Barley's Brewhaus

Extraordinary tap selection (Young's Dbl Choc!), scratch made food, open design (exposed ceiling, stained concrete floors, lotsa bar seating).

The only reason I gave two stars is because our server was amazing. The food on the other hand, was not. We had a group of about 10 people and the server we had was so friendly and was always on top of getting us refills. When the food came out, half of it was cold and half was just not very good.

I should give Barley's 5 stars, I love the food, I love the service, I love the beer, but the hosting and management staff have a policy of not seating customers even when there are open tables (I think this is corporate policy since I have been to other KC Hopps restaurants and have had  the same experience, even when the restaurant is not crowded.) The excuse the hosting staff give is that they are letting the kitchen staff catch up. So I have to stand and wait, rather than sit and have a beer. I would rather be seated and told there might be a wait for food, than stand around in my coat feeling like a I am a nuisance to the kitchen staff. There were other customers waiting that were equally annoyed by this policy. I have a KC Hopps reward card, if this policy continues I will cash it in and find other restaurants in the area that see serving customers as a privilege more than an annoyance to kitchen staff.