Having family in Iceland, I was absolutely delighted to hear that one of Chicos newest restaurants was heavily inspired by the national cuisine. From my experience, food has always been good and portions extremely generous, while retaining a price level which is unbeatable in a competitive college environment. Their Icelandic Pancakes taste exactly like the real thing, and their meats are always perfectly cooked.
I ordered the Basque omelette. It was very dry and tough, and the “chorizo” resembled the sausage meat that comes from pigs in a blanket. It was NOT chorizo at all.I also ordered the Blintzes with fresh berries. The crepe part was so decadent and melt-in-your mouth delicious as was the raspberry sauce they had with it, but the ricotta cheese that was folded into the blintze had a scrambled, chunky egg kind of texture, almost like they blended the ricotta cheese and instead of the normal texture that ricotta cheese has, I was eating a dry and blended mixture of rough and crumbly cheese. It gave the overall crepe an unpleasant and distasteful texture.Then we got in a second order and they sent in burnt pancakes and burnt potatoes. It’s a little worse because whoever sent this out knew they had burnt the pancake and put it under the first one, same with the burnt potatoes.
Service was quick, friendly and helpful. Granted it was a slow day. We ordered the blintzes and Santa Fe Benedict. The Benedict was good, the blintzes were okay. Definitely enjoyed the large portion of fruit with the blintzes as well as the batter/crepe bit. I felt like the cheesy blintze filling could use some work. Will be back to try some more items. Will not be ordering the blintzes again. I typically enjoy blintzes. Overall, I was very pleased with the experience.
Third time here. Food never fails to please. The place was packed 10 to 11am. Service was extremely slow. We had go ask for coffee. Ask for spoons. Coffee seconds came around in a timely fashion. Known for eggs benedict, I went with the classic. Absolutely delicious. So I recommend this place if you want to have a long chat with friend. If alone bring book. Coffee tastes great. Kind people run the place. Ill be back.
YES THEY HAVE A MONTY CRISTO! its amazing!! One of the BEST breakfast in town!!! The Santa fe benidict was to die for! I added Canadian bacon with country potatoes! please hit like if you think I was accurate thank you. Ask for PEPPER PLANT HOT SAUCE. One small re quest please try to get Secret Armadillo hot sauce. Fellas score some points with the mrs. And try this place out!
I had been meaning to try this place since it appeared a little while ago. Very happy I did! I little preface, though - I just got back from Italy and am once again accustomed to the waitstaff leaving you alone (for the most part) during the duration of your meal. While the food here was fantastic, from the exquisite french toast with berries to the Greek omelet, the service needs just a few tweaks. In the first 3 minutes of us sitting down, three different people asked us if wed like to order drinks. Throughout the first 20 minutes, various staff came to our table to ask various things that had just been asked by other staff.So, all-in-all, great place that just needs to find the balance between excellent customer service and being overbearing and annoying. I have no doubts that they will find that balance soon.Look forward to going back and trying more tasty things on the menu!
Amazing dishes for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Perfectly seasoned. Generous servings. Friendly masked staff in a relaxing atmosphere. Family friendly, but not intrusive.
We were expecting great food in a cute place...the place is cute but Dennys has just as good food for way less.The staff is fantastic!!!! If service is your #1 thing then come here! They were packed but we were seated immediately. Our server was friendly, knowledgeable, personable, extremely prompt and added a personal touch...that gave it that small town feel that we all love about Chico. They even set the air to cooler when we said it was kinda warm in there.The atmosphere is exactly as pictured. Very cute and clean.However, the food...it was disappointing. It was all cooked perfectly to order and thats enough for some people. But I choose locally owned places cause I want more then cooked to order. Knowing how to cook an egg properly doesnt make you special. Being that its a country style restaurant I expect and was glad that they cooked everything on my plate with butter, thank you. But there was no pepper. There was practically no seasoning at all. A tiny bit a parsley and the butter it was cooked in taste and looked to be pretty much it. I mean, toss some garlic and shallots in the pan with you fry up that steak! Offer it with some gruyere, gouda or even blue cheese on top! Wrap it in some bacon! Something! I wont even mention how thin it was, cause you can see in this pic that the handle of the knife was about as thick as the steak. Truly, we could go to Dennys and get the same plate of food for $7 less. Come on yall! Yall can be outstanding! Stop settling for just ok.It made me sad cause I really thought for sure this place was gonna become my favorite.Wish the food was as fantastic as the service! Make it so and Ill come back.
