Barrel Down

I first want to give a shout out to Christina. She was an awesome server. Super polite and attentive to my sometimes demanding group of 5. I was impressed with her knowledge of the beers on draft. I try to learn something new everyday and she schooled me on the beers.
The bar is chill. They have tables, booths, group sitting areas, and a patio. Plenty of drinks to choose from. I recommend getting the popcorn cauliflower

so I really don’t understand why this place doesn’t have a higher rating. My friend and I both got the Girl Next Door and the Barefoot in The Garden. Both were excellent and the cauliflower popcorn and bbq wings were seriously on point. Come here. Some of the best drinks in the downtown area

Had a blast! Perfect place to grab a cocktail or something to eat. Would recommend the «girl next door» will definitely be returning regularly

I highly enjoy the mellow atmosphere and well-​priced delicious food. Service was excellent just as it was last time I stopped in for a drink. I’d say it is one of the better places to enjoy a beer and burger Dtla. It’s not my favorite place for burgers or cocktails to go, but I have no complaints. I’ll be back

Waitresses are very nice here. Always refilling ur waters and are on top of things. The cheese fries are delicious… The drinks are very tasty… the overall ambience is cool.
My only knock will be is the amount of flies here. They really need some insect candles or something. Pretty gross having a drink with flies flying around on a constant basis

Stopped in to check out the new brunch menu today. My eyes kept coming back to the Avocado Toast with Bacon Jam and a Fried Egg. It was fantastic. Perfect balance of sweet and savory, with some crunch from the toast, and some creamy from the avocado. My buddy ordered the «What Came First», which is an upscale spin on chicken and waffles. He gave it 5 stars as well. They’ve also got a great beer selection. This place will be a frequent stop for me when I’m in town.

Meandered in for a brief lunch salad and was delighted by the service

Cheap food, $ 7 beers with quite a big selection, lots of seating and tv’s. This seems like a great place to get a drink after work or to come and watch a game. The food was fresh and quote tasty.

My first time here at Barrel Down, and I think my first impression here would last!
good ambiance, relaxing spacious dining area, arranged facility television for entertainment.
Very neat place. Despite the busyness of people, still they maintain the pleasantness of the place! The design of the facility is perfectly simple and attractive.
They have a very responsive and knowledgeable staffs, polite and respectful to their duty bound responsibility. Delivered my orders, juicy meaty and cheesy burger so
big it took me time to consume everything and a crispy fries! It was a typical combo yet a long lasting taste experience! Everything is consumable and irresistibly delicious and delightful!
Recommending it would be generous!

Came here after work on a Friday to get some beers and food. They have a decent beer selection and their food is good as well.
They have a good happy hour with most beers at 5 or 6 dollars. I always get the burger but my co worker got the daily special and said he really liked it.

Came here the other day to watch the Clipper’s game.
Things got off to kind of a rough start. I ordered the pita, they brought a pretzel; the bartender didn’t bring me my wine until I asked for it a second time. I was beginning to wonder if I should’ve gone to the bar at Whole Foods.
However, props to the staff at Barrel Down, because they did what they could to make things right by me. After she realized her flubs, my bartender did her best to be chatty and attentive. Soon it was all water under the bridge.
The food itself was alright. You get a free cauliflower popcorn with check-​in, and it came with this amazing truffle dipping sauce (truffle oil, how 2013; still so delicious), but was best straight out the fryer.
They’ve got a really wide selection of American beers. They had a milk stout on nitro, the unfortunately-​named «Man’s Milk,» that was delicious.
The vibe is definitely a post-​work, DTLA, happy-​hour crowd. By the time the game had ended at around 10:30, it was almost totally dead.
Anyway, a great spot to check out if you’re in the area!

Whoa this place is fresh. Happy hour menu doesn’t sport too many fabulous beers but they do have a relatively wide selection of IPAs, Hefs and Stouts. Food on the menu is pretty darn good too, man that fried cauliflower. Did I mention the fried cauliflower? Anyway.
There is bar seating, high table seating, booth seating, table seating. Situated by a lot of food right across the street from Bottega Louie!

You can dine-​in and have a drink, best of both worlds!
The barrel down burger is delicious, great choice if you are hungry… you won’t be disappointed.
Also, the servers are very friendly and attentive, making sure you have a pleasant experience.
However, it took about 45 mins to receive our food order on a non-​busy night. They also gave my friend the wrong order… which took another 45 mins (he ended up canceling his order), very disappointing.
Overall, Barrel Down needs to work on :
— being organized and productive.

Coming from the valley, myself and some friends decided to meet up at this spot on a Friday night. It wasnt bad at all, however here are my thoughts —
The interior:
My first impression walking in was that the bar was not extremely busy (which could be a good or bad thing depending on what youre looking for), the lighting was dim and the décor had the looks of a somewhat upscale bar. There was also an outdoor area in the front where you could socialize and hang out.
The food & drinks:
The food was good. I ordered a burger, which was pretty juicy and well prepared. Others ordered appetizers which also looked good. The drinks were strong, a vodka cranberry will cost about $ 9 which is reasonable.
The service:
The service was good as well, our waitress had a nice sense of humor and would periodically check in on us. * I do have to mention that it took a while for the food to arrive and they did get one order wrong. Our waitress was still very nice.
** The cons:
— Parking in this area is an absolute mess. Your only choice is to pay for parking, no way around this unless you find parking on the street which I wouldnt recommend because of the area. I dont mind paying if its worth it.
— If you take a 20 second walk in either direction from the bar it’s very dirty and there are a lot of questionable people hanging around. One of the girls in our party didnt feel comfortable walking to her car alone, and I felt obligated to keep an eye on the girls.
Overall — If you are looking to try something new and are thinking about going somewhere out of your bubble, I would probably recommend a different area. LA Live, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills ect. these would be better options.
The area here is not that great, and it takes away from the bar scene in my opinion.

