Barrel 21 Distillery and Dining - State College, Pennsylvania

Choono

Such a nice mood restaurant! The staffs are very kind with good manners!

They have somewhere limited options for lunch, so I prefer to visit here for dinner. Especially, I really enjoyed when there were special menus that may be seasonal. One of the best part is you can reserve.

They have good cocktail/mocktail options.

Rick H.

Upscale outpost of Otto’s featuring a slew of homemade spirits and inventive cocktails, well thought out food options, and an enthusiastic central PA staff. Eaten here several times and always loved it.

Debbie N.

Stopped in for a bite to eat before heading to Beaver Stadium for a concert. Online reservations said "come on it, there is currently no wait". Got there and there was an hour wait. Ended up waiting 20 minutes then sitting in the bar area, 40 minutes later they called saying my table was ready!

I ordered the Cherry Apple Cider, which was good (and cheap - only $4).

Hubs and I both ordered the Barrel Burger (ribeye cheeseburger with brown sugar balsamic onions, and bacon). I honestly don't remember the bacon being on my burger but I'm sure it was there. The burger was super dry and lacked flavor. I also got a side of truffle fries for $1 upgrade - they were good and worth the extra $1

The food was dropped off by what seemed to be a manager, who was nice - hubs was suppose to get French fries and they brought a salad by mistake and he offered to get fries for him (the salad looked good, so he kept the salad and said the dressing was delicious).
Our server NEVER returned to our table except to bring our bill but he was super nice when he was taking our order......so I'm not sure how to tip.

Bathrooms were super clean and the place was decorated nicely.

Alex S.

Usually the food is pretty great. 8/10 times. Drinks are usually always on point. Often new and creative cocktails. Great happy hour!!

T H.

To be fair, there were some BIG groups there when we went yesterday at 4:30. So of course that would put more on the staff when it comes to getting your drinks or food out faster. So that didn't factor into my review.
The drink menu is amazing. Can I just stay here all week and sample them all?
My son had a Pear & Sage Sour (B21 apple-pear infused gin, lemon, honey and sage) and I had a Southern Spring Mule (B21 white tail bourbon, homemade apricot liqueur, homemade ginger liqueur, lemon and fresh mint).
For dinner, he had the chislic poutine (a refined edge to a major comfort food) and I had the pear salad. Both were amazing.
Definitely making this our lunch or dinner spot when I come out to visit.

Nicholas E.

Excellent atmosphere, good appetizers (the chili lime french fries were quite spicy); however, it does not take much for me to reach my spice Limit. The Barrell Burger was awesome. First ever ribeye blend burger I had, and the bacon was top of the line and nice n crispy on the edges. My boss had the Delmonico Steak and loved it.

kelly N.

One of my favorite restaurants in town. The service is always good! This visit I had the crispy duck. The duck was delicious and so was the broccolini. The garlic ginger mashed potatoes were interesting but I can’t say I would get them again, the taste was too strong for me. I had the classic cheesecake and it was yummy! As a regular I suggest: any fries on the menu, the chicken thighs, delmonico. My fav drink is the black currant cocktail.

Amanda B.

My husband and I went for Sunday brunch yesterday and wow!! Delicious!! We had a great time. Such a good variety of options and each one was absolutely worth going back for to get seconds. Service was friendly and helpful too. We will definitely be back again soon for dinner!