The Barnyard Crafthouse & Eatery

Every time we visit Tucson, given its culinary reputation we try to visit new restaurants; we had lunch yesterday. Food was great! Service not on par. We had no reservations so they told us there would be a 30-minute wait (even though there were many tables available in the terrace). Ordered an Old-fashioned at the bar, was given the drink on a large plastic cup (!?), bartender wanted to hold credit card if we wanted to have it included in the meal bill, we paid on the spot. As soon as we found a nice place outdoor to enjoy our drinks, got the “table is ready” message! Ordered our food which included a 505 with a side of fries; a nice hamburger came w/o fries, reminded server about order, as it was taking time, started eating, halfway stopped to inquire a second server about fries, finished the 505. A third server came asking it food was good, mentioned fries never came, he apologized and came back with the fries shortly thereafter, they were outstanding! Food was great, service ruined the experience!

Been here 2x. The first time was soon after the opening and the atmosphere was amazing, the food was high quality (they had Halibut fish and chips) and I could not wait to go back when I came back. Second time was recently and it was a little disappointing. The Halibut was gone, the menu had changed, quality was lower and ingredients were clearly cheaper. The beers listed on the menu were out of date, and it was hard to settle on a beer that I wanted that they actually still had. It just wasn’t the same and its only been a couple of years and the quality has dropped so quickly. I may go back, but my expectations have been lowered. Still a cool place on the edge of town and is family-oriented.

We had the best waitress! The food is so delicious! Try the cheese curds on the appetizer menu. I got the bleu cheese burger, and it was amazing. The blend of flavors delicious. The parmesan truffle fries. 😋