Reviews for The Barkley Restaurant & Bar in South Pasadena, CA

Great jazz band music tonight???? What is a not so exciting is Cash only accepted, so we was limited by our cash budget, and... wine selection was not so good as expected???? Read more

Man, Shannon made my experience more than awesome. Very friendly, awesome music, truly loved this place. Will come back... everytime. Read more

Nice for live music, our first time, will be back! Sunday night, 9 pm had a jazz band, 11 pm a Frank Sinatra-ish singer and... band. Nice vibe. Local crowd. A wonderful lady Bonnie in her 70's even tap-danced! Nice to appreciate musicians in person inthis old school joint. Read more

Very nice and friendly atmosphere. The waitstaff were excellent and the owner very approachable. The food was great also and the... live rocked it. Thank you a wonderful Anniversary celebration. We will be back..... Read more

Shady dark restaurant and bar. Beers on display are just displays because they don't have them. Bartenders are near by and come... around when necessary. Not polite at all. No atmosphere at all. Was here last night and had a pleasant time with some flashbackmusic played on old record discs those black licorice ones. The bartender was a very attractive and kind professional.Definitely going back Read more

my first impression was that it is quite dark, with all the wood paneling. It is in dire need of a remodel, the booths are torn... and there must have been duct tape where I sat, that had rolled up - I thought I was sitting on my purse strap. Too dark to seewhat exactly it was. The toilet tank is missing the lid. Quite lively for a Tuesday evening, most looked like "regulars", anda bit of an older crowd but nice atmosphere. The band was awesome!!! I counted 14 musicians. It would be amazing if there was adedicated area for the band. The breading on my fish could have used another minute, to fully cook the breading, but both fishand fries were served hot. And malt vinegar was provided, as well as plenty of tartar sauce. Read more

The best jazz bar I?ve been to in LA County. This place is like home, friendly staff, amazing music, good drinks, and good food... all in an old world setting that is becoming increasingly hard to find. Hope this place never changes. Read more

The customer service was great. The bartender was very friendly and welcoming. The food, not so much. I had the fried fish... sandwich with onion rings. The fish didn't have much flavor, I even tried to add tartar sauce and buffalo sauce. Still didn'thelp. The onion rings were good. My husband had the steak quesadilla. The flavor wasn't there, very bland. The french frieswere warm, not hot, so that didn't help. I had a margarita, not tasty, at all.???? They have live music in the evenings, butwe didn't experience that as it was 5:30 PM. ???? They are a cash only business. They don't take credit cards. We wanted tosupport a black-owned business. Unfortunately, we're not encouraged to return. Read more