alongside decent food and lovely staff

Staffs were excellent - no doubts about it. My word the food was extremely horrible. On Sat 11 Feb-23 we went for lunch and ordered chicken burger and chicken salad. In both dishes the chicken was so hard (extremely overcooked) and we really struggled to eat. Chef must be terrible in cooking chicken, Please avoid chicken dishes if you can.

Visited with family and friends. Not many people in, now I know why. Food priced for adults main around £14-£16. Wouldn’t have minded but non of the food was home cooked. Can get better in a Wetherspoons for half the price. On the plus side...

Was a lovely lunch. Would have preferred my salad to have had no dressing on as requested, but the rest was ok

Went for a works dinner, and the alarm bells probably should have gone off when we walked in the week before Christmas and there is only one table of 4 sat down eating, the rest of the pub was completely empty....That was obviously a sign...

I asked Mark, at the Barley Mow to provide food for a "wake". The result was astoundingly good. Mark couldn't do enough, he was very sympathetic, and made organising the event as painless as possible. The food provided was very good quality, variety, and quantity....

I would like to give 5 stars because it is an independent and cosy place but the service let me down a bit. Lovely people but it just took ages between get a table, get a drink and get food. I don't really get it because these were only 2 tables of people and the rest was empty, I don't dare to think when is full. Once you get drinks and food is all good but otherwise you will wait a long time! Hopefully the service will improve to attract more people

Amazing venue. Hot Chocolate was lovely on a cold winters evening.

Lovely meal good friendly service good value 👍

Staff were pleasant, it's a pity that 2 of our first choice from the menu were not available. The pub is dog friendly Which is a bonus. Yes we would visit the pub again.