The food was pretty good but the service was amazing. Our server was so sweet and upbeat, she made it a wonderful meal. Can not wait until the next time we travel to Chico again.
First visit and very impressed. Corned beef hash was excellent and crispy country potatoes were outstanding
The Old Barn Kitchen could benefit from a professional consultant service. Tighten up all the loose wheels, prioritize policy and procedures. Introduce systems into employee training for consistency, standardize food prep and presentation via training of prep and cook staff etc. Then these reviews would be reflective of their full delicious and unique dining potential.Maybe hire someone whose been in the industry for over forty five years. I know a great consultant who would do all I mentioned above plus greatly reduce food cost and overhead. Making money could be so easy. Just saying...
Awesome! The girlfriends new favorite breakfast is their Icelandic pancakes. Me, Im more of an omelette guy and their crab, cheese, and avocado omelette is killer! Honestly, weve been there several times over the last few months and these are the only two items weve ever ordered. Really, these dishes are that good!
Old barn is a nice change from the usual Chico breakfast scene. One of the staff here, (I believe her name is Crystal) is literally so sweet, her personality shines!!!! The food is pretty tasty, portions are large. Definitely would recommend.I personally liked the Omelette with chorizo. The blitzness was not my fave.
This place is great. Newly opened by Camp Fire survivors. They have started a new breakfast joint in downtown. The food is very good quality and they are fast. Sundays they are packed so be prepared to wait. It is so worth it though. Enjoy!!!
Great food here at the Old Barn Kitchen! My girlfriend had a waffle and I had the Crab Benedict. Both of our meals were top notch country style cooking with a 21st century twist. Only complaint is that I wish there was more crab meat on the Benedict. Cant get enough! Great eats with a view of the Downtown Chico scene. Will be back!
Got my food cold and burnt. Did not even fully get what I asked for and I posted a photo of it as well..
No one greeted me, no one came to take my order, no one asked how it was or if I needed anything, no one came and brought the bill. I had to ask for normal service and then follow up when I didn’t get it. I didn’t get everything in my order and had to follow up twice. The worst part was that the eggs Benedict was way over cooked. I asked for medium. Everywhere else that means the outside is cooked but the yolk is still runny. The egg was like hard boiled. I took a picture.I gave a tip anyway and didn’t even get a thanks. It was all very disappointing.
This was my first time visiting the Old Barn Kitchen with a large group (8 adults) and I will never make that mistake again. The place was busy, it was prime brunch time. First we were told it would be 15-20 minutes for our table, it ended up being closer to 60. Then when we were able to sit down we were completely ignored for close to 30 minutes. We werent even served water. We asked the staff multiple times for water and our server never introduced themselves. I understand that it was busy, but a simple introduction and water was all we wanted. One of the staff members said they were going to get their manager (who never showed up), but when our server finally arrived we were about ready to leave. He didnt even acknowledge our extended wait and an apology at that time would have went a long way.I personally ordered the same menu item that Ive previously ordered (Santa Fe Benedict) and I had high hopes for the food because I loved the dish the last time I ordered it. I was expecting a great meal, and the food was just ok.
The service is pretty bad. The food is just mediocre. Food took a long time to come out and it was cold. Silverware was dirty. Ordered two coffee’s and one water. Got one coffee and two waters.Just not that impressed. I wish I could love this place more. Overall this place has great potential but the service was just not friendly or welcoming, and the food just wasn’t good. Probably won’t be back unless they get new staff or train them better/ get better cooks.
I went here for a late breakfast. I wasn’t impressed with the food - the sausage was soggy and undercooked while the pancakes were a little dry. My girlfriends omelette looked better than my plate so maybe some items are better than others. On the other hand, the staff were friendly and the dining room is really cool. Overall my visit wasn’t terrible and I might give it another try but I’m not sure I’d recommend it to anyone.
The service was good. The food was delicious. They were busy when I went but thats not their fault. Yummy yummy.
Always great 👍, sorry that they are closing for good.
Great food on Sat. morning, low key, awesome service, took our college boys here
Sunday morning breakfast. Asked for 2 glasses of water upon placing order....requested 2 more times. After we are finished, one glass is provided minus ice. Had to ask for silverware and napkins. Country potatoes were cold and eggs Benedict barely warm. Cant recommend and wont go back.
