Barleycorn's

I hate to write a bad review. Being that this is the first place I am going to write it on. Barleycorns is a neighborhood chain of sorts in NKY. The location in Highland Heights has always been a work in progress. This place is finally looking a little respectable. But.... I probably just had one of the worst lunches of my life. I pushed my co-workers to stop going to that soul crushing Applebee's and go to Barleycorns for a change. What a mistake. I ordered the juicy lousy burger. A take on the famous one. You think they would be able to cook a burger stuffed with jalapenos and cheese. Boy was I wrong. It was dry as a sock. Way overcooked and the cheese... where the hell was it? Pretty much the most disappointing meal I have had in 2012. Now, I would still go back here just not for a meal. The only thing good here is the fried eggplant. Which this is not even their own recipe. It came from F&N steakhouse after they closed. Fried eggplant and beer. That's it.
I was also annoyed by the screaming child behind e while I was trying eat. I just don't understand this people. Why do you bring your kids to a restaurant? Not only are you stressed out and yelling the whole time, but ruining the experience for the people around you. Please, stay at home or visit your local drive through.

Instead of smoking or non?.... It's " ahh please just not next to a baby."

The jalapeño corn chowder! You gotta try. It should be on the menu instead of a daily special. A great standby place for lunch. Quick in and out, good variety. Btw, if your changing the menu, bring back the crab cakes.

Service was decent - actually it was a little intrusive. Server wouldn't leave us alone long enough to talk.

We went for lunch. Their salmon salad was decent. It is basic bar food and in this location they still allow smoking which is bothersome but right now in KY all restaurants and bars still do this.

The food was OK, the service was OK. Nothing off-putting but I won't be using this as a lunch destination very often.