Good choice of food on the menu for adults and children.

The food was tasty and flavoursome, good-sized portions for all meals.

Staff were nice and friendly

It's a place where friends always want to meet up. Decent drink options like most of the inner west. Food is very average. I wouldn't eat here if it wasn't for being social.
Outside area is nice for hanging out though and service is good.

Fantastic place for few drinks n a great meal out. Had fish tacos
Fresh n crispy

We love living near The Barley .
We eat here about once or twice a month . The schnitzel and mash is the best! Better than any other pub in Newtown . We love bringing our dog Lulu. I'm leaving this review because I don't want this place to change . We love love love it . Oh, and the service is excellent as well !

This inner city hotel is definitely worth visiting. Weekly trivia nights , modern fresh interiors, great food menus ( as well as a good kids menu) and friendly staff as well !

Best turnip salad in my life. Never ask for a Reschs because they'll give you what you want. The taps work despite global warming and the staff speaks Latin!

The bare staff are petty good.
The chicken was cooked spot on
The tomato sauce base was full of flavor.
The cheese was good and topped with Parmesan cheese. Good Call
thex chips are were hot and fresh.
The salad was a good size but the dressing a little plane.
four and a half plates cleaned.

Good neighborhood pub. Lots of inner west beers, bands a few nights per week, queer friendly, good food, friendly regulars.

Beer garden is wonderful on a warm night. Gets crowded when it's raining because only a few tables are under cover.

As with anything in life, your own circumstances influence your experiences.

Golden Barley Hotel is probably a great place given the right circumstances.

There is a good range of beers on tap and live music gives it a nice atmosphere.

However, it is not very family friendly. Food is expensive. Not a great ambience for eating or chatting with family/friends.

Remember it is a pub! As far as pubs go, it's not too bad. I'd still eat elsewhere though, given the cost of food.

I celebrated my birthday with a bunch of friends and couldn't recommend this place enough. Penny was accommodating and staff were really helpful with our requests. Food was delicious with different options available in the menu. Baby-friendly and music not too loud. No extra-charge for bringing in a cake (they even got me plates and cutlery). Definitely worthy a good tip for their excellent service.

Can't say to the food, so keep that in mind with my rating.

That in mind, I really enjoyed this pub. Their beer garden alone would make me walk past other pubs just to get to them!

Their tap selection is great, the staff is really friendly and they're DOG friendly!!!

Would recommend, and will go again!

Good inner city Sydney pub. Friendly staff and also a dog friendly beer garden. Make sure you enunciate clearly when ordering at the bistro as they can be a little hard of hearing and it's kind of awkward when one of your party misses out on a meal.

So I'm back in Sydney for a few days and I had take take my family and friends to "The Barley"
I wish we had something that even came close to this in Adelaide.
This place truly shows the value of a short menu, quality produce and great service. Food prepared in house with little or no prepared buy ins.
The atmosphere here is great and it matches the incredible food.
Huge selection of beers on tap too

Best pub in area friendly cool staff, food is awesome .. kids can eat in bistro and outside dining is family friendly... Good tab and keno facilities. Great outdoor smoking area..

We were a big group. I think we were all catered to really well despite being busy time of the year. Atmosphere, food and drinks were good too.

Amazing venue set up, always so clean and nice bathrooms. Staff were all friendly and the food was absolutely top notch. Best garlic bread I've ever had. Great tap beer selection and two pool tables!

BEST PUB IN THE INNER WEST! And maybe even Sydney?! Best prices, best staff, wholesome vibes. Literally why would I go anywhere else?

I recently had a birthday booking outside in the beer garden, great ambiance, food was delicious and everyone's meals came out at relatively the same time which is hard to do with a table of 30! Highly recommend :)

I dined here for dinner before a trivia night, it was a Tuesday. We arrived early (6pm) so we could have dinner prior to trivia starting. We were the only people in the whole pub apart from two people in the main bar.

We ordered and sat in the dining room, the food is pretty much classic pub style, but they do have a large kids menu and a lot of vegetarian & vegan options.

I ordered a steak, it was cooked perfectly medium-rare & the pepper sauce was so good.

The bar staff were staff were super friendly & there is a great selection of local beers & wine.

Even though I am only writing this 1 time I have been to the Barley a bunch.
In my opinion it is "the people's" bar of the immediate area.
It caters for the alcoholics and or public bar lovers as much as the cool and annoying parents that now call the immediate area home.
Prices, atmosphere, furniture, vibe among other things all been taken into consideration.
Put it this way if you have a stupid opinion it is less likely to be taken serious here and almost certainly not going to be cancelled here also.

Really lovely local pub with a nice beer garden. Dog friendly. Great menu, I can recommend the chicken wings

I love the Barley. Love it. I can't describe why (possibly it's proximity to a big part of my life at the moment) but it's such a great bar. Distinct different sections always frequented by lovely, kind, interesting groups of people. From families to punks with their pets all kind folk are welcome. They do events on occasion ie trivia and have a fabulous courtyard for sunny day drinking. The food is average - if you've read my other reviews you'll find that I believe pubs should have a low cost menu (which the barley does not have) but perhaps I'm just yet to adjust to the new normal. When did burgers start costing the better part of $20?! Who knows. Anyway, don't come to the Barley because I think it's the best and I want it all to myself.

It's lovely

A really nice pub! Always good vibe.

Love we Willie Lager at a great price. Very broad lunch menu, my favourite is the pork belly salad.

Stellar atmosphere, service and pricing. It's become our local since moving to Newtown and that's saying something with all the options we have!