drew kroft

Review of The Barley Neck Inn, home of J...

My wife and I have been coming to Cape Cod for yea...

My wife and I have been coming to Cape Cod for years, and we've come to The Barley Neck Inn at least once every year. Tonight was the last time for this yearly tradition. In past years, the food was always exceptional, tonight was very different.

For starters, the dishes were not clean. My water glass had lipstick on it, my wife's wine glass had some dried food on it and her salad plate did not look clean.

We each ordered soup to start, and it was okay. Nothing special, but decent. I ordered the turkey burger, and it was just not good. The burger and fries both tasted frozen and the burger was under seasoned and overcooked. My wife had a salad and crab cakes. The salad was very over dressed, her crab cakes had several pieces of shell in them, and the corn relish and crab were both clearly frozen, not fresh.

Overall, nothing tasted fresh, nothing was seasoned appropriately and our dishes weren't clean. This was a very disappointing experience, especially considering it's the one place on the cape that we've always made it a point to come to each year. Based on the re-branding, new menu, and the change from fresh to frozen food, "BNI" appears to be under new ownership.

On a positive note, our server was very good, and everyone was very friendly. Hardly enough to make it worth coming in though.