Think I found my new favorite neighborhood bar :)
Came here on a Sat night, and it wasn’t too crowded, which I liked since my friend and I were looking to just chill and talk over drinks.
The bar and booths in the front were all taken, but there was a section in the back with plenty of more seating. Still had a good lively energy from the crowd but not in an overcrowded annoying way.
They have a pretty good selection of beer, wine, and cocktails. Sampled the horchata stout, and it really does have the taste of horchata… but beer… confusing but in a good way!
Tried the Ginger Kombucha Mule… good ginger kick and more sour than the usual mule cuz of the Kombucha… liked it! I then tried their Old Fashioned because I think every good bar should be able to make classics such as old fashioned well, and I felt like I needed to try theirs and see. I wouldn’t say it was the best, but it was pretty good.
I wasn’t particularly in the mood for beer that night. But when I am, I think this will be my go-​to beer spot in my walking distance vicinity. Their food menu looks interesting too, so I’ll have to check that out sometime and will update my review!

Really great spot for drinks after work or late night. The space isn’t too large, and during a large influx of people you might be hard pressed to find space.
Bartenders are really cool, though getting their attention is a bit harder than I’d like.
I had a Rye Sidecar and it was really spot on. They also have a great selection of beers and other cocktails. I haven’t tried their food, but would be willing to next time.
Stay Cheerful ;)

My coworker has been obsessing over trying Barrel Down so we finally decided to go for lunch on Fat Friday. :) Located right across from Bottega Louie on 7^th. Another industrial place with open piping, painted brick walls, with awesome light fixtures.
+ Burger — double patty. It was gi-​normous. My coworker thought a regular burger wouldn’t be enough to share, but she didn’t realize each patty would be the size of our faces. Lol ok not that big, but I’m not exaggerating when I say the burger came out to be about a foot tall… Overall the burger was simple and juicy.
+ cauliflower popcorn — Nothing to trek across town for, but if you’re here… yes! Tempura battered cauliflower… awesome texture. They’re pretty damn tasty and kind of addicting. I couldn’t stop eating them. Obsessed with the jalapeño sauce it came with! It also came with a garlic aioli but meh. That jalapeño sauce though…
+ beer dough pretzel — it was ok. Comes with a mustard and sort of a sweet/​buttery cream sauce. Very typical.
Very American, simple bar with a great selection of beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer. FORTY BEERS ON TAP!
To sum it up–
Main attraction: beer.
Food: meh.

What a great addition to DTLA! I was very excited to hear about Barrel Down opening — I mean, who wouldn’t? 40 beers on tap? I’m there! My first visit here was around 9:30pm on a Friday night, the place was busy and lively but we got a table right away. They had run out of some of the food so we ended up getting the cauliflower tots and fries. Tots are great! Basically fried cauliflower and the fries are pretty standard thick cut fries. Also tried the fried chicken sandwich — not the best I’ve had, on the dry side and bread to chicken ratio was off, the apple cider sprouts are pretty good and the peel and eat shrimp is pretty good value!
I’m a huge fan of their rotating taps — every week, 20 new beers are put on tap so there’s always something new to try and something for everyone! Beers range from $ 4 and up. They also do happy hour 4−7pm Mondays through Fridays. The HH menu is some beers, cocktails, and small bites.
The place itself is great too! Long and on the narrow side, booths and tables along the left, bar and counter on the right. There’s a nice big seating area all the way in the back (there was a Berkeley mixer going on back there one night) and the bathrooms are clean and spacious.
Would def come back again and again for beer and small plates, prob not for the main items.

cool spot with a wide selection of libations (especially beer)
tried a few appetizers, including the cauliflower popcorn
I get this is more of a drinking spot
but hands down, the best cauliflower «popcorn» (aka, plain fried cauliflower)
is at veggie grill
no joke
light, crispy, crunchy, not greasy
barrel down’s were a little weak IMO
also re: their «full size» order of fries,
you better order two of these because they’re tiny
makes me wonder who orders the half size
children or leprechauns, probably

Spring Street called…
They want their bar back. Not as in «bar-​back» like a bartender’s assistant, but they want their physical bar back. Finally a place along 7^th street as solid as the drinking holes along Spring Street. If you know the Spring Street vibe you know what I’m talking about, Spring Street Bar, The Falls, Beelman’s Pub, etc. Insanely good selection of rotating beer list as well as permanent beer list. All the great beers ranging from Hess Brewing in San Diego to the great Left Hand Milk Stout from Longmont Colorado.
Up until now these more hip, modern, trendy, yet rustic bars always opened up on the east side of downtown and if you lived on the west side of downtown or South Park you had to trek through the endless homeless, bums, and loiters along 7^th Street to get there. Look no further South Parkers! Not as in Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny from the show South Park, but the neighborhood South Park in south DTLA silly.
Be thirsty (5 Star Beers) not hungry (3 Star Food)
Whereas the beer selection is one of the best around, for how great sounding the dishes may sound, save that hungry belly for something better and use this place for what it’s really made for, their drinks.
PS — Cauliflower popcorn (more like tempura) is good, but overrated