This spot never fails to impress. They have fresh dishes for reasonable pricing, there are no long waits even when the spot is busy.
The food was absolutely delicious. There was nothing wrong with the food, the service was good, and the orange juice was so smooth and fresh. Would recommend for breakfast.
This was our 2nd time eating there for breakfast. We love the food however they need to work on service. Today we waited so long for ANYONE to acknowledge us that I ended up getting our menus and having to track a waiter down. Im hoping today was just a bad day and they were short staffed. I will give them another chance.
This restaurant has great employees, they always serve with a smile! Store is cute & clean but the food is just.... well not good. In their defense I’ve only tried a handful of items, their infamous Eggs Benedict NOT being one of those items. Unfortunately if the food just isn’t good, I’m not going to pay the high prices just for service.
Amazing service and the food was incredible!!! Highly recommended. The owners really take pride in their business and it shows. Family friendly
This was our first time here and we loved it!!! The food was super good and it was really chill. All the staff were really nice!! Great work guys keep it up!
It’s such a quaint and cozy restaurant! Very photogenic, and fits my insta feed well! I got Kyle as my server and he made my experience amazing!
Excellent breakfast. Great service.
Our omelettes were good. Our potatoes were strangely soft/mushy. Our server was strangely inattentive despite light business during our visit. Previous visit this was not the case. Coffee was good.
Very good food! Excellent service!
I had breakfast with friends a month ago and gave them 5 stars. Great food, service so-so if youre seating outside. Now Im changing it to one star. Because food was amazing we decided to go back. Within 10 minutes of seating outside we were ignored by employee three times. My friend went inside to get menus for us. After being ignored one more time we got up and found better place to have breakfast in town. Plenty of options here, you will not see my money again.
Music was loud and food was average for the price. The hash browns were almost cold and not even crispy. For a small family our breakfast was $50! This would have cost us probably about $40 at a couple other well-known and trendy breakfast spots in town. The server was not very warm. The one thing they had going for them was pretty restaurant.
This place was terrible. First they told me to pick my own seat so I did. Then a worker with blond hair moved me from my table to sit other people. Terrible service as well they take days to get your order and bring you your food. TERRIBLE never coming back again.
Such a disappointing experience after reading reviews! We went for lunch after the market on a Saturday and the place wasnt even 1/3 full (bad sign). The menu was perplexing in its random assembly of contrasting cuisines. We nearly left after waiting an hour to get our 2 plates, which came out incorrect, burnt, and bland. It was then that we realized why no one we saw there had eaten even half their meal. We were starving and could barely stomach half of ours. The staff were friendly, but inattentive and huddled chatting instead of working. The ambiance was pleasant aside from the insufficient lighting and the obnoxious wide screen TVs, which completely contradict the aesthetic and brand they are going for. The small metal chairs are also quite uncomfortable. Needless to say, we wont waste our time or money here again. I dont see this place lasting if they dont get their kitchen in order and make improvements.
My first visit with friends to this facility was positive. Food was good, although as a Hungarian I can tell you the goulash was not Hungarian, but still good. Second visit was good, but third visit, sitting outside, was a disaster. Waiter ignored us, even after friend went inside and asked him to please wait at our table. No one came, and eventually we left.
Good food. Not the greatest service. Nice atmosphere
I had the New York streak and eggs, and my wife had the biscuits and gravy. Both were delicious. Price was reasonable and servings were generous. Well be going back.
New place, great food. Staff super friendly. Chico is lucky to get a new breakfast n lunch place!
Horrible Service and the food came out cold... Wouldnt recommend to anyone..
It was such a pleasure having breakfast there today. Met with a friend after I got off work from the hospital, breakfast was a delight!!! Great to have a fun breakfast spot in Chico!!!
I Loved the food and the service I highly recommend going there
My husband and I love this place for breakfast the crepes and the Eggs Benedict are wonderful.
Really wanted to like this place, even tried it 2x more. Food was very hit or miss, Eggs Benedict came out delicious, but potatoes were burnt and cold. Another time I ordered a special with eggs and ground beef I believe, and it came out cold with burnt potatoes also. Otherwise, the decor is beautiful and aesthetic.
