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About The Barrelman
The Barrelman is a bar and grill on Commercial Street in Dundee, set across a spacious room with plenty of seating. It works as both a pub and a full table-serviced kitchen, running an extensive lunch menu alongside a brunch service. The kitchen plates fish and chips with batter on the fish, and a side of salt and chili fries comes loaded with chicken, chilies, peppers, and katsu sauce. Cocktails are mixed at the bar, and dogs are welcome inside. Service runs quick and efficient, and the room fills up at lunchtime and through midweek afternoons, where a wait is common. Walk-ins set the format through the day.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingPaid street parking · Usually plenty of parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids
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Menu & Prices
49 dishes · mains £5–30- GARLIC DOUGHBALLS (V)£6.00
- STICKY KOREAN CHICKEN WINGS (Gf)£9.00
- PHILLY CHEESESTEAK£15.00
- HOUMOUS (Ve/GfA)£6.50
- HALKIDIKI OLIVES (Ve/Gf)£5.00
- BRUSCHETTA (V/GfA)£8.50
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, salt and chili fries, sirloin and macaroni and brunch menu.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, salt and chili fries, sirloin and macaroni and brunch menu.
Customer Review Summary
Most reviewers praise the food and friendly staff. Diner favorites include the fish and chips, described as fresh with light batter, plus the salt and chili fries and a sirloin. Service is repeatedly called friendly and attentive. One reviewer found pint prices steep and noted a noisy crowd.
Customer Review Summary
Most reviewers praise the food and friendly staff. Diner favorites include the fish and chips, described as fresh with light batter, plus the salt and chili fries and a sirloin. Service is repeatedly called friendly and attentive. One reviewer found pint prices steep and noted a noisy crowd.
Featured reviews
- Claire Philip
“Cannot recommend The Barrelman enough. The service is quick and efficient, all the staff are very friendly. Food is amazing, we had the sirloin and macaroni and they were fantastic.”
- James Anderson
“Pub grubb well presented .served by lovely briony .what's not to like.”
- Gavin Boyd
“The price of a pint is a bit OTT, the four to the right of us and the six behind us need to learn to use their inside voices”
- Gary Curlewis
“Lovely pub. First visit. Very friendly. The staff went out of their way to make you feel welcome. I can't wait for my next visit to Dundee.”
- Allan Patterson
“Had brunch nice choice on the brunch menu. There is an extensive lunch menu. Good choice of beer busy for lunchtime, worth a visit. Staff were friendly and helpful”
Highlights
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Sports
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Paid street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
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- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
- Food at bar
- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Offerings· 7
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Food
- Free water refills
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Highlights· 7
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great wine list
- Live music
- Live performances
- Sports
- Trivia night
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Parking· 1
- Usually plenty of parking
- Dining options· 2
- Seating
- Table service
- Facilities· 2
- Gender-neutral restroom
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 2
- Casual
- Trendy
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
Location
Bars near The Barrelman
- Bertie Mooney's4.23940 mi£10–20ReservationsTakeout
unfiltered tennents, steak pie, build your own breakfast
- The Counting House3.93,3080.1 miWheelchair accessible
baked potatoes, cheap pints, chicken wings
- Tickety Boo's4.41,3460.1 mi£10–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
angus steak pie, fish and chips, seafood chowder
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The BarrelmanReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.5795 | — | £20–30 | fish and chips, salt and chili fries, sirloin and macaroni |
| Bertie Mooney'sReservations · Takeout | 4.2394 | 0 mi | £10–20 | unfiltered tennents, steak pie, build your own breakfast |
| The Counting HouseWheelchair accessible | 3.93,308 | 0.1 mi | — | baked potatoes, cheap pints, chicken wings |
| Tickety Boo'sReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.41,346 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | angus steak pie, fish and chips, seafood chowder |
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