Barrett's Ale House

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  The service in this restaurant is always excellent and the staff is very attentive and friendly. Really good selection of standard pub food (burgers, wings, sandwiches), but the great service is what really sets them apart.

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  Posted on 02.20.13 Lynn S.

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  Hometown bar, excellent food, and great service.  Be sure to hit on the blond Irish chick behind the bar.
  
  For an Ale house, they lack in actual beers.  Strange.  Food makes up for it though.  Plus, it is full of cops, so feel safe.

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  Posted on 01.12.13 Jimmy S.

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  Could have the worst food I have ever had.  Way too expensive.  Cover charges for a DJ.

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  Posted on 11.23.12 Anthony K.

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  A hometown favorite.. you can't go wrong. Food is pretty good, customer service is usually on point and friendly and the beer selection is great. TV's everywhere so it's a great place to catch the game.
  
  The big attraction is the outdoor patio during the summer with sand pit, picnic tables and tiki torches. It draws quite the college crowd on the weekends from neighboring BSU, but the security there is great and there are never problems.

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  Posted on 11.03.12 Ryan B.

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  Food is just okay. Service can be slow. If you want to have a conversation while you eat, stay away during major sporting events: it gets very loud. The pizza is pretty bad, like the boxed mix from the supermarket you can make at home.

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  Posted on 04.16.12 John S.

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  We love to frequent this place as the atmosphere is fun and relaxing.  The greatest thing about this place however is that they are great about accomodating a large party.  If you call ahead and let them know you're coming, they can usually accomodate a large party with apparent ease.  The food is adequate for the prices and the portions are good.

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  Posted on 01.27.12 Lisa M.

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  This is a great place to go and watch the game as the bar area is large with a flatscreen TV posted on every wall where there is space.  
  
  The menu is a little cumbersome to focus on because of how busy it is, but the waitstaff was nice and was able to help us out with our orders.  One of the many choices offered on the menu is in the selection of sides for sandwiches - while they have the basic fries, they also have tater tots, sweet potato fries, and waffle fries.  This choice was probably the hardest choice of the day.  
  
  I also like that they have 2 sizes of beer glasses.
  
  While it's not fine dining, it's a perfect place for a burger and the game.

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  Posted on 12.11.11 Mckenzie G.

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  Although this place certainly has the "townie" feel to it, the staff is great and the food has the typical sports bar comfort-food feel to it.  With a large dining room, two large bars, and even an outside patio with sand, picnic tables, and adirondack chairs, it's no surprise they do a great college business with BSU nearby.  Despite the sports bar feel, kids and families are welcome and encouraged.
  
  I came here one exceptionally warm October afternoon with my fiance and his grandparents.  We were allowed to pick our own seats, and our server was quick and friendly.  All in all, it's not a bad place to grab your friends and meet over drinks and appetizers.  
  
  The food is nothing that will knock your socks off.  The portions are rather large and the prices are reasonable.  Burgers, sandwiches, salads, entrees, and pizzas.  The only reason why I'm not giving 5 stars is because they don't make their own salad dressing in-house (it's really not that hard!) and pieces of lettuce in my salad were already turning brown.  
  
  Although not directly related to the restaurant and it's food and staff, I do have to bring to someone's attention (whether it be through Yelp or management), their website is a complete disaster.  Flash animations gone bad and a .pdf menu that doesn't open in the browser.  Forget the cheesy animations - tell me where the location is and show me the menu.

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  Posted on 10.10.11 Katie C.

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  Whether it be a Sunday afternoon with $1.25 pizzas and beer specials or Game Time with the cheering crowd...you're always treated like a king. Kind of like the "Cheers" of Bridgewater. Check it out and say hi to the friendly waitstaff and bar tenders for me!

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  Posted on 12.22.10 Debra C.

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  this place has excellent service at the Huge bar,  during the week they have free pizza for all bar customers @ around 5pm.  But too bad they don't have PBR on tap!

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  Posted on 03.07.09 michael o.

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  Old Castaways/North Key West location has be reincarnated into a Barrett Ale House similar to the other Barrett Ales House which are basically 99s without the corporate chain feel. Decent pub grub, friendly sports bar atmosphere where kids/families are welcome.
  Had a work get together here Sat night and everyone had a good time.
  Good place for casual lunch or dinner or night out with the boys and/or girls.

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  Posted on 12.12.08 mike r.

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