I happened to walk by and see a sign claiming they have the best eggs benedict in town. So, I brought my friend who loves Eggs Benedict to this place. The ambiance was rustic but also extraordinarily clean and modern, a difficult feat to pull off with any level of coherence, but they did it! As for the food, we were definitely not disappointed! There were not one, not two, but three perfectly poached eggs atop perfectly toasted English muffins and succulent ham. And the creamy and slightly smokey hollandaise that topped it was simply heavenly! This may give Cafe Coda a run for its money! And they have so many variations on the classic! Ill definitely have to go back to try the others!
Was not impressed. Food was okay, my eggs were hot, but potatoes and bacon cool. Messed up my husbands order, but we waited so long for food that he didnt want to send it back. Waitress forgot my husbands iced tea, and she tried to deliver our food to another table.
Great eggs Benedict! The inside is set up beautifully, looks like something off HGTV (magnolia). I had the Spanish omelette which was good but not as good as my wifes Icelandic Benedict which was excellent. Good location on the corner but no sign out front yet. Coffee was good as well as the service. We will definitely be back again! Second time back and still like their benedicts, but the omelettes are disappointing.
Sign said “best eggs Benedict in town”. It was actually the worst I’ve ever had. Cold, soggy bread, overcooked eggs, and sour hollandaise. My husband’s food was burnt, along with everyone’s food at the table next to us. Won’t be going back.
Came in on a recommendation by my Uber driver and I was very pleased. The service was great, the restaurant itself was very bright & open, and the food was amazing. I had the corn beef hash, which I’ve only ever had one other time elsewhere, and it was sooooo good. My girlfriend had the juevos rancheros and while they weren’t the best I’ve ever had, they still were very tasty. It’s a little more expensive than a plate at Mom’s, yet it’s far more worth it than Mom’s in my opinion :)
Worst service I have ever had at a restaurant. When I brought my concerns to a manager they couldnt care less. We spent over 45 min there and were never served. They told us they were out of what we ordered only after we inquired about our food twice to the host. We will never Step foot in there again. Too bad too be cause we love supporting local. After we left there we went to parkside and were served our food in less time than it took our server at old bars to even acknowledge we were there. And they were way busier with the same amount of servers
Quaint little place with delicious food! Plates are big though, so might recommend sharing a single plate with a friend:)
Well for starters have lived in Chico over 50 years. My wife has lived here all her life. We decided on this day to try a new place for breakfast/brunch. We passed Morning Thunder which had their normal “crowd” waiting outside as well as Burgers and Brew which also was very busy. Why I say this is that my first concern was that when we walked in was the lack of customers. This was about noon this past Sunday. 8 total customers not including the two of us. 30 minutes later no one had come in besides us. We did like the restaurant other than the uncomfortable chairs. Nice view. Employees friendly. Our waitress was attentive for the most part. I was in the restaurant business for aprox. 25 years so I may be a little more critical than some. Have seen many restaurants come and go and have predicted several that would not last unless they had very deep pockets. Some recent examples. Panaghettis, End zone, the omelet place across the street to name a few.Why I say this is unless changes are made Old Barn Kitchen will join the ranks of closing up shop in my opinion. Hope I’m wrong but way to many negatives. For starters I love pancakes. Not their specialty obviously. Need to take lessons from Morning Thunder or better yet, yes it’s a bit of a drive but we always give them “10” stars is Humpty Dumpty in Grass Valley. Could go on and on about them which everything is awesome there. This is about Old Barn which I had high hopes for seeing as how they started in Paradise. Back to my rating and why. Besides the pancakes being almost inedible my bacon and sausage which are obviously precooked were barely warm. I’d say cold even. My wife’s eggs were inedible. Almost like powered eggs very “rubbery”. Her potato’s were so so. Red flag indicator again was lack of customers at noon on a Sunday. We stayed about an hour and a total of 7 customers came in. Not a good sign. “Word of mouth” gets around more than any advertising. With all the negative reviews so far the future looks bleak in my opinion for this restaurant to survive. Could go on and on. I didn’t realize my review would be this long but really was hoping for another breakfast restaurant to frequent. Not, sorry.
Wanted to like it, the decor is great, but, the crab omelet was horrible, and I was served hot bread for toast and what the server said was butter...my husbands hash browns were dripping in oil. Hope they improve. I was very disappointed
Great food, atmosphere and a great kitchen staff. Would recommend
Excellent food, beautiful decor and super friendly staff. The portions are enormous which is great to take home
Great vibes and the food was delicious!
