Barnacle's Seafood Oysters & Sports

Good but not enough.

This area of Jimmy Carter Blvd doesn't have many sit down restaurants.  When it comes to finding a sit down American food restaurant it's slim pickings'.  I work in the area and have lunch at Barnacle's once a month or so.  

The Braves were playing a day game yesterday so a co-worker and I planned our lunch at 1:00 p.m. so we could catch the first two or three innings of the game.  Barnacle's has plenty of televisions.  Some may need to be retired.  I wouldn't be surprised if they have one of my old televisions from the early 90s.  

When we arrived we were seated immediately.  I ordered the fish tacos which come with chips and salsa.  I chose the grilled fish versus fried or blackened and fries instead of chips and salsa.  I've had the fish tacos here before and really liked them.  This time they were mediocre.  They didn't skimp on the fish.  The flavor was just lacking.  They came with tartar sauce.  I put it on the tacos.  I think the cook put it on the plate in error.  It didn't jive with grilled fish tacos.  As for the fries, they were cold and a bit over-cooked.  I'm rating this visit with 3-stars.  Service was good.  Maybe a bit too good.  Our server checked on us many times and re-filled our drinks on a couple of those visits.  I will say she made me feel rushed.  At one point I looked at my co-worker and said, "Maybe I should ask her if she wants to help me finish my fries."  She desperately wanted to take my plate though I wasn't finished eating.  

I'll be back.  It's convenient to my office.  I wish there were more food options on this side of I-85.  Jimmy Carter Blvd is a little sketchy and always congested with traffic so closeness is a plus.  I wonder if Jimmy Carter would walk down Jimmy Carter Blvd these days?...

Pretty happy with $2 Friday pints on a Tuesday :) The "Special Instruction" lines in the receipt make me sound like the Sandwich Nazi. Waitress (Sally) suggested Queso & Bacon on a Philly Chicken... Awesome! And I had something to dunk my fries in. Migrated to bar and Sasha was a great bartender - very knowledgeable on brews. I heard somewhere that the "house-branded" beer was like "watered-down beer (Natural Light)" - and after tasting it, she gladly swapped-out for something more interesting. Kudos for suggesting others. This place *does* need something a little more "exotic" in the draft beer category aside from the local Sweetwater 420 and Michelob Amber Bock. I was happy to at least see Yuengling on tap. All else was domestic. Reasonable, tasty bar food and respectable drink prices.