Marci Spotts

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

This was my first time getting food here and it wa...

This was my first time getting food here and it was curbside or delivery only. First off....whoever changed the menu.... BRAVO. The reason why I ve never been here before was because the food selection was not family friendly. Good food is good food. It doesn t need to be overly complicated or try to be high end. My first impression was with the person that answered the phone. He was extremely friendly and you could tell he enjoyed what he was doing. I even had to call back to add dessert onto the order. The young woman who delivered the food was also delightful. She wore her mask and was socially distant. On to the food.... so I ordered the linguine with meatballs for my son. I think our family of 3 could have just eaten that. There must have been an entire pound of delicious pasta and four sizable moist and tasty meatballs. My boyfriend got the Caesar salad with steak. After ordering it delivery my boyfriend thought it might arrive soggy. The lettuce was extremely crisp and the anchovies were packed separately as was the steak. The steak was tender and flavorful. I had the chicken piccata. It was fantastic. The sauce had just enough lemon. The pappardelle pasta was wonderful and the chicken was tender. The whole dinner was a home run!!! The staff is doing a great job here especially during a time of many unknowns. The Barley Neck has adapted to a new time with new challenges.