Just went here for the first time. Its so pretty inside and the food is delicious. Well be back.
Good food...great place to eat
Bad, couldnt get service, then waiter I believe never put our order in, ask about it and was very rude. Manager was rude and did not care about it, I left after waiting an hour and 4 people getting food that came in later than me, worst attitude in a restaurant than I have been in.
I wasnt impressed. Our table was wobbly. We had flies flying our us the whole meal and dead flies on the window sill next to our table. And the food wasnt all that great. I was excited to try the eggs Benedict because I love Benedicts but mine was bland.
Quite a disappointment... Really wanted to try this place for awhile and I finally did and it was a huge disappointment, took a few minutes before the server came over, she was really friendly. But the food came out, the vegan impossible and it was extremely bland....wasnt cooked quite enough they cook alot different than meat but they should know how... And the fries were a little too tiny and Luke warm/cold and also kind of bland.... Might try this place for breakfast but wont go back for lunch again...
Great little place. Good food and friendly service.
Ate later in the day. Could really taste the cooking oils in hash browns, pancakes and eggs. Taste was of slightly rancid oil....thus off-putting.
This is the best place to eat in town! Great service and a family friendly atmosphere!
As we walked through the door we were greeted by the smell of wet sponge or wash cloth that has been sitting for days. The French toast were raw in the middle. Egg shells in both plates of bendict, one plate with a long black hair in it. I would say its just the growing pains from moving, but I get the feeling that its more than that. Pure apathy would be my guess. The employees, mostly kids, seemed bored and annoyed that you were there.
Food was flavorful and nice friendly staff. We will be back.
Great food, great atmosphere and wonderful service! Love this place
Great breakfast and burgers.
Food was very good. Had a great variety of eggs Benedicts!
Great food, service, and prices. Not your typical breakfast place.
So glad this place opened. Delicious food and cool decor.
It was beautiful inside - glad they opened the space up with white walls. Cool story about the paint on the website, too! Good potatoes and hollandaise, but the crab on the Dungeness Benedict was fishy tasting and overcooked. Then, I found a shell half the size of my pinkey fingernail in the Benedict and stopped eating it :-/ A few other issues with timing occurred, too. Id like to give them another try, maybe theyre having growing pains coming down to Chico?
Best people best service best place in town 100% recommend
The food was great but the atmosphere was not good. Several flies were landing on us and our table and would not leave us alone. We had to move further back from the front door, which was open letting many flies in. The noise factor was a problem. Hard to have a conversation.
Food that should be better and service that should be more attentive (the word “lackadaisical” comes to mind) but an airy, beautiful space. No respectable CA restaurant would call what they served me “huevos rancheros.” But a few other dishes were better, like the blintzes and waffles. Final verdict: meh.
Took to long for our food. I ordered Biscuits and gravy and there wasnt even enough gravy on the top of the biscuits to say there was gravy. I always give a place two time before I wont go back.
Really wanted to like it but the food was just not good. The bun on my burger was black on the top and the bbq sauce was oddly fruity and runny ?? Our server was also very sluggish and unattentive as well.
Friend got very sick there from a bad sausage. My food was ok. Waitress/owner should have compd his breakfast after he informed her and she took the sausage away.3 stars were it not for the sausage.
Yummy but miss the Paradise location
Yummy, new restaurant that was originally in Paradise before the Camp Fire. Had excellent service and enjoyed our meals! Theyre specialty is eggs benedict.
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First the waitress asked if I wanted something to drink as she brought the menu...waited 5 minutes & she brought water & said brewing a pot of coffee..mind you there were only 3 people at 8am..The toast was cold the bacon & eggs were cold..i never received another cup of coffee..& when the waitress brought me the check she said here is your check so we dont hold you against your will..rude waitresses bad service & this wasnt the first time..never again...
Very good service and hamburger was delicious
Enjoyed the experience and great food.
Good option to have a nice breakfast.
Its a great second or third option
Cute decor and good food, overpriced and service was a bit slow
Good food nice downtown location
Took over 10 minutes for server to seat us when there was only a few people there, food was cold and bland and the Service was horrendous....
To-go orders are always getting lost. Staff barely friendly. Staff real slack on masks. Overall thumbs down
It’s the real deal. Great food.
The Santa Fe Benedict was great!
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