The Barrel Room - San Francisco, California

Écoute Le Chemin

★★★★½
Un bar à vin magique!
Ce bar à vin avec ses fiches de dégustation est tout simplement sublime. La dégustation de trois vins de la Sardaigne accompagnée de boulette napolitaine était tout simplement délicieuse. Les boulettes ne sont pas aussi bonnes que celle du Battuto, mais quand même succulentes. Le seul hic, le service. Je voulais prendre un autre verre de vin, mais après avoir attendu 20 minutes à siroter mon verre d'eau, nous avons décidé de quitter. Dommage.

Erwan Le Brozec

Super restaurant avec une excellente carte des vins. Des vins au bon prix une bonne assiette de quoi passer une bonne soirée. Bien entendu rien à dire sur le professionnalisme du personnel

Jenny Xu

Came here with a group of 10 and it was a fancy experience!

Good:
- I enjoyed the appetizers a lot, especially the croquette - very flakey and crunchy with tons of flavor
- Truffle fries were very addicting, not too oily
- I liked my mushroom risotto fish with pancetta dish a lot, chewy and good texture

Bad:
- Harder to flag down servers to get our food orders in
- Expensive place!

Overall good casual but upscale vibes for a group!

Traci Brooks

Had an incredible experience here with my two friends! The dining room is intimate and you can see them cooking your food, which I always consider a good sign. I didn’t know what I wanted to drink so they personalized the perfect cocktail for me based on my preferences. My friend and I both ordered the pork chop and it was DELICIOUS! My other friend ordered the lamb chops and she loved it too! They let us hang out as they were closing up and even showed us their speakeasy and tasting room downstairs. The customer service was impeccable, the food was delicious, the drinks were just right, and the ambiance was delightful.

Sayana

This was my first visit to the Barrel Room. We ordered some wine, of which they have a wide selection. We also ordered quick bites. I wasn’t happy with the burrata toast: the bread was very hard, seeming like it was a week old, and the veggies tasted like they were just boiled, lacking flavor. The service was good, though the only staff working was the bartender; I didn’t see any other personnel. The table we sat at seemed a bit greasy. I would come back only because of the good variety in their wine selection.

Lindsey Williamson Christy

Enjoyed a fun evening at The Barrel Room, it was lively and bustling but not too loud. Sampled starters & mains and all were excellent. The pork chop and bavette steak were exceptional. I would happily return and recommend it.

Shauna Creason

I can't say enough wonderful things about this place! Alex, Jose, Valentina, and Nikki all made my experience so memorable. My drinks were amazing-the Apricot Sour is in the top 3 I've ever had. So balanced and exactly what I want in a cocktail! There is such an eye for detail in the preparation of the food as well. Jose is working wonders with his kitchen!! Everyone went above and beyond - which is not the norm these days, and the experience was so appreciated. GO! Drink, be merry, and just enjoy!! And to the Barrel Room, I wish all of you the best!!! Thank you!

Stephanie M Edmark

Come for the unique wine tasting experience, stay for the delicious and well prepared food! What a novel concept! A restaurant with a rotating wine list and menu, featuring the wines and accompanying cuisine of a different region of the world four times a year. We heard The Barrel Room was known for its wine list and had won awards for their rarified wine selection and educational experience uncommon beyond the confines of wine country so we had to give it a try.

This was their ‘Basque’ menu so the featured wines were from the South of France - interesting. We were given a blind flight of 3 white wines with the concept that we would decide which we liked best, then scan the QR code presented to us to learn the origin of each of the wines - an interactive and fun experience. The servers were super knowledgeable and proceeded to educate us on each of the wines we’d been served.

The food was equally amazing. The standout for me was probably the mouthwatering Petite Filet Bordelaise - a perfectly cooked prime filet mignon, Hen of the Woods mushroom, and creamy & super savory mashed potatoes in a yummy French style gravy.

Another highlight was the unexpectedly unique Cauliflower Gratin, which was oh so delicious and used multicolored spiral shaped cauliflower drowned in a cheese sauce of Gruyère and manchego, with slivered almonds and herbs - definitely an appetite ruiner.

Always curious to try croquettes so we ordered their Comte and Mushroom Croquettes, which came drizzled in a garlic tarragon aioli with herbs for a starter, pairing well with the flight. To keep it authentically French we opted for the mussels, the Moules Frites, which were served in a bright yellow saffron cream sauce with herbs and a huge side of French fries with aioli. And finally, the Garlic Prawn Provençal Angel hair pasta with green olives was a totally solid pasta with a rich and tangy tomato sauce and perfectly cooked buttery prawns.

We definitely plan to return to take advantage of the rotating wine list and new menu drop each quarter (or as often as we can.) Overall, an elevated dining experience especially tailored to the wino or just those looking to culture themselves in the ways of wine, without having to skimp on dinner!