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Poor, slow service. Red wine served well below room temperature. Steak ordered medium rare but served medium+; meat & vegetables not hot when served. …
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This is a steakhouse for purists. Don't get the salmon, or anything that's not steak. They don't know how to cook that. The only thing they know how t…
Ben Carter
Aberdeen Barn
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Not the same Aberdeen Barn. I first went to the Aberdeen Barn 30 year ago. At that time it was a reasonably good steakhouse. My recent visit proved to…
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Aberdeen Barn
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8 Reviews on “Aberdeen Barn”
This is a steakhouse for purists. Don’t get the salmon, or anything that’s not steak. They don’t know how to cook that. The only thing they know how to cook is steak. They’re a steakhouse pure and simple, just like their food. They kill the cow, they cook the cow, they serve you the cow (with a side are your choice) and you eat the cow. The only seasoning is the charcoal it was cooked with. There might be salt-and-pepper at your table. The service is awesome, probably the best in town. If this is how you like your steak then this is the place for you. However if you’re a modern American who thinks Outback Steakhouse sets the standard for steak then DON’T go here.
Not the same Aberdeen Barn. I first went to the Aberdeen Barn 30 year ago. At that time it was a reasonably good steakhouse. My recent visit proved to be a poor memory of the restaurant. The steak was full of grizzle, the service was barely adequate and the ambiance was forgettable. This is the second time I went to the restaurant since relocating to Charlottesville a year ago. I thought I might have just had a bad night the last time, but twice in row confirms it is not worth going to again.
This place should not be in business. Period. Food was absolutely horrible; luckily the service was at least good. Example: I opted for the broccoli side dish listed on the menu… It came out only partially cooked, absolutely no seasoning, and as one giant piece. My prime rib was almost 1/2 bone (which isn’t supposed to be there at all). The bread that they gave you is just hard bread sticks to dip into a hard cheese dip. They also give you a butter stick that they chop into pieces for you. The breadsticks and cheese are similar to the snacks you bring to lunch as a kid, only that cheese is at least soft. They just give you a giant basket of the breadsticks, more than you would ever waste your appetite eating. We saw a couple next to us leave one table, then the bread that had been sitting on their table the entire dinner was moved to a new couple at the next table. They also share dishes of salad dressing between tables. My girlfriend and I have been laughing about this dinner for the past hour, because we are in disbelief that what we experienced actually just happened. I would have felt better paying these absolute ridiculous prices for a meal at Applebee’s. They would have at least cooked and salted my broccoli. I am not at all a picky eater, and I have never written a review for anything else, food or otherwise, ever in my life of almost 30 years that I can remember, but I am seriously in disbelief that this place can exist and that people would actually pay money for food there, unless they are completely oblivious like we were. At least we have a memory that will last a lifetime. If you enjoy food, money, or both, don’t risk it here. If you want a surreal experience that makes you question everything you ever thought you knew, this place might be for you. Okay… Even then it probably isn’t worth the $100+.
Sorry to say this place has really gone down hill. Service was great but the food was not..
Horrible. Place sucks to no abysmal end. If you’re old and going to be dead soon and want to waste a LOT of $$$, you may consider this an option.
Not Bad. We went there June 8th, 2012 for a bowling dinner. At first, it was hard for us to see with the low lighting and the dark wood walls, but after our eyes adjusted we could see everything. The cheese spread was rock hard and we didn’t have any. The house salad was okay. I had the fillet and lobster tail dinner, which was cooked to perfection and the tail was more than I expected. My daughter had the kids prime rib dinner, it was cooked very well, packed with flavor. Was suprised at the size of her meal for the price. The other two people with us were both very happy with their meals. All in all, we had a very nice time there. The wait staff had a very good presense in the dinning area.
Yum!. Went here for Valentine’s Day with my boyfriend and it was pretty good. The main courses were delicious. However, I had a house salad and the dressing seemed to have something gritty in it-almost like sand so I didn’t eat much of it. My boyfriend had the french onion soup and that was great. Drinks were strong and good! Like someone else mentioned, it was disappointing to see people wearing jeans and t shirts when we were business casual but we would definitely go back again.