Just a Saturday afternoon...

A few weeks ago we had a chance to visit The Barrel House, a new bar/restaurant on the East Side of town.  Now we went at 3:00, and the place was packed!!  Very surprising for being the middle of the afternoon.  We were given a 25 minute wait time, but it only took about 10 minutes until we were seated.

The atmosphere is very my style aesthetic...rustic, industrial...it was a beautiful setting just to look at...which is always a thumbs up in my book!

We decided to split an appetizer...the garlic knots with marinara....it was pretty good.  The marinara was very tasty, not too sweet, not regular 'canned' tasting.

The hubby ordered the mac & cheese, which had pork butt also.  He enjoyed it and thought it was delicious even if it came without pork, but that was an added touch.

I ordered the Caprese Salad...if a restaurant serves that, I always want it...lol.  It was good also, your basic mozzarella, tomato, basil combo with a lovely presentation.

All in all...we were quite impressed with the atmosphere of The Barrel House and quite enjoyed the food.  We would definitely go again when we are in the mood to drive all.the.way.over to the East side, lol.  Which is probably a first for us with and East side restaurant!

**Christi**