Breakfast at Barneys

Atlanta GA

By: Cece Hymes

Where do I start with this place whewwwww. First I heard great things about the food here. Everyone says it was a long wait maybe 2 hours but the food is worth the wait. So, we have our women’s brunch once a month and this was the place we picked.

Sunday we went out here and it is a long line out but we got there early. Our brunch time is 12. We got there at 10:40 thinking that’s good enough time so when the group got there we could be seated by 12 no later than 12:30. Whew was I wrong we got seated around 3 something. A long time to wait on some food but everyone we talked to out there was saying the food is great and it’s worth the wait. I am thinking what food is so great that you will wait 4 hours to eat. I am like this food is gonna be so good I can’t wait.

So, we waited for a nice day outside and then a fight breaks out and someone says he has a gun so now everyone is running, plates have been crashed people are chasing people. I am like oh my gosh we are all running because a bullet doesn’t have anyone’s name on it. So now it’s like we waited so long do we leave or stay. So, things happen, it clears up and business continues. So we stay and wait another 20 minutes and then we are seated.

It’s nice inside, everything looks nice and we are seated. The customer service was nice and everything so I ordered the big pancakes real fluffy. It was ok but now I am asking if this is worth the wait. 4 hours for this and it’s no free refills on drinks. I am like wow.

This was not how I wanted to spend my Sunday all day waiting and then the food was ok but not worth the wait. What I can say is it was an experience and nothing wrong with trying something new out.

At this point I would not go back but I don’t think that it is a bad place at all. So the question is, is waiting for 4 hrs for some food worth it? Would you do it? Maybe if I ever go back and have no wait line I will try something new because the pancakes were ok but not worth the wait. Glad to be able to support a black business though.

Much respect to black owned businesses continues to grow and much respect. Hope that they get better with the time they wait for people or limit people to seating.  I Saw some celebrities in the house also but my first impression wasn’t the best.  Congrats on everything.